What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/29/2022

TODD AARON GOLDEN: Re-defining Thursday and the new reality of Arch Madness--Terre Haute Tribune Star

Women's Basketball Begins 2022-23 Campaign with First Official Practice Wednesday--belmontbruins.com

ISU to Bradley: Braves basketball hires experienced new assistant, promotes 2 others--Peoria Journal Star

Drake’s Darian DeVries (& others) @ MVC Media Day--Valley Hoops Insider
Recruiting mailbag: Chico Johnson on Drake basketball commitment, Miles Thompson on Texas Tech--Des Moines Register

As practice begins, UE basketball coach David Ragland back in familiar territory in the MVC--Evansville Courier & Press

First official practice of Ryan Pedon era as Illinois State gets ready for Nov. 7 season opener--The Pantagraph

ISU extends Clinkscales to 2025--Terre Haute Tribune Star
ISU basketball dealing with injuries--Terre Haute Tribune Star

Murray State opens 2022-23 season with first practice of the year--WPSD Local 6
Racer men open preseason practices--Murray Ledger & Times

Bowen Born earns Field of 68 Almanac preseason honors--unipanthers.com

2022-23 UNI women’s basketball schedule revealed--Northern Iowan

SIU Men's Basketball | As practice starts, Salukis look to leave legacy--Southern Illinoisan

The 2022-23 MBB Nonconference Schedule Episode--The Victory Bell

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/26/2022

Sycamore’s Josh Schertz @ MVC Media Day--Valley Hoops Insider
Sycamore Basketball set to open fall camp on Monday--gosycamores.com

Sycamore women’s basketball to begin fall camp Monday--gosycamores.com

Murray State begins first official practice Tuesday--WPSD Local 6

From Cinderella to Saluki: Clarence Rupert brings March Madness magic to Carbondale--Daily Egyptian

UIC Coach Luke Yaklich @ MVC Media Day--Valley Hoops Insider

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/22/2022

Bradley’s Brian Wardle @ MVC Media Day--Valley Hoops Insider
Analysis: Examining Bradley men’s basketball’s non-conference schedule--Bradley Scout

Women’s basketball sees schedule come to fruition with conference release--Bradley Scout

Racers’ Steve Prohm @ MVC Media Day--Valley Hoops Insider

MVC Conducts Men's Basketball Tipoff in St. Louis--The Missouri Valley

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/22/2022

TODD AARON GOLDEN: What do MVC teams have to look forward to in 2023?--Terre Haute Tribune Star
TODD AARON GOLDEN: Changes in college athletics? You can survive with credibility of trust--Terre Haute Tribune Star
MVC NOTES: New schools happy to be in new league--Terre Haute Tribune Star

MVC Men's Basketball Media Day Recap--belmontbruins.com

Women's Basketball’s MVC Slate Announced--belmontbruins.com

MVC Reveals League Schedule--bradleybraves.com

NCAA Basketball: Preseason top 25 mid-major power rankings for 2022-23 season--Busting Brackets
Drake basketball lands commitment from 2023 wing Chico Johnson--Des Moines Register

MVC Announces 2022-23 Women's Hoops League Schedule--godrakebulldogs.com

3 thoughts on UE men's basketball: Chemistry, captains and a new commitment--Evansville Courier & Press
MVC basketball coaches believe David Ragland can return the Aces to their glory days--Evansville Courier & Press

University of Evansville women's basketball reveals Missouri Valley Conference schedule--Evansville Courier & Press
MVC releases 2022-23 women's basketball conference slate--gopurpleaces.com

Women's basketball conference schedule set--The Vidette
Missouri Valley Conference Unveils 2022-23 League Schedule--goredbirds.com

NCAA Basketball: 10 best players from state of Tennessee of last decade--Busting Brackets

2022-23 MVC women’s basketball schedule announced--gosycamores.com

5 things Missouri State basketball players, coach said on Missouri Valley Conference media day--Springfield News-Leader

MVC Releases Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule--missouristatebears.com

Prohm embracing Murray State's challenging new schedule--WPSD Local 6
Murray State takes the stage at first MVC Media Day--WPSD Local 6
Meet Me In St. Louis! Racers Enjoy First MVC Basketball Tip-Off--goracers.com

Racers Inaugural MVC Schedule Announced--goracers.com

2022 UNI Athletics Hall of Fame class inducted--Northern Iowan

UNI women's basketball announces 2022-23 MVC schedule--unipanthers.com

SIU Men's Basketball | Salukis add Oklahoma State to finalize 2022-23 schedule--Southern Illinoisan
Basketball Inks Home and Home Agreement with Oklahoma State; Completes 2022-23 Basketball Schedule--siusalukis.com

Women's Basketball announces 2022-23 schedule--siusalukis.com

UIC head coach Luke Yaklich knows all about MVC basketball from his days on Illinois State's staff--The Pantagraph

UIC Women’s Basketball Reveals Inaugural Missouri Valley Conference Schedule--uicflames.com

Krikke & King back to finish job at Valpo--The Victory Bell

MVC Announces 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Conference Slate--valpoathletics.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/17/2022

20 coaches on the rise entering the 2022-23 season--College Hoops Today

Darian DeVries, Drake: DeVries has averaged 23.8 wins in four years at Drake, which was highlighted by a victory over Wichita State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. With several key players returning from last season’s team that lost to Loyola Chicago in the finals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, DeVries is in prime position to again lead one of the top mid-major teams in the sport. 

Dana Ford, Missouri State: Just 38 years young, Ford is already entering his ninth season as a Division 1 head coach. He’s quietly posted a 40-18 record over the past two seasons with an impressive 25-11 mark in Missouri Valley Conference play. If Ford ever broke through and reached the NCAA Tournament, he’d quickly be on the short list for openings at the power conference level.

MISSOURI VALLEY 2022-23 SEASON PREVIEW--Staring At The Floorboards

New-look Valley teams connect with Q-C--Quad-City Times

Why Bradley's projected starting lineup might surprise you, plus MVC's great expectations--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley men’s basketball faces challenging MVC schedule--Bradley Scout

Men's Basketball adds former player to coaching staff--Valpo Torch

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/15/2022

MVC Releases Men's Basketball Conference Schedule--belmontbruins.com

Path is set: Bradley men's basketball gets its Missouri Valley Conference schedule--Peoria Journal Star
Valley Unveils 2022-23 Conference Slate--bradleybraves.com

2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule Finalized--godrakebulldogs.com

Men’s basketball announces 2022-23 schedule--gopurpleaces.com

Illinois State to open MVC men's basketball season at Murray State on Dec. 1--The Pantagraph

MVC schedule release has more intrigue for ISU--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamore Basketball releases the full 2022-23 schedule--gosycamores.com

5 takeaways from Missouri State men's basketball's 2022-23 schedule release--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State Announces 2022-23 Men’s Basketball Schedule--missouristatebears.com

The Race Is On – Murray State Gets First MVC Regular Season Challenge--goracers.com

Turner, Players Represent Racers at MVC WBB Tipoff--goracers.com

UNI men's basketball announces 2022-23 MVC schedule--unipanthers.com

MVC Announces 2022-23 Men’s Basketball League Schedule--siusalukis.com

MVC WBB Media Day marks new beginnings--siusalukis.com

Flames Release First-Ever MVC Slate--uicflames.com

Five observations on Valpo's Valley schedule--The Victory Bell
MVC Reveals 2022-2023 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule--valpoathletics.com

Beacons moving forward--The Victory Bell

Missouri Valley Conference Unveils MBB Conference Schedule--The Missouri Valley

MVC Holds First Stand Alone WBB Media Tipoff in Quad Cities--The Missouri Valley

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/14/2022

Turning up the heat in the Missouri Valley Conference--The Next Hoops

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/13/2022

Coach Brooks, Jones and Wells to Participate in MVC Women’s Basketball Tipoff Wednesday--belmontbruins.com

#87 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview--College Sports Madness

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 9/12/2022

NCAA Basketball: 10 best players from state of Ohio of last decade--Busting Brackets
Blue Ribbon Yearbook Picks Men's Basketball Fourth in MVC--belmontbruins.com

One-On-One: Which Bradley head coach will have the most success in year one?--Bradley Scout

Kate Popovec-Goss will make the most noise in year one

By Latif Love

First year head coach Kate Popovec-Goss will be the most successful first year coach at Bradley this season because she specializes in recruiting, developing players and locking down on defense, which will be instrumental to the Braves’ success.

As recruiting coordinator at Northwestern, Popovec-Goss oversaw the recruitment of the Class of 2025 that was ranked No. 10 according to ESPN. During her short time at Bradley, she has already brought in four transfers that can help improve the team.

Among those transfers is sophomore guard Alex Rouse, who averaged 25.5 points per game in high school. The Braves will also return the 2021 MVC Freshman of the Year Caroline Waite, who averaged 13 points per game last season.

Popovec-Goss is also great at mentoring and developing players, especially forwards and centers. While at Northwestern, players thrived under Popovec-Goss’s leadership. Two of the forwards under her tutelage at Northwestern earned all-conference honors in 2019-2020. The development of frontcourt play will be big this season and much needed for the Braves. Last season, over a 28 game span, Bradley was outrebounded by an average of 6.6 rebounds per game.

Bringing in Popovec-Goss as head coach should strengthen the Braves’ defense. Last year, the Braves allowed nearly 70 points per game. In her first season at the helm of Northwestern’s stout defense, Popovec-Goss led the Wildcats to the best scoring defense in Big Ten play, allowing just under 61 points a game.

Bringing in a young, but experienced, coach who can relate and get the most out of her players will prove to lead to success for the Braves this season.

#66 Drake Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview--College Sports Madness

NCAA Basketball: 10 best players from state of North Dakota of last decade--Busting Brackets

Neese selected to Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook Preseason All-MVC Team--gosycamores.com

Alumnae Marie Hunter signs professional contract--Indiana Statesman

Racer MBB Announces Non-Conference Schedule--goracers.com

Racers Announce WBB Non-Conference Slate--goracers.com

Kevion Taylor signs pro basketball contract--Valpo Torch
Krikke Named to Blue Ribbon Preseason All-MVC Team--valpoathletics.com

Blue Ribbon Yearbook Tabs Drake as MVC MBB Favorite--The Missouri Valley