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MVC MEN’S MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE UPDATE MVC Contact: Mike Kern, Associate Commissioner Office: 314.444.4326 • Cell: 314.435.4779 • Email: [email protected] 1818 Chouteau Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63103 WWW.MVC-SPORTS.COM

2016-17 Standings (END, REGULAR-SEASON) Non-Conf: 71-54

Missouri Valley Overall Records W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA H A t25 Streak RPI Wichita State (21) 17 1 .944 83.1 63.3 27 4 .871 82.5 63.0 16-1 10-1 0-2 Won 12 40 Illinois State 17 1 .944 66.9 57.9 25 5 .833 69.2 60.7 15-0 9-4 0-0 Won 6 34 Southern Illinois 9 9 .500 67.2 68.5 16 15 .516 69.5 70.2 11-6 5-9 0-1 Won 1 153 UNI 9 9 .500 60.3 63.7 14 15 .483 61.7 64.2 9-4 3-9 0-3 Lost 3 146 Loyola Chicago 8 10 .444 71.8 69.8 18 13 .581 74.1 67.2 13-3 3-9 0-0 Lost 1 166 Missouri State 7 11 .389 69.8 72.0 16 15 .516 73.2 68.9 11-6 4-8 0-2 Lost 2 216 Bradley 7 11 .389 64.8 70.4 12 19 .387 65.8 70.7 8-7 3-10 0-0 Won 3 220 Evansville 6 12 .333 67.2 71.9 15 16 .484 68.9 68.0 13-4 2-9 0-2 Won 1 188 Indiana State 5 13 .278 67.7 72.8 11 19 .367 69.9 72.4 8-6 3-10 1-1 Lost 1 222 Drake 5 13 .278 71.6 80.1 7 23 .233 71.7 77.4 6-9 1-12 0-0 Lost 9 305

MVC Home Games: 58-32 Non-Conf.: 71-54 (H: 53-13; A: 10-23; N: 8-18) vs. Top-25: 1-9 (Non-Conf.)

2017 STATE FARM MVC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE What Lies Next ... March 2-5 • Scottrade Center (20,948) • St. Louis The winner of the State Farm MVC Tournament receives an automatic bid to Thursday, March 2 (Opening Round) the NCAA Tournament. Notably, in four of #8 Evansville vs. #9 Indiana State, 6 pm CT [MVC TV Network] [KTRS 550 AM Radio] the past five seasons, the league has had #7 Bradley vs. #10 Drake, 8:30 pm CT [MVC TV Network] [KTRS 550 AM Radio] multiple bids to the Big Dance, validating those bids with a 13-9 overall mark, which Friday, March 3 (Quarterfinals) ranks fourth-best of any league in that #1 Illinois State vs. 8/9 Winner, 12 pm CT [MVC TV Network] [KTRS 550 AM Radio] span. Here’s a list of the leaders (20 or #4 Southern Illinois vs. #5 Loyola, 2:30 pm CT [MVC TV Network] [KTRS 550 AM Radio] more NCAA Tourney games since 2012). #2 Wichita State vs. 7/10 Winner, 6 pm CT [MVC TV Network] [KTRS 550 AM Radio] League Records, NCAA Tourney (since 2012) #3 UNI vs. #6 Missouri State, 8:30 pm CT [MVC TV Network] [KTRS 550 AM Radio] SEC 35-17 .673 ACC 54-27 .667 Saturday, March 4 (Semifinals) Big Ten 55-33 .625 Semifinal 1 - 2:30 pm CT [CBS Sports Network] [WSDZ 1260 AM Radio] Missouri Valley 13-9 .591 Semifinal 2 - 5 pm CT [CBS Sports Network] [WSDZ 1260 AM Radio] Big East 43-30 .589 American 11-9 .550 Sunday, March 5 (Championship) Pac-12 26-24 .520 Finals - 1 pm CT [CBS Sports] [KTRS 550 AM Radio] Big 12 33-32 .508 WCC 10-10 .500 Atlantic 10 18-21 .462 Recent MVC Tourney Champs Mountain West 6-15 .286 The 2017 State Farm MVC Tournament returns to St. Louis for the 27th-straight season. This year’s tournament is the Ranked in Arch Madness 41st conference championship. In the past 15 State Farm MVC Tourna- MVC Tournament Champions, Last 5 Years ments (since 2003, including this year), 11 teams, including five in the past four 2016 UNI beat UE, 56-64 seasons, have entered the State Farm MVC 2015 UNI beat ILS, 69-60 2014 Wichita State beat INS, 83-69 Tournament ranked in the Top 25. Six of 2013 Creighton beat WSU, 69-65 the previous 10 reached the title game, 2012 Creighton beat ILS, 83-79 (ot) and five of those won the tournament.

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All-Time MVC Champs We Meet Again? Dynamic Duo Wichita State’s 11 regular-season This year three pairs of teams that faced In 2015, UNI (27) and Wichita State crowns ranks among the all-time leaders each other on the last day of the regular (27) entered the State Farm MVC Tourna- in MVC history. Oklahoma State, a league season will meet in their first games at ment as the winningest pair of teams member for 32 seasons from 1925-57, the State Farm MVC Tournament. In the in league tourney history. Only six and Creighton, a member for 56 seasons, 26-year history of the tournament in St. times in 40 prior tournaments have two are tied for the most, with 15 titles each. Louis, that has happened 13 times. In the league teams entered tourney play with Ten of 11 of WSU’s regular-season titles 13 previous occurrences, the team that 23+ regular-season wins. Two previous are outright, trailing only Oklahoma State, has won the regular-season finale won the events had two 25-win teams and two which earned 11 outright titles (of its 15). rematch eight times. The 2017 tourney ranked teams (2012, 2015). Illinois State, meanwhile, earned its will mark the first time that 3 immediate re- Two Teams, 23+ Wins in Arch Madness first league regular-season title since the matches have occurred in the same event. 2010 -- UNI (25), Wichita State (23) 1997-98 campaign -- its sixth all-time. Two teams (Southern Illinois and Bradley) 2011 -- Missouri State (23), Wichita State (23) MVC Regular-Season Champions, All-Time swept their opponents -- Loyola and Drake, 2012 -- Wichita State (26), Creighton (25) 15 - Oklahoma State respectively, during the regular season). 2013 -- Wichita State (24), Creighton (24) 2015 -- UNI (27), Wichita State (27) 15 - Creighton Year Teams Reg-Season Tourney (Seeds) 13 - Kansas 2016 -- Evansville (23), Wichita State (23) 2015 ILS-UE ILS, 69-67 (ot) #4 ILS 71, #5 UE 67 11 - Wichita State 2017 -- Wichita State (27), Illinois State (25) 2013 ILS-UNI UNI, 80-72 #6 ILS 63, #3 UNI 65 2013 UE-INS UE, 84-68 #5 INS 51, #4 UE 50 Most Combined Wins, Two Teams 2012 UE-MSU UE, 75-70 (ot) #3 UE 72, #6 MSU 64 54 -- *UNI (27), *Wichita State (27), 2015 No. 1 Seed “Success” 2011 DU-BU BU, 90-64 #10 BU 63, #7 DU 48 52 -- Wichita State (27), Illinois State (25), 2017 Counting 2016, the top-seeded team has 2011 CU-UNI CU, 63-55 #5 CU 60, #4 UNI 57 2010 CU-BU CU, 82-71 #5 BU 81, #4 CU 62 51 -- *Wichita State (26), *Creighton (25), 2012 won the tournament 15 times in 40 tries, but 2008 CU-BU CU, 111-110 #4 CU 74, #5 BU 70 51 -- *Wichita State (31), Indiana State (20), 2014 it has happened only eight times in the 26- 2005 CU-ILS CU 64-59 #3 CU 69, #6 ILS 52 *denotes NCAA Tournament team year history in St. Louis. 2004 INS-UE INS, 71-56 #9 UE 63, #8 INS 59 2001 SIU-INS SIU, 61-59 #5 INS 67, #4 SIU 64 1999 BU-SIU BU, 58-56 #4 BU 62, #5 SIU 59 25-Win Seasons History of Top Seed in STL 1998 UE-MSU MSU, 74-62 #3 MSU 60, #6 UE 59 Wichita State has secured an eighth- In 26 previous MVC Tournaments in St. There were five other years that involved a regular-season consecutive 25-win season. That’s an MVC Louis, the No. 1 tournament seed has: finale that repeated as the first game for one of the schools (but the other played an opening-round game before meet- record and is one of the five longest active 10 - Lost in the Semifinals ing their final regular-season opponent in the tournament). streaks in Division I. Gonzaga upped its 8 - Lost in the Championship Game own streak to 10 earlier this month, Kansas 8 - Won the Tournament Here’s a look at how this year’s teams has 12 in a row, while VCU (7) and Duke (9) fared against their first-round opponent in are on pace to reach 25. The Shockers’ 27 Good News for Champs? the regular season: regular-season wins are tied for fourth-best In the 40 seasons the league has con- Teams Game 1 Game 2 all-time in the MVC. ducted a post-season tournament (from UE-INS INS, 85-84 (ot) UE, 65-63 1977 through last year), there have been BRAD-DU BRAD, 79-72 BRAD, 82-74 Illinois State, meanwhile, has set program 45 regular-season champions (outright or UNI-MSU MSU, 68-64 UNI, 55-52 records with 25 regular-season and 17 SIU-LUC SIU, 67-61 SIU, 72-70 conference wins this year. shared). Thirty-seven of those 45 teams WSU-BU/DU Wichita State swept both BRAD and Drake earned either the AQ or an at-large berth ILS-UE/INS Illinois State swept both INS and Evansville MVC Regular-Season Wins, All-Time Leaders into the NCAA tourneys. 31 - Wichita State (2013-14) Top Seed = NCAA 29 - Bradley (1985-86) In 2011, Missouri State became the first 28 - Bradley (1950-51) 4-Peat 27 - Wichita State (2016-17) Wichita State has claimed a fourth- No. 1 MVC Tournament seed and regular- 27 - Bradley (1949-50) straight regular-season crown. The season champ in 18 years not selected for 27 - UNI (2014-15) the NCAA Tournament. Every top seed for 27 - Wichita State (2014-15) Shockers are just the second MVC team 27 - Wichita State (1953-54) to four-peat in the last 46 years, joining the MVC Tournament had earned an NCAA Southern Illinois (2002-05. In the MVC’s bid since 1993 when Illinois State lost 110-year history, a total of 14 teams have to second-seeded Southern Illinois in the Active 20-Win Streaks won 3-straight (or more) in a row. finals. Notably, only five top-seeded teams In the 110-year history of The Valley, only two schools have won 20 games eight- MVC Regular-Season Champions to 3-Peat in 40 MVC tournaments have failed to reach straight years, including Wichita State, 6 - Cincinnati (57-58, 58-59, 59-60, 60-61, 61-62, 62-63) the NCAA Tournament (Missouri State-2011, which reached that milestone Feb. 1 this 6 - Kansas (21-22, 22-23, 23-24, 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) Illinois State-1993, Southern Illinois-1992, season. Others to win 20 or more games 5 - Oklahoma St. (1935-36, 36-37, 37-38, 38-39, 39-40) Southern Illinois-1990, and Bradley-1982). 5 - Kansas (1907-08, 08-09, 09-10, 10-11, 11-12) for six-plus years include Creighton (11 in 4 - Wichita St. (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) a row from 1998-99 to 2008-09); Cincin- 4 - Southern Illinois (2001-02, 02-03, 03-04, 04-05) Top Two Seeds = Semifinals nati (6-straight from 1957-58 to 1962-63), 3 - Drake (1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71) In the 26 previous MVC Tournaments 3 - Louisville (1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69) Bradley (6; 1956-57 to 1961-62) Okla- 3 - Oklahoma State (1943-44+, 1944-45+, 1945-46) played in St. Louis, the top seed has homa State (6; 1943-44 to 1948-49), and 3 - Creighton (1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43) reached the semifinals every time, and the Southern Illinois (6; 2001-02 to 2006-07). 3 - Nebraska (1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14) No. 2 seed has lost just once in the quar- 3 - Missouri (1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22) Wichita State is the only in MVC history to 3 - Washington (Mo.) (1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31) ters (a combined 51-1 record in their first have 7-straight seasons of 25+ wins. 3 - Creighton (1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32) tournament games). +no league play, champion determined by vote Active 20-Win Streaks in The Valley 8 - Wichita St. (2009-10 - current) [includes 2017] 1 - Illinois State (2016-17) [includes 2017]

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Best Pole Position? 16-Win MVC Teams? NCAA Wins Leaders Thirty-seven of 40 previous MVC tourna- NCAA Tournament Bound The MVC has two teams with 25+ wins ment champions were seeded 1, 2, or 3. In the NCAA Tournament era, every eligible (through games of Feb. 25). Only the Ameri- The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds have had the MVC team that won 16 or more conference can, MVC, Pac-12 and WCC have multiple most success, combining for 31 titles. Last games (10 teams), earned a spot in the teams with 25+ wins this season. year, UNI was the No. 4 seed and won it. NCAA Tournament field, combining for 12 NCAA Wins Leaders (thru Feb. 25) total tournament victories. 29 Gonzaga Worst Pole Position? 27 Villanova, Wichita State The sixth-seeded teams have gone a Most League Wins, MVC History 26 Arizona, Kansas, Oregon, Saint Mary’s, UCLA, UNC-Wilmington, Vermont combined 6-26 in tournament games in 18 Oklahoma (1927-28) (18-0, 18-0 MVC) *Wichita State (2013-14) (35-1, 18-0 MVC) 25 Cincinnati, Illinois State, Monmouth, UNC, SMU, St. Louis. Since the league expanded to 17 *Southern Illinois (2003-04) (25-5, 17-1 MVC) its current 10-team format in 1997, only Missouri (1919-20) (17-1, 17-1 MVC) one team that has played in the opening Missouri (1920-21) (17-1, 17-1 MVC) Defense Wins ^Wichita State (1982-83) (25-3, 17-1 MVC) Illinois State (.377) and Wichita State round has reached the semifinals (won *Wichita State (2014-15) (30-5, 17-1 MVC) two games). Bradley, seeded No. 7 in Illinois State (2016-17) (25-5, 17-1 MVC) (.381) are both challenging the MVC’s 1998, beat 10th-seeded Drake and then it Wichita State (2016-17) (27-4, 17-1 MVC) all-time record for FG percentage defense. 16 Kansas (1922-23) (17-1, 16-0 MVC) Furthermore, in the last 10 years (9 NCAA toppled No. 2 seed Creighton, before falling Kansas (1925-26) (16-2, 16-2 MVC) Tournaments) 23 tournament qualifiers in the semifinals to Missouri State. *Indiana State (1978-79) (33-1, 16-0 MVC) *Bradley (1985-86) (32-3, 16-0 MVC) have recorded a .380 FG percentage de- *Illinois State (1997-98) (25-6, 16-2 MVC) fense or better, and 11 of them reached Avoiding Thursday *Southern Illinois (2002-03) (24-7, 16-2 MVC) the Sweet 16. Six of those 11 teams In the 40 previous seasons of the MVC *Wichita State (2011-12) (27-6, 16-2 MVC) reached the Final Four (see below). The Tournament, only three times has a seed *UNI (2014-15) (31-4, 16-2 MVC) *Wichita State (2015-16) (26-9, 16-2 MVC) Redbirds (4th) and Shockers (5th) rank worse than a No. 3 won the title (No. 4 *denotes NCAA Tournament team; ^NCAA probation among the Top 5 in the NCAA this year. Creighton won in 2000, No. 5 Indiana State MVC Leaders, FG Pct. Def. (Since 1980) won in 2001, and No. 4 UNI won in 2016). Only one team that played in the opening Poll Position .377 Illinois State (2016-17) The league has had at least one top- .381 Wichita State (2016-17) round has won a quarterfinal game (No. 7 .383 Bradley (617-of-1613), 1997-98 seed Bradley beat No. 2 seed Creighton, 25 team in a season-ending poll in 11 of .387 Wichita State (659-of-1704), 2015-16 76-68, in the 1998 tournament.) Only 32 the past 15 seasons. Wichita State en- .387 Bradley (627-of-1621), 1996-97 times in NCAA history has a team won four ters the tournament having been ranked Notable NCAA Tourney Teams (since 2008) for two-straight weeks. (or more) games to win its conference post- Kentucky (2014-15) 0.354 38-1 Final Four season tournament title. Last year, Austin MVC in the Final Polls (last 15 years only) Syracuse (2012-13) 0.369 30-10 Final Four Peay accomplished the feat. 2002 -- Southern Illinois (22nd, coaches) Memphis (2008-09) 0.372 33-4 Runnerup 2003 -- Creighton (15th, AP; 23rd, coaches) Kentucky (2011-12) 0.374 38-2 Champs 1939 Clemson (SoCon) 2008 *Georgia (SEC) 2004 -- Southern Illinois (23rd, AP) Kansas (2007-08) 0.379 37-3 Champs 1985 Auburn (SEC) 2009 Miss. State (SEC) Kansas (2011-12) 0.380 32-7 Runnerup 1997 #Marquette (C-USA) 2009 ~Cleve St. (Horizon) 2006 -- Wichita State (21st, coaches) 1998 UNLV (WAC) 2010 Houston (C-USA) 2006 -- Bradley (24th, coaches) NCAA FG Pct. Defense Leaders, 2016-17 2007 -- Southern Illinois (14th, AP; 11th coaches) 1999 Charlotte (C-USA) 2011 @UConn (Big East) 1. UCF 616-1699 .363 2000 Saint Louis (C-USA) 2012 Louisville (Big East) 2008 -- Drake (23rd, coaches) 2. Gonzaga 676-1835 .368 2000 Arkansas (SEC) 2012 Western Ky. (Sun Belt) 2010 -- UNI (13th, coaches) 3. Bakersfield 553-1471 .376 2001 Iowa (Big Ten) 2012 Colorado (Pac 12) 2012 -- Wichita State (18th, AP) 4. Illinois State 619-1643 .377 2002 Siena (MAAC) 2012 Detroit (Horizon) 2012 -- Creighton (19th, AP; 21st, coaches) 5. Wichita State 653-1716 .381 2004 Xavier (A-10) 2013 Western Ky. (Sun Belt) 2013 -- Wichita State (4th, coaches) 2006 Xavier (A-10) 2013 +Liberty (Big South) 2013 -- Creighton (22nd, AP; 21st, coaches) 2006 Syracuse (Big East) 2013 NC A&T (MEAC) 2014 -- Wichita State (2nd, AP; 7th, coaches) 2006 Hampton (MEAC) 2014 =Milwaukee (Horizon) It’s a 2007 N. Texas (Sun Belt) 2015 VCU (Atlantic-10) 2015 -- Wichita State (14th, AP; 11th, coaches) 2008 Pitt (Big East) 2015 +Hampton (MEAC) 2015 -- UNI (11th, AP; 14th, coaches) Illinois State’s is the active 2008 Coppin St. (MEAC) 2016 Austin Peay (OVC) NCAA leader for career steals. Lee is #4 games in 67 hours; *2 games on 3/15/2008; also ISU’s all-time leader, and his 244 ~Won 4 games in seven days; @Won 5 games in 5 days Rank & File in Arch Madness steals rank No. 6 all-time in the MVC. +Won 4 games in six days; =Won 4 games in 8 days In the past 15 seasons (15 State Farm NCAA Active Leaders, Career Steals (thru 2/25) MVC Tournaments since 2003), 11 teams, including five in the past four seasons, 1. Paris Lee, Illinois State 244 No. 14 for Hinson 2. Tra-Deon Hollins, Omaha 223 of SIU (14) and Ben Jacob- have entered the State Farm MVC Tourna- 3. Tahjere McCall, Tennessee State 220 4. Jalan West, Northwestern State 219 son of UNI (11) are two of four to coach ment ranked in the Top 25. Six of those previous 10 reached the title game, and 5. Monte Morris, Iowa State 211 their teams in 11 or more MVC tourneys. MVC Leaders, Career Steals Hinson’s 14th tournament matches former five of those won the tournament. Year Ranked Reached Final Won 1. Ryan Sears, Creighton (1997-01) 283 Creighton coach for the most 2. Steve Harris, Tulsa (1981-85) 271 2003 Creighton Creighton Creighton 3. , Bradley (1984-88) 259 Arch Madness coaching appearances. 2004 Southern Illinois -- UNI 4. , SIU (2001-05) 258 Most Coaching Appearances MVC Tournament 2007 Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Creighton 5. , S. Illinois (2005-09) 254 2008 Drake Drake Drake 14 – Dana Altman, Creighton 6. Paris Lee, Illinois State 244 2012 Creighton, WSU Creighton Creighton Barry Hinson, Missouri State (9)/Southern Illinois (5) 7. Kevin Ault, Missouri State (1996-00) 243 2014 Wichita State Wichita State WSU 11 – , Southern Illinois; , UNI 8. , Indiana State (1976-79) 240 2015 Wichita State, UNI UNI UNI 10 – , BU; , INS , Indiana State (1996-00) 240 , WSU; Marty Simmons, UE 2016 Wichita State -- UNI 2017 Wichita State

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MVC Players of the Week Panthers Climb to No. 3 Busy Bodies Player Newcomer In the past 20 seasons (coinciding with Jaylon Brown of Evansville has played N14 , MSU Alize Johnson, MSU the league’s 10-team tournament format), more minutes (1136) than any league N21 Jeremy Morgan, UNI Aundre Jackson, Loyola just 22 teams have started 0-5 or worse, player, and he ranks No. 14 in the NCAA N28 Aundre Jackson, Loyola & Darrell Brown, Bradley and only Illinois State (0-6 start in 2013) in minutes per game (36.6). With 3,856 D5 Paris Lee, Illinois State Aundre Jackson, Loyola avoided Thursday’s opening round game. career minutes played, Illinois State’s D12 Jeremy Morgan, UNI Alize Johnson, MSU D19 Paris Lee, Illinois State Ryan Taylor, Evansville That year, the Redbirds finished 8-10 in Paris Lee ranks No. 29 among all active D26 Jaylon Brown, Evansville Alize Johnson, MSU MVC play, earned the #6 seed and beat NCAA players for career minutes. J2 Alize Johnson, MSU Alize Johnson, MSU UNI in the quarterfinals at Arch Madness. MVC Leaders, Minutes (2016-17, thru 2/25) J9 Milton Doyle, Loyola , Wichita St. UNI finished the regular season 9-9 after J16 MiKyle McIntosh, ILS Aundre Jackson, Loyola an 0-5 start and narrowly missed becom- 1. Jaylon Brown, Evansville 31g 1136 J23 Shaquille Morris, WSU Alize Johnson, MSU ing the second MVC team to start 0-5 2. Dequon Miller, Missouri St. 31g 1097 J30 Milton Doyle, Loyola Phil Fayne, Illinois State 3. Mike Rodriguez, S. Illinois 31g 1017 F6 Conner Frankamp, WSU Thik Bol, Southern Illinois and then finish above .500 in league play 4. Milton Doyle, Loyola 31g 1006 F13 Paris Lee, Illinois State Ryan Taylor, Evansville (Oklahoma, 1924-25, 9-7). 5. Sean O’Brien, S. Illinois 31g 990 F20 Deontae Hawkins, ILS Alize Johnson, MSU 6. Ben Richardson, Loyola 31g 989 F27 Landry Shamet, WSU Landry Shamet, WSU 7. , Loyola 31g 976 Margin Call 8. Everett Clemons, Indiana St. 30g 971 Wichita State’s current scoring margin 9. Jeremy Morgan, UNI 28g 969 Coaches Among Legends of 19.5 is No. 2 in the nation and also 10. Ryan Taylor, Evansville 31g 967 Three MVC active coaches rank among ranks third best in league history, trail- the all-time best (in both MVC-only wins, ing only Oscar Robertson-led Cincinnati and all-game victories). Thru 2/26/17 teams in 1958 and 1960. Leading the League MVC Coaching Leaders, League Wins, All-Time 2016-17 NCAA Leaders, Scoring Margin Evansville’s Jaylon Brown leads the 187 -- , Oklahoma State (23 seasons) MVC in scoring, averaging 20.6 points 1. Gonzaga (WCC) 23.8 per game for the Aces. Fueled by three- 182 -- Dana Altman, Creighton (17 seasons) 2. Wichita State (MVC) 19.5 163 -- , CU/Saint Louis (20 seasons) 3. West Virginia (Big 12) 18.1 straight scoring titles by D.J. Balentine, 134 -- Barry Hinson, MSU/SIU (14th season) 4. UCLA (Pac 12) 16.0 the Aces have had a stranglehold on that 134 -- Gregg Marshall, Wichita State (10th season) 5. Saint Mary’s (WCC) 15.9 statistic, marking the first time since a 126 -- Phog Allen, Kansas (11 seasons) 123 -- Ben Jacobson, UNI (11th season) 5-year stretch from 1987-91 when three Scoring Margin, MVC Leaders (Since 1950) different Bradley players (Hersey Hawkins- MVC Coaching Leaders, All-Game Wins, All-Time 22.0 Cincinnati, 1959-60* twice, , Curtis Stuckey- 486 -- Henry Iba, Oklahoma State (23 seasons) 20.6 Cincinnati, 1957-58* twice) led the league in scoring. 337 -- Eddie Hickey, CU/Saint Louis (20 seasons) 19.5 Wichita State, 2016-17 327 -- Dana Altman, Creighton (17 seasons) 16.9 Cincinnati, 1961-62 257 -- Gregg Marshall, Wichita State (10th season) 16.4 Cincinnati, 1962-63 Board Certified 247 -- Barry Hinson, MSU/SIU (14th season) 15.7 Wichita State, 2013-14 Missouri State’s Alize Johnson leads 234 -- Ben Jacobson, UNI (11th season) *denotes NCAA Single-Season leader the league in rebounding (10.5 rpg). 225 -- Rich Herrin, Southern Illinois (13 seasons) The last first-year MVC player to lead Leaders, Since 2007-08 (NCAA seed) the league in rebounding and eclipse MVC Active Leaders #1 Kentucky (2014-15) (Final Four) 20.1 10.0 per game – of Drake Seven active players have surpassed #4 Louisville (2013-14) (Sweet 16) 19.9 in 1979-80 (15.0 rpg). Johnson has 1,000 career points while in the MVC, and #1 Kansas (2007-08) (NCAA Champion) 19.0 #1 Memphis (2007-08) (NCAA Runnerup) 18.0 had 10 or more rebounds in a game a a pair of Redbirds are up next on the list #1 N. Carolina (2008-09) (NCAA Champion) 17.8 league-best 20 times this season. (MiKyle McIntosh and Deontae Hawkins). #13 Belmont (2010-11) (NCAA 1st Round) 17.5 #1 Ohio State (2010-11) (NCAA Sweet 16) 17.5 MVC Active Scoring Leaders #1 Kansas (2009-10) (NCAA 2nd Round) 17.4 Johnson 1 of Just 2 in NCAA #1 Gonzaga (2012-13) (NCAA 2nd Round) 17.2 1. Milton Doyle, Loyola 1,601 Missouri State’s Alize Johnson joins 2. Reed Timmer, Drake (Jr.) 1,337 #3 Florida (2012-13) (Elite 8) 17.0 3. Jaylon Brown, Evansville 1,318 #2 Gonzaga (2014-15) (Elite 8) 17.0 Purdue star Caleb Swanigan as the only 3. Brenton Scott, Indiana State (Jr.) 1,294 players in the NCAA with 15 double-dou- 5. Sean O’Brien, Southern Illinois 1,236 bles who also average 14.0 points, 10.0 6. Paris Lee, Illinois State 1,203 Things That Make You Go Hmm rebounds and 39 pct. 3FG. 7. Jeremy Morgan, UNI 1,200 8. Deontae Hawkins, Illinois State 938 Only three teams in the past 20 sea- 9. MiKyle McIntosh, Illinois State (Jr.) 861 sons have recorded 27 or more regular- 23 Points, 20 Rebounds *Matt Van Scyoc (INS) has also surpassed season wins, limited opponents to .385 Against Drake (Feb. 18), Missouri 1,000, with 807 in two seasons at The Citadel FG percentage or worse, and recorded a State’s Alize Johnson registered 23 points scoring margin of at least 19.0 points per and 21 rebounds. It marked the second MVC Active Rebounding Leaders game. The three teams to do it reached time this year he has had 23 or more 1. Sean O’Brien, Southern Illinois 788 the Final Four, and two of them won it all. points and 20 or more rebounds (26-20 2. Jeremy Morgan, UNI 545 against Indiana State). Only National 3. Jacob Enevold, Drake 523 27 Wins, .385 FG Pct. Defense, +19.0 Margin 4. Deontae Hawkins, Illinois State 522 Kansas (2007-08) – NCAA Champs Player of the Year candidate Caleb Swani- 5. Milton Doyle, Loyola 484 Kentucky (2011-12) – NCAA Champs gan of Purdue has accomplished a 23-20 6. Donte Thomas, Bradley (Jr.) 468 Kentucky (2014-15) – Final Four game more than once this year (Swanigan 7. MiKyle McIntosh, Illinois St. (Jr.) 440 Gonzaga and Wichita State meet those minimum stan- has done it three times.) 8. , Loyola (Jr.) 433 dards this season.

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Defense Matters Close Calls Winning at Home The last seven MVC teams to lead the Missouri State has suffered a league- Illinois State’s 21-game homecourt win league in FG percentage defense were high seven defeats by 3 points or less. streak is a school record and is third-best active streak in the NCAA. Meanwhile, NCAA Tournament teams, combining Most Losses (3 Points or Less), thru 2/26 for 10 NCAA Tournament wins. Illinois Wichita State’s 92-5 home mark since 8 - Mercer, Bryant 2011-12 is No. 2 behind Kansas (95-4). State’s 2009 team was the last league 7 - Texas, Missouri St., Kennesaw St., Fla. International team to lead the MVC in that statistic and 6 - Clemson, Loyola Chicago NCAA Active Homecourt Streaks, thru 3/1 not make the NCAAs. Illinois State’s cur- 5 - Indiana State (tied with several others) Oregon (Pac-12) 42 --- rent .377 figure leads the MVC. Cincinnati (AAC) 25 Houston (3/2) Most Overtime Losses, thru 2/26 MVC FG Pct. Defense Leaders* FGM FGA Pct. Illinois State (MVC) 21 -- 5 - Toledo, Portland State, Florida International SMU (AAC) 20 Tulsa (3/2) 2009 Illinois State 771 1864 .414 4 - Murray State, Bryant, Bethune-Cookman Florida State (ACC) 20 Miami (3/4) 2010 UNI (2) 693 1705 .406 3 - Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee State, Oklahoma, Texas Southern (SWAC) 20 Alcorn State (3/2) 2011 Indiana State (0) 713 1755 .406 Samford, Kent State, Missouri State, Long Beach 2012 Wichita State (0) 729 1856 .393 State, Indiana State, Eastern Kentucky, Cleveland 2013 Wichita State (4) 797 2020 .395 State, Army, Eastern Illinois, Central Arkansas, 2014 Wichita State (1) 746 1911 .390 Niagara, CS Fullerton, UL Monroe, Western Illinois, Shockers Among the Best 2015 UNI (1) 684 1733 .395 Northern Illinois Wichita State is one of the winningest 2016 Wichita State (2) 659 1704 .387 programs in the NCAA during the past six- *NCAA Tourney wins in parentheses Working Overtime plus seasons (since 2010-11). On Feb. 1, Indiana State outlasted Best Records (by win percentage), 2010-2016 Dry Run? Evansville, 85-84, in Terre Haute, in over- 1. Gonzaga (WCC) 204-39 .840 The MVC has tracked FG percentage time. It marked the sixth OT game for the 2. Kansas (Big 12) 209-43 .829 defense leaders in league-only play since Sycamores this year (a school record). 3. Wichita State (MVC) 204-42 .829 1980, and below are the Top 13 (includ- 4. Kentucky (SEC) 206-49 .808 Missouri State (5) and Southern Illinois (4) 5. Duke (ACC) 197-49 .801 ing Illinois State and Wichita State this have also matched school single-season 6. Arizona (Pac 12) 198-50 .798 year). Post-season success for each records for OT contests. Collectively, 7. Louisville (ACC) 193-54 .781 team is noted, and is notable. league schools have played in 18 overtime 8. Saint Mary’s (WCC) 179-53 .772 9. North Carolina (ACC) 194-59 .767 MVC-Only FG Pct. Defense (Since 1980) games this year (nine non-conference and nine conference). The nine OT league .359 Wichita State, 2015-16 (NCAA Tournament: 2-1) games is the most in the MVC since .370 Illinois State, 2016-17 2008-09 (also nine). The last season with Taking the Show on the Road .376 Wichita State, 2014-15 (NCAA Tournament: 2-1) Wichita State has been the best road .383 Bradley, 1997-98 (no postseason) more OT games in league play occurred in 2005-06 (10 that year). team in the NCAA (in true road games) .386 UNI, 2014-15 (NCAA Tournament: 1-1) since the beginning of 2010-11. .388 Wichita State, 2016-17 MVC Overtimes, Last 5 Seasons .388 Wichita State, 2013-14 (NCAA Tournament: 1-1) Best Road Records (by percentage), 2010-2016 .391 Wichita State, 2005-06 (NCAA Tournament: 2-1) Year Non-Conf Conf 2016-17 9 (6-3) 9 1. Wichita State 67-14 .827 .394 Tulsa, 1994-95 (NCAA Tournament: 2-1) 2015-16 7 (3-4) 5* 2. Gonzaga 58-16 .784 .396 Bradley, 1996-97 (NIT: 1-1) 2014-15 10 (6-4) 5* 3. Kansas 50-22 .694 .396 Wichita State, 2011-12 (NCAA Tournament: 0-1) 2013-14 5 (1-4) 6 4. Saint Mary’s 53-24 .688 .398 Missouri State, 2003-04 (no postseason) 2012-13 10 (6-4) 5 5. Arizona 49-25 .662 .398 UNI, 2009-10 (NCAA Tournament: 2-1) *does not include 1 MVC Tournament OT game 6. VCU 54-28 .659 7. San Diego State 52-28 .650 8. Villanova 53-29 .646 A:TO Ratio Among Best More on Overtimes Wichita State’s 1.54 :turnover The NCAA single-season record for Conference Domination ratio this season ranks No. 6 in the NCAA overtime games is eight, set four times. and is the best in the MVC. In fact, it Wichita State has an NCAA-best 68-4 The MVC record is seven, last achieved by record in MVC games over the past four would be the best in the league since the Illinois State in 2008-09 (2-5 record). MVC began tracking the stat in 1987. seasons, with losses at UNI, at Illinois WSU’s Landry Shamet ranks 2nd in the Most OT - MVC Leaders (Since 2011-12) State (twice) and a home defeat to the NCAA among freshmen (min. 3.0 assists 2016-17 -- INS (6); MSU (5); SIU (4) Panthers its only blemishes in that span. 2014-15 -- Indiana State (4) and 22 games played). 2013-14 -- Loyola (4) Leaders - Conference Only (Since 2013-14) Year, School Ast TO Ratio 2012-13 -- Indiana State (4) 1. Wichita State (MVC) 68-4 .944 2011-12 -- UE (6), ILS (5), MSU (5) 2017 Wichita State 536 347 1.54 2. Stephen F. Austin (Southland) 64-6 .914 1988 Bradley 634 421 1.51 3. Gonzaga (WCC) 64-8 .889 2012 Creighton 616 421 1.46 4. Villanova (Big East) 62-9 .873 5. Vermont (America East) 54-10 .844 2015 Wichita State 476 327 1.46 MSU: 3-Straight OT Games 6. New Mexico State (WAC) 48-9 .842 2013 Evansville 574 405 1.42 When Missouri State beat Loyola in 7. Texas Southern (SWAC) 57-12 .826 2016 Wichita State 488 346 1.41 overtime on Jan. 31, it marked MSU’s 8. UNC Central (MEAC) 51-11 .823 1987 Tulsa 455 322 1.41 3rd-straight overtime game. In the past 9. Arizona (Pac 12) 58-13 .817 Player, Team Ast TO Ratio 20 seasons in the MVC, only Wichita 10. Kentucky (SEC) 57-13 .814 State (2008) and Illinois State (2012) DaQuan Bracey, LaTech 180 52 3.45 MVC Leaders - MVC Only (Since 2013-14) Landry Shamet, WSU 104 32 3.25 had played in 3-straight OT games. The 1. Wichita State 68-4 .944 Sam Merrill, Utah State 83 26 2.96 NCAA record is four, done three times 2. Illinois State 49-23 .681 Lonzo Ball, UCLA 219 74 2.96 (1982-Jacksonville; 1985-Illinois State; and 1988-Dayton). 3. UNI 46-26 .639 Brailen Neely, Oakland 94 34 2.76 4. Indiana State 36-36 .500

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Off the Bench Select Company for Doyle Birds Reach 11-0 Wichita State ranks No. 2 in the nation, Only two NCAA players in the past 20 Illinois State’s 11-0 start represents averaging 35.6 points per game from its seasons have accomplished a statisti- its best all time in MVC play. Counting non-starters this season. In the MVC, cal feat that Loyola senior Milton Doyle ISU this season, only 18 teams in league the highest season total in the past 20 has compiled. Doyle’s career numbers of history have started an MVC season with seasons belongs to Creighton’s 2007-08 1,601 points, 484 rebounds, 455 assists, 11-straight wins, and only seven since squad (36.9). 147 steals and 75 blocks have been sur- 1960. The MVC has had an 11-0 start in three of the past four seasons. NCAA Leaders, Bench Scoring passed by only one other -- Julius Hodge of North Carolina State (2001-05). 11-0 MVC Starts, Since 1960 1. Citadel 30g 1221 40.7 2. Wichita State 31g 1104 35.6 Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. 2013-14 18-0 *Wichita State 18-0 (1st) 2003-04 17-0 S. Illinois 17-1 (1st) 3. West Virginia 29g 1005 34.7 Julius Hodge, NC ST. 2040 773 454 161 82 4. San Francisco 31g 1072 34.6 1985-86 16-0 Bradley 16-0 (1st) 5. Wyoming 29g 1001 34.5 Milton Doyle, LUC 1601 484 455 147 75 1978-79 16-0 *Indiana St. 16-0 (1st) 2007-08 13-0 *Drake 15-3 (1st) MVC Leaders, Bench Scoring, Last 20 Seasons 2015-16 11-0 Wichita State 16-2 (1st) 1. Creighton (2007-08)^ 33 1218 36.9 Captain Morgan 2016-17 11-0 Illinois State 17-1 (t-1st) 2. Wichita State (2016-17) 31 1104 35.6 Jeremy Morgan of UNI is looking to *denotes MVC Tournament champion 3. Creighton (2001-02)* 32 1049 32.8 become just the fourth MVC player on re- 4. Wichita State (2010-11)^ 37 1173 31.7 5. Creighton (1997-98)^ 28 855 30.5 cord to record 150 career steals and 100 6. Creighton (2002-03)* 34 1012 29.8 career blocks. Hot Hands Loyola’s team FG percentage (49.2) Player, School (Years) Steals Blocks *NCAA Tournament team; ^NIT Tournament team leads the league and ranks No. 11 nation- Mitchell Anderson, Bradley (1978-82) 184 108 Marcus Timmons, S. Illinois (1990-93) 211 123 ally. Only three MVC teams in the past Toeing the Line Nate Green, Indiana State (1996-00) 240 109 20 seasons have been .500 or better Evansville leads the MVC and is 8th in Jeremy Morgan, UNI (2014-present) 176 97 (.505-Evansville, 1999; .504-Creighton, the nation by getting a fourth of its points 2012; .501-Creighton, 2013). Each of from the line (25.0 percent). Drake leads those three teams reached the NCAA the MVC and ranks No. 18 in the nation Young Braves Tournament in those respective seasons. by getting more than a third of its points Bradley is one of the youngest teams in Loyola’s 1991-92 squad owns the single- from beyond the arc (37.6 percent). UNI the NCAA (ahead of only Mississippi State season school mark with a .494 figure. is right behind in that category (24th at and UIC in terms of experience). Four of At 67.7, Loyola’s Aundre Jackson is No. 4 37.2 percent). the league’s top seven freshman scorers nationally. are from Bradley. FG Percentage, NCAA Leaders - Individual MVC Rank, Player, School Pts. Avg. Getting to The Line 1. Devontae Cacok, UNC-W 163-207 .787 Evansville’s Jaylon Brown ranks No. 3 in 1. Darrell Brown, Bradley 374 12.5 2. Tacko Fall, UCF 142-193 .736 the NCAA with 197 made free throws. His 2. Landry Shamet, Wichita State 352 11.4 3. Justin Patton, Creighton 169-244 .693 3. Jordan Barnes, Indiana State 194 6.5 4. Aundre Jackson, Loyola 178-263 .677 average (6.4 free throws made per game) 4. Koch Bar, Bradley 187 6.0 rivals some of the best in the MVC during 5. Javier Martinez, UT Martin 159-235 .677 5. Nate Kennell, Bradley 174 5.8 6. John Konchar, Fort Wayne 171-266 .643 the past 20 years (No. 5). In 2013-14, 6. Dru Smith, Evansville 143 5.5 D.J. Balentine of Evansville became the 7. Jayden Hodgson, Bradley 166 5.4 FG Pct., MVC All-Time Single-Season Leaders most recent in the MVC to eclipse 200 8. Austin Reaves, Wichita State 125 4.5 .677 Aundre Jackson, Loyola (present) 9. Juwan McCloud, UNI 110 3.8 .674 Vernon Moore, Creighton, 1984-85 made FTs in a season (216 that year, 10. Bruno Skokna, Loyola 108 3.5 which ranks ninth all-time in the MVC). .668 Luke Jackson, Bradley, 1987-88 .663 Mike Grimes, Creighton, 2002-03 Bradley’s Darrell Brown leads all MVC freshman with 100 makes, which ranks Impact Newcomers Six first-year players in the MVC are No. 26 in the NCAA for freshmen. All-Around Leaders among the league’s Top 20 scorers, and Jaylon Brown of Evansville leads the MVC Leaders, Free Throws Made (2016-17) six are in the Top 20 in rebounding. Alize league in total points-rebounds-assists 1. Jaylon Brown, Evansville 197-229 .860 Johnson of Missouri State is the only per game average (27.9) this season. 2. Mike Rodriguez, S. Illinois 142-191 .743 player to rank in the Top 15 in both. He 3. Reed Timmer, Drake 121-146 .829 Loyola (Milton Doyle/Donte Ingram), Il- leads the MVC in rebounding and is sixth 4. Milton Doyle, Loyola 108-134 .806 linois State (Paris Lee/Deontae Hawkins) 5. Alize Johnson, Missouri St. 103-151 .682 in scoring. 6. Darrell Brown, Bradley 100-127 .787 and Indiana State (Brenton Scott/Everett Clemons) each have a pair of players who MVC Leaders, FT Made (Per Game), Last 20 Years Scoring Leaders - Newcomers Only rank in the Top 10 in the MVC. 1. , Illinois State (2000-01) 6.9 t6. Aundre Jackson, Loyola 14.5 2. Matt Webster, Evansville (2006-07) 6.7 t6. Alize Johnson, Missouri State 14.5 Top MVC “P-A-R” Leaders (thru 2/25) 3. D.J. Balentine, Evansville (2013-14) 6.5 8. Ryan Taylor, Evansville 14.3 Player, School PPG APG RPG TOT 4. Jaylon Brown, Evansville (2016-17) 6.4 15. Darrell Brown, Bradley 12.5 5. Devonte Brown, Indiana State (2015-16) 6.2 18. Clayton Custer, Loyola 11.6 Jaylon Brown, Evansville 20.6 3.1 4.3 27.9 Alize Johnson, Missouri St. 14.5 1.7 10.5 26.8 6. Robbie Sieverding, UNI (2001-02) 5.8 20. Landry Shamet, Wichita State 11.4 6. Colt Ryan, Evansville (2011-12) 5.8 Milton Doyle, Loyola 15.5 4.5 4.9 24.9 Sean O’Brien, S. Illinois 12.4 2.7 8.5 23.5 Rebounding Leaders - Newcomers Only Jeremy Morgan, UNI 14.7 2.8 5.9 23.4 Timmer Time 1. Alize Johnson, Missouri State 10.5 Brenton Scott, Indiana St. 15.9 2.3 5.0 23.2 Drake’s Reed Timmer’s 1,337 career 3. Thik Bol, Southern Illinois 6.9 Deontae Hawkins, Illinois St. 14.1 1.1 6.8 22.0 Paris Lee, Illinois State 13.0 5.1 3.8 21.8 points ranks No. 20 among all active 7. Phil Fayne, Illinois State 6.4 13. Koch Bar, Bradley 5.4 Donte Ingram, Loyola 13.7 1.4 6.6 21.7 juniors in the NCAA. Indiana State’s Bren- Everett Clemons, Indiana St. 9.7 4.6 6.2 20.5 14. Darral Willis Jr., Wichita State 5.1 ton Scott has also eclipsed 1,000 points 17. T.J. Thomas, Drake 5.0 and ranks No. 26 with his 1,294.

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