BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich Before Saturday’s Chicago Legends Classic at the United Center, Chicago Bulls radio play-by-play man Chuck Swirsky recorded an episode of his Timeout Bulls podcast with Northwestern head coach Chris Collins on campus. It’s a must-listen for any fan of Northwestern or Chicago…
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Watching Bruno Skokna play for Loyola, you probably would not expect he was a freshman if you didn’t know better. The 6’4″ guard possesses some rough spots, but he plays with a poise and grit that emits a veteran vibe. Skokna received his first career…
Milwaukee coach LaVall Jordan faces one of the biggest rebuilding jobs in the country. After the Panthers administration fired Rob Jeter in March despite a 20-win season, star point guard Jordan Johnson and skilled scorers Akeem Springs and Austin Arians transferred. With leading scorer Matt Tiby…
We’ve got some good news and some bad news for Chicago hoops fans. The good news is with 88 players in Division I this season, Chicago is the second-most represented city, according to research by Jake Sharpless of Rukkus. The bad news is the city…
UIC got on the board in 2017 with a verbal commitment from University of Detroit Jesuit big man Greg Eboigbodin on Tuesday evening. Eboigbodin, listed at 6’9″, had several Horizon League schools vying for his services, and even sported a high-major offer from DePaul. The Nigeria…
ST. LOUIS — During Northern Iowa’s MVC Tournament title run last season, forward Klint Carlson played a grand total of two minutes. And they were the final two minutes of the team’s 71-46 quarterfinal win against Bradley. The Northern Iowa sophomore’s role has changed as much…
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…
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…
MILWAUKEE — Oakland’s Kay Felder and Milwaukee’s Jordan Johnson have plenty in common. Both guards stand 5 feet 9 inches tall. Both play for Horizon League programs. Both are the Division I leaders in assists per game. Felder boasts the nation’s top mark with 8.9 dimes per contest.…
CHICAGO — It’s posted on the wall of Loyola’s locker room at Gentile Arena: don’t leave a corner shooter. But that’s exactly what senior guard Jeff White did Wednesday in the final seconds of Loyola’s 54-53 loss to Bradley. With Loyola leading 53-51, White hovered near…