All-MVC teams

[tornado]

DLO & Luuk van Bree make the All-Freshman squad
..I guess it doesn't surprise me that nobody else from our squad got much notice....
InSU's Clemons with 5.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, and 59% FT shooting makes All Newcomer over our guys who had 9-10 ppg, 4-5 rpg & were 3-pt threats

http://mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2015-16/8683/2016-mvc-mens-basketball-all-conference/#.VtXBWUkrLIU

First Team
Ron Baker, Wichita State, Sr.
D.J. Balentine, Evansville, Sr.
Anthony Beane, Southern Illinois, Sr.
Egidijus Mockevicius, Evansville, Sr.
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State, Sr.

Second Team
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Illinois State, Sr.
Devonte Brown, Indiana State, Sr.
Montel James, Loyola, Sr.
Brenton Scott, Indiana State, Sophomore
Wes Washpun, UNI, Sr.

Honorable-Mention Selections
Matt Bohannon, UNI, Sr.
Paris Lee, Illinois State, Jr.
MiKyle McIntosh, Illinois State, So.
Dequon Miller, Missouri State, Jr.
Jeremy Morgan, UNI, Jr.
Reed Timmer, Drake, So.

All-Newcomer Team
Dequon Miller, Missouri State, Jr.
Anton Grady, Wichita State, Sr.
Mike Rodriguez. Southern Illinois, Jr.
Markis McDuffie, Wichita State, Fr.
Everett Clemons, Indiana State, Jr.

All-Freshman Team
Markis McDuffie, Wichita State
Obediah Church, Missouri State
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Bradley
Jarred Dixon, Missouri State
Luuk van Bree, Bradley

All-Defensive Team
Ron Baker, Wichita State, Sr.
Egidijus Mockevicius, Evansville, Sr.
Jeremy Morgan, UNI, Jr.
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State, Sr.
Paris Lee, Illinois State, Jr.


Looks like next year's wide open as only six of the SIXTEEN players named to All-MVC 1st, 2nd, and HM teams return...

[Da Coach]

All 5 1st team selections are seniors. Can't recall the last time that happened.
9 out of 10 1st & 2nd team players are seniors. Probably can expect the MVC to be weaker next year.

[Da Coach]

The MVC just tweeted that the specialty awards (All Bench team, Most Improved team), usually announced on the Wednesday prior to the tournament, will be announced today at 2:00 PM.

https://twitter.com/MVCsports/status/704703107905757185

[tornado]

http://cdn.streamlinetechnologies.com/mvc/92D09FA6-30AE-4B39-96E6-B4F796EB7253/2016%20All-Conference.pdf

additional conference awards...


Fred Van Vleet - Player of the Year

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR - Dequon Miller, Missouri State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Markis McDuffie, Wichita St.
DEFENSIVE MVP - Egidijus Mockevicius, UE
SIXTH-MAN OF THE YEAR - Mislav Brzoja, Evansville

[LittleBrave]

Those are some well-known names at the top for 1st team.

4 of those guys have had prolific careers in the MVC and will be remembered for quite a while as great/steady.

Van Vleet and Balentine maybe Top 10 in MVC in past 10 seasons.

Beanne kind of flew under the radar - probably being on some bad teams, but his career numbers are pretty impressive.

[Da Coach]

Yes, agree. IMO we do not have an NBA player among the All MVC guys as we have had many times in the past, but the 1st team might be the best overall group of 5 in a long time. They will all play professionally somewhere.
And it is not often we have a national leader among the All MVC players-

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/stats/leaders/NCAAB/REBAVG/regularseason/yearly

[Da Coach]

One more MVC press release this morning- the All Bench Team, and the Most Improved Team-

http://cdn.streamlinetechnologies.com/mvc/92D09FA6-30AE-4B39-96E6-B4F796EB7253/2016%20All%20Bench_Most%20Improved%20Team.pdf

Congratulations to Donte Thomas for being named to the Most Improved Team!-