March Madness is here in NCAA college basketball! All the work each team has done each day through practices, shootarounds, and games is all on the line as the top teams in each conference battle for the opportunity to win their conference championship to punch their ticket to the NCAA National Tournament. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) returns to the renamed Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, for the Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship from March 13-15, 2025. All eyes will be on the top eight teams from the MAC, looking to see which team will punch their individual ticket to the big…
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Nate Koesel
Nate Koesel is a resident of Northeast, Ohio. He was a student manager at Malone University from 2018-2021 where he was a member of the 2021 G-MAC Championship Men's Basketball team. Since graduating with his degree in Business Management, he has been an active basketball scout with multiple small scouting companies and writing articles for many including most recently with NXTPRO Hoops. This fall, Nate returned to the Malone Pioneers to pursue my MBA as a Sports Information Graduate Assistant where he assists the athletic department's social media profiles. Nate is extremely excited to join Sports Heroics as a writer and build this outstanding brand and grow his strengths in writing.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (43-10, 1st in East) returned home to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse after a two-game road trip, going 2-0 to face the Minnesota Timberwolves (30-24, 6th in West). The Cavs are still having a stellar 24-25 campaign with the best record in the Eastern Conference to show for it. This game marks the first game for the Cavaliers after the NBA Trade Deadline, where Cleveland acquired DeAndre Hunter from the Atlanta Hawks. In this game, Hunter made his much anticipated Cavaliers debut as he started for the Wine and Gold for the first time tonight. The ball movement and…
The Akron University Zips (16-5, 9-0) traveled 12 miles up west to face off against their well-known Northeast Ohio rival Kent State University Golden Flashes (13-8, 4-5) in the 166 annual Wagon Wheel. The last time these two teams faced off was in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship the previous year. Akron prevailed in the very narrow 62-61, advancing to the NCAA National Tournament. In a sold-out and packed MAC Center on the campus of Kent State, many knew to tune into one of the best matchups in all of college basketball. This game had everything on paper that a…
The Ohio State University Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5) returned home Monday to the Schottenstein Center, picking up a much-needed home win versus Big Ten Conference opponent Iowa Hawkeyes (13-8, 4-6) . The Buckeyes were looking to carry their huge momentum back home after knocking off the #10 Purdue Boilermakers, ending their 26-game winning streak inside the Mackey Arena in the 73-70 thriller. Iowa came off the 76-75 home win versus Penn State this past Friday. Ohio State came in with fresher legs, having not placed a game since last Tuesday when they beat #10 Purdue. The Buckeyes had not won a…
The red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers (36-7) are still amidst their incredible franchise historic run and lead the conversation for the NBAs best. This mid-January skid of games will continue to test the elite Cavaliers as they have to play four games in seven nights, including a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday. Despite their gauntlet schedule in the month of January, the Cavs came into the Toyota Center to face the up-and-coming second-ranked, risking Houston Rockets (29-15) with high confidence. Pregame Notes: The Wine and Gold have gone 7-3 in their last ten games and 5-3 since their historic performance inside Rocket…
The Ohio Bobcats traveled north to Ypsilanti, Michigan, to face Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Eastern Michigan Eagles inside EMU Convention Center Tuesday night. Despite Ohio’s junior guard Jackson Paveletzke having a career night with career and season-high 28 points, the Eagles were still able to protect home court in the 94-87 win for Eastern Michigan. Inside the first few minutes, Ohio led this game 5-2, but after that narrow lead, they never saw the lead again as the Eagles controlled the score and momentum for most of the game. Paveletzke was active with the ball, finding senior forward AJ Clayton…