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At least in the short term, Wichita State’s decision to leave the Missouri Valley for the American is a blessing for Loyola. Twice in the last three years, Loyola has had teams that, when healthy, rank in the top 100 of Kenpom. In any mid-major league…
Drake has hired Furman’s Niko Medved as its next head coach, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Drake has hired Furman coach Niko Medved, sources told ESPN. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 26, 2017 South Dakota’s Craig Smith was Drake’s top target, but after he turned…
You may have caught wind of my Twitter rant the other day that, if someone wanted to, they could construct a very reasonable argument that Wichita State deserves to be the preseason No. 1 for the 2017-18 season. For sure, the Shockers belong in the top…
Illinois State’s NIT performance won’t quiet the crowd that thinks the Redbirds never belonged in the NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Redbirds blew an 18-point lead at home against fourth-seeded UCF in the second round Monday, and the game was decided on an ill-advised defensive play…
ST. LOUIS — Illinois State blew past Southern Illinois in Saturday’s MVC semifinal matchup, 63-50, and the Redbirds did it without a single trip to the foul line. That makes them the first team since November 2013 to win a game without shooting a single free…
Illinois State’s Dan Muller was awarded MVC Coach of the Year on Thursday, and the fifth-year coach got emotional during his speech as he remembered the victims of a 2015 plane crash that killed seven members of the Bloomington-Normal community. Among the victims were associate head coach…
The best mid-major tournament comes to St. Louis once again this Thursday-Sunday. Heck, you can scrap the mid-major qualifier because this tournament is as fun as any other out there, even from the Power 5 leagues. There are a handful of interesting storylines at this year’s…
It was another relentlessly thrilling year of Missouri Valley hoops with a title race that came down to the final day. Earlier today, I submitted my ballot for All-MVC honors, and I’m here to share my picks with you. For some context, I favor conference…
Wichita State pulled away from Missouri State in an 86-67 win Saturday to clinch at least a share of its fourth straight MVC title, but Bears forward Alize Johnson had the highlight of the afternoon in his team’s loss. Midway through the second half with…
Praising the coach of a team tied for last place sounds odd, but it’s almost a miracle that Drake interim coach Jeff Rutter even has the Bulldogs in a tie. When former coach Ray Giacoletti resigned Dec. 6 and the Bulldogs had a 1-7 record, they were written off…
