Koch wins POY!!!!!!

[dustj888]

Adam Koch has just been announced as this years Larry Bird Player of the Year.

JE got third and Kwadzo got 7th and received 1 first place vote.


Lucas O'Rear got sixth man.

UNI won the defensive team of the year as well

2010 All-Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Team
First Team Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown

Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State Sr. G 6-3 Chicago (Ill.) Phillips Academy
Clevin Hannah, Wichita State Sr. G 5-11 Holly Springs (Miss.) High
Adam Koch, UNI Sr. F 6-8 Ashwaubenon (Wis.) High
Dinma Odiakosa, Illinois State Sr. F 6-8 Akwukwu (Nigeria) Saint Patrick's Model School
Josh Young, Drake Sr. G 6-1 Lawton (Okla.) Lawton Christian High

Second Team

Jordan Eglseder, UNI Sr. C 7-0 Bellevue (Iowa) Marquette High
Kenny Lawson Jr., Creighton Jr. C 6-9 Oceanside (Calif.) Vista High
Sam Maniscalco, Bradley Jr. G 6-0 Chicago (Ill.) St. Patrick High
Harry Marshall, Indiana State Sr. G 6-0 Bowling Green (Ind.) Owen Valley High
Kyle Weems, Missouri State So. F 6-6 Topeka (Kan.) Highland Park High

Honorable-Mention Selections

Kwadzo Ahelegbe, UNI Jr. G 6-2 Oakdale (Minn.) Tartan High
Ali Farokhmanesh, UNI Sr. G 6-0 Iowa City (Iowa) West High
Toure' Murry, Wichita State So. G 6-4 Houston (Texas) Klein Forest High
Adam Templeton, Drake Sr. F 6-6 Rapid City (S.D.) Central High
Andrew Warren, Bradley Jr. G 6-5 Indianapolis (Ind.) Brebeuf Jesuit

All-Newcomer Team

Gabe Blair, Wichita State Jr. F 6-8 Gastonia (N.C.) / East Carolina
Tony Freeman, Southern Illinois Sr. G 6-1 Maywood (Ill.) / Iowa
Adam Leonard, Missouri State Jr. G 6-1 Lee's Summit (Mo.) / Eastern Kentucky
Jermaine Mallett, Missouri State Jr. G 6-3 Jackson (Miss.) / Marion Military Institute
Colt Ryan, Evansville Fr. G 6-5 Batesville (Ind.) High
Ryan Wedel, Drake Jr. G 6-0 Minneapolis (Kan.) / Arkansas State

All-Freshman Team

Jackie Carmichael, Illinois State Fr. F 6-9 Manhattan (Kan.) High
Colt Ryan, Evansville Fr. G 6-5 Batesville (Ind.) High
Gene Teague, Southern Illinois Fr. C 6-9 Vineland (N.J.) Apex Academy
Seth VanDeest, Drake Fr. C 6-10 Bettendorf (Iowa) High
Ethan Wragge, Creighton Fr. F 6-7 Eden Prairie (Minn.) High

All-Defensive Team (selected by coaches) - 4-way tie for 4th spot

Kwadzo Ahelegbe, UNI Jr. G 6-2 Oakdale (Minn.) Tartan High
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State Sr. G 6-3 Chicago (Ill.) Phillips Academy
Adam Koch, UNI Sr. F 6-8 Ashwaubenon (Wis.) High
Kenny Lawson Jr., Creighton Jr. C 6-9 Oceanside (Calif.) Vista High
Harry Marshall, Indiana State Sr. G 6-0 Bowling Green (Ind.) Owen Valley High
Toure' Murry, Wichita State So. G 6-4 Houston (Texas) Klein Forest High
Dinma Odiakosa, Illinois State Sr. F 6-8 Akwukwu (Nigeria) Saint Patrick's Model School

[orangetennis]

Re: Koch wins POY!!!!!!

Nice! So much for the Examiners predictions, moron!

[Khan4Cats]

Re: Koch wins POY!!!!!!

Congratulations Adam!

Congratulations Jordan, Kwadzo, Ali, Lucas and the whole team for the recognition they all EARNED!

Won't it be fun in 3 years to look back at all those freshman and wonder what happened to them as Jake and Marc battle it out for POY!

[casbern]

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That's awesome! Congrats to Koch, O'Rear, JE and KA for all receiving awards. All stellar performances this year.

[06panther10]

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Great news. Congrats Adam, very much deserved honor. Second POY in school history correct?

Gongrats to Luke for his second consecutive 6th man award too. And congrats to Ali and Kwadzo, for their honors as well.

Its a great day to be a Panther.

[CincyPanther88]

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Congratulations to all the guys and to the team for being best defensive team. I didn't even know there was such an award.

[06panther10]

Re: Koch wins POY!!!!!!

official linkage;

https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/6...=1&SPSID=36371

[UnderParPanther]

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too bad there isnt some sorta award for Jake Koch...he played very well as a freshman....all the freshman on that list are on teams where they got to play alot more and put up way better numbers than Koch, which i think Jake coulda done if he was on one of those teams...although i've never heard of wragge from creighton for some reason...

congrats to all members of these teams and especially to the panthers! let's get 3 on the MVC tourney all-tourney team and MVP this year...

[UNI Prof]

Re: Koch wins POY!!!!!!

Congrats to the entire team.

Koch definitely deserves POY. However, it's clear that he should NOT have made any of the all-conference teams. Simply look at his stats, or something like that.

[jegbomb52]

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I know you guys will think I am smoking something defending Jordan, but my comment comes more from an irony stance than a defense.

How the hell does the guy third in votes for player of the year not make first team?

Congrats to Adam!

[UNI Prof]

Re: Koch wins POY!!!!!!

I know you guys will think I am smoking something defending Jordan, but my comment comes more from an irony stance than a defense.

How the hell does the guy third in votes for player of the year not make first team?

Congrats to Adam!

Good question, yet I agree with the list (and it has little to do with his suspension). I'd put Odi on the first team as well and I don't think I'd leave any of the others off for JE.

[06panther10]

Re: Koch wins POY!!!!!!

I know you guys will think I am smoking something defending Jordan, but my comment comes more from an irony stance than a defense.

How the hell does the guy third in votes for player of the year not make first team?

Congrats to Adam!

For clarity, he actually got 4th in the voting.

But I agree, it is odd. I think he would have definitely gotten 1st team if not for his arrest.

[jman2004]

Re: Koch wins POY!!!!!!

I know you guys will think I am smoking something defending Jordan, but my comment comes more from an irony stance than a defense.

How the hell does the guy third in votes for player of the year not make first team?

Congrats to Adam!

Does it have to do with position played? Because I would assume that Odiakosa was 2nd in POY voting and plays the same position as Jordan.

I don't think his arrest had anything to do with it, other than the fact that it was missed opportunities for him to make an impression on folks.

I have no problem with Jordan on 2nd team. In fact, I couldn't really argue him over any of the five on there now . . .

[jman2004]

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And does that whole "Panther of the Decade" poll need to be revisited? I think Koch deserves to be a little higher than where he ended up . . .

[DWadle1983]

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Does anyone know if Larry Bird presents the winner the award?