The official MVC Awards

[Stickboy46]

remember - the Wichita beat writer admitted that last year he voted for Brian Wardle for Coach of the Year..but then admitted the reason he did it was because..
1st- he wasn't allowed to vote for Gregg Marshall who he wanted to win the award
2nd- he didn't want to give his vote to anyone who might beat out Marshall - so he chose Wardle..

Kinda sneaky but perfectly allowable - and that's what I think may have happened this year...
Probably the ISU guys who voted were reluctant to give their votes to the Wichita players & likewise the Wichita guys didn't want to boost Paris Lee's vote totals...
so as a ploy to help their guy they may have each chosen someone else like Johnson or Doyle..

I know 1 of the Wichita writers posted their ballot and he voted for Lee.

[Da Coach]

The MVC Specialty Awards just were announced-

http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2016-17/9401/2017-mvc-mens-basketball-specialty-awards/#.WLcsJFUrLIU

There were no Bradley players on either the All-Bench team or the Most Improved Team.

2017 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL-BENCH TEAM

D.J. Clayton, Illinois State Jr. G 6-6 Oakland (Calif.) Elev8 Academy
Jarred Dixon, Missouri State So. G 6-3 Kansas City (Mo.) Lee's Summit West High
#Aundre Jackson, Loyola Jr. F 6-5 Kennedale (Texas) High
Rashard Kelly, Wichita State Jr. F 6-7 Fredericksburg (Va.) Hargrave Military Academy
Rauno Nurger, Wichita State Jr. C 6-10 Kella (Estonia) Sunrise Christian (Kan.) Academy

2017 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE MOST-IMPROVED TEAM
*Jaylon Brown, Evansville Sr. G 6-0 Fishers (Ind.) High
Armon Fletcher, S. Illinois So. G 6-4 Edwardsville (Ill.) High
Conner Frankamp, Wichita State Jr. G 6-1 Wichita (Kan.) Univ. of Kansas
Deontae Hawkins, Illinois St. Sr. F 6-8 Dayton (Ohio) Quakerdale Promise Academy
Donte Ingram, Loyola Jr. G/F 6-6 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon High

*--indicates team captain
#--named Tuesday as league's "Sixth Man of the Year" by all-conference voting panel


The final award, the MVC Coach of the Year, will be announced at the Tournament Luncheon on Thursday.

[tornado]

Dan Muller is Coach of the Year

https://twitter.com/MVCsports/status/837368990607544321

Brian Wardle came in 3rd

http://cdn.streamlinetechnologies.com/mvc/23A31F7C-29D7-431F-AECB-C93A39F5E18D/2017%20Coach%20of%20the%20Year%20Award.pdf