You may have caught wind of my Twitter rant the other day that, if someone wanted to, they could construct a very reasonable argument that Wichita State deserves to be the preseason No. 1 for the 2017-18 season. For sure, the Shockers belong in the top…
For the third straight season, Loyola has won its first game at the MVC Tournament, otherwise known as Arch Madness. The Ramblers advance to Friday’s quarterfinal round, where they will face top-seeded Wichita State. The Shockers swept the regular season series with ease, winning the…
In its final home game of the season, Loyola welcomes Wichita State to Gentile Arena on Wednesday. The Ramblers are fighting for MVC Tournament seeding while the Shockers have already clinched the No. 1 spot and are looking to pile it on. What you…
Loyola tries to bounce back Wednesday from the weekend loss at Notre Dame when Cleveland State visits Gentile Arena. This is the first meeting between the Ramblers and the Vikings since Loyola left the Horizon League in 2013. Loyola leads the all-time series 22-19. …
UIC is still searching for its first win against a Division I opponent with Illinois State coming to town Wednesday in the renewal of an in-state rivalry that has not been played since the 2010-11 season. What you should know about Illinois State (4-6,…
Chicago State is back on the road Wednesday to face another Big Ten foe. Minnesota is 2-0 all-time against the Cougars. What you should know about Minnesota (5-5, No. 134 KenPom): Minnesota is trying to avoid its fourth straight loss, and third consecutive loss at…
Marcus Allen scored 17 points Tuesday as Stanford overpowered DePaul, 79-60, at Maples Pavilion. With the loss, DePaul dropped to 0-5 against the top 150 in KenPom. Stanford (5-3) opened the game on a 9-3 run with Allen, a junior guard, contributing five early points. The…
DePaul ganged up on a streak of easy opponents for a four-game winning streak, but the cupcakes are history. After losing to undefeated Little Rock on Saturday, the Blue Demons are on the west coast Tuesday to face Stanford. What you should know about Stanford…
CHICAGO — Little Rock’s highly touted defense shut down DePaul on Saturday as the Trojans ran away from McGrath-Phillips Arena with a 59-37 win. Little Rock, which entered with the nation’s 69th-most efficient defense on KenPom, held DePaul (5-4) to a 39.8 effective field-goal percentage. The…
Updated May 8 at 2:52 p.m. The Missouri Valley Conference returned to its status as a two-bid league last season with Wichita State and Northern Iowa making the NCAA Tournament. The conference’s depth also improved as Evansville and Loyola won postseason tournament titles, and Illinois State advanced to…
