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Deep in the Valley - Kelly Bond-White Southern Illinois WBB Head Coach

Coach Bond-White talks Saluki Womens BB, Arch Madness and the explosion in the womens game. Bond-White spent the 21 years at Texas A&M and at Arkansas.Kelly helped the Aggies reach the Sweet 16 eight times since 2008. In her career, Bond-White has been a part of 516 victories, and has coached 40 first or second team all-conference players in her career. She has coached players to 18 Associated Press All-American honors in her career.

Deep in the Valley - Scott Nagy Southern Illinois Mens BB Head Coach

Coach Nagy talks Saluki Mens basketball, Arch Madness, and more as he enters his third year in Carbondale. Scott has an accomplished career with over 600 wins as a head coach. Coach Nagy led Wright State before coming to Carbondale. Nagy was named Horizon League Coach of the Year three times, led the Raiders to 20-plus wins in five seasons, and he guided WSU to three Horizon League regular-season championships, two Horizon League tournament championships, a pair of NCAA Tournament berths, and one NIT bid. Coach led South Dakota State for 21 years from DII to becoming a top Mid-Major program in the Summit League.

Deep in the Valley - Laurel Hosmer Valparasio Athletic Director

Laurel Hosmet shares her journey to becoming AD at Valpo and outlines how Northwest Indiana's D1 program is building their Mens and Womens Basketball programs in the MVC. This fall will be Valpo's 10th year in the MVC after moving up from the Horizon league. Laurel talks some Beacon Football (Pioneer League FCS) and the athletic infrastructure improvements and fund raising. Of course she weighs in on the recent ARCH Madness changes and all things in the MVC.

Deep in the Valley - Roger Powell Jr. Valpo Mens BB Head Coach

Coach Roger Powell Jr. talks about leading Valpo to its best conference winning percentage and highest league win total since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 2017. The momentum of the program in Year 3 of the Powell Era sets up for a strong 2026-27. Coach shares his basketball journey from high School in Joliet IL to playing for the National Title at Illinois. After his NBA and overseas playing days he was an assistant for Bryce Drew at Valpo, Vanderbilt, and Gonzaga (we he coached in a National Championship Game) before returning to Valpo to lead the Beacons.

Deep in the Valley - Courtney Boyd Valparaiso Womens BB Head Coach

Courtney Boyd talks about the outlook for Valpo WBB in 2026-27 and her journey from Keokuk, Iowa to Indiana. She talks in depth about the Arch Madness Changes and the changes in the Beacon Program for her second year at the helm in Valpo. She is a national championship-winning head coach and player, an NAIA National Coach of the Year, and a two-time conference Coach of the Year, Boyd boasts a 180-100 (.643) record in nine years as a collegiate head coach and has won 20 or more games in seven of her nine seasons.