Reach The Horizon

Detroit's Antoine Davis is one of the most exciting players to watch in the Horizon League. The Horizon League Player of the Week is this weeks guest Reach The Horizon with Justin Kinner. The two look ahead to the big series this weekend between Detroit & Cleveland State. Game 1 will be this Friday night with a 9pm tip-off on ESPNU.

Northern Kentucky's women's basketball coach Camryn Whitaker is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon - The Norse are off to a 6-0 start in league play following a one month absence due to COVID protocols. The Norse came out of the hiatus by picking up two HUGE wins over Milwaukee and now they turn their attention to Green Bay & Wright State.

The voice of Robert Morris men's basketball Chris Shovelin joins the Reach The Horizon Podcast to give the latest on Colonials first season in the Horizon League (Due to tech issues a week ago we are adding this interview a week later).

Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball Head Coach Kyle Rechlicz joins the Reach The Horizon Podcast - Coach Rechlicz and Justin Kinner discuss the challenges facing the programs and athletes during these times + coach weighs in on how her team has been able to overcome adversity. The Panthers (11-1) are 8-0 in conference play to start the season and they will look to keep the momentum rolling as th...

The Cleveland State Vikings will take on the Wright State Raiders in a potential battle for 1st place coming up this weekend - Friday nights contest between the two will be featured on ESPNU at 7pm. The play by play voice of the Cleveland State Vikings Al Pawlowski is Justin Kinner's guest on this weeks edition of Reach The Horizon presented by Zurvita.

ESPN's Jordan Bernfield is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon - Jordan will be on the call tonight for Wright State vs Youngstown State on ESPN2 - Justin Kinner and Jordan preview the match-up as well as break down the start to the HLMBB season and some of the unique story-lines that are beginning to unfold.

Youngstown State G Darius Quisenberry is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon - Quisenberry shares what challenges that he and his teammates face on a daily bases while playing during a COVID impacted season. Quisenberry also shared what makes Youngstown State such a special program & weighs in on what he hopes to accomplish personally and as a team this season. You can catch Darius Quisenberry t...

Max Hooper (Former Oakland Golden Grizzlies Guard) is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon. Max shares memories from his playing days at Oakland as well as what it was like playing for head coach Greg Kampe. Hooper is currently a member of the NBA Champion LA Lakers Coaching Staff. Hooper shares some of the behind the scenes practice stories involving Lebron James, Anthony Davis & more!

ESPN College Basketball Analyst Dick Vitale is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon - Dick Vitale shares memories from his time as head coach of Detroit back before he became a legendary sports caster. Vitale also shares his thoughts on which team should be getting more attention in the Horizon League that is being over looked at the moment.

Wright State head men's basketball coach Scott Nagy is this week's guest on Reach The Horizon - Coach Nagy and Justin Kinner discuss the challenges that lie ahead for all of college basketball during this global pandemic. Nagy also goes in depth on what to expect from a Raiders team that only has one senior in 2020 HL Pre-Season Player of the Year Loudon Love. Scheduling, recruiting, and prepping...

Wright State Raiders Loudon Love (HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year) is this week's guest on Reach The Horizon: - Experience of preparing for a season during a pandemic - What it's like being the only senior on this years roster - The guys discussed his "old school" post player style of play - The transfer portal has taken over college athletics - Loudon Love explained what it was about the Wrigh...

Julie Roe Lach, Deputy Commissioner of the Horizon League, is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon with Justin Kinner. The Horizon League released it's men and women's basketball conference schedules this week and due to the pandemic, the scheduling model is unlike anything we have seen before. Julie Roe Lach took us behind the curtain to what went into the scheduling process for this years COVID...

Oakland Golden Grizzlies Men's golf coach Nick Pumford is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon with Justin Kinner - Coach Pumford discussed his golf career and what led him to Oakland. Pumford also shared what it takes to become a pro golfer and shared his experience getting to caddy for his former golfer Jake Kneen in the 3M Open.

New Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball coach Will Ryan is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon - Coach Ryan took over the Phoenix back in June and he shares what the transition has been like while taking over during COVID-19. Will Ryan also shares his coaching philosophy and approach, what it was like coaching under his legendary father Bo Ryan and more!

Wright State Athletic Director Bob Grant is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon - Bob Grant shared the waiver process to remain Division I following the cut of three sports programs back in June, putting the Raiders below the D1 requirement. Grant also shared some of the happenings behind the scenes with their fall sports teams as they try to stay ready for a potential Spring season. Bob Grant a...

Following the recent announcement that the Horizon League has postponed Fall competition, Commissioner Jon LeCrone joins Reach The Horizon to give more insight as to what went into that decision. Commissioner LeCrone also shares what work is going on behind the scenes in preparation for the upcoming basketball season.

Robert Morris is one of the two newest additions to the Horizon League and this week we focus on the Colonials volleyball program led by head coach Dale Starr - Coach Starr discusses what the impact of joining the HL will have on his program as well as looking back at last year's historic season where they finished as conference champs led behind NEC Player Of The Year Emma Granger.

Men's basketball Co-Horizon League Coach of the Year Dennis Gates is our guest on this week's edition of Reach The Horizon - Coach Gates shares his thoughts on the development of the program after being in charge for 1 season - Coach Gates also shared his scheduling philosophy and how COVID-19 has impacted that as well as his communication with current players.

July 1st marks the official date that the Robert Morris Colonials & Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons join the Horizon League - We caught up with Mastodons head MBB coach Jon Coffman to discuss the growth of his program, his scheduling philosophy, his familiarity with the conference & what expectations he has for his program in year 1!

July 1st marks the official date that the Robert Morris Colonials and the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons join the Horizon League - We caught up with Colonials head coach Andy Toole to discuss the transition into the league, the growth of his program, & what players should HL fans keep an eye on heading into year 1!

Wright State women's basketball assistant coaches Abby Jump & Kim Demmings joined Justin Kinner on this week's Reach The Horizon Podcast - Abby & Kim were teammates on the Raiders Horizon League Championship & NCAA Tournament team back in 2014 as players - Fast forward five years later and the two are teamed up once again at Wright State, but this time as coaches under Katrina Merriweather. Five y...

The Horizon League Player of the Decade Norris Cole is this weeks guest on Reach The Horizon - Norris Cole shares his journey to Cleveland State and he describes the great relationship that he has with the program and current head coach Dennis Gates.

Norther Kentucky graduate Tyler Sharpe wrapped up his Norse career this past season by hoisting his second straight Horizon League Title trophy. Sharpe shares his career experience transferring to NKU from Louisville as a walk-on and earning a scholarship with the Norse. Although Sharpe's college athletics career may be over, he is still waiting to hear the decision from his appeal for an extra ye...

Matt Howard (Butler) shares memories from playing in Back-To-Back National Title Games with the Butler Bulldogs in 2010 & 2011. From his favorite Horizon League opponent to play on the road to walking out on to the floor of the Final Four and National Title Game, Matt Howard reveals all on Reach The Horizon.

This week's guest on Reach The Horizon is Cleveland State Men's Tennis Coach Brian Etzkin - Coach Etzkin has won is the reigning Horizon League Coach of the Year (2019) and has won the COY award four times. Coach Etzkin discussed his teams recent success and how the stoppage in play due to COVID-19 impacted them. Day-to-day communication, training, recruiting and more have all been impacted by thi...