Wednesday, March 19, 2025

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 3/19/2025

Valley Teams in the Postseason--Valley Hoops Insider



When was the last time... Men’s March Madness Edition--Mid-Major Madness

11 seeds

Drake

Make it three straight and four of five for the Bulldogs, who are in the Tournament for an eighth time.

One sentence for every team in the NCAA Tournament--Mid-Major Madness

Drake went 30-3 in year one under four-time Division II National Champion Ben McCollum, who brought four of his players with him from Northwest Missouri State, including All-American snub Bennett Stirtz.

March Madness 2025: Five most likely first-round upsets--Heat Check CBB

No. 11 Drake over No. 6 Missouri

Drake has been one of the very best teams in the country all season long going back to its victory in the Charleston Classic before Thanksgiving, where it knocked off Vanderbilt in the title game. That was one of 30 wins for the Bulldogs, who continue to be ruthlessly efficient behind the play of star guard Bennett Stirtz. The nation’s leader in minutes is one of the best playmakers and scorers in this tournament, potentially causing major problems for Missouri’s defense.

That’s because Missouri’s defense has been rather bad of late. The Tigers rank 203rd in AdjD over the last month, per Torvik, giving up an average of 89.1 points per game over that stretch. They have been elite offensively, which has helped mask some of those defensive issues, but those issues caused them to go 2-6 down the stretch.

Drake is looking for a win to validate its season under first-year head coach Ben McCollum while Missouri is trending in the wrong direction.

Stirtz Earns NABC All-District Honors--godrakebulldogs.com
Stirtz Named AP Honorable Mention All-American--godrakebulldogs.com



Illinois State center Chase Walker decides on where he will play next season--The Pantagraph
Chase Walker announces return to Illinois State men’s basketball for the 2025-26 season--The Vidette



Teel named to 2024-25 NABC Division I All-District Second Team--gosycamores.com



Exclusive! Nico Yantko on Hiring Ryan Miller--Valley Hoops Insider
Report: Lindsay entering transfer portal--RacerBasketball.com


When was the last time... Women’s March Madness Edition--Mid-Major Madness

11 seeds

Murray State

This is trip No. 2 to March Madness for the Racers, joining the 2008 squad.

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament; Racer Young now keeps company with legends--Murray Ledger and Times
Murray State #18 in Mid Major poll--RacerBasketball.com
Future Racer Askins named Miss Basketball--RacerBasketball.com



Panther men’s hoops set to square off with SMU in NIT opening round--unipanthers.com



Chopping trees and Dogs eating Dawgs: Salukis compete in Arch Madness--The Daily Egyptian



Evans out at Valparaiso--The Victory Bell
Valpo Athletics Announces Change in Leadership of Women’s Basketball Program--valpoathletics.com

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