UNI men's basketball forward Austin Phyfe has been named the recipient of the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) Most Courageous Award, as announced on Wednesday night during UNI's annual student-athlete award show.

The MVC presents the award annually to former or current student-athletes, coaches or university administrators who demonstrate unusual courage in the face of personal illness, adversity or tragedy and whose behavior reflects honor on the institution or the conference.

Throughout his career on the Panther men's basketball team, Phyfe has faced adversity with a series of medical hardships. Despite missing time on the court, his spirit has not been diminished.

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