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Tag: Dikembe Dixson

Chicago Weekly Awards, March 7

  • Posted onMarch 6, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Every week The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week, Team of the Week and Game of the Week from the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Here are the winners for the 16th week of the…

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Wright States blows by UIC in first round of Horizon League Tournament

  • Posted onMarch 5, 2016March 5, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Wright State shot 14-of-28 from 3-point range Saturday en route to a 74-43 win against 10th-seeded UIC in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament. UIC (5-25, 3-15 Horizon) scored the first four points of the game, but third-seeded Wright State responded with an…

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Dixson earns All-Horizon League Second Team honors

  • Posted onMarch 1, 2016March 1, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

UIC freshman Dikembe Dixson earned a spot on the All-Horizon League Second Team, the conference announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 19.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game for arguably the best freshman season in Horizon League history. His 576 points entering the Horizon League Tournament are already…

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Dixson receives unanimous Horizon League Freshman of the Year selection

  • Posted onMarch 1, 2016March 1, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

UIC forward Dikembe Dixson received a unanimous selection Tuesday as Horizon League Freshman of the Year from the conference’s head coaches, sports information directors and selected media. Dixson averaged 19.9 points per game this season, ranking No. 3 in the Horizon League and in the top…

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Horizon League Awards: Handing out all-conference honors

  • Posted onFebruary 29, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

The Horizon League season ended Sunday, and now all 10 teams are looking forward to the conference tournament this weekend. The conference will be announcing awards this week, and here is the ballot I submitted. The voting system works by ranking players, so the No. 1…

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Gabe Snider’s reemergence gives UIC new dimension

  • Posted onFebruary 28, 2016February 7, 2022
  • Chicago Basketball

MILWAUKEE — UIC has one of the best playmakers in the Horizon League in forward Dikembe Dixson, but the Flames offense had been missing a lethal outside shooter during the conference season. The Flames appear to have filled that hole with the reemergence of senior…

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Rapid Reaction: Milwaukee 98, UIC 85

  • Posted onFebruary 28, 2016February 28, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee used a 19-7 run late in the second half Sunday to pull away from UIC for a 98-85 victory in the both teams’ regular season finale. The Flames trailed by only four points midway through the second half, but the Panthers offense came…

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Chicago Weekly Awards, Feb. 22

  • Posted onFebruary 21, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Every week The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week, Team of the Week and Game of the Week from the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Here are the winners for the 14th week of the…

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Dikembe Dixson ties Horizon League freshman scoring record

  • Posted onFebruary 20, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

CHICAGO — Dominant scoring performances have become a regularity for UIC freshman Dikembe Dixson. The 6-foot-7 forward dropped 26 points Friday in a loss to Detroit and with it tied the Horizon League’s freshman scoring record. Dixson has now netted 501 points, tying former UIC guard…

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Rapid Reaction: Detroit 83, UIC 72

  • Posted onFebruary 19, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

CHICAGO — UIC raced out to a 12-point lead in the first half Friday, but Paris Bass led Detroit back for a 83-72 win at UIC Pavilion.   Steve McClain rolled the dice with Dikembe Dixson, and it paid off. The UIC coach left his star…

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