Preview season continues with the Bradley Braves, Indiana State Sycamores, Valparaiso Beacons and Illinois State Redbirds.

Baker and Vance are joined by Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) of Field of 68 and Bracketeer.org.

• Open/Valley News (0:15)
• Bradley Braves (17:07)
• Valparaiso Beacons (32:05)
• Indiana State Sycamores (48:53)

• Rocco Miller (1:21:22)
• Illinois State Redbirds (1:34:54)

Preview season begins with UIC Flames, Murray State Racers and the Northern Iowa Panthers.

Baker and Vance are joined by Ryan Hammer (@RyanHammer09) of the Blue Blooded Pod and creator of the Trapezoid of Excellence to talk MVC and preseason picks.

• Open/Banter (0:28)
• UIC Flames (10:30)
• Murray State Racers (25:18)
• Ryan Hammer @RyanHammer09 (44:42)

• Northern Iowa Panther (1:13:56)
• Gauntlet (1:28:31)

The Summer Hoops series continues first with news and expansion discussion around the potential for 14 team Valley in 2026-2027. Then Baker and Vance sit down with Illinois State Redbirds Head Coach Ryan Pedon.

• Banter (00:28)
• News and Expansion (7:15)
• Ryan Pedon - Illinois State Redbirds (27:10)
• Close (57:26)

The Summer Hoops series continues by getting to know the newest coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference, Eric Henderson (Drake) and Ryan Miller (Murray St.).

• Banter (00:28)
• Eric Henderson (17:34)
• Ryan Miller (47:07)
• Gauntlet (1:09:25)

Summer practice is underway on campuses across the Valley. Baker and Vance took a break from summer activities to catch-up on recent events. Paul Oren from https://www.thevictorybell.com/ joins them with a Valpo update and the future of the MVC.

• Banter (0:28)
• Early Power Rankings (5:42)
• Valpo with Paul Oren (20:55)
• Transfer Portal (51:50)
• Valley lookahead (58:09)
• Closing (1:57:39)

Baker and Vance close out the 24-25 Missouri Valley Conference Season. Listen to post-season recaps, team recaps and a brief look ahead.

Stick around for a candid conversations about the State of Valley Hoops with a retro and proactive look at what opportunities and shortcomings that need to be filled for sustained success.

• Banter (0:28)

• Post-season Recap (6:37)
• Valley Hoops News (25:09)
• Season Recap by Team in One Word (32:21)
• State of Valley Hoops (45:05)
• Look ahead by Team in One Word (1:07:45)

Drake is on their way to Wichita to take on the Mizzou Tigers. In the NIT, Bradley hosts North Alabama and UNI heads to SMU. While the Illinois St. Redbirds head to Daytona Beach for the CBI. Baker and Vance preview the postseason tournaments for @ValleyHoops.

Michael Admire, play-by-play for Drake, joins us to preview the Drake Bulldogs trip to Wichita.

• Banter (0:28)

• NCAA Preview (4:25)
• Michael Admire (11:06)
• NIT & CBI (43:40)
• Gauntlet (1:05:50)

Congrats to the Drake Bulldogs on punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament! Baker and Vance are joined by friend of the show Nick McCargar to talk about the weekend.

• Banter (0:28)

• Arch Madness Recap (5:08)
• Drake Looking Ahead (57:33)
• Listener Questions (1:02:23)

The March to the Arch is on! Baker and Vance preview the upcoming 4 days in St. Louis. Joining the episode, Harry Schroeder of Valley Hoops Insider, recaps the season and storylines for Arch Madness.

• Banter (0:43)
• This or That (8:10)
• Rankings (21:30)
• Arch Madness Picks (26:48)
• Harry Schroeder @FatherHarry1 (41:46)
• Gauntlet (1:08:00)

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The Drake Bulldogs are your Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions! Baker and Vance recap Valley Hoops Game 20.

• Banter (0:43)
• Game 20 (4:16)

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