By Jaela Johnson | @jae_Jamirah Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANPOLIS — The process to become great and leave a legacy takes time, faith, and patience. Near the end of his 40th season as the coach of Oakland men’s basketball, the most seasons with his current school in Division I, Greg Kampe thought about how lucky …
Read MoreBy Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Earl Walton, an NCAA official, hustled over to the Oakland bench, demanding a towel to wipe up a slick spot of the floor when, breaking a relative silence, an Oakland fan from behind the bench said, “Yeah, use it to wipe your glasses off!” …
Read MoreBy Jaela Johnson | @jae_jamirah Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – You don’t know until you find out. The Cleveland State Vikings entered the Horizon League women’s championship game as one of the most consistently successful programs in the nation. Their 29 victories were the second-most in school history, one fewer than the 30 victories …
Read MoreBy Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Less than a minute remained in the Horizon League’s Women’s Basketball Championship game, and the 10 players on the court stood still. There was no movement. No scrapping for last-second steals, no fouls to extend the game, not even cheers of desperation from fans. …
Read MoreBy Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “One more,” Milwaukee coach Bart Lundy said while holding up an index finger for the Panthers’ fans at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The fans responded “One more!” as the Milwaukee players ran towards the stands to celebrate their 82-75 upset win over Northern Kentucky in …
Read MoreBy Madie Chandler | @Madie_Chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Green Bay defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 64-55 in a rematch of a 2023 Horizon League women’s semifinal matchup. The second-seeded Phoenix (25-6) advanced to the championship game against Cleveland State with a chance win the school’s 17th league title, which would be 14 more …
Read MoreBy Jaela Johnson | @Msbasketball_13 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “Make me a parabola,” a Cleveland State fan behind the Vikings’ bench screamed toward the court in the third quarter of the Horizon League semifinal against Wright State on Monday afternoon. Shot after imperfect Wright State shot was going up and coming down as …
Read More(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Owen Kaelble covered the Keeps Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship for the Horizon League website.) https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/3/8/wright-state-captures-2022-keeps-horizon-league-mens-basketball-championship.aspx
Read MoreBy Austin Lawton Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS — Cleveland State waited 12 years to appear in another Horizon League Championship final game, only to come up seven points short. Confronted with an 18-point deficit against the top-seeded IUPUI Jaguars, the Vikings came within two points three times – the last with just 2:06 …
Read MoreBy Hannah Hodge Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Until the moment arrived, the moment that saved a championship season for the IUPUI Jaguars, coach Austin Parkinson had recognized an occasional flaw in a remarkable group. He knew that the Jaguars were far more than a supporting cast for Macee Williams. Now the time had …
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