Horizon Offseason News Recap

Horizon League Offseason News Update

by Nick Dettmann

Eight teams to participate in ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday

After the enormous success from the inaugural ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday last season, ESPN announced that they are not only going to have the second edition of the event, but expand the field from 18 teams to 46 teams.

Of those 46 teams, eight of them will be from the Horizon League, including five of them hosting the game.

The schools hosting a game will be: Butler, Cleveland State, Illinois-Chicago, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee. Going out on the road will be Detroit, Loyola-Chicago and Youngstown State. Wright State will be the only league school not participating in the event.

The match-ups will be released in early February 2004 and will be based on the school’s RPI (ratings percentage index) at that point in the season.

Butler Lickliter gets huge a huge extension.	Wisconsin-Green Bay New assistants, new JuCo transfers and Mike King gets some international experience.
Cleveland State The former Spartans assistant named head coach, and the leading scorer dismissed from team.	Wisconsin-Milwaukee Two transfer, new coaches are named, and the Panthers have a European vacation.
Detroit The Titans hire former player as an assistant, and will host the 2009 Final Four.	Wright State Paul Biancardi takes over the Wright State reins and lands a high-profile transfer.
Illinois Chicago The UIC Flames will start the season at the BCA Classic.	Youngstown State New assistant coaches highlight the offseason.
Loyola Chicago Scott Spinelli resigns to take Nebraska job, and Jeff Dunlap is hired to replace him.