Bowling Green State University Athletics
Brian Moten Named MAC Sixth Man of the Year
March 12, 2008 | Men's Basketball
March 12, 2008
CLEVELAND, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - Bowling Green State University junior Brian Moten has been named the Mid-American Conference Sixth Man of the Year, the league office announced Wednesday (March 12). Moten is the first Falcon player to win the award, which is in its sixth season of existence.
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"Brian has given us a huge lift off the bench, and has energized us," said BGSU Head Coach Louis Orr. "He was perhaps our most consistent scorer in MAC play this year, and has been invaluable. Brian embraced the role of sixth man for us this year, and I am excited for him to receive this award."
Moten, a native of Saginaw, Mich., has played in all 29 games this season, making just two starts. He currently ranks third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.4 points per game. Moten is shooting 51.9 percent from the field, ranking second on the team, and has shot a BG-best 44.1% from the three-point line. He enters MAC Tournament play having made a team-leading 41 triples on the year.
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Moten has hit double digits in scoring 15 times this season, including 14 times in the last 18 games. He posted a career-high 24 points, also setting a career best with six three-point field goals made, in the Falcons' 89-83 victory over nationally-ranked Kent State on March 1.
With 272 points this season to date, Moten has topped his total for his first two years at BG combined (188). He has his 41 treys this season, after hitting a total of 21 prior to the 2007-08 campaign.
The Falcons, 13-16 overall, are the ninth seed for the First Energy MAC Tournament. BGSU will take on eighth-seeded Toledo on Wednesday (March 12) at Quicken Loans Arena, with starting time scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
