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Daum, SDSU Lead Honorees

Daum, SDSU Lead Honorees

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South Dakota State’s Mike Daum was selected as The Summit League Men’s Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season in a vote of the league’s eight head coaches, sports information directors and select media members.

Daum becomes the sixth player in league history, and first since 2011, to garner multiple Player of the Year awards.

Regular season champion South Dakota State also collected the Coach of the Year (T.J. Otzelberger) and Freshman of the Year (David Jenkins, Jr.) awards. Oral Roberts claimed the Transfer of the Year (Austin Ruder) and Sixth Man of the Year (Albert Owens) accolades. Defensive Player of the Year went to Western Illinois (Brandon Gilbeck).

Joining Daum as first team All-Summit selections are Fort Wayne teammates John Konchar and Bryson Scott , North Dakota State’s Paul Miller , South Dakota’s Matt Mooney , and Denver’s Joe Rosga.

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