News On The Horizon 1/15/2008

Butler Hosts League-Leading Green Bay On Thursday--ButlerSports.com
Tara Miller National Leader In Assist-Turnover Ratio--ButlerSports.com

Bulldogs Visit League-Leading Cleveland State--ButlerSports.com

Francis makes most of his shot--Cleveland Plain Dealer Sports
Vikings Ready for Horizon League Showdown--CSU The Cauldron Sports
Upstart Vikings Get Set to Host #12 Butler--The Fan Home of the Cleveland State Vikings
First Place Vikings Host 12th-Ranked Butler--csuvikings.com

Women's Basketball Recap--CSU The Cauldron Sports
Vikings Begin Three-Game Homestand Thursday Against Detroit--csuvikings.com

Collins nabs two Chicago prospects--UIC Chicago Flame Sports

UIC head men's basketball coach Jimmy Collins officially announced late last semester that Jelani Poston (Chicago, Ill./Harmony Community School of Cincinnati) and Zavion Neely (Chicago, Ill./John Hope College Prep) have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Flames beginning in the 2008-09 campaign.

Poston is a 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward. Currently attending Harmony Community School in Cincinnati, Poston averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds per game as a junior at Chicago's Boys to Men Academy last year.

Rivals.com lists Poston as the top power forward prospect in the Horizon League.

"Jelani is already big and strong and he is going to get bigger," said Collins. "He is the kind of young man who tracks down rebounds, the type of rebounder who reminds me of [former Flames standout] Armond Williams.

Neely is a 6-foot-1, 170-pound high-scoring combo guard from Hope College Prep on Chicago's South Side. He is considered one of the top players in the Chicago Public League's competitive Red Central.

"Zavion is a good combination guard who can shoot the basketball and is extremely quick and athletic," said Collins. "We think he will come under the same type of mold as [current UIC guard] Robo [Kreps] in that he'll be a combo guard for us."

Flames get boost from Mayo, VanderMeer--The Post-Tribune
Winter travel a UIC adversary--UIC Chicago Flame Sports

Loyola Opens Weekend Homestand Against Detroit Thursday Night--LoyolaRamblers.com
Support Loyola Basketball At The Jesuit Jam On Jan. 17--LoyolaRamblers.com

Green Bay Again Sweeps Horizon League Scholar-Athlete Honors--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports

Panthers 9-8 after 3-7 start--College Basketball Blog

Edwards Named Horizon League Player Of The Week--uwmpanthers.com

Valpo overcomes deficit to beat Green Bay--Crusader Sports Blog
Tickets Available for Crusader Men’s Road Games--www.valpo.edu
Crusaders Begin Swing Through Ohio at Youngstown State Thursday--www.valpo.edu

Valpo Looks to Extend Home Streak Thursday Hosting Milwaukee--www.valpo.edu

WSU The Guardian Sports--Dayton Daily News Sports

Women ready for league opponents--WSU The Guardian Sports

Penguins begin Horizon League play in top form--The Jambar

Men's Basketball Release #11--The Horizon League
Horizon League schools host Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations this Saturday--The Horizon League

Horizon League Women's Basketball Release #11--The Horizon League