Missouri Valley Conference 2023-24
Tournament Winner: Drake University
Regular Season Champion: Indiana State University
Top Scorer: Xavier Johnson (22.2)
Missouri Valley Conference Final: Drake University - Indiana State University 84-80 Drake (Darian DeVries): Atin Wright 17, Tucker DeVries 27, Kevin Overton 5, Conor Enright 9, Darnell Brodie 17, Colby Garland 7, Kyron Gibson 0, Nate Ferguson 2, Carlos Rosario 0, Brashon Hall 0, Andrew Alia 0, Eric Northweather 0 Standings 2023-24
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 SIU Missouri Valley Conference Final  Drake University - Champions of Missouri Valley Conference
 Drake Wins Arch Madness; Earns NCAA Tournament Berth-Mar 12, 2024
Drake withstood a furious second half rally by top-seeded Indiana State to capture its second straight State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title 84-80, Sunday at the Enterprise Center. No. 2 seed Drake, playing in its fourth straight MVC Tournament championship game under head coach Darian DeVries, advances to its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance with the championship. The Bulldogs are now 28-6 on the season. Indiana State, the MVC’s regular-season champion and tournament top seed, falls to 28-6 on the season. They will await their NCAA Tournament future when the announcement comes next Sunday, March 17. Tucker DeVries (6'7''-G/F), the two-time MVC Player of the Year, scored 27 points and added seven rebounds in the winning effort. He walked away with MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors for the second consecutive year. DeVries had plenty of support. Center Darnell Brodie (6'10''-F) contributed 17 points and a team-high eight rebounds while Atin Wright (6'1''-G) added 17 points, as well. Five Sycamores scored in double figures, paced by Jayson Kent (6'8''-G/F-2002)’s 22 points and nine rebounds. Isaiah Swope (5'10''-PG) and Robbie Avila (6'10''-C) added 19 and 15, respectively. Drake used torrid shooting to break up a close game in the first half, using a 22-4 run to go up by as many as 14 in the first half. The run was aided by 15 points and three consecutive three-pointers by Wright. Facing a 67-49 deficit nine minutes into the second half, Indiana State battled back behind the inside play of Kent and Avila and Swope’s outside shooting. The Sycamores outscored Drake 24-5 over the next five minutes to take their first lead of the game since the opening minutes. With the score tied 76-76, baskets by DeVries and Conor Enright in the last two minutes gave Drake a 81-76 cushion that they never relinquished. The margin increased to seven points with 15 seconds off before Indiana State’s Julian Larry closed the scoring with a jumper at the buzzer. Drake head coach Darian DeVries earned his 150th victory during a six-year run with the program. He has also guided the Bulldogs to four straight MVC Tournament championship games, and led Drake to a 13-3 record in MVC Tournament play. Courtesy of mvc-sports.com MVC Tournament Final: Indiana State - Drake 80-84 MVC Tournament Semifinals: Indiana State - UNI 94-72 Drake - Bradley 72-67 MVC Tournament Quarterfinals: Indiana State - Missouri State 75-59 Drake - Evansville 79-58 Bradley - UIC 74-47 UNI - Belmont 67-62 MVC Tournament First Round: Belmont - Valparaiso 86-61 Southern Illinois - UIC 82-84, 2OT Illinois State - Evansville 53-59 Murray State - Missouri State 35-60  All-MVC Awards 2024-Mar 12, 2024
All-Tournament MVP:  Tucker DeVries (6'7''-G/F) of DrakePlayer of the Year: Tucker DeVries (6'7''-G/F) of DrakeDefensive Player of the Year:  Malevy Leons (6'9''-F-1999) of BradleyFreshman of the Year: Cooper Schwieger (6'9''-F) of ValpoNewcomer of the Year: Ryan Conwell (6'4''-G) of Indiana St.Most Improved Player of the Year: Xavier Johnson (6'1''-G-2000) of SIUSixth Man of the Year: Xavier Bledson (6'6''-G-1999) of Indiana St.Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ben Humrichous (6'9''-F/G) of EvansvilleCoach of the Year: Josh Schertz of Indiana St.
First Team Robbie Avila (6'10''-C) of Indiana St. Darnell Brodie (6'10''-F) of Drake Duke Deen (5'8''-PG-2001) of Bradley Tucker DeVries (6'7''-G/F) of Drake Xavier Johnson (6'1''-G-2000) of SIU Malevy Leons (6'9''-F-1999) of Bradley
Second Team Ryan Conwell (6'4''-G) of Indiana St. Ja'Kobi Gillespie (6'0''-PG) of Belmont Jayson Kent (6'8''-G/F-2002) of Indiana St. Isaiah Swope (5'10''-PG) of Indiana St. Cade Tyson (6'7''-G/F) of Belmont
Third Team Malik Dia (6'9''-F) of Belmont Connor Hickman (6'3''-G-2002) of Bradley Nate Heise (6'5''-G) of UNI Julian Larry (6'3''-G) of Indiana St. Alston Mason (6'2''-G) of Missouri St.
All-Defensive Team Ja'Kobi Gillespie (6'0''-PG) of Belmont Jayson Kent (6'8''-G/F-2002) of Indiana St. Julian Larry (6'3''-G) of Indiana St. Malevy Leons (6'9''-F-1999) of Bradley Toby Okani (6'8''-G-2001) of UICAll-Freshman Team  Almar Atlason (6'8''-F-2004) of Bradley Chuck Bailey III (6'5''-G) of Evansville Cooper Schwieger (6'9''-F) of Valpo Johnny Kinziger (5'11''-PG) of Illinois St. Kevin Overton (6'5''-G) of Drake
All-Newcomer Team Ryan Conwell (6'4''-G) of Indiana St. Malik Dia (6'9''-F) of Belmont Myles Foster (6'7''-F) of Illinois St. Ben Humrichous (6'9''-F/G) of Evansville Isaiah Swope (5'10''-PG) of Indiana St.
All-Tournament Team Tucker DeVries (6'7''-G/F) of Drake Atin Wright (6'1''-G) of Drake Robbie Avila (6'10''-C) of Indiana St. Ryan Conwell (6'4''-G) of Indiana St. Connor Hickman (6'3''-G-2002) of Bradley |
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