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Larry Bird: DeVries (Drake)
COY: Schertz (Indiana St)
DPOY: Leons (Bradley)
MIP: Johnson (SIU)
6M: Bledson (Indiana St)
NOY: Conwell (Indiana St)
FOY: Schwieger (Valparaiso)

FIRST TEAM
DeVries (Drake)
Avila (Indiana St)
Johnson (SIU)
Brodie (Drake)
Leons (Bradley)
Deen (Bradley)

SECOND TEAM
Kent (Indiana St)
Conwell (Indiana St)
Swope (Indiana St)
Tyson (Belmont)
Gillespie (Belmont)

THIRD TEAM
Dia (Belmont)
Hickman (Bradley)
Larry (Indiana St)
Mason (Missouri St)
Heise (UNI)

ALL-NEWCOMER
Conwell (Indiana St)
Swope (Indiana St)
Dia (Belmont)
Foster (Illinois St)
Humrichous (Evansville)

ALL-FRESHMAN
Schweiger (Valparaiso)
Kinzinger (Illinois St)
Overton (Drake)
Bailey (Evansville)
Atlason (Bradley)

ALL-DEFENSIVE
Leons (Bradley)
Larry (Indiana St)
Kent (Indiana St)
Okani (UIC)
Gillespie (Belmont)

ALL-BENCH
Bledson (Indiana St)
Kinzinger (Illinois St)
Edwards (Missouri St)
Moore (Murray St)
Garland (Drake)
Cuff (Evansville)
Bailey (Evansville)

MOST-IMPROVED
Johnson (SIU)
Kent (Indiana St)
Hickman (Bradley)
Hannah (Bradley)
Gillespie (Belmont)

Cleaner link: https://mvc-sports.com/news/2024/3/6/arch-madness-drakes-devries-repeats-as-larry-bird-mvc-player-of-the-year.aspx

I didn't have Bradley with two first team players, but both are impactful guys who had good seasons.

Also Gillespie making the second team despite only playing half the games in MVC action is a bit of a surprise. He was a difference maker, so maybe I shouldn't be shocked.

No major surprises, to be honest. I think the voters got this just about right.

Happy for Duke/Mal but it would have been a great motivator to have coach calling one or both of them “second team” all week. Worked like a charm last time.

TylerDurden wrote:Cleaner link: https://mvc-sports.com/news/2024/3/6/arch-madness-drakes-devries-repeats-as-larry-bird-mvc-player-of-the-year.aspx

I didn't have Bradley with two first team players, but both are impactful guys who had good seasons.

Also Gillespie making the second team despite only playing half the games in MVC action is a bit of a surprise. He was a difference maker, so maybe I shouldn't be shocked.

No major surprises, to be honest. I think the voters got this just about right.

Does Deen have any eligibility left?

Yes, Duke Deen has another year of eligibility left. Darius Hannah does as well.

Buxcies wrote:Yes, Duke Deen has another year of eligibility left. Darius Hannah does as well.

So basically Bradley only loses Leons?

Leons is the only loss to graduation but we are anxiously waiting to see if anyone enters the transfer portal.

Birdfan2018 wrote:

Buxcies wrote:Yes, Duke Deen has another year of eligibility left. Darius Hannah does as well.

So basically Bradley only loses Leons?

Leons is the only player who has completely exhausted his eligibility, as he took his Covid year this year to play. Everyone else has at least 1 year left if they want to take it.

Of the guys who played some:
Hannah and Linke could take a 5th year for Covid.
Deen, Hickman, and Christian Davis are only Juniors.
Ahmet Jonovic and Kyle Thomas were only a Sophomores.
Atlason and Demarion Burch were only Freshman

Majik45 wrote:

Birdfan2018 wrote:

Buxcies wrote:Yes, Duke Deen has another year of eligibility left. Darius Hannah does as well.

So basically Bradley only loses Leons?

Leons is the only player who has completely exhausted his eligibility, as he took his Covid year this year to play. Everyone else has at least 1 year left if they want to take it.

Of the guys who played some:
Hannah and Linke could take a 5th year for Covid.
Deen, Hickman, and Christian Davis are only Juniors.
Ahmet Jonovic and Kyle Thomas were only a Sophomores.
Atlason and Demarion Burch were only Freshman

Hannah gave a non-answer answer when asked if he's coming back a few weeks ago. Would obviously love to have him back but not holding my breath. If more than two of Hannah, Deen, Hickman, Davis, Burch, or Atlason leaves, then Wardle has his work cut out for him.

bradley_townie wrote:Hannah gave a non-answer answer when asked if he's coming back a few weeks ago. Would obviously love to have him back but not holding my breath. If more than two of Hannah, Deen, Hickman, Davis, Burch, or Atlason leaves, then Wardle has his work cut out for him.

The three that really matter are Hannah, Deen and Hickman.

I like the two freshmen but they weren't so good you can't replace them in the portal. Same with Christian Davis. I would expect two of the "big three" to return.