MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE 2023-24 MEN’S BASKETBALL (@ValleyHoops)
 
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Nate Heise, UNI
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK:  Ryan Conwell, Indiana State
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK:  Chuck Bailey III, Evansville



 

• Non-Conf Schedule Winding Down -- The MVC men’s basketball non-conference schedule has 24 games, most of which take place at home arenas where league teams have a 42-8 record.  The MVC is 32 games over .500 and has an .840 (42-8) winning percentage in non-conference home games.

Remaining Non-Conference Slate:  Home (15)  |  Away (8)  |  Neutral  (1)
 
Longest Non-Conf Home Streaks in the MVC, Since World War II
61 - Bradley (Dec 1962 - Dec 1969)
51 - Cincinnati (Dec 1957 - Dec 1963)
42 - Drake (Dec 2016 - current)
41 - Wichita St. (Feb 2011- Dec 2016)
38 - Bradley (Dec 1949 - Dec 1957)
34 - Evansville (Dec 2014 - Dec 2019)

• MVC Ranks No. 9 -- The Missouri Valley Conference ranks No. 9 as a league in the NET rankings (Dec. 18).  Indiana State leads nine MVC teams among the Top 149 as ISU sits at No. 16. The MVC finished 15th as a league in the Conference NET last year.
• Block Party -- UIC leads the MVC and ranks second nationally in blocks per game (6.9). Only five MVC teams since 1988 have recorded 5.0 blocks per game for a season.

 
Blocked Shots – Season [Since 1988 (Per Game)]
6.9 UIC, 2023-24
5.6 Wichita State, 2013-14
5.2 Bradley, 2005-06
5.1 Bradley, 1996-97
5.1 Southern Illinois, 2001-02
5.0 Missouri State, 2022-23

• Streaking -- Two league teams have won seven or more straight games. Indiana State’s nine game win streak is seventh-best nationally. Drake’s 11-game home winning streak is tied for 12th-best in the NCAA. Only 16 teams in the NCAA have 10 or more wins, including Drake and Indiana State, who are both at 10-1.
• Sweet Shooting -- Indiana State leads the nation in effective field goal percentage (62.0) and ranks in the Top 4 for FG percentage (2nd, 52.5) and 3FG percentage (4th, 40.8). The Sycamores’ 52.5 accuracy ranks among the best all-time in MVC history.

 
Single-Season MVC FG Pct.
.542 West Texas State, 1976-77
.535 Creighton, 1985-86
.527 Tulsa, 1983-84
.527 Wichita State, 1982-83
.525 Indiana State 2023-24
.524 Bradley, 1967-68
.523 Southern Illinois, 1976-77

• Non-Conf Success -- The league’s 70-38 (.657) non-conference success currently ranks as one of the best in the league’s 117-year history. It is the 13th-best in the last 60 seasons (dating back to 1964-65) and seventh-best in the past 50.
• Johnson Leads NCAA -- Xavier Johnson of Southern Illinois ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in points per game, as the Saluki guard is averaging 24.8 points through SIU’s 10 games. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley was the last MVC player to lead the nation in scoring (1987-88) -- three different players from the league have accomplished the feat.

 
MVC’s NCAA Scoring Champions
1957–58 Oscar Robertson, UC (35.1)
1958–59 Oscar Robertson, UC (32.6)
1959–60 Oscar Robertson, UC (33.7)
1984–85 Xavier McDaniel, WSU (27.2)    
1987–88 Hersey Hawkins, BRAD (36.3)
 
 

Monday, Dec. 18
Bradley vs. Duquesne	No TV	6:00 PM
Murray State at Little Rock	ESPN+	6:30 PM
UT Martin at Evansville	ESPN+	7:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 19
Samford at Valparaiso	ESPN+	1:00 PM
Tennessee State at Indiana State	ESPN+	6:00 PM
North Dakota State at Southern Illinois	ESPN+	7:00 PM
Alcorn State at Drake	MC22/ESPN+	7:00 PM
Lindenwood at Missouri State	ESPN+	7:00 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 20
Arkansas State at Belmont	ESPN+	6:30 PM
Tennessee Tech at Evansville	ESPN+	7:00 PM
Thursday, Dec. 21
Incarnate Word at UIC	ESPN+	1:00 PM
SE Missouri State at Illinois State	ESPN+	7:00 PM
SIUE at Bradley	ESPN+	7:00 PM
UNI at Northern Illinois	ESPN+	7:00 PM
Friday, Dec. 22
Drake at UAB	ESPN+	2:00 PM
SMU at Murray State	CBSSN	5:00 PM
Southern Indiana at Southern Illinois	ESPN+	6:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 23
Missouri State at Saint Mary’s	ESPN+	7:00 PM