Previews – February 18th – 22nd--HoriZone Roundtable
Horizon League recap Feb. 9-15--Mid-Major Madness
Title Chasing: A Look at Each NCAAW Conference--Basket Under Review
Horizon
Green Bay: 15-2
Green Bay is the first team to have the #1 seed secured and will at a minimum share the Horizon League title.
Meaningful Games to Watch This Week
2-19: Youngstown State @ Northern Kentucky
Green Bay could lock up the outright Horizon title with a loss by Youngstown State in this game. Otherwise, they can lock it up themselves on Saturday.
Cleveland State Men's Basketball Makes Short Trip to Youngstown State--csuvikings.com
Teams of The Week: Don't Badger Us--Basket Under Review
DETROIT MERCY
The work that HC Mark Montgomery and staff are doing this conference season in Motown is substantial. This program is in the midst of a multi-year renovation project. The Titans raised money by getting paid to play Notre Dame, UIC, Michigan State. DePaul and others. A road win at Niagara was the program's lone non-conference win vs. a D1 opponent. The battle scars, organic development, and situational lessons learned in those games have helped Detroit Mercy compete in the Horizon League, despite rougher KenPom/Torvik ranks.
Entering this past week, UDM was 7-7 in league play and had a golden opportunity to avenge a two-point home loss against league-leading Wright State. The program had lost seven straight against the Raiders, and Montgomery said, "We've been taking it on the chin every time we play Wright State."
Thanks to a late "double-stagger curl-curl" coming out of a T.O., well-designed, I might add, the ball landed with Tyler Spratt. Spratt's strong take to the cup and finish helped put Detroit Mercy up for good.
Legend Geeter's rebounding and offensive contributions were also critical in the road upset. Ryan Kalambay received a lot of praise for his big blocked shot down the stretch.
The Titans remembered they still needed to keep winning as Youngstown State came to town on Sunday. When the game was in the balance, the Titans raced out to a 15-point lead with around seven minutes remaining. A very impressive display as Detroit Mercy eventually did secure a 76-70 win to sweep the series against the Penguins. Six different Titans finished in double-figured and the team was deliberate with the basketball, only turning it over seven times in the game.
This Titans team is suddenly 9-7 in Horizon League play. The Horizon Tournament provides the Top Five teams with home games and a direct path to Indianapolis with one win. Currently, the Titans would be the six-seed but are within a couple of games of first place, unbelievably. None of this would be possible without the season-defining week they just put together. Remember The Titans.
Phoenix pounced by Panthers late in Milwaukee--HoriZone Roundtable
Phoenix Stumble Trying to Clinch Outright Title--HoriZone Roundtable
Panthers Lose 59-56 to Northern Kentucky in Energetic Clash on “School Day”--UWM Post
Women's Basketball Enters Final Stretch of Regular Season Against Mastodons and Colonials--goldengrizzlies.com
'Dons Head South to Play the Norse--gomastodons.com
Black and Gold Host Gold and Black on Wednesday--gomastodons.com
Tough Shots Push Robert Morris to Bottom Half of Standings--HoriZone Roundtable
“Marked Men” Raiders Inch Closer to Regular Season Crown--HoriZone Roundtable
Wright State basketball: Bruskotter’s patience pays off in breakout performance--Dayton Daily News
Wright State women’s basketball: Raiders heating up going into season’s stretch run--Dayton Daily News
Women’s Basketball to host annual pink game Wednesday night--wsuraiders.com
Penguins Set to Host In-State Foe Cleveland State Wednesday Night--ysusports.com
#HLMBB Notebook – Feb. 17, 2026--The Horizon League
#HLWBB Notebook – Feb. 17, 2026--The Horizon League
