(St. Louis, MO) – In the tightest of voting, Dan Muller is the Missouri Valley Conference’s ‘Coach of the Year’. The Illinois State head coach guided his team to a 25-5 record and tied Wichita State for the Valley regular season championship with a 17-1 league mark.
Muller edged (102-96) Shocker head coach Gregg Marshall in voting of media members, coaches and SID’s. It is the second straight narrow loss for Marshall who lost to Southern Illinois’ Barry Hinson by a score of 84-81.
The fifth year head coach carries a career record of 101-63 into this weekend’s conference tournament, and said he constantly thinks about the late Torrey Ward and others that perished in a two year ago plane crash. Seniors Tony Wills and Paris Lee also talk about playing a leadership role on this year’s team.
Muller and the Birds tip Friday at noon against a yet to be determined foe.
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.@SEMOMBB wins at home and is 2-0, tied with @MSUEaglesMBB atop the @OVCSports. Our prayers are with the @LRTrojans after the death of one of their managers Josh Claxton. Their game with EIU was postponed today.
Good officiating in the @SEMOMBB/@SIUEMBB in a little late game dust up.
BTW, @LindenwoodWBB is 2-0. @CoachAmyEagan has that program headed the right direction.
With @SkyhawkHoops winning on the road and @LUMensBball winning at home, right now, 5 @OVCSports teams are 1-1.
