The Horizon League suspended Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe for one game due to engaging with an official in an unacceptable way that violated league regulations after a loss to Robert Morris. Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach made the announcement Tuesday,

Kampe, 69, is in his 41st season as head coach at Oakland, and this marks his second suspension. He also drew a one-game ban following a fight between his team and Chicago State's team after a game in 2000. That fight began with a war of words between Kampe and then-Chicago State coach Bo Ellis, the former Marquette star, in the handshake line.

Reigning Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year, Callie Genke answers the call this year as a starter for the Phoenix.

The Youngstown State University women's basketball team fell to Purdue Fort Wayne, 79-56, Wednesday at Zidian Family Arena. The Penguins were held to five points in the first quarter and trailed throughout the entire game.

For the second week in a row Northrop High School graduate and Mastodons junior guard Jalen Jackson is the Horizon League Player of the Week, following a Herculean effort Saturday against IU Indianapolis.

Thursday’s Horizon League slate includes the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-7, 8-3 Horizon League) playing the Cleveland State Vikings (16-6, 10-1 Horizon League) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPNU.Buy

Two games for the price of one is a big hit. That was the case prior to 2018 when the Horizon League would occasionally hold men's and women's basketball doubleheaders. Since then every game is a stand alone meaning this week fans are coming to the YSU campus three of four days to see games.

Wright State Raiders (11-11, 5-6 Horizon League) at Youngstown State Penguins (13-9, 7-4 Horizon League) Youngstown, Ohio; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Youngstown State hosts Wright

Saturday’s Horizon League slate includes the Detroit Mercy Titans (6-16, 2-9 Horizon League) facing the Green Bay Phoenix (2-20, 0-11 Horizon League) at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for

The Raiders (11-11, 4-6) play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Youngstown State (13-9, 7-4), which is one of four teams in the HL with a positive turnover margin, forcing 13 per game and committing 12.5. The Penguins have won five in a row and nine of the last 11 games in the series, including an 80-70 victory in the Nutter Center on Dec. 18.

Green Bay Phoenix (2-20, 0-11 Horizon League) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-13, 6-5 Horizon League) Auburn Hills, Michigan; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oakland hosts Green Bay after

With the loss, YSU falls to 9-13 overall and 4-8 in conference play. The ‘Guins will hit the road to take on Green Bay on Thursday, Feb. 6.