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…
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Former St. Rita guard Dominique Matthews committed to UIC on Thursday following a visit. The three-star guard spent last year at Victory Rock Prep in Florida, and he is the brother of Kentucky commit and top-100 recruit Charles Matthews. Matthews brings some instant offense to UIC. The 6-foot-2…
Updated May 11, 1:00 p.m. The 2014-15 season was a thriller in the Horizon League. First and fourth place were separated by only two games as Valparaiso took the conference title and eventually the tournament title as well. While the conference will not be as good one…
All-Chicago Team Billy Garrett Jr., DePaul Garrett increased his shooting percentages and assist-turnover ratio during his sophomore season. The 6-foot-6 point guard will be a force in the Big East moving into the latter half of his collegiate career. Jay Harris, UIC In his one season…
Via UIC sports information: VALPARAISO, Ind. – The sixth-seeded UIC men’s basketball team (10-23) knocked off No. 3 seed Oakland (16-16) in the second round of the 2015 Horizon League Tournament on Friday night by a final score of 72-69, sending the Flames to their…
When it mattered most, UIC finally completed a comeback. The Flames had trailed by 19 points at halftime Tuesday against the Wright State Raiders (11-20, 3-13 Horizon), but that seemed like a long time ago when Jay Harris‘ 3-pointer dropped in to give them a…
The Horizon League Tournament gets underway Tuesday night. I’m a big fan of this tournament because of how much it favors teams that performed well in the regular season. The top two seeds, which are Valparaiso and Green Bay this season, receive byes to Saturday’s semifinals,…
CHICAGO — During a second straight rocky season, UIC found some light at the end of the tunnel. The Flames defeated the Wright State Raiders on Saturday with ease for their third win of the month while also securing the No. 6 seed and a home…
CHICAGO — UIC seemed finish. Less than three minutes into the second half Thursday, the Flames trailed the Green Bay Phoenix by 17 points. Then UIC made an unlikely push. The Flames trimmed the deficit possession by possession until they eventually tied the score at…
It’s time for the weekly Chicago awards. Every week, The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week, Team of the Week, and Game of the Week from the six schools in the Greater Chicago Area: DePaul, Northwestern, UIC,…