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.
The
final and most disappointing loss is Mevius, who has committed to the
Green Bay Phoenix out of the Horizon League. The 5-10 veteran averaged
6.6 points and 3 assists in just two games this past season after
suffering an unfortunate knee injury on Nov. 8.
Not
everyone loved when I called High Point the front-runner to become the
"next Gonzaga" over the weekend, but there's no denying how well the
program has done in the transfer portal, especially relative to other Big South teams.
The
Big South was the 21st-best league in adjusted efficiency last year,
and that's with No. 85 High Point included. So far in the portal, High
Point has added:
The fourth-best passer from the No. 10 league (CJ Brown)
The most-efficient shooter in the No. 8 league (Liam Campbell)
The best rebounder in the No. 13 league (Frankquon Sherman)
The leader in WARP in the No. 16 league (Jason Rivera-Torres)
And
their fifth-best transfer, Oakland's Isaac Garrett, would likely be the
best transfer on every other Big South team. This is not meant to be a
dig on the rest of the league, but High Point is operating on a level
than simply no one else in an equal conference is close to operating at
financially.
Kellen Pickett: As a freshman at Wright State, he
averaged 8.0 points per game and started 18 games. He received the Dr.
Dave Reese Memorial Award, which recognizes the outstanding
accomplishments of a Wright State athlete.
Isaac
Garrett transferred into Oakland after playing at Snow College (JUCO)
and he took no time adjusting to playing in division one. The 6’8 junior
averaged 13.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, one block, and 1.1
steals per game while shooting 53.7% overall from the floor.
Looking
at his metrics, he was electric. He featured a 54.3% effective field
goal percentage, 59.1% true shooting percentage which was 299th overall,
a 9.4% offensive rebounding percentage, an 18.1% defensive rebounding
percentage, a 3.6% block percentage, and an 80.2% free throw shooting
percentage on 106 attempts per game.
Wondering what he can do
against top schools? Against No. 1 Houston, he had 20 points, seven
rebounds, and two blocks. Against No. 1 Michigan, he had 20 points as
well. In the Horizon League, he went on to dominate on the glass. His
metrics jumped to a 118.3 offensive rating, and he finished in the top
10 of several categories.
The Panthers are going to be a force at the 4 & 5 next season.
