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More exhibition recaps, the Valley media releases their own preseason teams, 11 questions for 11 teams, plus our UIC women's season preview
October 29, 2025 — In today’s episode, we’ll recap this week’s exhibition games around the Missouri Valley ( weekend exhibition games for Murray State and Evansville’s men, along with Illinois State’s women (3:50).
Other topics we discuss:
* Former UIC standout Makiyah Williams signs her first professional contract (11:25)
* Paul Oren presents the Missouri Valley Conference media’s preseason rankings and All-Conference teams (12:35)
* 11 questions for 11 teams in 11-ish minutes (33:00)
* Previewing the UIC women’s season (50:50)
* Bradley’s men schedule a “Hoops on the Hilltop” (58:50)
* Sports Illustrated ranks all 365 Division I men’s college basketball teams (1:00:15)
* Gambling for college athletes has been tabled for a few weeks (1:03:10)
Listen and subscribe to the podcast on Apple and Spotify. You can also watch ‘Morning In The Valley’ live on YouTube each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00am for year-round coverage of Missouri Valley Conference men’s and women’s basketball.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morninginthevalley.substack.com
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By Jeff BidwellOctober 29, 2025 — In today’s episode, we’ll recap this week’s exhibition games around the Missouri Valley ( weekend exhibition games for Murray State and Evansville’s men, along with Illinois State’s women (3:50).
Other topics we discuss:
* Former UIC standout Makiyah Williams signs her first professional contract (11:25)
* Paul Oren presents the Missouri Valley Conference media’s preseason rankings and All-Conference teams (12:35)
* 11 questions for 11 teams in 11-ish minutes (33:00)
* Previewing the UIC women’s season (50:50)
* Bradley’s men schedule a “Hoops on the Hilltop” (58:50)
* Sports Illustrated ranks all 365 Division I men’s college basketball teams (1:00:15)
* Gambling for college athletes has been tabled for a few weeks (1:03:10)
Listen and subscribe to the podcast on Apple and Spotify. You can also watch ‘Morning In The Valley’ live on YouTube each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00am for year-round coverage of Missouri Valley Conference men’s and women’s basketball.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morninginthevalley.substack.com