Chicago State extended an offer to Class of 2016 point guard Reggie Tharp, according to a tweet from Tharp. Just got offered by Chicago state! #blessed#cougars — Reggie Tharp 1⃣0⃣ (@10_tharp) September 1, 2014 Tharp, who hails from Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne,…
Chicago State’s full schedule for the 2014-15 season has been on the school’s website for a few weeks now, so it’s about time The Catch and Shoot took a closer look at the Cougars’ non-conference opponents and marquee conference games. Tracy Dildy certainly decided to challenge…
UIC’s front court took a hit Friday as the school announced junior college transfer Kaylen Shane will not attend UIC this fall. Shane, a 6’10” center, transferred to UIC from John A. Logan College, where he played two seasons. Last season, Shane averaged 6.7 points and…
Loyola announced Tuesday that freshman forward Marlon Jones will not attend the school in the fall. Instead, Jones will attend South Plains Community College. “Unfortunately, Marlon did not meet his academic expectations this summer,” head coach Porter Moser said in a release. “We are still…
UIC continued to build its recruiting class Monday with the addition of junior college forward Jason McClellan. McClellan, who played a pair of seasons at Eastern Wyoming College and stands at 6’9″, will add some much-needed size to a front court that head coach Howard…
UIC picked up another commitment for its incoming recruiting class with Madrid native David Ramón joining the team. “We are thrilled to have David join the Flames,” UIC head coach Howard Moore said. “He has an intelligent basketball mind and is a tremendous shooter, especially…
UIC announced Tuesday that rising sophomore guard Pat Birt was granted his release from the program and will transfer. Birt averaged 6.3 points per game shot 38.7% on 3-pointers. He started 15 games and earned all-freshman honors in the Horizon League. “We appreciate the hard…
Northwestern will participate in the Cancun Challenge next season, according to a report by Panther Nation. The Wildcats are one of four host teams, along with Virginia Tech, Northern Iowa and one more team still to be determined. As part of the Cancun Challenge, Northwestern receives…
UIC added another member to its 2014-15 roster with junior college center Kaylen Shane officially joining the program Tuesday. Shane, who played two years at John A. Logan College, averaged 6.7 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 59.8% from the field during the 2013-14 season. “Kaylen…
UIC picked up another late addition for the 2014-15 season with junior college guard Paris Burns verbally committing to the program, Daniel Poneman tweeted Friday afternoon. Burns scored 9.6 points and dished 3.6 assists per game at Vincennes University last season. He had more than…
