What's Up In The Missouri Valley 3/21/2020

Column: Men’s basketball is still on upward swing--Bradley Scout
Column: Cheering on the MVC champions, the victories from a cheerleader’s perspective--Bradley Scout

Moments of madness: Drake hoops, Keno Davis and what might have been--Des Moines Register

UE freshman guard Marcus Henderson enters transfer portal--Evansville Courier & Press

Daily Top 5: ISU's men's basketball had several top performances--Terre Haute Tribune Star

Postseason awards: All-Mid-Major Madness Third Team--Mid-Major Madness

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Cameron Krutwig — Loyola Chicago

2019-20 Stats: 15.1 PPG - 8.1 RPG - 4.2 APG - 1.2 APG - 56.3 FG%

As our own Kyle Cajero wrote earlier in the season, Krutwig has become something of college basketball unicorn with his passing ability.

His ability to score in the post or facilitate the offense kept the Ramblers’ offense afloat at times. Although the counting numbers aren’t as gaudy as other players’, his fingerprints were on every aspect of the game. His defensive rebounding rate of 25.9% ranked 37th nationally, according to KenPom. The aforementioned passing ability resulted in a 32.3% assist rate that was 52nd in the country. He was only called for 1.8 fouls per 40 minutes, which allowed him to play a career-high 31.3 minutes per game as he anchored the Missouri Valley’s most efficient defense.

Krutwig’s play landed him on the First Team All-MVC for the second straight year, and was the runner-up for the MVC’s Player of the Year award.

March Moments Bears of 99--Valley Hoops Insider

ESPN has a bracket to figure out who the best college hoops player ever was. It forgot Jackie Stiles.--Springfield News-Leader
Ending March Madness hit the Lady Bears 'like a ton of bricks'--Springfield News-Leader

This Day in Madness: Ali Farokhmanesh and the shot that shook the bracket--The Athletic
BTD’s Way-Too-Early 2020-2021 College Basketball Top 25--Building The Dam

25. Northern Iowa Panthers

A local product, AJ Green is one of the best mid-major talents in all of college basketball.

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The Panthers being stunned in the Missouri Valley Tournament shouldn’t diminish their 25-6 season which had NCAA Tournament at-large potential. Heading into 2020-2021, this Northern Iowa outfit has the potential to be one of the better groups Ben Jacobson has ever had in Cedar Falls. The early MVC favorites return reigning conference Player of the Year AJ Green, all-league talent Trae Berhow and nightly double-double threat Austin Phyfe, but will need to develop some consistency further on in their depth chart to make a run into March.

UNI knocked off mighty Kansas one decade ago--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
The Shot, The Charge and the Biggest Win In UNI Basketball History - An Oral History of the 2010 Win over Kansas--unipanthers.com

March Moments SIU – Mike Reis--Valley Hoops Insider
Message from Bryan Mullins--siusalukis.com

Ryan Fazekas reflects on Valparaiso’s conference tournament success and turns his thoughts toward his future, including the possibility of a pro career: ‘I’ll keep all doors open.’--Post-Tribune