Primarily a collection of news links about all 12 Missouri Valley League teams on a daily basis, culled from online newspapers, school athletic websites, the conference website, and school newspapers, plus some other content from time to time.
As the Ramblers depart the Missouri Valley, the
favorite in that league is Drake (No. 63) behind an extremely experienced group and star wing Tucker DeVries.
Bet on a breakout year for crafty combo guard Bowen Born at Northern Iowa (No. 166), though it will take a lot for the Panthers to stay near the top of the MVC with AJ Green and Noah Carter having departed.
When
looking at last season's team compared to now, the Aces have lost a ton
of their scoring and production in the transfer portal and through
graduation. Coach David Ragland, who was hired late in the offseason,
said he plans on replacing that "by committee." That may pose issues for
UE, with Blaise Beauchamp being the only one of the Aces' top six
scorers from last season to return. He and Alabama State transfer Kenny
Strawbridge Jr. will likely be expected to carry most of the scoring
load, but UE needs someone else to step up and carry some of the weight.
That, along with Ragland getting in so late that much of the portal had dried up, makes things difficult for UE. — Anthony Kristensen, Courier & Press
Size
and rebounding. The Sycamores have just two frontcourt players over 6-8
and both are new to the program in Truman State transfer Cade McKnight
(6-9) and freshman center Robbie Avila (6-10). Good teams defend and
rebound as a unit, but how will the Sycamores handle strong post players
and teams with size advantages on the glass? — Akeem Glaspie, IndyStar
Valparaiso
Ben
Krikke (14.2 ppg) and Kobe King (14 ppg) have the potential to be
all-league players. But they can’t do it all by themselves. Valparaiso
had five players average double-figure scoring last season. Three of
them graduated. Who steps up to fill their roles? A trio of newcomers
(transfers Quinton Green and
Nick Edwards and freshman Maximum Nelson) and development of other
returners should help, but it could take time for the Crusaders to jell.
— Matthew VanTryon, IndyStar
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