Ball State All-Time MAC Freshman of the Year Award Recipients
Ray McCallum - 1980
Bonzi Wells - 1995
Theron Smith - 2000
Maurice Acker - 2006
Jarrod Jones - 2009
Zavier Turner - 2014
Sean Sellers - 2015
For the second consecutive season, a Ball State men's basketball player has been named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year.
Sean Sellers was announced as the recipient of the award on Tuesday, a day after being named to the conference's all-freshman team. Sophomore Zavier Turner received the honor last season.
“I am proud of Sean for having a great freshman year,” Ball State coach James Whitford said in a statement. “We relied on him very heavily, and he consistently delivered. He has an incredibly bright future. In addition to being talented, he has high character and a great work ethic. I am confident he will have a great career at Ball State.”
Sellers started all but one game this season and led the Cardinals in total minutes played. He is the MAC's top scoring freshman with 12.0 points per contest.
Sellers broke the Ball State rookie record for most 3-pointers made in a season with 66 while shooting .437 from beyond the arc. He finished the year ranked fifth on the Cardinals' freshman scoring list with 359 points.
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