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2013-14 Men’s Basketball Preview
by Quinn Zielonko

Active cAreer LeAders
(entering the 2013-14 season)

The 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball season will
go down as one of the most successful in league history. For the 17th
time and first since Indiana State in
1979, an MVC member danced all
the way to the Final Four, invoking
memories of the “Hick from French
Lick” and his Sycamores’ unforgettable run. This time, however, it was
names like Early, Hall and Marshall
that told the story, and the nation
watched it unfold, as the Shockers
“Played Angry” and soared all the
way to Atlanta.
Because of this historic accomplishment and several other notable
performances last year, expectations
for Valley hoops are high again in
2013-14. As the MVC moves forward
into yet another highly anticipated
season, league members will look to
further improve upon the high standard established over the course of
the past few years.

1,146 - Walt Lemon Jr., Bradley
1,122 - Jake Odum, Indiana State
735 - Seth Tuttle, UNI
605 - Jordan Prosser, Bradley
564 - Deon Mitchell, UNI
453 - Keith Pickens, Missouri State
432 - Chip Rank, UNI
394 - Nathan Scheer, Missouri State
393 - Christian Kirk, Missouri State

3-POINT FGs MADE

Walt Lemon Jr. of Bradley is the league’s
active leader in scoring with 1,146 points.
He was a second-team all-MVC pick and
all-Defense Team selection in 2012-13.

more post-season bids in the same
season 19 times, including each of
the last ten years.
After Selection Sunday, Valley
members continued to showcase why
the MVC is arguably the most marvelous mid-major conference in the
nation and did so in historic fashion.
On their way to the Final Four,
Wichita State defeated several notable opponents, including Pittsburgh
and No. 2 seed Ohio State, and also,
perhaps most impressively, they
upset No. 1 seed Gonzaga, marking
only the fifth time in the history of
the NCAA Tournament that a No. 9
seed had defeated a No. 1.
Post-season records were set in
2013 for most total wins (13) and
most NCAA Tournament wins (5),
breaking the mark (12) previously
established in 2011. In the past nine
years, The Valley has combined for
63 post-season victories.

Indiana State’s Jake Odum is one of two
returning first-team all-MVC selections
from a year ago (Cleanthony Early, WSU).

Regular-season results were also
staggering in 2012-13, as the MVC
produced a 94-50 record against
non-conference foes, demonstrating
the depth of the league. For the first
time in the league’s 106-year history,
all teams won six or more conference games and 10 or more games
overall, illustrating remarkable competitive balance throughout the MVC
membership.

82
76
75
63
52
43

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Nathan Scheer, Missouri State
Chip Rank, UNI
Walt Lemon Jr., Bradley
Lucas Eitel, Indiana State
Jake Odum, Indiana State
Deon Mitchell, UNI

FREE THROWS MADE
414
235
202
137
120
112

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Jake Odum, Indiana State
Walt Lemon Jr., Bradley
Seth Tuttle, UNI
Deon Mitchell, UNI
Keith Pickens, Missouri State
Marcus Marshall, Missouri St.

REBOUNDS
504
474
428
347
319
259
233
218
201

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Jordan Prosser, Bradley
Jake Odum, Indiana State
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