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Next game- Mississippi Valley State University at Bradley Wednesday, Dec. 19. at 7:00 PM. Bradley is now 7-2 after their 62-43 win over Georgia Southern on Monday. Mississippi Valley State is in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
The Delta Devils are 0-6 after their 70-49 loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 10. They have lost by an average of 28 points to their 6 opponents. Their RPI is 141, the best RPI among SWAC teams, and actually better than the 144 RPI they posted last season in winning the SWAC Championship and playing in the NCAA tournament. Their 141 RPI right now is the 3rd best RPI for a Bradley opponent so far (behind Michigan #3, and Central Michigan #71)
However, they have played a tough schedule- they have played all 6 of their games on the road against good competition, and their Strength of Schedule is the #2 ranked SOS in Division I-
Fri, Nov 9 at Mississippi L 57-93
Tue, Nov 13 at (24) Cincinnati L 60-102
Thu, Nov 15 at Northwestern L 68-81
Sat, Nov 24 at LSU L 50-75
Sat, Dec 8 at Virginia L 39-67
Mon, Dec 10 at Virginia Tech L 49-70
Last season was one of the best seasons in Mississippi Valley State's Division I history. They finished 21-13 overall, and 17-1 in their conference. They were the automatic NCAA qualifier. They lost 59-58 to Western Kentucky in the play-in game. But they lost a significant amount of talent from last year's team, and they lost their head coach Sean Woods, who left to take over at Morehead State.
Mississippi Valley State website-
MVSU is now coached by 1st year Head Coach Chico Potts-
Roster and coaches-
Most of their team's statistical numbers are pretty ugly.
Their top 3 scorers are guards, and their top 2 rebounders are also guards. They are lead in scoring by 6-6 guard Davon Usher with 19.3 ppg. He is also their best shooter- he shoots 42.6% from three, and averages 8 three point attempts per game.
No other player averages more than 7.8 ppg. MVSU as a team only shoots only 30.7% overall, and 28.5% from three, and they average only 53.6 points per game. They also are a poor free throw shooting team at 57.7%.
Their top rebounder is 6-4 guard Matt Smith with 7.7 rpg, but as a team, MVSU is averaging almost 12 rebounds less per game than their opponents (35.3 rpg vs. 47 rpg for their opponents). They average just 9 team assists per game, while their opponents average 17 assists per game. Despite the respectable RPI, this is not a very good team.
MVSU stats-
Bradley stats-
MVC stats-
The Delta Devils are 0-6 after their 70-49 loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 10. They have lost by an average of 28 points to their 6 opponents. Their RPI is 141, the best RPI among SWAC teams, and actually better than the 144 RPI they posted last season in winning the SWAC Championship and playing in the NCAA tournament. Their 141 RPI right now is the 3rd best RPI for a Bradley opponent so far (behind Michigan #3, and Central Michigan #71)
However, they have played a tough schedule- they have played all 6 of their games on the road against good competition, and their Strength of Schedule is the #2 ranked SOS in Division I-
Fri, Nov 9 at Mississippi L 57-93
Tue, Nov 13 at (24) Cincinnati L 60-102
Thu, Nov 15 at Northwestern L 68-81
Sat, Nov 24 at LSU L 50-75
Sat, Dec 8 at Virginia L 39-67
Mon, Dec 10 at Virginia Tech L 49-70
Last season was one of the best seasons in Mississippi Valley State's Division I history. They finished 21-13 overall, and 17-1 in their conference. They were the automatic NCAA qualifier. They lost 59-58 to Western Kentucky in the play-in game. But they lost a significant amount of talent from last year's team, and they lost their head coach Sean Woods, who left to take over at Morehead State.
Mississippi Valley State website-
MVSU is now coached by 1st year Head Coach Chico Potts-
Roster and coaches-
Most of their team's statistical numbers are pretty ugly.
Their top 3 scorers are guards, and their top 2 rebounders are also guards. They are lead in scoring by 6-6 guard Davon Usher with 19.3 ppg. He is also their best shooter- he shoots 42.6% from three, and averages 8 three point attempts per game.
No other player averages more than 7.8 ppg. MVSU as a team only shoots only 30.7% overall, and 28.5% from three, and they average only 53.6 points per game. They also are a poor free throw shooting team at 57.7%.
Their top rebounder is 6-4 guard Matt Smith with 7.7 rpg, but as a team, MVSU is averaging almost 12 rebounds less per game than their opponents (35.3 rpg vs. 47 rpg for their opponents). They average just 9 team assists per game, while their opponents average 17 assists per game. Despite the respectable RPI, this is not a very good team.
MVSU stats-
Bradley stats-
MVC stats-
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