News On The Horizon 4/10/2020

Detroit Mercy, undeterred by APR ban, still active in recruiting--HoriZone Roundtable

Fifth-year senior says goodbye to Oakland basketball--Oakland Post

UIndy looking for new basketball coach, but IUPUI search still on hold--Indy Star

UWGB's Tank Hemphill on rehab: 'Everything is looking good so far'--Green Bay Press Gazette
2020-21 Schedule: Green Bay to Visit Oklahoma State for Regular-Season Opener on Nov. 10--greenbayphoenix.com

How transfers have fared after leaving Arizona women’s basketball--Arizona Desert Swarm

Michal Miller went on to a solid career at Wright State, albeit with some accommodations for the numerous health issues that may have concerned Arizona’s training staff four years ago.

Could she have had that success in the Pac-12? Perhaps, but Miller has said that she was already thinking about leaving before the coaching change. She stated that she didn’t think previous head coach Niya Butts cared about correcting and improving the team, but she also didn’t “mesh” with Barnes.

However, Barnes said that there was very little opportunity to even get to know Miller.

“She probably practiced with our team like two or three times,” Barnes said. “She was never really available. So I think those are medical decisions.”

As to why Miller was able to get cleared to play elsewhere despite multiple concussions, Barnes said that it’s possible that Arizona was stricter for historical reasons.

“I remember when I was a college athlete, an athlete passed away,” she said. “And then you think of (Shawntinice Polk), right? I think our school will probably be more stringent on some of those things because of what’s happened, and I think that’s normal. I think any department that’s gone through that will be more stringent because you have to be. I mean, Polkey was going to be a star WNBA player. She died in the training room.”

After a year at Trinity Valley Community College, Miller found her way to Wright State. It was a good fit for her.

Miler made 60 starts over 61 appearances and helped her team qualify for just its second NCAA Tournament berth in school history during her junior season. She averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game over her two-year career there and ended with a slash of 35/29/65.