#HLMBB Notebook – Nov. 12, 2024
Rachel White
#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (November 12, 2024) – Detroit Mercy and Wright State each picked up a pair of wins to open the 2024-25 season.
#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS
- Monday, Nov. 4
- IU Indianapolis 100, IU Columbus 44
- Florida State 74, Northern Kentucky 62
- Oakland 75, Defiance 52
- Detroit Mercy 91, Cleary 52
- Milwaukee 118, Lakeland 62
- Purdue Fort Wayne 99, Blufton 47
- West Virginia 87, RMU 59
- Kentucky 103, Wright State 62
- Michigan 101, Cleveland State 53
- Oklahoma State 89, Green Bay 76
- Wednesday, Nov. 6
- Wright State 89, Ohio Christian 60
- Cleveland State 91, Baldwin Wallace 53
- Boise State 87, Oakland 43
- Thursday, Nov. 7
- Delaware 81, RMU 77
- Northern Iowa 87, Milwaukee 68
- Loyola Chicago 87, Detroit Mercy 65
- Friday, Nov. 8
- Xavier 94, IU Indianapolis 80
- St. Thomas 90, Green Bay 76
- Purdue 72, Northern Kentucky 50
- UCF 75, Purdue Fort Wayne 68
- Saturday, Nov. 9
- Wright State 81, Miami Ohio 68
- Kansas State 77, Cleveland State 64
- Youngstown State 80, Chicago State 60
- Sunday, Nov. 10
- Detroit Mercy 84, Niagara 78 (OT)
- RMU 79, Chatham 51
- Monday, Nov. 11
- Ohio State 81, Youngstown State 47
#HLMBB DIG DEEPER
- Detroit Mercy’s Mak Manciel scored in double figures in all three games, including a career-high 30 points and eight rebounds with three assists in the come-from-behind win over Niagara. The senior averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds for the week.
- #HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year Brandon Noel averaged 21.67 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Raiders in their 2-1 start to the season.
- Nico Galette led the Penguins to an 80-60 victory over Chicago State on Saturday. He scored a game-high 20 points with nine rebounds and an assist and shot 61.5 percent (8-for-13) from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line.
- Cleveland State freshman Je’Shawn Stevenson scored in double figures in two of three contests in the opening week of regular season play, averaging 11.67 points for the Vikings.
- Jarvis Walked led IU Indianapolis with 16.5 points per game this week, including 20 points at Xavier on Friday.
- Oakland head coach Greg Kampe collected his 700th career win in the team’s season opener against Defiance. Buru Naivalurua recorded a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
- Purdue Fort Wayne’s Eric Mulder shot 11-of-12 from the floor this week in two games, averaging 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds.
- Kentrell Pullian paces Milwaukee and the League with 4.0 steals per game this season.
- Through the first week of the season, Green Bay’s Anthony Roy leads #HLMBB with 25.5 points per game.
- Ryan Prather Jr. averaged 12.7 points per game while shooting 61 percent from the floor (11-18) and 50 percent from 3-point range (8-12) in RMU's three games this week.
- Josh Dilling paced Northern Kentucky with 12.5 points per game during the opening week of the season.
- Horizon League play is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
- The 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships are scheduled to culminate at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis March 10-11 with the mantra #MarchStartsHere.
- A total of eight Horizon League matchups will air on ESPN linear networks including five during the regular season. Additionally, Oakland’s non-League contest against Michigan State at Little Caesars Arena will also air on ESPN2.
#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON
- Tuesday, Nov. 12
- IU Indianapolis vs. Goshen, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Cleveland State at Valparaiso, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Wednesday, Nov. 13
- Wright State at Toledo, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Milwaukee at Longwood, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Green Bay at Western Illinois, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland at Illinois, 9 p.m. ET (BTN)
- Thursday, Nov. 14
- IU Indy vs. Eastern Michigan, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- RMU vs. Stonehill, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Northern Kentucky vs. Nicholls, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Friday, Nov. 15
- RMU vs. Lindenwood, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Saturday, Nov. 16
- Youngstown State at Syracuse, 1 p.m. ET (ACCNX)
- Cleveland State vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Detroit Mercy vs. Toledo, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Green Bay at Providence, 5 p.m. ET (FS2)
- Oakland at Kansas, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Wright State vs. Central State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Southern Indiana, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Sunday, Nov. 17
- RMU vs. New Orleans, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Monday, Nov. 18
- IU Indianapolis at Iowa State, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)