Tuesday, October 22, 2019

News On The Horizon 10/22/2019

Ranking every college basketball team from No. 1 to 353 for 2019-20 and an interesting fact on every team--CBS Sports
116. Wright State: How respected is Scott Nagy's team now? Well, not one team from a Major Seven conference agreed to schedule it.
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128. UIC: Per Barttorvik.com, no team returns more minutes year-over-year than the Flames, who bring back 99.4% of production from a season ago, the three players gone all being non-factors.
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147. Green Bay: The most veteran-laden team in the Horizon, so it doubles as the dark horse to win the league, which it last did in the regular season in 2014.
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181. Northern Kentucky: Darrin Horn was the surprise hire for the Norse, who have been a Horizon League power in recent seasons. Tyler Sharpe, Jalen Tate, Dantez Walton all come back.
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202. Detroit: Antoine Davis Watch starts immediately in November. He made an NCAA freshman record 132 3-pointers and averaged 26.1 points last season. Do I hear 140 treys and 28.0 ppg for 2019-20?
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237. Milwaukee: The most intriguing thing tied to Milwaukee at the moment is the fact that its coach, Pat Baldwin, has a son who might be the best high school player in the Class of 2021.
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250. Oakland: Losing two of their three best players (Jaevin Cumberland, Braden Norris) to up-transfer torpedoes the Golden Grizzlies' chances, but Xavier Hill-Mais could average 23.0 points per game.
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287. Youngstown State: Stable-but-young roster for the Penguins, who will make a sizable leap a season from now if no one jumps ship after this season.
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320. IUPUI: Subject to the final unexpected coaching change of the offseason, when in late August Jason Gardner resigned after being arrested and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
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344. Cleveland State: A late coaching change leads to a situation in which the Vikings should plummet this season; only five players return. Dennis Felton's mutiny-inspired ouster in July led to Florida State assistant Dennis Gates getting the gig.
UIC might deserve the most buzz in Chicago — and Loyola isn’t the favorite anymore. A look at college basketball in the city.--Chicago Tribune
Five takeaways from Saturday’s Green vs White Scrimmage--Phear The Phoenix
Loveland teen to sign letter of intent to play basketball at Northern Kentucky University--WCPO
Signed, Sealed & Delivered: Coach Horn Gets His Guy…Again--The Norse Report
Basketball Social Spotlight: Detroit Mercy--The Horizon League

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