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The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association has announced Coach of the Year, Coaching Achievement, and College Player of the Year awards for the 2021-22 season.

Headlining the list were the High School Coach of the Year recipients.

Lee Rabas helped the Neenah boys basketball team to an outright title in the FVA, as the Rockets finished three games ahead of second place in one of the state's toughest conferences. Neenah would go on to capture the school's first state title since 1978, defeating Brookfield Central 64-52 in the Division 1 championship game to finish the season 29-1. Rabas was named the WBCA Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.

Todd Hansen led Kettle Moraine to the Division 1 state title, as the Lasers downed Appleton East 69-53 with a big second half. The team finished 27-3 on the season, winning an outright Classic Eight Conference title with a 15-1 league record. Hansen was named the WBCA Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.

For the full list of WBCA Coach of the Year, College Player of the Year, and Coaching Achievement Awards, please see below.

High School Boys:  Lee Rabas, Neenah
High School Girls:  Todd Hansen, Kettle Moraine
College D-1 Men:  Greg Gard, UW-Madison
College D-1 Women:  Megan Duffy, Marquette
College D2-3 Men (Public):  Matt Lewis, UW-Oshkosh
College D2-3 Men (Private):  Wayne Wagner, Viterbo
College D2-3 Women (Public): Keri Carollo, UW-Whitewater
College D2-3 Women (Private): Lindsay Schultz, Carroll College and Lauren Busalacchi, Ripon

College Player D1-Men:  Johnny Davis, UW-Madison
College Player D1-Women:  Hailey Oskey, UW-Green Bay
College Player D2-Men:  Patrick Cartier, Hillsdale
College Player D2-Women:  No one nominated
College Player D3-Men (Public):  Levi Borchert, UW-Oshkosh
College Player D3-Men (Private):  Jordan Johnson, Concordia
College Player D3-Women (Public):  Aleah Grundahl, UW-Whitewater
College Player D3-Women (Private):  Allison Leslie, Ripon

BOYS

D1-Chad Brieske-Eau Claire Memorial
D2-Ryan Walz-Wisconsin Lutheran
D3-Hunter Price-Big Foot
D4-Sam Bertsch-Iola-Scandinavia
D5-Clint Nemitz-Southwestern

GIRLS

D1-Celeste Ratka-Hortonville
D2-Darla Olson-Rice Lake
D3-Jeff Capelle-Brillion
D4-Mike Eggebrecht-Phillips
D5-Jason Schultz-Northwood

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.