Who will be named 2014-15 MVC Freshman of the Year?

[saluki762]

Three similarly sized Valley freshman forwards are having varying degrees of success:

Jordan Caroline, SIU - The 6-7, 235 post is averaging 9 and 7 in 22 mpg. As a bruising forward, he is having the most early success and has cemented his role as a starter.

McKyle McIntosh, ISUr - At 6-7, 234, he will be a load for most Valley teams as he plays wing forward. He's averaging 6 and 3 in 17 mpg, but a low overall FG% disguises the true scoring threat he may yet become.

Rashard Kelly, WSU - 6-7, 232 and while still raw in his skill set (averaging 4 and 4), he's a ball getter. He leads the Shockers in offensive rebounds and FG% in just 15 mpg and has some ability on the wing.

Other freshman forwards worth mentioning are Josh Cunningham at BU (6-7, 216), Shaquille Morris at WSU (6-7, 261), and Teddy Hawkins at ISUr (6-8, 219). These guys should be fun to watch as they develop and battle for the next four years!

Usually Valley big men are projects or severely undersized. Even though 6-7 isn't huge, all these kids have some serious strength for freshman. I like seeing it and agree that it will be fun to watch if all of these guys stay for 4 years and continue to develop.

[Wufan]

Updated through 12-19 with ranking:

1. Jordan Caroline - Southern Illinois - 22 mpg, 9 ppg, 7 rpg

2.Teddy Hawkins - Illinois State - 23 mpg, 7 ppg, 6 rpg

3. Josh Cunningham - Bradley - 26 mpg, 6 ppg, 6 rpg

4. Brenton Scott - Indiana State - 27 mpg, 10 ppg, 4 rpg

5. Reed Timmer - Drake - 30 mpg, 11 ppg, 3 apg

Shaq Morris - Wichita State - 12 mpg, 4 ppg, 2 rpg

Wyatt Lohaus - UNI - 15 mpg, 5 ppg, 1 rpg

CJ Rivers - Drake - 23 mpg, 5 ppg, 4 rpg

Donte Ingram - Loyola - 19 mpg, 6 ppg, 3 rpg

Chris Kendrix - Missouri State - 17 mpg, 4 ppg, 3 rpg

Rashard Kelly- Wichita State - 16 mpg, 4 ppg, 4 rpg

Mikyle McIntosh - Illinois State - 19 mpg, 6 ppg, 4 rpg

Ore Arogundade - Drake - 14 mpg, 4 ppg, 2 rpg

[Dawgbit]

Jordan Caroline is certainly a bright spot in Carbondale, the most impressive freshman I have seen here in a long time. He is a strong rebounder, and strong in general. Has a pretty good pedigree in that regard, his father is Simeon Rice, who played linebacker in the NFL.

[Wufan]

Jordan Caroline is certainly a bright spot in Carbondale, the most impressive freshman I have seen here in a long time. He is a strong rebounder, and strong in general. Has a pretty good pedigree in that regard, his father is Simeon Rice, who played linebacker in the NFL.

16 and 13 is certainly a line to get excited about.

[Wufan]

Updated through 01-03 with ranking (Shaq Morris removed): Hawkins drops out of the top 5 due to injury and McIntosh makes his debut.

1. Jordan Caroline - Southern Illinois - 23 mpg, 9 ppg, 7 rpg

2. Josh Cunningham - Bradley - 27 mpg, 6 ppg, 7 rpg

3. Brenton Scott - Indiana State - 28 mpg, 11 ppg, 4 rpg

4. Mikyle McIntosh - Illinois State - 20 mpg, 7 ppg, 5 rpg

5. Reed Timmer - Drake - 30 mpg, 11 ppg, 3 apg

Teddy Hawkins - Illinois State - 21 mpg, 7 ppg, 5 rpg

Wyatt Lohaus - UNI - 15 mpg, 5 ppg, 1 rpg

CJ Rivers - Drake - 23 mpg, 4 ppg, 4 rpg

Donte Ingram - Loyola - 20 mpg, 6 ppg, 4 rpg

Chris Kendrix - Missouri State - 17 mpg, 4 ppg, 3 rpg

Rashard Kelly- Wichita State - 18 mpg, 4 ppg, 4 rpg

Ore Arogundade - Drake - 14 mpg, 4 ppg, 2 rpg

[tribecalledquest]

Josh Cunningham is limited offensively right now but he is a very good defender and averaging 11 rpg in two MVC contests.

[Wufan]

I tried updating the stats and as soon as I got done the page reloaded and I lost everything. Very little change since last update, so I'm not going to update at this time. Shaq Morris of WSU is on the verge of re-entering the "other notables" section as he's averaging 7 and 3 in 14 minutes in MVC play…4 and 3 in 12 overall.

[DUBulldog]

Scott from Indiana State was very impressive yesterday. Is he a redshirt freshman or true freshman?

[Wufan]

Scott from Indiana State was very impressive yesterday. Is he a redshirt freshman or true freshman?

Scott is a RS. There is some nice talent in the MVC freshman class this year. A couple of WSUs players are showing flashes of a high ceiling, but none of them are averaging over 12 mpg, thus they are all averaging about 4 ppg. Lohaus at UNI is in a similar situation. Meanwhile; Timmer, Scott, Caroline, Cunningham, McIntosh, and Hawkins are all producing as key players for their teams.

[bleach]

Chris Kendricks is going to substantillly more time and importance of role with Marcus leaving.