What should the Missouri Valley Conference do to replace Wichita State? One addition? Three? Where do you see the Valley going? Dave Reynolds, Peoria Journal Star I think the best solution would be to add two schools and have an 11-team, 20-game league schedule for…
Newsday‘s Ari Kramer and I are back with our NCAA Tournament picks. We talked everything from who’s going to make the Final Four to which lower seeds have the best chance of making the second weekend. We also gave our predictions for Northwestern and Wichita…
Newsday‘s Ari Kramer and I had a late-night hoops chat after Iowa stunned Wisconsin at the Kohl Center on Thursday to talk about where the NCAA Tournament bracket stands moving toward the weekend. 0:20 — Is Northwestern really a lock after the miracle against Michigan? 5:43…
Former Wichita State guard Ron Baker has signed a one-year, partially guaranteed contract with the New York Knicks, according to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Baker went undrafted in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. Baker, a three-time All-MVC player and honorable mention All-American in 2015, averaged 14 points…
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…
ST. LOUIS — Wichita State’s streak of four straight NCAA Tournament appearances is in jeopardy after Northern Iowa eliminated the Shockers on Saturday in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals. Wichita State is pretty clearly one of the best teams in college basketball. The Shockers rank No. 10 in…
ST. LOUIS — Northern Iowa battled back from a 10-point hole to start Saturday’s semifinal matchup with Wichita State and trailed 29-23 at halftime. Still, the Panthers needed an extra boost to complete a second-half comeback and upset the top-seeded Shockers. Enter sophomore Klint Carlson, a 6-foot-7…
You would not have known it for the first 16 minutes of the second half, but Wichita State’s defense is the most efficient in Division I. Loyola torched the Shockers for 1.27 points per possession during that time, turning a 30-22 halftime deficit into a…
ST. LOUIS — Each Loyola player had shed his jersey and tossed it into a pile in the middle of the locker room, except for Jeff White. White, a 6-foot-1 guard, sat in the locker room with tears in his eyes, staring at his No. 23…
ST. LOUIS — No. 1 seed Wichita State overcame foul trouble and a gritty performance by No. 8 seed Loyola to survive with a 66-58 victory Friday in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals. The Shockers advance to Saturday’s semifinals, where they will face either No. 4 seed…
