#HLMBB Weekly Notebook – December 26
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INDIANAPOLIS – It’s officially the start of #HLMBB play this week as all 10 teams will be in action on Saturday to start the Horizon League season.
#HLMBB NEWS & NOTES
• Wright State enters Horizon League play ranked No. 13 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll, jumping up four spots after an impressive 79-72 win at Toledo to end the non-conference slate.
• The Raiders have been the most balanced team during the non-conference season as they rank second in the HL in points per game and have had five different players total 20 points or more in a game. WSU also leads #HLMBB in rebounding and has had four separate players grab 10 or more boards in a game. As a team, Wright State shoots 45.5 percent from the floor, good for third in the HL and is first in turnover margin.
• Preseason Player of the Year Antoine Davis of Detroit Mercy continues to lead the HL in scoring and ranks third in the NCAA as he is averaging 25.3 points per game. In addition, he is top 50 in the country in free throw percentage (91.5), 3-pointers per game (3.18) and steals per game (2.18).
• IUPUI’s Marcus Burk is behind Davis in scoring ranked 56th in the country with 18.6 points per contest, while ranking 33rd in 3-pointers per game at 3.15 and shooting 43.2 percent from long range, good for 35th in the country.
• Dantez Walton continues to do big things for Northern Kentucky as he is now the only qualifying player to rank top-5 in the HL in points (18.4), field-goal percentage (.540) and rebounds (7.2) and has won three #HLMBB Player of the Week honors this season. Oakland’s Hill-Mais is just behind Walton as he ranks seventh in scoring (15.6) and third in FG% (.530) and is grabbing more rebounds with 7.6 per game, good for fourth in the HL.
• Milwaukee has a dynamic duo in Darius Roy and Te’Jon Lucas as they both rank top-15 in the Horizon League in points, combining for 30.6 points per game, and also top-10 in assists, totaling 7.6 assists per game.
• Amari Davis of Green Bay is a four-time winner of the #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honor and ranking in the top 10 nationally among freshmen at 15.9 points per game and leads the HL shooting 56.8 percent from the floor.
• UIC’s Tarkus Ferguson continues to do a little bit of everything for the Flames as he leads the HL in assists per game at 4.8, leads the team in scoring and is 10th in the HL at 14.6 and is second in his team in rebounds at 4.7.
• The Phoenix continue to be one of the best offensive teams in the country as they are 11th in the NCAA in scoring offense at 82.6 points per game, while also ranking 11th in assists per game at 17.4 and shooting 37.8 percent from behind the arc to rank 31st in the NCAA.
• The Norse are one of the best in defending the three as they hold opponents to a 26.7 3-point field goal percentage, ranked 14th in the nation.
• Youngstown State continues to hit the offensive glass as the Penguins are 18th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game with 13.5 and 32nd in total rebounds per game at 40.9. Naz Bohannon is leading the charge on the glass grabbing 3.8 offensive boards per game, 23rd in the NCAA.
• The HL had four players tabbed on the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List as Davis, Oakland’s Xavier Hill-Mais, Loudon Love of Wright State and Northern Kentucky’s Jalen Tate were tabbed on the list. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I mid-major player.
RESULTS
| DATE |
GAME |
RECAP |
| Wednesday, Dec. 18 |
DePaul 73, Cleveland State 65 |
Box Score |
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Illinois State 67, UIC 66 |
Box Score |
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Youngstown State 73, Binghamton 55 |
Box Score |
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Syracuse 74, Oakland 62 |
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Green Bay 126, Concordia-Chicago 64 |
Box Score |
| Thursday, Dec. 19 |
Northeastern 74, Detroit Mercy 61 |
Box Score |
| Friday, Dec. 20 |
UIC 76, UC Irvine 67 |
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Fresno State 95, IUPUI 64 |
Box Score |
| Saturday, Dec. 21 |
West Virginia 75, Youngstown State 64 |
Box Score |
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Wright State 79, Toledo 72 |
Box Score |
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Fairfield 61, Oakland 59 (OT) |
Box Score |
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Green Bay 85, Northern Illinois 84 |
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Detroit Mercy 81, SIUE 55 |
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East Tennessee State 80, Cleveland State 55 |
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Wisconsin 83, Milwaukee 64 |
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UNC Greensboro 67, Northern Kentucky 50 |
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Saturday, Dec. 28 |
Youngstown State at IUPUI |
Noon |
ESPN+ |
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Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Green Bay at Wright State |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Detroit Mercy at Oakland |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Cleveland State at UIC |
4:12 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Monday, Dec. 30 |
Youngstown State at UIC |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Milwaukee at Wright State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
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Cleveland State at IUPUI |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Green Bay at Northern Kentucky |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Detroit Mercy at Gonzaga |
9 p.m. |
WCCSports.com |