Men's Basketball 11/27/2023 4:26:32 PM MVC Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (11-27) MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE 2023-24 MEN’S BASKETBALL (@ValleyHoops) 2023-24 MVC Stats (PDF) | NCAA Statistics MVC Media Guide | MVC Composite Schedule | MVC NBA Draft Database NET Rankings | NET Archive RPI Archive | Rankings Summary Player of the Week: Matthew Lee, Missouri State, Sr., G Newcomer of the Week: Ben Humrichous, Evansville, Sr., F/G Freshman of the Week: Cooper Schwieger, Valparaiso, F League Play Starts -- Conference play begins Tuesday (Nov. 28) as Indiana State hosts Southern Illinois in the earliest start to MVC play in league history. Tuesday marks 100 days out before the State Farm MVC Tournament (March 7-10). Another Sweep -- Four MVC teams completed MTE play with perfect records: Bradley, Evansville; Indiana State; Missouri State. Five other MVC teams went 2-1 in their respective MTEs (Belmont, Drake, UIC, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso). Non-Conf Success -- The league’s 51-21 (.708) non-conference success matches currently ranks as one of the best in the league’s 117-year history. It ranks as the second-best in 61 seasons (dating back to the 1963-64 campaign). Still Perfect -- There are only 24 NCAA men’s basketball teams that remain unbeaten -- including Bradley and Evansville from the MVC. The MVC joins the Mountain West (Colorado State and Nevada) as the only non Power Conferences with multiple unbeaten teams. Best Starts in a While -- Bradley is off to its best start at 6-0 for the first time since the 1985-86 season (38 years). Evansville, meanwhile, is 6-0 for the first time since the 1964-65 undefeated national championship team. UE has already eclipsed its win total from the entire 2022-23 campaign. UIC’s 5-1 start (before Sunday’s loss) was its best since the 2012-13 season, when it opened 9-1.