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.
| 2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
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| 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 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
editPreseason poll
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Dent, Bucky (June 30, 2022). "MVC welcomes Belmont, Murray State, UIC". The Southern. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Loyola Chicago leaving MVC to join Atlantic 10". ESPN.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Drake Tabbed as MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". mvc-sports.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2022-23 MVC MBB Season Preview (PDF) - Missouri Valley Conference" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022.