On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Cleveland State honors pioneer coach John McLendon during Friday night’s game vs. Detroit--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State erases 16-point halftime deficit, but falls short in loss to Detroit Mercy, 89-83--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State basketball recruiting: A local talent, a massive center, a smart forward – Terry Pluto--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vikings Unable to Overcome Deficit Despite Patton's Career Night--csuvikings.prestosports.com

Women’s Basketball Picks Up Fifth Straight Win With 68-45 Victory Over Purdue Fort Wayne--csuvikings.prestosports.com

State hoops: EMU men, women finally set to return from contact-tracing shutdown--Detroit News

On the Mark
Maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe it's not.
But Detroit Mercy has been rolling lately, and just so happened to get a big midseason addition — and not on the playing roster.
Mark Montgomery in late January joined Mike Davis' staff as an assistant coach in late January, after he was fired as head coach at Northern Illinois. He was the head coach at Northern Illinois for 10 seasons, after a decade-long run as an assistant under Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Before that, he was at Central Michigan.
"To bring in a coach like coach Montgomery, you have a coach who has 10 years of head-coaching experience and 10 years as an assistant so a very experienced coach," Davis said last month. "We have been putting a lot of time in and he has really helped us in just the short time he has been here."
Montgomery, an Inkster native and former Michigan State basketball player, took over for assistant Keith LeGree, who returned home to Georgia to become head coach at Statesboro High School.
Detroit Mercy (8-8) had won five in a row and seven of eight entering the Friday-Saturday weekend series against Cleveland State.
Former Muskegon Heights boys basketball coach Lamar Chapman, who also had coached at Central Michigan, is the interim head coach at Northern Illinois.

Titans Invade Vikings First-Place Ship, Come Away With 89-83 Treasure--detroittitans.com

UWGB men win overtime thriller against Northern Kentucky--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Snaps NKU's Winning Streak with Overtime Victory--greenbayphoenix.com

Better late than never: UWGB women's big second half leads to win--Green Bay Press Gazette
Second Half Domination Powers Green Bay to 80-56 Win Over UIC--greenbayphoenix.com

JAGUARS ROAR PAST UIC, 89-69--iupuijags.com

JAGS COMPLETE COMEBACK TO BEAT YOUNGSTOWN STATE--iupuijags.com

Wright State 92, UWM 81: Panthers' defense carved up as they drop their third straight--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
First Edition Of “Panthers Sports Report” Now Available--mkepanthers.com
Red-Hot Raiders Fend Off Panthers In Second Half--mkepanthers.com

Oakland 83, UWM women 82 (OT): The Panthers have lost five in a row, and this one they gave away--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Drop OT Heartbreaker to Oakland--mkepanthers.com

Green Bay halts two streaks Friday with 86-82 overtime win against NKU in Horizon League battle--Northern Kentucky Tribune
@NKUNorseMBB takes Green Bay into overtime, but falls, 86-82--nkunorse.com

Wright State coasts to a 66-50 victory over NKU WBB--The Northerner
Wright State stifles @NKUNorseWBB comeback, 66-50--nkunorse.com

CAREER DAY FROM OLADAPO NOT ENOUGH IN OAKLAND’S 88-82 OVERTIME LOSS--goldengrizzlies.com

OAKLAND WINS OVERTIME THRILLER AT MILWAUKEE--goldengrizzlies.com

Youngstown State Pulls Away in Second Half to Defeat 'Dons--gomastodons.com