Kelsey Minato of Army West Point was been named the All-Met Division I women’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association. 

 She was presented the award by her head coach Dave Magarity, the Coach of the Year, at the 2016 Haggerty Awards dinner on Wednesday, April 12, at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY.

Among her many accolades, Minato was named an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention --- the first A-A honor in the 39-year history of West Point's women's program --- as well as the Patriot League Player of the Year for a third straight season. Minato was also an All-Patriot First Team honporee for a fourth consecutive season, two-time WBCA All-Region I First Team and all All-Met First Team for a third straight year.

A 5-foot-8 senior guard from Huntington Beach, CA, Minato averaged a school- and Patriot-record 23.2 ppg (seventh-best in the nation) while scoring 743 points durinbg the 2015-16 campaign. She also had 118 assists, 55 steals and 4.7 rpg, shooting 47.8% both from 3-point range and overall from the field, while nailing 87.3% of her free throws. Minato finished her career with a Patriot League and Army school-record 2,556 points, placing her fourth on the all-time Met area women's scoring list, trailing only Carol Blazejowski of Montclair State (3,199 points), Sue Wicks of Rutgers (2,655) and Damika Martinez of Iona (2,581).

Video of her award ceremony courtesy of Ken Kraetzer: youtube.com/watch?v=vOylmsxb0-A