Two Recieve Basketball Honors

Gary Breeden and Coach Nadeau recognized

It was an awesome season for the Abbott Tech Wolverines.  After starting with a 0-6 losing streak, they came back to compete in the Class M CIAC quarter finals.  Gary and Coach Nadeau were honored, but make no mistake... this was a team effort.  Congratulations to the awesome Abbott Tech Boy's Basketball team!

Senior, Guard

The Wolverines senior was possibly the surprise of the season for both opponents and his own coaches. Breeden finished the year as area's second leading scorer, averaging 16.7 points an outing.

He also was the main distributor for the Wolverines, handing out 5.7 assists per game and grabbing 6.8 rebounds per game. "I can't honestly say I saw this coming," Abbott Tech coach Jon Nadeau said. "Gary just wants to win as much as anyone I've seen. He was our silent killer." Breeden, a soft-spoken captain, was a key as the Wolverines rallied from an 0-6 start by winning 15 straight games.

Abbott Tech also reached the CSC semifinals and the quarterfinals of the Class M state tournament.

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Basketball Coach of the Year

When his team was staring at an 0-6 record, Nadeau was just trying to figure out how to win a game, let alone 17. Nadeau set new standards at Abbott Tech, reviving both the Wolverines' season and the program.

The veteran coach, who just completed his eighth season at Abbott Tech, won the most games (17) in his tenure, posted his longest winning streak (15), won the CSC West Division for the third time, reached the CSC semifinals and won his first two state playoff games as Abbott Tech reached the Class M quarterfinals. "We always thought the wins would come," Nadeau said. "Just not quite like that."

Nadeau was quick to credit his players for not giving up on the season. "They stayed positive, never got down on each other and listened even while we were losing," Nadeau said. "We knew the best was yet to come."

The Wolverines ended up with three players earning All-CSC honors. But Nadeau, who was selected to coach the CHSCA Class S/M West Senior All-Star team, admits he never saw this amount of success coming. "We surpassed even our own goals," Nadeau said. "A lot of guys really stepped up this year."