Wufan wrote:I don't think many would be surprised if UNI took second.
That is my prediction. I don't have any confidence in Simmons coaching at all.
Wufan wrote:I don't think many would be surprised if UNI took second.
Aargh wrote:Evansville has 2 pre-season All-Valley picks. I can't disagree with putting both of them on the 1st team All-Valley selections.
If UE can't finish 2nd with 2 All-Valley selections, that would be totally on Simmons. On the other hand, Simmons brought those guys in, so you've got to give him credit for his recruiting.
While I have little confidence in Simmons' ability to use the talent he recruits, I doubt UE could hire anyone who could produce a better result than Simmons is producing there.
Wufan wrote:Aargh wrote:Evansville has 2 pre-season All-Valley picks. I can't disagree with putting both of them on the 1st team All-Valley selections.
If UE can't finish 2nd with 2 All-Valley selections, that would be totally on Simmons. On the other hand, Simmons brought those guys in, so you've got to give him credit for his recruiting.
While I have little confidence in Simmons' ability to use the talent he recruits, I doubt UE could hire anyone who could produce a better result than Simmons is producing there.
Well, Mock and DJ were first team All-MVC last year and they still finished 5th.
2015 All-Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Team
Ron Baker, Wichita State Jr. G 6-3 Scott City (Kan.) High
D.J. Balentine, Evansville Jr. G 6-2 Kokomo (Ind.) High
Egidijus Mockevicius, UE Jr. C 6-10 Kursenai (Lithuania) / Lithuanian Univ. of Educational Services
Seth Tuttle, UNI Sr. F 6-8 Sheffield (Iowa) West Fork High
Fred VanVleet, Wichita St. Jr. G 5-11 Rockford (Ill.) Auburn High
Second Team
Anthony Beane, S. Illinois Jr. G 6-2 Normal (Ill.) High
Devonte Brown, Indiana St. Jr. G 6-2 Killeen (Texas) Ellison High
Tekele Cotton, Wichita St. Sr. G 6-2 Marietta (Ga.) Whitefield Academy
Daishon Knight, Illinois St. Sr. G 6-1 Baltimore (Md.) Lake Clifton High | Maine Central Institute / Odessa College
Reggie Lynch, Illinois St. So. C 6-10 Edina (Minn.) High
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