Mike Carlson (photo, Truman State Athletics)

Mike Carlson (photo, Truman State Athletics)

Mike Carlson, a senior at Truman State University in Kirksville,  was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s co-Player of the Year on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the first Truman men’s basketball player in program history to earn the honor.  The Superior, Wis.-native led the Bulldogs at 21.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game while shooting 54.4 percent from the field. He started all 27 games en route to finishing the season second all-time on the program’s single-season scoring chart

GLVC First Team
Mike Carlson Truman St SR
Kameron Bundy Drury SO
Bryce Foster Mo. S&T SR
Aaron Nelson Southern Ind. SR
Keisten Jones Bellarmine SR
Asa Toney Maryville SR
Tylor Wimbish Mo.-St. Louis JR
Reece Cheatham Indianapolis SR
Joe Lawson Indianapolis JR
Ryan Jackson Lewis JR
Ziggy Riauka UW-Parkside JR

Carlson is eighth all-time in career scoring at Truman with 1,326 points in 82 contests. He was among the GLVC leaders all season in scoring, rebounding, free throw percentage, and blocked shots while also averaging 32.4 minutes per game. In addition, Carlson recorded two of the top-four single-game scoring totals in Truman history this season, including a program-record 48 points against Missouri S&T on Jan. 30, 2014. He added six double-doubles, led the Bulldogs in scoring in 15 of the team’s 27 games, and was the league’s Player of the Week on two occasions – Jan. 20 and March 3.
Having helped guide the Bulldogs to just their sixth 20-win season in program history, Carlson becomes Truman’s first conference Player of the Year honoree and the first, first-team selection since 2005-06 when Andy Calmes was last named to the first-team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). Carlson shares the 2013-14 top billing with Southern Indiana’s Aaron Nelson, who averaged 19.8 points and 13.2 rebounds per game for the 22-5 Screaming Eagles.
Along with Carlson and Nelson sharing the Player of the Year honors, William Jewell’s D’Vante Mosby picked up the GLVC Freshman of the Year award. Stan Gouard of Indianapolis was named the league’s Coach of the Year after guiding the Greyhounds to a share of the East Division title.