2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
| 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 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[edit]
Preseason poll[edit]
The preseason awards and coaches' poll was released by the league office on October 18, 2022.[3][4][5]
| Rank | Team | |
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| 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.