▁and ▁sports ▁information ▁direct ors , ▁SI UE ▁was ▁picked ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁O VC . ▁ ▁After ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁divis ional ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁O VC , ▁the ▁conference ▁elimin ated ▁divisions ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season . ▁Additionally , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁each ▁conference ▁team ▁will ▁play ▁ 1 8 ▁conference ▁games . ▁ ▁Season ▁summary ▁The ▁C oug ars ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁nine ▁wins ▁and ▁twenty ▁losses , ▁an ▁improvement ▁over ▁the ▁two ▁preceding ▁seasons . ▁Their ▁conference ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 – 1 2 ▁placed ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁nin th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁stand ings . ▁ ▁Post ▁season ▁ ▁The ▁C oug ars ' ▁nin th ▁place ▁tie ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁their ▁ 2 – 1 ▁record ▁versus ▁Eastern ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁U T ▁Martin . ▁With ▁S out heast ▁Missouri ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁post ▁season ▁play , ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁earned ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁O VC ▁Tournament , ▁the ▁schools ' ▁first ▁slot ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁O VC ▁Tournament , ▁the ▁conference ▁announced ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁senior ▁forward ▁J alen ▁Henry ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁All - O VC ▁Second ▁Team . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁Conference ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁SI UE ▁men