INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League will begin #HLMBB play this weekend with teams playing two games against the same opponent at the same location, highlighted by Youngstown State traveling to Northern Kentucky as their Sunday matchup takes place on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. ET.
#HLMBB NEWS & NOTES
• Northern Kentucky has won three-straight #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honors to start the season and boasts the fifth-leading scorer in Trevon Faulkner (17.4), while Adrian Nelson is third in rebounding (12.3) and leads all players with three double-doubles.
• Youngstown State played three games last week and went 3-0 including earning a road win against Binghamton despite trailing by more than 15 points. Naz Bohannon led the Penguins with 23 points and Darius Quisenberry went on to collect his 1,000th career point.
• Three #HLMBB players were placed on the 2020-21 Lou Henson Award preseason watch list presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college basketball with Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis, Wright State’s Loudon Love and Youngstown State’s Quisenberry tabbed to the list.
• Love, the Preseason Player of the Year, was also selected to the Lute Olson Award preseason watch list, presented annually to the nation’s top Division I player, after previously being named to the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, given to the top center in men’s college basketball.
• Heading into #HLMBB play this weekend, Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis is the League-leader in scoring with 18.3 points per game, IUPUI’s Elyjah Goss is the rebounding leader with 16.0 boards per contest and UIC’s Teyvion Kirk is the League-leader in assists with 8.0.
• Wright State won its second-straight game in dominating fashion against Bowing Green, the preseason MAC favorites, by taking a 33-point lead into halftime before winning 85-67. Love finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds, while Tanner Holden led all scorers with 19 points.
• Detroit Mercy and Milwaukee each earned their first wins of the season against the same opponent, Western Michigan. The Titans won, 67-57, with five players scoring in double figures led by Davis with 14 while holding the Broncos to under 20 percent from three-point range. The Panthers claimed a 71-63 victory a day later with Te’Jon Lucas finishing with 16 points, four assists and four rebounds.
• Detroit Mercy’s Davis continues to be one of the biggest offensive threats in the country. He enters the 2020-21 season as the active career leader in scoring average at 24.8 points per game and second in 3-pointers made per game at 3.70. He was named to the Preseason All-HL First Team and the Jerry West Award watch list, recognizing the top shooting guards in the country.
• Oakland is looking to stake its claim to one of the most talented backcourts in the HL as Rashad Williams posted his second-straight 30-point performance at No. 4 Michigan State with 36 points on eight 3-pointers and Jalen Moore added 26 points and five assists vs. the Spartans.
RESULTS
| Date | Game | Recap |
| Wednesday, Dec. 9 | Youngstown State 72, Point Park 52 | |
| Friday, Dec. 11 | Kansas State 76, Milwaukee 75 | |
| Saturday, Dec. 12 | IUPUI 69, Tennessee State 66 | |
| Detroit Mercy 67, Western Michigan 57 | ||
| Sunday, Dec. 13 | Wright State 85, Bowling Green 67 | |
| Michigan State 109, Oakland 91 | ||
| Youngstown State 79, Binghamton 65 | ||
| Loyola 77, UIC 66 | ||
| Kent State 92, Northern Kentucky 73 | ||
| Milwaukee 71, Western Michigan 63 | ||
| Ohio State 67, Cleveland State 61 | ||
| Monday, Dec. 14 | Youngstown State 80, West Virginia Tech 66 |
#HLMBB PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
#HLMBB Co-Player of the Week
Rashad Williams | Oakland | Junior | Guard | Detroit, Mich.
Williams had another impressive game against a power 5 opponent as he scored a game-high 36 points against No. 4 Michigan State Sunday afternoon from the Breslin Center. Williams’ 36 points is a season-best and the most points in a single game by a #HLMBB player this season, topping his own mark from a week prior. The Detroit native hit eight triples on the day, shooting 47 percent from long-range. Williams went 12-of-28 from the floor and added a game-high four steals.
#HLMBB Co-Player of the Week
Loudon Love | Wright State | Redshirt Senior | Center | Geneva, Ill.
Love became the all-time leading rebounder in Wright State men’s basketball history on Sunday with an offensive rebound with 11:55 remaining in the first half to surpass Bill Edwards (1990-93) atop the record book. Love finished the afternoon with 16 points and 16 rebounds and now has 920 total rebounds in his career entering Horizon League play next week. Sunday was Love’s second double-double in three games to start the season and was also his second 16-rebound game of the year, as he added four blocks, two assists and a steal to his final stat line in Wright State’s 85-67 road win at MAC favorite Bowling Green.
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
David Böhm | Northern Kentucky | Freshman | Forward | Prague, Czech Republic
Böhm had a terrific week for the Norse, averaging 13.5 points while shooting 46 percent from the floor in a pair of road games at Dayton and Kent State. The native of Prague, Czech Republic earned a spot in the starting lineup for NKU’s game at Kent State and didn’t disappoint with his 19-point scoring outburst. He converted 7-of-15 shots, including 3-of-7 from long range in a career-high 27-minutes played. His week began with an eight-point outing against the Flyers. He is now averaging 9.8 points per game for Northern Kentucky.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
| Saturday, Dec. 19 | Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky | 2 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Milwaukee at Green Bay | 2 p.m. | ESPN3 | |
| Wright State at Detroit Mercy | 2 p.m. | ESPN3 | |
| Cleveland State at RMU | 6 p.m. | ESPN3 | |
| Oakland at UIC | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| IUPUI at Purdue Fort Wayne | 7 p.m. | ESPN3 | |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | Wright State at Detroit Mercy | 2 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Milwaukee at Green Bay | 2 p.m. | ESPN3 | |
| Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky | 3 p.m. | ESPN2 | |
| IUPUI at Purdue Fort Wayne | 5 p.m. | ESPN3 | |
| Oakland at UIC | 5 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Cleveland State at RMU | 5 p.m. | ESPN3 |
