Things to Remember:
Last Year's Winner:
Milwaukee
Contenders:
Valparaiso
Green Bay
Cleveland State
Oakland
My Sleeper:
Oakland
First Round
#8 Youngstown State at #5 Detroit
7:00 PM EST-ESPN3
11-20 (2-14) Youngstown State
Solid Wins:
-UMKC 66-63 (Home)
-Robert Morris 89-81 (Road)
-South Dakota 87-79 (Road)
-Northern Kentucky 78-74 (Home)
-Illinois-Chicago 77-64 (Home)
-Wright State 74-69 (Road)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Illinois-Chicago 77-71 (Road)
-Wright State 70-61 (Home)
-Detroit 93-87 in Overtime (Road)
-Green Bay 63-62 (Road)
Last Game:
-Loss To Milwaukee 82-74 (Home)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(January 29) Loss 93-87 in Overtime (Road)
-(February 21) Loss 83-70 (Home)
Key Contributors:
---#10 Marcus Keene (SO)
-15.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.7 APG, & 1.1 SPG.
---#20 Bobby Hain (JR)
-14.6 PPG, 7.5 RPG, & 2.0 APG.
---#4 Shawn Amiker (SR)
-11.5 PPG & 5.5 RPG.
---#11 DJ Cole (SR)
-9.1 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 4.7 APG, & 1.5 SPG.
---#23 Osandai Vaughn (SO)
-6.6 PPG & 3.1 RPG.
14-17 (7-9) Detroit
Good Wins:
-Maryland-Eastern Shore 69-55 in Semi-Final of Progressive Legends Classic.
-Toledo 82-79 in Championship of Progressive Legends Classic (Road).
-South Florida 67-57 (Home)
-Milwaukee 83-67 (Home)
-Oakland 74-54 (Home)
-Northeastern 81-69 in Overtime (Road)
-Cleveland State 66-65 (Home)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Green Bay 70-64 (Home)
-Cleveland State 70-66 (Road)
-Valparaiso 78-70 (Road)
-Oakland 83-78 (Road)
Last Game:
-Win Against Valparaiso 63-60 (Home)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(January 29) Win 93-87 in Overtime (Home)
-(February 21) Win 83-70 (Road)
Key Contributors:
---#2 Juwan Howard Jr. (SR)
-17.8 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.5 APG, & 1.0 SPG.
---#35 Paris Bass (FR)
-12.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.2 SPG, & 1.0 BPG.
---#1 Anton Wilson (JR)
-8.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, & 1.8 APG.
---#0 Chris Jenkins (SO)
-7.1 PPG & 4.5 RPG.
---#12 Brandan Kearney (SR)
-6.5 PPG, 2.3 RPG, & 1.8 APG.
---#11 Jarod Williams (SO)
-6.2 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.0 RPG, & 1.2 SPG.
Prediction:
---Detroit 73, Youngstown State 70
#7 Wright State at #6 Illinois-Chicago
8:00 PM EST-ESPN3
11-19 (3-13) Wright State
Good Wins:
-Belmont 73-70 (Home)
-Charleston Southern 86-79 (Road)
-USC Upstate 56-51 (Road)
-Belmont 79-71 (Road)
-Detroit 70-57 (Home)
-Detroit 64-53 (Road)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Cleveland State 56-50 (Road)
-Oakland 84-76 in Overtime (Road)
-Illinois-Chicago 79-75 (Home)
-Youngstown State 74-69 (Home)
-Oakland 76-67 (Home)
-Valparaiso 55-48 (Road)
-Milwaukee 61-58 (Home)
Last Game:
-Loss To Illinois-Chicago 61-46 (Road)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(February 12) Loss 79-75 (Home)
-(February 28) Loss 61-46 (Road)
Key Contributors:
---#11 JT Yoho (JR)
-15.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG, & 2.1 APG.
---#32 Joe Thomasson (JR)
-9.9 PPG, 5.5 RPG, & 3.2 APG.
---#13 Grant Benzinger (FR)
-9.1 PPG & 3.0 RPG.
---#14 Michael Karena (JR)
-8.9 PPG & 3.7 RPG.
---#20 Chrishawn Hopkins (SR)
-8.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG, & 2.6 APG.
---#3 Reggie Arceneaux (SR)
-7.3 PPG & 2.2 RPG.
---#0 Steven Davis (SO)
-7.1 PPG & 3.3 RPG.
8-23 (4-12) Illinois-Chicago
Solid Wins:
-UCF 71-60 (Home)
-Detroit 83-73 (Road)
-Wright State 79-75 (Road)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Cleveland State 74-69 (Home)
-Detroit 69-68 (Home)
-Milwaukee 71-65 (Road)
-Valparaiso 70-65 (Home)
-Cleveland State 67-59 (Road)
-Green Bay 72-67 (Home)
Last Game:
-Win Against Wright State 61-46 (Home)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(February 12) Win 79-75 (Road)
-(February 28) Win 61-46 (Home)
Key Contributors:
---#22 Jay Harris (SR)
-14.6 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.5 APG, & 1.3 SPG.
--#11 Paris Burns (JR)
-10.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG, & 2.4 APG.
---#40 Jake Wiegand (JR)
-8.5 PPG & 5.4 RPG.
---#10 Marc Brown (SR)
-8.0 PPG & 3.3 RPG.
---#33 Ahman Fells (SR)
-7.4 PPG & 3.9 RPG.
Prediction:
---Wright State 63, Illinois-Chicago 58
PW's Regular Season Prediction Record: 191-65 (73-17 in the MVC)
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