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The Missouri Valley Conference rose to the No. 10 ranking among 33 college basketball conferences last season according to highly-regarded metrics site kenpom.com.
That caught the eye of teams among the top five conferences, which grabbed 20 players out of the Valley via the NCAA transfer portal this offseason. Those conferences included the Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC and Big East. The Pac-12 has only two teams left in it, and no Valley players went to them, so they aren’t part of this look.
The Atlantic 10 Conference is not among the Power 5, but they did see six players from the Valley transfer their way. Interestingly, DePaul dipped into the Valley for four players. All told, 86 Missouri Valley Conference players entered the transfer portal this offseason.
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Here’s a look at the Missouri Valley Conference players who left via the portal for Power 5 schools, listed with their new school, plus a bit of information about each:
The sophomore power forward from Belmont was a third-team all-MVC pick. His 16.9 points per game were sixth in scoring in the MVC. He shot 48.8% from the field, fifth in the Valley.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland
The sophmore point guard from Belmont was a second-team all-MVC pick. He shot a Valley-best 56.1% from the field and was fifth in scoring (17.2 ppg). He led the Valley with 2.2 steals per game.
Cade Tyson, North Carolina
The sophomore small forward from Belmont was a second-team all-MVC pick. He averaged 16.3 points per game and was the Valley’s top 3-point shooter (46.5%) and fourth in shooting from the field (49.3%).
Connor Hickman, Cincinnati
The junior shooting guard from Bradley was a third-team all-MVC pick. He was 13th in MVC scoring at 14.5 ppg and was sixth in the Valley with 2.4 3-pointers made per game. He shot 46.7% from field, eighth in the MVC, and BU was 22-9 in games he played.
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Author : Journal Star
Publish date : 2024-09-16 08:33:26
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