Valley Hoops Insider Podcast

Brian Barone begins his second year as the head coach at Southern Illinois Edwardsville in the midst of a pandemic. His impressive recruiting class suggests his 'find a way' mantra is working. 

Link Year Prep coach Adam Donyes describes his Branson, Missouri basketball power. The coach is passionate about helping his players further their college basketball dreams and deeply moved to help them develop as men. 

Former Loyola Chicago beat writer Nick Schultz helps us look at the Ramblers and how they stack up for next season. LUC seems to have the right ingredients for a highly successful season. 

During Part Two of our podcast with Todd Hefferman and Todd Golden we discuss possible NCAA rule changes, the personalities of the coaches they cover and how these two programs are improving and capturing the attention of their respective fan bases. 

Two MVC programs on the rise have talented cores and scored well during the recruiting season. Todd Golden (Trib Star) and Todd Hefferman (The Southern) are the beat writers for Indiana State and Southern Illinois. We discuss the current roster, in-coming recruits and some potential NCAA rule changes. 

Two top of the pack Missouri Valley Conference basketball programs are preparing for the upcoming season. Beat writers (Dave Reynolds & Nick Petaros) talk about the coaches, possible NCAA rule changes and the state of the Valley. 

The Missouri Valley Conference's regular season champion and postseason tournament winners seem prepared to defend their titles. Bradley won Arch Madness and Northern Iowa the regular season crown. In the first of our two-part podcast, beat writers Nick Petaros and Dave Reynolds take us deep inside the roster makeup of these two championship caliber teams. 

After discussing the two basketball rosters, beat writers Jim Benson and Wyatt Wheeler talk about the teams' coaches, and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting college basketball programs. We also discuss the 'instant transfer' rules that may be passed some time soon. 

Beat writers Jim Benson and Wyatt Wheeler joined the podcast to talk about the overhauled rosters at Illinois State and Missouri State. Benson follows the Redbirds and Wheeler reports on the Bears. This is Part One of our interview. In Part Two we discuss the impact of coronavirus on offseason activities and how NCAA rule changes could affect the Missouri Valley Conference. 

We look at the incoming recruits and hold-over players from Evansville and Valparaiso through the eyes of those programs' beat writers. Chad Lindskog covers the Purple Aces and Paul Oren writes about the Crusaders. They are knowledgable and engaging. You will gain great insight into these two Missouri Valley Conference programs.