After a strong start, No. 14 seed Green Bay could not keep up with No. 3 seed Texas A&M on Saturday in a 92-65 loss during the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Green Bay led 22-14 early in the first half and trailed only 41-33 at…
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Four Green Bay players scored in double figures Tuesday to lead their team to a 78-69 win against Wright State in the Horizon League championship game. The Phoenix will advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years. Fourth-seeded Green Bay opened up a 15-point lead in…
Green Bay guard Charles Cooper had the top highlight of the first half of the Horizon League championship game Tuesday, destroying the rim and Wright State guard Mark Alstork with this tomahawk dunk. The Phoenix lead 42-30 at halftime, putting them 20 minutes away from…
No. 1 seed Valparaiso mounted a comeback against No. 5 Green Bay in the closing minutes Monday in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals, culminating in this full-court pass to forward Alec Peters for a game-tying layup. The Crusaders and the Phoenix are currently in overtime…
Green Bay forward Jordan Fouse has plenty to celebrate this weekend. Not only did the Phoenix erase a 18-point deficit to defeat Youngstown State on Saturday, but in that game Fouse set a new Horizon League career steals record. Fouse, a 6-foot-7 senior, stuffed the…
UIC dropped a heartbreaker on its home floor Thursday to Green Bay. Phoenix guard Turner Botz made two free throws with one second left, allowing his team to escape with a 78-76 victory. Take a look at The Catch and Shoot’s photo gallery from the…
CHICAGO — UIC fell just shy of its first Horizon League win of the season as Turner Botz’s free throws with one second left Thursday gave Green Bay a 78-76 at the UIC Pavilion. —As bad as an 0-13 record against Division I is, UIC…
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…
College basketball’s first games of the 2015-16 season are just one month away. With preseason in full swing, here is a look at how the Horizon League shapes up. 1. Valparaiso Notable departures: None Projected starters: Lexus Williams, Tevonn Walker, Darien Walker, Alec Peters, Vashil Fernandez Valparaiso…
UIC grabbed its fourth commitment for the Class of 2015 Thursday with Bolingbrook forward Julian Torres choosing the Flames. Torres initially committed to fellow Horizon League program Green Bay but de-committed when coach Brian Wardle left for the Bradley job. Torres is a 6-foot-9 forward/center who does the…