HoriZone Roundtable

With multiple Horizon League teams taking the week off, Bob and Matt talk about the teams that did compete, including Youngstown State, who swept their two games, and Milwaukee, who fell short against Colorado. And since Matt has been out the last couple of weeks, the discuss Oakland's start that experienced a hiccup with a one-point loss against Bowling Green.

The first weekend of the Horizon League conference schedule is the the books, and Bob and John talk about how the first two games impacted each team in the league. The discussion includes Oakland's continued success, Cleveland State showing why they were picked first in the preseason, and question marks surrounding multiple teams, including Wright State and Northern Kentucky.

Bob and John delve into yet another week of non-conference games, as well as the started of the conference slate for the women, which found IUPUI notably absent due to COVID issues. They discuss the rise of Jamal Cain as one of the best players in the league during the early going, as well as some of the struggles teams from top to bottom have had in unexpected places. 

College basketball season has officially started, and Bob and John are joined by 2005 Horizon League Player of the Year Ed McCants (@EdwardMcCantsMS). They talk about McCants' post-playing days, as well as the first week of the non-conference slate.

This is the first part of the 2020 Jimmy Lemke Fan Battle Royale. Fans from every school not named Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky and Youngstown State weighed in on a variety of topics related to last season and prospects for the year ahead.

The list of participants:

Cleveland State:  Tim Bundy (@duds14)

Detroit Mercy: Shawn O'Neil (@UD_Shawn)

Green Bay: Kevin Pytleski (@KevinPyt)

IUPUI: Erin Dunn (@Mystic_Flute1)

Oakland: Landon Melling (@landoncmelling)

Purdue Fort Wayne: Travis Olinske (@TravisOlinske)

UIC: Olyer Anderson (@Flamesmania)

Wright State: Mathis Amidon (@bonesamidon)

In the second part of the 2020 Jimmy Lemke Fan Battle Royale, Bob and Matt continue the discussion about the Horizon League and its teams with fans from across the conference.

The list of participants:

Cleveland State:  Tim Bundy (@duds14)

Detroit Mercy: Shawn O'Neil (@UD_Shawn)

Green Bay: Kevin Pytleski (@KevinPyt)

IUPUI: Erin Dunn (@Mystic_Flute1)

Oakland: Landon Melling (@landoncmelling)

Purdue Fort Wayne: Travis Olinske (@TravisOlinske)

UIC: Olyer Anderson (@Flamesmania)

Wright State: Mathis Amidon (@bonesamidon)

Bob and Matt welcome student media members from around the Horizon League to talk about their respective teams, as well as the conference in general in the runup to the 2021-22 season. Guest include:

Exhibition games have started in the Horizon League, and Bob and Matt talk about all the games that took place this past week. These include a charity match-up between Oakland and Eastern Michigan, the return of defending champs Cleveland State, and the debut of Pat Baldwin, Jr. at Milwaukee.

Bob, Matt and John get together to recap everything that came out during Preview Week (at horizoneroundtable.com). In Part 2, they tackle the top half of the preseason rankings, as well as what will likely be a season-long battle for Horizon League Player of the Year.

Bob, Matt and John get together to recap everything that came out during Preview Week (at horizoneroundtable.com). In Part 1, they discuss how the bottom half of the conference shook out, and what each team could do to outperform their preseason ranking.