Author: Nick Dettmann

Horizon Notebook

Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Josh Mayo, Illinois-Chicago. It is the second player of the week award for Mayo this season. He averaged 30.5 points in two games against UW-Milwaukee and UW-Green Bay last week, including 32 against Green Bay. Butler Bulldogs (8-1 overall, 1-1 […]

Horizon Notebook

Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Matt Howard, Butler. Howard, a freshman, scored a game-high 23 points and had seven rebounds off the bench in the Bulldogs’ 65-46 victory over Ohio State. Butler Bulldogs (7-0 overall) Week record: 1-0 Recap Dec. 1 vs. Ohio State – […]

Horizon Notebook

Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the week: Mike Green, Butler Bulldogs. Green was named the MVP of the Great Alaska Shootout after averaging 20 points, 6.7 assists and four rebounds a contest. Butler Bulldogs (6-0 overall) Week record: 3-0 Recap Nov. 21 vs. Michigan, Great Alaska Shootout […]

Horizon Notebook

Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Detroit senior guard Brandon Cotton has left the Titans’ basketball team, coach Perry Watson announced Nov. 16. “Brandon remains in school and he is on schedule to graduate in December,” Watson said in a statement released by the university. “We wish him well in […]

Horizon Preview

Horizon League 2007-08 Preview by Nick Dettmann It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the Horizon League. First, the Horizon League welcomes the Valparaiso Crusaders into the conference this season. The Crusaders come to the league from the Mid-Continent Conference where they won a number of MCC regular […]

Big Sky Preview

Big Sky Conference 2007-08 Preview by Nick Dettmann For the first time in a long time, most of the Big Sky will look like the way it did at the end of last season. Only Eastern Washington and Northern Colorado have new coaches this season. Therefore this year should be […]

Weber State/UCLA

UCLA Impresses Weber State by Nick Dettmann SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Although every single player on Weber State’s roster was not even born at the time, the Wildcats’ program had a little revenge in mind. And it was 35 years in the making. In 1972, the UCLA Bruins defeated Weber State […]

Big Sky Tournament Preview

Big Sky Conference Tournament Preview by Nick Dettmann Last year, the top seed for the Big Sky Conference tournament failed to make the NCAA tournament. This season has a very good chance of repeating history. Last season, Northern Arizona was clearly the most dominant team in the Big Sky – […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: David Patten, Weber State Conference standings 1. y-Weber State (18-10 overall, 11-4 conference) 2. x-Northern Arizona (14-11, 8-5) 3. Montana (14-13, 8-5) 4. Idaho State (12-13, 7-5) 5. Montana State (10-16, 7-6) 6. Portland State (16-12, 7-7) 7. Eastern […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann ISU coach suspended First-year Idaho State men’s basketball coach Joe O’Brien was suspended for one game by the Big Sky Conference, following comments he made about the officiating during the Bengals’ 67-65 loss to Portland State on Saturday. “I don’t think you call […]