Men's Basketball

2025-26 MVC Men's Basketball Players to Watch

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference has released its men's basketball "Players to Watch" list for the upcoming 2025-26 season. 
 
Institution Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous Schools)
Belmont Tyler Lundblade Sr. G 6-5 195 Dallas, Texas (Greensboro Day School)  TCU/SMU
Belmont Sam Orme R-So. F 6-9 220 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS)
Belmont Brigham Rogers Jr. F 6-9 240 Woodstock, Ga. (Blessed Trinity HS)
Bradley Jaquan Johnson So. G 5-11 195 Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI)
Bradley Demarion Burch Jr. G 6-4 200 Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee-Hamilton HS)
Bradley Alex Huibregtse Gr. G 6-4 200 Grafton, Wis. (Wright State)
Bradley Corey Thomas Sr. F 6-10 210 Buford, Ga. (Cowley Community College)
Drake Jalen Quinn Sr. G 6-3 190 Tuscola, Ill. (Tuscola) Loyola Chicago
Drake Jaehshon Thomas Sr. G 6-3 185 Aurora, Ill. (Whitney Young) Charlotte
Drake Isaiah Carr Sr. F 6-11 235 Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces) Denver
Evansville Leif Moeller Fr. F 6-7 Germany (Rist Wedel)
Evansville Connor Turnbull Sr. F 6-10 St. Paul, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt North) Butler
Evansville Keishon Porter 5th G 6-5 Pinetops, N.C. (Southwest Edgecomb HS) NC Central
UIC Elijah Crawford So. G 6-3 187 Augusta, Ga. (Brewster Academy) BYU
UIC Josiah Hammons Gr. G 6-2 180 Chicago, Ill. (Curie HS) Incarnate Word/Sam Houston
UIC Ahmad Henderson II Jr. G 5-10 144 Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice) Niagara
UIC Sam Silverstein Gr. G 6-6 219 Glencoe, Ill. (New Trier HS) Harvard/Cal Baptist
Illinois State Chase Walker Jr. F 6-9 280 Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles HS)
Illinois State Johnny Kinziger Jr. G 5-11 170 De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS)
Illinois State Ty Pence Jr. G 6-6 205 St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden HS)
Illinois State Jack Daugherty So. F 6-8 210 Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS)
Indiana State Camp Wagner Jr. G 6-6 190 Dallas, Texas (Link Prep [Mo.] Academy) Rice
Indiana State Markus Harding Gr. C 6-10 255 Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Toronto Basketball Acad.) Central Michigan
Murray State Fred King Sr. C 6-9 267 Mangrove Cay, Andros, Bahamas (NBA Academy Latin America) Creighton
Murray State JJ Traynor Sr. F 6-9 210 Bardstown, Ky. (Bardstown HS) DePaul/Louisville
Murray State Mason Miller Sr. F 6-9 190 Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) Creighton
Murray State Brayden Shorter Jr. G 6-5 210 Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo HS) Washburn
Murray State Layne Taylor So. G 5-11 184 Farmington, Ark. (Farmington HS) Central Arkansas
Murray State KJ Tenner So. G 6-0 166 Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS) West Virginia
UNI Leon Bond III R-Jr. G/F 6-5 200 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa HS) Virginia
UNI Trey Campbell Sr. G 6-4 195 Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)
UNI Ben Schwieger R-Sr. G/F 6-8 220 Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley HS) Loyola Chicago
UNI RJ Taylor Jr. G 5-11 175 Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc HS)
Southern Illinois Isaiah Stafford R-Sr. G 6-2 185 Bolingbrook, Ill. (Crispus Attucks HS) Valparaiso
Southern Illinois Quel'Ron House So. G 6-0 180 Louisville, Ky. (Senaca HS) Jacksonville State
Valparaiso Justus McNair So. G 6-3 195 Joliet, Ill. (Joliet West HS)
Valparaiso Mark Brown Jr. Jr. G 6-0 190 South Phoenix, Ariz. (Bella Vista Prep) Snow College
Valparaiso Isaiah Barnes R-Sr. G 6-7 210 Chicago, Ill. (Simeon Career Acad.) Tulsa/Michigan
Valparaiso Owen Dease R-Sr. F 6-8 200 Evansville, Ind. (Evansville Reitz) Texas A&M Corpus Christi