“She is one of the top scorers and rebounders returning from last season and I know how much the coaches in our conference respect her as a player. “I’m not surprised Abby was named preseason All-MVC,” Scherr-Wells said. Senior guard Abby Feit was named to the preseason all-conference team after averaging 15.1 points and 8.9 rebounds last season. 29 before opening their season at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. The Aces host Roosevelt University in an exhibition on Oct. UE finished ninth last season in the 10-team conference, having its best season in five years. On the women’s side, the Purple Aces were tabbed to finish ninth in coach Robyn Scherr-Wells’ second season at the helm. 7 at Miami (OH), the Aces will host NAIA programs Oakland City and Huntington University on Oct. UE scrimmaged during Meeks Madness on Saturday. Blake Sisley was named to the all-freshman team but has since transferred to Wright State. Last season, Shamar Givance, who is now at UTEP, was the Aces’ only representative, landing on the third team. No UE players received preseason all-conference recognition. Indiana State’s Cameron Henry, Valparaiso’s Kobe King, Murray State’s Rob Perry, Northern Iowa’s Austin Phyfe and Drake’s D.J. Northern Iowa’s Bowen Born, Missouri State’s Donovan Clay, Southern Illinois’ Lance Jones, Indiana State's Cooper Neese and Drake’s Garrett Sturtz were named to the second team. Southern Illinois’ Marcus Domask, Valparaiso’s Ben Krikke, Bradley’s Rienk Mast, Drake’s Roman Penn and Belmont’s Ben Sheppard joined DeVries on the first team. The Drake standout was the conference freshman of the year last season, averaging 13.9 points and 4.6 rebounds. Tucker DeVries was picked as the preseason MVC player of the year. UE also is the lowest-ranked MVC team in those metrics, sitting at No. KenPom’s adjusted efficiency margin has the Valley as the 12th-best conference in the country, sandwiched between Conference USA and the Western Athletic Conference, both of which were one-bid leagues last season. The Ramblers have since departed for the Atlantic 10, with Belmont, Murray State and UIC coming in to replace them. The MVC was last a two-bid league two seasons ago when Drake won its first game and Loyola made the Sweet 16.
(For transparency, here’s how I voted: Drake, Bradley, Southern Illinois, Belmont, Northern Iowa, Murray State, Missouri State, Indiana State, Illinois State, Evansville, UIC) Here’s how pollsters voted, with first-place votes in parenthesis: Returning playmakers Roman Penn and Tucker DeVries will be expected to be two of the top players in the conference for Darian DeVries’ experienced team. The Bulldogs ultimately finished third last year as they were derailed by injuries and inconsistency. Inexperience, and uncertainty about whether the transfers will click surely played into the Aces’ preseason ranking.ĭrake was picked almost unanimously to win the league for the second consecutive season, earning all but two first-place votes. Four of the Aces’ starting five from a year ago are gone, with UE bringing four transfers and five freshmen to town for the coming season. UE lost five of its top six scorers from its dismal 6-24 campaign, with Blaise Beauchamp being the only returner from that group. UE basketball mailbag: Preseason MVC ballots, starting five prediction and Wenbanyama Then, from there, it'll take care of itself." All we can do is control what we can control - our effort, our energy, our communication, our attitude. "People write what they write and think what they think, we'll let our play do the talking," first-year coach David Ragland said recently. The prediction shouldn’t come as a shock after the Purple Aces finished at the bottom of the conference in three of the past five seasons.
The University of Evansville was picked to finish 12th in the new-look league, 41 points behind Illinois-Chicago in 11th. No prizes for guessing who's first or last in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball preseason poll. View Gallery: University of Evansville Meeks Madness for Purple Aces basketballĮVANSVILLE, Ind.
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