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Post by theleewmowen on Oct 7, 2008 16:26:11 GMT -5
wsuraiders.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100708aab.htmlRaiders Picked Second Oct. 7, 2008 The Wright State University men's basketball team has been tabbed to finish second in the upcoming season, according to the Horizon League poll released by the conference office today. The Raiders, 21-10 and 12-6 last season, return juniors Vaughn Duggins and Todd Brown. Duggins, a First Team selection last year from Pendleton, Indiana, averaged 13.8 points in 2007-08 while Brown, a native of Canton, Ohio, posted a 12.7 scoring average, hitting 42% for this three point shots. Also returning for the Raiders will be senior guard Will Graham who dished 110 assists over 31 games with a team-high 40 steals. Fellow senior Gavin Horne is back after an injury-plaugued season that limited his play to just 11 games. Juniors Ronnie Thomas and John David Gardner join the corp of returners along with sophomores N'Gai Evans, Cooper Land and Troy Tabler. Besides junior college All-American Cory Cooperwood, the Raiders also welcome two redshirts from last year, sophomore Scott Grote and freshman Kyle Pressley. Wright State starts the season on November 15 against Missouri Valley Conference foe Illinois State at home. The schedule includes games against MAC teams Central Michigan, Miami and Toledo as well as Wake Forest, Oral Roberts, Arkansas-Little Rock, Sam Houston State and South Florida. WSU will play at Green Bay on December 4 to start league play. The Horizon League preseason poll consists of votes by the head coaches, sports information directors and three media members from each school. The preseason teams will be released Thursday. TOTAL POINTS (2695) 1. Cleveland State--40 first place (478 total) 2. Wright State--3 (412) 3. UIC--2 (361) 4. Green Bay (335) 5. Butler--3 (326) 6. Milwaukee (216) 7. Valparaiso (207) 8. Loyola--1 (189) 9. Detroit (98) 10. Youngstown State (73)
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Post by Sixth Man on Oct 7, 2008 19:06:03 GMT -5
October 7, 2008 Picking Wright State over Cleveland StateThe Horizon League preseason basketball poll was announced today with no surprises. Well, maybe one surprise. Three voters actually picked Butler to win the league. The Bulldogs were fifth in a poll of coaches, sports information directors and media representatives. Wright State has such an outstanding coach, Brad Brownell, that I give the Raiders a slight edge over Cleveland State. I still believe Indiana University would have been better served to hire Brownell instead of Tom Crean. Kentucky should have hired Brownell the year before, for that matter. In any case, Brownell was wise to choose Wright State over Ball State, which is still digging out of the crater left by Ronny Thompson. Butler is perhaps the most difficult team to evaluate in the preseason. Its system is proven, but the young players are not. Practice starts Oct. 17, and the first preseason game is Nov. 1 against Marian College. The Bulldogs open league play Dec. 4 at Cleveland State, a tough assignment for an inexperienced team. After all, last season's 30-win team lost there. On the other hand, the pressure would be on Cleveland State. If Butler were to pull an upset there, imagine the panic that would spread throughout the Horizon. blogs.indystar.com/butler/2008/10/picking_wright_state_over_clev.html |
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Post by Willie on Oct 8, 2008 19:07:13 GMT -5
I think everyone expected us to be picked #2 in the HL. I'm curious to see who get's picked for the preseason HL teams.
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Post by Raider Alumni on Oct 8, 2008 19:30:00 GMT -5
I think everyone expected us to be picked #2 in the HL. I'm curious to see who get's picked for the preseason HL teams. Vaughn will be picked. Todd won't, but I think he has a good chance at making the post season All HL team. |
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Post by theleewmowen on Oct 8, 2008 20:36:19 GMT -5
wsuraiders.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/100808aaf.htmlRaiders Receive One First-Place Vote The Wright State women's basketball team was picked second in the Horizon League Preseason Poll, which was released Wednesday by the league office. Voting was conducted by the head coaches and sports information directors of all 10 universities along with a media member from each. The Raiders finished 16-16 overall last season and tied for second in the League standings with a mark of 11-7. WSU also advanced to the League championship game for the second time in five years. It's just the second time that Wright State has been picked higher than fifth in a preseason poll as the Raiders were also predicted to finish second in the 2005-06 poll. "We are very thrilled about the selection," said Wright State head coach Bridgett Williams. "To be picked second is quite an honor because they are many tough teams in the Horizon League that could have been considered as well. It will be a challenge for us to play up to that honor." 10-time regular-season champion Green Bay was the preseason top pick with Wright State one point ahead of third-place Milwaukee. The Raiders return nine letterwinners and four starters from last year's squad, led by sophomore guard Shey Peddy, who was a First Team All-Horizon League selection last season as well as being named the League's Newcomer of the Year and to the All-Defensive Team. Peddy, who ranked third among all freshmen nationally in scoring (16.7), also appeared in the national rankings in steals per game (3.2) and field goal percentage (.539). Sophomore guard LaShawna Thomas also returns after joining Peddy on the All-Newcomer Team last season. Thomas, who missed the first six games and did not start until the ninth contest due to injury, still averaged 11.4 points per game as she scored 18 or more points in a game four times. She also averaged 3.2 rebounds and two assists per game. Wright State opens the exhibition season on Wednesday, November 12, against Findlay at the Nutter Center. The regular season opener is on Saturday, November 22 at Evansville with the home opener set for Tuesday, December 2, against Miami. The following is the 2008-09 preseason Horizon League women's basketball poll: 2008-09 PRESEASON HORIZON LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POLL Place Team 2007-08 Record Points First-Place Votes 1. Green Bay 26-6, 17-1 284 24 2. Wright State 16-16, 11-7 241 1 3. Milwaukee 17-14, 11-7 240 2 4. Cleveland State 19-14, 10-8 228 1 5. Butler 20-10, 10-8 204 1 6. Valparaiso 14-16, 9-9 179 7. UIC 10-20, 6-12 97 8. Loyola 8-23, 5-13 94 9. Youngstown State 14-17, 8-10 71 10. Detroit 6-24, 3-15 41
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Post by OG Raiderfan on Oct 8, 2008 21:12:18 GMT -5
Who in the hell gave Loyola a first place vote? |
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Post by Fastbreak on Oct 9, 2008 19:04:32 GMT -5
Horizon League names 2008-09 MBB Preseason TeamsOct. 9, 2008 INDIANAPOLIS - University of Illinois at Chicago senior Josh Mayo has been named the Horizon League's 2008-09 Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, according to the league's annual poll. Mayo received 405 points and 13 of 49 Player of the Year votes from Horizon League head coaches, men's basketball sports information directors and media members. In 2007-08, he averaged 17.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 47 percent from beyond the arc. Cleveland State University seniors J'Nathan Bullock and Cedric Jackson, Wright State University junior Vaughn Duggins and Butler University sophomore Matt Howard join Mayo on the Horizon League's Preseason first team. Bullock (6th, 14.8), Jackson (8th, 13.9) and Duggins (9th, 13.8) finished among the Horizon League's scoring leaders a year ago. Jackson ranked first in steals (2.59 pg) and second in assists (4.94 pg), while Howard finished third in field goal percentage (.583) and Bullock placed seventh in rebounds (6.6 pg). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay senior Mike Schachtner, Loyola University Chicago senior J.R. Blount, Valparaiso University senior Urule Igbavboa, Wright State senior Todd Brown and UIC senior Scott VanderMeer earn Horizon League Preseason second team accolades. Schachtner (3rd, 15.8) and Blount (5th, 15.1) finished among the league's scoring leaders a season ago. VanderMeer (7.5 pg) and Igbavboa (7.3 pg) ranked 1-2 in rebounds, while VanderMeer led the circuit in blocked shots (2.58 pg) and Igbavboa placed fourth in field goal percentage (.550). Cleveland State sits atop the Horizon League's Preseason Poll after receiving 478 points and 40 of 49 first-place votes. The Vikings advanced to the 2008 Postseason NIT after going 21-13 overall. Wright State (412), UIC (361), Green Bay (335) and Butler (326) place two through five, while Milwaukee (326), Valparaiso (207), Loyola (189), Detroit (98) and Youngstown State (73) round out the poll. The 2008-09 Horizon League men's basketball season begins with three exhibition games on Saturday, Nov. 1. The regular season tips off with four contests on Friday, Nov. 14. The upcoming Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship is slated for March 3, 6, 7 and 10. Butler posted a 70-55 win over Cleveland State in last year's tournament finale. horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100908aab.html
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Post by Fastbreak on Oct 9, 2008 19:06:32 GMT -5
Duggins and Brown Honored by Horizon League Oct. 9, 2008 Juniors Vaughn Duggins and Todd Brown Thursday were named to Horizon League's preseason teams, according to a poll released by league officials. Duggins was selected to the first team while Brown was chosen to the second team. Duggins, a native of Pendleton, Indiana, averaged 12.8 points and 2.9 rebounds last year as he was named First-Team All League. Playing just under 35 minutes a game in 31 contests, the 6-3 guard shot 44% from the field with 85 assists and 31 steals. Brown, a graduate of McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, averaged 12.7 points and 4.3 rebounds while starting in all 31 games a year ago. The 6-5 guard led the team three point shooting, hitting 60 of 142 tries. He also collected 71 assists with 24 steals. "Both players have meant so much to our success and it is great to see them recognized by the league," WSU head coach Brad Brownell said. "We are very excited about the coming season and we will look to Vaughn and Todd as well as Will for their leadership on and off the court." Also returning for the Raiders will be senior guard Will Graham who dished 110 assists over 31 games with a team-high 40 steals. Fellow senior Gavin Horne is back after an injury-plagued season that limited his play to just 11 games. Juniors Ronnie Thomas and John David Gardner join the corps of returners along with sophomores N'Gai Evans, Cooper Land and Troy Tabler. Besides junior college All-American Cory Cooperwood, the Raiders also welcome two redshirts from last year, sophomore Scott Grote and freshman Kyle Pressley. Wright State, picked second in the preseason poll, starts the season November 15 against Missouri Valley Conference foe Illinois State at home. The schedule includes games against MAC teams Central Michigan, Miami and Toledo as well as Wake Forest, Oral Roberts, Arkansas-Little Rock, Sam Houston State and South Florida. WSU will play at Green Bay December 4 to start league play. This poll consists of votes by the head coaches, sports information directors and three media members from each school. FIRST TEAMJosh Mayo, UIC * J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State Vaughn Duggins, Wright State Matt Howard, Butler SECOND TEAMMike Schachtner, Green Bay JR Blount, Loyola Urule Igbavboa, Valparaiso Todd Brown, Wright State Scott VanderMeer, UIC wsuraiders.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100908aaa.html
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Post by Raider Rowdies on Oct 9, 2008 19:41:10 GMT -5
Congratulations Todd and Vaughn!
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Post by Raider Alumni on Oct 9, 2008 19:47:12 GMT -5
Vaughn will be picked. Todd won't, but I think he has a good chance at making the post season All HL team. It feels great to be proven wrong. |
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Post by OG Raiderfan on Oct 9, 2008 20:37:21 GMT -5
Congratulations Todd and Vaughn!
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Oct 10, 2008 20:23:02 GMT -5
Mike Schachtner deserved first team over Matt Howard.
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Post by Jazzfan on Oct 10, 2008 20:43:44 GMT -5
The picks all seem reasonable to me. I'm glad Todd finally got some much deserved recognition.
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