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WATCH: Iowa advances in NCAA Tournament on Woodbury buzzer-beater

  • Posted onMarch 18, 2016March 18, 2016
  • Big Ten

With the clock winding down and the score tied in overtime of Iowa’s first round matchup against No. 10 seed Temple in the NCAA Tournament, Hawkeyes point guard Mike Gesell air-balled a jumper. Senior center Adam Woodbury was there for the buzzer-beating put-back, although he got…

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UIC adds two to Class of 2016, grabs one more verbal

  • Posted onNovember 13, 2015
  • Chicago Basketball

First-year coach Steve McClain‘s second recruiting class at UIC is starting to take form. The Flames received National Letters of Intent from two players in the early signing period in addition to receiving a verbal commitment from three-star small forward K.J. Santos. The two high schoolers who officially…

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2015-16 Big Ten Preview: Maryland stands atop deep league

  • Posted onNovember 4, 2015November 4, 2015
  • 2015-16 Season Preview

Maryland is the hands-down favorite in the Big Ten despite this being only its second year in the league. But this is also as deep as the Big Ten has been, with 10 teams having legitimate NCAA Tournament hopes. Here is a look at how…

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Big East-Big Ten Challenge slate revealed

  • Posted onApril 21, 2015
  • Big East

The first-ever Big East-Big Ten Challenge, also known as the Gavitt Games, is coming together, through various media reports. Georgetown will travel to Maryland as the event’s headliner. The Hoyas will be one of the Big East’s better teams next season while the Terrapins will…

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Ultra Early Big Ten Preview for the 2015-16 Season

  • Posted onApril 7, 2015May 7, 2015
  • 2015-16 Season Preview

Updated May 7, 3:15 p.m. Although the Big Ten partially redeemed a down-year by having two teams advance to the Final Four, the league’s national title drought reached 15 years with Wisconsin losing to Duke in Monday night’s championship game. While the Big Ten likely won’t…

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Big Ten goes 5-2 in NCAA Tournament Round of 64

  • Posted onMarch 21, 2015March 21, 2015
  • Big Ten

Despite a big down-year, the Big Ten still got 7 teams into the NCAA Tournament. Although several of those teams were on the bubble, none of them had to compete in the First Four in Dayton and instead went straight to the second round, or…

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Big Ten Tournament: What each team has on the line in Chicago

  • Posted onMarch 11, 2015March 11, 2015
  • Big Ten

There will be a lot on the line this week at the Big Ten Tournament. For some teams who are locks for the NCAA Tournament, these final games are an opportunity to improve seeding. Others sit square on the bubble. Meanwhile, the bottom-feeders will try to…

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Big Ten Awards Update: Wisconsin dominating all-conference team

  • Posted onFebruary 11, 2015
  • Big Ten

The Big Ten season is well past its halfway point with March quickly approaching. Here is an early look at how conference awards are shaping up. All-Big Ten Team Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Ferrell is the driving force in Indiana’s high-powered offense, ranked the fifth-most efficient…

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Bracketology: Kentucky, Virginia, Duke and Gonzaga lead first bracket projections

  • Posted onJanuary 20, 2015January 20, 2015
  • NCAA Tournament

Finally, The Catch and Shoot’s first bracket projections for the 2015 NCAA Tournament have arrived. For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids…

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Top 10 Moments of 2014 in Chicago Basketball

  • Posted onDecember 30, 2014March 6, 2019
  • Chicago Basketball

2014 was not a great year for the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Three of them finished last in their respective leagues in the 2013-14 season, and Northwestern also finished near the bottom of the Big Ten. But between the second half…

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