It’s officially awards SZN now, and the markers of a good season is seeing your program rewarded with recognition. Few of the awards are very surprising, and in this case if you had to pick the Tigers most likely to land on these lists, you’d probably start with Dru Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon.
Dru Smith, Missouri’s do-everything guard, made an instant impact last season after transferring in from Evansville. Smith is top 15 in points per game, top 5 in assists, second in steals, and he’s also the 4th best Free Throw shooter in the conference. He was named 1st team All Conference and 1st team All Defense.