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MVC Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

By Joey Loose

Feb 1, 2014; Wichita, KS, USA; Wichita State Shockers players Ron Baker (31), Fred VanVleet (23) and Nick Wiggins (15) walk off the court during a time-out against the Evansville Aces during the second half at Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers won 81-67. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2014; Wichita, KS, USA; Wichita State Shockers players Ron Baker (31), Fred VanVleet (23) and Nick Wiggins (15) walk off the court during a time-out against the Evansville Aces during the second half at Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers won 81-67. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /
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Bradley’s Jayson Kent, left, and Southern Illinois’ Marcus Domask MVC Basketball
Bradley’s Jayson Kent, left, and Southern Illinois’ Marcus Domask MVC Basketball /

21. Marcus Domask

Bryan Mullins was hired as the head coach of his alma mater in 2019 and immediately had a few great players coming to Southern Illinois. A 6’6 wing from Waupun, Wisconsin, Domask would blossom into the Salukis’ best player in recent seasons. He started all 106 games he played the last four years, missing time as a sophomore due to injury, and truly shining with these Salukis.

Domask is another player who wasted no time as a freshman, averaging 13.6 points and 5.2 rebounds, leading Southern Illinois to a 5th-place MVC finish in the pandemic-shortened season. He was putting up career numbers before his injury but would replicate those figures as an upperclassman. Domask was a top-level shooter, especially from the charity stripe, and would lead the Salukis to a 23-win season and 3rd place finish in the conference as a senior, averaging 16.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists a game.

The MVC Rookie of the Year, Domask earned a pair of Second Team All-MVC honors before finishing his senior year strong, claiming that First Team nod in the conference. He was a major part of Southern Illinois’s upward trend in recent seasons and put up very solid metrics as well, leading the conference with his 87% mark from the free throw line. However, Domask is another MVC player who’s transferred this offseason and he’ll be off to Illinois next season.