March 7, 2011
ST. LOUIS -
Illinois State seniors Blake Mishler and Alex Rubin were each named to the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete team Monday, as voted on by the league's sports information directors. Mishler boasted second-team honors, while Rubin earned honorable mention accolades.
Mishler, a native of Metamora, Ill., carries a 3.89 grade-point average while working toward a double major in history and political science. He is a five-time member of the AFNI Athletics Honor Roll and also a five-time member of the Dean's List. Mishler played in all 31 games for the Redbirds with six starting assignments and averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
He ranked among the top-15 offensive rebounders in the league, despite only averaging 13.1 minutes per game. Mishler also collected six double-digit scoring efforts this season, including a career-best 18 points in the season-opener against SIU Edwardsville.
Rubin, a finance major with a 3.51 GPA, hails from Plymouth, Minn. He is seven-time member of the AFNI Athletics Honor Roll and a member of the Dean's List five times. Rubin played every game this season with 19 starts, while averaging 3.5 points per game. He ranked fourth on the team in minutes played (691) and was third in assists (42), while topping the squad in steals with 25.
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