2/22/2023 MATCHUP NEWS AND NOTES--Staring At The Floorboards
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- The big news out of Terre Haute is that Cam Henry is out for the Belmont trip after taking an elbow that caused a concussion against Illinois State...
Wednesdays in the Valley (2/21)--Valley Hoops Insider
State of the Valley - 90% of the Way--Missouri Valley Beat
Seven mid-major underclassmen for you to pay attention to - Part II--ON3
Fr. SF Cade Tyson (Belmont)
Cade Tyson is a small forward at Belmont University. The 6-foot-7 freshman is averaging 13.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and is shooting 43.3 percent from three. The graduate of Matthews (NC) Carmel Christian played with the Team Curry program on the UAA Next Circuit. Tyson chose Belmont over other offers that included Coastal Carolina, Charlotte, Wilmington, and Mercer.
This is Belmont Basketball™️@shepben2 x @cade_tyson #ItsBruinTime pic.twitter.com/GFcVTtWFs3
— Belmont Basketball (@BelmontMBB) February 9, 2023
Bracket Breakers 2023: 6 potential Cinderella teams that first must win their conference tournaments--The Athletic
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference
Killer Rating: 15.7The Braves are riding an eight-game winning streak and are tied with Drake at 14-4 atop the MVC, where our model says the Braves are the best team and best underdog. Yet they get very little national attention. Well, it’s time to notice: This is the best Bradley squad in at least 15 years, with a highly efficient defense that keeps opponents at the perimeter, dragging their average possession length to 18.8 seconds (ranking 360th in the country) and allowing an effective field-goal percentage of just 45.8% (ranking 21st). And the Braves have taken their own long-range shooting up a notch over the past couple of seasons: 39.9% of their attempts are from downtown, well above average. As the conference heads toward Arch Madness, keep an eye on Malevy Leons, their Dutch-born big man with 48 blocks and 46 steals heading into Wednesday’s game at Valparaiso. No Missouri Valley player has gone 50-50 since the MVC started keeping records 42 years ago.
Further note: Drake is awful on the offensive glass (ranking: 307th, down from 55th when the Bulldogs were an 11-seed two years ago). And they don’t force turnovers (ranking: 219th). They are not built for the styles underdogs win with in the NCAA tournament. Our model sees a difference of fewer than 3 points per 100 possessions between Bradley and Drake in its basic power ratings but a gap of more than 10 percentage points in their tournament chances against an average giant.
Game Preview: Bradley vs. Valparaiso--bradleybraves.com
Hoops HD Daily Rundown – Wednesday, Feb 22nd--Hoops HD
UTR WATCH:
-ILLINOIS STATE AT DRAKE (Missouri Valley). Drake is tied with Bradley with just two games to go, and the two will face each other on the final game of the regular season this Sunday. I like how this Drake team is now playing and feel if they had been playing at this level all along they wouldn’t need to win the MVC Tournament to make the NCAA Tournament.
Garrett Sturtz, all-time rebounds leader, is a symbol of consistency for Drake basketball--Des Moines Register
Men's Basketball Preview: Illinois State--godrakebulldogs.com
Women's Basketball Preview: Murray State & Belmont--godrakebulldogs.com
Evansville's all-time HS basketball scorer Tyler Myers commits to the Purple Aces--Evansville Courier & Press
Ashleen Bracey returns to Illinois State as Illinois-Chicago head coach--The Pantagraph
Redbirds Return to CEFCU Arena to Host Flames--goredbirds.com
Sycamores, Tennessee native aim to take up mantle at Belmont--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores begin final road trip at SIU--gosycamores.com
Missouri State basketball played its best game in a while vs. Murray State. Can it carry over?--Springfield News-Leader
Bears Light it Up in Home Finale; Rock Racers 84-69--missouristatebears.com
Racer men can’t shake bad start at Missouri State--Murray Ledger & Times
Road Woes - Racers Fall at Missouri State--goracers.com
College Men’s Basketball: UNI ‘getting back’ and ready for physical battle with SIU--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI Notes: UNI women take on Belmont in No. 1 battle; Sagers unsurprised by clutch play--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI women's basketball starts final road swing at Belmont--unipanthers.com
SIU Men's Basketball | 3 Things to Watch: Salukis try to get Jones going against UNI--Southern Illinoisan
Salukis Host Northern Iowa for Senior Night Wednesday--siusalukis.com
SIU Women's Basketball | Bond-White maintains faith in team--Southern Illinoisan
Salukis face Indiana State, Evansville in final two home games--siusalukis.com
Men's Basketball Set for Wednesday Clash With Evansville--uicflames.com
Women’s Basketball Begins Second Week on the Road Against Illinois State Thursday Night--uicflames.com
HC+ Honor Roll, Feb. 13-19: Jalen Pickett, Keisei Tominaga have B1G weeks--Heat Check CBB
UNICORN
Ben Krikke, Valparaiso
- Thresholds: 90.0 MIN%, 7.5 BLK%, 15.0 AST%, .400 3P% (min. 5 att.)
- Krikke’s line: 95.0 MIN%, 9.8 BLK%, 23.5 AST%, .400 3P% (2/5)
Ben Krikke has always been a solid interior scorer and a serviceable flyswatter in four years with Valpo. But after showing flashes of a 3-point shot his first two seasons, Krikke is rediscovering that aspect of his game in Missouri Valley play. It’s not a major part — 31 total 3-point attempts in 18 MVC games, compared to 225 shots inside the arc — but it’s enough to keep defenses honest. In losses to Southern Illinois and Illinois-Chicago last week, Krikke averaged 29.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 blocks, and he scored a career-high 34 points against UIC.
Home is where the court is--The Victory Bell
Women's Basketball Returns to Road Thursday at Bradley--valpoathletics.com
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