Website promotes Western's Costello for Mr. Basketball award
20.05.12
About the beginning of January, a website was launched to
promote Costello for the annual award, which honors the best senior
basketball player in the state and is voted on by actively coaching
members of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. Past
winners include current NBA players Jason Richardson (Saginaw
Arthur Hill) and Shane Battier (Detroit Country Day) and current
Michigan State players Keith Appling and Derrick Nix (both from
Detroit Pershing).
The website www.mattcostellomrbasketball2012.com had received
almost 1,200 hits as of Thursday afternoon.
Western boys' basketball coach Chris Watz said the idea for the
website originated at the end of last season, after Costello led
the Warriors on a run to their first regional title and to the
Class A semifinals and was named First Team All-State.
The 6-foot-10 Costello is averaging 24.5 points and 18.2 points
a game through 16 games this season and has signed to play for
Michigan State next year.
Source: Midland Daily News