What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 8/29/2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 8/29/2017

Mid-Major Madness Offseason Roundtable--Mid-Major Madness

What has been your favorite storyline to follow during the offseason?
...
Ellie Lieberman: I’m a sucker for summer league basketball because it’s the first time I get to see my favorite mid-major players face off against NBA level talent. Though many mid-major players’ career hopes may have been dashed after a few summer league games, it’s exciting to see players like Jacob Wiley (from EWU) or Alec Peters (Valpo) put on the jets for a few games in order to receive two-way contracts. It’s March Madness level desperation meets July.
...
Austin Brown: The Missouri Valley’s scramble for survival following Wichita State’s departure for the AAC. The MVC ultimately decided to add a team that spent the majority of the last four years riding the coattails of Alec Peters in Valparaiso. I think Valpo can compete with the rest of the MVC, but that isn’t saying much.

The biggest losers of this offseason? Every beat writer in the MVC. With Wichita out of the picture, here are the cities that currently comprise the MVC: Peoria, IL, Des Moines, IA, Evansville, IN, Normal, IL, Terra Haute, IN, Springfield, MO, Cedar Falls, IA, Carbondale, IL, Valparaiso, IN and Chicago, IL. Outside of Chicago, that is an absolutely excruciating gauntlet of towns to spend January-March bouncing between.

Lawsuit against Valparaiso and Missouri Valley states damages to Horizon League--NWI Times