Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Cory J. Danner When the conference season begins in a month or so, we will finally begin to see what the true structure of the Mid-Con will be. For now though, the mystery continues. The beginning of the season is a chance for all the coaches […]
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Mid-Con Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Cory J. Danner A busy first week in the Mid-Con produced few surprises in the way of upsets, but showed the conference can be competitive with top tier teams. Teams like Minnesota, Oklahoma and Marquette all were tested by Mid-Con teams. It will take a week […]
Mid-Continent Conference Preview
Mid-Continent Conference Preview by Cory J. Danner After the absolutely thrilling end to the season in March, the Mid-Con has been shaping up to have another great run this season. Valparaiso returns a familiar coach in Homer Drew, after Scott Drew took off for Texas and the head coaching position […]
Mid-Continent Offseason Update
Mid-Continent Offseason News Update by Cory J. Danner The Mid-Continent Conference was all about change in the off-season. Many teams added new coaches, many players graduated and throngs of freshman are being brought in, and the biggest change of all was a new commissioner. Ron Bertovich was brought in to […]
IUPUI
Call Them IUPUI. Please! by Adam Shandler I guess you could call this a follow-up piece to my interview with new Mid-Continent commish Ron Bertovich. In that piece I referred to IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis) as “Ooey-Pooey”. I should have listened to my mother when she told me […]
Interview with Ron Bertovich
The Mid-Con’s New Commish by Adam Shandler You may not have heard of Ron Bertovich, but you’ve probably seen his work, especially if you live in the Northeast. As a former A-10 commish, Bertovich was instrumental in getting conference schools some face time on regional and national cable networks. So […]
Mid-Continent 2002-03 Season Recap
Mid-Continent Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Matt Amis The 2002-2003 campaign was a season of renewal in the Mid-Continent Conference. For just the third time in nine years, someone other than Valpo took home the Mid-Con title. In early March, hoops fans everywhere witnessed Matt Crenshaw’s last-second jumper and head […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matt Amis It’s tourney time in Mid-Con land – Valpo leads the way, but Oral Roberts, IUPUI, Oakland and, yes, even the Kangaroos have something to say about it. In a final attempt to gain ground on Valpo, pesky IUPUI did all it could and beat […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matt Amis Call the police. It’s official — Valpo has taken the league and ran away with it. Valparaiso extended its winning streak to six Saturday, defeating way-distant second-place IUPUI, 77-71. The Crusaders also sealed the Mid-Continent Conference regular season championship title with the win, marking […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Notebook by Matt Amis While three feet of snow cover the eastern seaboard, things are certainly heating up in the Mid-Contintent Conference. Valpo is still comfortable at the top, but Oakland and IUPUI are in a dogfight for second. Sixth straight for Oakland Oakland got there by upending UMKC […]
