Absolutely! At least he got recognized by being voted to the All-Defensive Team.
I know we can't expect to get all our guys named to the postseason teams. And I suspect there are also fans from the other teams who think their players got jobbed.
But I can't believe Rienk isn't on the 2nd team at least. Rienk is the #1 rebounder in the league, 14th in scoring in MVC games (13.9 ppg- more than a couple of the 2nd teamers), 7th in blocks, and he had 9 double-doubles (2nd only to Gaige Prim's 10). On Kenpom, Rienk has the 5th best offensive rating in the entire league (yeah, I realize the voters probably don't look at Kenpom).
More on Malevy Leons not being on All-Newcomer list- He has the 2nd highest offensive rating in the MVC according to Kenpom, and 74th highest in the country. He ranks 6th in rebounds (#1 among newcomers), 2nd in blocks, 6th in FT% (83.3%), and one of the top big men in the league in 3pt% (39%).
And on Zek not on the Freshman team- in under 10 minutes per game, he averaged 3.5 ppg (more than Ruedinger did in 20 mpg!). Zek shot 50% from three and 80% on FTs in MVC games and contributed to multiple wins.
And one more gripe- Bradley did not land a single player on the All Defensive team, despite having the top defensive team in the MVC, by far the #1 rated team in FG% defense, #1 in 3pt FG%, #2 on blocks, #1 in overall rebounding, #1 in defensive rebounds, #1 in offensive rebounds, and #1 in rebound margin.
OK, I'm done. Let's show them in St. Louis!