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Former ISU star Cirone chosen for MVC Hall of Fame

Former Illinois State basketball star Kristi Cirone is among six people who will be inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame on March 8 in St. Louis.

Joining Cirone in the 22nd MVC Hall of Fame class will be basketball standouts Dolph Pulliam (Drake) and Kent Williams (Southern Illinois), wrestling Olympian Bill Smith (Northern Iowa), legendary track & field coach John McNichols (Indiana State), and longtime contributor to Bradley University athletics, Joe Stowell.

The annual Hall of Fame ceremony will be part of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Championship. The March 8 festivities include an 8 a.