CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State guard Tyree Appleby was one of five players voted onto the Horizon League All-Freshman Team which was announced on Wednesday afternoon as voted upon by the League's 10 head coaches, sports information directors and select media.
Appleby has appeared in 30 games this year with 21 starts. He ranks 20th in the Horizon League in scoring with 11.3 points per game and is also sixth in assists (3.8) and steals (1.3), while adding 2.2 rebounds.
A four-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week, Appleby set career-highs in points (25) and assists (9) in a win at UIC on Feb. 10 and dished out at least six assists in eight games this year.
Appleby has scored 339 points this year, the 10th most by a freshman in a season in program history. He is also just the fifth freshman in CSU history to record 100 assists in a season with his 115 assists the fourth most among all freshman in program history. In addition, Appleby's 40 steals are the seventh most by a CSU freshman for a season, while his 87 free throw makes are tied for the third most by a Viking freshman.
Appleby and the eighth-seeded Vikings open play in the Horizon League Championship with a first round game against ninth-seeded Youngstown State on Friday (March 2) at 8:00 pm at Little Caesars Arena. The winner will advance to face top-seeded Northern Kentucky in a second round game at 8:00 pm on Saturday (March 3).
2017-18 Horizon League Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Coach of the Year: Scott Nagy, Wright State
Freshman of the Year: Loudon Love, Wright State
Sixth Man of the Year: Godwin Boahen, UIC
Defensive Player of the Year: Tai Odiase, UIC
All-League First Team (alphabetical by school)
Khalil Small, Green Bay
Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Grant Benzinger, Wright State
All-League Second Team (alphabetical by school)
Kameron Chatman, Detroit Mercy
Jeremiah Bell, Milwaukee
Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky
Loudon Love, Wright State
Cameron Morse, Youngstown State
All-Freshman Team (alphabetical by school)
Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Jermaine Jackson Jr., Detroit Mercy
Jalen Tate, Northern Kentucky
Loudon Love, Wright State
Naz Bohannon, Youngstown State
All-Defensive Team (alphabetical by school)
Khalil Small, Green Bay
Jalen Tate, Northern Kentucky
Martez Walker, Oakland
Tai Odiase, UIC
Mark Hughes, Wright State
