2on2 DWL History

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DWL History: Drafts, Awards, and Former Players

Inaugural Season...(2002)

The DWL was created as a two-on-two basketball league in Montgomery Village, MD in the summer of 2002. The inaugural season had eight official teams, only to later allow two expansion teams for that very season. The teams were as follows, arranged in approximate draft order...

Team Captain (Two-men)	One-man
1. Emil Superfin	Vadim Shenderey
2. Matt Oldham	Mike Haggerty
3. Jill Payagapanda	Mike Sawyer
4. Andrea Hernandez	Craig Schattner
5. Brian Cosker	Kevin Eaton
6. Nik Mannon	Srini Nataraja
7. Sid Viswanathan	Mike Sorenson
8. Alex Parr	Tim Rumpff
*9. Saam Parsa	Scott Litrell
*10. Simen Dinitz	Will Recalde

* Expansion Team

The captain with the final pick, along with the last pick in the draft, finished the season atop the league as Alex/Tim became the first team in DWL history to finish the season undefeated. Not too far behind were the very strong teams of Emil/Vadim and Brian/Kevin. Both of these teams had players who received awards: Vadim played up to his potential as he was awarded MVP and Brian Cosker was given the 2-man of the year.

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The League gets serious...(2003)

The second annual 2on2 DWL season began in the summer of 2003 with a league of eight teams only to expand to nine later in the season. The 2003 season witnesses the debut of this website and also the first season statistics are kept. With only ten of the twenty players returning from the year before, the DWL opened with new faces and plenty of new teams. On draft day the main story was the slipping of MVP Vadim Shenderey and future superstar Adam Browne. The draft went as follows...

Team Captain (Two-men)	One-man
1. Nik Mannon	Srini Nataraja
2. Adam Walker	Kevin Eaton
3. Abi Viswanathan	Tim Rumpff
4. Emil Superfin	Vadim Shenerey
5. Joel Katz	Alex Parr
6. Matt Koranda	Craig Schattner
7. Sid Viswanathan	Francis Bloom
8. Craig Isenbart	Adam Browne
*9. Saam Parsa	Jeff Schattner

* Expansion Team

This season finished almost the same as the first with the captain who had the last pick finishing atop the standings. Craig Isenbart and Adam Browne became the second team ever to finish the season undefeated as they defeated the heavily favored team of Emil/Vadim. Along with the team of Nik/Srini, Emil Superfin and his teammate Vadim Shenderey were able to play together for the second consecutive season but both times coming up short. Shenderey's league domination lead to his second straight MVP award and newcomers Craig Isenbart and Adam Browne received the 2-man and Defensive Player awards respectively.

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The League Continues... (2004)

The third DWL season was reduced to an 8 team maximum in order to ensure a completion of the year. Before this season, "The Joe's Cup" was accepted by the league as the official championship trophy. Here's the teams...

Team Captain (Two-men)	One-man
1. Saam Parsa	Vadim Shenderey (Traded for Craig Schattner)
2. Adam Walker	David Lanham
3. Ryan Fitzmeyer	Tim Rumpff
4. Emil Superfin	Craig Schattner (Traded for Vadim Shenderey)
5. Joel Katz	Adam Browne
6. Abi Viswanathan	Kevin Eaton
7. Ryan Walker	Alex Parr
8. Scott Henderson	Craig Isenbart

Following a knee injury, Adam Walker was replaced by Ryan Motyka before any games were played. Ryan and David went on to become the third ever team to go undefeated and the first to win "The Joe's Cup". David was awarded the MVP trophy. Ryan Walker was the two-man and Alex Parr defensive player of the year.

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The League Expands... (2005)

In its fourth season in existence, the DWL resembled the inaugural season as it expanded to the 10 teams that it originally had in 2002. Only five players remain from the first season and another five new rookies enter this season.

Team Captain (Two-men)	One-man
1. Salar Samii	Adam Browne
2. Adam Walker	David Lanham
3. Joel Katz	Kevin Eaton
4. Paul Ruckerman	Vadim Shenderey
5. Abi Viswanathan	Craig Isenbart
6. Sam Mason	Tim Rumpff (Traded for Scott Henderson
7. Ryan Walker	Alex Parr
8. Tom Brodrick	Craig Schattner
9. Ryan Fitzmeyer	Scott Henderson (Traded for Tim Rumpff)
10. Greg Hand	Ryan Motyka

Once again David Lanham saw success going undefeated and retiring from the league with a perfect 10-0 record. Ryan/Alex made a big push in their second season together but fell short in the championship. Abi/Craig, an early season favorite, dissapointed and barely made the playoffs. David tied Vadim for MVPs after grabbing his second and Ryan Walker became the first person to ever win two 2-man awards.

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DWL goes Cold... (WINTER 2005)

In its boldest move yet, the DWL organized a winter season as possibly the final season ever. Only four of the original DWL members remained in an eight team league.

Team Captain (Two-men)	One-man
1. Raj Kakar	Adam Browne
2. Adam Walker	Vadim Shenderey
3. Salar Samii	Tim Rumpff (Traded for Scott Henderson)
4. Paul Ruckerman	Alex Parr
5. Sam Mason	Craig Isenbart
6. Ryan Fitzmeyer	Scott Henderson (Traded for Tim Rumpff)
7. Tom Brodrick	Kevin Eaton
8. Abi Viswanathan	Ryan Motyka

The season was completed but many rosters looked different by the end of the season. In the middle of the season, Ryan Motyka left the DWL for another basketball league and was replaced by the retired Greg Hand. Also, Vadim Shenderey tore a shoulder muscle and was replaced by the retired Ryan Walker, forming the very first team of brothers. Ryan/Tim surprised the league by winning it all, both winning their first Joe's Cup. Abi/Greg also surprised the league and upset a couple teams to make the finals. Vadim and Tim were named co-MVPs and Ryan Fitzmeyer and Adam Walker shared the 2man award.

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DWL Survives... (2007)

After taking an entire summer off in 2006, the DWL returned stronger than ever. In 2007 the DWL opened up its schedule and two teams played nine games each. The league featured ten teams with mostly veterans but a lot of new faces. For the first time in DWL history, the one-men became the team captain and drafted the two men.

Team Captain (One-men)	Two-man
1. Ryan Walker	Nate Brubaker (Released for Sam Mason)
2. Ryan Motyka	Ryan Fitzmeyer
3. Kevin Eaton	Adam Walker
4. Scott Henderson	Salar Samii
5. Alex Parr	Greg Hand
6. Vadim Shenderey	Emil Superfin
7. Tim Rumpff	Andrew Fitzmeyer
8. Adam Browne	Raj Kakar (Traded for Paul Ruckerman)
*9. Abi Viswanathan	Paul Ruckerman (Traded for Raj Kakar)
*10. Matt McLeod	Mark Henderson

* Expansion Team

Two teams had successful regular seasons but dissapointing post seasons. Kevin/Adam finished in first place atop one division with a 4-0 record while Alex/Greg won the other division with a 4-1 record. Both teams lost their only playoff series. Team Ryan/Ryan won the Joe's Cup by defeating Tim/Andrew's team with Matt McLeod playing for an injured Andrew Fitzmeyer. Tim Rumpff and Kevin Eaton shared the MVP while Adam Walker and Greg Hand shared the 2man award. Alex Parr was defensive player of the year and Salar was most improved. Ryan Fitzmeyer became the first player since David Lanham to win back-to-back Joe's Cups.

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History of the DWL Awards

Want to review the league's award ceremonies? CLICK HERE: 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , '05winter , 2007 , 2008

2on2 DWL Most Valuable Player

2002 Winner- Vadim Shenderey (3-1 record)

2003 Winner- Vadim Shenderey (4-1 record, 8.6 ppg 13.6 rpg)

2004 Winner- David Lanham (4-0 record, 8.8 ppg 5.0 rpg)

2005 Winner- David Lanham (6-0 record, 9.8 ppg 6.8 rpg)

'05winter Co-Winners- Vadim Shenderey (4-0 record, 6.5 ppg 7.8 rpg) and Tim Rumpff (3-2 record, 7.4 ppg 7.6 rpg)

2007 Co-Winners- Tim Rumpff (6-3 record, 8.0 ppg 10.9 rpg) and Kevin Eaton (4-0 record, 8.5 ppg 5.5 rpg)

2008 Winner- Tim Rumpff (5-2 record, 10.3 ppg 7.6 rpg)

2on2 DWL Two-man of the Year

2002 Winner- Brian Cosker (3-1 record)

2003 Winner- Craig Isenbart (6-0 record, 4.5 ppg 8.5 rpg)

2004 Winner- Ryan Walker (2-2 record, 6.5 ppg 6.0 rpg)

2005 Winner- Ryan Walker (5-1 record, 6.7 ppg 5.5 rpg)

'05winter Co-Winners- Adam Walker (4-0 record, 6.5 ppg 4.5 rpg) and Ryan Fitzmeyer (3-2 record, 4.6 ppg 5.6 rpg)

2007 Co-Winners- Adam Walker (4-0 record, 4.5 ppg 5.5 rpg) and Greg Hand (4-1 record, 6.6 ppg 3.4 rpg)

2008 Winner- Adam Walker (6-1 record, 5.9 ppg 5.4 rpg)

2on2 DWL Defensive Player of the Year

2002 Winner- n/a

2003 Winner- Adam Browne (6-0 record)

2004 Winner- Alex Parr (2-2 record)

2005 Winner- Joel Katz (3-3 record)

'05winter Winner- Vadim Shenderey (4-0)

2007 Winner- Alex Parr (4-1 record)

2008 Winner- Alex Parr (6-1 record)

2on2 DWL Most Improved Player

2002 Winner- n/a

2003 Winner- Craig Schattner (2-3 record, 8.6 ppg 9.0 rpg)

2004 Winner- Abi Viswanathan (2-3 record, 7.0 ppg 3.2 rpg)

2005 Winner- Ryan Motyka (3-3 record, 7.3 ppg 4.5 rpg)

'05winter Winner- Salar Samii (1-2 record, 6.0 ppg 6.3 rpg)

2007 Winner- Salar Samii (4-4 record, 3.8 ppg 4.6 rpg)

2008 Winner- Mark Henderson (3-1 record, 2.5 ppg 2.8 rpg)

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A tribute to those who are no longer with us...

Adam Browne- A five-time DWL All-Star who holds most of the DWL individual records (Awaiting HOF nomination)

Ryan Walker - Was the first person to ever win back to back 2men of the year awards. (Awaiting HOF nomination)

Raj Kakar- In two seasons alongside Adam Browne, Raj averaged 2.1 ppg and 2.8 rpg. (Retired)

Paul Ruckerman - Scored 55 pts while grabbing 62 rebs In his 12 DWL games. (Retired because of Injury)

David Lanham - Two time DWL champion and MVP in '04 and '05 (Hall of Famer)

Craig Isenbart- 2 Time DWL All-Star ('04, '05winter), 2003 2man of the year (Awaiting Hall of Fame nomination)

Joel Katz - 2005 Defensive Player of the Year, first two sport pro playing DWL and pro raquetball (on Wall Street)

Craig Schattner- '03 and '04 All-Star, 2003 Most Improved Player (Hall of Fame nominee)

Jeff Schattner- 2003 All-Star, 47 pts 40 rbs in 1 year career (Hallf of Famer)

Brian Cosker- 2002 2-Man of the Year & 2002 All-Star (Hall of Fame nominee)

Mike Haggerty- 2002 All-Star (Awaiting Hall of Fame nomination)

Mike Sawyer- 2002 All-Star (Retired)

Sid Viswanathan- 2 year veteran, 2-8 DWL record (Pursuing actual career outside of DWL)

Saam Parsa - worse career record of 3-10, 31 pts 47 rbs in 2 year career (Retired)

Srini Nataraja- first overall selection in 2003 (Now somewhere with Nik)

Nik Mannan- 3rd lowest PPG in 2003 (Now somewhere with Srini)

Matt Koranda- Lowest career PPG ever w/ 2.0 average (Released)

Francis Bloom- aided league veteran Sid to first ever win (Retired)

Jill Payagapanda- broke gender lines in 2002 (Now in W2on2DWL)

Andrea Hernandez- broke gender lines in 2002 (Now in W2on2DWL)

Mike Sorenson- lead Sid to winless 2002 season (Released)

Scott Litrell- feel good story of expansion 2002 (Retired)

Will Recalde- one-half of DWL's "worst team ever" (Fired)

Simen Dinitz- other half of DWL's "worst team ever" (DWL Contract Torn to Pieces)

Matt Oldham- played fewest games ever for a DWL member (Drunk Somewhere)

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