Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Men's Basketball Picks Up MVC Honors
02/25/2003 | 12:00:00 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2003
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - In the first wave of league awards, Southern Illinois had three players honored by the Missouri Vally Conference Tuesday. Brad Korn was named to the All-Bench team, while Darren Brooks and Stetson Hairston were picked for the Most-Improved Team.
Korn, a 6-foot-9 junior forward, is the team's leading scorer off the bench with 5.8 ppg. During a seven-game stretch of conference games from Jan. 4 to Jan. 25, he knocked down 17-of-27 shots and 9-of-14 3-point attempts.
Brooks and Hairston, both sophomore guards, have significantly improved their scoring averages this season. Brooks has jumped from 9.4 ppg to 12.9 ppg, while Hairston has improved from 7.3 ppg to 12.0 ppg.
Brooks has five, 20-point games this season including a career-high 25 at Wichita State. He is second on the team in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and leads the team in steals (49) and blocked shots (16).
In the last three games, Hairston has made 11-of-16 3-point attempts, including a stretch of seven in a row. He leads the team in assists (79) and is second in steals (45).
MVC All-Bench Team
Aaron Hogg Wichita State G 6-6 195 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana
Tobias Brinkley Evansville G/F 6-4 180 Sr. Atlanta, Georgia
DeAnthony Bowden Creighton G 6-1 180 Sr. Hammond, Indiana
Mike Grimes Creighton F 6-7 215 Jr. Florissant, Missouri
Brad Korn Southern Illinois F 6-9 195 Jr. Plano, Illinois
MVC Most-Improved Team
Clint Cuffle Evansville G/F 6-5 195 Jr. Riverton, Illinois
James Gillingham Bradley G 6-4 200 Jr. Guelph, Ontario
Greg Danielson Drake C 6-9 267 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa
Stetson Hairston Southern Illinois G 6-3 200 So. Fairview Heights, Illinois
Darren Brooks Southern Illinois G 6-3 205 So. St. Louis, Missouri
