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Sunday, November 24, 2024
The end of the 2015-16 season marked the end of an era in the Missouri Valley Conference, and that’s saying something in a 109-year old conference where names like Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird, Wes Unseld and Ed McCauley grace the list of former stars.
Early tournaments are in full swing, and on Friday we had a big win for a team with a new coach, a surprise that wasn’t a surprise, and some good matchups set for Sunday in a couple of them.
The Missouri Valley Conference continues to claw out a spot just outside the top tier conferences in college basketball, and it did so again in 2014-15 with a noticeably improved product.
Wednesday night had its share of storylines, but chief among them: overtime. One overtime, two OTs, three, take your pick. The night had them all. There were a total of seven games with extra sessions on Wednesday, a night that was marked by close competition in general.
When seeing the game’s score flash today for the first time, the first thought regarding a Louisville/North Carolina game was “wow, that’s a terrific non-conference game, especially in January.”
Happy New Year to all! It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty. It was maybe the furthest thing from pretty. But Temple picked up another non-conference win on New Year’s Eve that could go a long way towards getting it back to the NCAA Tournament.
As a whole, this wasn’t the best year for the Missouri Valley Conference. But one team stood out in a big way nationally.
Indiana State returns almost its entire roster from the 2010-11 team that earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament with an MVC title. Now the Sycamores will be the favorite, and they have the talent to back up the hype in 2011-12.
It wasn’t a good weekend for Valley teams in the ESPN BracketBusters event. The league combined for a 3-7 record in the competition, with all six postseason hopefuls falling, and we take a look at the postseason hopefuls heading into the final week of regular season play.
It’s been a few years since the Missouri Valley has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament. Is this the year that changes? The same two teams that made big runs in 2006 could be poised for another attempt at it, while plenty of others will try their best.
