Valparaiso is heading back to St. Louis where it hopes to capture some of the same magic that defined its run to the Arch Madness title game one year ago. 

The Brown and Gold will take on Missouri State on Friday night and Wyatt Wheeler of the Springfield News-Leader joins Union Street Hoops to discuss all things Missouri State. 

Later in the pod, former Valparaiso marketing administrator Scott Ochander will discuss the 2011 rebrand of the Crusader mascot and whether or not the school considered moving away from the nickname at that time. 

Union Street Hoops is a podcast dedicated to Valparaiso basketball and the Missouri Valley Conference. The pod can be heard on ApplePods, Spotify and NWI.com.