HoriZone Roundtable

Bob and John Parker, filling in for Matt, welcome Kyle Rossi ( @KyleHZRT ) to talk about how the Horizon League shapes up on the women's side. Topics include the brand-new roster for Detroit Mercy, Wright State's coaching change and how good the top half of the league, specifically IUPUI and Milwaukee, will be. They also discuss a conference change that could have ramifications for the Horizon Lea...

Horizon League handicapper Horizon Boy (@HorizonBoy_HB) is back to talk with Bob and John (who's filling in for Matt) about the upcoming season. They also discuss some of the predictions made by some of the preseason basketball publications.

Bob goes solo and talks with Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman ( @CoachCoffman ). They discuss the Mastodons' first year in the Horizon League amid the pandemic, as well as what the upcoming season holds.

This is the annual HoriZone Roundtable writer's forum, in which Bob and Matt invite contributors from horizoneroundtable.com to discuss their respective team's off-seasons, prospects for the 2021-22 season, and views of the rest of the conference. This year's participants include John Parker ( @horizonejohn ), Kyle Craven ( @KyleCraven_NR ), Alec Kwait ( @alec_kwait ), Karic Jones ( @Karic_Jones )...

With Bob heading into a break for the summer, he and Matt discuss a variety of lingering topics within the Horizon League, specifically the ongoing situation with the Detroit Mercy women's basketball team. Also, Wright State has a new women's head coach in Kari Hoffman, and Cleveland State's Dennis Gates, the rumored target of many open high-profile jobs, signs a long-term contract extension.

Bob and Matt are joined by Northern Kentucky great Drew McDonald to talk about the current situation regarding former NKU coach John Brannen, who was ousted from the University of Cincinnati. They also talk about Drew's playing days, what he's been up to since graduating, and the current landscape of the Horizon League.

Pat Baldwin, Jr. has signed with Milwaukee, making him on of the most prominent recruits in Horizon League history. Bob and John talk about the impact of this, and, of course, have a conversation with his dad, Panthers head coach Pat Baldwin, Sr., about Milwaukee's prospects for next season. And naturally, Jimmy Lemke makes an appearance to give his assessment of the signing. 

Jimmy Lemke returns again to co-host his namesake event with Bob, talking with fans from all over the Horizon League once again to talk about the previous season, as well as prospects for next season. This year's participants: Cleveland State: Jon Durda( @pronkville08 ) Detroit Mercy: Rick Neaton ( @rickneaton ) Green Bay: Jim Sarow ( @JimSarow ) Oakland: Brian Nguyen ( @kim.jong.skillz ) Purdue F...

Jimmy Lemke returns again to co-host his namesake event with Bob, talking with fans from all over the Horizon League once again to talk about the previous season, as well as prospects for next season. This year's participants: Cleveland State: Jon Durda( @pronkville08 ) Detroit Mercy: Rick Neaton ( @rickneaton ) Green Bay: Jim Sarow ( @JimSarow ) Oakland: Brian Nguyen ( @kim.jong.skillz ) Purdue F...

Former IUPUI player and assistant coach Matt Crenshaw returns to his alma mater to take over the men's basketball team, and Bob, Matt and John talk to him about his new role. They also talk about his time in the Navy and as a player, as well as his familiarity with Horizon League foes he's come across during his career. And, of course, they talked about his former coach, Ron Hunter and the impact...

Bob, Matt and John welcome Sean Paul, who has been busy on Making the Madness, as well as other venues, to discuss latest comings and goings in the Horizon League. This includes the recent hire of Matt Crenshaw as the next head coach of IUPUI, several key transfers into the conference, as well as one notable intraconference transfer.

Bob, Matt and John welcome new Purdue Fort Wayne women's head coach Maria Marchesano to the podcast to talk about returning back to the Horizon League and, more specifically, her hometown of Fort Wayne. They also discuss the IUPUI men's and Wright State women's job openings, as well as the latest from the transfer portal.

In this bonus episode, Bob and John talk with Milwaukee women's basketball head coach Kyle Rechlicz. The discuss, among other things, the first-round win in the WNIT, how next year is shaping up and the unique challenges that presented themselves this season. 

Bob, Matt and John (with a new Twitter handle, @horizoneJohn) talk about the post-season success of the Horizon League's women's basketball teams, including Wright State's upset of Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament and Milwaukee's dominant win over Drake in the WNIT. Bob and Matt also have a conversation with Cleveland State's Chris Kielsmeier, whose team took the WBI crown. 

With Cleveland State's loss to Houston in the NCAA Tournament, the men's basketball season is over. Bob and Matt talk about the CSU exit and head coach's Dennis Gates' future. They also discuss the never-ending discussion about improving the conference's performance in the tourney, as well as the also never-ending announcements of players in the transfer portal.

John Parker and Alec Kwait fill in for Matt this episode, as they discuss Cleveland State making the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2009 and facing its first-round opponent, Houston. They also talk about the flurry of activity from Horizon League players entering the transfer portal, including some prominent names.

Jimmy Lemke returns to the podcast, joining Bob, Matt, John Parker and Kyle Craven to try and wade through the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament, which could only be described as the craziest night of games in league history. They include the last-second Northern Kentucky win, Milwaukee's shocking OT upset of Wright State, Oakland's overtime victory versus Youngstown State, and the tr...

First the first round of the Horizon League tournament over, Bob and Matt discuss the winners and losers, including Purdue Fort Wayne advancing against Green Bay. Also, with the Phoenix's season through, they also talk about a swath of Green Bay players entering the transfer portal, including its star, Amari Davis.

The Horizon League regular season has come to an end, and Dan Gliot from the Horizon League joins Bob, Matt and John to explain the ins and outs of the formula, seeding and the tourney format. Bob, Matt and John also talk about the last weekend of the regular season, including how any HL team has a shot at the tournament.

Wright State has pulled back into a first-place tie with Cleveland State, and Bob and Matt welcome ex-Raider Bill Wampler ( @BillyWampler2 ) on the podcast to talk about his old team and their ongoing success. Bob and Matt also tackle the rest of the week in the Horizon League, which feature the exit of AJ Bramah from Robert Morris, Marcus Burk's offensive tear, and a rare stumble for Cleveland St...

With the season winding down, Bob and Matt take a look at how the Horizon League is shaping up, with the top two teams (Cleveland State and Wright State), well-positioned for the highest seeds, while teams like Norther Kentucky and Detroit Mercy are getting hot at the right time to stake their claim on the first-round conference tournament byes. Plus, they also talk about the bizarre ending to CSU...

John Parker fills in for Matt, and talks with Bob about the Horizon League's tournament format and the formula the conference will use for seeding. They also discussed what happened over the weekend, which will likely not make the HL's seeding calculations that much easier.

As the second half of the conference schedule kicks off, Bob and Matt are still trying to make heads or tails of the identities of the teams within the Horizon League, as inconsistency has been a predominant theme from top to bottom. They also delve into what the format for the conference tournament may look like, specifically the reported incentive top four teams will receive, 

It's the halfway point of the Horizon League schedule, and Bob and Matt talk about some of the surprises and disappointments throughout the conference. This includes Wright State's odd pattern of dominating one game and losing another for three weeks in a row, Youngstown State's continuing struggles, and the almost clockwork emergence of a logjam in the middle of the HL standings.

Bob and Matt talk about Cleveland State's perfect start to the Horizon League schedule and what to look forward to from the Vikings moving forward. They also discuss Wright State's recent stumbles, which includes Youngstown State's upset of the Raiders on national television, as well as Oakland's woes against Green Bay and Milwaukee's strong showing against IUPUI.