Wright State shot 14-of-28 from 3-point range Saturday en route to a 74-43 win against 10th-seeded UIC in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament. UIC (5-25, 3-15 Horizon) scored the first four points of the game, but third-seeded Wright State responded with an…
UIC center Tai Odiase was named to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team, the conference announced Tuesday. Odiase, a 6-foot-9 sophomore, leads the nation in blocks per game and ranks No. 11 in block rate. He finished the regular season with averages of 9.7 points, 6.3…
UIC freshman Dikembe Dixson earned a spot on the All-Horizon League Second Team, the conference announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 19.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game for arguably the best freshman season in Horizon League history. His 576 points entering the Horizon League Tournament are already…
UIC forward Dikembe Dixson received a unanimous selection Tuesday as Horizon League Freshman of the Year from the conference’s head coaches, sports information directors and selected media. Dixson averaged 19.9 points per game this season, ranking No. 3 in the Horizon League and in the top…
MILWAUKEE — UIC has one of the best playmakers in the Horizon League in forward Dikembe Dixson, but the Flames offense had been missing a lethal outside shooter during the conference season. The Flames appear to have filled that hole with the reemergence of senior…
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee used a 19-7 run late in the second half Sunday to pull away from UIC for a 98-85 victory in the both teams’ regular season finale. The Flames trailed by only four points midway through the second half, but the Panthers offense came…
It was only a matter of time until Jordan Johnson recorded a triple-double. That time came Monday evening, as the Milwaukee point guard tallied 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an 87-51 victory against Youngstown State. Johnson, who is No. 2 in Division…
CHICAGO — Everyone in the Horizon League knows about UIC center Tai Odiase, the nation’s leading shot blocker. But the Flames have another young center who has recently earned some significant minutes. Freshman Julian Torres is averaging seven points and five rebounds in his last…
With a 90-74 win Sunday against Detroit, Valparaiso clinched the regular season Horizon League title. In five years under coach Bryce Drew, the Crusaders have now won four outright league titles and have appeared in the postseason all five seasons. The outright conference title guarantees…
CHICAGO — Oakland used an 13-3 run late in the second half Sunday to pull away from UIC for a 74-63 victory. It wasn’t easy, but the Golden Grizzlies retained control of their own destiny for the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League Tournament.…
