Just to spark some conversation...here's my ranking of the MVC's
FALL RECRUITING CLASSES - assuming all these guys will sign...
There might still still be more but once recruits' season starts then most turn their attention to their own team and verbals will slow down..
Here's how I'd rank the ten MVC teams on who they've got verballed...
1- Bradley - I know I am biased but BU has two solid big kids who can help right away
2- UNI - surprise to some because UNI only has one kid pledged, but he's ranked #3 in IA- impressive but a weak Iowa '17 class
3- Wichita - likewise, they only have one guy but he looks to be a solid PG juco prospect
4- Loyola - 2 solid guys if healthy & develop- Negron's knee keeps Loyola from being 1 or 2. (rest of MVC from 5-10 are close)
5- Indiana State - they have three guys but a couple are pretty obscure
6- Missouri State - again - three verbals but fairly unknown..
7- Evansville - both verbals are good players, Frederking a good shooter - but both under the radar ***
8- Illinois State - the potential for a couple solid players but both played at really small high schools
9- Drake - seem to love undersized IL guards - they already have Ore Arogundade & CJ Rivers who average 4-5 ppg
10- SIU only one verbal and again, played against pretty small-school opponents - time will tell
*** someone ought to call the Evansville writer and correct the guy..
he just said in his column...
LINK
".."Okawville has about 180 students and mostly plays against schools with 600-1,000.
....and
(Evansville head coach Marty) Simmons attended Lawrenceville High School ??“ which competes in the same class as Okawville (the school Evansville's newest commit attends).."
but he's wrong on several counts...
-first- Noah Frederking's school Okawville officially has 160 students per IHSA enrollment criteria.
-second- they play in a conference where every single other team has 140 to 170 enrollment so most of their games are against very tiny schools. They probably play some much larger but they play most of their games against their conference opponents.
-last- Marty Simmons' school, Lawrenceville is NOT in the same class as Okawville. Lawrenceville has 350 kids- more than twice the enrollment as Okawville and plays in 2A, while Okawville plays in the smallest class, 1A.
