March 1, 2011
By Jeff Honza
Southeast Missouri State Sports Information
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri junior forward Leon Powell was named Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference Tuesday. Powell is the Redhawks first All-Conference selection since 2006-07, the last time Southeast made the league's postseason tournament.
A native of St. Louis, Powell ended the regular-season leading the nation in field goal percentage (64.0). He leads the Redhawks and ranks among the top OVC leaders in scoring (14.5 ppg), rebounding (7.8 rpg) and blocks (45). Powell scored double figures in 25 of his 30 starts and pitched in an OVC single-game high 36 points in an 82-75 win over UT Martin on Jan. 3.
Powell, who registered a team-high six double-doubles, was also named to the league's All-Newcomer Team. He has been named OVC Newcomer of the Week five times this season, winning the second-most Newcomer of the Week honors in the league.
Morehead State's Kenneth Faried won both the Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors, while Tennessee State's Patrick Miller was named Freshman of the Year and Murray State's Billy Kennedy was named Coach of the Year.
Seventh-seeded Southeast and sixth-seeded Eastern Kentucky meet in the first round of the OVC Tournament Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m., CT, at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.
2010-11 All-OVC Men's Basketball Team and Award-Winners
OVC Player of the Year - Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
OVC Defensive Player of the Year - Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
OVC Freshman of the Year - Patrick Miller, Tennessee State
OVC Coach of the Year - Billy Kennedy
All-OVC First-Team
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
TyShwan Edmondson, Austin Peay
Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech
Demonte Harper, Morehead State
Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
All-OVC Second-Team
Leon Powell, Southeast Missouri
Isacc Miles, Murray State
B.J. Jenkins, Murray State
Robert Covington, Tennessee State
Kenny Moore, Tennessee State
OVC All-Newcomer Team
TyShwan Edmondsong. Austin Peay
Kenny Moore, Tennessee State
Leon Powell, Southeast Missouri
Zac Swansey, Tennessee Tech
Patrick Miller, Tennessee State
