What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/3/2019

How fans and family helped Bradley land its newest basketball recruit--Peoria Journal Star

Drake men’s basketball adds two transfers--Times-Delphic

Former TV sports reporters Lance Wilkerson, Joe Downs out at UE athletics department--Evansville Courier & Press

METRO/PREP ROUNDUP: ISU women add new coach, new player--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Indiana State Welcomes Deneen Parker to Staff, Announces Roster Updates--gosycamores.com

MSU Lady Bears vs. Jackie Stiles? It could happen in November--Springfield News-Leader

5 Question Friday: Saint Louis’s outlook, the MAC’s future, and more--Mid-Major Madness

Your opinion on Bryan Mullins and how long it takes him to turn it around

— Lee downs (@Barkeep1967) May 2, 2019

The general consensus around Mullins getting the Southern Illinois job was that it was a great choice. He’s young, he’s returning to his alma mater where he was a star for one of the best teams in school history, and he’s coming from another in-state program in Loyola that he helped build into one of the best in the Midwest. He checks a lot of hypothetical boxes that you’d look for in a coach to help build a program back up. He’ll probably do well there, but it won’t be instantaneous.

Staying put: Javon Freeman steps back from transfer plans, decides to remain at Valparaiso University--Post-Tribune
After initially expressing plans to transfer, Freeman-Liberty returning to Valparaiso--NWI Times
ROBBIE WEINSTEIN: With Freeman-Liberty back, Valpo is one player away--NWI Times

White, MacKay Zacker Join Valpo Women’s Basketball Program--valpoathletics.com