10 Teams That Could Dance For The First Time
5. Youngstown State (Horizon League)
The Penguins (Penguins!), who have played Division-I basketball since 1982, won their first ever D-I regular season conference title last season, but got bounced by eventual champion Northern Kentucky in the tournament semis. They nearly repeated the regular season feat this year, but finished a game behind Oakland in the final league standings.
It’s time to finally put a smile on Pete the Penguin’s perpetually scowling face.
20 Players Who Will Be Heard From
19. Trey Townsend, JR, F, Oakland (Horizon League)
Recently named the Horizon League’s Player of the Year, Townsend averaged 16.2 points and 7.8 rebounds in league to play to lead the Golden Grizzlies to the conference’s regular season title. He is just the third Oakland player to win the award.
Five Crazy Competitive Conference Tournaments
2. Horizon League
The Horizon League always gets weird.
The top seed has won this tournament just once since 2015, which is bad news for regular season champion Oakland. There are 11 teams in this conference and eight of them won at least 11 league games in the regular season.
It’d be wild for this tournament not to get wild.
#HLMBB Games Preview – Conference Tournament Quarterfinals (March 7th)--HoriZone Roundtable
Champ Week 2024: Intrigue rankings for all 32 conference tournaments--Heat Check CBB
11. Horizon
If you are looking for a one-bid league with an extremely competitive group of teams top-to-bottom, look no further than the Horizon League Tournament. This conference tournament has the best of both worlds when it comes to single-bid leagues. The atmosphere of early home environments is followed by neutral-floor venues for the final two rounds. Four games separated the conference’s top eight teams, and stars like Oakland’s Trey Townsend and Youngstown State’s DJ Burns have defined the season. Four rounds spread over eight days is all that stands between one team and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Cleveland State men’s basketball, missing its top scorer, stuns 2nd-seeded Youngstown State in tourney opener--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Punches Ticket to Indianapolis With Quarterfinal Win at Youngstown State--csuvikings.com
Cleveland State women’s basketball holds off Northern Kentucky’s late charge to advance to Horizon League semis--Cleveland Plain Dealer
No. 1 seed Cleveland State women advance to Horizon semifinals with 88-78 victory over Northern Kentucky--News-Herald
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Earns 88-78 Victory Over NKU In #HLWBB Quarterfinals--csuvikings.com
Detroit Mercy Fires Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Davis--Sports Illustrated
Mike Davis out as Detroit Mercy men's basketball coach after 6 years, 1-31 season--Detroit Free Press
Mike Davis out as Detroit Mercy men's basketball coach after 1-31 season--The Detroit News
University Of Detroit Mercy And Men’s Head Basketball Coach Mike Davis Mutually Agree To Part Ways--detroittitans.com
Murua Reaches 1000-Point Career Milestone as No. 6 Detroit Mercy Falls at No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne to Conclude Memorable Season--detroittitans.com
UW-Milwaukee, star BJ Freeman, get last word in rivalry with win over UWGB in Horizon League quarterfinal--Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay Falls to Milwaukee in Horizon League Quarterfinals--greenbayphoenix.com
Quarterfinal Doubleheader for Phoenix fans--HoriZone Roundtable
Phoenix Punish Penguins; Punch ticket to Indy--HoriZone Roundtable
UWGB women's basketball is headed to Indianapolis for the Horizon League semifinals, shot at NCAA bid--Green Bay Press-Gazette
Her Hoop Stats Names Kevin Borseth as Finalist for Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award--greenbayphoenix.com
Phoenix Crushes Youngstown State, Advances to #HLWBB Semifinals--greenbayphoenix.com
Green Bay Set to Take on (3) Purdue Fort Wayne in #HLWBB Semifinals--greenbayphoenix.com
The next guy can’t be worse: The Legacy of Matt Crenshaw--HoriZone Roundtable
IUPUI Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Crenshaw has been relieved of his duties--Campus Citizen
After dethroning Phoenix, Panthers ready for postseason--HoriZone Roundtable
Panthers survive test from 1-30 UDM in 1st round of conference tournament--UWM Post
Freeman Pours In 32 Points, Milwaukee Races On To Indy--mkepanthers.com
Women's Basketball Season Closes with Quarterfinal Loss at Wright State--mkepanthers.com
Norse shock Raiders in HL quarterfinals, 99-97--HoriZone Roundtable
Injured NKU survives Horizon playoff, upsetting Wright State on road in OT to advance to Indy semis--NKyTribune
Men’s Basketball advances to Indy after instant classic thriller over Wright State--nkunorse.com
Women’s Basketball sees its season end with hard-fought battle at Cleveland State in HL Quarters--nkunorse.com
Greg Kampe, Oakland basketball rolls to Horizon League semifinals with home win--Detroit Free Press
'We've got so many dudes': Oakland role players come up huge in Horizon quarters--The Detroit News
Oakland tramples Purdue Fort Wayne in Horizon League quarterfinal matchup--The Oakland Post
Greg Kampe praises home crowd: ‘They willed us to the win’--The Oakland Post
Golden Grizzlies Survive Late Surge From Mastodons and Win Quarterfinal Matchup, 75-65--goldengrizzlies.com
Mastodon men confident in facing No. 1 seed Oakland--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
#HLMBB Postseason Ends at Top-Seed Oakland--gomastodons.com
PFW women set for Horizon League tourney run--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Smothering defense propels Mastodons into Horizon League women's basketball semifinals--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
ON TO INDY! 'Dons Stifle Detroit Mercy to Win 66-35--gomastodons.com
Wright State basketball: Raiders’ season ends with OT loss to Northern Kentucky--Dayton Daily News
Overtime heartbreak for Raiders in HL quarterfinals--wsuraiders.com
Archdeacon: The resurrection of Wright State’s Rachel Loobie--Dayton Daily News
Wright State women’s basketball: Late surge sends Raiders to HL semis--Dayton Daily News
Women’s Basketball advances to Indianapolis with Quarterfinal win--wsuraiders.com
Youngstown State ousted by Cleveland State 82-70 in the Horizon League quarterfinals--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Fall to Cleveland State, 82-70--ysusports.com
Penguins End Season in Quarterfinals at Green Bay--ysusports.com
Oakland, Northern Kentucky, Milwaukee and Cleveland State Advance to 2024 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Semifinals--Horizon League
Cleveland State, Green Bay, Purdue Fort Wayne and Wright State Punch Tickets to Semifinals of 2024 Barbasol #HLWBB Championship--Horizon League
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