Valley Hoops Insider Podcast

Belmont head basketball coach Casey Alexander talks about winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title, heading to March Madness and the joy and pride he has in his team and players. During his first season at Belmont, Alexander has shared a league title, won the tournament title and now has coached four straight 20-win teams. 

Vance from March to the Arch Podcast joined us prior to the Missouri Valley Conference championship game. They have a great podcast and you'll enjoy this interview! 

Valparaiso plays in their first ever Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game. Play-by-Play broadcaster Todd Ickow breaks down the title game on a Voices of the Valley edition of the Valley Hoops Insider Podcast!

Sports Director Brendan Wiese (The Big 550) joined to the podcast to tell us about Arch Madness and the wire-to-wire coverage by the St. Louis based radio station. Wiese's dark-horse to win the tournament is Bradley. 

Drake plays in the Arch Madness first round game. Thursday, the Bulldogs take on Illinois State. Darian DeVries played in the Missouri Valley Conference, was an assistant in the league and is coaching in his second season in Des Moines. He is unabashedly a 'Valley Guy' and believes his team can have some St. Louis success. 

Eastern Illinois coach Jay Spoonhour joined the Valley Hoops Insider Podcast to talk about the Panthers' two historic comeback wins. The light-hearted Spoonhour talks about his players, baseball, the OVC and his disdain for saber metrics. 

Springfield News Leader writer Wyatt Wheeler is our guest on this week's Beat Writer's Edition of the Valley Hoops Insider Podcast. Wheeler tells us the Bears are finally playing with coach Dana Ford's desired intensity. 

CBS Sports Network's Brent Stover discusses this season's college basketball season and his budding musical career. 

The former Butler coach thinks the programs and communities are similar and that Evansville can enjoy some great success. After taking over the program in late January, Lickliter believes his team is closer than ever to being truly competitive. 

You see him on the set of CBS Sports Network before during and after college basketball games. Brent Stover formerly worked in St. Louis and has frequently announced Missouri Valley Conference games. He has been the lead broadcaster on numerous Arch Madness broadcasts. We discuss college basketball, his studio analysis and his views on some breaking college basketball stories.