#HLMBB Notebook – Dec. 2, 2025

December 02

Rachel White

#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (December 2, 2025) – Northern Kentucky extended its winning streak to five games and RMU collected a trio of home wins to highlight this week’s non-League action before #HLMBB play begins on Wednesday.

#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS

Tuesday, Nov. 25
- Purdue Fort Wayne 90, Chicago State 77
- Milwaukee 125, Dominican 70
- Wright State 79, Stetson 62
- Cleveland State 109, Waynesburg 56
- Oakland 95, Montana 87
Wednesday, Nov. 26
- RMU 88, UIC 74
- Northern Kentucky 93, Wofford 83
Friday, Nov. 28
- RMU 61, Southern Utah 54
- Purdue Fort Wayne 92, Holy Cross 59
- Butler 94, Wright State 69
- Missouri 86, Cleveland State 59
- Youngstown State 87, Chicago State 64
Saturday, Nov. 29
- Northern Kentucky 74, Boston 65
- Detroit Mercy 70, Niagara 66
- IU Indianapolis 85, Morehead State 80
- Green Bay 95, Haskell Indian Nations 55
- Akron 105, Milwaukee 81
Sunday, Nov. 30
- RMU 80, Stetson 62

#HLMBB DIG DEEPER

In the first NET rankings of the season, Oakland paced the Horizon League at 115 with an average opponent NET rank of 4 and a non-League strength of schedule ranked second in the nation.
In Oakland’s victory over Montana on Tuesday, six Golden Grizzlies scored in double figures. Brody Robinson led the way with 23 points and eight assists while Michael Hogue added 19 points and Isaac Garrett chipped in 14 points with nine rebounds.
Northern Kentucky’s Dan Gherezgher leads #HLMBB with 18.1 points per game this season while teammate Donovan Oday is third with 17.9 points per game.
LJ Wells totaled 18 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for the Norse in the win against Wofford before adding 14 points, five rebounds and two steals in NKU’s victory over Boston.
In RMU’s 3-0 week, DeSean Goode averaged a double-double of 11.3 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting 59 percent from the floor. Goode leads the League with 9.1 rebounds per game this season.
RMU’s Ryan Prather Jr. ranks first in the League with an assist-turnover ratio of 6.8 with just four turnovers in nine games this season.
WSU paces the League in scoring defense (66.6 points per game), three-point field goal percentage (38.1) and blocked shots (4.13 per game).
Freshman Michael Cooper led Wright State with 19 points in the win at Stetson on Tuesday, adding three assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Cris Carroll led the Penguins to a 2-0 record last week and averaged 15.5 points while shooting 57.9 percent from the floor. The senior poured in 16 points in a 67-61 win over Georgia Southern and scored15 points with a career-high five 3-pointers against Chicago State.
Green Bay’s Preston Ruedinger scored a career-high 30 points against Haskell, adding four assists, four rebounds and two steals while shooting 75 percent (12-16) from the field.
Milwaukee’s Danilo Jovanovich is first among #HLMBB players with a field goal percentage of 66.76 percent this season. Jovanovich posted a career-best 21 points (9-14 overall), including 3 of 4 from deep while adding four rebounds and a pair of blocks at Akron this week.
IU Indy sophomore Micah Davis had a career-high 24 points, six assists, five steals and four rebounds in the Jaguars’ 85-80 win over Morehead State on Saturday. The guard scored 22 of his career-high 24 points in the second half, including hitting a career-high six threes.
The Jaguars are the top offense in the League with 91.6 points per game.
Corey Hadnot II scored 28 points for the Mastodons against Chicago State, shooting 11 of 12 from the floor with three steals, four assists and four rebounds. Teammate Mikale Stevenson added 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting with three steals in the win.
London Maiden led Detroit Mercy to a win at Niagara with 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
Dayan Nessah paced Cleveland State with 14 points and nine rebounds at Missouri.

#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON

Wednesday, Dec. 3
- Wright State at Youngstown State, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Cleveland State at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- IU Indianapolis at Detroit Mercy, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Purdue Fort Wayne at Oakland, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Thursday, Dec. 4
- RMU at Green Bay, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Saturday, Dec. 6
- Detroit Mercy at Cleveland State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Northern Kentucky at Purdue Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Youngstown State at IU Indianapolis, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland vs. Toledo, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- RMU at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Sunday, Dec. 7
- Green Bay at Wright State, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+)