Sunday, January 8, 2023

News On The Horizon 1/7/2023

NCAA Basketball: Kendric Davis, Brice Williams among Players of the Week--Busting Brackets

Mid-Major Nominees for Player of the Week

Trey Calvin

Wright State made the NCAA tournament last season on the backs of three of the best scorers the Horizon League has ever seen. Two of those players have left for Power 5 schools and Calvin decided to stay for one last ride as a Raider. Calvin is on pace for his best season at Wright State and had a great game in the first conference game after the break. In a loss against Northern Kentucky, the guard scored 31 points with 2 rebounds and 3 assists. It was a fantastic game for the player likely to finish near the top of the Horizon League in scoring. Calvin is the type of player who can carry Wright State to some wins.

Antoine Davis

Hello old friend, Davis is back on the list again for the fourth time. It is not surprising for one of the nation’s leaders in scoring to be on a list of the top players every single week. The Detroit Mercy Titans are the same old team, they have some talent around their star, but it is still the Davis show and they are going to go as far as he will take them. He is always going to win them some games and is on pace to be one of the top 5 scorers of all time in NCAA Basketball. He should score over 3,000 points in his career.

In a win over Green Bay, the guard scored 24 points with 3 assists and 1 rebound. In a loss to Milwaukee, the guard recorded his third 30-point game in December when he scored 31 points to go along with 1 rebound and 2 assists. What hurts Davis is he does not provide much in the counting stats other than scoring.



Cleveland State lets late lead slip away, lose to Milwaukee in overtime, 68-64--Cleveland State Hoops
Viking Victory: Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Defeats Green Bay--csuvikings.com

Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Extends Win Streak; Notches 74-56 Win Against Purdue Fort Wayne--csuvikings.com
Cleveland State Women's Basketball Set To Host IUPUI On Sunday--csuvikings.com



Late Run Spells Doom For Titans At Wright State--detroittitans.com
Titans Ready To Battle NKU On Sunday--detroittitans.com

Detroit Mercy Holds Off Robert Morris to lock Down First #HLWBB Win of the Season--detroittitans.com



Career Day from Davis Not Enough as Green Bay Falls 82-77 to Cleveland State--greenbayphoenix.com

Career-High from Schiltz Leads Phoenix to Ninth-Straight Win--greenbayphoenix.com



HOT SHOOTING PENGUINS DOWN JAGUARS ON THE ROAD--iupuijags.com



UWM is alone in first for the first time since 2012, and their coach is calling for more fans to see it for themselves--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Move Into First Place In Horizon League After Topping Mastodons--mkepanthers.com

Four in Double Figures Powers MKE Past WSU--mkepanthers.com



Dan Weber: NKU crashes at the finish, losing a game Norse should have won--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Norse let one slip away late against Oakland--Link Nky
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Late Game Heroics Force NKU Defeat, 64-63--48 Minutes Network
Men’s basketball home winning streak snapped in heartbreaking fashion vs. Oakland--The Northerner
Men’s Basketball drops heartbreaker in first #HLMBB loss of the season--nkunorse.com

Davis’ big night spearheads Norse comeback in win over Milwaukee--The Northerner
Green Bay Tops Women's Basketball in Truist--nkunorse.com



Golden Grizzlies knock off Horizon League-leading Northern Kentucky with wild comeback--goldengrizzlies.com
Golden Grizzlies set to finish weekend road trip with Wright State Competition--goldengrizzlies.com

Golden Grizzlies claw their way back but drop overtime thriller to Youngstown State--goldengrizzlies.com



Godfrey and Chong Qui Finish in Double Digits in 74-70 Loss to Milwaukee--gomastodons.com

Mastodon Women's Basketball Falls to League-Leader Cleveland State--gomastodons.com



Detroit Tops RMU in #HLWBB--rmucolonials.com



Wright State’s late rally earns them the win at home against Detroit Mercy--HoriZone Roundtable
Second-half rally propels Wright State to victory over Detroit Mercy--Dayton Daily News
Oakland at Wright State: What to know about Sunday’s game--Dayton Daily News
Calvin, Noel lift Raiders to comeback win over Detroit Mercy--wsuraiders.com
Raiders look to carry momentum into Sunday against Oakland--wsuraiders.com

Raiders hang tough with Milwaukee--wsuraiders.com



2022-23 CBI/Basketball Classic Bracketology #2 1-7-23--Happening Hoops

The Basketball Classic (32 teams campus sites)

  • Youngstown State (11-5 Horizon)

Record-setting day sends YSU past IUPUI, 105-74--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Record Day Lifts Penguins Past IUPUI, 105-74--ysusports.com


Penguins Survive to Edge Oakland 68-67 in Overtime--ysusports.com



#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 7--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Roundup – January 7--The Horizon League

Friday, January 6, 2023

News On The Horizon 1/6/2023


Cleveland State Men's Basketball Hosts Green Bay to Close Out Home Weekend--csuvikings.com



JAGUARS TO OPEN TWO-GAME TRIP AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE ON SATURDAY--iupuijags.com



Road Trip Wraps At Purdue Fort Wayne Saturday Afternoon--mkepanthers.com

Panthers Meet Raiders on Saturday in Ohio--mkepanthers.com



Oakland On the Road to Take on Northern Kentucky in League Matchup--goldengrizzlies.com

In first meeting since last season's #HLWBB Tournament upset, Oakland hosts Youngstown State Saturday--goldengrizzlies.com



Panthers and Mastodons Battle on Saturday Afternoon--gomastodons.com



Colonials Travel to Detroit Rock City--rmucolonials.com



Detroit Mercy at Wright State: What to know about tonight’s game--Dayton Daily News

Wright State scraps with Green Bay in loss--HoriZone Roundtable WBB



Penguins Close Out Homestand Against IUPUI Saturday--ysusports.com

Guins Continue Road Trip at Oakland on Saturday--ysusports.com



#HLWBB Roundup – January 6--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 1/5/2023

State hoops: Kid Chips, without leading scorer, still making some noise--Detroit News

Food for thought

Oakland wasn't rubbing it in. The Golden Grizzlies were grubbing it in.

With the shot clock off and Oakland leading comfortably, 79-63, against Horizon League foe Green Bay at the O'Rena on Saturday, the Golden Grizzlies opted to go for more. With just five seconds left, Jalen Moore tossed an alley-oop to Osei Price, who slammed it down — sending the home crowd into a frenzy, but also understandably ticking off third-year Green Bay coach Will Ryan (the son of legendary Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan).

Oakland coach Greg Kampe was quick to walk over and apologize to Ryan. He explained to him that Oakland fans in attendance, including students, get free Buddy's pizza every time Oakland hits 80 points.

"And he said, 'Do I get free pizza?'" Kampe said.

As a matter of fact, yes. In a nice gesture following Oakland's 81-65 win (Green Bay got two technical free throws after the dunk), Kampe had two large pepperoni pizzas and cheese bread delivered to Ryan's staff meeting Tuesday.

By the way, the free Buddy's every time Oakland hits 80 isn't simply a slice. It's a small personal pizza.

"For those students," said Kampe, "that pizza means something."

So, yes, Moore, the Horizon League player of the week after averaging 21 points and 6.5 assists in his return from an ankle injury as Oakland got back into the Horizon League race having also beaten Milwaukee, was plenty aware of the score as the seconds ticked down.

No regrets, in other words.

"Yup," he texted The News. "Got to make the fans happy!"

Slam dunks

∎Here's your weekly update on Detroit Mercy senior guard Antoine Davis: He's now seventh all-time on the scoring list, at 3,103 points. There's a chance he could move into the top with this weekend's two games. He needs 48 points to pass Doug McDermott, and 63 to pass Alphonso Ford.



Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Falls to Milwaukee in Overtime--csuvikings.com

Cleveland State Women's Basketball Returns Home To Host Purdue Fort Wayne--csuvikings.com



Davis Earns Way On Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List--detroittitans.com

Detroit Mercy Opens Home Stand with Setback to Youngstown State--detroittitans.com



Phoenix Surges Late, Can't Overcome Purdue Fort Wayne--greenbayphoenix.com

'I wasn't ready to be done': Appleton North's Levy making most of extra year with UWGB women's basketball--Green Bay Press Gazette
Dominant Fourth Quarter Leads Green Bay Past Wright State--greenbayphoenix.com



WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EXTENDS WIN STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER PFW, 79-71--iupuijags.com



Buzzer-beating heroics by Justin Thomas, BJ Freeman lead UWM to another big win--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Knock Off Vikings In Overtime, 68-64--mkepanthers.com

Huge Second Half Puts NKU Over MKE--mkepanthers.com



Women's Basketball Stages Comeback Against Panthers--nkunorse.com



Big second quarter helps Oakland race past Robert Morris--goldengrizzlies.com



Godfrey Moves to 2nd on All-Time Scoring List as ‘Dons Top Green Bay--gomastodons.com

Sellers Scores 23, But IUPUI Pulls Away Late--gomastodons.com
Mastodon WBB Looks to Snap Cleveland State's 13-Game Win Streak--gomastodons.com



Penguins Find Offensive Groove Against RMU--rmucolonials.com

RMU Edged Out by Oakland--rmucolonials.com



Wright State basketball: Calvin regains form after getting wake-up call--Dayton Daily News
Raiders welcome Detroit Mercy, national TV audience Friday night--wsuraiders.com

Raiders net a season-high 13 threes in loss to Green Bay--wsuraiders.com



YSU set for Robert Morris, IUPUI--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Covington, Youngstown State throttle RMU, 78-56--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Compete Team Effort Leads Men's Basketball Past Robert Morris, 78-56--ysusports.com

High-Scoring First Half Carries Penguins to 77-45 Win at Detroit Mercy--ysusports.com



#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 5--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Roundup – January 5--The Horizon League

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

News On The Horizon 1/4/2023

#HLMBB Power Rankings — Week 8--HoriZone Roundtable



Vikings head into 2023 with league gold on their minds--HoriZone Roundtable
Jalin Rice commits to Cleveland State--Cleveland State Hoops



Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis climbs NCAA leaderboard with quiet confidence--Mid-Major Madness
Titans To Tangle With Raiders On ESPN2 On Friday--detroittitans.com

Games 14-15: Detroit Mercy Kicks Off New Year with Five-Game #HLWBB Home Stand Beginning with Youngstown State and Robert Morris--detroittitans.com



Former Denmark star Donavan Short finding his way with UWGB basketball--Green Bay Press Gazette



JAGUARS TRAVELS TO PURDUE FORT WAYNE TO CONTINUE #HLWBB PLAY--iupuijags.com



Mid-Season individual Milwaukee grades--HoriZone Roundtable

MKE Opens Four-Game Road Stretch at NKU--mkepanthers.com



Golden Grizzlies begin four-game homestand with Thursday battle with Robert Morris--goldengrizzlies.com



'Dons Welcome the Phoenix to Fort Wayne--gomastodons.com

Mastodons and Jaguars Meet For First Game of 2023--gomastodons.com



Colonials Start Three-Game Away Stint--rmucolonials.com



Wright State hopes to limit damage from one of NCAA’s all-time top scorers--Dayton Daily News

Women’s Basketball continues conference play at home--wsuraiders.com



Men's Basketball Continues Homestand Against Robert Morris Thursday--ysusports.com

Youngstown State is back on the road--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Women's Basketball Starts Michigan Swing at Detroit Mercy--ysusports.com



#HLMBB Weekly Notebook – January 4--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – January 4--The Horizon League

Sunday, January 1, 2023

News On The Horizon 1/1/2023

New Year’s Day 2023 Live Episode--HoriZone Roundtable



New Year’s Resolutions for Green Bay--HoriZone Roundtable



JAGUARS TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR AGAINST THE RAIDERS--iupuijags.com

JAGS COMPLETE WEEKEND SWEEP WITH WIN OVER WRIGHT STATE, 85-69--iupuijags.com



College Basketball round-up: Norse in sole possession of 1st in Horizon, NKU women fall on road, Thomas More teams record victories--Link NKy



Milwaukee hands Golden Grizzlies third-straight defeat--goldengrizzlies.com



Wright State basketball: Nagy troubled by Raiders’ inconsistency--Dayton Daily News
Raiders begin new year at IUPUI on Monday afternoon--wsuraiders.com

Three Raiders score in double figures in loss at IUPUI--wsuraiders.com



YSU men fall to Purdue Fort Wayne, 76-71--Warren Tribune Chronicle


Penguins bounce back, beat PFW for 3rd league win--Warren Tribune Chronicle
2022 year in review--Warren Tribune Chronicle

Youngstown State was able to party like it was 1999, as the Penguins clinched their first regular season conference championship since winning the Mid Continent back in ’99. The Penguins eventually made a WNIT appearance for their efforts.

The title came by way of a stellar offseason in the transfer portal, as the Penguins bolstered their roster with forward Lilly Ritz, who earned All-Horizon League First Team honors, as well as guard Megan Callahan, a regular starter.

With much of that roster back, and with another successful offseason, the Penguins are in the hunt for another crown in the 2022-23 campaign.



#HLWBB Roundup – January 1--The Horizon League