Primarily a collection of news links about all 11 Horizon League teams on a daily basis, culled from online newspapers, school athletic websites, the conference website, and school newspapers, plus some other content from time to time.
With the NBA draft quickly approaching, the Pacers
are holding their final pre-draft workouts this week. Monday’s group
included Marcus Burk from IUPUI, TreVion Crews from Bethel, Kyle Mangas
from Indiana Wesleyan, Aaron Wiggins from Maryland and Matt Mitchell and
Jordan Schakel from San Diego State.
Burk
was seventh in the country for D1 schools in scoring, averaging 21.7
points on more than 40% from deep. The Franklin Central High School
grad also chipped in a Horizon League best 1.8 steals per contest as
well as 3.7 boards and 2.2 assists on his way to being named to the
Horizon League second team.
“I do feel like I’m an
underdog,” Burk said. “Coming out of high school, I only had one D1
offer and that was Campbell, and I made it this far. That just continues
to push me to work even harder to be the best I can be and see how far I
can take my ability.”
Who are the mid-major players with the best All-America chances next season? — Matthew B.
Lists, lists, I love lists!
5. Patrick Baldwin, Jr., 6-9 freshman forward, Milwaukee. The projected
2022 lottery pick turned down the chance to play for Duke and every
other high-major program so he could suit up for his father, Pat, for
one season.
Several doors have opened for Jackson, who turned a strong junior season
at Fort Wayne Carroll into more opportunities during the spring and
summer. Jackson, playing with the Indy Heat 2022 team, picked up offers
this week from Illinois-Chicago, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Wright State,
adding to a Division I offer list that already included IUPUI,
Purdue-Fort Wayne and Bellarmine.
