The Missouri Valley Conference and Mountain West announced the matchups for their 2016 inter-conference challenge series. Matchups for the event are based on several factors, such as recent achievements, records and RPI rankings. The conferences also factor in how teams are projected to perform in the…
2015 is winding down, and it was an interesting year for Chicago basketball. Two programs reached their conference tournament semifinals, two programs experienced coaching changes and one program (Northwestern) is now receiving AP Top 25 votes. The Catch and Shoot has chosen its Top 10…
The early signing period began Wednesday, and here is your comprehensive roundup of the progress MVC schools have made on the recruiting trail: —Bradley continued to score big on the recruiting trail, signing three-star center Koch Bar. Bar is 6-foot-10 and should make an…
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. …
ST. LOUIS — Prior to the start of its media day Tuesday morning, the Missouri Valley Conference released its 2015-16 preseason poll, as voted by coaches, sports information directors and media. Wichita State is the favorite to win the league for the third straight season, with Evansville…
Updated May 8 at 2:52 p.m. The Missouri Valley Conference returned to its status as a two-bid league last season with Wichita State and Northern Iowa making the NCAA Tournament. The conference’s depth also improved as Evansville and Loyola won postseason tournament titles, and Illinois State advanced to…
The Missouri Valley Conference is interested in adding UAB to the league, according to an article from al.com. UAB announced the end of its football program in December. The school may eventually bring back football, but that is very much up in the air for…
ST. LOUIS — Illinois State had led by as many as eight points in the second half of Friday’s MVC Tournament quarterfinal matchup with Evansville. But the Redbirds were leading by a slim margin, 63-62, entering the final three minutes. Freshman Deontae Hawkins caught a pass wide-open…
The 25th season of the MVC Tournament in St. Louis, affectionately known as Arch Madness, will begin Thursday. Get in the spirit with a look at all of the fight songs in the league, as ranked by The Catch and Shoot’s Jesse Kramer. Also check out…
The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, otherwise known as Arch Madness, is one of the nation’s premier mid-major tournaments every season. This year is no exception. The Valley has two teams ranked in the top-15 nationally as the favorite’s to meet in Sunday’s title game. But this…
