Beat reporters from the different basketball programs around the Missouri Valley Conference give you the latest on the teams they cover in a roundtable format.

<p>Springfield News-Leader reporter Wyatt Wheeler (Missouri State) hosts the second episode of the Missouri Valley Beat. The podcasts has a focus on Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball. Wheeler is joined by Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier writer Nick Petaros (Northern Iowa), Off the Inbound host Nick Schultz (Loyola), Southern Illinoisan writer Todd Hefferman (Southern Illinois), Times of Northwest Indiana writer Paul Oren (Valparaiso) and The Pantagraph writer Jim Benson (Illinois State).&nbsp;</p>

Springfield News-Leader reporter Wyatt Wheeler (Missouri State) hosts the second episode of the Missouri Valley Beat. The podcasts has a focus on Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball. Wheeler is joined by Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier writer Nick Petaros (Northern Iowa), Off the Inbound host Nick Schultz (Loyola), Southern Illinoisan writer Todd Hefferman (Southern Illinois), Times of Northwest Indiana writer Paul Oren (Valparaiso) and The Pantagraph writer Jim Benson (Illinois State).&nbsp;

Episode 2

<p>Springfield News-Leader reporter Wyatt Wheeler (Missouri State) hosts the first episode of the Missouri Valley Beat. The podcasts has a focus on Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball. Wheeler is joined by Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier writer Nick Petaros (Northern Iowa), Off the Inbound host Nick Schultz (Loyola), Tribune Star writer Todd Golden (Indiana State), Southern Illinoisan writer Todd Hefferman (Southern Illinois), Times of Northwest Indiana writer Paul Oren (Valparaiso) and Courier Press writer Chad Lindskong.&nbsp;</p>

Springfield News-Leader reporter Wyatt Wheeler (Missouri State) hosts the first episode of the Missouri Valley Beat. The podcasts has a focus on Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball. Wheeler is joined by Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier writer Nick Petaros (Northern Iowa), Off the Inbound host Nick Schultz (Loyola), Tribune Star writer Todd Golden (Indiana State), Southern Illinoisan writer Todd Hefferman (Southern Illinois), Times of Northwest Indiana writer Paul Oren (Valparaiso) and Courier Press writer Chad Lindskong.&nbsp;