What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/18/2024

Men's Basketball Welcomes Aidan Noyes--belmontbruins.com

Ferguson ready for last dance in Murray--Racer Basketball

News | Salukis Ink Transfer Guard Ali Dibba--siusalukis.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/16/2024

Men's Basketball Welcomes Jonathan Pierre--belmontbruins.com

Cameron Barnes commits to Illinois State basketball--The Pantagraph

Former men's basketball coach Taylor "Tates" Locke passes away at 87--gosycamores.com

Wimbley Jr. says he holds MSU offer--Racer Basketball

News | Salukis Sign 6-foot-10 Post Jorge Moreno--siusalukis.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/15/2024

What I'm hearing about the WCC, WAC, MVC and other conference realignment updates--Extra Points
TODD AARON GOLDEN: MVC subtracts, but is there an obvious addition this time?--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Odum pleased to be back in ISU fold--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Former ISU coach Locke, dead at 87, lived a fascinating life--Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Men's Basketball Welcomes Carter Whitt--belmontbruins.com

Walk-on from Morton fills out Bradley basketball roster--Peoria Journal Star

Drake basketball adds Wyoming transfer Kael Combs to Ben McCollum's roster--Des Moines Register

Indiana State basketball is in complete rebuild mode. Meet the 8 new Sycamores players.--Indianapolis Star

Why Is Missouri State Leaving?--Valley Hoops Insider

Chiang Ring commits to Murray State, completes 2024-25 roster--WPSD Local 6
Ring says he has committed to Racers--Racer Basketball

New UNI AD Megan Franklin set to lead ‘legacy era’--Cedar Rapids Gazette
College Athletics: UNI, new AD look to usher in “Legacy Era of Panther Athletics”--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Seamus Glennon Named Valpo Director of Sports Performance for Men’s Basketball--valpoathletics.com

Campbell Promoted to Director of Sports Performance--valpoathletics.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/14/2024

Men's Basketball Welcomes Brody Peebles--belmontbruins.com

Ben McCollum adds Tavion Banks to Drake men's basketball roster--Des Moines Register

Mitchell ready to get to work to revive ISU women's hoops--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Johnson, Odum added to men's hoops staff--gosycamores.com

Women’s Basketball Announces Four Additions for 2024-25--valpoathletics.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/13/2024

Bart Brooks Adds Nyla Johnson to Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff--belmontbruins.com

How incoming Missouri State recruits reacted to school's move to Conference USA--Springfield News-Leader

Abdelgowad chooses UMass--Racer Basketball
Shine decommits from Murray State--Racer Basketball

Linke says she has Murray State offer--Racer Basketball

Prep Standout Jayce Nathaniel Signs with UIC Men’s Basketball--uicflames.com

Women’s Basketball Adds Arin Freeman to 2024-25 Roster--uicflames.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/11/2024

11 schools that could replace Missouri State in the Valley--Peoria Journal Star

ISU women's basketball reloads with big-time portal additions--The Vidette

Conference Realignment: Seattle and GCU to the WCC; Missouri State to Conference USA--Mid-Major Madness

First, Conference USA announced that Missouri State University will join the league for the 2025-26 academic year.

First look at the new CUSA with the addition of Missouri State! pic.twitter.com/rPQd7Iu6sH

— Sidelines Sports Network™ (@Sidelines_SN) May 10, 2024

The Bears athletic program has called the Missouri Valley Conference home for the last 34 years, winning one tournament championship (1992) and one regular season championship (2011) in men’s basketball. For Missouri State, the move elevates the status of the football program into the FBS. A founding member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (then known as the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference) in 1985, the Bears have played in the FCS Playoffs four times, most recently in 2021.

This offseason, Missouri State fired head basketball coach Dana Ford, replacing him with Cuonzo Martin, who helmed the program to its 2011 regular season MVC championship, before leading the Tennessee, Cal, and Missouri programs.

In addition to Missouri State, Conference USA is also adding Kennesaw State (2024-25) and the University of Delaware (2025-26), to expand the conference to 12 programs.

Located in Springfield, Missouri, the university adds to the geographic diversity of Conference USA, which has eleven states represented in its twelve schools.

Episode 105: Missouri State is leaving The Valley. What's next for the MVC?--Racer Basketball

Rob Ehsan’s Second Chance--Valley Hoops Insider

Jayden Watson Welcomed to Valpo Basketball Program--valpoathletics.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/10/2024

Who will start for Bradley basketball? The Braves and the new-look Missouri Valley--Peoria Journal Star

Aces women’s basketball signs Mira Hanna for the 2024-25 season--gopurpleaces.com

Nick Feather commits to ISU men's basketball as preferred walk-on--The Vidette

ISU adds transfer guard from Presbyterian, a D-I Big South program--Terre Haute Tribune-Star

ISU selects U of Indy's Marc Mitchell as new women's hoops coach--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Indiana State announces Marc Mitchell as next Women’s Basketball Head Coach--gosycamores.com

Missouri State will leave Missouri Valley Conference for Conference USA--Peoria Journal Star
College Athletics: Conference USA announces addition of MVC, MVFC program--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Missouri State accepts invitation to join Conference USA, leave Missouri Valley Conference--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State to Conference USA: Here's what it means as the Bears move to FBS--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State to Conference USA: 5 quick thoughts on Bears' move to FBS--Springfield News-Leader
Basketball Bears Add Four to Signing Class--missouristatebears.com

Episode 104: We begin our '100 days of 100 years of Racer Basketball' with Tyler Holloway--Racer Basketball

Ben Jacobson details UNI men’s basketball newcomers after busy weeks in transfer portal--Cedar Rapids Gazette

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/9/2024

UE women’s basketball adds transfer Claudia Clement--gopurpleaces.com

ISU adds transfer guard from Presbyterian, a DI Big South program--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Graves says restocking ISU basketball roster 'exciting, challenging'--Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Missouri State basketball, Cuonzo Martin add commit from Austin Peay transfer Dez White--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State basketball, Cuonzo Martin to add Morgan State transfer Allen Udemadu--Springfield News-Leader
Jalen Hampton commits to Missouri State basketball, Cuonzo Martin--Springfield News-Leader

College Men's Basketball: Three takeaways from UNI's roster overhaul--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
UNI men’s basketball adds five players to 2024-25 recruiting class--unipanthers.com

PAW PRINTS SIU announces NIL collective--Dawg Bites
Transfer Portal: Kennard Davis announces return to SIU--The Daily Egyptian
SIU Athletics announces “Pride of Little Egypt” NIL Collective--The Daily Egyptian
News | Salukis Officially Ink Transfer Guard Damien Mayo Jr.--siusalukis.com
News | Salukis Sign Texas State Transfer Guard Davion Sykes--siusalukis.com
News | Salukis Ink 6-foot-9 Transfer Tyler Bey Ahead of 2024-25 Season--siusalukis.com

Modestas Kancleris is Newest Member of UIC Men’s Basketball Program--uicflames.com

John McCray Named UIC Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach--uicflames.com

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/8/2024

Trent Hundley joins UE Men’s Basketball Program--gopurpleaces.com

Thomas Joins Redbirds for 2024-2025 Slate--goredbirds.com

Former Missouri State guards Damien Mayo Jr., Tyler Bey transferring to MVC rival--Springfield News-Leader

Racer men sign Texas Tech transfer forward Lindsay--Murray Ledger & Times
Lindsay ready for fresh start in Murray--Racer Basketball
KyeRon Lindsay Signs With the Racers--goracers.com

Coe’s Cael Schmitt makes the jump from Division III to Division I with commitment to UNI men’s basketball--Cedar Rapids Gazette

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 5/7/2024

DAILY DIRT – 5/7/24--HoopDirt

Belmont assistant Tyler Holloway is on the move, and will be hired as the head coach at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville. Holloway had spent the past fifteen seasons on the Bruins staff, starting as the GA back in 2009 before working his way up to assistant coach.

CPA hires Belmont assistant Tyler Holloway as boys basketball coach--Nashville Tennessean
Tyler Holloway Named Head Coach at Christ Presbyterian Academy--belmontbruins.com

2025 PG Lawson says he has Racer offer--Racer Basketball

Megan Franklin named AD at UNI--Cedar Rapids Gazette
College Athletics: UNI tabs new AD to lead Panther athletics--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
College Men's Basketball: UNI "a special fit" for transfer addition--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro Welcomed to Valpo Basketball Program--valpoathletics.com