On The Horizon

Jim Squire

My big weekend wrapup: Rise of the little guys--Mid-Major Madness

Stock Falling:

Green Bay: So it turns out Oakland is bad, which made Green Bay the team in the Horizon with the best shot at taking down Valparaiso. It’s not working out well for the Phoenix so far. Their 7-3 conference record isn’t bad, but their inexplicable loss over the weekend to Detroit does not bode well.

Tuesday's Gary Waters Radio Show to Take Place at Rascal House--csuvikings.com

Allen Tabbed HL Freshmen Of The Week For The Third Time--detroittitans.com

Detroit Mercy Inducts 2017 Hall Of Fame Class--detroittitans.com

NIT Bracketology: January 30, 2017--NYC Buckets

Also considered (likely CIT/CBI teams): Tulsa, St. Bonaventure, UCF, George Mason, Loyola (IL), Missouri St., San Francisco, Elon, Northeastern, UNCG, Furman, Georgia Southern, Yale, Harvard, Saint Peter’s, Oakland, La Tech, UAB, Old Dominion, New Hampshire, Cal St. Bakersfield, Sam Houston St.

1/30 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Horizon Jalen Hayes F Oakland

JALEN HAYES EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS--goldengrizzlies.com
Golden Grizzlies turn to a freshman to run point--OAKLAND INSIDER BY TERRY FOSTER

Illinois Rankings, Jan. 30--The Catch and Shoot

8. UIC (11-11, 4-5 Horizon)

Last week: 7

UIC dropped a pair of home games last week and now has its first three-game losing streak of the season. The upcoming week will be tough as the Flames head to Green Bay and Milwaukee.

Chicago Weekly Awards, Jan. 30--The Catch and Shoot

Freshman of the Week

Godwin Boahen, UIC

Boahen averaged 16.5 points and 2 steals last week, although UIC lost both games.

The 5’11” point guard’s assist numbers have been down recently, but his scoring has picked up. He shot 5-of-8 from two and 5-of-9 from three last week.

Honorable mention: Patrick Szpir, Chicago State; Tarkus Ferguson, UIC; Brandon Cyrus, DePaul