Friday, April 5, 2024

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 4/5/2024

MVC in the NIT: Every Missouri Valley basketball program to win a National Invitation Tournament--Peoria Journal Star



Former Bradley women's basketball coach an integral part of NCAA Final Four program--Peoria Journal Star



Seton Hall defeats Indiana State in thrilling final to win NIT--Asbury Park Press
Indiana State loses heartbreaker to Seton Hall in NIT Championship Game--Mid-Major Madness
Saint Louis expected to hire Josh Schertz: Indiana State coach likely to leave Sycamores after falling in NIT--CBSSports
Report: Indiana State's Josh Schertz expected to accept Saint Louis head coach job after NIT loss--ON3
Seton Hall closes game on 9-0 run, breaks Indiana State hearts in NIT final, 79-77--Indianapolis Star
Indiana State's 'throwback team' captured imagination of community, country with NIT run--Indianapolis Star
Amid Saint Louis rumors, Josh Schertz says he'll 'try to have a decision by the weekend.'--Indianapolis Star
Isaiah Swope only ever asked for a chance. He showed why this year with Indiana State--Evansville Courier & Press
Schertz wins Hugh Durham Award as mid-major Coach of the Year--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Rarefied Air: Indiana State nearly closes NIT with crown--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Will he stay? ISU's Schertz expected to announce decision today or Saturday--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Indiana State concludes storybook season with NIT championship heartbreaker--gosycamores.com



Lady Bears Add Transfer Zoe Stewart--missouristatebears.com



Mattox new Morehead State head coach--Racer Basketball

Young to return to Murray State for fifth season--WPSD Local 6
Kate the Great returns!; Future Hall of Fame forward will play 5th year at Murray State--Murray Ledger & Times



Mid-Major ties to 2024 Men’s Final Four--Mid-Major Madness

Purdue

Lance Jones

Jones played in 119 games with Southern Illinois before becoming a Boilermaker. He posted 1,514 career points (12th in program history), 205 3-pointers (third) and 176 steals (fifth). Last season, he was named to the MVC All-Defensive Team and Third-Team All-MVC. The guard registered 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

Head Coach Matt Painter

Painter had one year of head coaching experience before becoming the head man for Purdue. He led Southern Illinois for the 2003-04, where the Salukis went 25-5 and made the NCAA Tournament. They reached No. 15 in the AP poll during the season, and he was named Missouri Valley Coach of the Year.



DAILY DIRT – 4/5/24--HoopDirt

Been a busy week. Here are just a few quick things to kick off the day…


It sounds like Ryan Davis, who just resigned as the head coach at D3 Lake Forest College (IL) will be hired as an assistant on Rob Eshan’s new staff at UIC. Davis had been the head coach at LFC for the past three seasons, and had been an assistant at the school since 2015. The Illinois native played at the University of Chicago.

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