Duke Deen named MVC Player of the Week again

[Da Coach]

Duke Deen named MVC Player of the Week for Feb. 17 - https://x.com/BradleyUMBB/status/1891612364606247170

[Bradley3342]

Congrats Duke!

[Da Coach]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook with player awards for Feb. 17 - https://mvc-sports.com/news/2025/2/1...ly-awards.aspx

[LittleBrave]

Is there a list of the POW for this season? How many times has Duke gotten it this season?

[Da Coach]

Is there a list of the POW for this season? How many times has Duke gotten it this season?

This was Duke's second POW award this season. He also was awarded it on Dec. 2, 2024.- LINK

I can't find a list online, but here are the Players of the Week for this season-
2/17/25- POW Duke Deen- Bradley
2/10/25- POW Tyler Lundblade- Belmont
2/3/25 - POW Chase Walker- Illinois State
1/27/25- POW Bennett Stirtz- Drake
1/20/25- POW Kennard Davis, Jr.- Southern Illinois
1/13/25- POW Trey Campbell- Northern Iowa
1/6/25 - POW Tayshawn Comer- Evansville
12/30/24- POW Tytan Anderson- Northern Iowa
12/23/24- POW Leon Bond III- Northern Iowa
12/16/24- POW Chase Walker- Illinois State
12/9/24- none announced
12/2/24- POW Duke Deen- Bradley
11/26/24- POW Bennett Stirtz- Drake
11/18/24- POW KyeRon Lindsay- Murray State
11/12/24- POW Javon Jackson- UIC

Last season (2023-24) two Bradley players won POW once each, Duke Deen and Connor Hickman
Previous seasons-
2022-23- Bradley's regular season championship season, no Bradley players won the POW award.
2021-22- Rienk Mast and Terry Roberts each won POW once
2020-21- Elijah Childs won the POW once
2019-20- Darrel Brown won the POW once.
2018-19- Childs won it twice and Brown once.

[LittleBrave]

Thanks so much Da Coach!

[yoda]

I'd love to hear everyone else's opinion, but I think the MVC Player of the Year is now a 3-man race...

Bennett Stirtz, Drake- 18.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 6.0 apg, 49.3%FG, 36.4%3-pt, and very slightly less in most categories in conference-only play
Duke Deen, Bradley- 13.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 40.3% FG, 39.5%3-pt, and very slightly less in conference-only play, but really clutch!
Tytan Anderson, UNI- 14.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 57.6%FG, 27.3%3-pt, and slightly better in conference-only play

Right now, I have to think Stirtz has the slight lead but it all comes down to how they play these last 4 games and whether they are viewed as team leaders. I know who I'd vote for.

[daveineureka]

Yeah I would vote for Deen also. Wondering what he is thinking about next year or just concentrating on this year. If I understand it, he may be eligible for one more year. Just me but after five years I would be done with college and time to move on with life. That is me, but entirely up to him as to what he wants to do.

[egib52]

I'd love to hear everyone else's opinion, but I think the MVC Player of the Year is now a 3-man race...

Bennett Stirtz, Drake- 18.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 6.0 apg, 49.3%FG, 36.4%3-pt, and very slightly less in most categories in conference-only play
Duke Deen, Bradley- 13.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 40.3% FG, 39.5%3-pt, and very slightly less in conference-only play, but really clutch!
Tytan Anderson, UNI- 14.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 57.6%FG, 27.3%3-pt, and slightly better in conference-only play

Right now, I have to think Stirtz has the slight lead but it all comes down to how they play these last 4 games and whether they are viewed as team leaders. I know who I'd vote for.

Outside of us going on a run, and somehow taking the conference crown with Duke putting up monster numbers, I think it is Stirtz's to lose. I guess Tytan arguably could do the same thing. The only argument I could see is looking how each does against the top 4 Valley teams because Stirtz's numbers against us are pedestrian, but he put up 20 against UNI.

[Tommy]

Outside of us going on a run, and somehow taking the conference crown with Duke putting up monster numbers, I think it is Stirtz's to lose. I guess Tytan arguably could do the same thing. The only argument I could see is looking how each does against the top 4 Valley teams because Stirtz's numbers against us are pedestrian, but he put up 20 against UNI.

Exactly right. I don't think there's any question that this has already been decided in favor of Stirtz unless they somehow end up losing out, and we all know that isn't going to happen.