2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportMen's basketball
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ESPN+
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN
Regular season
Tournament
2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Green Bay6–2 .75011–8  .579
Oakland6–2 .75011–8  .579
Youngstown State5–2 .71413–5  .722
Milwaukee4–2 .6679–8  .529
Purdue Fort Wayne4–3 .57113–5  .722
Northern Kentucky4–3 .5719–9  .500
Wright State4–3 .5719–9  .500
Cleveland State4–4 .50011–8  .579
Robert Morris2–5 .2866–12  .333
IUPUI1–7 .1255–14  .263
Detroit Mercy0–7 .0000–18  .000
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball season will begin with practices in September 2023 and end with the 2024 Horizon League men's basketball tournament in March 2024. This is the 44th season for Horizon League men's basketball.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years
at school		 Overall
record		 Horizon
record		 NCAA
Tournaments
Cleveland State Daniyal Robinson Iowa State (asst.) 2 21–14 (.600) 14–6 (.700) 0
Detroit Mercy Mike Davis Texas Southern 6 59–88 (.401) 43–46 (.483) 0
Green Bay Sundance Wicks Wyoming (asst.) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0
IUPUI Matt Crenshaw Ball State (asst.) 3 8–53 (.131) 3–34 (.081) 0
Milwaukee Bart Lundy Queens 2 22–12 (.647) 14–6 (.700) 0
Northern Kentucky Darrin Horn Texas (asst.) 5 79–45 (.637) 52–24 (.684) 2
Oakland Greg Kampe Toledo (asst.) 39 670–514 (.566) 102–67 (.604) 0
Purdue Fort Wayne Jon Coffman IPFW (asst.) 10 155–128 (.548) 81–75 (.519) 0
Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris (asst.) 14 216–210 (.507) 133–101 (.568) 2
Wright State Scott Nagy South Dakota State 8 149–78 (.656) 94–40 (.701) 2
Youngstown State Jerrod Calhoun Fairmont State 7 95–95 (.500) 60–55 (.522) 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
  • Records are prior to 2023–24 season.

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

2023-24 Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll[3]
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
1. Northern Kentucky (18) 435
2. Milwaukee (10) 397
3. Wright State (12) 392
4. Cleveland State (1) 362
5. Youngstown State (3) 342
6. Oakland 280
7. Robert Morris 186
8. Purdue Fort Wayne 166
9. Detroit Mercy 132
10. IUPUI 116
11. Green Bay 96

Preseason All-Horizon League

First team Second team
Tristan Enaruna, Cleveland State Jlynn Counter, IUPUI
BJ Freeman, Milwaukee Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky Tanner Holden, Wright State
Trey Townsend, Oakland Brandon Noel, Wright State
Trey Calvin, Wright State Brandon Rush, Youngstown State
Preseason Player of the Year: Trey Calvin, Wright State


Regular season

Player of the Week awards

Conference matrix

CSU DET GB IUPUI MKE NKU OAK PFW RMU WSU YSU
vs. Cleveland State – 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
vs. Detroit Mercy 1–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Green Bay 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. IUPUI 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
vs. Milwaukee 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Northern Kentucky 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
vs. Oakland 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Robert Morris 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 1–0
vs. Wright State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
vs. Youngstown State 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 –
Total 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0

Early season tournaments

The following table summarizes the multiple-team events (MTE) or early-season tournaments in which teams from the Horizon League will participate.

Team Tournament Location Dates Finish
Cleveland State Viking Invitational Cleveland, OH November 22–25 1st[4]
Detroit Mercy Cincinnati/Ole Miss MTE Cincinnati, OH
University, MS		 November 10–14 N/A
Green Bay Montana State MTE Bozeman, MT November 20–22 N/A
IUPUI Rock Hill Classic Rock Hill, SC November 17–19 N/A
Milwaukee Sunshine Slam Daytona Beach, FL November 20–21 3rd[5]
Northern Kentucky NKU Thanksgiving Tournament Highland Heights, KY November 24–26 1st[6]
Oakland Cayman Islands Classic George Town, Cayman Islands November 19–21 5th[7]
Purdue Fort Wayne Arizona Tip-Off Glendale, AZ November 17–19 1st[8]
Robert Morris Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic Moon Township, PA November 24–26 N/A
Wright State Gulf Coast Showcase Estero, FL November 21–23 3rd[9]
Youngstown State Lake Erie Classic Youngstown, OH
Painsville, OH		 November 17–19 N/A


Postseason

Horizon League tournament

The conference tournament will be played from March 5 to March 12, 2023. The first round and quarterfinals are hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals are held at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. The top five teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals and the bracket is re-seeded after every round.


References

  1. ↑ "UW-Green Bay Men's Basketball Program Announces Coaching Change" (Press release). Green Bay Phoenix. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wyoming's Wicks hired as UW-Green Bay coach". ESPN.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ White, Rachel (October 17, 2023). "Northern Kentucky Takes Top Spot in 2023-24 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll". horizonleague.org. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cleveland State Men's Basketball Takes Viking Invitational Title with Win over Alabama A&M". Cleveland State University. November 26, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Freeman scores 18, Milwaukee downs Siena 61-59, wins 3rd-place game at Sunshine Slam". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Men's Basketball clinches Thanksgiving Tournament title with victory over LIU". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. November 25, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Staff, MetroNews (November 21, 2023). "Marshall falls to Oakland 78-71 in fifth-place game at Cayman Islands Classic". WV MetroNews. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "USD men fall to PFW in Arizona Tip-Off finale". Mitchell Republic. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gulf Coast Showcase: Wright State shuts down Illinois State to take third place". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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