Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Kent Williams Named First Team All-MVC, Dearman Second Team
03/04/2003 | 12:00:00 | Men's Basketball
March 4, 2003
For the second straight year, Saluki guard Kent Williams finished runner-up to Creighton's Kyle Korver for Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. In a close vote, Korver finished with 95 points compared to 79 for Williams.
Jermaine Dearman was picked for the second team, while Darren Brooks made honorable mention. Brooks and Stetson Hairston were tabbed for the All-Defense team.
Conference awards are voted on by each team's head coach, sports information director, beat writer and radio play-by-play announcer.
ALL-CONFERENCE
First Team
Kyle Korver, Creighton
Kent Williams, Southern Illinois
Phillip Gilbert, Bradley
Terrance McGee, Southwest Missouri State
Jamar Howard, Wichita State
Second Team
Jermaine Dearman, Southern Illinois
Clint Cuffle, Evansville
Greg Danielson, Drake
James Gillingham, Bradley
Ian Hanavan, Evansville
Honorable Mention
Randy Burns, Wichita State
Larry House, Creighton
Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois
Matt Schneiderman, Northern Iowa
Aaron Hogg, Wichita State
David Gruber, Northern Iowa
Merrill Andrews, Southwest Missouri State
Luke McDonald, Drake
Brody Deren, Creighton
Michael Lindeman, Creighton
Vince Greene, Illinois State
Tamarr Maclin, Southwest Missouri State
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kyle Korver, Creighton
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Aaron Hogg, Wichita State
David Moss, Indiana State
Matt Schneiderman, Northern Iowa
Merrill Andrews, Southwest Missouri State
Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Hogg, Wichita State
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
David Moss, Indiana State
Kellen Easley, Southwest Missouri State
Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa
Marcus Arnold, Illinois State
Paul Miller, Wichita State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
David Moss, Indiana State
ALL-DEFENSE TEAM
Jamar Howard, Wichita State
Merrill Andrews, Southwest Missouri State
Terrance McGee, Southwest Missouri State
James Gillingham, Bradley
DeAnthony Bowden, Creighton
Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois
Stetson Hairston, Southern Illinois
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jamar Howard, Wichita State
SIXTH-MAN AWARD WINNER
Aaron Hogg, Wichita State
