Morehead State's Niko Hulsizer (Morehead State Athletics)

Under The Radar: Morehead State

Morehead State coach Mike McGuire understands the reality of life in the Ohio Valley Conference. He knows the only path to regionals for an OVC team is typically to win the conference tournament and snag the automatic bid. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible for an OVC power to snag an at-large bid — it just needs to win the regular season in dominating fashion and take advantage of the opportunities it gets to register high-profile nonconference victories.

At the midway point of this season, Morehead State looks like a legitimate candidate to make a run at an[…]