Bradley University Athletics

Two Braves Earn Valley Honors

Men's Basketball 3/2/2021 10:00:00 AM

Senior Elijah Childs and redshirt freshman Rienk Mast were both honored by the Missouri Valley Conference on Tuesday. Childs was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, while Mast collected MVC All-Freshman Team accolades.

Becoming just the 16th player in school history to earn all-conference honors three times during his career, Childs collected second-team accolades for the second-straight season after receiving third-team honors in 2018-19.

Childs leads Bradley with 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.27 blocks per game during his senior campaign, ranking sixth in the Valley in scoring, second in boards and third in blocks. Childs is also aiming to become the first Bradley player since Andrew Warren in 2010-11 to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding in the same season.

Also named the MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2019 and a member of the 2020 MVC All-Tournament Team as Bradley won back-to-back conference tournaments, Childs ranks 22nd in school history with 1,350 career points, seventh with 849 career rebounds and second with 154 career blocks.

Mast is the sixth Brave in six years under Coach Wardle to earn MVC All-Freshman Team honors and the first since Childs in 2018. The redshirt freshman ranked second among all Valley rookies with 8.0 points per game and first with 5.7 rebounds. Mast increased his role as his freshman season progressed – averaging 10.1 points and 6.5 rebounds during Valley play, while shooting 50.7 percent from the floor and 37.1 percent from 3-point range.

In the last 10 games of the season, Mast led all Bradley players with 12.2 points per game – making 52.3 percent of his attempts from the field and 40.4 percent from beyond the arc – to go with 6.6 rebounds per game.

The Braves now turn their attention toward the 2021 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament where the two-time defending champions open action against Southern Illinois on Thursday at 5 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Elijah Childs: F; 6' 8"; Senior

#51 Rienk Mast: F; 6' 9"; Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

#10 Elijah Childs
: 6' 8"; Senior
: F

#51 Rienk Mast
: 6' 9"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

Two Braves Earn Valley Honors

Players Mentioned

#10 Elijah Childs

#51 Rienk Mast

Players Mentioned

#10 Elijah Childs

#51 Rienk Mast