MBB 2019-2020

[VALPO LI]

Looks like Vandy is coming to town!  Or at least an SEC team.  Mark L just announced that next week they will announce home games for teams from the MAC, A-10 and SEC!!

My guess
MAC - Ball State.
(Some say we will play in Muncie next year).
A-10 - George Washington (return game).
SEC - Vanderbilt

I agree with your logic.  At first I thought not BSU again, they'd never play us 4-years in a row.......

Then I looked at the schedules back to 2012/13 (last year we didn't play BSU).  That's six years consecutive and this coming season would make seven!

If you go back even further we played Ball State 10 times in the last 13 seasons with an even 5 and 5 record. 

[justducky]

My guess
MAC - Ball State.

We should be playing multiple MAC teams every season. With that in mind my wild guess (based only on distance and  drive time) would be Western Michigan or Northern Illinois.

I doubt if it is Ohio. I can remember reading their board 6 years back and they felt then that a home and home with VU was beneath them. 

[M]

Odds the students will be around when that SEC school comes to town??

[VUBBFan]

Odds the students will be around when that SEC school comes to town??

Sure hope so. Would be a little disappointing having an empty student section for such a big game, but still wouldn't pass up on them coming to the ARC.

[VUBBFan]

Got one date set and it's at least a D 1 to start with.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1128734122783006720

[M]

Toledo looks like they had a nice year last season, 25-8, checking in at number 67 in the NET (one spot behind that school south of us). Home schedule is already better then this past season.

[historyman]

SEC - Vanderbilt

So this will happen for sure?!

I guess it will actually be a lot easier since Bryce will not be guiding the Comicdoors. Maybe we should have Bryce sit on the Valpo bench and give some of the Vandy players a shock that distracts them enough. It could be a battle of the "GO VU" chants.

[VALPO LI]

Toledo looks like they had a nice year last season, 25-8, checking in at number 67 in the NET (one spot behind that school south of us). Home schedule is already better then this past season.

Opening up at home against a D1 program of this caliber that would hope to be a competitive game is very exciting.  I was pleasantly surprised we did not see another non D1 season opener.

[EddieCabot]

Here's my way-too-early guess at how the minutes are split next season (assuming no more players are added):
Fazekas - 30
Freeman - 30
Robinson - 25
McMillan - 20
Gordon - 20
Sackey - 15
Lorange - 15
Krikke - 15
Kiser - 10
Morgan - 10
Clay - 10

[vuny98]

Here's my way-too-early guess at how the minutes are split next season (assuming no more players are added): Fazekas - 30 Freeman - 30 Robinson - 25 McMillan - 20 Gordon - 20 Sackey - 15 Lorange - 15 Krikke - 15 Kiser - 10 Morgan - 10 Clay - 10

You forgot Freese-Vilien

Fazekas - 25
Freeman - 25
Gordon - 25
Robinson - 20
Morgan - 20
Clay - 20
Freese-Vilien - 15
Sakey - 15
McMillen - 10
Lorange - 10
Krikke - 10
Kiser - 5

[EddieCabot]

You forgot Freese-Vilien

Fazekas - 25
Freeman - 25
Gordon - 25
Robinson - 20
Morgan - 20
Clay - 20
Freese-Vilien - 15
Sakey - 15
McMillen - 10
Lorange - 10
Krikke - 10
Kiser - 5

I didn't forget him.  No way he plays more minutes than McMillen, Krikke and Kiser.   

[FieldGoodie05]

You forgot Freese-Vilien

Fazekas - 25
Freeman - 25
Gordon - 25
Robinson - 20
Morgan - 20
Clay - 20
Freese-Vilien - 15
Sakey - 15
McMillen - 10
Lorange - 10
Krikke - 10
Kiser - 5

I didn't forget him.  No way he plays more minutes than McMillen, Krikke and Kiser.   

I like most of your estimates, I'm just doubtful that 11+ players get 5+ mpg.  That assumes we have more blowout W/L than should be expected.

I also think that these freshman G are deep on the bench.

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/ValpoLife/status/1131349021073666049

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133421711167250432

[VUBBFan]

The schedule is starting to drop in now.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133826819696877569

[VU2014]

The schedule is starting to drop in now.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133826819696877569

I really hope this is a night game. Saturday night games against higher level non-con opponents are a ton of fun.

[FieldGoodie05]

The schedule is starting to drop in now.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133826819696877569

I really hope this is a night game. Saturday night games against higher level non-con opponents are a ton of fun.

Someone should message his future coach about his prolific end of half/game last shot abilities.  To be fair, it's on Lottich after the first 7 tries so this is just being snarky.

[FieldGoodie05]

The schedule is starting to drop in now.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133826819696877569

I really hope this is a night game. Saturday night games against higher level non-con opponents are a ton of fun.

Someone should message his future coach about his prolific end of half/game last shot abilities.  To be fair, it's on Lottich after the first 7 tries so this is just being snarky.

Someone should message me to post on the right threads! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[valpopal]

The schedule is starting to drop in now.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133826819696877569

I really hope this is a night game. Saturday night games against higher level non-con opponents are a ton of fun.

Saturday, December 7, is the day after classes end and before final exams start on the following Monday. It is the official "Reading Day"; therefore, there should be no excuse for students taking a break from studies to attend the game!

[VU2014]

The schedule is starting to drop in now.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133826819696877569

I really hope this is a night game. Saturday night games against higher level non-con opponents are a ton of fun.

Saturday, December 7, is the day after classes end and before final exams start on the following Monday. It is the official "Reading Day"; therefore, there should be no excuse for students taking a break from studies to attend the game!

Reading is overrated 

[cornonthe]

The schedule is starting to drop in now.

https://twitter.com/valpoathletics/status/1133826819696877569

I really hope this is a night game. Saturday night games against higher level non-con opponents are a ton of fun.

Saturday, December 7, is the day after classes end and before final exams start on the following Monday. It is the official "Reading Day"; therefore, there should be no excuse for students taking a break from studies to attend the game!

Reading is overrated 

Reading is fundamental...remember those commercials???🤓🤪

[valpopal]

Perhaps a prime example of why journalism is in such a sad state nowadays. The author of this interview with Eron Gordon writes: "This season, Valpo will return it's top five scorers from a year ago, and will undoubtedly be a favorite to take home an NCAA Tournament berth from the MVC." In addition, the interview is awful and non-substantive. Nevertheless, here it is: https://cbbreview.com/2019/06/03/q-a-with-valparaiso-guard-eron-gordon/

[SanityLost17]

The NCAA is moving the 3 point line back to match international rules...

Perhaps not the best timing given our current roster....  I don't give a crap about our Center or lack there of... Our season depends on have 2-3 guys who can consistently hit from the outside and 2 more that can at least be streaky. 

We are completely unproven in that regard, especially with Fazekas having a long history of health issues.   

[vu72]

The NCAA is moving the 3 point line back to match international rules...

Perhaps not the best timing given our current roster....  I don't give a crap about our Center or lack there of... Our season depends on have 2-3 guys who can consistently hit from the outside and 2 more that can at least be streaky. 

We are completely unproven in that regard, especially with Fazekas having a long history of health issues.   

Our foreign guys have been shooting from this distance all along.  We have some guys coming in with proven three point skills. Including our new point guard, Ben K and Donovan Clay.  I think we will be fine.

[VU2014]

Who do you think the "breakout player" for Valpo will be next season? I'm not sure. Sackey needs to take a big step up in his game next season to make that happen. He needs play more in control next season. He can't hit the gas pedal every time he touches the ball. He needs to learn to set up the offense and take what the defense is giving him.

https://twitter.com/hoops_mvc/status/1136106369050955776