Monday, September 16, 2024
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#HLMBB Transfer Tracker 2024

As we have done ever year, the HoriZone Roundtable compiles a list of the players entering and existing their respective teams. This year, we've decided to start early, as coaching changes at Detroit Mercy and IUPUI have prompted players who are already...

We Ride With Horizon Boy Again!

As is annual tradition, Bob and Matt welcome back Horizon Boy (@HorizonBoy_HB) back to the podcast, where he provides his insight and his picks for the upcoming season. Also, they talk about something that the in-conference rivalries could use: Trophies.

Oakland fills out roster with West Virginia’s Bembry

It isn’t often you add to your college basketball roster after the calendar turns to September. Oakland had the chance to do so in recent weeks, and they just took advantage. West Virginia transfer Jeremiah Bembry...

Bonus – A Conversation with Doug Gottlieb

In this bonus episode, Bob and Matt caught up with Green Bay head coach and Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb. They talk about all things Phoenix, including his returnees and incoming players. They also talk about a number of off-the-court topics as well.

Assistant coach Dunn returns to Cleveland State

Though it took Cleveland State until September to round out its coaching lineup, the group's newest addition shouldn’t take too long to get caught up. Bob Dunn, a Vikings assistant coach from 2021-23, has been re-hired to Chris Kielsmeier’s...

Ten must-watch #HLWBB games in 2024-25

The Horizon League unveiled its 2024-25 schedule last week, the conference's second since adopting what it calls a "modernized approach," an attempt to balance competitive equity and common-sense travel arrangements. As usual, each of the HL's 11 members will play a double...

Comparing Oakland to past mid-major darlings

When a mid-major team constructs a run in the NCAA Tournament, the fan base of that team will likely have a thought that runs through their head. “This is going to change everything.” For some, this...

Breaking down Oakland’s upcoming non-conference schedule

“Consistency is the hallmark of greatness.” That quote is one of Greg Kampe’s favorites, and it reverberates throughout the walls of the O’rena. If there was any fear that a historic season that ended in the national spotlight would...

#HLWBB Starting Five: Brandi Chastain Edition

Welcome (back) to the Starting Five, your rundown of the key stories in #HLWBB since the last Starting Five post. 1. Here We Go Again Last July, I led one of these posts with the news that...

2024 #HLMBB Preseason Spaces

Time: 7pm ET Hosts: Bob McDonald & Matt Dudek Scheduled Guests: John Templon (@nybuckets), Writer, NIT Bracketology/Horizon League contributor, Blue Ribbon Yearbook Paul Corsaro (@CoachCorsaro on Twitter,...

The 2024 Writer’s Forum – Women’s Edition

Bob (and later Matt) talk about the Horizon League women's basketball landscape for the upcoming season. As part of this discussion, they're joined by Kyle Rossi (Cleveland State), Blake Schumaker (Wright State), Andrew Schad (Milwaukee), Michael Ruscher (Nothern Kentucky) and Luke Hildebrand (Purdue Fort...