February 28, 2006
Men’s Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MOSS AND TUNNELL EARN MVC HONORS

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State senior David Moss (Chicago, Ill./Thornwood HS) has been named the 2006 All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team. It is the second consecutive year Moss has been named to the all-conference second team. He is the 14th player at ISU to earn All-MVC honors. Freshman Jay Tunnell (Topeka, Kan./West HS) was named to the 2006 Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team.
   Moss, who earned honorable mention all-conference honors after his sophomore campaign in 2004, was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team earlier this week. He played and started in 19 games this season, despite suffering a partially torn hamstring during the year.
   He finished the regular season second in the league in scoring (16.3ppg), and averages 5.7 rebounds per contest. Moss is sixth on the school’s all-time scoring list, seventh in made three pointers (113), eighth in assists (340) and seventh in steals (129). He led the Sycamores in scoring a team-high ten times this season. Moss also led the squad in assists eight times this season, and had the team-high in rebounds four times.
   Tunnell, who becomes the fifth Sycamore to be named to the All-Freshman Team, finished the year averaging 8.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He was the second-leading scorer among freshmen in the MVC. Tunnell played in 27 games during the regular season, and made 26 starts. He scored in double figures 13 times this season, including a career-high 18 points at Bradley on January 21.
   ISU finished the regular season with a record of 12-15 (4-14 MVC). The Sycamores earned the No. 9 seed for the 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. ISU takes on Drake in the opening round. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Savvis Center in St. Louis.