Alec Peters - Senior edition

[valpo84]

Alfredrick "the Great" Hughes, Loyola, mid-80s.  He could light up the scorebook.  2914 in the old Midwestern Cities Conference/Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC), predecessor to Horizon.  That was a fun, fun conference in those days -- Dayton, SLU, Butler, Evansville, Detroit, Loyola, DePaul? and Xavier and maybe Marquette (around the time I'm most familiar with it).   We used to go see that tourney regularly in Dayton. 

[wh]

Who should be MVP?

http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/01/who-should-be-mvp

[talksalot]

Who should be MVP?

http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/01/who-should-be-mvp

I just shared that article on Facebook.  What a great tribute to Alec... although his teammates may disagree with some of it.

[agibson]

Who should be MVP?

http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/01/who-should-be-mvp

Even modestly even-handed for a piece that seems to come from a Duke organ.

[zvillehaze]

Alfredrick "the Great" Hughes, Loyola, mid-80s.  He could light up the scorebook.  2914 in the old Midwestern Cities Conference/Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC), predecessor to Horizon.  That was a fun, fun conference in those days -- Dayton, SLU, Butler, Evansville, Detroit, Loyola, DePaul? and Xavier and maybe Marquette (around the time I'm most familiar with it).   We used to go see that tourney regularly in Dayton. 

During Alfredrick's era, the MCC was Loyola, Detroit, Xavier, Butler, Evansville, St. Louis, ORU and Oklahoma City.  I'm his age, so saw him play quite a bit.  Loyola's 1985 team was really good, losing to Ewing's Georgetown team in the Sweet 16 after leading at half.  Here are the Top 10 all-time (not including Alec).  Lots of guys from the '80's, including Keith Gailes from Michigan City who scored over 2,000 in just 3 seasons.

[oklahomamick]

Would love if those teams were a current conference.  OKC University is NAIA now so that wouldn't work. 

[valpo84]

Byron Larkin is Barry Larkin's brother.  Byron was part of the X teams that put them on the map.  Great guy too.  He was on the #13 team coached by Pete Gillen that upset Missouri at the Hoosier Dome in 1987 in Rd 1 and lost to Duke in Rd 2 by 5.  That was an afternoon game before the evening HoosierFest with Alford, Knight and the rest of the Nat'l Champ team before the next stop at Cincinnati and the famous Dale Brown quote and slamming of the phone.

[covufan]

Byron Larkin is Barry Larkin's brother.  Byron was part of the X teams that put them on the map.  Great guy too.  He was on the #13 team coached by Pete Gillen that upset Missouri at the Hoosier Dome in 1987 in Rd 1 and lost to Duke in Rd 2 by 5.  That was an afternoon game before the evening HoosierFest with Alford, Knight and the rest of the Nat'l Champ team before the next stop at Cincinnati and the famous Dale Brown quote and slamming of the phone.

You must be going through a good portion of your memory lube.

[valpo84]

You must be going through a good portion of your memory lube.
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Brain is working overtime this week, and these are great distractions....  and I was at a lot of those games....

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/822529925366288384
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[agibson]

Bryce is on CBS getting introduced as Valpo's all-time leading scorer. Not for long!


(Off to a 8-0 lead on the road at #21 Florida.)

(Obligatory "The Shot" video. Apparently Florida coach Mike White was there on the sideline for Ole Miss.)

[wh]

Alec Peters set to break Valparaiso scoring record

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/valparaiso-university/alec-peters-set-to-break-valparaiso-scoring-record/article_9bc0b001-42a7-59b2-b234-b4f252159006.html

[talksalot]

If 50 points, 26 rebounds, two school career records, two victories by the largest margins in the HL this season do not get AP the HL POW; tomorrow we leave the Horizon League.

[wh]

...and, he delivered his 30-and-10 while playing only 23 minutes. For the technicians at the HL office who might miss the significance, that a per-40 pace of 52-and-17!!

...and, he picked up his 12th and 13th double-doubles for the season!

[oklahomamick]

If 50 points, 26 rebounds, two school career records, two victories by the largest margins in the HL this season do not get AP the HL POW; tomorrow we leave the Horizon League.

Should have left a couple years ago.

[agibson]

If 50 points, 26 rebounds, two school career records, two victories by the largest margins in the HL this season do not get AP the HL POW; tomorrow we leave the Horizon League.

Osipoff is reporting he got the award. 4th of the season.

It's a strange stat, but that pulls him into a third place tie with Felder for "most in career", at nine.

Two more two tie Sykes for "most ever" career, and maybe three to tie the "most in a season" award. (Of course there were seasons with a lot of prolific scorers competing or with Norris Cole and Gordon Hayward both getting weekly awards, etc.)

[talksalot]

http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/horizon-league-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-jan-23
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INDIANAPOLIS – Valparaiso's Alec Peters led all league players in points and rebounds last week and has been named Horizon League Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. The senior also became the school's all-time leading scorer during his 30-point, 10-rebound outing against UIC after becoming the program's all-time leading rebounder against Green Bay. Milwaukee's Bryce Nze has been named Freshman of the Week after converting 19-of-24 field goals and posting offensive ratings (KenPom) of 137 and 136 against UIC and Cleveland State.

Player of the Week | Alec Peters | Valparaiso | Sr. | F | Washington, Ill.
Peters broke a pair of Valpo career records last week and averaged 25 points and 13 rebounds per game in leading the Crusaders to the two largest margins of victory in Horizon League play to date this season.

Peters opened the week with 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in Valpo's 24-point win over then-undefeated Green Bay - with his final rebound against the Phoenix, he set Valpo's career rebounding record with his 911th career board. Peters followed with 30 points and 10 rebounds in just 23 minutes of action in a 31-point win over UIC, breaking Bryce Drew's career scoring record at Valpo of 2,142 points with his seventh point of the game.

This is Peters' fourth player of the week award this season and the ninth of his career. The nine career honors ties him with Oakland's Kay Felder for the third-most weekly awards in league history.

[vufan75]

Alec Peters on this watch list.

19 college hoop stars on our @TheBigOTrophy midseason watch list; 12 frosh on Tisdale Award list. https://t.co/PWeFdz2Vfb https://t.co/MWq27clFk1

[vufan75]

Per Post Trib article by Michael Osipoff about Alec breaking career points scored record, Bryce Drew quoted with some nice thoughts IMO.

"He's definitely deserving. He's a great player and an even better person. He's what Valpo athletics and college athletics are supposed to be about."

Oh, for our UIC fans who once in awhile comment on this board. EVERY newspaper or Internet article I've read about the game refers to UIC as Illinois-Chicago, not the preferred UIC. National or local publications, including the page 6 in the sports section game summary in the Chicago Tribune.

[Valpo89]

A lot of schools like UIC try to get the media to just use initials. I remember once upon a time when Missouri-Kansas City was in the Mid-Con, they sent out a press release saying they only wanted to be known as UMKC.
Their rationale? "Well, the national media always uses UCLA. We just want to be known as UMKC."
Probably the same thinking going on at UIC.
Problem is, you can't make sports editors follow that request. If they think the readers need to see the full school name on first reference, that's what is going to happen. Be thankful for any coverage you get.

[wh]

Alec holding at No. 28 on current mock NBA Draft:

http://www.nbadraft.net/2017mock_draft

[vu72]

Alec holding at No. 28 on current mock NBA Draft:

http://www.nbadraft.net/2017mock_draft

Amazing when you realized that he is listed a head of guys like Chris Boucher and Dillion Brooks from Oregon, Milo Tremble from Maryland and Caleb Swanigan and Thomas Bryant from Indiana.

[vufan75]

Playing with LeBron, and Kay Felder if that were to happen. Interesting. Rather he be a Chicago Bull somehow in my dreams....

[vufan75]

Yet another article on Alec. Very nice. He deserves more national pub and I retweet every article on Alec I see. #GoAlec #GoValpo

http://www.1070thefan.com/blogs/rakes-take/peters-powering-valpos-continued-success

[agibson]

Nice piece. Looks like it's out of Indy.