What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/28/2018

No Shock, just surprise: Wichita State’s departure invites chaos to the Valley--College Basketball Talk
Evansville celebrates ceremony with 77-73 victory--CBS Sports
Fletcher basket lifts S Illinois over Missouri St 79-77--CBS Sports
Fayne ties career-high 24, Illinois State beats Valpo 76-65--CBS Sports

Bradley begins second half of MVC with stern test at Indiana State--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley recruit Armon Brummett master of many arts--Peoria Journal Star

Braves Host Drake In Sunday Matinee--bradleybraves.com

Second-Half Rally Comes Up Short In 77-73 Loss At Evansville--godrakebulldogs.com

Women’s Basketball Closes First Half of MVC Season at Bradley Sunday--godrakebulldogs.com

Aces earn revenge against Drake, put icing on cake of jersey retirement day--Evansville Courier & Press
ACES INSTANT REPLAY - UE Men win second straight, defeat Drake on Jersey Retirement Day--gopurpleaces.com
Taylor and Frederking key UE win over Drake--gopurpleaces.com

ISU cutting back rotation against Valley newcomer Valparaiso--The Pantagraph
Transfers Copeland, Chastain eager for next season with Redbirds--The Pantagraph
Williams' dunk, Fayne's hot shooting carries ISU past Valpo--The Pantagraph
Rally in the Valley: Conference schedule at midway point--Vidette Online
Fayne leads Illinois State over Valparaiso, 76-65--Vidette Online
Redbirds Never Trail in 11-Point Win over Valparaiso--goredbirds.com

Drake foils upset bid by Redbirds--The Pantagraph
Saylor, Gillespie believe 'signature win' still to come for ISU women--The Pantagraph
ISU women nearly upset first place Drake, fall 65-58--Vidette Online
Landi: Lessons learned in ISU's narrow defeat to Drake--Vidette Online
Redbirds Host the Northern Iowa Panthers--goredbirds.com

Sycamores contend with corner-turning Braves--Terre Haute Tribune Star

O'Neal pours in 21 points to pace ISU women to win--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Meet Valpo in First Conference Meeting--gosycamores.com

Mid-major top 10: Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, Rhode Island out front--USA Today

10. Loyola-Chicago (17-4, 7-2 Missouri Valley). What warrants Loyola making the cut for this top 10 ranking over other contenders is the league it plays in. The Missouri Valley may no longer feature Wichita State, but it remains one of the toughest mid-major conferences in college basketball. Being out front in the Valley speaks for itself here. ► Key guy: Clayton Custer (12.8 ppg, 4.0 apg).

NBA Mock Draft 2018: How high could Trae Young be drafted? No. 1's a real possibility--CBS Sports

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Alize Johnson | Missouri State | Sr. | PF

Johnson was a junior college transfer who has blown up in a big way in the Missouri Valley Conference, averaging 14.9 points and 11.5 rebounds this year. He's a natural rebounder, but his 27.3 percent 3-point shooting is concerning.