llinois State sophomore DJ Horne has been named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference third team, announced by the Conference office on Tuesday morning.

Horne, a native of Raleigh, N.C., averaged a team-best 15.3 points per game – fourth-best in the MVC – in 23 games played during the season. He has also made 60-of-140 three-point attempts this season, for a percentage of 42.9, both best in the MVC, and his percentage ranks 16th in the country, while his makes per game is 62nd-highest in NCAA Division I.

Illinois State is set to take on Northern Iowa for the third consecutive time – the first time that has happened within the MVC since the 1919-20 season when Oklahoma State and Oklahoma faced each other in four consecutive games.