Despite a career-high 26 points from freshman Fred Sims Jr., Chicago State dropped a 91-74 decision Monday at Marquette. Chicago State (4-10) took an early 11-4 lead. Marquette (9-2) regained control quickly and used 17-2 late in the first half to open up a massive lead.…
Chicago State is back on the road Wednesday to face another Big Ten foe. Minnesota is 2-0 all-time against the Cougars. What you should know about Minnesota (5-5, No. 134 KenPom): Minnesota is trying to avoid its fourth straight loss, and third consecutive loss at…
UIC coach Howard Moore has accomplished a somewhat uncommon feat by losing 100 games in his first five seasons as a head coach. Moore’s 100th defeat came at the hands of Valparaiso in an 85-56 blowout two weeks ago, and then he dropped his 101st in a heartbreaker…
2014 was not a great year for the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Three of them finished last in their respective leagues in the 2013-14 season, and Northwestern also finished near the bottom of the Big Ten. But between the second half…
With the college basketball season starting Friday, The Catch and Shoot is taking a look at the best- and worst-case scenarios for Chicago’s team. As you may have guessed, this series of posts tries to evaluate each team’s highest peak as well as their lowest…
Chicago State’s full schedule for the 2014-15 season has been on the school’s website for a few weeks now, so it’s about time The Catch and Shoot took a closer look at the Cougars’ non-conference opponents and marquee conference games. Tracy Dildy certainly decided to challenge…
A heavy underdog, Chicago State (8-9, 3-0 WAC) upset conference favorite New Mexico State (14-6, 3-1) on Thursday night with a balanced effort, 86-81. New Mexico State entered the contest in first place in the WAC and had won all three games by an average…
Chicago State’s road to Division I relevance has been a long one, and the journey is still far from a success. But the Cougars made another step in the right direction by joining the Western Athletic Conference for the 2013-14 season, with league play beginning…
