On The Horizon

Tier III - Mandatory(?) Cupcakes
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T-6. UMKC
T-6. Green Bay

Much of the same applies here as with the above games but as teams in the WAC (I guess Kansas City is west of something) and Horizon leagues, there’s a little higher ceiling on what these wins might mean. If either one of these guys has a chance at making the tournament, though, it’d be Green Bay who could rise from the ashes of their 13-20 season.

UWGB, Seymour star Sandy Cohen III earns Horizon League preseason honors--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay gets verbal commitment from Japannah Kellogg--Phear The Phoenix
Alfonzo McKinnie signs two year deal with Golden State--Phear The Phoenix
After sitting out last season, Green Bay hoping for production from Cody Schwartz--Phear The Phoenix
Men's Basketball Picked Fifth, Cohen and Hankerson Named Preseason All-League--greenbayphoenix.com
Men's Basketball Ready to Host FREE Green vs. White Scrimmage on Saturday Morning--greenbayphoenix.com

Green Bay Basketball Coaches Show Returns to Green Bay Distillery on Tuesday--greenbayphoenix.com

UWGB women picked to win Horizon League — again--Green Bay Press Gazette
UWGB basketball: Phoenix must overcome season-ending injury to Hibner--Green Bay Press Gazette
Women's Basketball Named Preseason Favorite, Wellnitz Honored by League--greenbayphoenix.com
Women's Basketball Enjoys Successful Exhibition Opener--greenbayphoenix.com

Video: UWM men's basketball coach Pat Baldwin previews 2018-'19 season--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Poll--mkepanthers.com
Mini-Plans Now On Sale For Men’s Basketball--mkepanthers.com
Black & Gold Scrimmage Welcomes 2018-19 Season--mkepanthers.com
Single-Game Tickets Now On Sale For Panther Basketball--mkepanthers.com

Media Day Helps Panthers Set Stage For 2018-19 Season--mkepanthers.com

Video: UWM women's basketball coach Kyle Rechlicz previews 2018-'19 season--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Horizon League Unveils Preseason Basketball Poll--mkepanthers.com

College basketball preview: 11 potential Cinderella squads who could surprise in 2019 NCAA Tournament--CBS Sports

11. Northern Kentucky

Northern Kentucky isn't even picked to win its own league this preseason -- that honor goes to Wright State -- but I'm ready to buy stock in the Norse now. With Lavone Holland II and Carson Williams gone, people are going to write this team off. But Drew McDonald is legitimately awesome, and he has weapons around him to lead NKU to a stellar season that bests their 22-win campaign from a season ago.

NKU's McDonald the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year, per Mid-Major Madness--Cincinnati Enquirer
McDonald a Karl Malone Power Forward of Year candidate, NKU picked 2nd in Horizon League--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU an NCAA Tournament bracket buster? CBS Sports thinks so--Cincinnati Enquirer
Norse are a work in progress, John Brannen says at NKU media day--Cincinnati Enquirer
5 things to watch for NKU Norse basketball in 2018-19--Cincinnati Enquirer
Here are NKU's games on the ESPN networks--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU standout McDonald tabbed Horizon League preseason Player of the Year; Norse picked second--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Thomas More star Temple named preseason All-American; NKU hoops on ESPN digital networks--Northern Kentucky Tribune
NKU's McDonald Picked as Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year--River City News
McDonald tabbed #HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year, @NKUNorseMBB picked second--nkunorse.com
Individual game, mini-plan tickets now on sale for @NKUNorseMBB games--nkunorse.com
McDonald named Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Candidate by Naismith Hall of Fame--nkunorse.com
ESPN announces programming schedule for @NKUNorseMBB--nkunorse.com
Tickets for @NKUNorseMBB at Cincinnati go on sale Monday, Oct. 29--nkunorse.com

NKU women voted sixth in Horizon League preseason poll; McDonald receives prestigious honor--Northern Kentucky Tribune
NKU notebook: Brannen impressed by Norse camaraderie; Whitaker relies on two local point guards--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Women’s basketball: Horizon League picks Norse to finish sixth overall--The Northerner
@NKUNorseWBB tabbed sixth; Glick named to All-Horizon League Preseason First Team--nkunorse.com
Season tickets now on sale for @NKUNorseWBB--nkunorse.com
ESPN programming announced for @NKUNorseWBB--nkunorse.com

Wright State men’s basketball picked to win Horizon League--Dayton Daily News
Wright State on being picked to win Horizon League: ‘It’s a pressure we love’--Dayton Daily News
Strength, agility make Wright State big man Love ‘hard to handle’--Dayton Daily News
@WSU_MBB Tabbed First; Love and Hughes Honored--wsuraiders.com
Basile is Ready for Freshman Campaign at WSU--wsuraiders.com
Horizon League Winter Contests to Air on ESPN3 and ESPN+--wsuraiders.com

Wright State women’s basketball picked to finish 3rd in Horizon League--Dayton Daily News
Welch Signs with Pros--wsuraiders.com
@WSUWBasketball Tapped to Finish Third; Vogelpohl Earns First Team Honors--wsuraiders.com
@WSUWBasketball Alumnae Sign With the Pros--wsuraiders.com

Naz Bohannon Named Preseason All-Horizon League Second-Team, Penguins Tabbed Ninth--ysusports.com

Small-but-feisty YSU not deterred by numbers--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Defense A Focal Point as YSU Women’s Basketball Season Approaches--The Jambar
Women's Basketball Holds Annual Media Day--ysusports.com
Penguins Picked Fourth; Cash, Olson Earn Preseason Accolades--ysusports.com

Jim Squire

32×32: 2018-19 Horizon League Preview--CBB Central
Conference Preview: Horizon League--Hoops HD

Horizon League Announces Bid Process for #HLMBB and #HLWBB Tournament--detroittitans.com

Kay Felder (Oakland) searching for new team after being waived by Raptors--Detroit News

Horizon League Announces Bid Process for #HLMBB and #HLWBB Tournament--greenbayphoenix.com

Season preview: HoopsHD interviews Northern Kentucky F-C Drew McDonald--Hoops HD

Potter Hopes to Reach Great Heights with Raiders--wsuraiders.com

Horizon League Announces Bid Process for #HLMBB and #HLWBB Tournament--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Getting To Know Darrell Riley Jr.--detroittitans.com

Panthers Announce Basketball Broadcast Schedule On FOX Sports Wisconsin--mkepanthers.com

NKU, KEMI form partnership that includes naming rights for men’s basketball tournament--nkunorse.com

PRESEASON POLLS LIKE THE RAIDERS--wsuraiders.com

Jim Squire

2017-18 Horizon League Post-Mortem--Hoopville
Horizon League preseason rankings: Wright State and Northern Kentucky are at the top once again--Mid-Major Madness
Horizon League preseason awards: Drew McDonald gets the Player of the Year nod--Mid-Major Madness

Getting To Know Coach Keith LeGree--detroittitans.com
Titans Back On WADL, UD Jesuit Product Jeremy Otto To Serve As Men's MBB Voice--detroittitans.com

Babatunde Sowunmi profile--Oakland Post

MINI PLAN TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE NOW--goldengrizzlies.com

IUPUI ANNOUNCES 2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL PROMOTIONAL EVENTS--iupuijags.com

Men's and Women's Basketball Individual Game Tickets On Sale--greenbayphoenix.com

Men’s Basketball Black & Gold Scrimmage Set For October 18--mkepanthers.com

Smith Hopes to Shine Bright in Debut Season--wsuraiders.com

Wright State: Merriweather expects to have strong, versatile team--Dayton Daily News

Men's Basketball Hosting Coaches Clinic Oct. 13--ysusports.com

Jim Squire

Michigan State Non-Conference Cheat Sheet: The end isn’t just on the horizon, it IS the Horizon--BT Powerhouse

Green Bay Phoenix (Home)

When: Dec. 16, 5:00pm CT

Last Year: 13-20, 7th in Horizon, No postseason

2018-’19 Outlook: Full disclosure, I know very little about the Horizon league. That said, on its face, I don’t think this Green Bay team will be half bad! The Phoenix return its second leading scorer Sandy Cohen (more on him in a second) and third leading point producer Kameron Hankerson, so the cupboard is far from dry up in Packer-land. That said, do I expect Green Bay to give Michigan State a game when they come to East Lansing? Absolutely not.

Key Player: Sandy Cohen — I can’t fully explain my level of disappointment on this not being the dad from The O.C. That said, the former Marquette Golden Eagle is finally living up to his former four-star top 75 recruiting ranking from 2014, and thus, improving his Google search results. In his first season as a Phoenix, Cohen averaged 16.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. He should find himself on a short list for Horizon Player of the Year. Welcome to Green Bay, bitch.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Home)

When: Dec. 21, 7:00pm CT

Last Year: 19-14, 4th in Horizon, No postseason

2018-’19 Outlook: Remember just a paragraph or two ago when I said I knew very little about the Horizon league? That still applies. That said, me thinks it’s going to be a rough year at Oakland. The Grizzlies lost its five best players who, combined, started 125 games and accounted for 2,223 of the 2,580 points scored by the entire team. That’s over 86 percent of the Grizzlies offense! Best of luck and my sincerest of condolences to head coach Greg Kampe.

Key Player: Did I mention that Oakland lost literally every productive player from last year? Pass.