Summit League Tournament Preview
Posted by rtmsf on March 5th, 2010
Eli Linton is the RTC correspondent for the Summit League.
2009-10 Summit League Standings
- #1. Oakland 23-8 (17-1)
- #2. IUPUI 22-9 (15-3)
- #3. Oral Roberts 19-12 (13-5)
- #4. South Dakota St. 14-15 (10-8)
- #5. IPFW 15-14 (9-9)
- #6. North Dakota St. 11-17 (8-10)
- #7. Western Illinois 13-16 (6-12)
- #8. UMKC 12-17 (6-12)
- DNQ Centenary 8-21(3-15)
- DNQ Southern Utah 7-22 (2-16)
Here are my Season Awards; the Summit’s selections shouldn’t be much different…
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Player of the Year – Keith Benson (C), Oakland (16.9 ppg, 10 rpg, 3.3 bpg). Benson edges out his teammate Jon Jones because his work on defense and his rebounding were so far above anyone else in the conference. He was a matchup problem every single night, and his averages against league opponents are worthy of POY.
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Newcomer of the Year – Warren Niles (G), Oral Roberts (12.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg). Niles is the highest scoring freshman in the conference, and he started the last sixteen games for ORU.
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Defensive POY – Keith Benson (C), Oakland
Summit League First Team
