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.
This
was an underrated story that wasn’t talked about nearly as much as it
should have. Two seasons ago, Detroit Mercy finished the season just
1-31 after picking up their lone win over IUPUI (now IU Indy) 81-66 at
home. I can still remember watching that game because it became a
phenomenon across college basketball social media given that both teams
were two of the worst five teams in college basketball.
Following
that disastrous season, Mark Montgomery took over as head coach. In
year one, he finished 8-24 with some signs of the potential to turn
things around. They had seven wins against Division I teams, took some
close losses to Wake Forest and Rhode Island in the non-conference, and
for the most part were far more competitive in the Horizon League.
In
year two, things really turned around. The Titans finished 17-15 on the
season and took down Milwaukee and Robert Morris in the Horizon League
tournament to reach the Championship game for the first time since 2012
when they took down Valparaiso. They finished the season as winners of
nine of their last twelve games to build some real momentum heading into
next season.
Unfortunately, they’ve lost their best player in Orlando Lovejoy(15.8
points, 3.7 assists, and 3.6 rebounds) due to lack of eligibility, and
rising Sophomore TJ Nadeau has announced his intent to enter the
transfer portal. Nadeau averaged 13.8 points and 3.2 rebounds. Junior
Ayden Carter who averaged 12.2 points and 4.3 rebounds has yet to
announce whether he’ll be staying or leaving, but he did originally cite
that he committed to Detroit Mercy to be closer to home, so maybe there
is hope that he stays.
Regardless, Mark Montgomery has
shown already in just two-years of what he’s capable of building. This
season was a huge step in the right direction and this is someone that
should be on your radar on the coaching carousel over the next few
years.
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