News On The Horizon 5/28/2017

Oakland basketball discussing assistant position with Detroit native Tony Jones--Detroit Free Press

Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Kaylon Williams--mkepanthers.com

Valparaiso accepts Missouri Valley invitation--NWI Times
Valparaiso University to Join Missouri Valley Conference--valpoathletics.com

News On The Horizon 5/25/2017

Conference Realignment: We should all be as hyped as Valparaiso is to join the Missouri Valley Conference--Mid-Major Madness

Now, while the university might be happy with how things turned out, not everyone feels the same way. Understandably, Jon LeCrone, the Horizon League Commissioner, is not thrilled about losing one of his conference’s most prominent members. After losing Butler a few years ago and now seeing Valpo go, the conference has lost a ton of history.

Horizon League Commish Jon LeCrone makes statement concerning Valparaiso. pic.twitter.com/20nmZPK48W

— Paul Oren (@NWIOren) May 25, 2017

You can just feel the subdued outrage.

Breaking News: Alstork Commits to Illinois--HLeagueHoops.com
It’s official: Wright State rival leaving Horizon League--Dayton Daily News
Horizon Leagues eyes expansion as Valpo departs for Missouri Valley--Springfield News Sun

Sanford Pentagon Showcase returns with four DI men’s teams--Sanford Pentagon

News On The Horizon 5/24/2017

Potential impact freshmen in the Horizon League--Mid-Major Madness

Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Matt Tiby--mkepanthers.com
Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Dylan Page--mkepanthers.com

Sign Up For Kyle Rechlicz Elite Basketball Camp--mkepanthers.com

Valparaiso men's basketball trio heads to Europe through Athletes in Action--Post-Tribune

2016-17 @NKUNorseMBB Year-In-Review: Team Overview--nkunorse.com

@NKUNorseWBB adds transfer guard Kennedy Archer--nkunorse.com

Illinois lands high-scoring grad transfer Mark Alstork from Wright State--Chicago Tribune
Former Wright State rival headed to Xavier--Dayton Daily News
Scoochie, Alstork, Kennard, Myers, CJ coach honored by Agonis Club--Dayton Daily News
Decision on new college home coming soon for former Wright State standout Mark Alstork--Dayton Daily News
Former WSU guard Alstork will play senior season at Big Ten school--Dayton Daily News

YSU’s Calhoun: Recruits must contribute right away--Youngstown Vindicator
YSU shows full-court press in recruiting--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Calhoun continues progress with YSU--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Calhoun Talks Signing Class, Recruiting With Media--ysusports.com

News On The Horizon 5/20/2017

Gary Waters to Receive President's Medal at Spring Commencement on Saturday--csuvikings.com
Dontel Highsmith Joins Cleveland State Basketball Program--csuvikings.com
Men's Basketball to Host Team Camp on June 9-10

Women’s Basketball Spends Time With ASAS Cleveland--csuvikings.com

UAB adds Detroit Transfer Jaleel Hogan--CBB Central
Metro & state: UDM hoops adds Virginia Tech, Saint Louis to schedule--Detroit Free Press
UDM hoops adds Virginia Tech, Saint Louis for 2017-18--Detroit News
Detroit Mercy Excels Again In Latest APR Report--detroittitans.com
Titans to Face Virginia Tech, Saint Louis In 2017 2K Classic--detroittitans.com

Over 50 Titans Walk During Saturday’s Graduation--detroittitans.com

Women's Basketball Among NCAA Statistical Leaders in 2016-17--detroittitans.com

Oakland University athletic trainer steps down after ALS diagnosis--Detroit Free Press
Greg Kampe, members of Oakland U. family reflect on retiring athletic trainer Tom Ford--Detroit Free Press
College notes: OU rallies around trainer with ALS--Detroit News
Oakland trainer Tom Ford steps away after ALS diagnosis--Oakland Press
Pat Caputo - Know this, Oakland University trainer Tom Ford will make worst diagnosis his best work--Oakland Press
Tom Ford Steps Down--Oakland Post
OAKLAND ALL-ACCESS EARNS TWO EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS--goldengrizzlies.com

OAKLAND ADDS TRANSFER GUARD--goldengrizzlies.com
GLEASON AND SOMERFIELD EARN BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN HONORS--goldengrizzlies.com
OAKLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ADDS CARAH BURDETTE--goldengrizzlies.com
Longtime athletic director to retire--UIC News

Flames Show Rise in Academic Progress Rate--uicflames.com

Green Bay Set to Take Part in Cancun Challenge Next Season--greenbayphoenix.com

Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Joah Tucker--mkepanthers.com
Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Boo Davis--mkepanthers.com
Update For Men’s Basketball Golf Outing On July 10--mkepanthers.com
Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Jordan Aaron--mkepanthers.com
Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Anthony Hill--mkepanthers.com
Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Clay Tucker--mkepanthers.com

Milwaukee Selected For 2017 Preseason WNIT--mkepanthers.com

2017 NBA Mock Draft: After winning top pick, Celtics go with Duke's Jayson Tatum--CBS Sports

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Thunder

Alec Peters, PF, Valparaiso The Thunder had the worst 3-point percentage in the NBA last season. Enter Peters, one of college basketball's top shooters. No, he may not have NBA athleticism, but for a team that needs to make shots, Peters and his remarkable 60.4 percent true shooting percentage fits. Oklahoma City is a team that needs to win now; taking a college senior like Peters is more wise than taking some sort of project.

Valparaiso's Alec Peters faces uncertain draft status after foot injury--Chicago Tribune
Smart, Alec: Peters pushes ahead at NBA draft combine, interviews with five teams--Post-Tribune
Valparaiso men's basketball trio heads to Europe through Athletes in Action--Post-Tribune
NWIU NOTES: Peters to attend NBA Draft Combine--NWI Times
Gore, Bradford, Smits to Embark on Athletes in Action Tour--valpoathletics.com

Horizon League loses Valparaiso--Cincinnati Enquirer
How will Horizon League replace Valparaiso?--Cincinnati Enquirer
John Brannen Basketball Camps set for this summer--nkunorse.com

NKU student-athletes post 3.25 department GPA in Spring 2017--nkunorse.com

Women's Basketball Recruiting Questionnaire--wsuraiders.com

YSU coaches wait on Valpo, league to finish scheduling--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Men's Basketball Adds Elite Camp to Summer Camp Slate--ysusports.com
Men’s Basketball Signs Trio of Frontcourt Recruits for 2017-18--ysusports.com

Looking Forward: YSU Women’s Basketball Class of 2021 Fall Signees Update--ysusports.com

News On The Horizon 5/9/2017

Five programs that could replace Valparaiso in the Horizon League--Sporting News
Five programs that could replace Valparaiso in the Horizon League--Sporting News
Conference realignment: Horizon League expansion options--Mid-Major Madness
Valparaiso's potential departure may change Horizon League--Detroit Free Press
Valparaiso’s exit would leave hole in Horizon League--Detroit News
Valparaiso expected to leave Horizon League--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Horizon League loses Valparaiso--Cincinnati Enquirer
Wright State rival leaving Horizon League--Dayton Daily News
HL commissioner says conference prepared for Valpo depature--Springfield News-Sun

Cleveland State basketball coach Dennis Felton adding coaches, players -- Terry Pluto (photos)--Cleveland Plain Dealer
CSU Head Coach Dennis Felton Names Coaching Staff--csuvikings.com

Valparaiso ditching Horizon League for MVC--Phear The Phoenix

Meet The Basketball Tournament Roster: Ed McCants--mkepanthers.com

Missouri Valley invites Valparaiso to replace Wichita State--College Basketball Talk
Missouri Valley Conference invites Valparaiso to join conference--Sporting News
Missouri Valley Conference invites Valpo to join league--Sports Illustrated
Missouri Valley presidents vote for Valpo to replace Wichita State, stay at 10 teams--CBS Sports
Missouri Valley Conference votes to add Valparaiso--Mid-Major Madness
Valparaiso joining Missouri Valley Conference, replacing departed Wichita State--SB Nation
Valparaiso to join Missouri Valley Conference--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Valparaiso invited to join Missouri Valley Conference--Chicago Tribune
Round 2: Valparaiso receives invitation to Missouri Valley Conference--Post-Tribune
UPDATED: Valparaiso invited to Missouri Valley Conference--NWI Times
Valpo Men's Basketball Seeking Team Managers--valpoathletics.com

Valpo Adds Benton to Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff--valpoathletics.com
Women’s Basketball Announces 2016-17 Award Winners--valpoathletics.com

Registration open for Camryn Whitaker Basketball Camps--nkunorse.com

Elite Camp Reminder--wsuraiders.com

Coaching holdover set to work with new staff--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Danny Reese Named YSU Men’s Basketball Assistant to the Head Coach--ysusports.com

News On The Horizon 5/7/2017

Jermaine Jackson Jr. says yes to place he was born into - Detroit Mercy--Detroit Free Press

UW-Green Bay guard Trevor Anderson will transfer to Wisconsin--Bucky's 5th Quarter
UWGB men deal with (mid) major problems--Green Bay Press Gazette

Upping his game--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Kevin Bruinsma Named Men's Basketball Director of Player Personnel--ysusports.com

News On The Horizon 5/4/2017

2017 NBA Draft official early entry list--College Basketball Talk

Here is the current list of early entrants:
...
Mark Alstork, Wright State Jr.
...
Tevonn Walker, Valparaiso Jr.

Basketball Standout Tyree Appleby Signs Letter of Intent With Cleveland State--NEO Sports Insiders
Tyree Appleby Signs NLI With Cleveland State--csuvikings.com

Detroit Mercy Adds Transfer Prince; More Signings Expected Next Week--HLeagueHoops.com
Star forward Jaleel Hogan's future at UDM in limbo--Detroit News
Detroit Mercy adds fifth-year transfer Roschon Prince--Detroit News
Detroit Mercy Adds A Fifth Year Prince To Its Roster--detroittitans.com
Detroit Mercy Signs Dakota's Dynamic Duo In Ballantyne, Jackson Jr.--detroittitans.com

Greg Kampe’s ‘Coaches Beat Cancer’ event is unique and awesome--College Basketball Talk
Big-name coaches keep helping Oakland's coach raise money for cancer research--CBS Sports
Oakland coach Greg Kampe bringing back his Beat Cancer event--Detroit Free Press
Oakland hoops to play Kansas, Syracuse in HoopHall Invite games--Detroit Free Press
Izzo, Kampe share mutual respect for MSU-Oakland series--Detroit News
Oakland will play Kansas, Syracuse as part of Hoophall Miami Invitational--Oakland Press
OAKLAND TO PARTICIPATE IN HOOPHALL INVITE CAMPUS GAMES--goldengrizzlies.com

Campbell Signs With Swiss Pro Team--uicflames.com

Wisconsin Badgers Land Transfer Trevor Anderson--BT Powerhouse
UWGB's Anderson transfers to Wisconsin--Green Bay Press Gazette
Trevor Anderson leaving Green Bay, will walk-on at Wisconsin--Phear the Phoenix

TBT Preview: Milwaukee alumni hope to play for a cause--Mid-Major Madness
UWM considering move to Missouri Valley Conference--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Valley Hoops Insider reports the MVC is done visiting schools--PantherU

Rechlicz Adds Amanda Baierl To Incoming Class--mkepanthers.com

MVC round table: What number, format works for Valley basketball?--Wichita Eagle
The Missouri Valley Visits Are Over--Valley Hoops Insider
A Deeper Look @ Valparaiso (Part One)--Valley Hoops Insider
Germany's Marten Linssen signs with Valparaiso--Post-Tribune
NWIU NOTES: VU's Tevonn Walker withdraws from NBA Draft--NWI Times
Linssen continues Valparaiso’s European connection--NWI Times
Lottich nabs key Providence transfer--Valpo Torch
Valpo Men’s Basketball To Host Three Summer Camps--valpoathletics.com
Linssen Joins Valpo Basketball Family--valpoathletics.com

Catching up with former Northern Kentucky University hoops star Mike "Walt" Kelsey--WCPO
NKU is a regional asset that's on the rise--Cincinnati Enquirer

New Wright State scholarship offers include son of former Cincinnati Bengal--Dayton Daily News
Wright State adds another basketball recruit--Dayton Daily News
Raiders Sign Manns--wsuraiders.com

Akuchie latest to join YSU--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
YSU assistant excited about Penguins’ future--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Latin Davis to leave Penguins’ team--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Men's Basketball Announces 2017 Summer Camp Dates--ysusports.com
Garrett Covington Signs NLI with Youngstown State--ysusports.com
Youngstown State Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Devin Morgan--ysusports.com
Youngstown State Men’s Basketball Inks Michael Akuchie to NLI--ysusports.com