Drake’s Tucker DeVries has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year for the second straight season. DeVries was the top scorer in conference play at 23 and-a-half points per game and finished in the top 10 in rebounding and steals and feels his role changed this season.

DeVries led a Drake team with 10 new players to a 25-6 regular season record.

Drake is the number two seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis and opens Friday night against the winner of today’s (Thursday’s) game between Illinois State and Evansville. The Bulldogs won the tournament a year ago as the two seed.