Men's Basketball | 2/28/2023 1:48:00 PM
CALDWELL, Idaho – College of Idaho junior guard
Charles Elzie (Tacoma, Wash. / Bellarmine Prep HS) became the seventh player in program history to be named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Elzie on Monday helped lead College of Idaho to a sixth Cascade Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament title and the Yotes to its sixth CCC regular season title. He leads the team with 49 steals (1.6 spg) and is a key contributor to a stifling that defense that is holding opponents to league leading 63.7 points per game and 40% shooting from the field. Elzie has had a steal in 26 of 31 games with a season-high five against Evergreen on February 18, 2023.
Past College of Idaho CCC Defensive Player of the Year honorees:
2020: Talon Pinckney
2019: Talon Pinckney
2018: Ariz Leeks
2017:
Emanuel Morgan
2014: Sydney Donaldson
2008: Bryan Champ
2007: Bryan Champ
2005: Joe Green
