Category: Sports Commentary

Bluejays Reap MVC Awards

On By @gtmoblueIn Sports - Men's, Sports Commentary
Missouri Valley Conference Awards
2008-2009 Men’s Basketball

Men’s Basketball 2009 MVC Player of the Year
&
All MVC – 1st Team
NABC All District (16) – 1st Team

Booker Woodfox, SG
Creighton University

Woodfox is the Top (#1) 3-point Shooter in the Nation @ 50.9%.
Top 10 Overall Shooter @ 50.2%
Top 10 Free throw shooter @ 88.8% as well.
CU’s Leading scorer @ 15.9 ppg.

Well done Mr. Woodfox, well done.

Seven additional Bluejays received conference recognition for their play and team contributions.

All MVC – 2nd Team – SG P’Allen Stinnett

All MVC Defensive Team – PG Josh Dotzler and C Kenny Lawson, Jr.

All MVC Bench Team – PG Antoine Young and PF Kenton Walker
All MVC Scholar-Athlete–2nd Team – SG Dustin Sitzman and SG Kaleb Korver

Congratulations Bluejays on a successful MVC Season and Championship.

Now onward to achieve the next level Goals in the post-season. Let’s Go Blue!

Bluenotes "D Sharp" Award – Bluejay Basketball’s Defensive Player of the Conference Season

On By @gtmoblueIn Sports - Men's, Sports Commentary

Note:
Bluenotes D Sharp Award, 31 December 2008 – 01 March 2009.
Defensive Player of the Conference Season
DPOS: SG P’Allen Stinnett

Sophomore SG P’Allen Stinnett has been selected as the Bluenotes “D Sharp” – Defensive Player of the Conference Season awardee. Stinnett gained the award for his stalwart and consistent defensive play over the course of the MVC Regular Season. P’Allen has shown his committment to the team by improving his overall play and especially his defensive prowess to help in leading the Bluejays to their 1st MVC Regular Season Championship since 2002 (their 14th MVC Championship overall). Stinnett has displayed a team first attitude, has forgone personal acclaim and statistics, and has put forth exceptional efforts in doing his part in the teams’ championship run.

Stinnett joins PG Josh Dotzler (NonConference DPOS) and an as of yet to be determined Post Season DPOS, as the finalists for the Bluenote’s Defensive Player of the Year award, to be conferred at the season’s end.

Congratulations SG P’Allen Stinnett
Bluenote’s “D Sharp” – Defensive Player of the Conference Season awardee.