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.
Few things bring me more joy as a college basketball
enthusiast than watching a diminutive point guard on a
mid-major team just shred his opponents, size be damned.
Bradley's got a guy that fits the part: 5-8
Duke Deen, a senior floor general who averaged 14 points and four
assists for a Braves group that was third in the Valley and
slightly outclassed by the likes of Indiana State and
Drake. With those two programs undergoing coaching changes, and
Bradley now in its 10th season under Brian Wardle, everything
is aligned for BU to break through.
Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year (2007) First team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2009) 2nd team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2010) Two-time Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2009, 2010) CoSIDA 1st team Academic All-American (2010) District V All-Academic Team (2009) 2nd team Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic (2008) Led team scoring (14.5 - 2009, 14.4 - 2010), assists (3.28 - 2010), steals (1.70 – 2007, 1.62 – 2008, 2.13 – 2009, 2.12 - 2010) Career records: 2nd three-pointers made (263), 3rd three-point percentage (.394), 3rd free throw percentage (.834); 7th steals (210); 8th scoring (1,429) Season records: 1st free throw percentage (.933 – 2010); 3rd three point field goal percentage (.462 – 2007), three point field goals made (79 – 2007) Tied 3rd points in game (37 at Kansas State 11-14-2009); field goals in game (15 at Kansas State 11-14-2009); three pointers attempted (13 at Central Michigan 11-15-2008); tied 7th free throws made (12 at USC Upstate 11-21-2009, vs. Southern Illinois 3-11-2010)
