Valley Recruits

[Da Coach]

Illinois State gets a commitment from another portal recruit- Louis Semona, a 6'8" junior forward from Western Kentucky.
He averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.2 rpg last year at WKU. He spent 2 years at Stonehill where his numbers were much better (see stats below).
Bio- https://wkusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/louie-semona/6116
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5177297/louie-semona

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054686351174382044

 

[yoda]

ISU "bolsters their frontcourt"
with a portal kid form WKU

Redbirds bolster frontcourt with Hilltoppers transfer Semona

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball landed another commitment Wednesday, this time from forward Louie Semona out of Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball.

www.videtteonline.com

 

[yoda]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054945527939072203

 

[yoda]

SIU lands a late transfer from a 7-win D2 team

https://twitter.com/x/status/2058959349947535537

 

[Da Coach]

SIU lands a late transfer from a 7-win D2 team

https://twitter.com/x/status/2058959349947535537

Donovan Hill, 6'8", averaged 18.3 ppg and 8.3 rpg for St. Leo in 2025-26. He should help SIU, as they need size. Jaheem Webber (1.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg) is their only returning big man

 

[yoda]

UNI lands transfer

https://twitter.com/x/status/2058989723536764969

 

[egib52]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059693340388385242

 

[Da Coach]

www.x.com/DraftExpress/status/2059693340388385242

Seems like another nice Euro recruit for Murray. Head coach Ryan Miller doing a nice job rebuilding his roster after losing almost everyone.
He is billed as a Power Forward, as is Brigham Rogers, who they pilfered from Belmont. And with Shon Tupuola (from Valpo) they should be solid inside despite losing Fred King and J.J. Traynor.

 

[yoda]

he will be 21 this fall, so will he have lost 2 years on his NCAA 5-year clock?

 

[yoda]

I could be wrong on some but according to the numbers, here's how many open scholarships each MVC team has
(assuming each could give as many as 15 scholarships or have 15 rostered players)

Belmont 2
Bradley 2
Drake 4
Evansville 6
Illinois State 3
Indiana State 1
Murray State 3
SIU 4
UIC 3
UNI 2
Valpo 3

now we're a month later and still most MVC teams have spots to fill
Here's what appears to be the number of scholarships still open...
(not sure of some, as there's teams who haven't posted their updated 2026-27 roster)

Belmont 1
Bradley 2
Drake 3
Evansville 3 or 4
Illinois State 1 or 2 (Leyton Wolf is a walk-on)
Indiana State 0
Murray State 2
SIU 2
UIC 3
UNI 2
Valpo 1

 

[64NIT]

SIU lands a late transfer from a 7-win D2 team

https://twitter.com/x/status/2058959349947535537

Saw this on X, posted a couple hours ago; don't know why they waited so long after the signing to post:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061930927098409165

 

[yoda]

prob had to wait til his summer grade are in