Ja Morant is 2nd overall pick.

[Mikovio]

Modern first round (top 30) picks by Valley school:

Bradley
#1 Gene Melchiorre (1951)
#6 Hersey Hawkins (1988)
#9 Patrick O'Bryant (2006)
#10 Barney Cable (1958)
#12 Chet Walker (1962)
#14 Roger Phegley (1978)
#15 David Thirdkill (1982)
#20 Bill Mann (1951)
#21 Anthony Parker (1997)
(15 second rounders)

Loyola
#1 Larue Martin (1972)
#9 Les Hunter (1964)
#9 Jerry Harkness (1963)
#9 Jack Kerris (1949)
#14 Alfredrick Hughes (1985)
#20 Larry Knight (1979)
(6 second rounders)

Southern Illinois
#5 Walt Frazier (1967)
#11 Joe Meriweather (1975)
#23 Mike Glenn (1977)
#26 Charles Vaughn (1962)
#27 Eldo Garrett (1969)
(2 second rounders)

Drake
#12 Willie McCarter (1969)
#18 Bob Netolicky (1967)
#23 Mccoy McLemore (1964)
#24 Phil Murrell (1958)
(7 second rounders)

Indiana State
#6 Larry Bird (1978)
#23 Carl Nicks (1980)

Valparaiso
#16 Bryce Drew (1998)
#26 Chuck Kriston (1963)
(2 second rounders)

Illinois State
#1 Doug Collins (1973)
(3 second rounders)

Evansville
#4 Jerry Sloan (1965)
(5 second rounders)

Missouri State
#26 Don Anielak (1954)
(5 second rounders)

Northern Iowa
#28 Pete Spoden (1964)

[Mikovio]

The prospective Valley team--

Murray State
#2 Ja Morant (2019)
#14 Cameron Payne (2015)
#21 Dick Cunningham (1968)
#21 Stew Johnson (1966)
(6 second rounders)

[Dawgbit]

Murray State can find players and coaches. Always competitive. Morant, Payne, Canaan all in the last six years.

What they can't do is make it to the Sweet Sixteen. This fact was pointed up by at least one national publication this year.