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PostSeason Awards Announced

Much as I expected, Ruffin and Franklin both get 2nd team:

First Team
Blake Ahearn, Missouri State
Randal Falker, Southern Illinois
Nate Funk, Creighton
Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois
Anthony Tolliver, Creighton

Second Team
Eric Coleman, Northern Iowa
Will Franklin, Bradley
Daniel Ruffin, Bradley
Grant Stout, Northern Iowa
Matt Webster, Evansville

Honorable Mention
Ajay Calvin, Drake
Tyler Chaney, Missouri State
PJ Couisnard, Wichita State
Levi Dyer, Illinois State
Kyle Wilson, Wichita State
 
I am disappointed that one of the BU guys didn't get 1st team... Both Ruff & Will were in more stats categories than Ahearn...

Will- Top 10 in 8 categories
Ruff- Top 10 in 6 categories
Ahearn- Top 10 in 4

I know stats aren't everything, but I bet the two of them canceled each other out a bit... oh well.. nothing a trip to the finals won't cure...
 
Here are all the awards. Daniel Ruffin makes the All Defensive Team. And both Ruffin and Franklin got a couple votes for the POY. Congratulations guys!--

First Team
Blake Ahearn, Missouri State
Randal Falker, Southern Illinois
Nate Funk, Creighton
Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois
Anthony Tolliver, Creighton

Second Team
Eric Coleman, Northern Iowa
Will Franklin, Bradley
Daniel Ruffin, Bradley
Grant Stout, Northern Iowa
Matt Webster, Evansville

Honorable Mention
Ajay Calvin, Drake
Tyler Chaney, Missouri State
PJ Couisnard, Wichita State
Levi Dyer, Illinois State
Kyle Wilson, Wichita State

All-Newcomer Team
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State
Spencer Laurie, Missouri State
Boo Richardson, Illinois State
Anthony Slack, Illinois State
Josh Young, Drake

All-Freshman Team
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State
Cole Holstrom, Indiana State
Isacc Miles, Creighton
Marico Stinson, Indiana State
Josh Young, Drake

All-Defensive Team (selected by Coaches)
PJ Couisnard, Wichita State
Randal Falker, Southern Illinois
Bryan Mullins, Southern Illinois
Daniel Ruffin, Bradley
Tony Young, Southern Illinois

All-Bench Team (selected by beat writers)
TBA (Feb. 28 )

Most-Improved team (selected by beat writers)
TBA (Feb. 28 )

Player of the Year Voting
Jamaal Tatum (70)
Nate Funk (67)
Randal Falker (65)
Blake Ahearn (16)
Anthony Tolliver (11)
Matt Webster (3)
Will Franklin (2)
Daniel Ruffin (2)
Grant Stout (2)
Ajay Calvin (1)
Tony Young (1)

Newcomer of the Year: Spencer Laurie

Freshman of the Year: Osiris Eldridge

Defensive MVP: Randal Falker

Sixth Man of the Year: Deven Mitchell

http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36371&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=807756
 
This was truly a season of numerous fine individual performers, all of whom had arguments to put them on the 1st team,

As I expected, the players on the top 3 teams in the Valley finish definitely gained an advantage because of where their teams finished.

Not one player from a team below the top 3 spots was on the 1st team, and being on a team in the bottom half of the Valley virtually guaranteed you'd be left off.

The COY, All Bench Team, and Most Improved Team will be announced in the next two days.

In my guesses as to the 1st and 2nd teams (in another post) I had them all except I have Will and Tolliver switched.
I am a bit surprised at Tatum as POY over Funk, but again finishing 1st helps Tatum.
I am sad that JC was even left off the Honorable Mention but for sure he'll be on the Most Improved.
Will also deserved more consideration for all-defense.
 
Jamaal Tatum 70 pts
Nate Funk 67 pts
Randall Falker 65 pts

Very close voting for POY!

And I agree with the observation that where your team finished determined where
you finished in the voting, or how else to explain Spencer Laurie winning the Newcomer of the Year?

Spencer Laurie 6.2 points, 4.5 assists
Boo Richardson 9.9 points, 5.1 assists
Anthony Slack 9.5 points, 5.7 rebounds
Osiris Eldridge 9.2 points, 4.5 rebounds
 
chitownBUB said:
Jamaal Tatum 70 pts
Nate Funk 67 pts
Randall Falker 65 pts

Very close voting for POY!

And I agree with the observation that where your team finished determined where
you finished in the voting, or how else to explain Spencer Laurie winning the Newcomer of the Year?

Spencer Laurie 6.2 points, 4.5 assists
Boo Richardson 9.9 points, 5.1 assists
Anthony Slack 9.5 points, 5.7 rebounds
Osiris Eldridge 9.2 points, 4.5 rebounds
Click to expand...

That can be the only explanation. I think the award should have gone to Richardson or Slack. Richardson did more for his team than Laurie did for his.

If Levi Dyer doesn't headline the Most-Improved team there ought to be an investigation.

FWIW-I thought Franklin belonged on the 1st team instead of Ahearn. I think Ahearn made it on reputation as he wasn't as good this year as he was a year ago. To me, Franklin has been the better player this season.
 
The problem I have with Tolliver is Falker was better and they play the same position ; you cannot have 2 centers or 5 guards .
 
That's not how the teams are selected.
They tally the votes, and the top 5 are first team the next 5 are 2nd team.
There could literally be five centers on the first team.
It's just an award, it's not a team you are actually going to play someone with, like an All Star team.
 
Anyone else think Funk got jobbed? I hate him (more so than anyone else in College BBall right nor save anyone on Indiana and Bobby Knight), but he deserved POY. Without him Creighton is nowhere near as good, without tatum SIU is still solid. I really just think Funk was better, ignoring stats or anything else, you ask me who the best player was this year - Nate Funk.
 
There are always a portion of the voters for these kinds of awards that believe it should go to the best player on the best team. So Tatum gets those votes. When its as close as it was this year, that makes the difference.
I agree. Tatum actually had lower numbers this year than last year. He averaged 14.5 ppg, and 2.4 apg this year.
Last year he had 15.0 ppg, and 3.25 apg. If anything, he deserved it last year more.
 
Indeed, but as stated it's all in how those who voted saw the POY race.
And they obviously favored the guys from the teams that are higher in the standings.
Funk not only led the Valley in scoring, his numbers ALL go up when you look at conference games only.
In other words, he was better in the conference than his overall numbers reflect.
Not so with Tatum, his numbers go down.
Both players appear in the top 10 of 3 different stats, but Funk tops the scoring at 17.1, 18.3 in MVC play, while Tatum is 9th in scoring.
 
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