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Season Recap: Oakville Seniors Rake in Honors

One year after making the Class 5 state championship game, the Tigers were unable to capture another district title.

It may not have been nearly as successful as their previous season, but the Oakville boys basketball team still earned plenty of postseason honors after this season.

One year after making the Class 5 state championship game, the Tigers were unable to capture another district title. Oakville lost to Vianney, 48-43, on Feb. 25 in the Class 5 District 6 championship game at Lindbergh. The Tigers, which finished 27-5 last season, went 17-11 this season under head coach Nick Traxler.

Oakville went 7-1 to tie Lafayette for the Suburban West Conference regular season title, and won none of its last 12 games.

The most prominent postseason award went to Tigers senior Javier Duren, who was named the league’s player of the year. Duren, who will attend Yale later this year, led the Tigers this season with averages of 16.2 points and 2.1 steals per game. He also led the team in free throws and assists.

Joining Duren on the all-Suburban West first team is senior Danny Zehner. He was second on the Tigers at 13.4 points per game, and led the team with 40 made 3s. One other senior was honored as guard Gary Evans was named to the league’s all-defensive team. Evans had 47 steals in limited minutes this season.

Earning second team all-league honors is Austin Gillman, who represents the short-term future of the Tigers’ program. Gillman, a 6-foot-8 freshman, averaged 8.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks.

Traxler was named co-coach of the year, along with Scott Allen of Lafayette.

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