Horizon League Men's Basketball Schedule
INDIANAPOLIS (8/23/12) -- The race for the Horizon League men's basketball title will begin on January 2, 2013, as the League announced its conference men's basketball schedule on Thursday. Each of the nine Horizon League teams will play the others twice - for a total of 16 conference games - over a nine-week span culminating on March 2.
Among the highlights of the schedule is the rematch of the Horizon League Championship game between Detroit and Valparaiso on Sat., Feb. 16. As part of 'Rivalry Week,' ESPN2 will carry the game, in which tournament MVP
Ray McCallum leads the Titans to the ARC to take on defending League Player of the Year Ryan Broekhoff and Valparaiso. The Titans won their last visit at Valpo, 70-50, to bring home their first League title since 1999.
ESPN has also confirmed that Sat., Feb. 9, will feature either Valparaiso at Cleveland State or Detroit at Green Bay on ESPN2, with the time to be determined.
Key matchups loom throughout the schedule, including the opening weekend, when Detroit will host Green Bay in the first of eight Horizon League Games of the Week, which will air at 2 p.m. EST.
Among other highly anticipated matchups, Detroit will head to Youngstown State (Jan. 10) and Cleveland State (Jan. 12). Valparaiso's trip to Calihan Hall will occur on Thurs., Jan. 17.
All nine Horizon League teams will be participating in the Sears BracketBusters before the final week of the year pits Detroit at UIC on March 2.
The Horizon League Tournament will begin on Tues., March 5, with three first-round games. The winners, along with the No. 3 seed, will be in action on Fri., March 9, with semifinals set for the following day. ESPNU will carry both semifinals, at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. ET. The Horizon League Championship will air on Tues., March 12, at 9 p.m. ET, on ESPN or ESPN2.
As part of their long-term partnership, the Horizon League and ESPN are finalizing national television selections for the coming season. An announcement regarding the full slate of Horizon League-ESPN telecasts should be released in the coming month.
Last year, the Horizon League sent a conference-record five teams into postseason play. Over the last 11 seasons, the League's NCAA Tournament winning percentage is the best among all non-Power 6 conferences.
The Titans League schedule follows.
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Milwaukee at Detroit
Saturday, Jan. 5
Green Bay at Detroit
Thursday, Jan. 10
Detroit at Youngstown State
Saturday, Jan. 12
Detroit at Cleveland State
Thursday, Jan. 17
Valparaiso at Detroit
Saturday, Jan. 19
UIC at Detroit
Monday, Jan. 21
Wright State at Detroit
Saturday, Jan. 26
Detroit at Loyola
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Detroit at Wright State
Friday, Feb. 1
Youngstown State at Detroit
Thursday, Feb. 7
Detroit at Milwaukee
Saturday, Feb. 9
Detroit at Green Bay
Tuesday, Feb. 12
Cleveland State at Detroit
Saturday, Feb. 16
Detroit at Valparaiso
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Loyola at Detroit
Saturday, March 2
Detroit at UIC
Tuesday, March 5
Horizon League Tournament 1st Round:
Game 1 - No. 9 seed at No. 4 seed
Game 2 - No. 8 seed at No. 5 seed
Game 3 - No. 7 seed at No. 6 seed
Friday, March 8
Horizon League Tournament 2nd Round:
Game 4 - Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 5 - No. 3 seed vs. Game 3 winner
Saturday, March 9
Horizon League Tournament Semifinals:
Game 6 - Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 seed
Game 7 - Game 4 winner at No. 1 seed
Tuesday, March 11
Horizon League Championship
Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7
