MILWAUKEE - Jeremiah Bell of the Milwaukee men's basketball team was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team today when the league announced its postseason awards as voted on by league coaches, sports information directors and local media.
 
Bell is closing out an impressive junior campaign, currently leading the Panthers in scoring (13.9 ppg), three-point field goal percentage (.385), three-pointers made (69), free-throw percentage (.772) and steals (35).
 
Since first appearing in the starting lineup against Belmont in game No. 10 of the season, Bell has averaged a team-high 15.4 points and added 3.3 rebounds per game. In those 21 starts, he is shooting 44.3 percent (112-253) from the floor, 41.0 percent (55-134) on 3's and 78.9 percent from the line (45-57), all coming after averaging 9.1 ppg prior to the Belmont start.
 
He has led the team in scoring on a dozen occasions, crossing the 20-point barrier six times – including a season-high 29 against IUPUI Feb. 16 – scoring in double-figures 21 times on the season. Bell and the Panthers get "Motor City Madness" underway Sunday against UIC, set to start at 4 p.m. CST.
 
Player of the Year: Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Coach of the Year: Scott Nagy, Wright State
Freshman of the Year: Loudon Love, Wright State
Sixth Man of the Year: Godwin Boahen, UIC
Defensive Player of the Year: Tai Odiase, UIC
 
All-League First Team (alphabetical by school)
Khalil Small, Green Bay
Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Grant Benzinger, Wright State
 
All-League Second Team
Kameron Chatman, Detroit Mercy
Jeremiah Bell, Milwaukee
Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky
Loudon Love, Wright State
Cameron Morse, Youngstown State
 
All-Freshman Team
Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Jermaine Jackson Jr., Detroit Mercy
Jalen Tate, Northern Kentucky
Loudon Love, Wright State
Naz Bohannon, Youngstown State
 
All-Defensive Team
Khalil Small, Green Bay
Jalen Tate, Northern Kentucky
Martez Walker, Oakland
Tai Odiase, UIC
Mark Hughes, Wright State