What's Up In The Missouri Valley 10/21/2019

Missouri Valley Media Day Recap and Response--Hoops HD

Indianola grad Grace Berg is ready to play for Drake … when the NCAA allows--Des Moines Register

UE Insider: Get to know freshman guards Marcus Henderson, Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander--Evansville Courier & Press

Illinois State – Will the Face-Lift Work?--Valley Hoops Insider
Kindred: Illinois State's Keith Fisher III seeks to "set example" back home in South Central L.A.--The Pantagraph
ISU basketball selected seventh in MVC preseason poll, Copeland named to MVC preseason team--Vidette Online

Men’s Basketball Announces 2019-20 promotional schedule--goredbirds.com
Redbird Basketball Meets Fans at Hoopfest--goredbirds.com

Tyreke Key and Jordan Barnes Earn MVC Preseason Honors--gosycamores.com

ISU's Key named preseason all-MVC first team--Terre Haute Tribune Star

7 observations and initial reactions from the 2020 KenPom preseason rankings--Mid-Major Madness

4. Missouri State just got some bulletin-board material

Pomeroy’s projections are bearish on the Bears.

Despite boasting some high-major transfers and retaining most of its contributors from last year’s 16-16 campaign, the KenPom preseason projections put Missouri State at 166th with a 14-15 record and a 9-9 finish in the Missouri Valley. That .500 record is in a four-way tie with the likes of Drake, Indiana State and Evansville — four teams that went a combined 24-30 in Valley play last year.

Yet if there’s a silver lining, these are merely one (very important) person’s preseason predictions. The Bears were picked first in the MVC Preseason Poll and are 13th in our Other Top 25 rankings, so people around the sport see the potential of Dana Ford’s team this season.

No Surprise – Missouri State is The Favorite--Valley Hoops Insider
What we learned about Missouri State hoops, the MVC favorite, at media day--Springfield News-Leader

2019 Basketball Media Day--missouristatebears.com
Bears, Lady Bears to Conduct Homecoming Sneak Preview--missouristatebears.com

Coming off a Sweet 16 appearance, the MSU Lady Bears feel 'disrespected' by MVC poll--Springfield News-Leader
MSU Lady Bears land 2021 three-star point guard Taylor Woodhouse--Springfield News-Leader

UNI men's basketball preview: Panthers enter 2019-20 with mix of veterans and newcomers--The Gazette
UNI basketball: Battle-tested Panthers must embrace the fight--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI basketball: Phyfe driven to make an impact--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI, Europe and beyond – Seth Tuttle’s story--Northern Iowan

College basketball: UNI men, women picked to finish third--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

Men's Basketball | Salukis picked last in MVC preseason poll for 1st time since 2012--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Basketball 5@5--The Southern Illinoisan
SIU Basketball | Orlando Christian guard commits to Salukis--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Basketball 5@5--The Southern Illinoisan
Lowery never lost admiration for Southern Illinois--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Basketball 5@5--The Southern Illinoisan
SIU hosts Minnesota State for an exhibition game on Tuesday--siusalukis.com

Women's Basketball | Salukis picked 5th in MVC preseason poll--The Southern Illinoisan
Women's Basketball picked fifth; Martin selected to Preseason All-MVC team--siusalukis.com

Freeman-Liberty shines for VU in exhibition win--NWI Times
Valpo Downs Cedarville in Exhibition Opener--valpoathletics.com

Bradley Men's Basketball 2019-20 Season Preview--The Missouri Valley

Bradley Women's Basketball 2019-20 Season Preview--The Missouri Valley