With Wednesday’s victory at Loyola, Cleveland State coach Gary Waters recorded his 350th career win. Waters, 64, is now 350-268 (56.6 percent) in his 20-year career as a head coach. Waters, in his 10th season at Cleveland State, is 179-134 (57.2 percent). He has led the Vikings to…
Loyola struggled against Cleveland State’s pressure defense Thursday in a 60-54 loss at Gentile Arena. The Ramblers coughed up the ball 16 times, which the Vikings turned into 15 points. With guards being the team’s strong suits, one would think a ball handling would not be a…
Loyola tries to bounce back Wednesday from the weekend loss at Notre Dame when Cleveland State visits Gentile Arena. This is the first meeting between the Ramblers and the Vikings since Loyola left the Horizon League in 2013. Loyola leads the all-time series 22-19. …
College basketball’s first games of the 2015-16 season are just one month away. With preseason in full swing, here is a look at how the Horizon League shapes up. 1. Valparaiso Notable departures: None Projected starters: Lexus Williams, Tevonn Walker, Darien Walker, Alec Peters, Vashil Fernandez Valparaiso…
All-conference forward Anton Grady will transfer from Cleveland State, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported Wednesday. Grady averaged 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.5 steals last season. He will have one season of eligibility at his new institution, which he can use immediately as a graduate…
Updated May 11, 1:00 p.m. The 2014-15 season was a thriller in the Horizon League. First and fourth place were separated by only two games as Valparaiso took the conference title and eventually the tournament title as well. While the conference will not be as good one…
For the second straight season, Cleveland State’s leading scorer is transferring. Junior guard Trey Lewis, who averaged 16.3 points per game, will leave the program and look to transfer to a higher-level program, according to Scout.com’s Brian Snow. Last season, Bryn Forbes averaged 15.6 points for the…
The Horizon League Tournament gets underway Tuesday night. I’m a big fan of this tournament because of how much it favors teams that performed well in the regular season. The top two seeds, which are Valparaiso and Green Bay this season, receive byes to Saturday’s semifinals,…
The Horizon League regular season wrapped up yesterday, and the conference will be announcing season awards this week. Here is how The Catch and Shoot voted, along with the addition of some of its own awards that the Horizon League does not officially give out.…
Sloppy play late in the second half made the final minutes interesting, but in the end Valparaiso pulled out a 56-53 win Friday at Cleveland State to secure its third regular season Horizon League title in four seasons under coach Bryce Drew. Valparaiso (26-5, 13-3 Horizon)…
