Although no local teams made the NCAA Tournament, 2015 was the best year in a long time for Chicago college basketball. The Catch and Shoot has chosen its top 10 moments of the year and will be rolling out one per day until New Year’s Eve, when the…
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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 fifth week of the…
Northwestern erased a six-point deficit in the closing minutes of the second half Saturday and pulled away in overtime to defeat DePaul, 78-70. DePaul (5-6) had outplayed Northwestern deep into the second half. The Wildcats trailed 57-51 entering the final five minutes. Then senior guard Tre…
The college basketball season has finally arrived. Here is who The Catch and Shoot thinks are the top players in Chicago. Preseason All-Chicago Team Bryant McIntosh, sophomore, Northwestern McIntosh earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Freshman Team last season with 11.4 points and…
Updated May 7, 3:15 p.m. Although the Big Ten partially redeemed a down-year by having two teams advance to the Final Four, the league’s national title drought reached 15 years with Wisconsin losing to Duke in Monday night’s championship game. While the Big Ten likely won’t…
All-Chicago Team Billy Garrett Jr., DePaul Garrett increased his shooting percentages and assist-turnover ratio during his sophomore season. The 6-foot-6 point guard will be a force in the Big East moving into the latter half of his collegiate career. Jay Harris, UIC In his one season…
It’s time for the weekly Chicago awards. 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 six schools in the Greater Chicago Area: DePaul, Northwestern, UIC,…
It’s time for the weekly Chicago awards. Every week, The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week from the six schools in the Greater Chicago Area: DePaul, Northwestern, UIC, Loyola, Chicago State and Valparaiso. Here are the…
Time for the weekly Chicago awards. Every week, The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week from the six schools in the Greater Chicago Area: DePaul, Northwestern, UIC, Loyola, Chicago State and Valparaiso. Here are the awards…
A 1-for-14 start from the field put UIC in a major hole Monday at Northwestern, and the Flames’ offense never fully picked up against their suburban rival. UIC (3-10) fought to within seven points in the second half against Northwestern (8-4), but the Wildcats held off…