Walker named Valley's Most Improved
MBB: Drake's Tavion Banks leads All-Bench team
Missouri Valley Conference media members voted Illinois State’s Chase Walker the captain of the Valley’s Most Improved Team for this season. After averaging 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds last season, Walker saw his production jump to 15.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game this season, as he started 29 of 30 games for the Redbirds.
Here’s the 2024-25 Most Improved Team:
Student-Athlete, School Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Chase Walker, Illinois State, Soph. F 6-9 Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles High)
Jaden Daughtry, Indiana State, Soph. F 6-7 Richmond, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy)
Kennard Davis Jr., Southern Illinois, Soph. G 6-6 St. Louis, Mo. (Vashon High)
Cam Haffner, Evansville, Jr. G 6-2 Westfield, Ind. (Eastern Illinois)
Cooper Schwieger, Valparaiso, Soph. F 6-10 Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Southwest / Link Year)
Isaiah Walker, Belmont, Jr. G 6-5 Wyoming, Ohio (Wyoming High)
Drake’s Tavion Banks is the captain on the Missouri Valley’s All-Bench Team. Banks helped Drake win its first regular-season championship since 2019. He has played in 29 games, averaging 19.1 minutes, 9.9 points and 4.7 rebounds.
Here’s the 2024-25 All-Bench Team:
Student-Athlete, School Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Tavion Banks, Drake, Jr. G/F 6-7 Kansas City, Mo. (Minnesota Prep / NW Florida State College)
Jack Daugherty, Illinois State, Fr. F 6-8 Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central High)
Jaden Daughtry, Indiana State, Soph. F 6-7 Richmond, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy)
Jaquan Johnson, Bradley, Fr. G 5-11 Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI High)
Modestas Kancleris, UIC, RS-Sr. F 6-9 Kaunas, Lithuania (Varpas Gimnazija/CS-Bakersfield/Creighton)
Brody Peebles, Belmont Gr. G 6-2 Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle High / Liberty)