News On The Horizon 3/31/2020

2020-21 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments--Blogging The Bracket

U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam

Fri.-Mon., Nov. 20–23: St. Thomas, V.I. (Jeff Goodman via Twitter and Bob Sharka of College Basketball Advancement via email)

• Bradley Braves (MVC)
• Buffalo Bulls (MAC)
• Cleveland State Vikings (Horizon)
• FIU Panthers (C-USA)
• Long Beach State Beach (Big West)
• St. Bonaventure Bonnies (A 10)
• Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky)
• 1 TBA (likely MW) (Colorado State withdrew per Jon Rothstein via Twitter)

Non-Bracketed Exempt Multi-Team Events

Gotham Classic

TBA: Campus sites
TBA: New York (Happening Hoops via Twitter 1, 2; confirmed by Jeff Goodman via Twitter)

Davis Finishes Top 10 In Nation In Five Categories--detroittitans.com

Will Veasley Joins Men’s Basketball Staff--uicflames.com

Southern Door basketball star Ryan Claflin could end up being a good find for UWGB--Green Bay Press Gazette

Basketball Season-Ticket Information Now Available For 2020-21 Campaign--mkepanthers.com

Love named to Lou Henson All-America Team--wsuraiders.com

Historic Accomplishments Highlight 2019-20 Men’s Basketball Season--ysu.prestosports.com

News On The Horizon 3/30/2020

Tre Cobbs of Northern Kentucky Norse enters transfer portal--Cincinnati Enquirer

Wright State basketball: Nagy sees the Raiders thriving again next season--Dayton Daily News

YSU recruit starred in W.Va.--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Penguins looking forward--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

News On The Horizon 3/29/2020

Don Owen: NKU basketball, writing novels symbolically intersect during this unfortunate March--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Family defines @NKUNorseMBB’s Trevon Faulkner--nkunorse.com

NKU women’s basketball standout Kailey Coffey aims to use talents to give back to hometown community--Northern Kentucky Tribune

News On The Horizon 3/28/2020

Beachwood alum Jayson Woodrich commits to Cleveland State--News-Herald

PTP Podcast: Horizon League Tournament recap and offseason talk--Phear The Phoenix

A Message From SAAC President Alyssa Fischer To All Student-Athletes--mkepanthers.com

Tate, Mocaby enter Transfer portal--The Northerner

@NKUNorseWBB’s Kailey Coffey aims to use talents to give back to hometown community--nkunorse.com

News On The Horizon 3/27/2020

NCAA’s storied party crashers includes ‘Dunk City,’ Loyola--Associated Press

1986 CLEVELAND STATE

Coach Kevin Mackey and his band of unknowns made it to the Sweet 16 as a No. 14 seed, beating Bobby Knight-coached and Steve Alford-led Indiana and then St. Joseph’s.

Next up was Navy and David Robinson, the 7-foot star who was that year’s No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. Robinson banked in a shot with 5 seconds left to give the Midshipmen a 71-70 win. The Vikings didn’t return to the tournament until 2009.

UIC hires former Texas, Michigan assistant Yaklich as coach--Associated Press
‘It’s a perfect scenario’: And now the work begins for Luke Yaklich at UIC--The Athletic
UIC hires Yaklich as new men's basketball coach--Daily Herald
Luke Yaklich Named UIC Men’s Basketball Head Coach--uicflames.com

Pat Baldwin is adjusting to his new reality as both UWM men's basketball coach, stay-at-home father--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

NKU senior wins all-district award as Norse release 'One Shining Moment video'; TMU ranked--Cincinnati Enquirer
Jalen Tate of Northern Kentucky Norse enters transfer portal--Cincinnati Enquirer

Catching Up With Freshman Maddie Schires--ysu.prestosports.com

News On The Horizon 3/26/2020

Cleveland State Vikings nails down a big recruit: Their own center--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Davis Named To NABC Division I All-District Team--detroittitans.com

Former UW-Milwaukee head coach and UW assistant Rob Jeter will be a head coach again--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

News On The Horizon 3/24/2020

Oakland men's hoops has six in transfer portal, including Tray Maddox Jr.--Detroit News

ON THIS DAY: Women's Basketball Makes NCAA DII Final Four Appearance--Oakland Post

UIC expects to hire former Illinois State and Michigan assistant Luke Yaklich as its men’s basketball coach, according to a report--Chicago Tribune

McLimore helps IUPUI have a historic season--Zionsville News Sentinel

UWGB basketball programs forced to adjust to new normal with coronavirus--Green Bay Press Gazette

NKU standout guard Sharpe named to NABC All-District 12 second team; led Norse to 23-9 record--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Tyler Sharpe earns NABC All-District 12 Second Team--nkunorse.com

Wampler selected to 2020 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship--wsuraiders.com
Raiders grab three NABC All-District honors--wsuraiders.com
Looking Back: Men's Basketball--wsuraiders.com

YSU’s Quisenberry earns honor--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

YSU seeks healthy 2020-21 season--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

News On The Horizon 3/23/2020

Catching up with Brittany Byrd--uicflames.com

AGATHA BEIER NAMED IUPUI WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER--iupuijags.com

Darius Quisenberry Named NABC All-District 12 Second-Team--ysu.prestosports.com

Horizon League Lands Six on NABC All-District Team--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 3/22/2020

Cleveland State's dream run in 1986 NCAA Tournament scuttled by Navy--News-Herald

Don Owen: Exactly 24 years ago, a walk with Ken Shields was a journey into NKU history--Northern Kentucky Tribune

Hopeful for changes--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

Additional Persons from Collegiate Officiating Consortium Test Positive for COVID-19--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 3/21/2020

3 men’s basketball teams in isolation over virus concerns--Associated Press
Horizon League Tournament: Through the Eyes of Norse Report--HoriZone Roundtable

Memories still fresh of Cleveland State's epic 1986 upset of Indiana--The News-Herald
Cleveland State's win against St. Joesph in 1986 was so Sweet--The News-Herald
Algevon Eichelberger to Finish Collegiate Career at Cleveland State--csuvikings.prestosports.com

Men's Basketball Players Flourishing Overseas--detroittitans.com

Detroit Mercy not renewing women’s basketball coach’s deal--Associated Press
Detroit Mercy cuts ties with women's hoops coach Bernard Scott--Detroit News
Titans To Make A Change In Women's Basketball Program--detroittitans.com

Senior Spotlight: Men's Basketball--uicflames.com

ON THIS DATE: @IUPUIMENSBBALL TAKES ON KENTUCKY IN 2003 NCAA'S--iupuijags.com

Former Notre Dame, UWGB star Allie LeClaire ready for next chapter--Green Bay Press Gazette
UWGB women's basketball forward Karly Murphy plans to transfer--Green Bay Press Gazette

Te'Jon Lucas a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing season for UW-Milwaukee Panthers--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Officials at WSU semifinal in Indianapolis test positive for coronavirus--Dayton Daily News
Wright State coach on team being exposed to ref with coronavirus: ‘We’re taking it seriously’--Dayton Daily News

Jump Honored by Women's Basketball Coaches Association--wsuraiders.com
Looking Back: Women's Basketball--wsuraiders.com

Penguins may lose Simmons--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

GEICO #HLMBB and #HLWBB March Madness Flashback--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 3/18/2020

Senior Spotlight: Women’s Basketball--uicflames.com

Archdeacon: Former WSU standout escapes ‘epicenter’ of coronavirus outbreak in Italy--Dayton Daily News

Looking ahead--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle