Frisch junior Isaac Stepner was named the 2025-26 Jewish Hoops America Player of the Year and Ramaz’s Scott Ferguson was the Coach of the Year.
The Underclassman of the Year was Amiel Jotkowitz of Maimonides.
Joining Stepner on the 1st Team All Jewish Hoops America were seniors Alex August of Berman H.A. and Sam Jacobson of Shalhevet and juniors Grayson Coleman of Milken and Simon Alloul of H.A. Montreal.
The 2nd Team includes seniors Solly Bielsky of Denver Jewish Day, Charlie Sassoon of North Shore H.A. and Judah Well of Ida Crown; and juniors Moshe Jacobs of Fuchs Mizrachi and Nir Ovaknin of Katz YHS.
The 3rd Team is seniors Caleb Gdanski of H.A. Miami, Gabey Spodek of DRS and Ari Varon of Tarbut vTorah and juniors Elisha Tsaidi of DRS and Max Weiss of SAR.
Stepner, the Underclassman of the Year in 2025, led the Cougars to a 19-6 record, the Sarachek Tournament final and #3 in the JHA National Top 25.
Jotkowitz averaged just under 20 points a game for the M-Cats. Other underclassmen considered were: sophomores Yaakov Lesnoy of Berman H.A. and Manu Wiebke of SAR; and freshmen David Albilia of Jewish Culture, Adin Goldsmith of Northwest Yeshiva HS and Zach Itskowitz of Hillel Pittsburgh.
Ferguson led Ramaz to the #6 ranking in the JHA National Top 25. Other coaches considered were Jarred Axon of Jewish Culture, Moshe Cohen of DRS, Ryan Coleman of Milken, Zac Katz of Fuchs Mizrachi, Jon Rich of Ida Crown and Lior Schwartzberg of Valley Torah.
1st Team All Jewish Hoops America
Isaac Stepner, Jr., Frisch/Paramus,NJ
Alex August, Sr., Berman H.A./Rockville,MD
Sam Jacobson, Sr., Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA
Simon Alloul, Jr., H.A. Montreal/Montreal,QB
Grayson Coleman, Jr., Milken/Los Angeles,CA
2nd Team All Jewish Hoops America
Solly Bielsky, Sr., Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO
Charlie Sassoon, Sr., North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY
Judah Well, Sr., Ida Crown/Skokie,IL
Moshe Jacobs, Jr., Fuchs Mizrachi,Beechwood,OH
Nir Ovaknin, Jr., Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL
3rd Team All Jewish Hoops America
Caleb Gdanski, Sr., H.A. Miami/Miami Beach,FL
Gabey Spodek, Sr., DRS/Woodmere,NY
Ari Varon, Sr., Tarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA
Elisha Tsaidi, Jr., DRS/Woodmere,NY
Max Weiss, Jr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Honorable Mention
Dvir Assayag Raham, Sr., Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA
Yitz Bennett, Sr., DRS/Woodmere,NY
Akiva Borgen, Sr., TABC/Teaneck,NJ
Cyrus Blumenthal, Sr., Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD
Samuel Chira, Sr., Magen David/Brooklyn,NY
Ezra Cutler, Jr., Gann/Waltham,MA
Meir Dan, Jr., Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA
Brandy Eber, Sr., Yavneh Dallas/Dallas,TX
Ari Halpert, Sr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Mica Hazan, Jr., Jewish Culture
Ashton Javaheri, Sr., Milken/Los Angeles,CA
Sam Jemal, Sr., Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY
Amiel Jotkowitz, So., Maimonides/Brookline,MA
Shilo Kahan, Sr., Jewish Culture/Fort Lauderdale,FL
Evan Kaufthal, Sr., Northwest Yeshiva HS/Mercer Island,WA
Toby Levy, Sr., Ohr HaTorah/Hollywood,FL
Nate Mirvis, Sr., Leffell/Hartsdale,NY
Rafi Miller, Sr., Beren Academy/Houston,Tx
Ronen Ousley, Sr., Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL
Elisha Pizum, Sr., Fuchs Mizrachi/Beechwood,OH
Akiva Ravin, Sr., Yeshiva Greater Washington/Silver Spring,MD
Aaron Romano, Sr., Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY
Jack Silberstein, Sr., San Diego Jewish Academy/San Diego,CA
Jacob Zackheim, Sr., CHAT/Toronto,ON
Chayim Zahtz, Sr., Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL
Past Players of the Year
2025 Aiden Bitran, Shalhevet
2024 Jakob Wortman, Ida Crown
2023 Johny Dan, Valley Torah
2022 Johny Dan, Valley Torah
2020/2021 Albert Fallas, YULA/Zev Remer, Shalhevet
2019 Judah Oppenheimer, SAR
2018 Ryan Turell, Valley Torah
2017 Bryan Knapp, Jewish Day School
2016 Gabriel Leifer, DRS
2015 Josh Newlander, Chicagoland Jewish (Rochelle Zell)
2014 Josh Newlander, Chicagoland Jewish
2013 Zach Yoshor, Beren Houston
2012 Jack Gindi, YULA
2011 Yisroel Feld, MTA/Jack Gindi, YULA
2010 Eric Avdee, Tarbut vTorah
2009 Eitan Chemerinski, Jewish Day School
2008 Jordan Marcus, Schechter NJ (now Golda Och)
2007 Solomon Schoonover, Hillel Miami
Past Coaches of the Year
2025 Yonah Singer, Berman H.A.
2024 Ed Gelb, Maimonides
2023 Shalom Babayev, North Shore H.A.
2022 Lior Schwartzberg, Valley Torah
2020/2021 David Zimmerman, Yavneh Dallas
2019 Evan Pickman, Heschel
2018 Ryan Coleman, Shalhevet
2017 Mike Whiting, Milken
2016 Avrum Stein, DRS
2015 Joe Schwartz, Frisch
2014 Dwight Hollins, Fuchs Mizrachi
2013 Marty Dello, Chicagoland Jewish (Rochelle Zell)
2012 Richard Lewis, Cooper Memphis
2011 Rafi Halpert, SAR
2010 Patrick Roberts, Tarbut vTorah
2009 Elliot Steinmetz, HANC
2008 Howard Braun, Ida Crown
2007 Howard Braun, Ida Crown
Final 2025-26 JHA National Top 25
1.Milken/Los Angeles,CA…………………………….19-14
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………….28-4
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….….…..19-6
4.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA…………………….28-12
5.Jewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL……..30-13
6.Ramaz/New York,NY……… …..………..….……..21-10
TieSAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………...24-11
8.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………………23-8
9.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY… …..………..…….21-9
10.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY ………..27-9
TieValley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………….26-10
12.Hillel/Ocean,NJ………………………………………..12-9
13.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….……………13-11
14.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….…..27-4
15.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD…………24-7
16.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…………..18-9
17.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………….26-14
18.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………19-16
19.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY……………………………20-12
20.Gann/Waltham,MA………………………………….21-6
21.YULA/Los Angeles,CA ……………………………12-23
22.MTA/New York,NY…………………………………..12-13
23.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL………………………..17-16
24.Leffell/Hartsdale,NY…………………………………13-8
25.Northwest Yeshiva/Mercer Island,WA…..16-11
TieTarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA…………………………..10-9
TieHebrew Academy/Montreal,QB…………….9-10