Fred VanVleet joins Antoine Carr (1983), Xavier McDaniel (1984, '85) and Paul Miller (2006) as the only Shockers to win the Missouri Valley's regular-season MVP award.
VanVleet is averaging 11.9 points, 5.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 turnovers. VanVleet's 4.0 assist-to-turnover ration is among the best in the country.
Wichita State also got love for Defensive Player of the Year, as Tekele Cotton won it.