Evansville: The Purple Aces won’t be a favorite in the Missouri Valley. Some are picking them in the basement. They make this list, though, because Marty Simmons is one of the last coaches left running a true motion offense, as this sport’s obsession with ever-shrinking shot clocks leads to teams running ever-more boring offenses with ever-increasing numbers of ball screens, isolation plays and 2-3 “spacers” standing around. Every purist and aficionado of good, team-oriented offense should enjoy the beauty of players working for a shot, cutting, screening and wearing out a defense without needing 25 dribbles per possession, like the Aces do. While they still can.2017-18 NBC Sports Mid-Major Preseason Power Rankings--College Basketball Talk
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Northern Iowa: A second from the Missouri Valley. With all the hubbub about Wichita State leaving the Valley, it seemed many forgot just how good UNI was not that long ago-top 15 in the country in 2014-15, should’ve been in the Sweet 16 a year later. It is a fact the Panthers were not very good last year, but Ben Jacobson’s teams usually bounce back after subpar years. This is a big-time prove-it year for veterans like Klint Carlson and Adam Koch, who have shown in the past that when on they can lead their team to great things.
3. Missouri StateMissouri Valley Conference preseason power rankings: The race is wide open with Wichita State gone--Mid-Major Madness
With Wichita State having moved on to the American Athletic Conference, the question in the Missouri Valley is which team (or teams) can step forward and carry the conference banner nationally. Paul Lusk’s Bears are one possibility, as Missouri State will be led by a senior forward in Alize Johnson who was not only the top newcomer in the Valley but a first team all-conference selection as well. In his first season with the program Johnson averaged 14.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, posting 17 double-doubles while shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from three.
Johnson is one of four starters back from a team that won 17 games last season, and in total six of the team’s top seven scorers are back. The front court tandem of Johnson and Obediah Church should be one of the best in the Valley, and senior Ronnie Rousseau III and junior Jarred Dixon among the players on the perimeter who will look to help account for the loss of second-leading scorer Dequon Miller.
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Others considered (in alphabetical order): CSU Bakersfield, East Tennessee State, Iona, Louisiana, New Mexico State, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion, Samford, Santa Clara, South Dakota State, UAB, UNC Asheville, UNC Wilmington.
Analyzing The MVC’s Non-Conference Schedules For 2017-18--Blogging The Bracket
2017-18 MVC Preview: Missouri State and Loyola lead the way with veteran teams--The Catch and Shoot
Valley Coaches Call for Reform--Valley Hoops Insider
Urgent Update – Injuries Mounting in MVC--Valley Hoops Insider
Which Direction for Northern Iowa?--Valley Hoops Insider
Bradley Hall of Fame inductees represent basketball, football, soccer and tennis--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley faces NAIA powerhouse Robert Morris-Chicago in final exhibition game--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley rolls to 87-57 exhibition victory--Peoria Journal Star
#TheMovement--Bradley Scout
One on One: Who will be the best player for the mens basketball team this season?--Bradley Scout
Men’s Missouri Valley Conference predictions--Bradley Scout
Braves Cruise Past Robert Morris in Exhibition Action--bradleybraves.com
Hoops fever on the Hilltop: Men’s and women’s basketball teams prepare to begin their 2017-18 campaigns--Bradley Scout
Hall of Fame Class of 2018--bradleybraves.com
Women’s Missouri Valley Conference predictions--Bradley Scout
Schlueter shoots and scores--Bradley Scout
Women’s Basketball Hosts Upper Iowa In Saturday Exhibition--Bradley Scout
Men’s Basketball Hosts Minnesota Crookston In Exhibition--godrakebulldogs.com
Women’s Basketball Cruises to First Exhibition Win--godrakebulldogs.com
Building the best Evansville basketball lineup from the past 25 years--Evansville Courier & Press
ACES INSIDER - Get to know your Aces: K.J. Riley--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - Get to know your Aces : Dru Smith--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - Get to know Your Aces : Dalen Traore--gopurpleaces.com
2017 FanFest to feature Aces star Reed Jackson--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER Get to know your Aces : Solomon--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - Get to know your Aces : Ryan Taylor--gopurpleaces.com
Aces Pregame Party to be held on November 16--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - UE Coaches Luncheon celebrates 25th anniversary--gopurpleaces.com
Redbirds remain confident despite rash of injuries--The Pantagraph
Adams to receive MVC Most Courageous Award--The Pantagraph
ISU men's basketball adds walk-on for 2017-18 season--Vidette Online
Redbird Men’s Basketball Adds Walk-On for 2017-18 Season--goredbirds.com
Green helps Redbirds pedal past Eureka College--The Pantagraph
ISU women down Red Devils in exhibition--Vidette Online
Saluki women’s basketball wins final tune-up game of preseason--Daily Egyptian
Green’s Double-Double Leads Redbirds Over Eureka--goredbirds.com
Sycamores Power Past Marian In Exhibition Tuneup--gosycamores.com
ISU women fall 77-70 at EIU despite Bibbins' double-double--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamore Women Fall in Hurricane Relief Exhibition at EIU--gosycamores.com
Doyle Signs G-League Contract with Long Island Nets--Loyola Phoenix
Exhibition Provides In-Game Experience for Young Ramblers--Loyola Phoenix
Nick Knacks: Students Need to Start Showing Up to Loyola Games--Loyola Phoenix
Jackson Powers Loyola To 79-63 Victory Over Lewis--loyolaramblers.com
Former Loyola Players Off To Great Starts In Pro Seasons--loyolaramblers.com
MID-MAJOR PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAMGrowing up as the man of the house, Alize Johnson has worked for everything he's earned--Springfield News-Leader
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F Alize Johnson, Missouri State
The Frank Phillips (Texas) JC product was the Missouri Valley’s top newcomer last season, averaging 14.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. Johnson put up solid shooting percentages from the field (48.8 percent) and from three (38.8) in his first season at Missouri State, and he posted 17 double-doubles (the same number as Jock Landale). This year’s Johnson is expected to lead the way for the preseason favorites in the Valley, and he’s more than capable of doing so.
No Alize? No problem. 'We can still be very good without him,' Bears coach says--Springfield News-Leader
Basketball season: Bears open the 2017-18 year with charity game against K-State--The Standard
Bears Roll to 83-56 Exhibition Win Over SBU--missouristatebears.com
Lady Bears Host Arkansas in Closed Scrimmage--missouristatebears.com
Women’s Basketball Hosts Lindenwood Sunday in Exhibition Game--missouristatebears.com
UNI basketball: Panthers fall flat in exhibition loss to Wisconsin--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI basketball: Freshman Phyfe hopes to carve out his own legacy--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI Drops Exhibition at Wisconsin--unipanthers.com
MBB Home Exhibition Set For Sunday in McLeod--unipanthers.com
Off the Court: Panther Halloween--unipanthers.com
Panthers, Cougars Set For Sunday Exhibition at McLeod Center--unipanthers.com
Video: Hinson calls news of Bol's surgery 'tough news for all of us'--The Southern Illinoisan
Men's Basketball season preview--siusalukis.com
Patrick gets start for Saluki women in point guard race --The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis cruise to exhibition win over Kentucky Wesleyan--siusalukis.com
Women's Basketball blows past Lindenwood-Belleville in final exhibition contest--siusalukis.com
It's his time: Valparaiso senior Tevonn Walker primed for breakout season--Post-Tribune
Valparaiso's hurricane relief game hits home for Houston's Joe Burton--Post-Tribune
Joe Burton, Bakari Evelyn beginning new era at Valparaiso--NWI Times
SCOUTING VALPARAISO MEN'S BASKETBALL--NWI Times
Men’s Basketball Rolls to Exhibition Victory--valpoathletics.com
NWIU NOTES: Hammar set to join Indiana Northwest--NWI Times
Region talent turning to airwaves: Two former Region talents will shift from the basketball court to the broadcast booth this season as longtime Northwest Indiana basketball coach Renee Turpa and former Andrean and Valparaiso University standout Jamie (Gutowski) Stangel will serve as basketball analysts. The pair will serve as color commentators for Valparaiso women’s basketball as part of the ESPN package “The Valley on ESPN3.” Turpa and Stangel are expected to broadcast each women’s home game alongside either longtime Voice of the Crusaders, Todd Ickow and current men’s basketball analyst Dave Huseman.New-look Crusaders score plenty in blowout exhibition win--NWI Times
Ickow and Huseman will continue to call all of Valparaiso’s home games either on WVUR-FM or exclusively on ESPN3. Ickow will travel on the road with the men’s team this season and call games with Valparaiso assistant director of athletics for media relations Aaron Leavitt.
Valpo Basketball Broadcast Information For 2017-18--valpoathletics.com
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