ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake's Bennett Stirtz has been named the MVC Larry Bird Player of the Year and head coach Ben McCollum was named Coach of the Year among multiple honors awarded to the Bulldogs, the league announced Wednesday morning.
Also receiving recognition was junior Tavion Banks as the league's Sixth Man of the Year. Meanwhile, Mitch Mascari earned a Third Team All-MVC selection and Daniel Abreu was placed on the All-Defensive Team.
Stirtz is just the third player in league history to earn the Larry Bird Trophy in his first season in the MVC.