Valley Hoops Insider Podcast

The most enthusiastic man I know, Mark Adams joined the podcast during our nation's difficult Covid-19 challenges. We talk about his time as an NAIA head coach, a broadcaster in the Missouri Valley Conference and now he is lending his expertise to the American Athletic Conference. Mark's new book "The Coach and The Geek" is now available and is a great book on leadership and basketball, but not just about basketball. 

Former Valpo coach Homer Drew relives the special March Moments of 1998 when his Crusaders danced to the Sweet Sixteen. Sparked by 'the shot' from his son Bryce Drew, Valparaiso won their first ever NCAA Tournament game. Then they won an overtime contest to advance to St. Louis where even in defeat, something magical happened. 

Northern Iowa's trip to the 2010 Sweet Sixteen included a victory over the nation's top ranked team. Broadcaster Gary Rima relived those exciting moments with us. (Note - this was prior to the end of his local daily radio show). 

Former Creighton Bluejay Brody Deren talks to Harry Schroeder about the Missouri Valley Conference successes of the his former team. The Bluejays played postseason basketball in 15 of their final 16 seasons while a part of the Valley. 

Our exclusive interview with Loyola star guard Clayton Custer takes us back to Loyola's 2018 Final Four appearance. Loyola converted three-straight last second shots to reach the Elite Eight and won a school record 32 games. Custer was the Missouri Valley Conference's 'Player of the Year' and he remembers it all. 

Hall-of-fame broadcaster Dave Snell tells us all about Bradley's 2006 Sweet Sixteen team. Marcellus Sommerville and Patrick O'Bryant were the stars, but there were many important pieces to that team, including the hard-working head coach Jim Les. 

Bears broadcaster Art Hains takes us back to 1999 when (then) Southwest Missouri State made it to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. Hains reminds us about the Charlie Spoonhour-era of Bears' basketball and that historic 1999 run led by Steve Alford, Danny Moore and Kevin Ault. 

Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Mike Reis relives some Southern Illinois March Moments. SIU participated in six straight NCAA Tournaments and twice reached the tournament's Sweet Sixteen. 

Wichita State was the dominant Missouri Valley Conference team of the 2010s. Announcer Mike Kennedy was our guest as we remember 'March Moments of the past 22 years. 

Hall-of-fame broadcaster Mike Kennedy joined Valley Hoops Insider Podcast host Harry Schroeder to look back at historical 'March Moments' in Wichita State basketball history. This is Part One of a two-part interview with Kennedy. Two Sweet Sixteen runs and one trip to the Final Four set the Shockers apart from all other Missouri Valley Conference teams. Eventually the Shockers moved to the American Athletic Conference.