*This article was originally published on CollegeInsider.com. Two years ago, Loyola Chicago coach Porter Moser stood outside a silent locker room, minutes after his team’s season ended in the Missouri Valley Conference Quarterfinals. The Ramblers, with their best team yet during Moser’s tenure, laid an egg in the conference tournament. With…
*This story was originally published on CollegeInsider.com Even as Dana Ford stews over the previous night’s frustrating loss to Northern Iowa, he admits, “It could be worse.” Yeah, you don’t have to tell Missouri State fans twice. Since advancing to the Sweet 16 in 1999,…
Ever since he took the job in 2014, UIC head coach Steve McClain has returned to the word “process.” And after the Flames gutted their way through third and fourth consecutive losing seasons, the process has begun to pay off. McClain took over a 10-win…
Cameron Krutwig’s combination of size and skill doesn’t come through a small, mid-major program like Loyola Chicago often. Yet the 6-foot-9 big man who’s helped Loyola reach first place in the Missouri Valley gets his favorite advice from one of the smallest characters in movie…
When Milton Doyle was redshirting his freshman season at Loyola, he told his mother he wanted to drop out and work at McDonald’s. “Boy, you’ve got too much talent,” his mother, Birdie Green, told him, petitioning him to stay in school. Over the next four years,…
After Loyola lost to Wichita State in the 2016 MVC quarterfinals, Milton Doyle had a decision ahead of him. With only a few credits remaining toward his degree, he could forgo his final year of eligibility to go pro, even if it meant playing in the…
While DePaul coach Dave Leitao wants to see what coaches usually hope for from Devin Gage from now until the end of the season — better shooting, aggressive play — he’s also expecting even more of the freshman point guard. Leitao wants him to play like…
Conference play has begun, and it’s almost time to turn the calendars to the new year. We already took you through the best moments of 2016. (For a moment, DePaul had us thinking we published that a few days too early.) Now it’s time to…
It was quite a year for Chicago college hoops with top 25 upsets, buzzer-beaters, a 40-point performance and more. Thank you for reading and following The Catch and Shoot through it all. 2016 brought plenty of controversy within and without sports. But as 2016 comes to…
BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich CHICAGO — Illinois head coach John Groce had some advice for his players before Saturday’s 75-73 win over BYU in the Legends Classic, particularly for senior guards Tracy Abrams and Jaylon Tate and sophomore guard D.J. Williams. “Making sure you’re playing with…
