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Oakland guard Martez Walker

Horizon League Preview: Oakland, Northern Kentucky, and their Big 3’s lead the way

  • Posted onNovember 7, 2017November 6, 2017
  • 2017-18 Season Preview

It’s a new era in the Horizon League with Valparaiso out and IUPUI in. But even though the Crusaders had won four of the last five regular season titles, they might not have been a major factor in the 2017-18 race this year. Oakland and…

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UIC advances to CBI semifinals with 80-71 win over George Washington

  • Posted onMarch 20, 2017March 20, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

UIC continued its postseason run Monday with an 80-71 over George Washington in the CBI quarterfinals. The Flames led by 17 with 8:14 remaining, but a Colonials run brought them within one possession in the final two minutes. UIC (17-18, 7-11 Horizon) took care of the…

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UIC upsets Green Bay to advance to Horizon League semifinals

  • Posted onMarch 5, 2017March 5, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

UIC coach Steve McClain said his team was entering this year’s Horizon League Tournament with a totally different mindset than last year, and it showed in Sunday’s quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded Flames held off a late comeback from third-seeded Green Bay for a 79-70 victory. The Phoenix were the…

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Youngstown State knocks out top-seeded Oakland on buzzer beater

  • Posted onMarch 4, 2017March 4, 2017
  • Featured

One of the Horizon League’s best interior defenders had a brain fart during the biggest 3.3 seconds of the season, and because of that Oakland is heading to the NIT. No. 9 seed Youngstown State had the ball with one last chance to upset the…

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UIC heads to Motor City Madness with ‘whole different mindset’

  • Posted onMarch 3, 2017March 3, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

UIC coach Steve McClain readily admits that last year’s 5-win team didn’t think too highly of its chances last year heading to Detroit for the Horizon League Tournament. What a difference a year and a few more wins can make. The Flames finished the regular season…

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Horizon League Tournament: Motor City Madness bracket, game times, predictions

  • Posted onFebruary 26, 2017March 2, 2017
  • Horizon

Motor City Madness tips off Friday in its new format. I still wish the Horizon League went to the Australian-football-inspired double elimination format, but this one works too. It’s your regular 10-team format with the bottom four seeds taking part in a play-in round to narrow…

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Valpo demolishes UIC as Alec Peters breaks Bryce Drew’s scoring record

  • Posted onJanuary 22, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

Alec Peters broke Valparaiso’s all-time scoring record early in the first half Sunday, and the scoring did not stop there. Peters finished with 30 points, pacing Valparaiso in a 96-65 victory against UIC at the ARC. Peters broke the record on a layup with 15:29 remaining…

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UIC has turned the first corner by beating up on bad opponents

  • Posted onJanuary 18, 2017January 18, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

Horizon League title winners have something in common: they rarely lose to teams in the bottom half of the conference. While UIC is still a player away — or maybe just a year of experience shy — from truly contending for a conference title, the Flames have…

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Marcus Ottey could miss up to four weeks with broken wrist

  • Posted onJanuary 17, 2017December 13, 2021
  • Chicago Basketball

CHICAGO — UIC freshman Marcus Ottey could miss up to four weeks with a broken left wrist, a source has told The Catch and Shoot. Because the injury occurred on his shooting hand, the training staff will be cautious with his recovery, the source said.…

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Bench production helps UIC blow by Detroit

  • Posted onJanuary 7, 2017September 24, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

UIC won their first Horizon League game of the 2016-2017 season Friday at the UIC Pavilion, defeating Detroit 78-64 in impressive fashion. Freshman guard Tarkus Ferguson led the way with an all-around effort, producing 16 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals. Fellow freshman…

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