6. Major shakeup in the Missouri Valley Conference What happened? Four days after the season ended, Wichita State announced it was leaving a conference it had been a member of since 1945. The Shockers are now a member of the American Athletic Conference. In Wichita State's place, the Valley made the right call by picking the best realistic candidate: Valparaiso. The Crusaders are now members of the MVC. What's to come? League expansion -- potentially. But the Missouri Valley has done well, relatively speaking, with a 10-team setup. I would advise against going to a 12-team model, but ultimately the league presidents will weigh the pros and cons of going to 12. My expectation is that we'll have a verdict on the MVC staying at 10 or going to 12 before the year is up. For Wichita State, the move is perfectly timed. The Shockers could be a top-10 team in college basketball next season, meaning WSU could be the best team in its league in its first year of AAC residence.
Fan Festival To Coincide with TBT Midwest Regional Saturday--bradleybraves.com
Former Loyola Coach Swoopes Accepts Position at Texas Tech--Loyola Phoenix
McChesney: Rousseau tweets championship; I write column--The Standard
UNI commit James Betz sees potential as a stretch four--The Gazette
UNI nabs '19 recruit Betz--Waterloo Courier
Former Panthers look to make their mark in Summer League--Waterloo Courier
Former SIU manager hired at Division II East Central University--Southern Illinoisan
Former Saluki O'Brien signs with Korihait in Finland--Southern Illinoisan
Blog: SIU athletics faced $4.3 million deficit in 2015-16--Southern Illinoisan
Lucas Hunter named grad assistant coach at East Central University--siusalukis.com
Sean O'Brien discusses pro future in Finland--siusalukis.com
Family, hometown lay foundation for Valparaiso's Alec Peters on way to NBA--Post-Tribune
Emanuel Dildy Joins Valpo Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff--valpoathletics.com
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