What's Up In The Missouri Valley 4/23/2018

Ten Questions to Consider: End of Season Edition--Rush The Court

Which new head coach will make the greatest impact on his new school three years from now? While Tom Crean at Georgia likely makes the biggest immediate impact, the home run hire of the offseason came at Drake. Darian DeVries, a longtime assistant at Creighton, became the fourth Drake head coach in the last 16 months. An Iowa native, DeVries is someone who understands the needs and culture of a program like Drake. Three years from now, the Bulldogs could be mimicking Northern Iowa as a frequent 20-win program and flirting with Missouri Valley Conference championships.
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How good can Loyola-Chicago be next season? The darlings of this year’s NCAA Tournament return three starters, including MVC Player of the Year Clayton Custer. The key for their continued high-level success next season could come to the continued growth of Cameron Krutwig. As a freshman, Krutwig led the Missouri Valley in offensive rating and was dominant on the glass.

Is ESPN+ A Positive for the Valley?--Valley Hoops Insider

Three Sycamores In National Spotlight This Week--gosycamores.com

UNI honors student athletes at PESPYs--Northern Iowan

MVC Announces the Hiring of Katie Mucci--The Missouri Valley