Friday, August 23, 2019

News On The Horizon 8/23/2019

Horizon League College Basketball Attendance and Ticket Sales Data From 2018-19--Watch Stadium
These College Basketball Programs Had the Biggest Changes in Fan Attendance Last Season--Watch Stadium
Biggest improvements in attendance in 2019 (by percentage)

The following chart shows the 25 schools that had the highest improvement in attendance from the 2017-18 season to 2018-19, based on percentage improvement.

Rank    School          Conf      2018 (avg.)   2019 (avg.)
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15      Detroit Mercy   Horizon   1,240         1,841 (+48.5%)
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Conference breakdown

Here is a conference-by-conference attendance breakdown for every Division I conference.

Schools are listed in descending order of average attendance last season.
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Horizon League
HL      DI       School         2018    2019
1       118      Wright State   4,304   4,145
2       136      Northern Ky    4,135   3,582
3       150      Oakland        3,163   3,017
4       169      Youngstown St  2,994   2,465
5       200      Green Bay      2,475   2,107
6       205      UIC            2,030   2,037
7       222      Detroit Mercy  1,240   1,841
8       251      Milwaukee      1,517   1,514
9       265      IUPUI          1,056   1,345
10      296      Cleveland St   1,353   1,115
Kielsmeier Announces 2019-20 Non-League Schedule--csuvikings.com
First Titan Luncheon of 2019-20 Set for Sept. 11--detroittitans.com
JEFF SMITH RETURNS AS OAKLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH--goldengrizzlies.com
GOLDEN GRIZZLIES IN GREECE: MEN'S BASKETBALL--goldengrizzlies.com
GARDNER ADDS INDIANAPOLIS-NATIVE AARON EVANS TO STAFF--iupuijags.com
UWGB's Jessica Lindstrom enjoys dominant first pro season--Green Bay Press Gazette
KenPom ranks Green Bay as Horizon League’s best program--Phear The Phoenix
Hosting the Legends Classic Subregional, Green Bay to face CSUN and Colgate--greenbayphoenix.com
Duke or Milwaukee or … ? Top recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr. has fascinating decision coming--The Athletic
Milwaukee Athletics Announces Plans For New Facility--mkepanthers.com
Vaidya, Horn take over Florence Freedom--The Northerner
New MBB coach wants ‘a thousand students in the gym’--The Northerner
Matt Rea named director of operations, completes @NKUNorseMBB staff--nkunorse.com
Six games comprise the @NKUNorseMBB nonconference home slate--nkunorse.com

@NKUNorseWBB releases nonconference schedule--nkunorse.com
Men’s Basketball Releases 2019-20 Non-Horizon League Schedule--ysusports.com

Friday, August 16, 2019

News On The Horizon 8/16/2019

What can Purdue-Fort Wayne bring to the Horizon League?--HoriZone Roundtable
Vikings Announce 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule--csuvikings.com
Blackshear Jr. Signs With Enosis Neon Paralimni In Cyprus--detroittitans.com
Oakland men's basketball team heading to Greece with 10 new players--detroitnews.com
Oakland men's basketball team heading to Greece with 10 new players--detroitnews.com
OAKLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL PREPS FOR GREECE TRIP--goldengrizzlies.com

OAKLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2019-20 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE--goldengrizzlies.com
Flames to Battle in Boca Raton Beach Classic--uicflames.com
UWGB's basketball coach Linc Darner, AD Charles Guthrie receive one-year extension options--Green Bay Press Gazette

Recruiting: UW-Green Bay women's basketball lands Milwaukee Pius XI star--Green Bay Press Gazette
UWM's non-conference basketball schedule includes two NCAA Tournament teams--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Men’s Basketball Unveils Non-Conference Schedule--mkepanthers.com
These mid-major schools are having fun on their summer trips--Mid-Major Madness
Wright State grabbed three blowout wins during a tour of Italy, and visited the Coliseum. It’s a fine venue as far as coliseums go, but one that pales in comparison to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum where the Raiders will attempt to get back to the NCAA Tournament in March.

Italy trip shows Wright State just how deep its roster is--Dayton Daily News
Raiders Wrap Up Italy Trip with 91-60 Win--wsuraiders.com
Penguins go south for games--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Ethan Faulkner Named Youngstown State Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, Coaching Staff Finalized--ysusports.com
Virgin Islands Tour: Day One; Wednesday's Game Pushed Back to 6 p.m.--ysusports.com
Virgin Islands Tour: Day Two: Late Run Lifts Penguins Past Calgary, 74-71--ysusports.com
Virgin Islands Tour: Day Three: Penguins Outlast US Virgin Islands, 90-82--ysusports.com

Monday, August 12, 2019

News On The Horizon 8/12/2019

2018-19 Horizon League Post-Mortem--Hoopville
Gates Announces Coaching Staff--csuvikings.com
Antoine Davis Invited To Nike Skills Academy--detroittitans.com
Jeff Tungate’s new team and coaching staff--Oakland Post

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TAKES ON TORONTO--goldengrizzlies.com
Purdue Fort Wayne addition makes sense for Horizon League--Phear The Phoenix
Will the Horizon League go past eleven members?--Phear The Phoenix
Men's Basketball Finalizes 2019-20 Schedule, Hosts St. Norbert (Exh.) and Concordia-Chicago--greenbayphoenix.com
Northern Kentucky University Norse add graduate transfer Karl Harris to basketball team--Cincinnati Enquirer
Former GLVC rival Purdue Fort Wayne (previously known as IPFW) reuniting with NKU in Horizon League--Northern Kentucky Tribune
NKU adds Northern Arizona graduate transfer Harris; TMU names co-interim volleyball head coaches--Northern Kentucky Tribune
NKU finishes unbeaten during three-game slate in U.S. Virgin Islands; Sharpe averages 27.3 ppg for Norse--Northern Kentucky Tribune
MBB Rounds Out 2019-20 Roster With Graduate Transfer--The Norse Report
@NKUNorseMBB in Saint Thomas: Day 1--nkunorse.com
Mackenzie Laumann joins @NKUNorseGNF as Assistant Director of Athletic Development--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseMBB in Saint Thomas: Day 2; Norse defeat USVI National Team in buzzer-beating fashion--nkunorse.com
Graduate transfer Karl Harris joins @NKUNorseMBB--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseMBB in Saint Thomas: Day 3; NKU downs British Virgin Islands National Team--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseMBB in Saint Thomas: Day 4--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseMBB in Saint Thomas: Day 5; Norse defeat BVI for second time--nkunorse.com
Raiders Hit the Court in Italy--wsuraiders.com
Raiders Defense Clamps Down Vicenza Locali in 99-44 Win--wsuraiders.com