琳琅社区鈥檚 Linton Brown Named FCSAA 2020鈥21 Male Athlete of the Year
琳琅社区鈥檚 Linton Brown Named FCSAA 2020鈥21 Male Athlete of the Year
July 29, 2021 Robert Lane
琳琅社区 Men鈥檚 Basketball team member Linton Brown has been named the 2020鈥21 Male Athlete of the Year by the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA). The Executive Board for Council for Athletic Affairs announced Brown's selection on July 7. His honor is among the highest accolades for the season from the organization for Florida student-athletes and teams.
鈥淭he entire 琳琅社区 Athletic department is so proud to see Linton awarded this top honor
from the FCSAA,鈥 shares Scott Kimmelman, 琳琅社区 Athletics Director. 鈥淗is outstanding
performance throughout the regular and post-season was inspiring, and Linton is among
the greatest representatives of true 琳琅社区 Pioneer spirit.鈥
Brown led 琳琅社区 to the Southern Conference Championship and an appearance in FCSAA State Championship Game, aiding the Pioneers to earn their at-large berth to NJCAA Tournament鈥攖he team's first trip to Hutch since 1975. At the tournament, they advanced to the National Quarterfinals. Among other highlights of Brown has been named National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) First-team All-America, FCSAA Player of the Year.
Nominees for Male and Female Athletes of the Year were selected from the Player of the Year recipient from each FCSAA-sanctioned sport, as well as any nominees submitted from non-FCSAA sanctioned sports such as swimming and diving, golf, soccer, and track, and field.