Tag: Wright State Raiders

Mid-Major 2020-21 Takeaways: Week Ten

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Trying to go undefeated during the course of a college basketball season is tough. It’s much tougher than doing so in college football. Gonzaga and Baylor may be making it look easy so far, but the remaining undefeated teams heading into the week were at the mid-major level. However, that number has shrunk from five […] READ MORE

Mid-Major 2020-21 Takeaways: Week Five

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The Christmas holiday limited the number of mid-major games this past week. Most of the action came from last Sunday through Wednesday. However, even with a small number of games, there was plenty of newsworthy moments. This is especially true for a pair of mid-major programs looking to make statements after years of being looked […] READ MORE

2020-21 Horizon League Basketball Preview

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LWOS continues its conference previews with the Horizon League Basketball Preview. Wright State and Northern Kentucky have battled it out in recent years here. Wright State captured the regular season title, but Northern Kentucky won the automatic berth in 2019-20. Both programs are looking to keep their perch on the top of the league, but […] READ MORE

Horizon League 2010s All-Decade Team

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Like most other mid-major leagues, the Horizon League saw its own version of realignment. Butler put the conference on the map at the end of the previous decade and used that success to eventually go to the Big East. Valparaiso also left for the Missouri Valley a few seasons ago. However, the league found Northern […] READ MORE

Mid-Major Takeaways: Week Twelve

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The biggest mid-major news may have come out of Evansville this week. The Purple Aces fired head coach Walter McCarty after an investigation into sexual misconduct and Title IX violations. Aside from that, many mid-major conferences are getting near the halfway point of league play. This is the time when conference contenders start to make […] READ MORE