The NET Rankings are out! Here's where
#HLMBB
stands:
57. Purdue Fort Wayne
106. Oakland
128. Wright State
129. Youngstown State
168. Northern Kentucky
191. Cleveland State
217. Green Bay
302. Robert Morris
335. Milwaukee
342. Detroit Mercy
346. IUPUI
Here are Lindy's picks for
#HLMBB
:
1. Milwaukee
2. Northern Kentucky
3. Youngstown State
4. Cleveland State
5. Wright State
6. Robert Morris
7. IUPUI
8. Oakland
9. Purdue Fort Wayne
10. Detroit Mercy
11. Green Bay
IT'S UPSET TIME!!!
Oakland takes down No. 3 Kentucky, 80-76. Jack Golhke finished with 32 points, and Trey Townsend has a double-double, with 17 points and 12 points.
HORIZON'S GONNA HORIZON!!!
#HLMBB
Green Bay once again sits alone in the
#HLMBB
standings with an 81-76 win. Noah Reynolds led the Phoenix with 32.
With the win, Green Bay has as many wins this season as it had in the last three years...combined.
The Blue Ribbon Yearbook has arrived, and here's how they have
#HLMBB
situated:
1. Wright State
2. Milwaukee
3. Cleveland State
4. NKU
5. Youngstown State
6. Oakland
7. IUPUI
8. Robert Morris
9. Green Bay
10. Purdue Fort Wayne
11. Detroit Mercy
The first NET rankings are out, and here's how
#HLMBB
shakes out:
87. Youngstown St.
141. Cleveland St.
158. Milwaukee
187. Detroit Mercy
247. Purdue Fort Wayne
259. Northern Kentucky
278. Wright St.
283. Robert Morris
346. Oakland
357. IUPUI
360. Green Bay
The
#HLMBB
tourney seeds are set.
1. Oakland
2. Youngstown State
3. Green Bay
4. Wright State
5. Northern Kentucky
6. Milwaukee
7. Cleveland State
8. Purdue Fort Wayne
9. Robert Morris
10. IUPUI
11. Detroit Mercy
Youngstown State clinches the 1 seed in the
#HLMBB
tournament and its first-ever regular season conference championship with a 93-79 win over IUPUI. Malek Green led the Penguins with 21.
Milwaukee survives to the next round of the
#HLMBB
tourney with an 83-79 win over Detroit Mercy. BJ Freeman led the Panthers with 30 points and 10 boards.
The Titans finish at 1-31, tying an NCAA record for most losses in a season (Towson, 2011-12).
Antoine Davis has 18 for Detroit Mercy, as the Titans lead Purdue Fort Wayne, 34-26, going into the break.
Of note, apparently Detroit Mercy's entire student section has been removed from that section. Not sure if they got kicked out or relocated.
#HLMBB
Here are this week's
#HLMBB
NET rankings:
136. Purdue Fort Wayne
138. Oakland
140. Youngstown State
141. Wright State
196. Green Bay
207. Cleveland State
220. Northern Kentucky
248. Milwaukee
273. Robert Morris
360. IUPUI
361. Detroit Mercy
Cleveland State...
...without Tristan Enaruna...
...struggling from the FT line...
...upsets Youngstown State, 82-70, to punch its ticket to Indy.
Chase Robinson scored 20 and Drew Lowder added 17 to lead the Vikings.
Horizon's gonna Horizon...
#HLMBB
IU-Indy's getting a new home, with a deal in place for a new 4,500 on-campus arena and facility that will also house the HQ for USA Track & Field.
Details:
Now that the transfer portal is closed, here's how many scholarships each
#HLMBB
team has left (per Verbal Commits):
CSU: 1
Detroit Mercy: 5
Green Bay: 4
IU-Indy: 5
Milwaukee: 1
NKU: 1
Oakland: 2
Purdue Fort Wayne: 1
RMU: 6
Wright State: 5
YSU: 4
Here are the preseason KenPom ratings for
#HLMBB
:
132. Wright State
182. Cleveland State
195. Youngstown State
197. Northern Kentucky
230. Milwaukee
271. Oakland
289. Detroit Mercy
298. Purdue Fort Wayne
307. Robert Morris
320. IUPUI
351. Green Bay
Milwaukee snags the 2 seed in the
#HLMBB
tourney with an 81-72 win over Cleveland State, who will be the 3 seed. BJ Freeman led the Panthers with 31.
As a result of the CSU loss, Youngstown State is the outright Horizon League champs.
The
@HorizonLeague
has released its 2021-22 preseason poll:
1. Cleveland State
2. Wright State
3. Northern Kentucky
4. Milwaukee
5. Detroit Mercy
6. Oakland
7. Youngstown State
8. UIC
9. Purdue Fort Wayne
10. RMU
11. Green Bay
12. IUPUI
It's Monday, so here's the latest NET rankings for
#HLMBB
:
133. IUPUI
144. Northern Kentucky
149. Wright State
165. Green Bay
167. UIC
225. Cleveland State
226. Detroit Mercy
260. Oakland
292. Milwaukee
326. Youngstown State
Here are the
#HLMBB
NET Rankings to start the final week of the regular season:
104. Youngstown State
168. Cleveland State
187. Northern Kentucky
193. Wright State
206. Detroit Mercy
216. Milwaukee
233. Purdue Fort Wayne
246. Robert Morris
278. Oakland
360. IUPUI
361. Green Bay
A day after getting a commitment from former Louisville commit TJ Robinson, a L'Ville tranfer, the 6-9 Jovanovich, will also be headed to Milwaukee.
#HLMBB
From a false start at Toledo, to a season as an under-recruited DII phenom, to her path from near-ineligibility at CSU, very little about Mickayla Perdue's story so far has felt predictable.
@KyleHZRT
has the story.
#HLWBB
Greg Kampe dove into the recruiting season and snapped up players with a wide range of talents.
@griffin_beers2
breaks down who the new faces are and what they bring to the table.
#HLMBB
Trey Robinson's return to Northern Kentucky was not only welcome news to many Norse fans, it also marked the returned a key piece of the NKU lineup.
@msteel513
spoke with Robinson, and reflected on his career to this point.
#HLMBB
So, we're all set for Tuesday...
No. 9 IUPUI at No. 4 UIC
No. 8 Milwaukee at No. 5 Youngstown State
No. 7 Cleveland State at No. 6 Oakland
Green Bay gets the single bye as No. 3 seed. No. 1 Wright State and No. 2 Northern Kentucky head straight to Indy.
#HLMBB
#ReachTheHorizon
Hold that thought on Milwaukee's season being over.
Coach Bart Lundy, in his post-game comments, said that the Panthers have accepted a CBI bid.
#HLMBB
And Cleveland State sends Milwaukee packing with a 93-80 victory to head to the
#HLMBB
finals. The Vikings were led by Tristan Enaruna with 24, Tae Williams with 18, and Spider Johnson, who had 14 to go along with 10 boards.
The Panthers finish the season at 21-11.
Youngstown State crushed Milwaukee, 87-58, to re-take the top spot in the
#HLMBB
standings. Adrian Nelson finished with 19 points.
For the Penguins, their 21st win marks the most ever in their D1 history, and the 13 HL wins also clinch a school record.
Good news: Northern Kentucky, Wright State, Oakland and Green Bay clinched home court for the
#HLMBB
tournament.
And the Norse and Raiders are tied at the top, with one game left. Hold on to your hats!
ESPN's preseason Basketball Power Index (BPI) is out.
#HLMBB
ranks:
124. Northern Kentucky
134. Oakland
150. Wright State
153. Purdue Fort Wayne
163. Youngstown State
204. Detroit Mercy
259. Cleveland State
275. Robert Morris
308. Milwaukee
352. Green Bay
358. IUPUI
With an outright
#HLMBB
regular season crown in its sights, The leadership provided by Oakland's captions, Trey Townsend, Blake Lampman and Chris Conway, has been a key piece in the success of this campaign.
@griffin_beers2
has the story.
Green Bay comes away with a HUGE
#HLMBB
win, taking down Wright State, 88-77. Noah Reynolds went off for the Phoenix, scoring a career-high 39 points.
#ClubDub
is open again.
Robert Morris gets a HUGE road
#HLMBB
road win over Wright State, 80-59. Kahliel Spear finished with 27 points, leading four Colonials is double digits.
Bart Lundy's debut at Milwaukee saw the Panthers return to heights not seen in years. This season, Milwaukee has the
#HLMBB
crown in its sights.
@eisermin
has the story.
This week's NET rankings are out. Here's where
#HLMBB
stands:
58. Oakland
176. Youngstown State
209. Cleveland State
213. Detroit Mercy
271. UIC
272. Northern Kentucky
289. Wright State
295. Purdue Fort Wayne
322. Milwaukee
332. Green Bay
344. Robert Morris
354. IUPUI
Given Northern Kentucky's recent success with D2 transfers, the Norse has added yet another player from those ranks, Daniel Gherazgher.
@msteel513
has the story and an interview with NKU's newest addition.
#HLMBB
The second round of the
#HLMBB
Tournament is now set:
No. 5 Oakland at No. 4 Northern Kentucky, 7pm ET
No. 6 Robert Morris at No. 3 Cleveland State, 8pm ET
No. 7 Wright State at No. 2 Milwaukee, 8pm ET
No. 8 Detroit Mercy at No. 1 Youngstown State, 8pm ET
#REACHtheHORIZON
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We'll be posting
#HLMBB
's NET rankings every Monday. Here's what it looks like this week:
108. YSU
155. Detroit Mercy
162. Purdue Fort Wayne
168. Milwaukee
177. CSU
247. Wright State
253. Robert Morris
279. Northern Kentucky
339. Oakland
351. Green Bay
361. IUPUI
Youngstown State gets the rare Wisconsin sweep with a 71-59 win over Green Bay. Ziggy Reid and Brett Thompson each had 16 for the Penguins.
The Phoenix loss means that Oakland clinches at least a share of the
#HLMBB
regular season championship.
We have Northern Kentucky picked to win
#HLMBB
in 2023-24. Where do we have all the other teams slated? Read our staff poll now, compiled by
@horiZoneJohn
!
The first NCAA NET rankings are out. Here's how
#HLMBB
fared:
47. Oakland
167. Detroit Mercy
190. Youngstown State
206. Cleveland State
266. UIC
289. Northern Kentucky
294. Purdue Fort Wayne
297. Wright State
325. Milwaukee
328. Green Bay
334. Robert Morris
349. IUPUI
Here are the
#HLMBB
NET rankings leading up to the tourney:
126. Youngstown State
138. Oakland
147. Wright State
155. Purdue Fort Wayne
183. Northern Kentucky
211. Cleveland State
217. Green Bay
227. Milwaukee
304. Robert Morris
359. Detroit Mercy
361. IUPUI
In case you were wondering, yes, the Tennessee State transfer is the brother of current Oakland player Isaiah Jones AND will make the second set of brothers on the Golden Grizzlies squad, joining the juco signee Hoth brothers.
#HLMBB
Youngstown State is now a half-game ahead of Milwaukee atop the
#HLMBB
by cruising past Northern Kentucky, 74-56. Brandon Rush led four Penguins in double digits with 18 points, and Adrian Nelson scored a double-double against his old team, finishing 17 points and 12 boards.
After two tries against P6 opponents, the third time's a charm for Oakland, who upsets Xavier, 78-76!
Trey Townsend led the Golden Grizzlies with 28 points, six boards and seven assists.
#HLMBB
Since Monday was a holiday, here's the
#HLMBB
NET rankings for today:
86. Purdue Fort Wayne
100. Youngstown State
131. Oakland
153. Wright State
173. Cleveland State
228. Northern Kentucky
260. Green Bay
280. Robert Morris
309. Milwaukee
352. Detroit Mercy
358. IUPUI
Here's this week's
#HLMBB
NET Rankings:
103. Youngstown State
159. Purdue Fort Wayne
173. Milwaukee
177. Cleveland State
208. Wright State
217. Detroit Mercy
221. Northern Kentucky
266. Robert Morris
275. Oakland
359. Green Bay
361. IUPUI
Here are the
#HLMBB
NET rankings as of today:
82. Purdue Fort Wayne
120. Oakland
130. Youngstown State
163. Cleveland State
180. Wright State
230. Northern Kentucky
231. Green Bay
285. Milwaukee
292. Robert Morris
356. IUPUI
358. Detroit Mercy
CSU wins perhaps the most wild game of the Horizon League conference season. 108-104 in 3OT. The Vikings will move on to the semi finals and a date with Milwaukee
#HLMBB
Here are the
#HLMBB
NET rankings to start the week:
121. Youngstown State
158. Purdue Fort Wayne
171. Detroit Mercy
175. Milwaukee
184. Cleveland State
218. Robert Morris
237. Wright State
259. Northern Kentucky
336. Oakland
354. Green Bay
363. IUPUI
Robert Morris, already with an upset of Milwaukee under its belt, can now chalk up another one with an 83-64 win against Youngstown State. Josh Corbin was the hot hand with 19 for the Colonials.
Chaos continues to reign in
#HLMBB
NIT Changes:
For the 2024 NIT, conference regular season champions that do not win their conference tournament or are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Instead, the NIT will guarantee two
#HLMBB
will be represented in the Slam Dunk and 3-Point contests in the run-up to the Final Four in Houston.
No surprise that Antoine Davis will be in the 3-point contest, and probably no surprise to us, either, that Ahmad Rand will be in the dunk contest.
Here are today's
#HLMBB
NET rankings going into the final week of the regular season:
125 Youngstown State
130 Oakland
144 Wright State
156 Purdue Fort Wayne
186 Northern Kentucky
192 Cleveland State
215 Green Bay
238 Milwaukee
293 Robert Morris
359 Detroit Mercy
361 IUPUI
Sophomore G John Lovelace Jr. has verbally committed to HC
@CoachBartLundy
@JoseWinston03
&
@MKE_MBB
He spent the his first two seasons at Youngstown State before entering the portal. He has two (2) years of eligibility remaining. 6-7 with a high ceiling.
@JohnLovelaceJr1
You want more Horizon's gonna Horizon?
Well, 6 seed Milwaukee just beat 3 seed Green Bay, 95-84 to head back to Indy for the second year in a row. BJ Freeman had 30 and Faizon Field chipped in 19 for the Panthers.
#HLMBB
There's been so much written about Oakland's success this season. But how and why did it happen? And what can Grizz fans look for in the futures?
@griffin_beers2
dives into all of this.
#HLMBB
One of the things from last night's NCAA Tournament action in Pittsburgh, not just the Oakland upset, was seeing Robert Morris alumni all over coverage during the day.
We've long known that RMU produces great sports journalists. Now the rest of the country does, too.
The HoriZone Roundtable
#HLWBB
Player of the Year is...Destiny Leo (
@destinythreeo
).
Read the rest of our post-season awards and all-league teams, compiled by
@KyleHZRT
.
Marques Warrick scores 45, the most for an Northern Kentucky player in the D1 era, and Chris Brandon grabs a career-high 19 boards to lead the Norse in a 85-77 win in double OT against Tennessee Tech.
#HLMBB