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…
With the Missouri Valley season wrapped and Arch Madness beginning Thursday, beat writers around the league are submitting their ballots for all-conference awards. The voting system works by ranking players, so the No. 1 player on the All-MVC First Team is my Player of the Year…
ST. LOUIS — The anticipation of another Missouri Valley basketball season was palpable Tuesday at the conference’s season tip-off. The Catch and Shoot caught up with coaches and players from around the Valley, and here’s what they had to say about the upcoming season. …
All-conference forward Anton Grady will transfer from Cleveland State, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported Wednesday. Grady averaged 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.5 steals last season. He will have one season of eligibility at his new institution, which he can use immediately as a graduate…
Updated May 11, 1:00 p.m. The 2014-15 season was a thriller in the Horizon League. First and fourth place were separated by only two games as Valparaiso took the conference title and eventually the tournament title as well. While the conference will not be as good one…
The Horizon League regular season wrapped up yesterday, and the conference will be announcing season awards this week. Here is how The Catch and Shoot voted, along with the addition of some of its own awards that the Horizon League does not officially give out.…
UIC had a chance to be 2-0 in the Horizon League for the first time in Howard Moore‘s five-year tenure, but the Flames fell Sunday to Cleveland State, 74-69. The Flames dug a double-digit hole in the second half, and their comeback attempt arrived too late.…
The Horizon League could have one of the more exciting mid-major title races of any conference. Defending regular season champion Green Bay returns reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Keifer Sykes, but Cleveland State also returns its core from a team that finished second…
The Catch and Shoot’s Ultra Early Season Preview for 2014-15 continues with a look at the Horizon League. Cleveland State, which finished second in the conference last season, is poised to be the favorite with all five starters returning. Defending regular season champion Green Bay…
Cleveland State (18-9, 9-3 Horizon) remained within one-game of first-place Green Bay by defeating UIC (5-20, 0-11) on Thursday, 73-53. The Vikings sat at 3-3 nearing the halfway point of the conference season and have since won six straight games. Meanwhile, the Flames are still…
