The Horizon League suspended Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe for one game due to engaging with an official in an unacceptable way that violated league regulations after a loss to Robert Morris. Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach made the announcement Tuesday,
Reigning Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year, Callie Genke answers the call this year as a starter for the Phoenix.
The Youngstown State University women's basketball team fell to Purdue Fort Wayne, 79-56, Wednesday at Zidian Family Arena. The Penguins were held to five points in the first quarter and trailed throughout the entire game.
For the second week in a row Northrop High School graduate and Mastodons junior guard Jalen Jackson is the Horizon League Player of the Week, following a Herculean effort Saturday against IU Indianapolis.
Two games for the price of one is a big hit. That was the case prior to 2018 when the Horizon League would occasionally hold men's and women's basketball doubleheaders. Since then every game is a stand alone meaning this week fans are coming to the YSU campus three of four days to see games.
Thursday’s Horizon League slate includes the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-7, 8-3 Horizon League) playing the Cleveland State Vikings (16-6, 10-1 Horizon League) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPNU.Buy
Jamichael Stilwell, albeit barely, scrapped out his eighth double-double in the last nine games with 10 points and 10 boards. Danilo Jovanovich had a career-high 10 points, eight of which came in the first half, to go along with seven rebounds.
Erik Pratt scored 20 points off the bench in 23 minutes to lead the Panthers to their biggest-ever win at Northern Kentucky.
The Raiders (11-11, 4-6) play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Youngstown State (13-9, 7-4), which is one of four teams in the HL with a positive turnover margin, forcing 13 per game and committing 12.5. The Penguins have won five in a row and nine of the last 11 games in the series, including an 80-70 victory in the Nutter Center on Dec. 18.
IU Indianapolis visits the Robert Morris Colonials after Paul Zilinskas scored 23 points in the Jaguars' 91-80 loss to the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.
With the loss, YSU falls to 9-13 overall and 4-8 in conference play. The ‘Guins will hit the road to take on Green Bay on Thursday, Feb. 6.
San Jose Sharks list of pending UFAs includes Mikael Granlund, Luke Kunin, Nico Sturm, Cody Ceci, Jan Rutta, Vitek Vanecek and Alexandar Georgiev.