For the second-straight day, sophomore Elijah Childs and junior Nate Kennell were honored by the Missouri Valley Conference in the league's postseason awards. Childs was named to the MVC Most Improved Team, while Kennell collected All-Bench Team accolades.
Childs, who was named to the All-Valley Third Team on Tuesday, ranked second on the team in scoring with 12.2 points, while leading the Braves with 7.8 rebounds. The sophomore increased his production by 3.8 points and 1.6 rebounds from a season ago, while starting all but one game in 2018-19.
Childs is the first Brave to land on the Most Improved Team since former teammate Donte Thomas in 2016.