(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Owen Kaelble covered the semifinal round of the Keeps Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championships for the Horizon League website.) https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/3/8/keeps-horizon-league-mens-basketball-championship-semifinal-roundup.aspx
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a frantic, high scoring second half, the leading scorer in the Southeastern Conference, Cameron Thomas of LSU, made his name known to the nation with 20 points in the second half to lead the Tigers to a 76-61 win over the St. …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Junior forward Reggie Chaney Jr. and junior guard Quentin Grimes each had two different roles for the University of Houston Cougars on Friday night, and all of them were executed effectively. played to perfection. Chaney’s function was to keep the possessions going by …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble describes the pair of family histories that converged on a basketball floor in Bloomington Saturday night. Ben Vander Plas, who was named after the Bennett family, played an essential role in Ohio University’s upset victory over the defending champion Virginia Cavaliers, coached …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Fueled by 10 points by sophomore guard Terrence Shannon Jr., Texas Tech pulled off a 24-4 run in the first 10 minutes of the second half that carried the Red Raiders to a 65-53 victory over the Utah State Aggies on Friday afternoon. …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Norfolk State senior guard Devante Carter may have only scored four points, but two of them came when it mattered most. With 8.6 seconds to play, Carter drained the free throws after drawing a foul on a mad rush to the basket to …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Led by a red-hot John Walker III in the second half, the Texas Southern Tigers roared back to defeat the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers 60-52 for their first NCAA tournament win in three years. Texas Southern (17-8) advanced to the first round …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, Dennis Gates, is taking the Cleveland State Vikings back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 12 years after a resounding victory over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 80-69. Gates, who is only in his …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate students Owen Kaelble and Jordan Morey describe the semifinal victories that advanced Cleveland State and Oakland to the 2021 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship Game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/9/mens-basketball-cleveland-state-oakland-earn-spots-in-hlmbb-championship-game.aspx
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate students Owen Kaelble and Jordan Morey preview the 2021 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Semifinals at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/7/mens-basketball-2021-hlmbb-championships-semifinal-preview.aspx
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