All-Conference Teams

[tribecalledquest]

Jayson kent should be 1st team. I would have bet 1trillion dollars against that statement a year ago.

He's going to have a case, for sure. To me, he's a no-brainer all-conference pick. The only question is which team.

He's having a hell of a year and deserves the accolades that come his way.

He was a DNP-CD in the MVC tournament last season. Major kudos to him for accepting a totally different role and then kicking ass in that role.

[bleach]

Everyone talking about Julian Larry for DPOY should note he just held Alston Mason to 26.

[jackwagon]

So leons is terrible because tucker got 22? Sometimes good players go off

[squirrel]

Leons is the only player in DI with 80 blocks and 80 steals over the last 2 seasons.

2nd best ORtg in the league (but in a virtual tie for the top spot)

It would be something if a guy that was literally one of the 2-3 best on both ends of the floor was anything less than a consensus first team guy.

[BCPanther]

First Team-

DeVries
Avila
Johnson
Leons
Kent

Second Team-

Deen
Brodie
Tyson
Mason
Conwell

Third Team-

Dia
Anderson
Stafford
Heise
Hickman

POY-DeVries
COY-Schertz
DPOY-Leons
NCOY-Conwell
FOY-Schweiger

Humrichous, Gillespie and Burford are deserving but probably missed too many league games.

[Birdfan2018]

First Team:
Tucker DeVries (Drake)
Xavier Johnson (Southern Illinois)
Robbie Avila (Indiana State)
Malik Dia (Belmont)
Ryan Conwell (Indiana State)

Second Team:
Cade Tyson (Belmont)
Duke Deen (Bradley)
Malevy Leons (Bradley)
Darnell Brodie (Drake)
Jason Kent (Indiana State)

Third Team:
Conner Hickman (Bradley)
Cooper Schwieger (Valparaiso)
Myles Foster (Illinois State)
Ja’Cobi Wood (Murray State)
Isaiah Swope (Indiana State)
Isaiah Stafford missed two games & Alston Mason missed 3 games.

COY- Schertz
POY- DeVries better numbers/Avila MVC Champs (tough call)
DPOY-Leons
NOY-Conwell
FOY-Schwieger

[Dawgbit]

Scottie Ebube should get consideration for 6th man. SIU has won every game in which he has scored more than 10 points. His presence in the paint is a disruptive force for other teams.

[siudawgs]

Other than Xavier Johnson, SIU isn't going to place anyone on the regular All-Valley teams, and I don't know that Kennard Davis has scored enough throughout the year to make all-freshman team (though I certainly wouldn't take five freshmen over him going forward), but the Salukis definitely have their share of legit candidates for an all-improved team.

Johnson is a lock for most improved player in the league, and almost SIU's entire rotation (especially guys like Brown, Ferguson, D'Amico and Ebube) have significantly ramped up their production to get SIU into the upper half of the league after losing Domask and Jones. SIU's portal class from last spring has underwhelmed to put it politely, so credit to the returnees (especially X, needless to say) for bringing more to the table and keeping the season on track.

[jturner38]

Scottie Ebube should get consideration for 6th man. SIU has won every game in which he has scored more than 10 points. His presence in the paint is a disruptive force for other teams.

I'm going with Bledson of INSU.

[Birdfan2018]

First Team:
Tucker DeVries (Drake)
Xavier Johnson (Southern Illinois)
Robbie Avila (Indiana State)
Malik Dia (Belmont)
Jayson Kent (Indiana State)

Second Team:
Cade Tyson (Belmont)
Duke Deen (Bradley)
Ryan Conwell (Indiana State)
Malevy Leons (Bradley)
Darnell Brodie (Drake)

Third Team:
Myles Foster (Illinois State)
Ja’Cobi Wood (Murray State)
Conner Hickman (Bradley)
Isaiah Swope (Indiana State)
Isaiah Stafford missed two games & Alston Mason missed 3 games.

COY- Schertz
POY- DeVries better numbers/Avila MVC Champs (tough call)
DPOY-Leons
NOY-Conwell
FOY-Schwieger

May have to change FOY to Johnny Kinziger.