On The Horizon

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

Jim Squire

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.