Belmont Basketball: Impact of Bruins joining Missouri Valley Conference--Busting Brackets
Belmont Is Moving to the Missouri Valley Conference--Valley Hoops Insider
Belmont set to enter MVC on Tuesday--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Loyola Chicago Basketball: 2021-22 season preview and outlook for Ramblers--Busting Brackets
ROTHSTEIN 45: Preseason Edition--College Hoops Today
34. Loyola Chicago: First-year head coach Drew Valentine has seven players back from last year’s Sweet 16 run.
Northern Iowa Panthers
Much of the optimism surrounding Northern Iowa entering last season centered around the return of star AJ Green. The 6-4 guard appeared in only three games before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. His loss, coupled with the team struggling defensively, led to the Panthers dropped over 100 KenPom spots from the prior year.
Ben Jacobson has been at the head of the program since 2007 and has brought his fair share of college basketball success to Cedar Falls. With Green back and healthy – as well as the returns of Austin Phyfe and Trae Berhow – UNI could return to contending for the MVC title this season. The big key will be a resurgence offensively. UNI ranked 23rd nationally in AdjO in 2020 behind Green’s scoring and Berhow’s elite efficiency. That number plummeted to 155th last season.
It is also worth noting a pair of rising sophomores. Bowen Born and Nate Heise were thrown into the fire last season and performed solidly. Born in particular showed out, averaging 11.2 points per game. Now with a year of experience under their belts, they can help the trio of Green/Berhow/Phyfe.
SIU Men's Basketball | Salukis release non-conference schedule, open at Little Rock on Nov. 9--Southern Illinoisan
Salukis announce 2021-22 schedule--siusalukis.com
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