2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season

2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
Regular Season
Tournament
Basketball seasons
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2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 16 – 4   .800 25 – 10   .714
Drake † 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
Southern Illinois 14 – 6   .700 23 – 10   .697
Belmont 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Indiana State 13 – 7   .650 23 – 13   .639
Missouri State 12 – 8   .600 17 – 15   .531
Murray State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Northern Iowa 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438
Illinois State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 21   .344
Valparaiso 5 – 15   .250 11 – 21   .344
UIC 4 – 16   .200 12 – 20   .375
Evansville 1 – 19   .050 5 – 27   .156
† 2023 MVC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in December and ended in February.

The season was the first with 12 teams in the conference with Belmont, Murray State and UIC joining the conference.[1] Loyola Chicago left the conference following the prior season to join the Atlantic 10 Conference.[2]

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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The preseason awards and coaches' poll was released by the league office on October 18, 2022.[3][4][5]

Rank Team
1. Drake (52)
2. Bradley (1)
3. Southern Illinois
4. Missouri State
5. Northern Iowa
6. Belmont
7. Indiana State
8. Murray State
9. Valparaiso
10. Illinois State
11. UIC
12. Evansville
(first-place votes)

Preseason All-Missouri Valley teams

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MVC First Team Tucker Devries, Drake
Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois
Ben Krikke, Valparaiso
Rienk Mast, Bradley
Roman Penn, Drake
Ben Sheppard, Belmont
Preseason All-MVC Second Team Bowne Born, Northern Iowa
Donovan Clay, Missouri State
Lance Jones, Southern Illinois
Cooper Neese, Indiana State
Garrett Sturtz, Drake
Preseason All-MVC Third Team Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois
Kobe King, Valparaiso
Rob Perry, Murray State
Austin Phyfe, Northern Iowa
D.J. Wilkins, Drake

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ Dent, Bucky (June 30, 2022). "MVC welcomes Belmont, Murray State, UIC". The Southern. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Loyola Chicago leaving MVC to join Atlantic 10". ESPN.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Drake Tabbed as MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". mvc-sports.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Kristensen, Anthony (October 19, 2022). "Evansville men's basketball picked to once again finish last in MVC preseason poll". Courier & Press. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Eminian, Dave (October 19, 2022). "The 2022 MVC preseason poll is out. See where Bradley men's basketball was ranked". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 MVC MBB Season Preview (PDF) - Missouri Valley Conference" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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