Wednesday, January 24, 2018

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/24/2018

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 23, 2018--Hoopville
Tonight’s Menu:
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The Missouri Valley continues to be ridiculously evenly matched. Missouri State is a game ahead of Bradley, but the Braves are at home for this one. Curious to see how the Bears, who have a definite finesse element to them, fare at the home of the take-no-prisoners Braves.
Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Rhode Island or Nevada?--Mid-Major Madness
Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Week 10
RANK TEAM RECORD LAST WEEK POINTS
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16 Loyola Chicago 16-4 18 84
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Also receiving votes: Duquesne 16, Missouri State 15, Wright State 10, Princeton 9, Charleston 7, Fresno State 7, Penn 6, Bucknell 4, Hawaii 1, Georgia State 1, Marshall 1.
News, Notes and Highlighted Games: Tuesday, January 23rd--Hoops HD
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
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-MISSOURI STATE AT BRADLEY (Missouri Valley). Both teams come in with padded records, but a win for the Bears tonight will keep them in the MVC race that also includes Drake and Loyola so far this season.
Noticing Unsung Heroes--Valley Hoops Insider
LISTEN: Missouri State’s peaks and valleys--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley routs league favorite Missouri State 72-52--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley gets commitment from Decatur guard--Peoria Journal Star
MVC favorite Missouri State suffering road woes, too--Peoria Journal Star
Braves Put Home Winning Streak on the line versus Missouri State--bradleybraves.com
Five O26 Coaches Doing Great Jobs This Season…--Rush The Court
Niko Medved — Drake. In his first year since leaving Furman, Medved has taken a roster that finished dead last in the Missouri Valley and turned it into a conference title contender, at least in the early going. Drake is currently tied for first place in the MVC standings at 6-2 thanks to much improved defense and much better shooting, and despite the fact that it was picked dead last in the league’s preseason poll. What makes Medved’s job most impressive is the fact that — unlike most guys on this list — he’s doing it without the infusion of transfers. In fact, the Bulldogs’ roster is essentially the exact same group that went 7-24 a year ago. Impressive.
'We're fired up': What we learned from Drake's 61-58 win over Missouri State--Des Moines Register
Scouting Report: There's a lot to like about Norwalk guard Bowen Born's polished game--Des Moines Register
Even though colleges can't yet contact sophomore prospects directly, they can talk to their coaches. Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Iowa and Drake have all expressed interest in Born through his AAU or high school coaches, Born said.
Knapp Center To Host Battle For First Place Wednesday--godrakebulldogs.com
Rivalry renewed: Evansville and Valparaiso to continue long-standing history--Evansville Courier & Press
Deadline for jersey retirement reception closing in--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - Simmons' leadership more important than 1,000 point milestone--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - UE Men on the rebound heading up to Valpo--gopurpleaces.com
Men’s basketball opens season series against Valparaiso--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - UE Men arrive at Valpo--gopurpleaces.com

Women's basketball to host Play 4 Kay game February 2--gopurpleaces.com
MVC notebook: Custer moving into MVP race with Johnson--The Pantagraph
A year later, Redbirds in a different place going to UNI--The Pantagraph
BHS star Payton decommits from ISU, reopens recruitment--The Pantagraph
Podcast: Illinois State heads to UNI, looking to stay out of MVC basement--Vidette Online
Local recruit decommits from ISU, reopens recruitment--Vidette Online
Redbirds Remain on Road at UNI--goredbirds.com
1/22 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness
Missouri Valley Brenton Scott G Indiana State
Murphy a big reason ISU leads MVC in scoring during league contests--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Secure Tough Road Victory over In-State Rival Evansville--Statesman Online
Sycamores demolish Illinois State by 30--Statesman Online
Road Test At Southern Illinois Set For Wednesday Night--gosycamores.com
Win Games – Win Awards--Valley Hoops Insider
Men’s Basketball Tied for First Place in MVC--Loyola Phoenix
An Open Letter to the NCAA: Don’t Change the Transfer Rule--Loyola Phoenix
Junior College Players Hit or Miss at Loyola--Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Travels To Drake Wednesday Night For First-Place Showdown--loyolaramblers.com
Custer Named MVC Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Week--loyolaramblers.com

Salmon’s Experience Essential to Women’s Basketball Development--Loyola Phoenix
Two Bears will miss game after reaction to cryotherapy treatment--Springfield News-Leader
MSU hit hard in loss to Bradley--Springfield News-Leader
Wheeler: Is it time for Missouri State basketball fans to panic?--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State managers return to the court--The Standard
Second-Half Surge Leads Braves Over Bears--missouristatebears.com

1/22 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness
Missouri Valley Liza Fruendt G Missouri State
Lady Bears wallop Loyola for Harper's 250th win--Springfield News-Leader
Lady Bears on a roll at MVC's halfway mark--Springfield News-Leader
Lady Bear defense causes chaos on the court--The Standard
Bears let first place slip away against Drake--The Standard
Lady Bears Hit MVC's Midway Point with Big Game at SIU--missouristatebears.com
UNI hopes to correct sputtering offense against Illinois State--The Gazette
UNI basketball: Panthers look to avoid dreaded "bottom-four" game--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
SIU Men's Basketball | Bartley-Barnes matchup one to watch with Salukis and Sycamores--The Southern Illinoisan
MVC Notebook: Drake hosts Loyola in unusual battle of first-place teams--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis pull away from Indiana State, win 82-77--The Southern Illinoisan
Men's Basketball hosts Indiana State on Wednesday--siusalukis.com
Men's Basketball Renews In-State Rivalry Wednesday Versus Evansville--valpoathletics.com

NWIU NOTES: A.I.I. Classic comes to IU-Northwest--NWI Times
Franklin earns another honor: Valparaiso women’s basketball player Dani Franklin earned another notable honor this week when the senior was named as a participant in the 2018 “So You Want to be a Coach” program, hosted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in a partnership with the Alliance of Women Coaches.

Franklin will attend a three-day workshop at the Final Four in Columbus, Ohio in late March. The program is held in conjunction with the WBCA Convention and helps players understand the skills needed to success in the coaching profession. Franklin is currently a student teacher in a second-grade classroom in Valparaiso and carries a 3.57 grade-point average as an elementary education major.

Franklin recently took over second place on Valparaiso’s all-time scoring list with over 1,500 points. The senior is averaging a team-best 16.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Crusaders this season.
Fruendt, Custer Named Enterprise Bank MVC Scholar-Athletes of the Week--The Missouri Valley

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