Uncategorized – HoriZone Roundtable

Bob and Matt start of by remembering Earl Cureton, the staple of Detroit Mercy basketball who passed away on Sunday, a day after providing color for the Titans game against Robert Morris. They also talk about Detroit Mercy's luck being bad already, having clinched the Horizon League record for consecutive losses this week. Plus, they discuss the rest of the conference, which now has two teams tied for the top spot.

In this bonus episode, Bob has a conversation with new Milwaukee head coach Bart Lundy, in which they talk about his two stints at Division II Queens University (including his recent success during his second go-around). They also talk about his time on Buzz Williams' staff at Marquette, as well as his tenure with High Point.

With men's basketball season officially over, Bob and Matt discuss some of the early moves among Horizon League players. This includes DeAndre Gholston finding a landing spot on Dennis Gates' new squad, Grant Basile's entry into the transfer portal and how that will impact Wright State, and Garrett Covington entering the portal after an injury-shortened extra season.

With post-season tournaments in full swing, Bob and Matt discuss Wright State's First Four win against Bryant, as well as the odd circumstances surrounding Horizon League teams playing in The Basketball Classic. Also, they talk about the arrival of Milwaukee's new head coach, Bart Lundy, as well as the pending departure of Dennis Gates, a move that doesn't really surprise anyone, given the buzz around him over the past year.

Bob is joined by Kyle Rossi and Blake Schumaker to talk about the Horizon League teams making their way into the post-season. That includes Wright State's play-in game against Bryant on the men's side and upset-minded IUPUI's journey to Norman to face Oklahoma on the women's side. They also talk about the NIT bid Cleveland State, a pair of WNIT bids for Youngstown State and Green Bay, a CBI journey for Purdue Fort Wayne, and CIT games for Youngstown State and Detroit Mercy.

Bob is in Indianapolis for the semifinals and finals of the Horizon League Tournament, and he and Matt break down the match-ups between the final four teams. They also talk about the firing of Pat Baldwin, Sr. at Milwaukee and where that program will go next.

In this bonus episode, Bob talks with the six players that made up IUPUI's entire team for the last month of the season: BJ Maxwell (@Countup_Max), Bakari LaStrap (@Mr_Lastrap), Mike DePersia (@mikeydep3), Nathan McClure (@nathanmcclure98) and Boston Stanton (@boston3_0), and Chuks Isitua (@kingchuks_1). They discuss how they worked through the end of the season, which included some strangely bad luck in some spots and, of course, the Jags' win over Robert Morris.

With the first round of the Horizon League tournament in the books, Bob and Matt come together for this bonus episode to discuss everything that happened, including IUPUI's toughness playing five guys, even in defeat, Robert Morris' upset of Youngstown State, the end of Milwaukee's disaster of a season at the hands of UIC, and Antoine Davis doing Antoine Davis-like things (i.e. score 38 points).

The regular season is over for the Horizon League, and with a low seed being predicted for the ultimate victor of the conference tournament, Bob and Matt discuss how the top teams not named Purdue Fort Wayne and Northern Kentucky have had mixed results in their final games. They also talk about the upcoming games on Tuesday and whether the lower seeds have any chance of an upset.

Bob is flying solo this week, in which Cleveland State wrapped up the Horizon League regular season title, while the remaining seeds from 2 through 6 remain up for grabs. He lays out the scenarios in which each of those teams can clinch a first-round bye, and well as talks about Oakland's odd collapse at the hands of Wright State and Northern Kentucky, not to mention the Raiders and Norse's inability to beat Detroit Mercy. He also talks about IUPUI getting its first conference win of the season as the Jaguars still play with only six healthy players on the roster.