MVC to See Scheduling Change in 2019-20

Loyola and Nevada are set to square off for the first time since the Sweet Sixteen Nov. 27 at Gentile Arena.The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) will no longer participate in the annual MVC/Mountain West Conference Challenge after the 2018-19 season, MVC commissioner Doug Elgin confirmed during a conference call with MVC coaches and officials and media members. This means a high-profile game will be off the schedule.

The series allows all 10 MVC teams, including Loyola, to play against all 10 Mountain West teams — among them, University of Nevada, Loyola’s Sweet Sixteen opponent in last year’s NCAA Tournament.

Since the MVC is considered a “mid-major” conference — meaning it doesn’t spend as…