Today’s Menu:The Morning Dish – Monday, February 27, 2017--Hoopville
Valparaiso will attempt to lock up the outright Horizon League title and the top seed in the league tourney, but the Crusaders will have to work for it at Northern Kentucky, which has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the entire season.
Side DishesWright State builds 40-19 halftime lead, eases by UIC 87-49--CBS Sports
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Oakland will be the top seed in the Horizon League Tournament after they won 86-75 at Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky beat Valparaiso 82-78. Oakland and Valparaiso finish the regular season tied at 14-4 in league play, but the Golden Grizzlies swept the Crusaders head-to-head.
N. Kentucky beats Valparaiso 82-78 behind McDonald's 23 pts--CBS Sports
Oakland clinches Horizon crown in win over Milwaukee--CBS Sports
Green Bay rallies in 2nd half, downs Detroit 89-81--CBS Sports
2017 Horizon League Tournament Bracket: Oakland overtakes Valpo on the league’s final day--Mid-Major Madness
Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Gonzaga stays No. 1 despite loss--Mid-Major Madness
Mid-Major Madness Power RankingsConference Tournaments 2017: What’s New--Blogging The Bracket
RANK TEAM RECORD LAST WEEK POINTS
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16 Valparaiso 24-7 12 71
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23 Oakland 24-7 NR 41
Who’s Newly Eligible
Northern Kentucky, which participated in last season’s Horizon Tournament and the 2015 A-Sun event as it was transitioning into Division I, is now fully eligible for the Horizon League’s automatic bid this time.
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Site Changes
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Finally, this will be the second and final year that the Horizon League plays its event at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Next season, that tournament switches to the new Little Ceasars Arena, also in the Motor City.
Vikings Pull Out the Win for Senior Day in Regular Season Finale, 69-55--NEO Sports Insiders
BRACKET – Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Get 8th Seed And Rematch With Youngstown Coming UP Friday In Detroit--NEO Sports Insiders
Vikings Earn No. 8 Seed in Horizon League Tournament; Will Face No. 9 YSU on Friday at 8pm--csuvikings.com
Sports Mini Series--The Cauldron
Men’s Head Basketball Coach Gary Waters recently surpassed Ray Dieringer for the most games coached by a coach in program history.Michael Thomas hired as new athletic director--The Cauldron
Waters coached his 361st game as head coach on Feb. 11 against the University of Illinois at Chicago, a game in which the Vikings were victorious.
2017 is Waters’ 11th season as head coach. He has compiled a 193-169 record at CSU. He has led the team to five 20-win seasons, three National Invitational Tournament bids and a NCAA Tournament bid. He has also led the team to two Horizon League Championship games.
Waters was the recipient of the Master Coach Award in 2015.
Waters is under contract with CSU until summer 2019.
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Women’s basketball picked up a victory against Western Kentucky University Saturday by a score of 77-57. The men’s team dropped their game to Wright State University in double overtime by a score of 74-68.
The Lady Vikings (12-14) were led by junior Khayla Livingston with 19 points and sophomore Ashanti Abshaw with 15 points and nine rebounds. Abshaw surpassed 1000 career points in the game.
The Lady Vikings will take on the University of Detroit Mercy on Thursday at the Wolstein Center.
The men’s team dropped a heartbreaker in double overtime to fall to 8-20 on the season. The bulk of the Vikings scoring came from three players – senior Demonte Flannigan (22), sophomore Rob Edwards (17) and junior Bobby Word (16).
Flannigan added 11 rebounds for his seventh career double-double.
The Vikings will be back in action Tuesday against Detroit Mercy.
Women’s Basketball Earns No. 6 Seed In Horizon League Tournament--csuvikings.com
Ely Named Horizon League Freshman Of The Week--csuvikings.com
#MotorCityMadness Bracket Set, Tickets On Sale & Alumni Tailgate Slated For Friday--detroittitans.com
Cohen Earns Horizon League Player of the Week Honor--detroittitans.com
Sunday's basketball: Oakland wins Horizon League title--Detroit News
Oakland beats Milwaukee, secures first Horizon League hoops title--Press Row Sports
Men’s basketball crowned Horizon League regular season champions--Oakland Post
Athletics to fund Motor City Madness tickets, transportation for students--Oakland Post
GOLDEN GRIZZLIES CAPTURE FIRST HORIZON LEAGUE TITLE--goldengrizzlies.com
2/27 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness
Horizon Taylor Jones G Oakland
Player of the WeekIllinois Rankings, Feb. 27--The Catch and Shoot
Tarkus Ferguson, UIC
Ferguson flirted with a triple-double shy twice last week while averaging 12.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in three games, although UIC lost the whole trio.
The 6’4″ freshman dropped 11 points, 9 boards and 8 dimes on Green Bay while also posting a career-high 3 blocks. One game later he exploded for 22 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and a career-high 4 steals against Northern Kentucky.
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Freshman of the Week
Tarkus Ferguson, UIC
Honorable mention: Marcus Ottey, UIC
9. UIC (14-17, 7-11 Horizon)Stinging defeat--Whoosh! Net
Last week: 7
UIC ended the regular season on a four-game losing streak but still gets a bye to the Horizon League quarterfinals.
UIC Stumbles in Regular Season Finale--uicflames.com
Ferguson Named #HLMBB Co-Freshman of the Week--uicflames.com
Flames to Face Phoenix in #HLMBB Quarterfinals--uicflames.com
Kam Hankerson's impressive week--Phear The Phoenix
Horizon League Tournament bracket set, Green Bay #3 seed--Phear The Phoenix
Green Bay Clinches No. 3 Seed in Tournament with Senior Day Victory--greenbayphoenix.com
Green Bay Clinches 19th-Straight Conference Title, Downs NKU--greenbayphoenix.com
Panthers Come Up Just Short Against Golden Grizzlies--mkepanthers.com
Wright State women 62, UWM 52: Cold spell proves costly for Panthers--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Third Quarter Cold Spell Sinks Milwaukee--mkepanthers.com
The bottom of the NIT is a little messy too. That’s partly because teams like UNC Asheville and Valparaiso have been added to the bracket. Both narrowly missed out on winning their conference titles and will have to play on the road to take home a tournament championship. They have resumes that definitely will be intriguing for the committee. College of Charleston, the second best team in the CAA and a serious contender for the tournament title, and New Mexico St. are two other mid-majors that nobody might be talking about, but are quite deserving.W-2 BP68--Basketball Predictions
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NIT Bracket:
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1. Vanderbilt
8. Richmond
4. Alabama
5. College of Charleston
3. Ohio St.
6. Valparaiso
2. TCU
7. Fresno St.
13. VALPARAISO (HORIZON)Valparaiso falls without Alec Peters, settles for share of league title--Post-Tribune
13. AKRON (MAC)
13. MONMOUTH (MAAC)
13. VERMONT (AMERICA EAST)
Crusaders aim for outright Horizon title--NWI Times
Peters misses 2nd straight game, VU loses on the road--NWI Times
Valpo Drops Shootout at NKU in Regular Season Finale--valpoathletics.com
Horizon Drew McDonald F Northern KentuckyNKU earns signature win against Valpo--Cincinnati Enquirer
Norse outlast league leading Valparaiso to finish regular season--The Northerner
@NKUNorseMBB defeats Valpo, 82-78, finishes third in Horizon League--nkunorse.com
Motor City Madness bracket set, @NKUorseMBB earn No. 4 seed--nkunorse.com
McDonald and Williams earn Horizon League weekly awards--nkunorse.com
Norse drop regular season finale--The Northerner
Phoenix upend @NKUNorseWBB in regular-season finale--The Northerner
Wright State’s Mitchell believes Horizon League tourney is up for grabs--Dayton Daily News
Raiders torch UIC Flames 87-49--Raider Roundball
Men Roll Over UIC in Regular-Season Finale--wsuraiders.com
WSU basketball wins big on senior night, before Horizon League Tourney--The Guardian
Women Clinch Share of First-Ever Regular-Season Title--wsuraiders.com
YSU men, women basketball heading to HL Tournament--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Penguins to Open Tournament Versus Ninth-Seeded Valparaiso on Friday--ysusports.com
Horizon League Men's Basketball Players of the Week (Feb. 27)--The Horizon League
Green Bay and Wright State Share Regular Title, Phoenix Top Seed; #HLWBB Recaps, Feb. 26--The Horizon League
Horizon League Women's Basketball Players of the Week (Feb. 27)--The Horizon League
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