Northern Kentucky ousts Green Bay 96-76 in Horizon League Championship quarterfinal

By The Associated Press
March 8, 2026 | 6:13 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LJ Wells had 26 points and Kael Robinson scored 22 to lead Northern Kentucky to a 96-76 victory over Green Bay on Sunday in a Horizon League Championship quarterfinal.

No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky will play top-seeded Wright State in a Monday semifinal. No. 2 seed Robert Morris squares off against third-seeded Detroit Mercy in the other semifinal.

Wells added nine rebounds and Robinson grabbed six for the fifth-seeded Norse (20-13). Dan Gherezgher Jr. sank five 3-pointers and scored 19 — all in the second half.

Justin Allen and CJ O’Hara both had 16 points to lead the Phoenix (18-15). Preston Ruedinger posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists.

Robinson had 14 points to guide Northern Kentucky to a 36-30 advantage at halftime. , with Robinson racking up 14 points. Gherezgher helped lead the second-half charge.

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Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
June 27, 2026 | 12:32 AM

Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.

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