All-West Metro Conference boys basketball team selections announced

West, Southwest Orange County had a stellar season on the hardwood and was recognized with various All-Metro honors.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 10:00 a.m. March 20, 2025

Windermere High's Sean Owens celebrated a win in the 2024-25 regional finals.

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The All-West Metro Conference boys basketball team selections and awards have been announced.

Windermere High duo of big man T.J. Drain — who received the most overall votes — and guard Sean Owens were the two area players to earn first-team honors, having both played a crucial role in leading the Wolverines to a 26-6 season and state-championship game appearance. Windermere coach Mark Griseck also was named Coach of the Year.

On the second team, the area was represented by two more hoopers: Dr. Phillips High’s London Hatch and Olympia High’s Bishop Wenze, while Horizon High’s Zack Hawk led the area’s ballers in the classroom as he was named the West Metro Conference Academic Athlete of the Year after maintaining a 5.2 GPA.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.