HoriZone Roundtable

Bob and Matt discuss the first exhibition game of the season between Oakland and Grand Valley State. They also pore over the box score that came out of what was supposed to be the secret scrimmage between Detroit Mercy and a Western Michigan squad that featured two ex-Horizon League players.

Part 2 of the post-Preview Week wrap-up, with Bob, John and Blake Schumaker, includes a discussion about Detroit Mercy, led by the HoriZone Roundtable's pick for Player of the Year Antoine Davis, and the rest of the bottom half of the preseason poll.

Bob and John, filling in for Matt, are joined by Blake Schumaker to take about the top half of the HoriZone Roundtable's 2022-23 preseason poll for the Horizon League. This also includes a discussion about the release of the preseason KenPom rankings, in which the conference...did not fare well.

Bob and Matt are once again joined by the play-by-play voices from around the Horizon League to talk about their respective schools and much more. Guest includes: Dan Hasty, Detroit Mercy ( @ThatDanHasty ) Greg Rakestraw, IUPUI ( @gregrakestraw ) Brady Laber, Northern Kentucky ( @BradyLaber1 ) Neal Ruhl, Oakland ( @nealruhl ) John Nolan, Purdue Fort Wayne ( @John_G_Nolan ) Chris Collins, Wright St...

Bob and Matt discuss the recent announcement that the Horizon League Tournament will continue to play at Indiana Farmers Coliseum for the the foreseeable future. And with nearly all of the non-conference schedules out, they talk about the overall strength of schedule, key games and MTEs, and, of course, the return of Vega Ocho (now Vegas Quatro), which naturally has a Horizon League team involved.

Horizon Boy returns to chat with Bob and Matt about the upcoming Horizon League season. This includes his preseason picks for the conference, as well as a conversation about the recent picks by Lindy's.

Bob talk with Matt Cox from Three Man Weave , who wrote about the Horizon League for The Almanac , a publication that features writers from Three Man Weave, Heat Check, Field of 68 and Verbal Commits. They discuss the season prospects for each team and how their rosters shake out.

In Part 2 of our annuals writer's forum, Bob, John, Kyle Rossi, Alec Kwait, Karic Jones, Nick Lorensen and Blake Schumaker continue their discussion of a variety of topics from the off-season in this Horizon League. They include the moves made by some of the women's teams, IUPUI's almost completely new roster, and the overall massive roster turnaround among the bottom half of the men's teams.

Bob and Matt welcome writers from horizoneroundtable.com for the 2022 edition of the Writer's Forum, including John Parker ( @horizoneJohn ), Kyle Rossi ( @KyleHZRT ), Karic Jones ( @Karic_Jones ), Nick Lorensen ( @nlorensensports ) and Blake Schumaker ( @bschumakerRT ). Among the topics discussed in Part 1 of this two-part forum are the new coaches on the women's side, Wright State's arrivals and...

Bob speaks with new Cleveland State head coach Daniyal Robinson. Among the items they discuss are Robinson's relationship with Oklahoma coach Porter Moser, the current Vikings roster and the formation in 2020 of the Big 12 Black Assistant Coaches Alliance, which he played a key role in establishing as an assistant at Iowa State.

Bob and Matt, along with Horizon Boy, welcome back Oakland coach Greg Kampe to discuss his very productive off-season, among other things. They also talk with Golden Grizzlies point guard Jalen Moore about his expectations for the upcoming season.

Joel Whetzel ( @JoelWhetzel ), who covers Youngstown State for the Warren Tribune-Chronicle, joins Bob and Matt to talk about the Penguin men's and women's basketball teams, including the recent transfers, specifically former NKU forward Adrian Nelson, as well as the returnees and their chances to take the Horizon League next season.

Ben Sternberg ( @souljabenny ), the most notable member of Cleveland State's bench mob the last two seasons, joins Bob to talk about his time with the Vikings, as well as his playing days prior to CSU, as well as his future journey to Missouri, where he will join ex-Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates, along with a host of other former CSU players and staff.

Bob and Matt are joined by Karic Jones, who discussed Antoine Davis' decision to return to Detroit Mercy for his extra year after being courted by multiple other schools, as well as the overall impact on the Titans squad. They are also joined by Kyle Rossi, who talked about the Detroit Mercy hire of ex-Loyola-Chicago women's head coach Kate Achter to helm the Titans, along with IUPUI's recent hire...

The Fan Battle Royale is back for 2022, and Bob once again welcomes fans from around the Horizon League to discuss their teams, as well as the state of the conference as a whole. This year's participants: Detroit Mercy: Kyle Thelen ( @KyThelen ) Green Bay: Jim Sarow ( @JimSarow ) Milwaukee: Tommy Dunne ( @tjdunne ) Northern Kentucky: Michael Ruscher ( @RuscherMichael ) Oakland: Mitchell Covert ( @...

The Fan Battle Royale is back for 2022, and Bob once again welcomes fans from around the Horizon League to discuss their teams, as well as the state of the conference as a whole. This year's participants: Detroit Mercy: Kyle Thelen ( @KyThelen ) Green Bay: Jim Sarow ( @JimSarow ) Milwaukee: Tommy Dunne ( @tjdunne ) Northern Kentucky: Michael Ruscher ( @RuscherMichael ) Oakland: Mitchell Covert ( @...

Bob welcomes Nick Lorenson ( @nlorensensports ) from Mid-Major Madness and The Portal Report on for this episode to talk about the latest moves within the Horizon League. This includes Antoine Davis' decision to take his extra year and leave Detroit Mercy, Youngstown State swath of incoming transfers that includes ex-Northern Kentucky star Adrian Nelson, and the ongoing shape of Milwaukee and Clev...

There has been plenty of movement around the Horizon League, and Bob and Matt discuss the latest, including the arrival of Daniyal Robinson as the new head coach at Cleveland State. the departures of Detroit Mercy's LaTanya Collins and IUPUI's Austin Parkinson on the women's side, and various player hitting the transfer portal, most notably D'Moi Hodge, Tre Gomillion, Micah Parrish and Kamari McGe...

In this bonus episode, Bob has a conversation with new Milwaukee head coach Bart Lundy, in which they talk about his two stints at Division II Queens University (including his recent success during his second go-around). They also talk about his time on Buzz Williams' staff at Marquette, as well as his tenure with High Point.

With men's basketball season officially over, Bob and Matt discuss some of the early moves among Horizon League players. This includes DeAndre Gholston finding a landing spot on Dennis Gates' new squad, Grant Basile's entry into the transfer portal and how that will impact Wright State, and Garrett Covington entering the portal after an injury-shortened extra season.

With post-season tournaments in full swing, Bob and Matt discuss Wright State's First Four win against Bryant, as well as the odd circumstances surrounding Horizon League teams playing in The Basketball Classic. Also, they talk about the arrival of Milwaukee's new head coach, Bart Lundy, as well as the pending departure of Dennis Gates, a move that doesn't really surprise anyone, given the buzz ar...

Bob is joined by Kyle Rossi and Blake Schumaker to talk about the Horizon League teams making their way into the post-season. That includes Wright State's play-in game against Bryant on the men's side and upset-minded IUPUI's journey to Norman to face Oklahoma on the women's side. They also talk about the NIT bid Cleveland State, a pair of WNIT bids for Youngstown State and Green Bay, a CBI journe...

Bob is in Indianapolis for the semifinals and finals of the Horizon League Tournament, and he and Matt break down the match-ups between the final four teams. They also talk about the firing of Pat Baldwin, Sr. at Milwaukee and where that program will go next.

In this bonus episode, Bob talks with the six players that made up IUPUI's entire team for the last month of the season: BJ Maxwell ( @Countup_Max ), Bakari LaStrap ( @Mr_Lastrap ), Mike DePersia ( @mikeydep3 ), Nathan McClure ( @nathanmcclure98 ) and Boston Stanton ( @boston3_0 ), and Chuks Isitua ( @kingchuks_1 ). They discuss how they worked through the end of the season, which included some st...

With the first round of the Horizon League tournament in the books, Bob and Matt come together for this bonus episode to discuss everything that happened, including IUPUI's toughness playing five guys, even in defeat, Robert Morris' upset of Youngstown State, the end of Milwaukee's disaster of a season at the hands of UIC, and Antoine Davis doing Antoine Davis-like things (i.e. score 38 points).