HoriZone Roundtable

With the Horizon League in a middle of a three-week long non-stop string of non-conference games, Bob and Jim dive into the middle of the contests that have already played out. Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

The 2025-26 season is now officially underway, and Bob and Jim break down everything that went down in the Horizon League in the first week of competition. Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠ Donate: ⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob starts the podcast with an conversation with Alison Bomgardner of XCSB (formerly WCSB) regarding the Cleveland student radio station's abrupt handover to Ideastream. Bob and Jim then talk to various members of student media across the Horizon League, including: Derek Williams, The Cauldron (Cleveland State) Citlali Sanchez, The Campus Citizen (IU Indy) Jack Laude, UWM Post Mike Okoronkwo,...

With the recent news of potential redevelopment proposals at both the Wolstein Center and UWM Panther Arena, Bob and Jim discuss to overall ramifications should those proposals become a reality.

Julie Roe Lach will be departing as commissioner of the Horizon League for an Executive VP role with Pacers Sports and Entertainment, and in this bonus episode, Bob and Jim lay out some of what the new commissioner will need to tackle, as well as look at some possible candidates for the job.

Bob, Jim and Kyle dive in to recap all the previews from Preview Week, and in this episode, they discuss the following teams, and much more! Cleveland State (WBB) Robert Morris (MBB) Green Bay (WBB) Milwaukee (MBB) Subscribe: ⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠ Donate: ⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob, Jim and Kyle dive in to recap all the previews from Preview Week, and in this episode, they discuss the following teams: Northern Kentucky (WBB) Detroit Mercy MBB) Detroit Mercy (WBB) Cleveland State (MBB) Youngstown State (WBB) Purdue Fort Wayne (MBB) Robert Morris (WBB) Oakland (MBB) Purdue Fort Wayne (WBB) Youngstown State (MBB) Subscribe: ⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠ Donate: ⁠⁠hor...

Bob, Jim and Kyle dive in to recap all the previews from Preview Week, and in this episode, they discuss the following teams: Oakland (WBB) IU Indy (MBB) IU Indy (WBB) Wright State (MBB) Wright State (WBB) Green Bay (MBB) Milwaukee (WBB) Northern Kentucky (MBB) Subscribe: ⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠ Donate: ⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠ Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

As is an annual tradition for the HoriZone Roundtable, Bob and Jim welcome various play-by-play voices from around the Horizon League to discuss their respective teams and other topics. Guest include: Dan Hasty, Detroit Mercy Greg Rakestraw, IU Indy Brady Laber, Northern Kentucky Chris Collins, Wright State Robb Schmidt, Youngstown State Subscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe Donate: horizone...

Rocco Miller joins Bob and Jim to talk about his views on the Horizon League, including the schedules, roster makeups and who the ever-changing college basketball landscape has affected the conference.

Bob and Jim welcome Green Bay legend and new men's basketball general manager Keifer Sykes to the podcast. They discuss his career, his new role with the Phoenix, his documentary and foundation, and more! More on the Free 10 Foundation: free10foundation.org Keifer Sykes by Wisco Kidz: https://youtu.be/PSCSJTG862g?feature=shared Subscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe Donate: horizoneoundta...

Bob and Jim welcome Tristan Freeman ( @hoopsnut351 ) to discuss some of players coming to the Horizon League this season, as well as how the teams will fare. Subscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe Donate: horizoneroundtable.com/donate Patreon: patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

As is an annual tradition, Bob and Jim welcome Horizon Boy ( @HorizonBoy_HB ) back to the podcast to talk about his predictions from last season and what he expects to see in the 2025-26 season. Subscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe Donate: horizoneroundtable.com/donate Patreon: patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

To kick off the 2025-26 season, the HoriZone Roundtable holds its annual writer's forum. In the men's edition of this year's forum, Bob welcomes the following writers: Greg Kula - Cleveland State Eric Fischer - Green Bay Chris Schumerth - IU Indy Alex Perez - Northern Kentucky Griffin Beers - Oakland James Moon - Wright State

To kick off the 2025-26 season, the HoriZone Roundtable holds its annual writer's forum. In the women's edition of this year's forum, Bob welcomes the following writers: Kyle Rossi - Cleveland State Eric Fischer - Green Bay Chris Schumerth - IU Indy Isaac Wendel - Purdue Fort Wayne James Moon - Wright State

In this episode, Bob, along with new permanent co-host Jim Sarow, talk about some of the off-season activities, including ex-Horizon Leaguers in G League action, roster changes and scheduling.

In this episode, Bob welcomes new IU Indy head coach Ben Howlett, and they discuss his system, how the team is being built, and a few other items of interest.

Bob breaks down the latest in the IU Indy situation, including what's going on with the coaching search and Paul Corsaro's efforts to clear his name. He also talks about some of the latest roster additions across the Horizon League as teams gear up for summer workouts.

Bob welcomes Kyle Rossi and other prominent figures in the history of the podcast to discuss notable milestones and topics from the previous 299 episodes, including: Jimmy Lemke Matt Dudek Karic Jones Jim Sarow Kyle Craven Horizon Boy Intro: Swag Enuff - Microwave Red ft. Meel/Fly Tye (Producer: Sunny Collins) Music Video Link: https://youtu.be/8QpeT9mVOfU?feature=shared

Bob had an opportunity to speak with Rob Summers, the new head coach at Cleveland State. They talk about, among other things, his time as a CSU assistant, the ever-expanding Dennis Gates coaching tree, his offensive philosophy, and...Skype?

As national media loses its mind over the never-ending changes in college player movement, Bob and John treat this episode as business as usual, discussing the last entries and exits in the Horizon League.

Bob talks about the return of Rob Summers of Cleveland State, this time as head coach. He also breaks down some of the transfers that have arrived at various teams, including the non-D1 influx at Northern Kentucky.

Bob talks some Horizon League baseball with the head coach of defending champion Northern Kentucky, Dizzy Peyton. This talk about his long history with NKU, the challenges of northern baseball teams and scheduling, and, of course, the Wright State-Northern Kentucky rivalry, among other things.

Daniyal Robinson is reportedly headed to North Texas, and Bob and John discuss the ramifications of this news at Cleveland State. The also talk about the transfer portal and how it has affected some Horizon League teams significantly.

In Matt's last episode as a regular co-host of the podcast, he and Bob talk about Robert Morris giving Alabama a run for its money, as well as the names emerging in the transfer portal. Finally, Matt has some closing thoughts on his time with the HoriZone Roundtable.