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All content related to the Western Athletic Conference.

Tracy Dildy becomes Chicago State’s all-time winningest coach with 50th win

  • Posted onDecember 22, 2016December 25, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

With a 74-65 win against Southeast Missouri State on Thursday, Chicago State coach Tracy Dildy reached a pair of milestones. First, the win was the 50th of his career. Second, with that victory he also became Chicago State’s all-time leader in wins since the program…

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WATCH: Eaves and Sims hit ridiculous threes, but Chicago State falls short at Northwestern

  • Posted onDecember 14, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Chicago State caught fire Wednesday, making 13 of 26 3-point attempts. But the Cougars fell 68-64 in their upset bid at Northwestern (8-2). The Cougars led 52-50 with seven minutes left, but the game appeared over when Gavin Skelly’s layup extended Northwestern’s lead to 64-58…

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Chicago State drops heartbreaker at Saint Louis

  • Posted onDecember 11, 2016December 11, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Chicago State nearly pulled out its second road win of the month on Sunday — something the program has not done since January 2014. But the Cougars’ comeback fell just shy in a 45-43 loss at Saint Louis. Chicago State (3-6) took Saint Louis to…

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UIC falls short in impressive performance at Grand Canyon

  • Posted onDecember 11, 2016December 11, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

While UIC still has not won a true road game during the Steve McClain era, Saturday’s performance at Grand Canyon proved the Flames are making huge strides forward. In a 73-69 loss, UIC (4-5) took Grand Canyon to the wire in a difficult road environment and…

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Grand Canyon broadcasts tweet promoting basketball over academics

  • Posted onDecember 11, 2016December 11, 2016
  • Mid-Majors

Grand Canyon has been fighting the stigma surrounding for-profit colleges for years, and broadcasting a student’s tweet about choosing to attend a basketball game instead of studying for finals won’t help that cause. During the YouTube broadcast of Saturday’s game against UIC, the tweet scrolled across the…

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Dixson, Ottey lead UIC victory against Chicago State

  • Posted onNovember 30, 2016November 30, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Dikembe Dixson scored 20 points and Marcus Ottey added 15 as UIC cruised to a 74-58 victory Wednesday against Chicago State. After a mostly even opening 18 minutes, UIC (4-3) gained a 42-34 lead at halftime. With 12 minutes remaining in the game, the Flames caught fire…

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2016-17 WAC season preview

  • Posted onOctober 25, 2016October 24, 2016
  • Chicago State

New Mexico State’s string of four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths ended last season when Cal State Bakersfield won the WAC Tournament title. NMSU will once again be heavily challenged by Bakersfield as well as Grand Canyon, although the Antelopes are ineligible for postseason play. With those three…

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Chicago State picked last in preseason WAC polls

  • Posted onOctober 12, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Chicago State was picked to finish last in the WAC coaches and media polls. The Cougars received solely last-place votes in the coaches poll and all but one last-place vote in the media poll. The Cougars also had no players selected to all-conference teams in…

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Chicago State players visit with South Side youth

  • Posted onOctober 11, 2016October 11, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Chicago State coach Tracy Dildy has long been an activist helping youth in Chicago’s underprivileged neighborhoods, and now some of his players are getting the bug as well. Last week, four members of the team visited Alex Haley Elementary Academy in the far South Side…

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WATCH: Chicago State loses heartbreaker on half court buzzer-beater

  • Posted onFebruary 5, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

Chicago State was poised for its first WAC win, leading 56-53 in the final minute. Then Seattle guard Brendan Westendorf made two 3-pointers, including this running shot at the buzzer from just in front of half court, to send the Cougars packing with their 12th…

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