On The Horizon

Jim Squire

HoriZone Roundtable 2023 #HLMBB Awards--HoriZone Roundtable
HoriZone Roundtable #HLMBB All-League Teams--HoriZone Roundtable
Bonus – HoriZone Roundtable All-League Picks Recap--HoriZone Roundtable
2023 Horizon League Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info--Blogging The Bracket
Handing out the Hardware: All-conference awards of the year (Part 1 of 2)--Hoops HD

Horizon
G: Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy)
G: Trey Calvin (Wright State)
G: Jalen Moore (Oakland)
F: Trey Townsend (Oakland)
F: Kahliel Spear (Robert Morris)
POY: Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy)
ROY: Brandon Noel (Wright State)
DPOY: Enoch Cheeks (Robert Morris)
6TH: Trevon Faulkner (Northern Kentucky)
COY: Bart Lundy (Milwaukee)

Player of the Year Leo headlines 2022-23 HoriZone Roundtable #HLWBB postseason awards--HoriZone Roundtable WBB

'He's a special player': Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis repeats as Horizon League POY--Detroit News

Game 30: No. 11 Detroit Mercy Opens 2023 Barbasol #HLWBB Championship with First Round Game at No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne--detroittitans.com

Jaguars split two in final week of Horizon League play--HoriZone Roundtable

NKU basketball earns No. 4 seed in Horizon League tournament, will open vs. Oakland--Cincinnati Enquirer

Golden Grizzlies begin Barbasol Horizon League Tournament play with Tuesday first-round game against Wright State--goldengrizzlies.com

Robert Morris men to host IUPUI in Horizon League Tournament--Trib Live

Wright State basketball: Calvin first-team all-league, Noel newcomer of year--Dayton Daily News
Men's Basketball begins postseason Tuesday inside Nutter Center--wsuraiders.com

Horizon League Unveils 2022-23 #HLMBB All-League Awards--The Horizon League

Horizon League Reveals 2022-23 #HLWBB All-League Honors--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

We Had That Going Differently In Our Heads--HoriZone Roundtable
2023 Horizon League basketball tournaments: Here's who OU, UDM men and women will face--Detroit Free Press

Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Drops Regular Season Finale at Milwaukee--csuvikings.com

Cleveland State fends off Milwaukee to close regular season 27-4--HoriZone Roundtable WBB
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Earns 63-56 Victory At Milwaukee In Regular Season Finale--csuvikings.com

Antoine Davis closes regular season 64 points away from Division I scoring record--Mid-Major Madness
Antoine Davis nearing Pete Maravich's NCAA career scoring record as Detroit heads to Horizon League Tournament--CBS Sports
A memorable senior day for Antoine Davis as his jersey gets retired--Busting Brackets
'You'll never see this again': Detroit Mercy retires still-active Davis' No. 0--Detroit News
Titans Drop Regular-Season Finale, Will Host Purdue Fort Wayne In First Round Of Playoffs--detroittitans.com

Titans Place Four in Double Figures in Setback at Wright State--detroittitans.com

Green Bay Drops Contest to Purdue Fort Wayne--greenbayphoenix.com

Women's Basketball Wins Horizon League Regular Season Title Outright--greenbayphoenix.com

JAGUARS FALL TO YOUNGSTOWN STATE IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE--iupuijags.com

UWM caps remarkable regular-season turnaround with a win over Cleveland State. Now Panthers set sights on earning a NCAA Tournament bid.--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Earn Second-Place Finish After Taking Down Vikings--mkepanthers.com

Fourth-Quarter Turnovers Costly in Senior Day Regular Season Finale--mkepanthers.com

Norse, Saints men win--Norse Kentucky Tribune
Men’s Basketball wins regular season finale with second-half surge against Oakland--nkunorse.com

Northern Kentucky women headed to Youngstown State for Horizon League Quarterfinals--Link Nky
Oakland Spoils Women's Basketball Senior Day--nkunorse.com

Norse Pillage Three-Point Arc, Oakland Falls on Senior Day--goldengrizzlies.com

Golden Grizzlies cap regular season with strong road win over Northern Kentucky--goldengrizzlies.com

Slow Start Plagues Robert Morris in Season Finale, Lose Back-to-Back Games--Colonial Sports Network
RMU Falls To YSU In Regular-Season Finale--rmucolonials.com

Wright State basketball: Nagy optimistic going into league tourney--Dayton Daily News
Raiders close regular season with win behind Calvin's 34 points--wsuraiders.com

Wright State women’s basketball: Raiders heading into league tourney on a roll--Dayton Daily News
Raiders cap Senior Day with 86-74 win over Detroit Mercy--wsuraiders.com

Youngstown State captures first Horizon League regular season title--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Win First Regular-Season Conference Title in Program History--ysusports.com

Penguins snap skid, top Robert Morris 65-51--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Start and Finish Strong to Beat RMU in Regular-Season Finale--ysusports.com

Bracket Set for 2023 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship with YSU as No. 1 Seed--The Horizon League
Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 26)--The Horizon League

Green Bay Earns No. 1 Seed as 2023 Barbasol #HLWBB Championship Bracket Announced--The Horizon League
Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 26)--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Hoops HD Daily Rundown – Saturday, Feb 25th--Hoops HD

UTR WATCH:
-HORIZON LEAGUE – it’s the last day of the season, and we’ve got a two-way tie for first place between Cleveland State and Youngstown State. Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky are just a game behind them and could both still win at least a share of first place. Cleveland State and Youngstown State split the season series, but if one wins and the other loses, then whoever wins ends up being the outright first place finisher. If they both win or both lose, it gets a little crazy after that. Youngstown goes to IUPUI, which is about as winnable as a game can possibly be, and Cleveland State goes to Milwaukee, who is just a game behind them and can tie them in the standings.

2/25/2023 MATCHUP NEWS AND NOTES--Staring At The Floorboards

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It’s senior day for Antoine Davis, who is now just 98 points away from passing Pistol Pete’s all-time scoring record... Ideally they beat Wright State today, which would allow them to draw either Green Bay or IUPUI in the first round.

Senior Day for two Horizon League Stars – Antoine Davis and Jalen Moore--Busting Brackets

Cleveland State Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season at Milwaukee--csuvikings.com

Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Set To Close Out Regular Season At Milwaukee Saturday--csuvikings.com

Senior Day, Jersey Retirement Highlight Saturday's Match-Up With Wright State--detroittitans.com

Regular Season Closes At Home Saturday Night Against Cleveland State--mkepanthers.com

2022-23 CBI Bracketology #6 2-24-23--Happening Hoops

College Basketball Invitational (16 Teams Daytona Beach Florida)

Fort Wayne (16-14 Horizon)

RMU Concludes Regular Season Against YSU--rmucolonials.com

Penguins Make Saturday Trip to RMU for Regular-Season Finale--ysusports.com

Jim Squire

Takeaways from Oakland’s key Horizon League victory over Wright State--Busting Brackets

Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Moves into First-Place Tie with Win at Green Bay--csuvikings.com

Vikings drop #HLWBB regular season championship clash to Green Bay--HoriZone Roundtable WBB
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Falls At Green Bay, 64-49--csuvikings.com

Mother's touch led Antoine Davis to Detroit, where he's still making history--Detroit News
Titans Edged By NKU--detroittitans.com

Titans Fall at Northern Kentucky--detroittitans.com

Green Bay Falls Short in 76-65 Loss to Cleveland State--greenbayphoenix.com

UWGB women's basketball clinches share of Horizon League title, top seed for tournament--Green Bay Press Gazette
BACK AGAIN! Green Bay Clinches Share of Horizon League Regular Season Title--greenbayphoenix.com

JACKSON'S CAREER NIGHT SENDS JAGUARS PAST COLONELS--iupuijags.com
JAGUARS TO HOST YOUNGSTOWN STATE IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE ON SENIOR DAY--iupuijags.com

JAGS CLINCH #3 SEED IN #HLWBB TOURNAMENT WITH WIN OVER ROBERT MORRIS, 83-69--iupuijags.com

Pullian's hot shooting, Freeman's triple-double lead UWM to critical win over Fort Wayne--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Freeman’s Triple-Double Leads Panthers Over Mastodons, 96-94--mkepanthers.com

Milwaukee Leads Wire-to-Wire in 30-Point Victory over Purdue Fort Wayne--mkepanthers.com
MKE Closes Regular Season with 'Senior Day' vs. Cleveland State--mkepanthers.com

Men’s Basketball clinches top-four seed, first round bye with sweep of Detroit Mercy--nkunorse.com

Women's Basketball Trounces Titans Inside [sic]Triust--nkunorse.com

Oakland earns first-round bye in Horizon League Tournament--The Oakland Press
Oakland out-rebounds Wright State to a crucial 75-68 victory--WXOU
Moore Shows Out in Season Sweeping Win Over Wright State--goldengrizzlies.com
Senior Night Showdown with NKU Next for Oakland--goldengrizzlies.com

Four Golden Grizzlies score in double figures, but Oakland falls to Wright State in road game--goldengrizzlies.com
Oakland heads to Highland Heights to face Northern Kentucky in regular season finale Saturday--goldengrizzlies.com

Colonials Fall To Jags To Close Regular Season--rmucolonials.com

Jags Fourth Quarter Spurt Downs Colonials--rmucolonials.com

Wright State basketball: Raiders fall to Grizzlies for third straight loss--Dayton Daily News
Wright State at Detroit Mercy: What you need to know about Saturday’s game--Dayton Daily News
Raiders Take Down Oakland Grizzlies--WSU Guardian
Noel's 10th double-double not enough on Thursday night--wsuraiders.com

Raiders knock off Oakland, 83-75--wsuraiders.com

Penguins Seek Horizon League Title, No. 1 Seed at IUPUI Saturday--ysusports.com

#HLMBB Roundup - Feb. 23--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Roundup – February 23--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

#HLMBB Games Preview – February 23rd – 25th--HoriZone Roundtable

Vikings winning streak put championship aspirations in sight--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State Men's Basketball Set for Thursday Night Matchup at Green Bay--csuvikings.com

Cleveland State is finding its stride at the right time--The Next Hoops

Games 28-29: Detroit Mercy Closes Out #HLWBB Regular Season with Two-Game Road Swing at Northern Kentucky and Wright State--detroittitans.com

Wright State to Visit O'rena with Golden Grizzlies--goldengrizzlies.com

The Toole Shed: 2/23/23--Colonial Sports Network

Around The Rim: 2/22/23--Colonial Sports Network

Wright State at Oakland: What to know about tonight’s game--Dayton Daily News

Penguins crowned kings of Beeghly Center--The Jambar

The Phoenix and Panthers scratch up the Penguins--The Jambar

Jim Squire

Cleveland State Women's Basketball Travels To Green Bay For Pivotal Thursday Night #HLWBB Contest--csuvikings.com

HC+ Honor Roll, Feb. 13-19: Jalen Pickett, Keisei Tominaga have B1G weeks--Heat Check CBB

MAIN ATTRACTION

Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy

Thresholds: 90.0 MIN%, 30.0 USG%, 140.0 ORTG
Davis’ line: 91.3 MIN%, 35.0 USG%, 142.0 ORTG

Without wading too deeply into the debate surrounding Antoine Davis’ scoring title chase, the Titans’ superstar is going bananas as Year 5 comes to a close. In wins over Oakland and IUPUI last week, Davis scored 30 and 31 points, respectively — making it six consecutive games with 30 or more points. He is 124 points shy of tying the all-time points record of 3,667 set by LSU’s Pete Maravich in just three years, and without a 3-point line. With just two regular-season games left, Davis’ fate could boil down to UDM’s longevity in the Horizon League tournament.

Men's Basketball Looks For Revenge On NKU--detroittitans.com

Phoenix Closes Regular Season with Pair of Home Games--greenbayphoenix.com

Horizon League women's basketball title on line in UWGB's showdown against Cleveland State--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Prepares for Chance to Win a Horizon League Title--greenbayphoenix.com

JAGUARS TO HOST RED HOT ROBERT MORRIS ON BLACKOUT NIGHT AT THE COLISEUM--iupuijags.com

JAGUARS TAKE DOWN YOUNGSTOWN STATE, 87-80--iupuijags.com

Panthers Welcome Mastodons For Doubleheader On Campus Thursday--mkepanthers.com

Milwaukee Hosts Purdue Fort Wayne to Kick Off Home Doubleheader--mkepanthers.com

Bracket Breakers 2023: 6 potential Cinderella teams that first must win their conference tournaments--The Athletic

Northern Kentucky Norse
Horizon League
Killer Rating: 13.7
These Norse are 12-6 in the Horizon, trailing Youngstown State (14-5). And they are a different breed than the Northern Kentucky teams that made the NCAA tournament in 2017 and 2019, which took over 40% of their attempts from behind the arc and shot well. Under Coach Darrin Horn (who led Western Kentucky to a memorable 12-5 upset over Drake in the 2008 NCAA Tournament), Northern Kentucky has become a turnover-forcing machine: our model gives huge props to their 14.4% steal percentage, which ranks third in the NCAA. They’re strong on the offensive boards, too. So the Norse are capable of games like the ones they posted last month against Milwaukee, where Northern Kentucky had a total of 145 field-goal attempts across two contests and the Panthers just 98.
Unfortunately, we are honor-bound to point out that just because a team provides an extreme test of the possession-building strategies we like, that doesn’t actually make them a good team. Northern Kentucky shoots poorly (effective field-goal percentage: 49.1%, ranking 252nd in the nation) and is porous on defense when opponents manage to hang onto the ball (eFG% allowed: 51.5%, ranking 240th). And they managed to lose both of those games to Milwaukee. They’ll trap up and down the court, but they need more scoring to reach Valhalla.