League NCAA Division I Duration 12/01/2011–02/25/2012 Regular Season Champions 14–4 - Valparaiso | Sport Basketball Number of teams 10 | |
TV partner(s) Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network | ||
The 2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball season marks the 32nd season of Horizon League basketball.
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Preseason
In the preseason, Butler was the conference favorite despite returning only one of their top four scorers from the 2011 national runner-up team. Butler received 28 first-place votes in the preseason poll of HL coaches, media, and sports information directors. Detroit captured second in the preseason poll with 19 first-place votes, and Cleveland State finished third for the third consecutive preseason. The preseason player of the year was Ray McCallum, Jr. of Detroit who was also named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason candidate list.
First Team
Second Team
Preseason Player of the Year
Conference Previews
Several media outlets projected the final Horizon League standings for the 2011–12 season:
Weekly awards
HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.