HoriZone Roundtable

Bob and Jim are back on the podcast together at the same time, and they discuss Jim's take on the new Horizon League commissioner, as well as what went down during the week in the rest of the conference.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob is back on the podcast, and he's flying solo this episode, talking about the hiring of the new Horizon League Commissioner, the ongoing legal drama surrounding IU Indy, and the week that was, which saw Wright State inching closer to a regular season title.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Giovanni Moceri returns for one more fill-in stint, and he and Jim get into the week that was for the Horizon League, which started with two more upsets of top conference teams and ended with Wright State re-asserting itself at the front-runner in the championship chase.Follow The GioMo Show on YouTubeSubscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Greg returns to fill in one more time, and he and Jim talk about the week that was in the Horizon League, which included Wright State and Cleveland State pulling out sweeps in the ever-tough Wisconsin road trip, with the Vikings, courtesy of those wins, now on a four-game streak.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Giovanni Moceri is back filling in, and he and Jim talk about a week in where things kicked off with the top three Horizon League teams lost to the bottom three teams, among other things. Follow The GioMo Show on YouTubeSubscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Greg returns to the fill-in co-host spot to talk with Jim about the week that was in the Horizon League, which included a sweep of the Wisconsin trip by Oakland, Wright State's continued dominance at home, and Purdue Fort Wayne riding a four-game win streak.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Giovanni Moceri from The GioMo Show joins Jim to talk about the week that was in the Horizon League, which includes Wright State's run through Michigan, Purdue Fort Wayne's under-the-radar success, and Green Bay continuing to significantly outperform expectations.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Greg Kula is in for Bob, and he and Jim talk about the week the was in the Horizon League, which includes Wright State and Northern Kentucky sweeping the week, Oakland's two-game bounceback, and the struggles for Youngstown State and Robert Morris.

In Bob's last appearance on the regular podcast (for a while, at least), he and Jim discuss how the teams in the Horizon League fared to this point and what to expect as conference play resumes.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob and Jim discuss the handful of games that made up the week of Horizon League competition, which included a pair of conference match-ups that had early must-win implications, and a few near-misses in non-conference play.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

With the first week of conference play in the books, Bob and Jim break down what went down, including offensive outages for IU Indy and Cleveland State, the student section conundrum, and Jim's cameo in a certain video that spread all over the Internet.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

The Horizon League had a great week in the lead-up to conference play, and Bob and Jim break down the games and what to look forward to as the league starts playing each other.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob and Jim break down the week that was for the Horizon League, which included very few bright spots in non-conference play, two of which were Northern Kentucky and Green Bay, which beat UMass on Saturday at the Paradise Jam.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneoundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

With the Horizon League in a middle of a three-week long non-stop string of non-conference games, Bob and Jim dive into the middle of the contests that have already played out.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠horizoneoundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

The 2025-26 season is now officially underway, and Bob and Jim break down everything that went down in the Horizon League in the first week of competition.Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠horizoneoundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob starts the podcast with an conversation with Alison Bomgardner of XCSB (formerly WCSB) regarding the Cleveland student radio station's abrupt handover to Ideastream. Bob and Jim then talk to various members of student media across the Horizon League, including: Derek Williams, The Cauldron (Cleveland State)Citlali Sanchez, The Campus Citizen (IU Indy)Jack Laude, UWM PostMike Okoronkwo, Oakland PostJoey Jirmasek, RMU Sentry SportsCece Chase, The Jambar (Youngstown State)Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠horizoneoundtable.com/donate⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

With the recent news of potential redevelopment proposals at both the Wolstein Center and UWM Panther Arena, Bob and Jim discuss to overall ramifications should those proposals become a reality.

Julie Roe Lach will be departing as commissioner of the Horizon League for an Executive VP role with Pacers Sports and Entertainment, and in this bonus episode, Bob and Jim lay out some of what the new commissioner will need to tackle, as well as look at some possible candidates for the job.

Bob, Jim and Kyle dive in to recap all the previews from Preview Week, and in this episode, they discuss the following teams, and much more!Cleveland State (WBB)Robert Morris (MBB)Green Bay (WBB)Milwaukee (MBB)Subscribe: ⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠horizoneoundtable.com/donate⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob, Jim and Kyle dive in to recap all the previews from Preview Week, and in this episode, they discuss the following teams:Northern Kentucky (WBB)Detroit Mercy MBB)Detroit Mercy (WBB)Cleveland State (MBB)Youngstown State (WBB)Purdue Fort Wayne (MBB)Robert Morris (WBB)Oakland (MBB)Purdue Fort Wayne (WBB)Youngstown State (MBB)Subscribe: ⁠⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠horizoneoundtable.com/donate⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob, Jim and Kyle dive in to recap all the previews from Preview Week, and in this episode, they discuss the following teams:Oakland (WBB)IU Indy (MBB)IU Indy (WBB)Wright State (MBB)Wright State (WBB)Green Bay (MBB)Milwaukee (WBB)Northern Kentucky (MBB)Subscribe: ⁠horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe⁠Donate: ⁠horizoneoundtable.com/donate⁠Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

As is an annual tradition for the HoriZone Roundtable, Bob and Jim welcome various play-by-play voices from around the Horizon League to discuss their respective teams and other topics. Guest include:Dan Hasty, Detroit MercyGreg Rakestraw, IU IndyBrady Laber, Northern KentuckyChris Collins, Wright StateRobb Schmidt, Youngstown StateSubscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribeDonate: horizoneoundtable.com/donatePatreon: patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Rocco Miller joins Bob and Jim to talk about his views on the Horizon League, including the schedules, roster makeups and who the ever-changing college basketball landscape has affected the conference.

Bob and Jim welcome Green Bay legend and new men's basketball general manager Keifer Sykes to the podcast. They discuss his career, his new role with the Phoenix, his documentary and foundation, and more!More on the Free 10 Foundation: free10foundation.orgKeifer Sykes by Wisco Kidz: https://youtu.be/PSCSJTG862g?feature=sharedSubscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribeDonate: horizoneoundtable.com/donatePatreon: patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

Bob and Jim welcome Tristan Freeman (@hoopsnut351) to discuss some of players coming to the Horizon League this season, as well as how the teams will fare.Subscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribeDonate: horizoneoundtable.com/donatePatreon: patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

As is an annual tradition, Bob and Jim welcome Horizon Boy (@HorizonBoy_HB) back to the podcast to talk about his predictions from last season and what he expects to see in the 2025-26 season.Subscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribeDonate: horizoneoundtable.com/donatePatreon: patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

To kick off the 2025-26 season, the HoriZone Roundtable holds its annual writer's forum. In the men's edition of this year's forum, Bob welcomes the following writers:Greg Kula - Cleveland StateEric Fischer - Green BayChris Schumerth - IU IndyAlex Perez - Northern KentuckyGriffin Beers - OaklandJames Moon - Wright State

To kick off the 2025-26 season, the HoriZone Roundtable holds its annual writer's forum. In the women's edition of this year's forum, Bob welcomes the following writers:Kyle Rossi - Cleveland StateEric Fischer - Green BayChris Schumerth - IU IndyIsaac Wendel - Purdue Fort WayneJames Moon - Wright State

In this episode, Bob, along with new permanent co-host Jim Sarow, talk about some of the off-season activities, including ex-Horizon Leaguers in G League action, roster changes and scheduling.

In this episode, Bob welcomes new IU Indy head coach Ben Howlett, and they discuss his system, how the team is being built, and a few other items of interest.

Bob breaks down the latest in the IU Indy situation, including what's going on with the coaching search and Paul Corsaro's efforts to clear his name. He also talks about some of the latest roster additions across the Horizon League as teams gear up for summer workouts.

Bob welcomes Kyle Rossi and other prominent figures in the history of the podcast to discuss notable milestones and topics from the previous 299 episodes, including:Jimmy LemkeMatt DudekKaric JonesJim SarowKyle CravenHorizon BoyIntro: Swag Enuff - Microwave Red ft. Meel/Fly Tye (Producer: Sunny Collins)Music Video Link: https://youtu.be/8QpeT9mVOfU?feature=shared

Bob had an opportunity to speak with Rob Summers, the new head coach at Cleveland State. They talk about, among other things, his time as a CSU assistant, the ever-expanding Dennis Gates coaching tree, his offensive philosophy, and...Skype?

As national media loses its mind over the never-ending changes in college player movement, Bob and John treat this episode as business as usual, discussing the last entries and exits in the Horizon League.

Bob talks about the return of Rob Summers of Cleveland State, this time as head coach. He also breaks down some of the transfers that have arrived at various teams, including the non-D1 influx at Northern Kentucky.

Bob talks some Horizon League baseball with the head coach of defending champion Northern Kentucky, Dizzy Peyton. This talk about his long history with NKU, the challenges of northern baseball teams and scheduling, and, of course, the Wright State-Northern Kentucky rivalry, among other things.

Daniyal Robinson is reportedly headed to North Texas, and Bob and John discuss the ramifications of this news at Cleveland State. The also talk about the transfer portal and how it has affected some Horizon League teams significantly.

In Matt's last episode as a regular co-host of the podcast, he and Bob talk about Robert Morris giving Alabama a run for its money, as well as the names emerging in the transfer portal. Finally, Matt has some closing thoughts on his time with the HoriZone Roundtable.

Bob and John talk about the Horizon League Tournament and its eventual winner, Robert Morris. They also discuss the Colonials' first-round NCAA Tournament match-up, Alabama, as well as Cleveland State's quarterfinal foe in the CBI, Jacksonville.

It's that time again for the Horizon League Tournament to converge on Indianapolis, and Bob and Matt, as they have in years past, take this episode to talk with some of the participating coaches. This year, they include Robert Morris' Andy Toole, Cleveland State's Daniyal Robinson and Oakland's Greg Kampe.

Bob goes solo to close out the regular season, and he takes a look at where each Horizon League team finished compared to how both the HoriZone Roundtable and official Horizon League preseason polls had them situated.

Northern Illinois is reportedly joining to the Horizon League, returning to the what was named the Midwestern Collegiate Conference during its last stint. And Bob and John welcome Skyler Kisellus, senior sports report to NIU's student paper, the Northern Star, to discuss the move.

Bob, Matt and John talk about everything that went down on the second-to-last week of the regular season, which included an exciting rivalry game, Robert Morris overtaking Cleveland State for the top spot in the standings, and the scenarios of where everyone could be situated at season's end.

Bob, Matt and John talk about each team and which players have all-league potential going into the final two weeks of the regular season.

Bob is flying solo this episode, and he talks about all the teams from top to bottom. This includes the end of Cleveland State's win streak, the battle for HL Player of the Year (within Purdue Fort Wayne), Alvaro Folguiera's monster game against NKU, and...when will we see Anthony Roy come back?

Bob and Matt go through the Horizon League as it stands after Sunday's game, looking at all the teams from the bottom of the standings to the top.

With the ESPN broadcasts of Horizon League games kicking on with Cleveland State and Purdue Fort Wayne, Bob welcomes back Jordan Bernfield, who will once again serve as play-by-play announcer for all five ESPN contests.

Bob and Matt go through the week that was, which includes' Cleveland State's winning streak. Saturday's rivalry match-ups, and yes, THAT game.

Bob and Matt recap the week that was, which ended up with Cleveland State getting the road sweep and taking first place in the Horizon League. They also talked about Detroit Mercy's dwindling lineup, Oakland's up and down performances, and Northern Kentucky's bad week, among other items

Bob and Matt talk about the week that was, which includes the return to Horizon League conference play. They talk about some key upsets, a surprise win streak for Cleveland State (for pretty much everyone in Cleveland; everyone else, not so much), and Green Bay's ongoing woes.

Matt and John break down the last full week of non-conference action in the Horizon League, which includes a pair of blown double-digit leads, a buzzer beater to close out the week, and yes, THAT game.