The Missouri Valley Conference today has announced the 2017-18 men's basketball all-conference teams, which include a first- , second- and third-team unit, an all-Defensive Team, an all-Freshman Team and an All-Newcomer Team.
The Larry Bird Player of the Year will be announced at 2 p.m. on Tuesday (as well as the the league's Newcomer of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year). Caoch of the Year will be announced on Thursday, March 1.
2018 All-MVC Teams (PDF)
2018 All-Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Team
First Team Yr. Pos. Hometown
Clayton Custer, LUC Jr. G Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley NW
Alize Johnson, MSU Sr. F Williamsport (Pa.) St. John Neumann
Ryan Taylor, UE Jr. G Gary (Ind.) St. John's Northwestern Mil
Reed Timmer, DU Sr. G New Berlin (Wis.) Eisenhower
Milik Yarbrough, ILS Jr. F Zion (Ill.) Zion-Benton Township
Second Team
Jordan Barnes, INS So. G St. Louis (Mo.) CBC
Phil Fayne, ILS Jr. F Elk Grove (Calif.) Franklin
Armon Fletcher, SIU Jr. G Edwardsville (Ill.) Edwardsville
Donte Ingram, LUC Sr. G/F Chicago (Ill.) Simeon
Donte Thomas, BU Sr. F Calumet City (Ill.) Thornwood
Third Team
Darrell Brown, BU So. G Memphis (Tenn.) Germantown
Bennett Koch, UNI Sr. F Ashwaubenon (Wis.) Ashwaubenon
Cameron Krutwig, LUC Fr. C Algonquin (Ill.) Jacobs
Kavion Pippen, SIU Jr. C Hamburg (Ark.) Three Rivers CC
Brenton Scott, INS Sr. G Fort Wayne (Ind.) Northrop
All-Newcomer Team
Bakari Evelyn, Valpo So. G Detroit (Mich.) Hillcrest (Ariz.) Acad.
Cameron Krutwig, LUC Fr. C Algonquin (Ill.) Jacobs
Tywhon Pickford, UNI Fr. G Minneapolis (Minn.) Maple Grove
Kavion Pippen, SIU Jr. C Hamburg (Ark.) Three Rivers CC
Milik Yarbrough, ILS Jr. F Zion (Ill.) Zion-Benton Township
All-Freshman Team
Elijah Childs, Bradley F Kansas City (Mo.) Lee's Summit West
Tyreke Key, Indiana State G Celina (Tenn.) Clay County
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola C Algonquin (Ill.) Jacobs
Tywhon Pickford, UNI G Minneapolis (Minn.) Maple Grove
Lucas Williamson, Loyola G Chicago (Ill.) Whitney Young
All-Defensive Team
Obediah Church, MSU Jr. F Springfield (Ill.) Springfield
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye Jr. G London (England) Bristol Academy
Sean Lloyd, SIU Jr. G Philadelphia (Pa.) Mt. Zion (Md.) Prep
Ben Richardson, LUC Sr. G Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley NW
Tevonn Walker, Valpo Sr. G Montreal / Vanier College