Butler Bulldogs (1-1): The Bulldogs lost their regular-season opener in overtime against Evansville by a score of 80-77. Andrew Smith missed two free throws that could have won the game at the end of regulation. Butler rebounded Tuesday night to defeat Chattanooga by a score of 57-46. This Saturday, the […]
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Youngstown State Penguins 2011-12 Preview
The Youngstown State Penguins hope to catch a case of the happy feet and dance up the Horizon League standings in 2011-12.
Horizon Notebook – Looking Towards the End Game
Everybody’s doing it. Everybody denies it, but everybody’s doing it. At this time of the year, every coaching staff in America is scrutinizing its remaining schedule. Can we win our conference? Can we get a conference tournament bye? Can we get an at-large bid to one tournament to another?
Horizon Notebook: Great Week Clarifies Horizon Race – or Does it?
By late Friday evening I was pretty sure what I was going to write in this space. With Wright State still playing without injured star Vaughn Duggins, 20th ranked Butler had no trouble dispatching the Raiders at home on Thursday night, 64-48. Remarkably (truly remarkably), Loyola-a team that I said elsewhere with some hyperbole does not have a true Division I player on its roster–removed Wisconsin-Green Bay from the ranks of conference undefeated, upsetting the Phoenix 62-60 on Monday night on Chicago’s north side.
Horizon Notebook: Brownell Leads Wright State Back Into Race
There are some really good coaches in the Horizon League. Jimmy Collins was really good back when I was on a staff that faced him in the late 90s, and has been to 3 NCAAs and an NIT since. Homer Drew is a legend at Valpo (and could pass for a man twenty years his junior). Brad Stevens at Butler appears to be the best young coach in the country.
Horizon Notebook: Greatest Week Ever (Ha!), Plus Four Ideas
Let it be first said in this space, loudly and clearly: the eight days stretching from Friday December 19th, 2008 through Friday December 26th, 2008 likely were the greatest single week in the history of the Horizon League. And that would make last night—Tuesday December 23, 2008—the greatest single night.
Horizon League Notebook – Early Showdown between Butler and Cleveland State
Butler Bulldogs have completed the first portion of their non-conference schedule undefeated, and will bring a 5-0 record into Wolstein Center Thursday night to face preseason Horizon favorite Cleveland State.
Horizon Notebook: If Wright State Manages to Recruit Some Players, Look Out
They defended so well the night before New Year’s Eve against Cleveland State that I couldn’t wait for my next chance to see them play; that came last night in the Nutter Center in their conference game hosting Illinois-Chicago.
