Even when Alec Peters isn’t sensational, he does something sensational. While the Valparaiso forward had, by his standards, a mediocre game in Wednesday’s 80-61 win against Chicago State, his 15 points were enough to surpass 2,000 points for his career. Peters entered the game needing…
No. 1 seed Valparaiso mounted a comeback against No. 5 Green Bay in the closing minutes Monday in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals, culminating in this full-court pass to forward Alec Peters for a game-tying layup. The Crusaders and the Phoenix are currently in overtime…
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…
UIC is a struggling, young team, and the Horizon League did not do the Flames any favors with the conference schedule. UIC will play its first three Horizon League games on the road, starting with title favorite Valparaiso on Saturday. What you should know about Valparaiso (10-3,…
Missouri State came to the ARC on Saturday playing its best basketball in over a season, but Valparaiso blew right past the Bears for a 74-45 win. Junior forward Alec Peters led the Crusaders with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.…
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…
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…
A hobbled Valparaiso team edged out a 54-44 win over Green Bay on Tuesday to grasp the Horizon League Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. This will be Bryce Drew’s second journey to the NCAA tournament as a coach. The Crusaders went dancing in…
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.…
