ST. LOUIS – Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made an immediate impact with the University of Evansville men's basketball team and looks for even more this year as he was named to the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Second Team on Tuesday.
 
A member of the All-MVC Third Team in the spring, Strawbridge enters his second season with the Purple Aces.  In his first year at UE, Strawbridge led the squad with an average of 14.4 points per game. 
 
Prior to Evansville, Strawbridge spent two seasons with the Alabama State program.  A prolific scorer throughout his career, Strawbridge opens the 2023-23 campaign with 973 career points, just 27 shy of reaching 1,000.
 
The announcement came on Tuesday as the annual MVC Basketball Tipoff took place inside Enterprise Center.  UE was picked to finish 11^th in the preseason poll.  Aces head coach David Ragland along with Gage Bobe, Antonio Thomas and Strawbridge were in St. Louis representing the program.