The Illinois College Basketball Rankings are a weekly feature this season on The Catch and Shoot where nine writers who cover college basketball in Illinois will rank the 13 Division I programs in the state. Voters: Jesse Kramer (The Catch and Shoot), Tom Fornelli (The Champaign…
In its second game against Division I competition this season, UIC (1-2) was overwhelmed by Eastern Illinois (2-1) in the second half, falling 86-66. The Flames trailed by 17 points in the first half but worked back within two possessions early in the second. The…
UIC (0-1) fought furiously in the final eight minutes against Drake (1-0) in the season opener on Saturday night, reducing a nine-point deficit to two points. But the Flames could not complete to comeback and force overtime as Hayden Humes’ finger roll in the final…
There were plenty of ugly patches, but UIC ultimately handled the University of Chicago with relative ease, 79-57, in a preseason exhibition on November 2. The Flames took the lead with 8:13 left in the first half, extended it to 11 points by halftime, and…
