Former Oakland point guard Kay Felder was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the 54th overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft and reportedly traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Felder was the 2015-16 Horizon League Player of the Year and a third team All-American selection after averaging 24.4…
The Horizon League season ended Sunday, and now all 10 teams are looking forward to the conference tournament this weekend. The conference will be announcing awards this week, and here is the ballot I submitted. The voting system works by ranking players, so the No. 1…
For the first time in program history, UIC players have won Horizon League Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week during same week. Sophomore center Tai Odiase earned Player of the Week, sharing the award with Oakland guard Kay Felder. Forward Dikembe Dixson…
When Oakland point guard Kay Felder found teammate Nick Daniels for a 3-pointer Thursday with 11:11 remaining in the second half, he set a new Horizon League record for career assists. Felder, a 5-foot-9 junior, now has 703 assists after finishing with 12 dimes in a…
UIC forward Dikembe Dixson is continuing his tear through the Horizon League, earning his sixth conference freshman of the week award Monday. Dixson averaged 28 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games last week. The Freeport, Illinois, native is the first UIC player to earn six…
MILWAUKEE — Oakland’s Kay Felder and Milwaukee’s Jordan Johnson have plenty in common. Both guards stand 5 feet 9 inches tall. Both play for Horizon League programs. Both are the Division I leaders in assists per game. Felder boasts the nation’s top mark with 8.9 dimes per contest.…
