ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Junior Darius Carter and sophomore Fred VanVleet were named to the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team and the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Most Improved Team respectively, the Valley announced on Wednesday.

Carter was previously named to the 2014 MVC All-Newcomer Team while VanVleet was named to the 2014 MVC All-First Team, 2014 MVC All-Defensive Team and 2014 MVC Player of the Year. VanVleet also was named the Team Captain of the 2014 MVC Most Improved Team.

Nate Buss of UNI, a native of Charles City, Iowa, has been tabbed the conference's Team Captain for the All-Bench Team.

The teams, which were selected by the league's newspaper beat writers, are comprised of a minimum of five student-athletes (top five vote-getters, plus ties) on each squad.

2014 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL-BENCH TEAM


*Nate Buss, UNI Jr. F 6-9 Charles City (Iowa) High


Darius Carter, Wichita State Jr. F 6-7 Akron (Ohio) Firestone High / Vincennes J.C.


Jalen Pendleton, Southern Illinois So. G 6-2 Evansville (Ind.) Bosse High


#Khristian Smith, Indiana State So. G/F 6-6 Indianapolis (Ind.) Pike High


Devon Turk, Loyola So. G 6-4 Houston (Texas) Westbury Christian



2014 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE MOST-IMPROVED TEAM


*Fred VanVleet, Wichita State So. G 5-11 Rockford (Ill.) Auburn High


D.J. Balentine, Evansville So. G 6-2 Kokomo (Ind.) High


Anthony Beane, Southern Illinois So. G 6-2 Normal (Ill.) High


Matt Bohannon, UNI So. G 6-4 Marion (Iowa) Linn-Mar High


Nate Buss, UNI Jr. F 6-9 Charles City (Iowa) High


Aaron Hawley, Drake Sr. G/F 6-8 Rogers (Ark.) High


*--indicates team captain
#--named Tuesday as league's "Sixth Man of the Year" by all-conference voting panel