Primarily a collection of news links about all 11 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.
Northern Iowa is quietly slated to return over 72% of its minutes from a
squad (per Torvik) that finished with a 14-6 record in the Valley. While
Illinois State
has earned some well-deserved buzz for retaining its two best players,
Northern Iowa also did yeoman's work keeping the portal vultures away from
three veteran starters: point guard
Trey Campbell, shooting guard
Max Weisbrod
and forward
Ben Schwieger. That trio of seniors provides a strong nucleus, but Ben Jacobson was also
able to hold onto three more rotation players, including
Leon Bond III. That's a sneaky-big deal. When healthy, Bond can be a two-way terror and
one of the best players in the Missouri Valley. Bond and Campbell give UNI a
1-2 punch that can go band-for-band with anybody in this league.
If this new-look frontcourt can settle in, Northern Iowa can absolutely
dance for the first time since 2016. You already know what can happen when
Jacobsen is prowling the sidelines in March Madness. High-majors
beware. -- Isaac Trotter
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