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The teams, which were selected by the
league's newspaper beat writers, are comprised of a minimum of five
student-athletes on each squad and feature an interesting mix of
underclassmen and upperclassmen.
"Marcus won this award for the work he
did in the weight room this summer," Illinois State head coach
Porter Moser said. "I knew that Marcus was going to get a lot more
touches this year based on what we run and establishing an inside
presence. He worked really hard in the weight room bulking up and
got himself from 220 to 240. All of his numbers in the weight room
went way up, and that allowed him to be a physical presence."
Moser also commented on Guidry's honor.
"Since he leads us in minutes, Trey
winning the sixth-man award is a little deceptive," Moser added.
"He's not starting because there were guys in front of him; that's
kind of the way it's gone. He was playing better coming off the
bench, and he was giving us a scoring spark. He's been a key guy for
us all year."
This year marks the third time in the
10-year history of the awards that a team swept both the all-bench
and most-improved captain honors, and it was the second time by
Illinois State. Following the 1996-97 season, the Redbirds' Steve
Hansell captained the all-bench squad, while Rico Hill captained the
most-improved unit.
Guidry, while starting just a handful
of games, leads Illinois State in a host of categories. He tops the
Redbirds and ranks among the league leaders in scoring and 3-point
shooting. He leads the conference in 3-pointers made per game.
Guidry is joined on the all-bench team
by Aaron Hogg of Wichita State, Kellen Miliner of Creighton, and
LaMar Owen and Jamaal Tatum of Southern Illinois.
Arnold's scoring average has increased
nearly five points per game from his freshman season (8.4 tallies a
year ago). He is among the league leaders in scoring and in field
goal percentage. Arnold has also improved from his freshman numbers
in rebounds, blocks, assists and steals.
He is joined on the most-improved unit
by Ben Jacobson of UNI, Rob Kampman of Wichita State, Brad Korn of
Southern Illinois and Joshua Robinson of Drake.
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 2004
Missouri Valley Conference
All-Bench Team
(Student-athlete, school, position, height, weight, year, hometown,
high school or last school; *indicates team captain)
*Trey Guidry, Illinois State, G, 6-2,
185, junior, Baton Rouge, La., North Carolina State
Aaron Hogg, Wichita State, G, 6-6, 210,
senior, Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central High
Kellen Miliner, Creighton, G, 6-2, 165,
junior, Warner Robins, Ga., Warner Robins High
LaMar Owen, Southern Illinois, F, 6-5,
190, junior, Owensboro, Ky., Southeastern Illinois
Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois, G,
6-1, 165, freshman, Jefferson City, Mo., Helias High
2004
Missouri Valley Conference
Most-Improved Team
(Student-athlete, school, position, height, weight, year, hometown,
high school or last school; *indicates team captain)
*Marcus Arnold, Illinois State, F, 6-7,
225, sophomore, Chicago, Ill., Morgan Park High
Ben Jacobson, UNI, G, 6-3, 190,
sophomore, Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux City East High
Rob Kampman, Wichita State, F, 6-8,
210, junior, Forest City, Iowa, Forest City Community High
Brad Korn, Southern Illinois, F, 6-9,
195, senior, Plano, Ill., Plano High
Joshua
Robinson, Drake, G, 6-2, 200, sophomore, Mahwah, N.J., River Dell
High
[Todd Kober, director of
athletics media relations,
Illinois
State University]
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