Horizon League

Horizon League

http://www.horizonleague.org
https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizon-league/

Horizon League, a privately owned entity headquartered in the US, was founded in 1979, with approximately 30 employees, and reported $14.5M in revenue as of 2023. The organization operates as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company specializes in media and TV services, functioning as a collegiate athletic conference in NCAA Division I.

Revenue

Founded

1979

Headcount

21

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On April 28, 2026, the Horizon League announced its 2026 golf awards, with Wright State's Shane Ochs and Youngstown State's Neeranuch Prajunpanich earning Golfer of the Year honors as voted by the League’s head coaches. The League also revealed its 2026 Valeo Softball All-Academic Team on the same day, recognizing 17 student-athletes and four honorable mentions for their success in competition and academics, based on balloting by faculty athletics representatives. Previously, on April 22, the Horizon League unveiled its 2026 #HLTennis All-League honorees and specialty award winners, with Taj Hibbert of Tennessee State and Nel Van Hout of Milwaukee named Players of the Year based on votes by head coaches. Earlier in April, on the 15th, the League announced its 2026 Valeo Tennis All-Academic Teams, selecting 12 student-athletes and five honorable mentions for their combined athletic and academic achievements, as determined by faculty athletics representatives. This followed the March 19 announcement of the League's 2026 Indoor Track and Field Sportsmanship Award winners, where Detroit Mercy's Joshua Neary received the Men’s award, and Northern Kentucky’s Meredith Goff and Purdue Fort Wayne’s Bella Hodges were selected as the Women’s recipients, voted on by the League’s head coaches.

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Horizon League offers 3 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Horizon League's product portfolio comprises of sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship and search, social, and retail media.

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Horizon League's revenues were less than $10M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Horizon League's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is search, display and digital publishing. For full access to Horizon League's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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May

19th

2026

01:00

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Releases 2026 #HLBASE All-League Awards

INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2026) – The Horizon League released our 2026 #HLBASE All-League awards on Tuesday, voted on by the League’s head coaches. Northern Kentucky’s Jake Paulick earned Player of the Year honors while Youngstown State’s Braden Gebhardt received Pitcher of the Year.

May

3rd

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Reveals 2026 #HLSB All-League Awards

INDIANAPOLIS (May 5, 2026) – The Horizon League unveiled our 2026 #HLSB All-League awards on Tuesday. The awards were voted on by the League’s head coaches. RMU’s Courtney Poulich earned Player of the Year honors and teammate Aglaia Rudd collected Defensive Player of the Year recognition.

Apr

28th

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Unveils 2026 #HLGOLF Awards

INDIANAPOLIS (April 30, 2026) – The Horizon League revealed our 2026 #HLGOLF awards on Thursday as voted on by the League’s head coaches. Wright State’s Shane Ochs and Youngstown State’s Neeranuch Prajunpanich earned Golfer of the Year honors.

Apr

28th

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Announces 2026 Valeo #HLSB All-Academic Team

INDIANAPOLIS (April 30, 2026) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League revealed our 2026 Valeo Softball All-Academic Team on Thursday. Dig Deeper: A total of 17 student-athletes were named to the Valeo All-Academic Team while four more were tabbed as honorable mentions in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives.

Apr

22nd

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Reveals 2026 #HLTennis All-League Awards

INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2026) – The Horizon League revealed our 2026 #HLTennis All-League honorees and specialty award winners on Thursday, with the selections based on votes by the League’s head coaches. Taj Hibbert of Tennessee State and Nel Van Hout of Milwaukee were named Players of the Year.

Apr

15th

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, Tennis, B2B Tag

Horizon League Announces 2026 #HLTennis All-Academic Teams

INDIANAPOLIS (April 16, 2025) - Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced our 2026 Valeo Tennis All-Academic Teams on Thursday. Dig Deeper: A total of 12 student-athletes were selected to the All-Academic Teams while an additional five student-athletes were named Honorable Mentions in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives.

Mar

19th

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Announces 2026 Indoor #HLTF Sportsmanship Award Winners

INDIANAPOLIS (March 20, 2026) – The Horizon League revealed our 2026 Indoor #HLTF Sportsmanship Award winners on Friday, voted on by the League’s head coaches. Detroit Mercy’s Joshua Neary was named the Men’s Sportsmanship Award recipient while Meredith Goff of Northern Kentucky and Bella Hodges of Purdue Fort Wayne were selected as the Women’s Sportsmanship Award winners.

Mar

18th

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Unveils 2026 Valeo Indoor #HLTF All--Academic Teams

INDIANAPOLIS (March 19, 2026) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced our 2026 Valeo Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Teams on Thursday. Dig Deeper: A total of 35 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Teams and an additional 15 student-athletes were named Honorable Mentions in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives.

Mar

11th

2026

18:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Horizon League Releases 2026 Valeo #HLSD All-Academic Teams

INDIANAPOLIS (March 12, 2026) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League unveiled our 2026 Valeo Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Teams on Thursday. Dig Deeper: A total of 35 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Teams and an additional two student-athletes were named Honorable Mentions in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives.

Mar

11th

2026

18:30

Events, B2B Tag

Horizon League, City of Noblesville, Hamilton County Sports Authority and REV Entertainment Announce The Arena at Innovation Mile as the Future Site of Basketball Championships

Press release courtesy of the Horizon League March 12, 2026 NOBLESVILLE, IND. (March 12, 2026) – The Horizon League Council has selected The Arena at Innovation Mile (AIM) in Noblesville, Ind. as host of the second rounds, semifinals and championships of the 2027-2031 Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, the League office announced in conjunction with its new partners on Thursday.

Mar

6th

2026

18:30

#HLWBB Notebook – March 7, 2026

#HLWBB Notebook INDIANAPOLIS (March 7, 2026) – Green Bay, Cleveland State, IU Indy, Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State advances to Indianapolis for the Second Round, Semifinal and Championship rounds of the 2026 Barbasol #HLWBB Championship.

Mar

4th

2026

15:46

Events, B2B Tag

ESPN Doubles Down on Mid‑Major Conference, Adds 500+ Live Events to Streaming Lineup

The Horizon League and ESPN have inked a multi-year, multi-platform renewal that keeps the Midwestern conference firmly inside ESPN’s ecosystem. The extension gives fans more ways to watch Horizon League games across the ESPN App, ESPN+, and linear channels.

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