Players leaving/returning

[Da Coach]

MVC teams' 2021-22 rosters-
BU- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster (does not include new players Connor Hickman, Mikey Howell, Terry Roberts, Maxime Ekono, Malevy Leons, and Zek Montgomery)
DU- https://godrakebulldogs.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball (includes new players Tucker DeVries, Connor Enright, and Ayo Akinwole)
UE- https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster (includes new players Blake Sisley, Blaise Beauchamp, Troy Boynton, Antoine Smith, Jr., and Preston Phillips)
ILSU- https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster (includes new players Mark Freeman, Julian Samuels, Kendall Lewis, Liam McChesney, and Ryan Schmitt, but does not include new walk-on Elijah Williams)
INSU- https://gosycamores.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster (includes new players Xavier Bledson, Cameron Henry, Simon Wilbar, Cameron Crawford, Quimari Peterson, Zach Hobbs, Dearon Tucker, Micah Thomas)
Loyola- https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/me...ketball/roster (includes new players Ben Schwieger, Ty Johnson, Ryan Schwieger, Chris Knight, Will Smythe, Saint Thomas)
MSU- 2021-22 roster not yet posted- https://missouristatebears.com/sport...ketball/roster
UNI- 2021-22 roster not yet posted- https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
SIU- 2021-22 roster not yet posted- https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
VU- https://www.valpoathletics.com/mbask...ter/?view=list (includes new players Cameron Palesse , Darius DeAviero, Trey Woodyard, Keyondre Young, Kevion Taylor, Trev Anderson, Thomas Kithier, Joe Hedstrom, and Preston Ruedinger, but does not show uniform numbers)

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Update on MVC transfers as of 6/28/21
Loyola's Paxson Wojcic is transferring to Brown
Loyola's Baylor Hebb is transferring to Colorado State
Loyola's Franklin Agunanne transferred to SMU
Loyola's Cooper Kaifes transferred to Samford
Loyola walk-on Sami Ismail is still uncommitted in the transfer portal
Illinois State's Dusan Mahorcic is transferring to Utah
Illinois State's Keith Fisher III is transferring to Pepperdine
Illinois State's Sy Chatman spent a month in the transfer portal, then withdrew and is returning to ISU
Illinois State's Dedric Boyd transferred to Tennessee State
Illinois State's Abdou Ndiaye entered the transfer portal and announced on his Instagram page that he transferred, but then returned to ILSU
Illinois State's Antonio Reeves is entered into the 2021 NBA Draft, but withdrew and returned to ILSU
Illinois State's D.J. Horne transferred to Arizona State
Drake's Joseph Yesufu transferred to Kansas
Drake's Connor Gholson is still in the transfer portal
Evansville's Samari Curtis transferred to Bowling Green
Evansville's Thomasi Gilegous-Alexander transferred to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Evansville's Alex Matthews transfers to Gulf Coast State College
Indiana State's Tre Williams transferred to Duquesne
Indiana State's Jake La Ravia transferred to Wake Forest
Indiana State's Cam Bacote is transferring to Western Carolina
Indiana State's Cobie Barnes transferred to John A. Logan CC
Indiana State's Jared Hankins transferred to Wabash Valley College
Indiana State's Tobias Howard is still in the transfer portal
Indiana State's Ndongo Ndaw transferred to D2 Missouri Southern
Indiana State's Randy Miller transferred back to North Carolina Central, where he was before transferring to Indiana State
Northern Iowa's Evan Gauger is still in the transfer portal
Valparaiso's Stephen Helm transferred to Indiana Institute of Technology
Valparaiso's Goodnews Kpegeol transferred to Gulf Coast State College
Valparaiso's Mileek McMillan transferred to Western Michigan
Valparaiso's Jacob Ognacevic transferred to Lipscomb
Valparaiso's Nick Robinson transferred to Western Carolina
Valparaiso's Donovan Clay transferred to Missouri State
Valparaiso's Daniel Sackey transferred to New Orleans
Valparaiso's Sigurd Lorange transferred to Converse College
SIU's Eric Butler transferred to Polk State College
SIU's Jakolby Long transferred to Bethune-Cookman

And Bradley players-
Sean East transferred to John A. Logan CC
Kevin McAdoo transferred to Detroit-Mercy
Terry Nolan transferred to Towson
Danya Kingsby transferred to Grambling State
Antonio Thomas transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan College
Elijah Childs signed to play professionally with Trapani in Italy

Last updated 8/22/21

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Evansville's Sam Cunliffe opted out and did not play last season for the Aces, then entered his name for the 2021 NBA Draft.
Today he says he is remaining in the draft and not returning to UE.
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/sta...51680754548739

Cunliffe had an atypical college career, most because of bad choices. He was a highly rated recruit in 2016 (4-stars) and committed to Arizona State out of high school. He was an immediate contributor at ASU in the 2016-17 season, but clashed with Head Coach Bobby Hurley and left school after starting and playing the first 10 games. He transferred to Kansas at the semester break of his freshman year, and became eligible in the 2nd semester of 2017-18. He played in 15 games at Kansas in 2018, but he played only about 5 minutes per game for a loaded KU team. So, he left Kansas after the 2017-18 season, and transferred to Evansville. He sat out the entire 2018-19 season and played in 2019-20 for the Aces. He played a lot for Walter McCarty in 2018-19, but then McCarty was removed halfway through the season, and his playing time dwindled under Todd Lickliter. He opted out last season, but because of the new NCAA rule, he would have 1 more season of eligibility this year if he returned to UE. But I suspect he burned that bridge, too, and if he transferred again, he'd likely have to sit out another year and lose whatever eligibility he has left. I do not think his decision not to return to Evansville surprises anyone. I don't see any chance of him getting drafted, so good luck finding a job overseas.

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One of Drake's returning players, backup forward Issa Samake, tore his ACL in summer workouts and will miss the entire 2021-22 season. He redshirted his first season at Drake (2019-20) and played 9.5 minutes per game this past season (2020-21). He averaged 2.1 ppg and 2.1 rpg.

https://godrakebulldogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6858

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Keith Fisher III initially committed to UTEP, but after their coaching change, he switched and has now committed to Pepperdine.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/keith-fisher-iii

Former ISU player Keith Fisher III is now a starter as a grad student for Pepperdine.
Pepperdine did something a bit unusual last night, they played an exhibition game on the road at Point Loma Nazarene University, a small private Christian Division II school in San Diego.
It turned out maybe it was a mistake. PLNU is a pretty good D2 team, and they immediately ran out to a 14-0 lead, stretched their lead to as many as 29 points, never were threatened, and easily clobbered Pepperdine by 27 points, 77-50.
Recap- https://plnusealions.com/news/2021/1...xhibition.aspx
Box score- https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/m...boxscore/11516

Keith Fisher III was Pepperdine's leading scorer and rebounder with 14 points, 9 rebounds. He was 3-5 from three. The rest of the Pepperdine team shot poorly, 1-16 from three, and PLNU forced 20 turnovers to dominate from start to finish.