2021/22 Horizon League news

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Aug 3, 2021 6:32:49 GMT -5 Big D said:

'Nobody saw it coming': Prized 7-footer spurns high-major hoops powers, commits to Oakland
www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2021/08/03/nobody-saw-coming-prized-7-footer-spurns-high-major-hoops-powers-commits-oakland/5468339001/

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Momo Cisse has already decommitted from Oakland and reopened his recruitment.

Sonny Johnson is rated #183 in the country by 24/7 Sports. If he sticks with Detroit and signs November that's an excellent pick up for the league.

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21 All-American candidates for the 2021-22 men's basketball season

www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-08-09/21-all-american-candidates-2021-22-mens-basketball-season

Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
Year: Freshman
Position: Forward

Baldwin is among the 10 most talented freshman entering the sport this season and he's going to play for his father, Pat Baldwin Sr., at Milwaukee, which competes in the Horizon League. Last season, Wright State finished the season as the highest-ranked team on kenpom.com in the Horizon League at No. 73. The next-highest ranked team was Detroit at No. 161.

It's rare that an incoming freshman of Baldwin's caliber enrolls at a school in the Horizon League, which means he has the chance to put up monstrous numbers.

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Aug 18, 2021 22:47:16 GMT -5 Admin said:

21 All-American candidates for the 2021-22 men's basketball season

www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-08-09/21-all-american-candidates-2021-22-mens-basketball-season

Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
Year: Freshman
Position: Forward

Baldwin is among the 10 most talented freshman entering the sport this season and he's going to play for his father, Pat Baldwin Sr., at Milwaukee, which competes in the Horizon League. Last season, Wright State finished the season as the highest-ranked team on kenpom.com in the Horizon League at No. 73. The next-highest ranked team was Detroit at No. 161.

It's rare that an incoming freshman of Baldwin's caliber enrolls at a school in the Horizon League, which means he has the chance to put up monstrous numbers.

Hopefully this brings some exposure to our favorite school and coach can have a great defensive plan to keep this guy in check and beat UWM!

As long as we aren't hosting them at the Nutter Center in March I like our chances.

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5 men's basketball teams that could be poised for historically great seasons in 2021-22

www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-08-19/5-mens-basketball-teams-could-be-poised-historically-great-seasons-2021-22?amp


Milwaukee
Could be the best team since... 2004-05

Milwaukee has previously employed talented head coaches, such as Bo Ryan (364-130 at Wisconsin) and Bruce Pearl (145-61 at Tennessee, now 138-92 at Auburn), and it just so happens that its current head coach, Pat Baldwin is the father of one of the most talented freshmen in the country, Patrick Baldwin Jr.

Baldwin and Baldwin, father and son, will team up starting this fall for the Panthers, where the younger Baldwin could be the most talented player the program has ever seen, starting from the moment he steps foot on campus.

Milwaukee has made the NCAA tournament four times, including three times in a four-year span from 2003 to 2006, which peaked with a Sweet 16 appearance as a No. 12 seed under Pearl in 2005. That team went 26-6 — the program's most wins in a season at the DI level and its second-fewest losses.

Patrick Baldwin Jr. also received scholarship offers from the likes of Duke, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and UCLA, so it's extremely rare, if not unprecedented, for a player of his caliber to enroll in the Horizon League. If he performs up to his billing, then Milwaukee could have its best time since Bruce Pearl was roaming the sideline for the Panthers.

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