2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season explained

2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
Pixels:230px
No Of Teams:10
Tv:CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN+, FSI, FSKC, FSMW, NBCSC
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Northern Iowa
Season Champ Name:2020 MVC Champion
Mvp:A. J. Green, Northern Iowa
Mvp Link:Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2020 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Bradley
Finals Runner-Up:Valparaiso
Finals Mvp:Darrell Brown Jr., Bradley
Finals Mvp Link:Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament#Champions
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Year:2018–19
Nextseason Year:2020–21

The 2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 5, 2019. Conference play began in late December 2019 and concluded in March with the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Northern Iowa captured the regular season title at 14–4.

Bradley defeated Valparaiso in the championship game to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and thereby would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Northern Iowa, by virtue of winning the regular season title, but not winning the conference tournament, would have received the conference's automatic bid to the National Invitational tournament.

All subsequent postseason tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head Coaches

Changes

On March 6, 2019, Southern Illinois head coach Barry Hinson resigned.[1] He finished with a seven-year record of 116–106. The school announced on March 20 that former Loyola-Chicago associate head coach (and Saluki alumnus) Bryan Mullins had been named head coach.[2]

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordMVC recordMVC titlesNCAA Tournaments
style=BradleyBrian WardleGreen Bay
(Head)		458–7528–4401
style=DrakeDarian DeVriesCreighton
(Assistant)		124–1012–610
style=EvansvilleWalter McCartyBoston Celtics
(Assistant)		111–215–1300
style=Illinois StateDan MullerVanderbilt
(Assistant)		7139–9676–5010
style=Indiana StateGreg LansingIndiana State
(Assistant)		9148–14280–8201
style=Loyola-ChicagoPorter MoserSaint Louis
(Assistant)		8141–12560–8221
style=Missouri StateDana FordTennessee State
(Head)		116–1610–800
style=Northern IowaBen JacobsonNorthern Iowa
(Assistant)		13266–168139–9524
style=Southern IllinoisBryan MullinsLoyola-Chicago
(Assistant)		00–00–000
style=ValparaisoMatt LottichValparaiso
(Assistant)		354–4413–2300
Notes:

Preseason

Poll

Source[3]

RankTeamPoints
1.Missouri State (29)410
2.Bradley (5)368
3.Northern Iowa (3)343
4.Loyola-Chicago (6)340
5.Drake243
6.Indiana State210
7.Illinois State (1)193
8.Evansville132
9.Valparaiso98
10.Southern Illinois83
(First-Place Votes)

All-Conference Teams

HonorRecipient
Player of the YearCameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago
First Team
Darell Brown Jr., Bradley
Tulia Da Silva, Missouri State
A. J. Green, Northern Iowa
Tyreke Key, Indiana State
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago
Second Team
Jordan Barnes, Indiana State
Elijah Childs, Bradley
Keandre Cook, Missouri State
Javon Freeman-Liberty, Valparaiso
Ryan Vazekas, Valparaiso
Third Team
Zach Copeland, Illinois State
Gaige Prim, Missouri State
Lamont West, Missouri State
D. J. Wilkins, Drake
DeAndre Williams, Evansville
Lucas Williamson, Loyola-Chicago
Source

Regular season

Changes

On December 27, 2019, Evansville placed head coach Walter McCarty on administrative leave and named current Evanville assistant coach (and former Samford head coach) Bennie Seltzer as interim head coach.[4] McCarty was in his second season at the school with an overall record at the time of 20–25. The school terminated McCarty's contract on January 21, 2020[5] and announced later that same day that former Marian, Butler and Iowa head coach, as well as Evansville associate head coach, Todd Lickliter would return as head coach, effective immediately.[6]

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes head-to-head results between teams in conference play; each team will play eighteen conference games, facing each team twice.

  style= width=95Bradleystyle= width=95Drakestyle= width=95Evansvillestyle= width=95Illinois Statestyle= width=95Indiana Statestyle= width=95Loyola-Chicagostyle= width=95Missouri Statestyle= width=95Northern Iowastyle= width=95Southern Illinoisstyle= width=95Valparaiso
style= width=95vs BU– 1–10–20–21–12–00–22–00–21–1
style= width=95vs DU1–1– 0–21–11–11–11–12–02–01–1
style= width=95vs UE2–02–0– 2–02–02–02–02–02–02–0
style= width=95vs IlSU2–01–10–2– 1–12–02–01–12–02–0
style= width=95vs InSU1–11–10–21–1– 1–11–11–10–21–1
style= width=95vs LU0–21–10–20–21–1– 1–11–11–10–2
style= width=95vs MSU2–01–10–20–21–11–1– 2–01–11–1
style= width=95vs UNI0–20–20–21–11–11–10–2– 1–20–2
style= width=95vs SIU2–00–20–20–22–01–11–11–1– 1–1
style= width=95vs VU1–11–10–20–21–12–01–12–01–1–
Overall11–78–100–185–1311–713–59–914–410–89–9

Postseason

Coaches

Source[7]

Source

All-Conference Teams

Source[8]

HonorRecipient
Larry Bird Player of the YearA. J. Green, Northern Iowa
Defensive MVPIsaiah Brown, Northern Iowa
Sixth-Man of the YearMarquise Kennedy, Loyola-Chicago
Newcomer of the YearMarcus Domask, Southern Illinois
Freshman of the YearMarcus Domask, Southern Illinois
First Team
Javon Freeman-Liberty, Valparaiso
A. J. Green, Northern Iowa
Tyreke Key, Indiana State
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago
Austin Phyfe, Northern Iowa
Second Team
Darrell Brown Jr., Bradley
Elijah Childs, Bradley
Keandre Cook, Missouri State
Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois
Liam Robbins, Drake
Third Team
Jordan Barnes, Indiana State
Tate Hall, Loyola-Chicago
Nate Kennell, Bradley
Roman Penn, Drake
Gaige Prim, Missouri State
Source

Conference tournament

See main article: 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament.

Notes and References

  1. News: Barry Hinson steps down as Southern Illinois head coach. March 9, 2019. coachesdatabase.com. March 9, 2019.
  2. News: Former Saluki Bryan Mullins named head coach at Southern Illinois. March 20, 2019. coachesdatabase.com. March 20, 2019.
  3. News: 2019-20 MVC MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL. October 17, 2019. mvc-sports.com. October 17, 2019.
  4. News: UE places Walter McCarty on leave for alleged 'unwelcome conduct'. Lindskog. Chad. December 27, 2019. courierpress.com. December 28, 2019.
  5. News: University of Evansville fires Walter McCarty as head men's basketball coach. Lindskog. Chad. January 21, 2020. courierpress.com. January 22, 2020.
  6. News: Evansville hires Todd Lickliter as basketball head coach hours after firing Walter McCarty. Lindskog. Chad. January 21, 2020. courierpress.com. January 22, 2020.
  7. News: UNI's Ben Jacobson Named Top MVC Men’s Basketball Coach. March 5, 2020. mvc-sports.com. March 5, 2020.
  8. News: AJ Green of UNI is the 2020 Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year. March 3, 2020. mvc-sports.com. March 3, 2020.

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