Mid-Season All-MVC Picks
The dedicated staff at BluejayBasketball.blogspot.com spent a few arduous, grueling hours minutes brainstorming some mid-season accolades (that mean absolutely nothing) based on a half season’s worth of conference play.
Or, as we’re calling them, The Middies.
Creighton Otter’s
Middie All-MVC Team
Osiris Eldridge (ILS)
Champ Oguchi (ILS)
Shy Ely (UE)
Booker Woodfox (CU)
Theron Wilson (BU)
Dance Cam Guy’s
Middie All-MVC Team
Osiris Eldridge (ILS)
Champ Oguchi (ILS)
Shy Ely (UE)
Booker Woodfox (CU)
Kevin Dillard (SIU)
Panon’s
Middie All-MVC Team
Osiris Eldridge (ILS)
Champ Oguchi (ILS)
Shy Ely (UE)
Booker Woodfox (CU)
Josh Young (DU)
While the three of us reach a consensus on 4 of the 5 spots, we each had different opinions for the last position on the list. Panon went with the preseason All-Valley pick Young from Drake, whereas I chose Wilson, who is in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding in the MVC. Dance Cam Guy went with the youngster Dillard, who looks like the next great Saluki guard.
Jonathon Cox and P’Allen Stinnett, preseason picks among Valley pundits, are missing from everyone’s lists. Cox leads the conference in rebounding and is in the top 10 in scoring, so you could make a case for him. And Stinnett averages almost 1 point greater per conference game than his non-conference stats.
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BluejayBasketball.blogspot.com
Unanimous Middie All-Frosh Team
Kevin Dillard (SIU)
Toure Murry (WSU)
Johnny Moran (UNI)
Kaylon Williams (UE)
Eddren McCain (BU)
Close but no cigar ...
Kyle Weems (MSU)
Ryan Hare (SIU)
The first two names on this list are tearing through conference play during their first seasons in the Valley. When looking at the top 20 scorers in the MVC, Dillard (12.7 ppg overall, 16.0 ppg MVC) and Murry (11.8 ppg overall, 14.4 ppg MVC) have stepped their scoring up the most in conference play compared with their overall averages. It is quite amazing when you think about the fact that both players seem to be getting stronger as the season progresses.
Moran, the sharpshooter from “A Town” in Illinois, is one of four UNI Panthers in the top 20 in scoring that has increased his ppg in conference play. He’s joined by Adam Koch, Kwadzo Ahelegbe, and Ali Farokhmanesh as the featured offensive forces on the top team in the MVC.
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The future is bright for the conference, as some of the most explosive freshmen in the MVC aren’t even on this list. But the present is what matters most, and all the folks on the lists above are all angling to push their teams to the top of the MVC standings.
For the Jays' sake, P’Allen Stinnett would be best served to step his game up defensively while continuing his offensive efforts, a strategy that would carve him a place in the All-MVC team and his team a shot at the top couple of spots in the standings.
Or, as we’re calling them, The Middies.
Creighton Otter’s
Middie All-MVC Team
Osiris Eldridge (ILS)
Champ Oguchi (ILS)
Shy Ely (UE)
Booker Woodfox (CU)
Theron Wilson (BU)
Dance Cam Guy’s
Middie All-MVC Team
Osiris Eldridge (ILS)
Champ Oguchi (ILS)
Shy Ely (UE)
Booker Woodfox (CU)
Kevin Dillard (SIU)
Panon’s
Middie All-MVC Team
Osiris Eldridge (ILS)
Champ Oguchi (ILS)
Shy Ely (UE)
Booker Woodfox (CU)
Josh Young (DU)
While the three of us reach a consensus on 4 of the 5 spots, we each had different opinions for the last position on the list. Panon went with the preseason All-Valley pick Young from Drake, whereas I chose Wilson, who is in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding in the MVC. Dance Cam Guy went with the youngster Dillard, who looks like the next great Saluki guard.
Jonathon Cox and P’Allen Stinnett, preseason picks among Valley pundits, are missing from everyone’s lists. Cox leads the conference in rebounding and is in the top 10 in scoring, so you could make a case for him. And Stinnett averages almost 1 point greater per conference game than his non-conference stats.
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BluejayBasketball.blogspot.com
Unanimous Middie All-Frosh Team
Kevin Dillard (SIU)
Toure Murry (WSU)
Johnny Moran (UNI)
Kaylon Williams (UE)
Eddren McCain (BU)
Close but no cigar ...
Kyle Weems (MSU)
Ryan Hare (SIU)
The first two names on this list are tearing through conference play during their first seasons in the Valley. When looking at the top 20 scorers in the MVC, Dillard (12.7 ppg overall, 16.0 ppg MVC) and Murry (11.8 ppg overall, 14.4 ppg MVC) have stepped their scoring up the most in conference play compared with their overall averages. It is quite amazing when you think about the fact that both players seem to be getting stronger as the season progresses.
Moran, the sharpshooter from “A Town” in Illinois, is one of four UNI Panthers in the top 20 in scoring that has increased his ppg in conference play. He’s joined by Adam Koch, Kwadzo Ahelegbe, and Ali Farokhmanesh as the featured offensive forces on the top team in the MVC.
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The future is bright for the conference, as some of the most explosive freshmen in the MVC aren’t even on this list. But the present is what matters most, and all the folks on the lists above are all angling to push their teams to the top of the MVC standings.
For the Jays' sake, P’Allen Stinnett would be best served to step his game up defensively while continuing his offensive efforts, a strategy that would carve him a place in the All-MVC team and his team a shot at the top couple of spots in the standings.
posted by Creighton Otter at 7:47 AM
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