SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – Drake University senior point guard Richard Carter (Detroit, Mich.) has been named an honorable mention selection to the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball all-conference team, the league announced Tuesday.
Carter has led the Bulldogs this season and ranks fourth in the MVC in scoring at 16.3 points per game and has scored 20 or more points in a game nine times this season. His 3.7 assists per game also rank seventh in the league and his 1.8 steals per contest are the fourth highest average in the conference.
This season he has scored 488 points, the 20th most in a single season by a Bulldog and he is on pace to become just the 18th Drake men's basketball player to record 500 or more points in a season. The honor is the first MVC postseason honor for Carter in his two-year career at Drake.
Carter was one of a series of MVC student-athletes honored Tuesday with all-MVC honors. Regular-season league champion Wichita State dominated the awards with five Shockers earning all-MVC honors and Fred VanVleet being named the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year.
The Valley's postseason awards continue on Wednesday with the unveiling of the all-bench and most-improved teams.
The Bulldogs tipoff of the MVC Tournament on Thursday evening when the eight-seeded Bulldogs face No. 9 Evansville at 6:05 p.m. in St. Louis' Scottrade Center. The game will be televised regionally on MVC TV affiliates.
2014 All-Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Team
LARRY BIRD MVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Milton Doyle, Loyola
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Milton Doyle, Loyola
DEFENSIVE MVP: Tekele Cotton, Wichita State
SIXTH-MAN OF THE YEAR: Khristian Smith, Indiana State
First Team Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown
Ron Baker, Wichita State So. G 6-3 Scott City (Kan.) High
D.J. Balentine, Evansville So. G 6-2 Kokomo (Ind.) High
Cleanthony Early, Wichita St. Sr. F 6-8 Middletown (N.Y.) Pine Bush HS / Sullivan JC
Jake Odum, Indiana State Sr. G 6-4 Terre Haute (Ind.) South Vigo High
Seth Tuttle, UNI Jr. F 6-8 Sheffield (Iowa) West Fork High
Fred VanVleet, Wichita St. So. G 5-11 Rockford (Ill.) Auburn High
Second Team
Anthony Beane, S. Illinois So. G 6-2 Normal (Ill.) High
Tekele Cotton, Wichita St. Jr. G 6-2 Marietta (Ga.) Whitefield Academy
Jarmar Gulley, Missouri St. Sr. F 6-5 Beaumont (Texas) Central Medical Magnet
Desmar Jackson, S. Illinois Sr. G 6-5 Warren (Ohio) Harding High / Wyoming
Walt Lemon, Jr., Bradley Sr. G 6-3 Chicago (Ill.) Julian High
Honorable-Mention Selections
Manny Arop, Indiana St. Sr. G-F 6-5 Edmonton (Alberta) / St. Mary's Secondary Catholic / Gonzaga
Richard Carter, Drake Sr. G 5-11 Detroit (Mich.) Cody High / Cloud County
Milton Doyle, Loyola Fr. G 6-4 Chicago (Ill.) Marshall High / Kansas
Daishon Knight, Illinois St. Jr. G 6-1 Baltimore (Md.) Lake Clifton High / Maine Ctrl. Institute / Odessa (Texas) College
Egidijus Mockevicius, UE So. C 6-10 Kursenai (Lithuania) / Lithuanian Univ. of Educational Services
All-Newcomer Team
Darius Carter, Wichita St. Jr. F 6-7 Akron (Ohio) Firestone HS / Vincennes JC
Milton Doyle, Loyola Fr. G 6-4 Chicago (Ill.) Marshall High / Kansas
Daishon Knight, Illinois St. Jr. G 6-1 Baltimore (Md.) Lake Clifton High / Maine Ctrl. Institute / Odessa (Texas) College
Reggie Lynch, Illinois St. Fr. C 6-10 Edina (Minn.) High
Wes Washpun, UNI So. G 6-1 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Washington HS / Tenn.
All-Freshman Team
Milton Doyle, Loyola Fr. G 6-4 Chicago (Ill.) Marshall High / Kansas
Jeremy Morgan, UNI Fr. G 6-5 Coralville (Iowa) Iowa City West High
Reggie Lynch, Illinois St. Fr. C 6-10 Edina (Minn.) High
Austin Ruder, Missouri St. Fr. G 6-3 Nixa (Mo.) High
Blake Simmons, Evansville Fr. G-F 6-5 Newburgh (Ind.) Castle High
All-Defensive Team
Tekele Cotton, Wichita St. Jr. G 6-2 Marietta (Ga.) Whitefield Academy
Desmar Jackson, S. Illinois Sr. G 6-5 Warren (Ohio) Harding High / Wyoming
Walt Lemon, Jr., Bradley Sr. G 6-3 Chicago (Ill.) Julian High
Fred VanVleet, Wichita St. So. G 5-11 Rockford (Ill.) Auburn High
Egidijus Mockevicius, UE So. C 6-10 Kursenai (Lithuania) / Lithuanian Univ. of Educational Services
