Senior guard Jeremy Granger was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference Second Team, as the conference announced its All-Conference teams and awards Tuesday.

Granger, who averaged 15.9 points per game, led the OVC in free throw percentage for the second time in his career.

Granger is the Panthers’ all-time leader in free throw percentage and the No. 3 all-time OVC player in free throw percentage. This season, Granger became the first player in Eastern history to lead the Panthers in both scoring and assists in two seasons. He had 88 assists this year, bringing him to 313 for his career, the third most in Eastern history.

Joining Granger on the All-OVC Second Team is Jaron Jones of Eastern Kentucky, Tyler Stone of Southeast Missouri, John Fraley of Austin Peay, Ivan Aska of Murray State and Mark Yelovich of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Six players are featured because of a tie in voting for the final spot.

The OVC tournament begins on Wednesday. The Panthers did not qualify for the tournament.

Around the OVC

Murray State’s Isaiah Canaan was named OVC Player of the Year, while teammate Jewaun Long was the OVC Defensive Player of the Year. Steve Prohm, coach of the Racers, was named OVC Coach of the Year.

Canaan was also named to the All-OVC team, joining Donte Poole of Murray State, Robert Covington of Tennessee State and Kevin Murphy and Jud Dillard of Tennessee Tech.

Tennessee-Martin’s Myles Taylor was named OVC Freshman of the Year.

Making the OVC All-Newcomer team is Tyler Stone of Southeast Missouri, Myles Taylor of Tennessee-Martin, Mike DiNunno of Eastern Kentucky, Kellen Thornton of Tennessee State and Jerome Jones of Southern Ilinois-Edwardsville. 

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7942 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.