1. Green Bay (6-2) After getting blown out by Georgia State, Green Bay got a huge win at Miami (Fla.). Couple that with neutral-site wins against Florida Gulf Coast and Evansville, and the Phoenix have a pretty solid résumé so far. 2. Valparaiso (8-2) Valpo…
For the second consecutive week, Green Bay senior guard Keifer Sykes has won the Horizon League Player of the Week award. Sykes averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals as the Phoenix won the Gulf Coast Showcase title. Sykes also shot 47.7% from the…
The NCAA announced sites for the 2016-2018 NCAA Tournaments Monday, and the Midwest Regional will come to Chicago’s United Center in 2016. The NCAA also announced that the Round of 64 and Round of 32 of the tournament will go back to being to first- and…
The Horizon League could have one of the more exciting mid-major title races of any conference. Defending regular season champion Green Bay returns reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Keifer Sykes, but Cleveland State also returns its core from a team that finished second…
Valparaiso basketball history is full of drama. It holds one of the most iconic moments in college basketball history in Bryce Drew’s game winner against Ole Miss in the first round of the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Valpo also had the Lutheran miracle of 1988 when…
UIC is coming off a very poor season that saw only six wins total. The Flames have a better group this season, although whether the group is slightly better or significantly better will depend on the impact of Howard Moore‘s six newcomers. The new-look Flames…
Along with a release of the full Horizon League on Tuesday came the release of the conference’s television schedule for the 2014-15 season. Two Horizon League conference games will be televised nationally on ESPN2, with three others broadcast nationally on ESPNU. Additionally, seven non-conference games…
The Catch and Shoot’s Ultra Early Season Preview for 2014-15 continues with a look at the Horizon League. Cleveland State, which finished second in the conference last season, is poised to be the favorite with all five starters returning. Defending regular season champion Green Bay…
That thing called the First Four will soon be in the past, and then we can move on to the real Madness. (Don’t get me wrong. The First Four was very entertaining. It’s just not the same as what is about to happen Thursday and…
The Horizon League Tournament is set to begin tonight with three first round games: Detroit at Milwaukee, Youngstown State at Oakland, and UIC at Valparaiso. The winners of these three games advance to the second round Friday in Green Bay. Green Bay, which hosts the…
