Middlebury's Russell L. Reilly Head Coach of Men's Basketball Jeff Brown was honored by the College Basketball Officials Association on Saturday before the contest against Tufts. New England College Officiating Coordinator of Men's Basketball, Larry Last and Executive Director of the College Basketball Officials Association, Tom O'Connor, presented Brown with the Sam Schoenfeld Sportsmanship Award.
 
The award, in the judgment of the College Basketball Officials membership, is awarded annually to a college or university, its head coach, players, and spectators who best exemplify, "the highest degree of sportsmanship, character, and ethics."