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Category: Mid-Majors

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UNI’s Jeremy Morgan drops 38 points in one half

  • Posted onDecember 11, 2016December 29, 2016
  • Mid-Majors

Northern Iowa guard Jeremy Morgan scored 38 points in Saturday’s comeback win against North Dakota. Morgan did not score in the first half. Do the easy math, and you’ll find something truly remarkable. Jeremy Morgan scored 38 points all in the second half of a basketball…

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Grand Canyon broadcasts tweet promoting basketball over academics

  • Posted onDecember 11, 2016December 11, 2016
  • Mid-Majors

Grand Canyon has been fighting the stigma surrounding for-profit colleges for years, and broadcasting a student’s tweet about choosing to attend a basketball game instead of studying for finals won’t help that cause. During the YouTube broadcast of Saturday’s game against UIC, the tweet scrolled across the…

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2016-17 Missouri Valley Conference season preview

  • Posted onOctober 11, 2016October 10, 2016
  • 2016-17 Season Preview

Is anyone surprised Wichita State is the Missouri Valley Conference title favorite for the fourth straight year? Even with star guards Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker graduating, the Shockers have an excellent backcourt and possibly their best front line since 2012-13 Final Four run. But…

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MVC Roundtable: Season Wrap-up, part 1

  • Posted onMarch 26, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

A sampling of the Missouri Valley beat writers got together once again to review the 2015-16 season.   Evansville Grade the past season. B-minus. It’s a seemingly harsh grade for a team that finished 25-9, won its most games since the 1988-89 season and advanced to…

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Green Bay sent packing in NCAA Tournament First Round

  • Posted onMarch 19, 2016March 19, 2016
  • Horizon

After a strong start, No. 14 seed Green Bay could not keep up with No. 3 seed Texas A&M on Saturday in a 92-65 loss during the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Green Bay led 22-14 early in the first half and trailed only 41-33 at…

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Northern Iowa advances to Round of 32 in thriller

  • Posted onMarch 19, 2016March 19, 2016
  • Mid-Majors

Northern Iowa is in the NCAA Tournament Second Round of the second consecutive season after upsetting No. 6 seed Texas at the buzzer Friday, 75-72. “What a game, huh?” Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson said after. Boy, was it. The 11th-seeded Panthers dominated the first…

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WATCH: UNI upsets Texas on half-court buzzer-beater

  • Posted onMarch 19, 2016March 19, 2016
  • Mid-Majors

Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round thanks to senior Paul Jesperson’s heroics Friday night. After Texas guard Isaiah Taylor tied the score with 2.7 seconds left, Jesperson banked in a half-court shot to give Northern Iowa a 75-72 victory. PAUL JESPERSON FROM HALF COURT!…

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WATCH: Green Bay opens NCAA Tournament game with breakaway dunk

  • Posted onMarch 18, 2016March 18, 2016
  • Horizon

No. 14 seed Green Bay is giving No. 3 seed all it can handle early in this NCAA Tournament First Round matchup. The Phoenix received their first points of the game on this breakaway dunk by Jordan Fouse, who handled the feed from Carrington Love. No.…

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Milwaukee fires Rob Jeter following 20-win season

  • Posted onMarch 17, 2016March 17, 2016
  • Horizon

Milwaukee has fired head coach Rob Jeter, according to multiple reports Thursday. In 11 seasons at Milwaukee, Jeter led the Panthers to five seasons with 20 or more wins, including this past season that resulted in a 20-13 record. Milwaukee reached the NCAA Tournament twice…

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Wright State fires Billy Donlon following 22-win season

  • Posted onMarch 17, 2016March 17, 2016
  • Horizon

Wright State has terminated its contract with head coach Billy Donlon, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Donlon, 39, led Wright State to a 22-13 record, second-place finish and conference title game appearance during the 2015-16 season. Wright State had won 21 or more games in three…

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