Illinois State's Paris Lee wins major Missouri Valley Conference awards

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The Missouri Valley Conference announced its awards for the 2016-17 season on Tuesday as the list of winners is headlined by plenty of Chicago-area talent.

Illinois State cleaned up plenty of awards on Tuesday as senior point guard Paris Lee won the Larry Bird Trophy as the Missouri Valley Conference's Player of the Year. Lee averaged 13.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game this season while also leading the Valley in assists (5.1 apg) and steals (2.0). 

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Lee, a former Proviso East product who is Division I's active career leader in steals, was also a first-team all-MVC selection along with Loyola senior and former Marshall star Milton Doyle.

Rounding out the first team for all-MVC honors is Wichita State freshman guard Landry Shamet, Missouri State junior forward Alize Johnson and Wichita State forward Markis McDuffie. 

Southern Illinois senior and former Mundelein product Sean O'Brien found his way onto the second team for all-MVC honors while Loyola junior and former Simeon graduate Donte Ingram was selected for third-team honors.

You can view the complete list of Missouri Valley Conference award winners here.

CSN will have plenty of Missouri Valley Conference action going on this week as the network will air the first round and quarterfinals of Arch Madness live on Thursday night and all day on Friday.

 

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