On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Upper-Hand Rankings: Post Non-Conference 2016 Edition--HLeagueHoops.com

Tickets on Sale Dec. 29 for 2017 Little Caesars Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championship--csuvikings.com

Ely Named Horizon League Freshman Of The Week--csuvikings.com

2017 Motor City Madness Tickets Go On Sale Thursday--detroittitans.com

Vote now! Who is the 2016 Michigan athlete of the year?--Detroit Free Press

Kay Felder

Senior guard, Oakland basketball

Despite his small size at 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, Felder's play on the basketball court is massive. The Detroit native and former Detroit Pershing standout dropped 24.4 points per game as a senior at Oakland University in the 2015-16 season, ranking 3rd in all of Division I basketball, while leading the nation with 9.3 assists per game. Thanks to Felder's game, the Golden Grizzlies went 23-12 last season, reaching the Vegas 16 championship game. All of that led Felder to get drafted 54th overall in June's NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, who traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Felder is averaging 9.2 minutes per game in 12 games with the defending champion Cavs, averaging 3.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

Bloomfield Hills grad Yante Maten makes Christmas homecoming amid successful hoops career at Georgia--Oakland Press
Men’s basketball ends non-conference play with win over SEC--Oakland Post

LITTLE NAMED HORIZON LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK--goldengrizzlies.com

Illinois Rankings, Dec. 26--The Catch and Shoot

8. UIC (7-6)

Last week: 8

UIC ended a two-game home losing streak with victories against Northern Arizona and Roosevelt last week. Freshman guard Godwin Boahen recorded the program’s first triple-double in the latter.

Chicago Weekly Awards, Dec. 26--The Catch and Shoot
Flames Sweep Horizon League Weekly Honors--uicflames.com

Tickets on Sale Thursday for 2017 Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships--uicflames.com

W-11 BP68--Basketball Predictions