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2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020, and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5. Season ... in November. Conference play began in January 2021. Preseason Preseason poll The preseason awards and coaches' poll was released by the league office on October 14, 2020. Preseason All-Missouri Valley teams Regular season Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Player of the week Throughout the season, the Missouri Valley Conference named a player of the week and a newcomer of the week each Monday. Postseason Coaches Source Source All-Conference Teams Source Source Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Krutwig
Cameron David Krutwig (born December 21, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Força Lleida CE of the Spanish Liga Española de Baloncesto. Nicknamed "King Krut", he played college basketball for the Loyola Ramblers. Krutwig drew national attention after helping the 2017–18 Ramblers reach the Final Four of the 2018 NCAA tournament. High school career His older brother Conrad played collegiately at South Dakota. Cameron Krutwig attended Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Illinois, where he was coached by Jimmy Roberts. As a junior, Krutwig averaged 17.7 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.6 blocks, shooting 65 percent from the field. He led Jacobs to a Fox Valley Conference championship and its second Class 4A regional title in three seasons. In the state sectional semifinal loss to Rockford Auburn, Krutwig had 26 points and 14 rebounds. Krutwig was ranked Illinois's top center in his class by 247Sports. He received more than 20 scholarship offers, and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Williamson
Lucas Williamson (born January 28, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Loyola Ramblers. High school career Williamson played basketball for Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago, Illinois. In his first season, he was the only freshman on the team and won the Class 4A state title alongside Jahlil Okafor. As a senior, Williamson averaged 17.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, leading his team to another Class 4A state title. He committed to playing college basketball for Loyola (Illinois) over offers from UIC and Northern Illinois. College career As a freshman at Loyola, Williamson averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, earning Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Freshman and All-Bench Team honors. He helped 11th-seeded Loyola reach the Final Four of the 2018 NCAA tournament. Williamson missed about half of his sophomore season with two hand injuries. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darian DeVries
Darian Dale DeVries (born April 7, 1975) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head men's basketball coach at Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana. He was previously the head coach at Drake Bulldogs men's basketball, Drake University from 2018 to 2024 and at West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball, West Virginia during the 2024–25 season. Early life DeVries was born and raised in Aplington, Iowa. The oldest of five siblings, he played basketball and football at Aplington High School for three years before graduating from the merged Aplington-Parkersburg High School in 1993. Coaching history Early career DeVries played collegiately at University of Northern Iowa, Northern Iowa. After graduating, he joined Creighton University as a graduate manager in its Creighton Bluejays men's basketball, men's basketball program. After three seasons as a graduate manager, DeVries was named assistant coach in 2001. He stayed with Creighton following the departure of Dana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isiaih Mosley
Isiaih Latrell Mosley (born May 3, 2000) is an American basketball player for Bora of the Kosovo Superleague. He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers and Missouri State Bears. High school career Mosley attended Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri. As a senior, he averaged 23.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, leading his team to the Class 5 state championship, its first-ever state title. He was named Mr. Show-Me Basketball as the top high school player in Missouri. Mosley competed for MOKAN Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He committed to playing college basketball for Missouri State over offers from Bradley, Mississippi State, Missouri and SMU. He joined the team with his high school teammate Ja'Monta Black. College career On January 18, 2020, Mosley had a freshman season-high 23 points and eight rebounds in a 68–58 win over Evansville. As a freshman, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On January 3, 2021, Mosley scored 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaige Prim
Gaige Colburn Prim (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He previously played for West Texas A&M Buffaloes, South Plains Texans, and Missouri State Bears basketball. High school career Prim attended Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado. As a junior, Prim averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game. He was named to second team all-league and helped lead the team to the Colorado Sweet 16. Prim averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game as a senior, shooting 70 percent from the field. He helped Grandview reach the Colorado Elite 8 and was a first-team all-league pick. Prim committed to playing college basketball for West Texas A&M. College career Prim averaged 10.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a freshman at West Texas A&M. For his sophomore season, Prim transferred to South Plains College. He helped the Texans achieve an automatic berth in the NJCAA tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Penn
Roman Penn (born September 1, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională. He played college basketball for the Siena Saints and Drake Bulldogs. High school career Penn attended Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana, winning one regional and three sectional titles. As a senior, he averaged 15.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Penn, who stood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), did not receive offers from any NCAA Division I programs due to his size, and opted to attend Don Bosco Prep in Crown Point, Indiana. After one semester, he committed to playing college basketball for Siena after being recruited by assistant coach Jordan Watson. College career Penn enrolled early at Siena, practicing and working on the scout team during his first semester. He entered the starting lineup as a freshman. On November 25, 2017, Penn recorded 14 points and a season-high 11 assists in an 85–76 win over Hofstra. He missed his final nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake LaRavia
Jacob Glen LaRavia ( ; born November 3, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana State Sycamores and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. After leading his high school team, Lawrence Central, to its first sectional title since 2012, LaRavia played two seasons of college basketball at Indiana State. With the Sycamores, he was named to the MVC All-Freshman and All-Newcomer teams as a freshman and was named to the Second-team All-MVC in his sophomore season. For his junior season, LaRavia transferred to Wake Forest and was named to the All-ACC Second Team. He was drafted 19th overall in the 2022 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves before being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies and later to the Sacramento Kings in 2025. Early life LaRavia is the son of Jeff and Becky LaRavia. His family moved from Pasadena, California to Indianapolis when LaRavia was five ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Domask
Marcus Domask ( ; born June 9, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. Prior to that he played for the Southern Illinois Salukis. High school career Domask played high school basketball at Waupun Area High School in Waupun, Wisconsin, where he led the team to their first-ever state title as a freshman in 2016, as well as a runner-up state finish as a senior in 2019. By the end of high school, he ranked among the top 20 all-time high school scorers in Wisconsin. He was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball in 2019. Domask first committed to play college basketball at Northern Kentucky University in September 2018 as a three-star recruit, before decommitting in April 2019, citing a need to "play smart". He committed to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on May 8, 2019. College career Southern Illinois (2019–2023) Domask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah Childs
Elijah Childs (born January 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Pistoia 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Bradley Braves. Early life and high school career Growing up, Childs focused on football and baseball. He did not begin playing basketball until eighth grade, when friends recommended he try out as he was already 6'5". Childs attended Raytown South High School before transferring to Lee's Summit West High School. As a junior, he averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game, earning All-Conference and All-State recognition. During his senior season, Childs averaged 14.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. He was named Suburban Gold Conference player of the year as well was First Team All-Metro by The Kansas City Star. Childs was not highly recruited, receiving offers from Central Arkansas, Indiana State, and Missouri State, before committing to Bradley due to the suggestion of his father. College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with large budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Division II and Division III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition. This level was previously called the University Division of the NCAA, in contrast to the lower-level College Division; these terms were replaced with numeric divisions in 1973. The University Division was renamed Division I, while the College Division was split in two; the College Division members that offered scholarships or wanted to compete against those who did became Division II, while those who did not want to offer scholarships became Division III. For college football only, D-I schools are further divided into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020, and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5. Season headlines * November 11 – The Associated Press preseason NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American team was released. Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball, Iowa center Luka Garza was the lone unanimous selection (64 votes). Joining him on the team were Baylor Bears basketball, Baylor guard Jared Butler, Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu, Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball, Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball, Gonzaga guard Corey Kispert (26), and Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball, Arizona State guard Remy Martin (basketball), Remy Martin (26). * November 15 – The UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball, UT Martin Skyhawks announced that head coach Anthony Stew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
