1. Northwestern (7-1). Last week: 1 Northwestern edged Virginia Tech in overtime and then dominated SIU-Edwardsville. The Wildcats easy slate continues Sunday against Chicago State. 2. Southern Illinois (8-1). Last week: 2 The Salukis keep on rolling. They’ve won three straight games since losing to…
1. Northwestern (3-0). Last week: 2 Northwestern defeated Columbia in overtime Friday to extend its home winning streak to seven games. The Wildcats have a chance for a statement win Monday against national title contender North Carolina. 2. Western Illinois (4-0). Last week: 11…
Northwestern and Loyola are on the rise; Illinois just brought in a great recruiting class; Illinois State narrowly missed the 2015 NCAA Tournament; and UIC and DePaul have found new hope after offseason coaching changes. As a whole, this is the best basketball has been in…
The early signing period began Wednesday, and here is your comprehensive roundup of the progress MVC schools have made on the recruiting trail: —Bradley continued to score big on the recruiting trail, signing three-star center Koch Bar. Bar is 6-foot-10 and should make an…
ST. LOUIS — The anticipation of another Missouri Valley basketball season was palpable Tuesday at the conference’s season tip-off. The Catch and Shoot caught up with coaches and players from around the Valley, and here’s what they had to say about the upcoming season. …
ST. LOUIS — Prior to the start of its media day Tuesday morning, the Missouri Valley Conference released its 2015-16 preseason poll, as voted by coaches, sports information directors and media. Wichita State is the favorite to win the league for the third straight season, with Evansville…
Updated May 8 at 2:52 p.m. The Missouri Valley Conference returned to its status as a two-bid league last season with Wichita State and Northern Iowa making the NCAA Tournament. The conference’s depth also improved as Evansville and Loyola won postseason tournament titles, and Illinois State advanced to…
Southern Illinois is experiencing a mass exodus. The most recent to join the party are talented freshmen Jordan Caroline and Deion Lavender, whose decisions to transfer the school announced Monday. With these two players departing, the Salukis have now lost five players to the transfer market, and…
The list of MVC transfers continues to grow as Southern Illinois announced Tuesday junior guard Jalen Pendleton will leave the program and transfer. Pendleton averaged 6.6 points and 1.6 assists per game. After starting during non-conference play, he was moved to the bench for MVC games.…
1. Illinois State (21-12, 11-7 MVC). Last week: 2 Illinois State upset No. 8 Wichita State in the MVC semifinals and led No. 11 Northern Iowa by 14 points at halftime in the championship game. But the Redbirds lost and control and fell 69-60, ending their chance…
