Thursday, October 29, 2009

News On The Horizon 10/30/2009

2009-10 Conference Primers: #11 – Horizon League--Rush The Court
Tweeting the Preview: #306 – #283--Rush The Court
Tweeting the Preview: #282 – #259--Rush the Court

BtB 2009-10 Horizon League Preview--Blogging the Bracket
Kansas overwhelming No. 1 in AP preseason poll--MICentralSports.com

Butler was 11th in the poll followed by Connecticut, California, Washington, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Louisville and Georgetown. The last five ranked teams were Dayton, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Clemson and Minnesota.

Preseason Polls Released Today--Rush The Court

# Nice to see Butler getting nearly top-ten love as the best mid, but they’re going to have to earn that ranking very early in their schedule, with games at Northwestern, at Evansville, vs. Ohio St. and Xavier at home, plus neutral site games in the loaded 76 Classic in Anaheim and against Georgetown in MSG.
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# Conference Breakdown (Coaches, AP): ACC (4, 4), A10 (1, 1), Big East (6, 5), Big 12 (3, 3), Big 10 (5, 6), Horizon (1, 1), Pac-10 (2, 2), SEC (3, 3).

Howard quietly putting Butler on his back--FoxSports.com
Top 50 Non Conference Games of '09-'10--Ballin' is a Habit

9. Dec. 12th - Butler @ Ohio State: I love this Butler team, but Ohio State is going to be better than some people expect. Seeing Gordon Hayward and Evan Turner go at each other is going to be a pleasure to watch, but the key to this game is going to be who wins the Matt Howard-Dallas Lauderdale (assuming he is healthy) match-up down low.
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12. Nov. 26th - Butler vs. Minnesota (at the 76 Classic in Anaheim): In what is probably the best guaranteed match-up in the pre-season tournaments, the Bulldogs take on an underrated Golden Gophers team.
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27. Dec. 8th - Georgetown vs. Butler in MSG (Jimmy V)
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38. Dec. 19th - Xavier at Butler

Who you callin' small? Butler best of non-BCS--cbssports.com
College Basketball: Kansas Preseason No. 1--The Big Lead

In addition to the Rankings, the Naismith Player of the Year list was released today, as well.
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21. Gordon Hayward (Butler)
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Its 2010 class filled, Butler looks ahead--The Indy Star
Butler joins Purdue in preseason college basketball polls--The Indy Star
Beautiful to be a Bulldog--Indy Star Butler Insider
Preseason rankings: No. 10 and 11--Indy Star Butler Insider
No. 10/11 Butler Hosts DePauw In Men’s Basketball Exhibition--ButlerSports.com

2 on All-Horizon preseason team--The Indy Star
Bulldogs Picked 3rd In Preseason Poll--ButlerSports.com
Butler Duo Named Preseason All-Horizon League--ButlerSports.com

Where 2009-10 Happens: Reason #10 Why We Love College Basketball--Rush The Court
Hoops at CSU; Get Ready To Lick Your Chops--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cole Named To Preseason All-Horizon League Team--csuvikings.com
CSU Hoops Luncheon Series To Debut Nov. 10--csuvikings.com

Vikings Tabbed Second in Horizon League Preseason Poll--csuvikings.com
Kailey Klein Named Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year--csuvikings.com

UDM Men’s Basketball Practice Report – Oct. 26--detroittitans.com
Horizon League Women's Basketball Pre-Season Poll Announced--detroittitans.com
Increased FOX Sports Presence Highlights 2009-10 Titan TV Package--detroittitans.com
Titans Announce Roundball Luncheon Schedule--detroittitans.com
Titans Trounce Ohio Dominican, 92-51, In First Exhibition Contest--detroittitans.com

Season Preview: UIC--Chicago College Basketball
UIC Athletics, ESPN Radio 1000 Partner To Air Men's Basketball Games--uicflames.com

Women's Basketball Picked Fourth In Horizon League Preseason Poll--uicflames.com
Jessie Miller, Jasmine Bailey Selected To Preseason All-Horizon League Teams--uicflames.com

Links--Chicago College Basketball

Loyola-Chicago:

* Flavien Davis, a 6'5" small forward in the class of 2010, verbally committed to the Ramblers last week. He's from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here's his Rivals, Scout and ESPN profiles. If you can't access them all the short version is: 3 stars, 2 stars and 87.
* More about Loyola and Wisconsin recruiting in this Wisconsin Sports Network article. It also mentioned that J.R. Blount is now a graduate assistant at UW-Stevens Point.
* Alec Brown, a 7'0" center, visited Loyola. GoldenSports.net has a recap of all his visits.

Season Preview: Loyola-Chicago--Chicago College Basketball
Loyola F Andy Polka granted fifth year of eligibility--The Chicago Tribune
Loyola Announces 2009-10 Lakeshore Public Television Schedule For Basketball--LoyolaRamblers.com
Polka Granted Fifth Year Of Eligibility By NCAA--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: UWGB's Cotton ready for pressure--Green Bay Press Gazette
UWGB men's basketball: Year off energizes Barkley--Green Bay Press Gazette

Women's basketball: Hoewisch, Tetschlag named all-league--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Women's Basketball Picked First in Preseason Horizon League Poll--uwgbathletics.com
Hoewisch and Tetschlag Named to Preseason All-League Teams--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers don't believe the lack of hype--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
FINALLY!--UWM Post Sports Blog
Solid Effort Leads Experienced Black Team Past White Squad--uwmpanthers.com
Basketball Tipoff Luncheon Interviews Now Available Online--uwmpanthers.com

Panthers Picked Fifth In Horizon League Preseason Poll--uwmpanthers.com
Panthers Host Parkside In Exhibition Sunday--uwmpanthers.com

VU gets five games against the preseason Top 10--Off The Mark
Basketball is two days away!--The VU Beat

Valpo Picked to Sixth in Horizon League Women’s Hoops Poll--valpoathletics.com
Valpo’s Kenney Named to Preseason Second Team--valpoathletics.com
Valpo Women Set to Tip 2009-10 Hoops Season--valpoathletics.com

Darkwa could see plenty of minutes for Raiders--Dayton Daily News
Darkwa takes long road to WSU--Dayton Daily News
WSU's Gardner headed for more surgery--Dayton Daily News
Last season’s rocky start gives Raiders new perspective--Dayton Daily News
Raiders and their fans have dancing on their minds--Dayton Daily News
Let’s go to the video--Mark Katz's Blog
Gardner deserves applause--Mark Katz's Blog
Duggins suspended three games--Mark Katz's Blog

WSU hoops fans get a treat tonight--Dayton Daily News
Nice introduction for teams--Mark Katz's Blog
Thriller--RaiderRoundball.com
WSU Raiders read to local teens--The Guardian
Raiders Host Successful Halloween Hoops--wsuraiders.com

Small women’s hoops roster might just work for WSU--Dayton Daily News
Women's Basketball Holds Fund Raiser Online--wsuraiders.com
Women's Basketball Tabbed Seventh in Preseason Poll--wsuraiders.com
LaShawna Thomas Named Women's Basketball Preseason Second Team All-League--wsuraiders.com

Xavier, Pitt game tickets available--Youngstown Vindicator
Slocum: YSU has four starters in place--Youngstown Vindicator

Butler men's basketball ranked 10th in coaches poll, 11th by AP--The Horizon League
Men's Basketball Scoreboard - Oct. 30--The Horizon League
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Youngstown State--Horizon League Network
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Detroit--Horizon League Network
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Milwaukee--Horizon League Network
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Valparaiso--Horizon League Network

Green Bay picked to win Horizon League women's basketball title--The Horizon League
Horizon League announces women's basketball preseason All-League teams--The Horizon League

Sunday, October 25, 2009

News On The Horizon 10/25/2009

2009-2010 College Basketball Season Preview: All-Name Teams--Ballin' is a Habit

Kevin Pittsnoggle.

Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu.

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that a number of my favorite college hoopers of all-time are on that list simply because they had names that were, well, memorable.

With last season's clear-cut champ Chief Kickingstallionsims graduating, who will be this years best-named players?
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All-Name Second Team

Ja'Rob Macallum, UW-Milwaukee
Papa Guise, Cal St Fullerton
Colt Idol, Montana State
McIntoshe Alcius, Winston Salem
Lex Mongo, UMass


Butler gets long look at freshman center--The Indy Star
Smith thrives in scrimmage--Indy Star Butler Insider

Friday, October 23, 2009

News On The Horizon 10/23/2009

RTC 2009-10 Impact Players: Upper Midwest Region--Rush The Court

Honorable Mention. Jason Bohannon, Wisconsin. Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan. Tony Boyle, Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Garrett Callahan, South Dakota State. Troy Cotton, Wisconsin-Green Bay. James Eayrs, Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin. Damian Johnson, Minnesota. Johnathan Jones, Oakland. David Kool, Western Michigan. Clint Sargent, South Dakota State. Durrell Summers, Michigan State. Lawrence Westbrook, Minnesota.


2009-2010 College Basketball Season Preview: Overlooked Stars--Ballin' is a Habit

Matt Howard, Gordon Hayward, and Shelvin Mack, Butler: Sure, you may know that Butler is all over pre-season top 10 lists. But can you name their three stars? Howard is a 6'8" horse on the block that is as good in the low post as anyone in the country. Hayward is a lights out shooter, but as a 6'8" wing with less-than-ideal athleticism, he thrives on a wide variety of shot-fakes, jab steps, and crafty dribble moves. Mack is a tough point guard that defends and rebounds well, but also showed the ability to be a big time scorer for the Bulldogs. These three guys should be household names by February.

Butler's opener on TV--The Indy Star
What to watch on Saturday--Indy Star Butler Insider
Butler Lands Three On Preseason All-League Team--ButlerSports.com
Davidson Game To Be Broadcast On WHMB-TV--ButlerSports.com
Butler Basketball Single Game Tickets Available Oct. 31--ButlerSports.com

Butler Women's Basketball Thriving As Practice Gets Underway--ButlerSports.com

Cleveland State picked to finish third in Horizon League men's basketball preseason voting--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State picked third in the Horizon League poll--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State men's basketball coach says expectations are 'at a minimum': Vikings Insider--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Let the Madness Begin!--The Cauldron

Detroit Titans Athletic Department Inks Partnership Deal With Nike--detroittitans.com

Preseason Profiles: Robo Kreps--Chicago College Basketball

Time to Move On--Chicago College Basketball
Midnight Madness--Loyola Phoenix
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down--Loyola Phoenix
Former Ramblers Excelling Overseas--LoyolaRamblers.com
Loyola Men's Basketball Game Times Changed--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: UWGB's Fletcher, Cotton get preseason honors--Green Bay Press Gazette

Verizon Wireless Ticket Specials Available For UWM Basketball--uwmpanthers.com

VU opens the year with Hoops Mania--The NWI Times
Seven Valpo Basketball Games to be Seen Live on Lakeshore Public Television--valpoathletics.com

Crusader basketball teams to open season with Valpo Hoops Mania--The NWI Times

Two Raiders make preseason All-Horizon--Dayton Daily News
Raiders still playing hard--Mark Katz's Blog

Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Loyola--Horizon League Network
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: UIC--Horizon League Network

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

News On The Horizon 10/21/2009


Player rankings: Wall beats out Collins as best point guard--CBSSports.com

The next 15

• 11. Jerome Randle (California) • 16. Deonta Vaughan (Cincinnati) • 21. Denis Clemente (Kansas State)
• 12. Nic Wise (Arizona) • 17. Jimmer Fredette (BYU) • 22. Corey Fisher (Villanova)
• 13. Abdul Gaddy (Washington) • 18. A.J. Slaughter (Western Kentucky) • 23. Chris Warren (Ole Miss)
• 14. Shelvin Mack (Butler) • 19. Jon Scheyer (Duke) • 24. Demetri McCamey (Illinois)
• 15. Malcolm Delaney (Virginia Tech) • 20. Charles Jenkins (Hofstra) • 25. Courtney Fortson (Arkansas)

Don't underestimate Detroit--Indy Star Butler Insider
Bulldogs Are Favored In Horizon League Men’s Basketball Poll--ButlerSports.com

Vikings Are Picked Third In Horizon League Poll--csuvikings.com
Viking Basketball Insider To Air On SportsTime Ohio--csuvikings.com

Chicago schools at bottom of Horizon League Preseason Poll--Chicago College Basketball

Loyola Picked Tenth In Horizon League Poll--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: Barkley expects Phoenix to contend--Green Bay Press Gazette
Cotton, Fletcher Tabbed to Preseason All-League Squad--uwgbathletics.com
Green Bay Picked Fifth in Horizon League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers seen in positive light for season--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
More Radio Appearances--Panther Blog Zone
Time Changes Made On 2009-10 Men's Schedule--uwmpanthers.com
Full-Court Club To Host Intrasquad Scrimmage Oct. 29--uwmpanthers.com
Panthers Picked Fourth In Horizon League Title Chase--uwmpanthers.com
Boyle, Eayrs Named To Preseason All-Horizon League Squad--uwmpanthers.com

Panthers Announce Updated Women's Basketball Game Times--uwmpanthers.com

Crusaders picked to finish 8th--The Post-Tribune
Horizon League preseason poll--Off The Mark
VU men's basketball tabbed for eighth in Horizon League poll--The NWI Times
Valpo Tabbed Eighth in Horizon League Preseason Poll--valpoathletics.com

Butler tops Horizon poll; Raiders get one No. 1 vote--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball hosts weekly radio shows--Dayton Daily News
Butler must be No. 1, but WSU earned a vote--Mark Katz's Blog
Duggins, Brown on pre-season all-league--Mark Katz's Blog
WSU sports quick hits--The Guardian
Raiders Tabbed Second in Horizon League Preseason Poll--wsuraiders.com
Brown, Duggins Selected First Team Preseason All-Horizon League--wsuraiders.com

Injuries curtail women’s practices--Youngstown Vindicator

MEET THE PENGUINS--Youngstown Vindicator
Men's Basketball Addresses Local Media at Annual Media Day--ysusports.com

Butler tops Horizon League men's basketball preseason poll--The Horizon League
Horizon League announces preseason All-League basketball teams--The Horizon League
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Butler--Horizon League Network
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Cleveland State--Horizon League Network
Men's Basketball Recruiting Profiles: Green Bay--Horizon League Network

Monday, October 19, 2009

News On The Horizon 10/19/2009


LOCALS COULD PLAY IN INDY'S FINAL FOUR--FoxSports.com
MyINDY-TV broadcasting 13 Butler basketball games--WishTV.com
RTC 2009-10 Top 65 Games: November/December--Rush The Court

December 8- Georgetown vs. Butler in NYC (#49 overall)- The Hoyas are looking to reclaim their mojo back after last year’s collapse. Their stiffest test in non-conference play should come from Butler, a squad that returns their entire roster from a 26-win season. Matt Howard banging down low with Greg Monroe is definitely one to watch on this grand stage.
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December 12- Ohio State at Butler (#41 overall)- Looking for a great one-on-one battle to watch in non-conference play? How about possible Big Ten POY Evan Turner matching up with Butler’s Gordon Hayward? Both of these multi-dimensional wings can score, rebound, dish and lead their respective teams. Hinkle Fieldhouse should be rocking for a visit from the Buckeyes.

Attention hoopheads: 20 pressing questions as madness tips off

Butler: Is Butler the new Gonzaga?

It's not uncommon for mid-major teams to creep to the top of the rankings, but most of the time they are unable to sustain that kind of success over time. Gonzaga has been the lone exception over the last 15 years, but now Butler is getting ready to match, and possibly surpass, what Gonzaga has done.

Last year at this time, Butler was beginning practice after losing four starters from a team that had won 30 games and took Tennessee to the wire in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Yet, the Bulldogs still went 26-6 and earned their eighth NCAA bid in 13 years. Now, the Bulldogs return four starters, only one of whom is a senior.

How good is Butler? Matt Howard, a 6-8 junior forward, was last year's Horizon League Player of the Year, and he might only be the second-best player on this team. That's because 6-8 sophomore Gordon Hayward returns after excelling for Team USA at the 19-and-under championships last summer. Hayward is a prodigious scorer who last season sank seven threes in a game on two occasions (including against Ohio State). The other players who started last season as freshmen, Shelvin Mack and Ronald Nored, will also benefit from having a year under their belts.

A tough preseason schedule that includes the 76 Classic should help determine if they're that good.


"All Kids Get In Free" Marketing Campaign Launched By UDM Athletic Department--detroittitans.com

Preseason Profiles: Andy Polka--Chicago College Basketball

Women's basketball story, photos: UWGB's Heather Golden is thrilled to be starter, healthy--Green Bay Press Gazette
Women's basketball: UWGB-UWM game moved back to Feb. 13 for TV--Green Bay Press Gazette
Women's ESPNU Basketball Game Change--uwgbathletics.com

Drew an inspiration--The Post-Tribune

Manuel Leads Service Project at Local Middle School--ysusports.com

Milwaukee at Green Bay women's basketball game on ESPNU moved to Feb. 13--The Horizon League

Saturday, October 17, 2009

News On The Horizon 10/17/2009


RTC Class Schedule 2009-10: Butler Bulldogs--Rush The Court
Butler: Bulldogs face great expectations--The Indy Star
WNDY-23 picks up 13 Butler men's basketball games--The Indy Star
Wooden Tradition, and other Bulldog bits--Indy Star Butler Insider
TV package bigger than a Sweet 16--Indy Star Butler Insider
Bulldogs Begin Men’s Basketball Practice--ButlerSports.com
MyINDY-TV To Broadcast 13 Butler Basketball Games--ButlerSports.com

Vikings hope to maintain momentum as basketball practice opens Saturday--Cleveland Plain Dealer
CSU Single Game Tickets Available Oct. 19--csuvikings.com

Titans eager to prove themselves--The Detroit Free Press
Detroit Titans to host free scrimmage--The Detroit News
Detroit Mercy basketball begins to soar--The Detroit News
Boogie Nights A Big Hit As UDM Tips Off Hoops Practice--detroittitans.com

Jim Whitesell on Chicago Tribune Live--Chicago College Basketball
Welcome to the 2009-10 season--Chicago College Basketball

When practice kicks off questions will finally begin to be answered... Will Loyola's young'uns turn into young guns? Will UIC have something left?

FlamesConnect Podcast: Jimmy Collins--uicflames.com
Jimmy Collins Chats With Laurence Holmes On 670 The Score--uicflames.com
Season Tip-Off Breakfast Gives Fans Sneak Preview Of UIC Men's Basketball--uicflames.com

Boom Goes the Dynamite: 2009 Midnight Madness Edition--Rush the Court
12:34: Nice photo of Loyola (Chicago)’s Geoff McCammon going over some helpers from the women’s squad:

Sportings News' College Basketball Predictions--Chicago College Basketball

UIC is picked 5th in the Horizon League, but since the preview mentions Tori Boyd and Spencer Stewart as major contributors without any reservations, it was probably written early in the summer. Loyola-Chicago is picked 9th in the Horizon League. The Flames' recruiting class is picked 6th and the Ramblers' follows in 7th place.

"Midnight" Madness Live Blog--Chicago College Basketball
Midnight Madness Photos--Chicago College Basketball

Men's basketball: Fresh faces dot Phoenix lineup--Green Bay Press Gazette
Basketball Media Day Events to be Streamed Live--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers licking their chops--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
'09-'10 Horizon League Predictions...--Milwaukee Panther Tracks
Rob Jeter on Sports Central--uwmpanthers.com
Basketball Tipoff Luncheon Set For Oct. 30--uwmpanthers.com
Great New Basketball Ticket Packages On Sale Now--uwmpanthers.com
Panthers Officially Open Practice For 2009-10 Season--uwmpanthers.com

Duggins out to regain ‘rhythm’ before injury--Dayton Daily News
Wright State seniors appreciate basketball program--Dayton Daily News
Basketball Preseason Luncheon Set for November 9--wsuraiders.com
Raider Coaches Shows Return to Woodman Fricker's on WONE 980 AM--wsuraiders.com

Is this the year women’s hoops finally catches on?--Dayton Daily News

Reserved season tickets on sale now for men’s, women’s hoops--Youngstown Vindicator