Tuesday, March 3, 2015

News On The Horizon 3/3/2015

Horizon League Tournament Preview and Postseason Awards--CollegeBasketballTalk
Horizon League Awards Signal Good Things to Come for Conference--Mid-Major Madness
Horizon League: Conference Tournament Preview--Define Mid-Major
Horizon Men's Basketball 2014-2015 All-Conference Teams--College Sports Madness
Mid-Major Rankings for the Week of March 2--The Catch and Shoot
9. Valparaiso (26-5, 13-3 Horizon). Last week: 6

Valparaiso finished the season with a 56-53 win at Cleveland State to capture the Horizon League title outright. The Crusaders get a bye straight to the conference semifinals, which they host Saturday.
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12. Green Bay (23-7, 12-4 Horizon). Last week: 14

Green Bay survived a close game at UIC in which senior guard Keifer Sykes scored his 2,00th career point. The Phoenix followed that with a 20-point win against Oakland, securing the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League Tournament.
Chicago Weekly Awards: March 2--The Catch and Shoot
Player of the Week
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Honorable mentions: Christian Thomas, Loyola; Alex Olah, Northwestern; Darien Walker, Valparaiso; Sean Hill, Chicago State
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Freshman of the Week
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Honorable mentions: Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern; Vic Law, Northwestern; Tai Odiase, UIC

Team of the Week

Valparaiso captured an outright Horizon League title for the third time in four seasons under coach Bryce Drew with a win Friday at Cleveland State. The Crusaders are now the clear favorite to win the Horizon League Tournament and return to the NCAA Tournament, as they get a bye to the semifinals, which they also host.

If they win in the semifinals, the Crusaders will host the championship game as well next Monday.
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Game of the Week
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Honorable mentions: Valparaiso 56, Cleveland State 53; Green Bay 72, UIC 67;
Horizon League Season Awards: All-Conference Team, Coach of the Year, and more--The Catch and Shoot
Horizon League Tournament Preview: Can Valparaiso defend its home floor?--The Catch and Shoot
Ranking all 9 Horizon League fight songs--The Catch and Shoot
Horizon League Conference Tournament Preview--Rize Above

Horizon League tournament play kicks in for Cleveland State - Local College Basketball Insider--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State's Anton Grady, Trey Lewis earn first team All-Horizon League honors (photos)--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State's Grady, Lewis and Lee earn All-Horizon league honors--Cleveland State Hoops
Grady, Lewis, Lee Earn All-League Honors--csuvikings.com

UDM's hopes lie in winning Horizon League tournament--The Detroit Free Press
Detroit's Bass named top Horizon League freshman--The Detroit News
Detroit Finishes Their 2014-2015 Season with Youngstown State--Titans Update
Titans Host No. 8 Seed Youngstown State in Horizon League Tournament--detroittitans.com
Howard, Bass Earn Horizon League Accolades--detroittitans.com

Titans Visit Milwaukee In Pivotal Horizon League Contest On Wednesday--detroittitans.com

Oakland’s Felder, Petros earn all-Horizon League honors--The Oakland Press
HAYES NAMED HORIZON LEAGUE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK--ougrizzlies.com
FELDER AND PETROS GARNER ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE HONORS--ougrizzlies.com

Illinois Rankings for the Week of March 2--The Catch and Shoot
10. UIC (8-23, 4-12, Horizon). Last week: 11

UIC blew past Wright State over the weekend to earn the No. 6 seed and a home game in the Horizon League Tournament. The Flames will host the Raiders, who they swept, once again Tuesday in the tournament’s first round.
Flames play first-round Horizon game Tuesday at Pavilion--UIC News
Awards snub for Flames--Whoosh!Net
UIC Closes Their 2014-2015 Season with Wright State--Flame Fanatic
No. 6 UIC Hosts No. 7 Wright State in HL First Round--uicflames.com

Women end home season with win over Oakland--UIC News
Ruvanna Campbell Earns Horizon League Player of the Week--uicflames.com

Green Bay's Keifer Sykes repeats as Horizon Player of the Year--Eye On College Basketball
Recruiting round-up: Playoff time--Phear The Phoenix
Horizon League Tournament bracket set--Phear The Phoenix
Sykes Increases Record, Wins 13th Career Player of the Week--GreenBayPhoenix.com
Back-to-Back: Keifer Sykes Repeats as Horizon League Player of the Year--GreenBayPhoenix.com

Tiby and McWhorter Make Conference Honors--UWM Post
McWhorter, Tiby Earn Second Team All-Horizon League Honors--uwmpanthers.com
Milwaukee Announces 2015 Men’s Basketball Camp Dates--uwmpanthers.com

Freshman Of The Week Honors Belong To Lindner Again--uwmpanthers.com
Panthers Open March With Final Home Game Against Detroit--uwmpanthers.com

Valparaiso collects slew of Horizon League awards--The Post-Tribune
Valparaiso gets plenty of accolades from postseason conference awards--The NWI Times
Predicting the 2015 Horizon League Championship--Inside VU Sports
Crusaders fall in final home game for Valparaiso seniors--The Torch
Five Crusaders Honored by Horizon League--valpoathletics.com
Valpo Basketball Preview--valpoathletics.com
Pregame Reception In Hilltop Gym to Precede Saturday's Game--valpoathletics.com
Run at the Top: The Crusaders' Success Under Bryce Drew--valpoathletics.com

Benzinger named to HL All-Freshman team--Dayton Daily News

UIC's Campbell and Milwaukee's Lindner Tab Weekly Honors--Dayton Daily News
Preview: Wright State at Illinois-Chicago--Dayton Daily News
Raiders ready to leave Chicago but don’t want to come home--Dayton Daily News
Wright State Closes Their 2014-2015 Season with UIC--Rowdy Review
Horizon League Championship preview--The Guardian
Women’s basketball: Bradbury reaches 100 wins at WSU--The Guardian
Men’s basketball: Raiders begin HL tourney on extended road trip--The Guardian
Benzinger Honored by Horizon League--wsuraiders.com

YSU hopes to break cycle of Horizon losing--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Youngstown State Closes Their 2014-2015 Season with Detroit--Guin Report
Women’s Basketball Looks to Rebound Against Cleveland State--The Jambar
Penguins Visit Detroit Tuesday in HL First Round--ysusports.com

Big week ahead for YSU women’s hoops--Youngstown Vindicator
Penguins forgot about Saturday’s GB loss--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
YSU Looks to Clinch Home Tournament Game Wednesday at Cleveland State--ysusports.com

Green Bay's Sykes and Oakland's Hayes Collect Men's Basketball Honors--Horizon League Network
2015 Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced--Horizon League Network
Feature: Tournament Time--Horizon League Network
#HLMBB Weekly - March 3rd, 2015--Horizon League Network

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