The Missouri Valley Conference has announced the latest Class for their Hall of Fame, which this year is comprised of six people.

Andy Benes, Evansville, 1986-88, Baseball, Basketball & Football:  Benes was a three-sport superstar, but it was Baseball where he was at his best.  The Pitcher was the Conference Player of the Year in 1988, where he went 16-3 and won the Pitcher’s Triple Crown.  Named the NCAA Player of the Year, Benes went to have a good career in the Majors, throwing an even 2,000 Strikeouts with a 155-139 Record.

Melanie (Boeglin) White, Indiana State, 2002-06, Women’s Basketball:  Boeglin was a four-time All-MVC Selection and was the Conference Player of the Year (2005-06).  Her #22 was the first number retired in Indiana State Women’s Basketball.

Barb (Gaines) Porter, Missouri State, 1990-93, Softball:  Gaines is the first Softball player in MVC history who was a four-time Conference Selection.  She still holds the school record in Hits (252) and Batting (.403).  Gaines was an All-American as a Senior, the first in the school for softball.

Zach Johnson, Drake, 1994-08, Golf:  Johnson helped Drake win three Regionals and two MVC Conference Titles, and has 12 wins on the PGA Tour, including two Majors.

Tubby Smith, Tulsa, 1991-95, Men’s Basketball, Coach:  Smith had a 79-43 Record winning two Conference Titles.  He would also take two teams to the Sweet Sixteen.

Rachel Tejada, Illinois State, 2011-14, Women’s Soccer:  Tejada was a four-time All-MVC Selection, the first in program history.  She still holds school and conference records for Goals (74) and Assists (42) ad took the team to Championships in 2012 and 2014.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the Mountain Volley Conference Hall of Fame.

If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NBA Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers.  This is the third year that we have done this, and Denver’s Nikola Jokic won the first two.

To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 110 Points, and tell all of you the top ten.  We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.

Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 110 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:

1. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, 110 Points:  25 Games, 33.1 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 8.8 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 30.9 PER, 4.8 WS.  (#1 on last ranking)

Doncic remains at the top and should be considered the top contender for the MVP.  At present, he is the current scoring leader, and is also topping the stat line in Minutes per Game (36.8), PER, Win Shares and VORP (3.0).

2. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets, 107 Points:  28 Games, 30.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 5.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.7 BPG, 26.8 PER, 4.6 WS.  (#2 on last ranking)

Durant’s Nets were the most dysfunctional team in the NBA early in the season, but Durant remained calm and is flirting with finishing with his first 30 Points per Game season in years.  He is currently leading the league in Minutes Played (1,028).

3. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics, 98 Points:  27 Games, 29.7 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 4.0 APG, 1.1 SPG, 1.0 BPG, 24.3 PER, 3.7 WS.  (#3 on last ranking)

Tatum continues to get better which should scare the hell out of anybody cheering against the Celtics.  He has never finished a season averaging over 30 Points per Game, which he was over until this week.

4. Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors, 97 Points:  24 Games, 30.0 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 7.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 26.3 PER, 4.0 WS. (#4 on last ranking)

Curry only played one Game in this period, but did enough to hold on to the fourth spot.  The Warriors are only one game over .500, a disappointment for the defending champions, but Curry is as good as he has ever been.

5 (Tie).  Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks, 95 Points:  22 Games, 31.1 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 5.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 1.0 BPG, 28.3 PER, 3.1 WS. (#6 on last ranking)

Giannis is back where he belongs in the top five and the two-time MVP’s Bucks look ready to win it all.  He is in the top five in Rebounds and Points per Game.

5 (Tie). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder, 95 Points:  25 Games, 31.2 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG, 27.8 PER, 4.1 WS.  (#5 on last ranking)

Gilgeous-Alexander is going to be an All-Star this year, and is shattering last year’s averages, which were already good.

7. (Tie). Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics, 89 Points:  26 Games, 26.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 20.9 PER, 2.4 WS. (#9 on last ranking)

Brown’s appearance here gives Boston the only team to have two players in the top ten, and he currently has the highest traditional numbers of his career.  He also has two consecutive ranking updates where he elevated his position.

8.  Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies, 88 Points:  22 Games, 27.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 7.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 24.3 PER, 2.5 WS. (#8 on last ranking)

Morant is the face of the Grizzles, and he is posting similar numbers from last year, when he took Memphis to the next level.

9. Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers, 87 Points:  23 Games, 27.7 PPG, 12.4 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.3 SPG, 2.2 BPG, 32.3 PER, 4.7 WS.  (Not on last ranking)

Davis returns to the top ten, and if Los Angeles will make the playoffs, it will mostly because of him and not LeBron James.  He is currently the leading rebounder and his PER is also leading the league.

10. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets, 86 Points:  23 Games, 23.8 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 9.1 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 31.5 PER, 4.6 WS.  (Not on last ranking)

Jokic finally worked his way into the top ten, and needs others to falter to retain his Title.

Devin Booker of Phoenix and Donovan Mitchell fell off the top ten.

Our next update will happen after the first player breaches 120 Cup Points.

The rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer is probably one of the most exciting ones in the history of tennis. You can also visit 1xBet - make a bet on football online and also explore its tennis wagers.

This rivalry had numerous chapters. However, probably the best of them was what happened on the 6th of July 2008. On that day both of them played against each other in an amazing Wimbledon final. In fact, many consider this contest to be the best in the history of the sport. At 1xBet you can make an online bet on football and tennis, and wager on plenty of competitions such as Wimbledon.

The number 1 vs the number 2

Before the match Federer was the first player of the ATP rankings. Nadal closely followed him in the second place. There are a few other aspects that contribute to the overall background and context that surrounded this match. At 1xBet there are no limitations — online bets for sports can be made on tennis matches and many other disciplines.

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• both players had won 14 out of the last 16 Grand Slam titles;
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• also, both of them had played 17 times against each other before this match, with 11 victories for Nadal and 6 for Federer.

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Most experts thought that Federer had slightly better chances of winning this match than Nadal. However, the Spanish player started as a true machine. In slightly more than 90 minutes of the match, Nadal had already won the first sets for a score of 6-4.

However, the Swiss still had some tricks up to his sleeve. The third and fourth sets were extremely intense, and Federer was able to win both of them after some incredible tiebreaks. By the way, when a tiebreak is necessary to decide a match, you can visit 1xBet and wager on those instances as well.

Everything was going to be decided in the fifth set. After displaying incredible talent, both players were tied 7-7. Here Nadal broke Federer’s serve and put himself 8-7 up. Afterwards, the Spanish won his serve and ended the 5th set with a final score of 9-7. This ended what is still considered as the best match in the history of tennis.

Sad news emerged from the basketball world as Paul Silas passed away at the age of 79.

One of the most respected players of his generation, Silas was never a superstar, but a workmanlike power forward that was at his best coming off the bench and bringing the muscle to the court.  A great rebounder and defender, Silas was an integral part of three championship teams, two in Boston and one in Seattle, he was also a two-time All-Star.  A long career highlighted by being on winners and collecting over 12,000 rebounds, and the rebounding title while at Creighton.  Named to two First Team and three Second Team All-Defensive squads, Silas would later be an NBA Coach, helming San Diego, Charlotte/New Orleans, Cleveland and the second incarnation of Charlotte.

Silas was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017, and his #35 was retired by Creighton.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Paul Silas.