their first Missouri Valley Conference regular season title in program history.
== Notable alumni ==
Awa III, 122nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Leslie David Baker, actor (The Office)
Lucas Bartlett, soccer player
Ian Brennan, co-creator and writer (Glee, Scream Queens, The Politician)
Susan Candiotti, CNN correspondent
Shams Charania, reporter for The Athletic
William M. Daley, President Obama's White House Chief of Staff and former United States Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton
Timothy J. Danis, businessman, founder of RCP Advisors
Sister Mary Clemente Davlin, noted medievalist and advocate for campus diversity
David Draiman, lead singer of the band Disturbed
Norman Geisler, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina
Lori Greiner, inventor, investor, entrepreneur, and television personality
Joseph C. Grendys, owner of Koch Foods
Mary Gross, actress, comedian (Saturday Night Live)
George Halas Jr., former president/owner of the Chicago …
