HoriZone Roundtable

The Wright State men’s and women’s basketball teams continued conference play on Sunday afternoon. While one team passed the test with ease, the other...

Slow Start, Slow Finish Doom Norse The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team lost its second straight Horizon League game Saturday night, 68-53, at the hands...

Lauren Ross, the fourth-best three-point shooter in the nation, connected from well behind the arc with 2.5 seconds remaining to lift Purdue Fort Wayne over Cleveland State on Sunday. The dagger spoiled the Vikings' comeback from a nine-point halftime deficit and gave PFW firm control of the Horizon League race.

After a recent conversation on Twitter about the league's apparent unwritten rules when it comes to naming Player of the Week — most importantly, that a team probably has to go 2-0 for its player to be a contender for the award unless a record-setting perofrmance is in play — I decided to dive deeper into my thoughts on Player of the Week. While I will typically side with the way the league usually likes players who've played multiple games, I also want to acknowledge that wins and losses don't necessarily dictate which individual player had the best week. Part of the league's job is probably to not acknowledge it, but sometimes parity doesn't exist in Horizon League play. It's less of an issue this season, but a pair of home games against Detroit Mercy and the artist formerly known as IUPUI last season doesn't even compare to a road trip that featured Oakland and Youngstown State. One will likely result in a 2-0 week while the other won't, and even a less extreme Strength of Schedule split shouldn't arbitrarily eliminate a player on that road trip from winning Player of the Week. This week was an interesting one, with only a few POTW-worthy performances and some interesting circumstances surrounding them. Despite everything I just said I did end up bumping a player from consideration for Player of the Week due to team results, but the games weren't even competitive. As a result, the league's most impressive performances both came from a pair of teammates. I had to dive even deeper into my Player of the Week philosophy, choosing Purdue Fort Wayne's Rasheed Bello over fellow Mastodon Jalen Jackson for this week's award. Without further ado, here are my picks for Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week:

With Oakland in danger of falling to 2-5 in the league, and about to play a road game, their goal was do anything to...

There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. At home, everything is familiar; you know what’s in the fridge, you call all...

Cleveland State finally got back out on the road for a meeting at Robert Morris and Youngstown State. With a combined home record of...

Milwaukee defended home court, completing a season sweep of the Green Bay Phoenix with a 70-59 victory, barring a potential rematch in the conference...

The NKU Lady Norse looked to build on their modest two-game win streak as they welcomed in IU-Indianapolis (4-12 overall, 3-4 Horizon League), winners...