Butler's Gordon Hayward, left, and Detroit's Chase Simon, right, battle for a rebound over Butler's Shelvin Mack in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Butler defeated Detroit 63-58.
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Butler's Gordon Hayward, left, and Detroit's Chase Simon, right, battle for a rebound over Butler's Shelvin Mack in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Butler defeated Detroit 63-58.
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Updated: Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010, 2:55 PM EST
Published : Monday, 01 Mar 2010, 10:13 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Butler sophomore Gordon Hayward has been named the 2009-2010 Horizon League Player of the Year.
Bulldogs coach Brad Stevens grabbed Coach of the Year honors for the second season in a row.
Butler sophomore Ronald Nored and Detroit senior Woody Payne were tabbed as Co-Defensive Players of the Year, and Loyola sophomore Walt Gibler was selected Sixth Man of the Year.
Hayward is joined on the All-League First Team by classmate Shelvin Mack and junior teammate Matt Howard -- the 2008-09 Player of the Year – plus Green Bay junior Rahmon Fletcher and Cleveland State junior Norris Cole.