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| 2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Loyola–Chicago |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Loyola–Chicago |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Loyola Chicago † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 18 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021.
Preseason
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]The preseason awards and coaches' poll was released by the league office on October 14, 2020.[1]
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Northern Iowa (30) 426 | |
| 2. | Loyola–Chicago (13) 405 | |
| 3. | Bradley (1) 341 | |
| 4. | Indiana State 282 | |
| 5. | Southern Illinois 235 | |
| 6. | Missouri State 210 | |
| 7. | Drake 207 | |
| 8. | Valparaiso 148 | |
| 9. | Illinois State 112 | |
| 10. | Evansville 54 | |
| (first place votes) | ||
Preseason All-Missouri Valley teams
[edit]| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | A. J. Green, Northern Iowa |
| Preseason All-MVC First Team | Elijah Childs, Bradley |
| A. J. Green, Northern Iowa | |
| Tyreke Key, Indiana State | |
| Cameron Krutwig, Loyola–Chicago | |
| Austin Phyfe, Northern Iowa | |
| Preseason All-MVC Second Team | Donovan Clay, Valparaiso |
| Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois | |
| Jake LaRavia, Indiana State | |
| Roman Penn, Drake | |
| Gaige Prim, Missouri State | |
| Preseason All-MVC Third Team | Trae Berhow, Northern Iowa |
| Keith Fisher III, Illinois State | |
| Tate Hall, Loyola–Chicago | |
| Marquise Kennedy, Loyola–Chicago | |
| Tremell Murphy, Drake |
Regular season
[edit]Conference matrix
[edit]This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Bradley | Drake | Evansville | Illinois State | Indiana State | Loyola– Chicago | Missouri State | Northern Iowa | Southern Illinois | Valparaiso | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs BU | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs DU | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs UE | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs IlSU | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs InSU | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs LU | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs MSU | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs UNI | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs SIU | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 |
| vs VU | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – |
| Total | 6–12 | 15–3 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 11–7 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–11 |
Player of the week
[edit]Throughout the season, the Missouri Valley Conference named a player of the week and a newcomer of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Newcomer of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Childs, Bradley | Josiah Strong, Illinois State |
| 2 | Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois | Ben Harvey, Southern Illinois |
| 3 | Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago | ShanQuan Hemphill, Drake |
| 4 | Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois Gaige Prim, Missouri State | ShanQuan Hemphill, Drake |
| 5 | Isiaih Mosley, Missouri State | Samari Curtis, Evansville |
| 6 | Isiaih Mosley, Missouri State | Rienk Mast, Bradley |
| 7 | Tate Hall, Loyola-Chicago | Terry Nolan Jr., Bradley |
| 8 | Ben Krikke, Valparaiso | Kyler Filewich, Southern Illinois |
| 9 | Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago | Darnell Brodie, Drake |
| 10 | Isiaih Mosley, Missouri State | Sheldon Edwards, Valparaiso |
| 11 | Tyreke Key, Indiana State | Darnell Brodie, Drake |
| 12 | Gaige Prim, Missouri State Joseph Yesufu, Drake | Emon Washington, Illinois State |
| 13 | Shamar Givance, Evansville | Bowen Born, Northern Iowa |
Postseason
[edit]Coaches
[edit]Source[2]
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Coach of the Year | Darian DeVries, Drake |
Source[2]
All-Conference Teams
[edit]Source[3]
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Larry Bird Player of the Year | Cameron Krutwig, Loyola–Chicago |
| Defensive MVP | Lucas Williamson, Loyola–Chicago |
| Sixth-Man of the Year | Joseph Yesufu, Drake |
| Newcomer of the Year | ShanQuan Hemphill, Drake |
| Freshman of the Year | Bowen Born, Northern Iowa |
| First Team | |
| Tyreke Key, Indiana State | |
| Cameron Krutwig, Loyola–Chicago | |
| Isiaih Mosley, Missouri State | |
| Roman Penn, Drake | |
| Gaige Prim, Missouri State | |
| Second Team | |
| Elijah Childs, Bradley | |
| Shamar Givance, Evansville | |
| ShanQuan Hemphill, Drake | |
| Jake LaRavia, Indiana State | |
| Lucas Williamson, Loyola–Chicago | |
| Third Team | |
| D J Horne, Illinois State | |
| Lance Jones, Southern Illinois | |
| Ben Krikke, Valparaiso | |
| Austin Phyfe, Northern Iowa | |
| Aher Uguak, Loyola–Chicago |
Source[3]
Conference Tournament
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "UNI Favored in MVC Men's Basketball". Missouri Valley Conference. October 14, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "DRAKE'S DEVRIES NAMED MVC'S TOP MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH". mvc-sports.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 MVC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.