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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 …

By 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!” …

(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program students Hannah Hodge and Austin Lawton covered the Keeps Horizon League Women’s Basketball Semifinals for the Horizon League website.) https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/3/7/womens-basketball-keeps-hlwbb-championship-semifinal-roundup.aspx

Editor’s Note: Writing for the Horizon League website, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Jordan Morey describes Cleveland State’s victory over Oakland in the conference title game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/9/cleveland-state-claims-horizon-league-mens-basketball-championship.aspx

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program students David Hayden, Matt Karner and Dylan Hughes, writing for the Horizon League website, described the first-round conference tournament victories that advanced No. 4 UIC, No. 5 Youngstown State and No. 6 Oakland to the quarterfinal round Thursday night. https://horizonleague.org/news/2020/3/3/horizon-league-mens-basketball-championship-first-round-roundup.aspx