Matt is back from vacation, and he and Bob get back up to speed with some of the news he didn't get a chance to talk about, along with some of things that did happen since he's been back, namely the retirement of Green Bay's Kevin Borseth the transfer to Oakland of Jaylen Jones, the brother of current Golden Grizzly Isaiah Jones. --- Send in a voic…

Bob talks with new Detroit Mercy head coach Mark Montgomery about his vision for the program, his previous career and bringing the Titans back to prominence in the Horizon League. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob and John, still filling in for Matt, talk about the latest coaching hires, including the official promotion of Ethan Faulkner to the helm of Youngstown State and Mark Montgomery being chosen to lead Detroit Mercy, as well as the dismissal of Northern Kentucky women's coach Camryn Volz. They also talk about IUPUI's roster moves and Trey Townsend…

Bob and John, filling in for Matt, talk about the whirlwind of activity that has taken place in the past week, both with players in the transfer portal and with changes in head coaches. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Oakland became the first Horizon League team since 2011 to win an NCAA Tournament game, and Bob and Matt welcome Griffin Beers on to talk about his experience in Pittsburgh during the Golden Grizzlies' tourney run. Bob and Matt also talk about Cleveland State's win in the CBI, Purdue Fort Wayne's wins in the CIT and WNIT, and movement in the transf…

Oakland has made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since joining the Horizon League, and Matt and Bob talk about the conference tournament, as well as the Golden Grizzlies' tourney opponent, Kentucky. They also talk about the coaching changes at IUPUI and Detroit Mercy, along with who may be in the mix for those jobs. --- Send in a voice…

The Horizon League semifinals are set, and Bob and Matt talk about the match-ups. Matt also talked to Oakland coach Greg Kampe, and Bob talked to Cleveland State head coach Daniyal Robinson. There's also a discussion about what appears to be return of the heated rivalry between Milwaukee and Green Bay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…

Bob, Matt and Kyle discuss the last week of the regular season and how the Horizon League women's tournament shakes out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob, Matt and John discuss the final week of the season and discuss how the Horizon League men's tournament shakes out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Despite getting hammered by Wright State, Oakland will go into the final week of the regular season with at least a share of the Horizon League title. Bob and Matt, to shake things up, talk about the week that was in the vein of where each team's top player is positioned in the Player of the Year race. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…

Oakland has a half-game lead in the Horizon League standings and also have the inside track to take the regular season title. Bob and Matt break down what The Grizz and second-place Green Bay need to do to take the crown, and they also talk about the rest of the week, which included Detroit Mercy's first win and Milwaukee's last-second heroics. ---…

Bob and Matt discuss the week that was, starting with Green Bay, which continues to completely outpace any preseason expectations with its sweep of Robert Morris and Youngstown State, the latter of which happening without star Noah Reynolds. They also talk about how the rest of the week went down and preview the IUPUI-Detroit Mercy game for...reaso…

Bob and Matt start of by remembering Earl Cureton, the staple of Detroit Mercy basketball who passed away on Sunday, a day after providing color for the Titans game against Robert Morris. They also talk about Detroit Mercy's luck being bad already, having clinched the Horizon League record for consecutive losses this week. Plus, they discuss the re…

With another week in the books, and a good chunk of Horizon League teams close together, Bob and Matt discuss how the Wisconsin trip through Milwaukee and Green Bay has become a grind once again after a multi-year lull. They also talk about the seemingly never-ending saga that is the Detroit Mercy losing streak, team depth and...the Detroit Lions? …

Bob and Matt welcome back ESPN's play-by-play announced Jordan Bernfield (@jordanbernfield) to discuss both the upcoming ESPN broadcasts of league games and the conference teams themselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

With Matt out, Bob is joined by Scott Meier (@smeier87) to have an in-depth conversation about the situation at Robert Morris and what the future holds for head coach Andy Toole (hence the title, which is not what Bob said at the beginning). They also talk about what happened elsewhere this past week in the conference. --- Send in a voice message: …

Bob and Matt get into the week's conference action that included Wright State getting back into the swing of things with two big wins, and Oakland passing two critical tests against the Wisconsin teams. They also talk about the ongoing misery with Detroit Mercy, IUPUI's place in the world, and what to make of Northern Kentucky without Sam Vinson, a…

Bob, Kyle Rossi, John Parker and Blake Schumaker get into the New Year by discussing what went down in the games prior to 2024, including the return of BJ Freeman, Detroit Mercy's continued woes and the fight to keep up with Purdue Fort Wayne at the stop of the standings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizone…

Bob and Matt talk about the latest string of non-conference games, as well as the recent decision on multi-year waivers that could benefit Detroit Mercy. They start, though, with a conversation with Mantis (youtube.com/@YoungMantis2), whose appearance at the IUPUI-Lindenwood game was all the buzz across the Internet. --- Send in a voice message: ht…

As 19 straight days of non-conference games is in full swing, Bob, Matt and John talk about what has happened so far and which Horizon League teams are faring better than others. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

With the first games of the Horizon League schedule in the books, Bob and Matt break down how each team fared, as well as discuss Oakland's huge upset at Xavier to start the week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob and Matt discuss the week that was, which was filled with holiday MTE games and a few near-disasters. And with the conference game coming this week, they talk about which teams they're buying and which ones they're selling. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message…

Matt and John (minus Bob) discuss the crush of games during the week, including some close games with power conference teams and the start of MTE contests. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

The first week of the season is in the books, and Bob, Matt and John talk about the highlights, including IUPUI, Purdue Fort Wayne and Cleveland State, and the lowlights, including a host of games on Friday that are better well forgotten. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message…

Bob and Matt touch on the final warm-up games (including two games against Wayne State with significantly different results), and they delve into the first games of the regular season this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob and Matt are join by Torie Houston of The Northerner, Giovanni Moceri of WXOU and Michael Deemer of the Colonial Sports Network to discuss their respective teams and the Horizon League in general. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob and Matt welcome Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) from Staring at the Floorboards (staringatthefloorboards.wordpress.com) to the podcast, and they discuss the release of the Horizon League's official preseason poll and what Jordan makes of the conference's team for the upcoming season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…

John Parker and Kyle Rossi join Bob to wrap up Preview Week and discuss the Horizon League men's and women's teams in the second of this annual two-part wrap-up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

John Parker and Kyle Rossi join Bob to wrap up Preview Week and discuss the Horizon League men's and women's teams in the first of this annual two-part wrap-up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Tanner Holden has been cleared to play this season for Wright State, completing his homecoming to the Raider. John Parker and Blake Schumaker join Bob to talk about the impact that will have on Wright State, as well as the rest of the Horizon League. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message…

As it has become a tradition to kick off Preview Week, Bob and Matt welcome the play-by-play voices from around the Horizon League to talk about their teams. They include Brian Kuklinski, Green Bay (@brian_kuklinski) Greg Rakestraw, IUPUI (@gregrakestraw) Brady Laber, Northern Kentucky (@BradyLaber1) John Nolan, Purdue Fort Wayne (@John_G_Nolan) Ch…

The Almanac is back and has a new format (cbbalmanac.com), and Bob and Matt welcome back Matt Cox (@matty_cox) on the podcast to talk about the publication and what they've gleaned from their Horizon League coverage. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message…

With Matt setting up the Southwest offices of the HoriZone Roundtable, Bob is flying solo to welcom Horizon Boy (https://twitter.com/HorizonBoy_HB) back to the podcast for their annual discussion about how the conference shook out last year and what the upcoming season holds. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hori…

Bob and Matt welcome HoriZone Roundtable men's basketball writers John Parker, Alec Kwait, Blake Schumaker and Griffin Beers to discuss the upcoming season from a league and individual team perspective. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob is joined by HoriZone Roundtable women's basketball writers Kyle Rossi and Blake Schumaker to discuss the league in general, as well as the individual teams. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob and Matt welcome HoriZone Roundtable men's basketball writers John Parker, Alec Kwait, Blake Schumaker and Griffin Beers to discuss the upcoming season from a league and individual team perspective. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Bob and Matt welcome new IUPUI athletic director Luke Bosso (@boss2356) to the podcast, and they talk about his background, the job at IUPUI and the upcoming name transition to IU-Indianapolis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Alec Kwait takes over for Matt and Bob this episode, and he has a conversation with incoming Cleveland State freshmen Daniel Young. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

For what will be the final time, Bob and Jimmy bring fans from Horizon League schools together to talk about their respective team's season, the future, and, of course, other teams in the conference. Fans participating: Cleveland State - Jon Durda (@pronkville08) Green Bay (@JimSarow) Northern Kentucky - Kyle Craven (@NorseReport) Oakland: Harjun B…

For what will be the final time, Bob and Jimmy bring fans from Horizon League schools together to talk about their respective team's season, the future, and, of course, other teams in the conference. Fans participating: Cleveland State - Jon Durda (@pronkville08) Green Bay (@JimSarow) Northern Kentucky - Kyle Craven (@NorseReport) Oakland: Harjun B…

Matt (and later on, Bob) welcome new Green Bay head coach Sundance Wicks (@CoachSundance) to the podcast, talking about all things Phoenix, as well as some of Coach Wicks' history, his love of Star Wars, and of course, the origins of bringing the juice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message…

The season has come to an end, and Bob and Matt discuss the post-season outcomes from Northern Kentucky, Youngstown State, Cleveland State and Milwaukee, along with who was not in any post-season tournament (hint: Detroit Mercy). They kick the episode off, of course, with the recent hiring of Sundance Wicks to Green Bay, then close things out with …

The Horizon League Tournament is over, and Bob and Matt reflect on their time there, as well as briefly recap the games, in which Northern Kentucky emerged as the champion. They also talk about the Norse's first-round foe in the NCAA Tournament, Houston, as well as Youngstown State's home NIT contest against Oklahoma State and Cleveland State and M…

Bob and Matt not only talk about the upcoming semifinal match-ups for the Horizon League tournament, they also chat with Cleveland State head coach Daniyal Robinson (at the 17:20 mark) and Milwaukee head coach Bart Lundy (at the 24:54 mark). They also talk about the roads that Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky took to get to Indianapolis, as w…

In this bonus episode, Bob and John break down the HoriZone Roundtable's picks for Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year, 6th Man of the Year and Defensive Player of the year, as well as the pick for all three All-Horizon League teams. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message…

With the regular season over for the Horizon League, Bob and Matt talk about the champions, Youngstown State, along with all of the preseason predictions that the HoriZone Roundtable, along with everyone else, made that were completed wrong. They also talk about how the seedings shook out, as well as a small glimpse into the conference tournament i…

Youngstown State is on the cusp of its first regular season conference crown ever, and Bob and Matt talk about the Penguins' dominances over both Milwaukee, who struggled the entire week, and Green Bay. They also talk about Cleveland State's sweep of Wright State and Northern Kentucky, Detroit Mercy making more noise to close out the season, and th…

This past week's Horizon League action featured rivals that played each other hard regardless of record, and Bob and John, filling in for Matt, broke down all of them. They also got into what the various scenarios for the top four teams would be going into the last two weeks of the season, which the Thursday match-up between Youngstown State and Mi…

IUPUI has finally won a Horizon League game, and Bob and Matt discuss The Jaguars' progress leading up to the win, as well as the ongoing slide for the team they beat. Green Bay. They also discuss, among other topics, Youngstown State's dominance to stay atop the standings, Cleveland State's no-good, very bad week, and Purdue Fort Wayne, which foll…

Once again, four teams are tied atop the Horizon League standings, and Bob and Matt talk about how we got here. They also talk about what seemed to be a constant conversation about officiating in the conference, as well as the apprehension of considering Antoine Davis for Player of the Year when Detroit Mercy currently sits in ninth. --- Send in a …