Salukis come to Milwaukee by Nick Dettmann Milwaukee – Southern Illinois first year head coach Matt Painter feels that the barn-burner, 66-64 buzzer beater, game against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee last season in Carbondale helped get the Saluki’s into the post-season last season. In the second rendition of UWM and […]
Tag: Horizon
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann In the first full week of action, the Horizon League went 10-6, including a match-up with the second ranked team in the nation Duke. Illinois-Chicago, who already came into the weekend having played a few games courtesy of the BCA Classic, opened a home-and-home […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann The season has officially begun. Thank goodness! It has been all too long since the Horizon League season ended with Butler falling to Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Over the weekend, league favorite Illinois-Chicago took part in the annual Dell […]
Interview with Marty Monserez
An Interview with Marty Monserez by Bill “CigarBoy” Kintner Marty Monserez is a former Butler basketball player, who is now a sales manager for Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati. His son Michael plays for Butler University and his other son Nick plays for Lehigh University. As you will see, both […]
Horizon League Preview
Horizon League Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Thanks to the magical run to the Sweet 16 by the Butler Bulldogs and UW-Milwaukee’s near upset of Notre Dame in last season’s NCAA tournament, the Horizon League is now more powerful and competitive as ever. With three very prominent programs excelling […]
Youngstown State Offseason News Update
Youngstown State Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Underwood, Baumann co-MVPs Junior Adam Baumann and sophomore Doug Underwood were recognized as the team’s co-Most Valuable Players at the team’s annual awards banquet on May 3. Underwood averaged a team-high 14.7 points per game, while Baumann led the team rebounds at […]
Wright State Offseason News Update
Wright State Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Biancardi Named New Head Coach After six years as the Associate head coach at Ohio State, Paul Biancardi was selected as the new head coach for the Wright State Raiders. Biancardi replaces Ed Schilling, who in six seasons, went 75-93. Last season, […]
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Offseason News Update
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Assistant leaves for head coaching job Last season’s magical run to the NCAA tournament has been very rewarding this past off-season. Unfortunately, it led to the loss of one of its coaches. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee assistant coach Ryan Swanson accepted a position to […]
Wisconsin-Green Bay Offseason News Update
Wisconsin-Green Bay Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Phoenix land junior college guard Highly touted junior college guard Javier Mendiburu signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Phoenix this upcoming season. Mendiburu, a native of Badalona, Spain, comes to the Phoenix from junior college perennial powerhouse […]
Loyola Chicago Offseason News Update
Loyola Chicago Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Spinelli Resigns to take Nebraska job After two years at Loyola-Chicago University, assistant coach Scott Spinelli resigned to take on an assistant’s role at the University of Nebraska. During his two years with the Ramblers, Spinelli was a vital part of the […]
