Ohio Valley Conference Announces Basketball Awards

Morehead State's Kenneth Faried has been named the OVC Defensive Player of the Year and has earned a spot on the league's All-OVC First Team. He was joined on the first team by teammate Leon Buchanan and Eastern Kentucky's Mike Rose. Ivan Aska of Murray State has been named the league's Freshman of the Year and has made the OVC's All-Newcomer Team. Danero Thomas of Murray State made the league's ALL-OVC Second Team and fellow Racer Isacc Miles joined Aska on the All-Newcomer Team.

OVC Awards:

OVC Player of the Year: Lester Hudson, UT Martin
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
OVC Freshmen of the Year: Ivan Aska, Murray State
OVC Coach of the Year: Bret Campbell, UT Martin

ALL-OVC FIRST TEAM

Lester Hudson, UT Martin
Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky
Drake Reed, Austin Peay
Leon Buchanan, Morehead State
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State

ALL-OVC SECOND TEAM

Wes Channels, Austin Peay
Gerald Robinson, Jr., Tennessee State
Romain Martin, Eastern Illinois
Danero Thomas, Murray State
Daniel Northern, Tennessee Tech

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM

Isacc Miles, Murray State
Delrico Lane, UT Martin
Parker Smith, Tennessee State
T.J. Marion, Eastern Illinois
Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech
Ivan Aska, Murray State

Announcement from OVC Sports