The MVC will not be releasing Preseason All-MVC lists this year. Instead, today, they have released their Players to Watch list.
There are a total of 39 names on the list (see below). 4 Bradley players- Jaquan Johnson, Demarion Burch, Alex Huibgertse, and Corey Thomas.
https://mvc-sports.com/news/2025/10/14/2025-26-mvc-mens-basketball-players-to-watch.aspx
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference has released its men's basketball "Players to Watch" list for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
There are a total of 39 names on the list (see below). 4 Bradley players- Jaquan Johnson, Demarion Burch, Alex Huibgertse, and Corey Thomas.
https://mvc-sports.com/news/2025/10/14/2025-26-mvc-mens-basketball-players-to-watch.aspx
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference has released its men's basketball "Players to Watch" list for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
| Institution | Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (Previous Schools) |
| Belmont | Tyler Lundblade | Sr. | G | 6-5 | 195 | Dallas, Texas (Greensboro Day School) TCU/SMU |
| Belmont | Sam Orme | R-So. | F | 6-9 | 220 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) |
| Belmont | Brigham Rogers | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 240 | Woodstock, Ga. (Blessed Trinity HS) |
| Bradley | Jaquan Johnson | So. | G | 5-11 | 195 | Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI) |
| Bradley | Demarion Burch | Jr. | G | 6-4 | 200 | Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee-Hamilton HS) |
| Bradley | Alex Huibregtse | Gr. | G | 6-4 | 200 | Grafton, Wis. (Wright State) |
| Bradley | Corey Thomas | Sr. | F | 6-10 | 210 | Buford, Ga. (Cowley Community College) |
| Drake | Jalen Quinn | Sr. | G | 6-3 | 190 | Tuscola, Ill. (Tuscola) Loyola Chicago |
| Drake | Jaehshon Thomas | Sr. | G | 6-3 | 185 | Aurora, Ill. (Whitney Young) Charlotte |
| Drake | Isaiah Carr | Sr. | F | 6-11 | 235 | Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces) Denver |
| Evansville | Leif Moeller | Fr. | F | 6-7 | Germany (Rist Wedel) | |
| Evansville | Connor Turnbull | Sr. | F | 6-10 | St. Paul, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt North) Butler | |
| Evansville | Keishon Porter | 5th | G | 6-5 | Pinetops, N.C. (Southwest Edgecomb HS) NC Central | |
| UIC | Elijah Crawford | So. | G | 6-3 | 187 | Augusta, Ga. (Brewster Academy) BYU |
| UIC | Josiah Hammons | Gr. | G | 6-2 | 180 | Chicago, Ill. (Curie HS) Incarnate Word/Sam Houston |
| UIC | Ahmad Henderson II | Jr. | G | 5-10 | 144 | Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice) Niagara |
| UIC | Sam Silverstein | Gr. | G | 6-6 | 219 | Glencoe, Ill. (New Trier HS) Harvard/Cal Baptist |
| Illinois State | Chase Walker | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 280 | Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles HS) |
| Illinois State | Johnny Kinziger | Jr. | G | 5-11 | 170 | De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) |
| Illinois State | Ty Pence | Jr. | G | 6-6 | 205 | St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden HS) |
| Illinois State | Jack Daugherty | So. | F | 6-8 | 210 | Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS) |
| Indiana State | Camp Wagner | Jr. | G | 6-6 | 190 | Dallas, Texas (Link Prep [Mo.] Academy) Rice |
| Indiana State | Markus Harding | Gr. | C | 6-10 | 255 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Toronto Basketball Acad.) Central Michigan |
| Murray State | Fred King | Sr. | C | 6-9 | 267 | Mangrove Cay, Andros, Bahamas (NBA Academy Latin America) Creighton |
| Murray State | JJ Traynor | Sr. | F | 6-9 | 210 | Bardstown, Ky. (Bardstown HS) DePaul/Louisville |
| Murray State | Mason Miller | Sr. | F | 6-9 | 190 | Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) Creighton |
| Murray State | Brayden Shorter | Jr. | G | 6-5 | 210 | Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo HS) Washburn |
| Murray State | Layne Taylor | So. | G | 5-11 | 184 | Farmington, Ark. (Farmington HS) Central Arkansas |
| Murray State | KJ Tenner | So. | G | 6-0 | 166 | Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS) West Virginia |
| UNI | Leon Bond III | R-Jr. | G/F | 6-5 | 200 | Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa HS) Virginia |
| UNI | Trey Campbell | Sr. | G | 6-4 | 195 | Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS) |
| UNI | Ben Schwieger | R-Sr. | G/F | 6-8 | 220 | Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley HS) Loyola Chicago |
| UNI | RJ Taylor | Jr. | G | 5-11 | 175 | Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc HS) |
| Southern Illinois | Isaiah Stafford | R-Sr. | G | 6-2 | 185 | Bolingbrook, Ill. (Crispus Attucks HS) Valparaiso |
| Southern Illinois | Quel'Ron House | So. | G | 6-0 | 180 | Louisville, Ky. (Senaca HS) Jacksonville State |
| Valparaiso | Justus McNair | So. | G | 6-3 | 195 | Joliet, Ill. (Joliet West HS) |
| Valparaiso | Mark Brown Jr. | Jr. | G | 6-0 | 190 | South Phoenix, Ariz. (Bella Vista Prep) Snow College |
| Valparaiso | Isaiah Barnes | R-Sr. | G | 6-7 | 210 | Chicago, Ill. (Simeon Career Acad.) Tulsa/Michigan |
| Valparaiso | Owen Dease | R-Sr. | F | 6-8 | 200 | Evansville, Ind. (Evansville Reitz) Texas A&M Corpus Christi |