HoriZone Roundtable

Mastodons have an edge about themselves as they prepare for their second season in Horizon League competition Editor's Note: Cameron Benford is a member of...

Colonials look to move past an underwhelming Horizon League debut Robert Morris's entry into the Horizon League was met with promise that the Colonials would...

Luke Yaklich's debut as UIC's head coach last season showed promise, but a combination of injuries and COVID protocol issues derailed any momentum the Flames could have had. While much of the starting lineup remains intact, including super seniors Michael Diggins and Jamie Ahale, Teyvion Kirk is no longer with the team, and a swath of new players have arrived to bolster Yaklich's depth in both the frontcourt and the backcourt.

It's been a wild past couple of seasons in Indianapolis but out steps two-year interim head coach Byron Rimm, and in comes long time Jaguar associate head coach Matt Crenshaw. Crenshaw did not only play four seasons for IUPUI, but he is the school's all-time leader in assists, as well as an assistant at the school for 12 seasons. He comes back to Indianapolis with a completely new roster from the last time he was in town (2018), returning only 35.7% of its scoring, and losing the three-headed monster of Marcus Burk, Jaylen Minnett, and Elyjah Goss. One of Burk, Minnett or Goss led the team in scoring in all but one game last season, and led the team in rebounds in every contest. But, this is exactly what the transfer portal is here for, and Crenshaw is using it. He brings in 3 of those, a lot of which are expected to run featured roles on the squad. Along with that, Crenshaw has strong Indianapolis connections and brought two local kids in late.

On the heels of our announcements of the HoriZone Roundtable preseason women's poll and preseason all-conference teams on Tuesday morning, the Horizon League followed...

Green Bay looks to return to the top of the Horizon League After years of dominating the Horizon League, Green Bay has now gone without...

Vikings primed for another successful season On January 22nd, Cleveland State stood at 2-7 following a nine-point defeat to Green Bay. And while the Vikings'...

Williams tabbed to win fourth Player of the Year honor To the surprise of absolutely nobody who has watched Horizon League women's basketball over the...

IUPUI is the consensus favorite to win their second Horizon League championship in the last three seasons, according to a poll of the HoriZone...

For the second year in a row, I'm picking players who could make up an All-Newcomer team if the Horizon League still had one. My picks last year were a mixed bag. Jalen Moore was the obvious standout; he led the nation in assists on his way to being a First Team All-League pick and unanimous selection to the HoriZone Roundtable All-League team. Teyvion Kirk earned a spot on our All-League team as well, while D'Moi Hodge put up a good enough season that we've got All-League expectations for him in year two. Despite prior Division I success, Taurean Thompson and Carlos Hines didn't pan out in the league. On the flipside, Marques Warrick proved me wrong and earned All-League honors as a freshman, Bul Kuol stayed healthy and had a massive breakout season as a fifth year senior, and DeAndre Gholston went from being the third leading scorer on a stacked Junior College team to an All-League caliber player for Milwaukee. On paper this year's top contenders look even stronger than last year's, which nearly produced an entire lineup of All-League picks. The league's highest rated high school commitment of all time is joined by two 2021 All-NEC picks and three Power Conference transfers who have averaged double-digit scoring in the past. Without even considering Junior College recruits and under-the-radar freshmen poised to be this year's Amari Davis or Marques Warrick, there are more potential All-League newcomers than there are spots in the lineup. After two years of writing articles about the lack of newcomers on All-League teams our voters finally came through and put a pair of the players listed below on our All-League team, and I still have to wonder if we've missed some obvious candidates. Here’s a look at who would be the early season favorites for an All-Newcomer team if it still existed: