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- ↑ "Morehead State's Minix, Little Rock's Walker and Crocker-Johnson and WIU's Cisse Earn 2023-24 OVC Men's Basketball Top Honors". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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