INDIANAPOLIS – UIndy men's basketball players Jesse Bingham, Kendrick Tchoua, Paul Zilinskas, and Josiah Tynes were recognized on Wednesday among the 2023-24 All-GLVC postseason honorees. 

The postseason awards are voted on by the league's 14 head coaches. By rule, coaches cannot vote for their own players. 

Bingham and Tchoua highlighted the group of Greyhounds on the first team for the second straight season. Bingham led the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game, while averaging 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. The Indy local produced five 20-point games this season, including a season-high 26 last Saturday at McKendree. He also recorded one double-double this winter, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds at Pitt-Johnstown. 

Bingham made 42 blocks this season, topping the team, and is nearing the program's all-time record in career stops with 138. 

Tchoua as a force in the paint once again in his final year of eligibility, leading the country in offensive rebounds per game (4.1) and the conference in field-goal percentage (63.9%). The Silver Spring, Md., native averaged 12.5 points and 7.6 boards per contest, while also totaling 25 steals and 16 blocks. 

The big man recorded six double-doubles on the season, including a 21-point-17-rebound performance against Rockhurst on Senior Day on Feb. 24. 

Both Bingham and Tchoua were also recognized on the 10-person All-Defensive Team. 

Zilinskas was in the midst of a heat check after 12 conference games, averaging 12.5 points and 3.0 rebounds. In his first season as a Greyhound, Zilinskas had his 10 highest-scoring games in GLVC action, including a season-high 24 against Missouri-St. Louis in mid-January. 

A complete list of the 2023-24 All-GLVC teams and postseason honors can be found below.
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jake Hilmer, Gr., G, Upper Iowa
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Caleb Zurliene, Sr., G/F, McKendree
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kobi Williams, G, Truman State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jeff Horner, Truman State
 

FIRST TEAM  Jordan Rice, Jr., G, UIS Jesse Bingham, Sr., G, UINDY Kendrick Tchoua, Sr., C, UINDY Beau Frericks, Jr., G, LEWIS Milos Vicentic, Jr., F, MCK # Matt Enright, So., G, UMSL Jake Hilmer, Gr., G, UIU # Noah King, So., G, UIU Jordan Jermain, Sr., G, WJC Kobe McKinley, 5th-Yr., G, WJC

SECOND TEAM  Logan Applegate, So., G, DU Jacob Hanna, Jr., G, UIS Jack Weber, Jr., F, UIS Paul Zilinskas, Jr., F, UINDY Caleb Zurliene, Sr., G/F, MCK  Ikenna Okeke, Sr., F, S&T Zion Richardson, Sr., G, QU  Timaris Brown, So., F, RU Xavier Hall, So., G, TSU Trey Shearer, Jr., G, TSU

 
# Unanimous Selection
 

ALL-DEFENSIVE  Brock Wakefield, Jr., G, DU Jacob Hanna, Jr., G, UIS Jesse Bingham, Sr., G, UINDY Kendrick Tchoua, Sr., C, UINDY Gary Solomon, Sr., G, LEWIS Caleb Zurliene, Sr., G/F, MCK Xavier Hall, So., G, TSU Kyle Hrncir, Fr., F, UIU Kobe McKinley, 5th-Yr., G, WJC Trey Shannon, 5th-Yr., F, WJC

ALL-FRESHMAN  Juok Riak, F, DU Ryan Renfro, F, LEWIS Brian Hawthorne, G, RU Kobi Williams, G, TSU Kyle Hrncir, F, UIU

 
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Luke Stubbs, DU
Jason Bergstrom, UIS
Josiah Tynes, UINDY
Ryan Renfro, LEWIS
Luke Williams, MU
Joey Niesman, MCK
Micah Johnson, S&T
Matt Enright, UMSL
Mason Wujek, QU
Miles White, RU
Drew McMillin, SBU
Casen Lawrence, TSU
Caleb Delzell, UIU
Mawutor Nogoson, WJC
 
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD TEAM WINNER
William Jewell