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BURK VOTED TO #HLMBB SECOND TEAM BY LEAGUE'S COACHES

IUPUI guard Marcus Burk earns a second team nod for the second straight year

2/23/2021 12:01:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS - IUPUI senior guard Marcus Burk has been voted to the #HLMBB All-League Second Team by the league's coaches as postseason awards were handed out on Tuesday (Feb. 23). Wright State's Loudon Love was voted Player of the Year for the second straight year while Cleveland State's Dennis Gates was voted Coach of the Year. Northern Kentucky's Marques Warrick was named Freshman of the Year and CSU's Tre Gomillion was voted Defensive Player of the Year. Detroit Mercy's Matt Johnson was pegged the league's Sixth Player of the Year. 

The league's first team consisted of Torrey Patton (CSU), Antoine Davis (UDM), Jalen Moore (OU), Tanner Holden (WSU) and Love (WSU). Burk was joined on the second team by Amari Davis (GB), Trevon Faulkner (NKU), Grant Basile (WSU) and Naz Bohannon (YSU). The third team was made up of Bul Kuol (UDM), Te'Jon Lucas (MKE), Warrick, Daniel Oladapo (OU) and Jarred Godfrey (PFW). 

Burk currently ranks No. 5 in the country in scoring at 22.2 points per game and No. 24 nationally in three-point percentage at 42.3 percent. He is tops in the Horizon League in steals per game (1.88/game) and second in the league in scoring and three-point percentage. He's been amazingly efficient, shooting 49 percent overall and better than 80 percent from the foul line. 

In Horizon League play, he's increased his output to 22.5 points per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor, 43 percent from three-point range and 83 percent from the charity stripe. He's scored in double-figures in 16 of 17 games this season and made at least one three in all 17 contests. He has nine games of 20 points or more and three games in which he's scored 30 or better. He had a recent outburst of 70 points in a two-game sweep of UIC, earning Horizon League Player of the Week honors, along with mentions from ESPN.com and CollegeSportsMadness. 

Burk is also averaging 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game this season. It marks his second straight year earning second team All-Horizon League honors. 

Below is the full rundown of the #HLMBB Postseason award winners, as voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. 

Player of the Year: Loudon Love, Wright State
Coach of the Year: Dennis Gates, Cleveland State
Freshman of the Year: Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Defensive Player of the Year: Tre Gomillion, Cleveland State
Sixth Player of the Year: Matt Johnson, Detroit Mercy
 
All-League First Team (alphabetical by school)
Torrey Patton, Cleveland State
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Jalen Moore, Oakland
Tanner Holden, Wright State
Loudon Love, Wright State
 
All-League Second Team (alphabetical by school)
Amari Davis, Green Bay
Marcus Burk, IUPUI
Trevon Faulkner, Northern Kentucky
Grant Basile, Wright State
Naz Bohannon, Youngstown State
 
All-League Third Team (alphabetical by school)
Bul Kuol, Detroit Mercy
Te'Jon Lucas, Milwaukee
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Daniel Oladapo, Oakland
Jarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne
 
All-Freshman Team (alphabetical by school)
Lucas Stieber, Green Bay
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Micah Parrish, Oakland
Trey Townsend, Oakland
Shemar Rathan-Mayes, Youngstown State
 
All-Defensive Team (alphabetical by school)
Tre Gomillion, Cleveland State
Deante Johnson, Cleveland State
Tim Finke, Wright State
Loudon Love, Wright State
Garrett Covington, Youngstown State
 
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