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Here is the first college basketball blog site I've seen predicting the All-MVC 1st team for 2024-25 - https://x.com/MidMajorcentral/status...79473361965129
- Tytan Anderson, Northern Iowa
- Cooper Schwieger, Valparaiso
- Darius Hannah, Bradley
- Duke Deen, Bradley
- JaCobi Wood, Murray State
- Elijah Elliot, Southern Illinois
While I applaud the research and work Mid-Major Central does, I have to disagree with one or two of their selections.
Tytan Anderson is a good pick. He averaged 11.9 ppg and 7.1 rpg last year, 3rd on the team behind Bowen Born and Nate Heise. But with Born and Heise gone, he could improve on those numbers a bit.
Duke Deen is a shoe-in. He will be a 1st team preseason and post-season pick, barring injury, and is a strong candidate for POY.
Nice to see Darius Hannah getting recognition. I hope this pick is correct, but his lack of a perimeter game might keep him off the 1st team
Cooper Schwieger is a solid player, and one of the top returning scorers in the MVC with all the transfers. He should put up solid numbers again, but Valpo has to improve significantly. I just don't see a player from a bottom 3 or 4 team getting many 1st team votes.
JaCobi Wood is a good pick for 1st team, too, if Murray State doesn't fold down the stretch like they have the last 2 seasons.
But I don't get the Elijah Elliott pick. He is a senior transfer to SIU from UT-Rio Grande Valley. He will be at his 4th school in 4 years. He started at Division II Oklahoma Christian, then spent a year at Mount St. Mary's, where he averaged a meager 1.5 ppg and was 1-8 from three for the season. Then he transferred to UTRGV last year where he averaged 16.6 ppg, but shot just 36% overall, and 23% from three. He got his points on a large volume of shots every game (16 shot attempts per game). By comparison, Duke Deen and Connor Hickman lead Bradley, each with slightly more than 11 shot attempts per game. SIU will have other better shooters, and in a much better conference like the MVC which focuses on defense, I don't see a 6' guard averaging double digits if he shoots that poorly.
Any thoughts? Do Christian Davis or Almar Atlason have a chance to be All-MVC?
- Tytan Anderson, Northern Iowa
- Cooper Schwieger, Valparaiso
- Darius Hannah, Bradley
- Duke Deen, Bradley
- JaCobi Wood, Murray State
- Elijah Elliot, Southern Illinois
While I applaud the research and work Mid-Major Central does, I have to disagree with one or two of their selections.
Tytan Anderson is a good pick. He averaged 11.9 ppg and 7.1 rpg last year, 3rd on the team behind Bowen Born and Nate Heise. But with Born and Heise gone, he could improve on those numbers a bit.
Duke Deen is a shoe-in. He will be a 1st team preseason and post-season pick, barring injury, and is a strong candidate for POY.
Nice to see Darius Hannah getting recognition. I hope this pick is correct, but his lack of a perimeter game might keep him off the 1st team
Cooper Schwieger is a solid player, and one of the top returning scorers in the MVC with all the transfers. He should put up solid numbers again, but Valpo has to improve significantly. I just don't see a player from a bottom 3 or 4 team getting many 1st team votes.
JaCobi Wood is a good pick for 1st team, too, if Murray State doesn't fold down the stretch like they have the last 2 seasons.
But I don't get the Elijah Elliott pick. He is a senior transfer to SIU from UT-Rio Grande Valley. He will be at his 4th school in 4 years. He started at Division II Oklahoma Christian, then spent a year at Mount St. Mary's, where he averaged a meager 1.5 ppg and was 1-8 from three for the season. Then he transferred to UTRGV last year where he averaged 16.6 ppg, but shot just 36% overall, and 23% from three. He got his points on a large volume of shots every game (16 shot attempts per game). By comparison, Duke Deen and Connor Hickman lead Bradley, each with slightly more than 11 shot attempts per game. SIU will have other better shooters, and in a much better conference like the MVC which focuses on defense, I don't see a 6' guard averaging double digits if he shoots that poorly.
Any thoughts? Do Christian Davis or Almar Atlason have a chance to be All-MVC?
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