Signing Period has started

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Today begins the NCAA signing period for Letter of Intent (began 7am today thru midnight May 17)

Currently of the MVC schools, there are six kids who are known to have committed and are expected to sign during the current period
They include six juco kids:
Bradley's Luqman Lundy
Evansville's Marty Hill
ISU's Zach Copeland
Missouri State's Abdul-Hakim Fofana
SIU's Eric McGill and Kavion Pippen

Cannot find yet where any have yet signed officially ..and we will likely still hear of others as
Drake, Evansville, Indiana State, Loyola, UNI and possibly SIU still have scholarships to fill in 2017

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Bradley secures Luqman Lundy's signed Letter of Intent

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/852180166893850625

Also ISU's Zach Copeland signs

https://twitter.com/Redbird_MBB/status/852196135645179904

so far no surprises or unexpected signings
BTW - for those interested, SIU's commit Kavion Pippen is Scottie Pippen's nephew

https://twitter.com/darsports/status/589141040117850112?lang=en

http://www.chicagohoops.com/311-siu-picks-up-a-commitment-from-juco-post-kavion-pippen

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Glad Luqman Signed



I am glad to know the news that Luqman signed as he pledged to do.

Welcome to the Bradley Braves!!

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SIU's Eric McGill and Kavion Pippen...

Both SIU recruits, Pippen & McGill are now signed

https://twitter.com/SIU_Basketball/status/852250557213540352

in the article link from that tweet, Barry Hinson says two interesting things

-One is that he expects to focus largely on juco kids
"With the mass transfer exodus that's gone on in college basketball in recent years, we've really put a heavy emphasis on junior college players," Hinson said."

-the other is that his ideal is to use McGill & play THREE POINT GUARDS simultaneously on the court
"I've always said, if we could ever get to a point in a basketball game where we play three point guards at one time, and you can find these guys with any size and length, that's what your ideal basketball team would look like," according to Hinson."



And Evansville just signed Marty Hill

http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/college/evansville/2017/04/12/aces-add-commitment-juco-shooting-guard/100357054/

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And now the final known Valley commit, Abdul-Hakim Fofana
signs his Letter of Intent

http://missouristatebears.com/news/2017/4/12/mens-basketball-basketball-bears-score-big-on-signing-day.aspx

but we ought to see a couple more in the upcoming month of the signing period

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one week left in the signing period...

I think Drake, Evansville & Indiana State have open scholarships but the recent departure at Loyola & elsewhere might mean they'll sign more