Friday, January 19, 2024

News On The Horizon 1/19/2024



Cleveland State Men's Basketball Set for Saturday Showdown with Purdue Fort Wayne--csuvikings.com

CSU Women’s Basketball extends winning streak with victory against Wright State--The Cauldron
Cleveland State Women's Basketball Set To Host IUPUI On Saturday--csuvikings.com



UDM Prepares For Youngstown State In Saturday Doubleheader--detroittitans.com

Detroit Mercy Falls to #HLWBB Leader Green Bay--detroittitans.com



Phoenix sweep season series with Wright State--HoriZone Roundtable
Frain: 10 Transfer Guards You Need to Watch--The Portal Report

2.) Noah Reynolds – Green Bay

Green Bay hasn’t had a season with 10+ wins since 2019-20, but under first-year head coach Sundance Wicks and Reynolds, the Phoenix sit 12-8 on a three game win streak. After spending two seasons at Wyoming, averaging 14.5 PPG as a sophomore, Reynolds wanted a new challenge and an opportunity to lead his own team while continuing to showcase his skills. Following over Wicks, a former Wyoming assistant, Reynolds has only further developed his game in Green Bay, averaging career-highs of 19.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, and 4.6 APG, while shooting a career-best 52% on field goals and 38% from three.

And he truly has become a leader for these Phoenix, starting all 20 contests of the early season, Reynolds has contributed a 24-point effort at Valparaiso, 31 points to beat out UIC, and more recently, notched a career-high 39 points against Wright State. With Green Bay off to a 7-2 start in the Horizon League despite being picked dead last in the preseason poll, look for Reynolds to continue exceeding expectations throughout the rest of this season.

Phoenix Shoot Lights Out to Complete Season Sweep of Wright State--greenbayphoenix.com


Phoenix Take Down Titans; Win 10th Straight--HoriZone Roundtable
Green Bay's Bench Comes Alive in Victory over Detroit Mercy--greenbayphoenix.com



JAGUARS TO HOST ROBERT MORRIS AT THE COLISEUM ON SATURDAY--iupuijags.com



UWM folds down the stretch, falls at Northern Kentucky--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Upended Down The Stretch At Northern Kentucky--mkepanthers.com
Milwaukee In Search Of Season Sweep Of Wright State Saturday--mkepanthers.com

Panthers Extend Win Streak to Four behind Record-Setting Performances--mkepanthers.com
|Women's Basketball Heads to Detroit for Clash with the Titans--mkepanthers.com



Northern Kentucky, Thomas More men return home, return to their winning conference ways--NKyTribune
Norse pull away from Milwaukee in second half, climb up in Horizon League--LINK nky
Men’s Basketball Wins at Home on Academic Recognition Night--The Northerner
Men’s Basketball continues to stack wins with victory over Milwaukee--nkunorse.com



Women's Basketball Falls 67-51 to Milwaukee Panthers--WXOU
Ibezim Ties Career High in Rebounds as Oakland Falls to Milwaukee at Home--goldengrizzlies.com
Golden Grizzlies Look to Extinguish the Phoenix in Third of Four Straight Home Games--goldengrizzlies.com



Penguins Take #HLWBB Game From Mastodons--gomastodons.com



RMU Men’s Basketball Begins Roadtrip at IUPUI--rmucolonials.com

RMU WBB Returns Home to Host Purdue Fort Wayne--rmucolonials.com



Wright State basketball: Raiders stunned at home by rejuvenated Phoenix--Dayton Daily News
Noel's double-double not enough to lift Raiders on Thursday night--wsuraiders.com
Saturday showdown on the way for Men's Basketball--wsuraiders.com



Penguins Take on Detroit Mercy Saturday Afternoon--ysusports.com

Youngstown State stymies visiting Purdue Fort Wayne in 66-57 league win--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Strong Defense, Balanced Scoring Gives Guins 66-57 Win Over ‘Dons--ysusports.com
Barnes Steps Down as Youngstown State’s Women’s Basketball Head Coach--ysusports.com

Thursday, January 18, 2024

News On The Horizon 1/18/2024

Under the Radar – Jan 17th--Hoops HD

Tonight’s feature conference is the Horizon League, where Oakland is out to a surprising start after struggling through most of their OOC schedule. They had a big win tonight against Youngstown State to maintain their hold on 1st place. Purdue Fort Wayne, who we were the biggest on coming into league play, has struggled since the start of conference play.



Dominant first half lifts Vikings over Wright State--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball’s Hot Shooting Leads To 72-61 Victory At Wright State--csuvikings.com



Titans Fall In Double Overtime Heartbreaker--detroittitans.com



How are true freshmen contributing to the UWGB men's basketball team? Here's an update on three who have made an impact--Green Bay Press-Gazette
Phoenix Flies [sic] East for Road Trip at Wright State and Northern Kentucky--greenbayphoenix.com

A 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': UWGB associate head coach Megan Vogel lands job with WNBA's Phoenix Mercury--Green Bay Press-Gazette



EFFICIENT JAGUARS COLLECT IMPRESSIVE ROAD WIN AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE--iupuijags.com



NKU to honor coaching legends Saturday, men's team returns home Thursday--Cincinnati Enquirer

NKU women break through with first Horizon League win--LINK nky
Women’s Basketball posts big victory over conference foe RMU--nkunorse.com



Golden Grizzlies Win Sixth-Straight and Sweep Penguins--WXOU
Golden Grizzlies Grab Sixth-Straight Win, Take Down Penguins, 70-67--goldengrizzlies.com



Mastodons suffer "unacceptable" loss to IUPUI, fourth defeat in a row--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Mastodons Fall to IUPUI--gomastodons.com

'Dons and Guins Meet in #HLWBB Bout--gomastodons.com



Robert Morris men survive in wild double-OT win over Detroit Mercy--Tribune-Review
Robert Morris comes out on top in chaotic, double-overtime game against Detroit Mercy--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
WATCH: Hot seat rankings — are Pitt's Jeff Capel, Duquesne's Keith Dambrot, RMU's Andy Toole in danger?--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hastings, Wainwright Have Career Nights in RMU Men’s Basketball’s 102-99 Double OT Thriller Over Detroit Mercy--rmucolonials.com

RMU Women's Basketball Finishes Road Trip with Loss to Northern Kentucky, 83-51--rmucolonials.com



Ten Underrated Transfer Studs--The Portal Report

Tanner Holden, Wright State G

One of the more unusual transfer scenarios, Wright State guard Tanner Holden started his career with the Raiders, left for a year at Ohio State, and is now back to finish his career with Wright State. Holden decided to transfer to Ohio State following the best year of his career where he averaged 20.1 per night and was first team All-Horizon League.

Now, Holden is back with the Raiders, and continuing to light it up. The senior has started every game averaging 17.4 points per game. In addition, Holden is having a solid season on the boards with 6.2 per contest.

Wright State basketball: Nagy pleased with 3-point marksmanship so far--Dayton Daily News
Raiders return home to face Phoenix--wsuraiders.com


Raiders fall to Cleveland State on Wednesday--wsuraiders.com



Four Reach Double Figures in Loss at Oakland--ysusports.com

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

News On The Horizon 1/17/2024


Vikings struggle in Wisconsin snow, fall to eighth in conference--HoriZone Roundtable

Cleveland State Women's Basketball Set For Midweek Matchup At Wright State--csuvikings.com



Games 19-20: Detroit Mercy Welcomes #HLWBB Leader Green Bay Followed by Milwaukee for Two-Game Stint--detroittitans.com



Megan Vogel Named Assistant Coach for the Phoenix Mercury--greenbayphoenix.com
Game Preview: Green Bay Travels to the Motor City--greenbayphoenix.com



JAGUARS TO TREK TO FORT WAYNE FOR MIDWEEK MATCHUP--iupuijags.com



Panthers Ride Hot Streak Into Matchup Against Norse Thursday--mkepanthers.com

Women's Basketball Opens Weekend Road Trip at Oakland on Thursday--mkepanthers.com



OU handles IUPUI, YSU rematch next--HoriZone Roundtable
Golden Grizzlies triumph in electrifying overtime battle against NKU--The Oakland Post
Honoring The Values--Through The Eyes

Oakland women’s basketball dominates Detroit Mercy in convincing fashion--The Oakland Post
Golden Grizzlies fall short against Mastodons--The Oakland Post
Oakland Looks to Jump Up the League Rankings as they Take On Milwaukee--goldengrizzlies.com



Mastodons staying the course after three straight losses--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Rivalry With IUPUI Renews on Wednesday--gomastodons.com



RMU Men’s Basketball Wraps Up Homestand Against Detroit Mercy--rmucolonials.com



Women's Basketball returns home to host Cleveland State--wsuraiders.com



Penguins Visit Oakland Wednesday Night--ysusports.com

Guins Begin Three-Game Home Stretch vs. Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday--ysusports.com



#HLMBB Notebook - Jan. 16--Horizon League

#HLWBB Notebook – Jan. 16--Horizon League

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

News On The Horizon 1/16/2024

#HLMBB Games Preview – January 17th – January 20th--HoriZone Roundtable

#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 10--HoriZone Roundtable



Men's Basketball Heads To Robert Morris For Mid-Week Contest--detroittitans.com



Norse hold off winless Detroit Mercy on road--HoriZone Roundtable


Weekend basketball notebook: Newport, CovCath, Cooper win; NKU, TMU work to get back to winning--NKyTribune

• NKU MEN HEADING HOME: After a tough lake-effects-snow week with close Horizon Conference losses at Cleveland State (88-85) and Oakland (70-65), the Norse got back on the winning side of the ledger at Detroit Mercy with an 81-76 win Saturday that improves them to 9-9 overall (just 3-8 on the road) and 4-3 in the conference.

LJ Wells and Trey Robinson, with 20 points each, led the offense against Detroit. Marques Warrick added 16 with Keeyan Itejere 14 in a game NKU took a 35-30 halftime lead and made it stand up with each team scoring 46 points in the second half.

NKU will be at home this week to Milwaukee (9-8, 4-2) in a 7 p.m. game Thursday and then on Saturday, in a 6:30 game against Green Bay (11-8, 6-2), NKU will honor the school’s retired basketball coaching greats — Kenney Shields and Nancy Winstel – with banners recognizing each of their career achievements raised during the men’s game for Shields and the women’s game for Winstel.

The NKU women (2-13) will tip off at 4 p.m. against Wright State in a Saturday doubleheader after facing Robert Morris Wednesday at Truist at 7 p.m.



Thiessen and Cole Named OU Prairie Farms Student Athletes of the Week--goldengrizzlies.com
Golden Grizzlies Play Host to Penguins in Crucial Conference Matchup--goldengrizzlies.com



RMU to Close Three-Game Road Trip at Northern Kentucky--rmucolonials.com



Wright State’s Baumhower believes team chemistry has been key to success--Dayton Daily News

Monday, January 15, 2024

News On The Horizon 1/15/2024

Colonial Chaos--HoriZone Roundtable



Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Falls at Green Bay--csuvikings.com

Perdue Named #HLWBB Player Of The Week--csuvikings.com



Phoenix stay atop Horizon League with win vs. Vikings--HoriZone Roundtable
Big Second Half Run Leads Green Bay Past Cleveland State--greenbayphoenix.com
Reynolds and Douglas Earn Weekly #HLMBB Awards--greenbayphoenix.com



TURNER RECORDS DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN JAGS WIN OVER NORSE--iupuijags.com



Buwalda Named Freshman of the Week by Horizon League--mkepanthers.com



Norse get a tight road win over winless Detroit--LINK nky

Defensive woes continue to haunt NKU women, remain winless in Horizon--LINK nky
Women’s basketball falls in conference clash at IUPUI--nkunorse.com



RMU honors all time great with OT stunner; Shocks Purdue Fort Wayne--HoriZone Roundtable



Wright State basketball: Raiders look to avenge losses to Green Bay, Milwaukee--Dayton Daily News



NCAA Basketball: Arizona’s issues, Tennessee’s resiliency highlight Jan. 15 Rauf Report--Heat Check CBB

Gabe Dynes is a name to know now

I wrote about Youngstown State in a Rauf Report right before Christmas, and the Penguins are continuing to play at a high level that is putting them in the mix to potentially win the Horizon for a second straight season.

Jarrod Calhoun’s squad is continuing to improve, and one of the biggest reasons why has been the emergence of 7-3, 190-pound freshman Gabe Dynes.

Dynes has seen his minutes fluctuate throughout the season but has become one of my favorite players to watch because of the rim protection he brings. His 15.9 block rate would rank second in the country (behind Ole Miss center Jamarion Sharp) if he played enough minutes to qualify.

The freshman’s six blocks on Friday against Wright State helped change the momentum of the game, which ultimately resulted in a big win for the Penguins.

In addition to his rim protection, Dynes has shown the ability to be a very good passer and has a deft touch around the rim. He obviously has to get stronger, but he’s finding a way to impact games with his size and length — giving Youngstown State an added dimension that many other mid-major teams don’t have and struggle to defend.

It’s also a dimension the Penguins haven’t had under Calhoun. This is still an offensively focused team, but last year’s team had the highest-rated defense under Calhoun, which was still just 264th, per KenPom. This season, they’re up to 168th (best in the Horizon) and Dynes will only play a bigger role moving forward. That provides a legitimate reason to believe Youngstown State can keep pace at the top of the Horizon and be a real factor in March.

The Other Top 25: Mountain West movers headline this week’s ranking-- Mid-Major Madness

The Other Top 25: Jan. 15, 2024

Others Receiving Votes:

George Mason 10; North Texas 7; Richmond 6; St. Bonaventure 4; Santa Clara 4; High Point 4; George Washington 3; Bradley 3; Youngstown St. 2; Drexel 2



Under Armour #HLMBB Players of the Week (January 15)--Horizon League

Under Armour #HLWBB Players of the Week (January 15)--Horizon League

Sunday, January 14, 2024