Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Brackets busted indeed After a rough weekend on the court for the Missouri Valley Conference, the league may have decreased its potential number of tourney bids to two, with an outside chance for three. Southern Illinois continued its dominance after knocking down No. […]
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Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Neal Heston An important week for four schools Two squads have an opportunity to keep the ball bouncing uphill on Wednesday when Missouri visits Kansas State. Aside from the top three in the Big 12, the Tigers and Wildcats are the two hottest teams in […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Round 2 to Salukis Northern Iowa was nearly perfect from behind the arc against Southern Illinois Tuesday, but the one that mattered was just off the mark in a 56-54 defeat that sent the Salukis past the Panthers for first place in the […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Race shaping as expected The Big 12 conference slate is only one-fourth finished, but the teams expected to contend aren’t disappointing thus far. Fifth-ranked Kansas leads the league as predicted with a 3-0 mark. Texas A&M and Texas sit tied with the Jayhawks […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Too close to call We’re almost halfway through the conference slate and six teams are within one game of first place in the Valley, and that isn’t including once-eighth-ranked Wichita State, who is showing signs of resurgence. The Shockers knocked off then league-leader […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Hoopville’s Player of the Week: Grant Stout, Northern Iowa The senior forward has begun the conference slate on the right jump, scoring an average of 16 points and grabbing 11.3 rebounds in UNI’s 4-0 start. Bradley (11-6 / 2-3) Raining Threes Only Wichita […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Quarterly Review Buy now! Invest yourselves in the Missouri Valley Conference as soon as possible, because the MVC is positioning itself for another strong showing in March. Considering what Valley squads have accomplished during the past few non-conference seasons, it sounds a little […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Northern Iowa well prepared for the storm The situation for this past Wednesday’s Iowa State-Northern Iowa matchup in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was a lot different than the one two years ago. Former Northern Iowa head coach Greg McDermott went from defending a Mid-Major’s […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston The Missouri Valley Conference helped itself to quite a feast during Thanksgiving week: a 2-1 (nearly 3-0) record vs. the Big Ten, three wins over Final Four teams and a 2-0 mark against the nation’s top 10. Wipe out Bradley’s four-point defeat at […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Early season surprises Through Nov. 18, the Valley fought to a 14-8 non-conference record – slightly lower than what the quickly rising mid-major conference has been used to seeing the past two seasons. Wichita State has cruised to a 3-0 mark and is […]
