– Quentin Grimes (Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team)
– DeJon Jarreau (Defensive Player of the Year, All-Conference Second Team)
– Justin Gorham (Most Improved Player, All-Conference Second Team)
– Marcus Sasser (All-Conference Second Team)
“I’m so happy I was able to win the award,” Grimes told reporters on Wednesday afternoon during a Zoom meeting. “All credit goes to coach Sampson, my teammates, (just) pushing us every day, coming to work, and just putting me in the best position possible.”
Grimes is the first UH player to win conference player of the year honors since Bo Outlaw in 1993. These players are two of just seven that have won this honor in program history. The other five are Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Michael Young, Rob Williams and Otis Birdsong.
In designing the label for Temperance Beer Co.’s Black History Month beer, Maia Faith Hadaway selected the sketch that embodied relief.
The label depicts two people taking a deep breath, surrounded by leaves and next to a map of Evanston.
“For so long, for centuries, we’ve been holding our breath.” Hadaway said.
Revenue from a recreational cannabis tax makes up most of Evanston’s reparations fund, but residents can also make donations. As community leaders encourage residents to support reparations, some local businesses have committed to directing revenue toward the fund.
Temperance has a history of community involvement, owner Josh Gilbert said. So it seemed natural for the brewery to designate all proceeds from its Black History Month beer, called “Where I’m From,” toward the Evanston reparations fund. The beer launched on Jan. 29.