On The Horizon

In Good Shape:

Green Bay Phoenix

Record: 22-5 | NET: 51 | SOS: 176

Charlie Creme Projection: 10 seed

Last Week: W vs. Oakland 74-45, W vs. Detroit 87-44 | This Week: Feb. 28 at Purdue Fort Wayne, March 2 vs. Milwaukee

Best Wins: at Creighton (NET 24), vs. Washington State (NET 25) | Bad Loss: at Oakland (NET 241)

Wednesday night will be the first time in almost a month that the Phoenix have played a team more than a game above .500. Thankfully for them, it’s a Purdue Fort Wayne squad they murdered at home earlier in the year. No reason to think they can’t do the same on the road and hold serve on the right side of the bubble.

Game Preview: Phoenix Heads East for Final Regular Season Road Trip--greenbayphoenix.com

Panthers celebrate Senior Day, look towards rematch with Phoenix--HoriZone Roundtable

Women’s Basketball picks up big victory at RMU behind career-night from Blevins--nkunorse.com

Hoops HD Daily Rundown – Wednesday, Feb 28th--Hoops HD

POTENTIAL UTR CLINCHERS (Thanks to David Dorman for compiling this):
HORIZON – Oakland clinches the outright title with a Youngstown St loss, Green Bay loss and Wright State loss , Oakland has already clinched a share

Golden Grizzlies Look to Climb Standings as they Host the Raiders--goldengrizzlies.com

Mastodons Close Road Portion of Regular Season at Wright State--gomastodons.com

Mastodon WBB Seeks 20th Win When Green Bay Visits Fort Wayne--gomastodons.com

RMU Thrashed by Northern Kentucky in Regular Season Finale--Colonial Sports Network
RMU WBB Closes Regular Season with Loss to Northern Kentucky--rmucolonials.com

Wright State basketball: Nagy hoping not to see another offensive shootout with PFW--Dayton Daily News
Raiders begin final week of regular season on Wednesday night--wsuraiders.com

Archdeacon: Raiders feel the magic with Kari Hoffman--Dayton Daily News
Raiders take on Oakland in Leap Day Matchup--wsuraiders.com

Youngstown State upset bid falls short vs. Cleveland State--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Battle But Fall 56-53 to Cleveland State--ysusports.com

#HLWBB Notebook – Feb. 27--Horizon League

Jim Squire

HLMBB Power Rankings — Week 16--HoriZone Roundtable
#HLMBB Games Preview – February 28th – March 2nd--HoriZone Roundtable
#HLMBB Rooting Interest Guide--HoriZone Roundtable

#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 16--HoriZone Roundtable

Men's Basketball Makes Trek To Youngstown State on Wednesday--detroittitans.com

MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST MILWAUKEE IN HOME FINALE--iupuijags.com

Freeman’s 1,000th Point Achieved in Panther Victory--UWM Post
Milwaukee MBB Wraps Up Regular-Season Road Slate At IUPUI--mkepanthers.com

Norse secure must-win victory over IUPUI--HoriZone Roundtable
Forde Minutes: Court Storms, Bubble Teams and Looming Selection Committee Questions--Sports Illustrated

Minutes crush of the week

Marques Warrick (37), Northern Kentucky Norse. He’s not just the all-time leading scorer at Northern Kentucky, he also took the occasion of breaking the career points record to do some giving back.

Last Thursday, the senior guard presented a check for $2,067 to Northern Kentucky’s general scholarship fund, a dollar for every point he scored to set the school record. He also made a donation to the Queen City Book Bank to support its mission of increasing literacy in Cincinnati and the Northern Kentucky area. Previously, Warrick has conducted free basketball clinics for kids in his hometown of Lexington, Ky., and made donations of food and money to NKU’s on-campus food pantry.

𝗟𝟯𝗚𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 👏@mtwarrick3 wanted to give back to the community that has given him so much 🫶

He made donations to both the @nkuedu general scholarship fund + to the Queen City Book Bank before tonight's clash with Cleveland State@NKUNorse | #NorseUp pic.twitter.com/33CM6m04V2
— NKU Men's Basketball 🏀 (@NKUNorseMBB) February 23, 2024

After presenting the check to the school last Thursday night, Warrick posted 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a win over Cleveland State, helping assure the Norse (16–13, 11–7 in the Horizon League) a winning record in the regular season.

Monday's College Notebook: Trine men to host D-III NCAA Tournament games, more--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

PFW commitment
PFW men’s basketball received a commitment in the 2025 recruiting class from 6-foot guard Jaiden Arnold out of Cincinnati.

RMU Men’s Basketball Hosts Northern Kentucky in Home Finale--rmucolonials.com

A cross-country journey: From California to Youngstown, YSU’s Thompson has grown on and off the court--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Host Detroit Mercy in Regular-Season Finale Wednesday--ysusports.com

#HLMBB Notebook - Feb. 27--Horizon League

Jim Squire

Some Days the Bear Gets You…Some Days You Get the Bear--HoriZone Roundtable

Cleveland State men’s basketball defeats Youngstown in 81-73 battle--The Cauldron
Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Falls at Northern Kentucky--csuvikings.com
Cleveland State Men's Basketball Travels to Robert Morris for Final Regular Season Road Contest--csuvikings.com

Vikings zero in on HL title in blowout of Robert Morris--HoriZone Roundtable
The win streak continues for CSU’s Horizon League stars--The Cauldron
A Cauldron Gallery: Women’s basketball continues to dominate Horizon League--The Cauldron
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Cruises To 79-40 Victory At RMU--csuvikings.com
Cleveland State Women's Basketball Set For Midweek Matchup At Youngstown State--csuvikings.com

Titans Fall To Wright State--detroittitans.com

Moorehead Pours in Career-High 18 Points as Detroit Mercy Comes Up Short at Milwaukee--detroittitans.com
Titans Fall at #HLWBB Leader Green Bay--detroittitans.com

Phoenix crushed by Mastodons--HoriZone Roundtable
UWGB men's basketball drops two games at home without hobbled star Noah Reynolds, falls into third-place tie--Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay men’s basketball super fan stays loyal through the highest of the highs and lowest of the lows--WFRV Local 5
PtP Podcast: Regular season finale in sight--Phear the Phoenix
Phoenix Falls at Home to Purdue Fort Wayne--greenbayphoenix.com
Youngstown State Pulls Away From Green Bay in Second Half--greenbayphoenix.com

UWGB men's, women's basketball fighting for first place in the Horizon League with four games at the Kress Center--Green Bay Press-Gazette

Women’s basketball Bubble Watch: Texas A&M picks up steam, Villanova needs to fight--The Athletic

Others

On the bubble:

Green Bay,

Schreiber, Butler Pace Green Bay to Fifth Consecutive Victory--greenbayphoenix.com
Andersen Has Career Day as Green Bay Dominates Detroit Mercy--greenbayphoenix.com

JAGUARS' STRUGGLES CONTINUE WITH ROAD LOSS AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY--iupuijags.com

A GAME OF RESILIENCE--iupuijags.com
JAGUARS FALL TO MASTODONS IN FINAL HOME CONTEST--iupuijags.com

A Brown Deer graduate burned UWM with high-flying dunks in Panthers' overtime loss--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
BJ Freeman's scoring eruption leads UWM to comeback win over Fort Wayne--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Drop Big Game Against Youngstown State: Missed Opportunity to Improve in Standings--UWM Post
Milwaukee Forces Overtime But Unable To Complete Comeback--mkepanthers.com
Freeman Pours In 38 To Lead Panthers Past Mastodons, 96-88--mkepanthers.com
Freeman Named Horizon League Player Of The Week--mkepanthers.com

Nead Nets 1,000th Career Point as Panthers Move Past Detroit Mercy, 61-55--mkepanthers.com
Turnovers Costly as Panthers Fall at Home to Oakland on Senior Day--mkepanthers.com

Norse Update: Men split last two games--HoriZone Roundtable
Facing Cleveland State in a game NKU couldn’t afford to lose, Norse gifted once again by Marques Warrick--NKyTribune
Seniors, freshmen, even sophomore, step up for NKU in its fight for a favorable postseason playoff spot--NKyTribune
Men’s basketball dig deep to defeat Cleveland State--The Northerner
Men’s Basketball wins on and off the court with important victory over Cleveland State--nkunorse.com
Men’s Basketball celebrates Senior Day with important win over IUPUI--nkunorse.com

NKU women drop costly contest to Youngstown State--LINK nky
Women’s Basketball falls in conference clash with Youngstown State--nkunorse.com

Oakland’s captains provide crucial leadership--HoriZone Roundtable
Golden Grizzlies Stout Defense Highlights Golden Grizzlies Road Win Over Colonials, 63-43--goldengrizzlies.com
Golden Grizzlies Fall Against Wright State, 96-75--goldengrizzlies.com

Oakland Drops First of Final Two Road Games in Green Bay--goldengrizzlies.com
Golden Grizzlies Exit Milwaukee with a Crucial Late-Season Win--goldengrizzlies.com

Anthony Roberts Scores 31 in Victory at Green Bay--gomastodons.com
Milwaukee Pulls Away From ‘Dons in Second Half--gomastodons.com

Bromenschenkel Hits 1,000 Points, 'Dons Clinch Home Quarterfinal Game for #HLWBB Championship--gomastodons.com
Erin Woodson Named #HLWBB Freshman of the Week For Fourth Time--gomastodons.com

Robert Morris men no match for Horizon League leader Oakland--TribLive
Robert Morris men lose to Cleveland State on last-second basket--TribLive
Robert Morris falls to Oakland for third straight loss--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Cleveland State makes last-second shot to defeat Robert Morris men's basketball on senior day--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Poor Shooting Crumbles Men’s Basketball in Loss to Oakland--Colonial Sports Network
Lowder’s Last-Second Layup Breaks Colonials Hearts on Senior Day--Colonial Sports Network
RMU Men’s Basketball Falls to First Place Oakland--rmucolonials.com
Late Basket Lifts Cleveland State Over RMU Men’s Basketball 73-71--rmucolonials.com

Women’s Basketball Suffer Their Largest Defeat in Horizon League, Lose by 39 to Cleveland State--Colonial Sports Network
RMU WBB Falls at Home to Cleveland State--rmucolonials.com
RMU Women's Basketball Set to Battle Northern Kentucky in Regular Season Finale--rmucolonials.com

Calvin lived the mid-major dream; can he do it again at Wright State?--Daily Herald
Archdeacon: The resilience of Wright State’s Makira 'Bunny' Webster--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Calvin scores 25, Noel 22 in win at Detroit Mercy--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Nagy lauds Noel, Holden in win at Detroit Mercy--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Raiders look to avenge home defeat to Grizzlies--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Blowout of Oakland keeps Raiders in league title picture--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Raiders prove again they’re not a one-man show on offense--Dayton Daily News
Noel honored by Horizon League after two stellar games--Dayton Daily News
Second half surge lifts Raiders to Thursday road win--wsuraiders.com
Noel's double-double leads five in double figures in Sunday road win--wsuraiders.com
Brandon Noel named Horizon League Player of the Week--wsuraiders.com

Penguins Earn 20th Win with 84-80 Overtime Triumph at Milwaukee--ysusports.com
Five Reach Doubles in 71-59 Win at Green Bay--ysusports.com
Dynes Named Under Armour Horizon League Freshman of the Week--ysusports.com

Penguins Storm Back to Beat Northern Kentucky 68-64--ysusports.com
Penguins Host Cleveland State on Tuesday in Final Regular-Season Home Game--ysusports.com
Jarrells Named Under Armour Horizon League Player of the Week--ysusports.com

Under Armour #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 26)--Horizon League

Under Armour #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 26)--Horizon League

Jim Squire

Reisma’s career game, depth players key blowout win at IUPUI--HoriZone Roundtable

Green Bay Welcomes Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State to the Kress Center This Weekend--greenbayphoenix.com

STINSON EARNS 92C FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK--iupuijags.com

RMU Men’s Basketball Hosts First Place Oakland--rmucolonials.com

Hutchison leads Wright State women past Robert Morris--Dayton Daily News

Penguins Begin Final Road Swing at Milwaukee Friday Night--ysusports.com

Penguins fly too close to Phoenix--The Jambar

Jim Squire

Under the Radar (Feb 20th)--Hoops HD

CONFERENCE WATCH:
HORIZON LEAGUE:
-Oakland and Green Bay are tied in the loss column with 3 games remaining, and the two split the regular season series

Cleveland State Men's Basketball Visits NKU For Key #HLMBB Midweek Matchup--csuvikings.com

Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Opens Roadswing With 75-52 Victory At IUPUI--csuvikings.com

Men's Basketball Welcomes Wright State on Senior Day--detroittitans.com

Games 28-29: Detroit Mercy Closes Out #HLWBB Road Swing at Milwaukee and Green Bay--detroittitans.com

Game Preview: Green Bay Takes on Oakland, Detroit Mercy at Home--greenbayphoenix.com

STINSON PACED JAGS IN MIDWEEK LOSS TO VIKINGS--iupuijags.com

Weekend Of Home Hoops Opens With Penguins Friday Night--mkepanthers.com

Milwaukee Hosts Detroit Mercy in Key League Matchup--mkepanthers.com

Women’s Basketball stumbles against Purdue Fort Wayne--nkunorse.com

Gohlke ties career best, Oakland thumps IUPUI at O’rena--The Oakland Post
Oakland pounds IUPUI, secures conference tournament home game--The Oakland Post
Men’s basketball bests PFW in back-and-forth affair--The Oakland Post
Golden Grizzlies Visit Robert Morris for Final Road Game of Regular Season--goldengrizzlies.com

Oakland women outmatched by Cleveland State on road--The Oakland Post
Golden Grizzlies Hope to Initiate Late-Season Surge as they Head to Green Bay--goldengrizzlies.com

Mastodons Claim 18th Win of Season With 70-58 Victory at Northern Kentucky--gomastodons.com