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Post by Commissioner on Feb 28, 2016 12:39:42 GMT -5
I don't have a vote (though I should) but here would be my selections for conference awards:
All Conference 1st team Kay Felder, OU Alec Peters, Valpo Jordan Johnson, Milwaukee Matt Tiby, Milwaukee Paris Bass, Detroit
2nd Team Cameron Morse, YSU Jalen Hayes, Oakland Jordan Fouse, Green Bay Carrington Love, Green Bay Dikembe Dixson, UIC
All-Freshman Dikembe Dixson, UIC Drew McDonald, NKU Rob Edwards, CSU Josh McFolley, Detroit Michael Kolawole, UIC
All Defense: Vashil Fernandez, Valpo Jordan Fouse, Green Bay Tai Odiase, UIC Keith Carter, Valpo Terrell Hales, CSU
Player of the Year: Kay Felder, Oakland Freshman of the Year: Dikembe Dixson, UIC Defensive Player of the Year: Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso 6th Man: Darien Walker Valparaiso Coach of the Year: Bryce Drew, Valparaiso
There's a lot of guys to whom I'd give Honorable Mention for all-conference, all-defense, and all-freshman, a couple other coaches who could easily merit Coach of the Year, but I'll limit it to what the Horizon actually recognizes without hedging bets.
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Post by Commissioner on Mar 2, 2016 0:26:45 GMT -5
Actual:
All-League First Team Kay Felder, Oakland Alec Peters, Valparaiso Paris Bass, Detroit Matt Tiby, Milwaukee Carrington Love, Green Bay
All-League Second Team Jalen Hayes, Oakland Cameron Morse, Youngstown State Jordan Fouse, Green Bay Jordan Johnson, Milwaukee Dikembe Dixson, UIC
All-Freshman Team Dikembe Dixson, UIC Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky Rob Edwards, Cleveland State Josh McFolley, Detroit Jordan Andrews, Youngstown State
All-Defensive Team Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso Jordan Fouse, Green Bay Tai Odiase, UIC Joe Thomasson, Wright State Carrington Love, Green Bay
Player of the Year: Kay Felder, Oakland Coach of the Year: Bryce Drew, Valparaiso Freshman of the Year: Dikembe Dixson, UIC Defensive Player of the Year: Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso Sixth Man of the Year: Max Hooper, Oakland
The only one I really disagree on is Hooper, and even that is not because Hooper is not deserving so much as that Darien Walker is more deserving. Hooper was a valuable bench player for OU, but entirely one dimensional. Walker is a much better all around player and actually did more for Valpo. But the Oakland folks stumped hard for Hooper (they are good at that, as shown when they got Dante Williams all-defense last year) and I think a lot of people didn't think of Walker as a 6th man, since he started last year and for most of the non-conference season. Still, not much difference between them, so no great injustice.
Here are conference stats for Walker (was 6th man through conference play) and Hooper: Walker 9.3 ppg; 3.9 rpg; 1.1 apg; 42.4% 3Pt; 44.0% FG Hooper 9.5 ppg; 1.8 rpg; 0.3 apg; 44.9% 3Pt; 44.9% FG
Walker is a much better defensive player.
I guess I also question Love on the All-D team. He gets lots of steals and seems pretty decent. It may be a question of wondering how a team that gives up as many points as Green Bay gets two all-D players. I'd have preferred Carter or Terrell Hales.
I had Kolawole on my picks for all frosh, but really, Andrews is a better choice there.
If I were to name a third team all-conference it would probably be Keith Carter of Valpo (probably #11 for me); Chris Jenkins and Anton Wilson of Detroit, Charles Cooper of Green Bay, and Joe Thomasson of Wright State. There are several other players who would have a good case, including Akeem Springs of Milwaukee, Tyler White and Jalen Billups of Northern Kentucky; Mark Alstork of Wright State; Darien Walker and Tevonn Walker of Valpo, and I'm sure a few more.
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