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Stark Named To Lou Henson Mid-Major All-America Team
3/29/2018 11:21:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Murray State's Jonathan Stark has been named to the Lou Henson All-America Team for the 2017-18 season as announced by CollegeInsider.com
The Lou Henson Team is presented annually to the nation's top NCAA D-I mid-major players.
Stark had an amazing two-year run with the Racers which included leading the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring the last two seasons. He was this season's OVC Preseason MVP, OVC Player of the Year for the regular season and OVC Tournament MVP. He was also named Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention.
Stark is the first Racer to be named to the Henson Team since Isaiah Canaan in 2013. It should be noted that the Henson Team is synced with the Lute Olsen Team, meaning a player may only appear on one of the teams. The Olsen award is considered an All-America team from all of NCAA D-I and the Henson Team is for players from mid-major teams Murray State's Isaiah Canaan (2012) and Cameron Payne (2015) were each named to the Olsen Team and therefore were not on the Henson Team.
Here is the list of Ohio Valley Conference players that have been honored as part of the Henson Team.
OVC PLAYERS - LOU HENSON TEAM
2010 Kenneth Faried, 6-8, Jr., Morehead State
2011 Demonte Harper, 6-4, Sr. , Morehead State
2012 Kevin Murphy, 6-6, Sr., Tennessee Tech
2013 Isaiah Canaan, 6-1, Sr., Murray State
2014 Glenn Cosey, 6-4, Sr., Eastern Kentucky
J.J. Mann, 6-4, Sr., Belmont
2015 Corey Walden, 6-4, Sr., Eastern Kentucky
2016 Evan Bradds, 6-7, Sr., Belmont
2017 Evan Bradds, 6-7, Sr., Belmont
2018 Jonathan Stark, 6-0, Sr., Murray State
2017-18 LOU HENSON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Trae Bell-Haynes, 6-2, Sr., Vermont
Bogdan Bliznyuk, 6-6, Sr., Eastern Washington
Desonta Bradford, 6-4, Sr., East Tennessee
Keith Braxton, 6-4, So., Saint Francis (PA)
Tookie Brown, 5-11, Jr., Georgia Southern
Joe Chealey, 6-4, Sr. Charleston
Chris Clemons, 5-9, Jr., Campbell
Clayton Custer, 6-1, Jr., Loyola-Chicago
Mike Daum, 6-9, Jr., South Dakota State
Tre-Shaun Fletcher, 6-7, Sr., Toledo
Blake Francis, 6-0, So., Wagner
Jerrick Harding, 6-1, So., Weber State
Brandon Goodwin, 6-2, Sr., Florida Gulf Coast
Max Heidegger, 6-2, So., UC Santa Barbara
Kevin Hervey, 6-9, Sr., UT Arlington
Jordan Howard, 5-11, Sr., Central Arkansas
John Konchar, 6-5, Jr., Fort Wayne
Nathan Knight, 6-10, So., William & Mary
Jock Landale, 6-11, Sr., Saint Mary's
Zach Lofton, 6-4, Sr., New Mexico State
Jairus Lyles, 6-2, Sr., UMBC
Fletcher Magee, 6-4, Jr.. Wofford
CJ Massinburg, 6-3, Jr., Buffalo
Garrison Mathews, 6-5, Jr., Lipscomb
Drew McDonald, 6-7, Jr., Northern Kentucky
Matt Mooney, 6-3, Jr., South Dakota
Matt Morgan, 6-2, Jr., Cornell
Kendrick Nunn, 6-3, Sr., Oakland
Vasa Pusica, 6-5, Jr., Northeastern
Grant Riller, 6-3, So., Charleston
Junior Robinson, 5-5, Sr., Mount St. Mary's
Devin Sibley, 6-2, Sr., Furman
D'Marcus Simonds, 6-3, So., Georgia State
Andre Spight, 6-3, Sr., Northern Colorado
Jonathan Stark, 6-0, Sr., Murray State
Zach Thomas, 6-7, Sr., Bucknell
James Thompson IV, 6-10, Jr., Eastern Michigan
Seth Towns, 6-7, So., Harvard,
Reed Timmer, 6-1, Sr., Drake
Bryce Washington, 6-6 Sr., Louisiana
The Lou Henson Team is presented annually to the nation's top NCAA D-I mid-major players.
Stark had an amazing two-year run with the Racers which included leading the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring the last two seasons. He was this season's OVC Preseason MVP, OVC Player of the Year for the regular season and OVC Tournament MVP. He was also named Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention.
Stark is the first Racer to be named to the Henson Team since Isaiah Canaan in 2013. It should be noted that the Henson Team is synced with the Lute Olsen Team, meaning a player may only appear on one of the teams. The Olsen award is considered an All-America team from all of NCAA D-I and the Henson Team is for players from mid-major teams Murray State's Isaiah Canaan (2012) and Cameron Payne (2015) were each named to the Olsen Team and therefore were not on the Henson Team.
Here is the list of Ohio Valley Conference players that have been honored as part of the Henson Team.
OVC PLAYERS - LOU HENSON TEAM
2010 Kenneth Faried, 6-8, Jr., Morehead State
2011 Demonte Harper, 6-4, Sr. , Morehead State
2012 Kevin Murphy, 6-6, Sr., Tennessee Tech
2013 Isaiah Canaan, 6-1, Sr., Murray State
2014 Glenn Cosey, 6-4, Sr., Eastern Kentucky
J.J. Mann, 6-4, Sr., Belmont
2015 Corey Walden, 6-4, Sr., Eastern Kentucky
2016 Evan Bradds, 6-7, Sr., Belmont
2017 Evan Bradds, 6-7, Sr., Belmont
2018 Jonathan Stark, 6-0, Sr., Murray State
2017-18 LOU HENSON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Trae Bell-Haynes, 6-2, Sr., Vermont
Bogdan Bliznyuk, 6-6, Sr., Eastern Washington
Desonta Bradford, 6-4, Sr., East Tennessee
Keith Braxton, 6-4, So., Saint Francis (PA)
Tookie Brown, 5-11, Jr., Georgia Southern
Joe Chealey, 6-4, Sr. Charleston
Chris Clemons, 5-9, Jr., Campbell
Clayton Custer, 6-1, Jr., Loyola-Chicago
Mike Daum, 6-9, Jr., South Dakota State
Tre-Shaun Fletcher, 6-7, Sr., Toledo
Blake Francis, 6-0, So., Wagner
Jerrick Harding, 6-1, So., Weber State
Brandon Goodwin, 6-2, Sr., Florida Gulf Coast
Max Heidegger, 6-2, So., UC Santa Barbara
Kevin Hervey, 6-9, Sr., UT Arlington
Jordan Howard, 5-11, Sr., Central Arkansas
John Konchar, 6-5, Jr., Fort Wayne
Nathan Knight, 6-10, So., William & Mary
Jock Landale, 6-11, Sr., Saint Mary's
Zach Lofton, 6-4, Sr., New Mexico State
Jairus Lyles, 6-2, Sr., UMBC
Fletcher Magee, 6-4, Jr.. Wofford
CJ Massinburg, 6-3, Jr., Buffalo
Garrison Mathews, 6-5, Jr., Lipscomb
Drew McDonald, 6-7, Jr., Northern Kentucky
Matt Mooney, 6-3, Jr., South Dakota
Matt Morgan, 6-2, Jr., Cornell
Kendrick Nunn, 6-3, Sr., Oakland
Vasa Pusica, 6-5, Jr., Northeastern
Grant Riller, 6-3, So., Charleston
Junior Robinson, 5-5, Sr., Mount St. Mary's
Devin Sibley, 6-2, Sr., Furman
D'Marcus Simonds, 6-3, So., Georgia State
Andre Spight, 6-3, Sr., Northern Colorado
Jonathan Stark, 6-0, Sr., Murray State
Zach Thomas, 6-7, Sr., Bucknell
James Thompson IV, 6-10, Jr., Eastern Michigan
Seth Towns, 6-7, So., Harvard,
Reed Timmer, 6-1, Sr., Drake
Bryce Washington, 6-6 Sr., Louisiana
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