Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Armon Fletcher named to MVC's Most-Improved team
03/01/2017 | 10:00:00 | Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois sophomore guard Armon Fletcher was among 10 players recognized on Wednesday as part of the Missouri Valley Conference specialty teams for men's basketball. In a vote of the league's beat writers, Fletcher was selected for the Most-Improved team.
A 6-foot-4 redshirt from Edwardsville, Illinois, Fletcher has started 27 games and more than doubled his scoring average this season, improving from 5.1 points per game to 11.5 points. He also improved his rebounding total from 2.3 rebounds a year ago to 4.7 rebounds. His minutes have gone up (14.4 to 30.6) as well as his 3-point shooting (.323 to .343) and free throw shooting (.611 to .757) percentages.
2017 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL-BENCH TEAM
D.J. Clayton, Illinois State
Jarred Dixon, Missouri State
#Aundre Jackson, Loyola
Rashard Kelly, Wichita State
Rauno Nurger, Wichita State
2017 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE MOST-IMPROVED TEAM
*Jaylon Brown, Evansville
Armon Fletcher, Southern Illinois
Conner Frankamp, Wichita State
Deontae Hawkins, Illinois State
Donte Ingram, LoyolaÂ
A 6-foot-4 redshirt from Edwardsville, Illinois, Fletcher has started 27 games and more than doubled his scoring average this season, improving from 5.1 points per game to 11.5 points. He also improved his rebounding total from 2.3 rebounds a year ago to 4.7 rebounds. His minutes have gone up (14.4 to 30.6) as well as his 3-point shooting (.323 to .343) and free throw shooting (.611 to .757) percentages.
2017 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL-BENCH TEAM
D.J. Clayton, Illinois State
Jarred Dixon, Missouri State
#Aundre Jackson, Loyola
Rashard Kelly, Wichita State
Rauno Nurger, Wichita State
2017 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE MOST-IMPROVED TEAM
*Jaylon Brown, Evansville
Armon Fletcher, Southern Illinois
Conner Frankamp, Wichita State
Deontae Hawkins, Illinois State
Donte Ingram, LoyolaÂ
*--indicates team captain
#--named Tuesday as league's "Sixth Man of the Year" by all-conference voting panelÂ
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