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Bradley's Ja'Shon Henry and Ville Tahvanainen earn MVC honors

Mar 4, 2020 at 10:26 AM

A pair of Bradley players earned spots on the two Missouri Valley Conference specialty teams Wednesday, voted on by the league’s 10 beat writers.

Sophomore forward Ja’Shon Henry earned a spot on the Most Improved Team, while freshman guard Ville Tahvanainen was selected to the all-Bench team for the Braves.

Henry, a native of Saskatchewan, more than doubled his production from a season ago, averaging 9.7 points and 6.1 rebounds. He also shot 51% from the field and made 74% of his free throws.

Last year, Henry averaged 4.