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…
New UIC coach Steve McClain received his first official commitments Wednesday as high school seniors Hassan Thomas and Michael Kolawole signed their National Letters of Intent. Thomas is considered one of the better power forwards in Thomas, coming out of Dallas. He attends Woodrow Wilson High School, the same institution…
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…
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 — February 26, 2015 may go down nationally as the day when llamas on the loose and a questionably colored dress took the Internet by storm. But for Green Bay senior Keifer Sykes, it will always be the day he surpassed 2,000 career points. Not only did…
UIC’s eight-game losing streak, which included a mix of blowouts and heartbreaking finishes, is finally over. The Flames held off the Detroit Titans on the road Sunday, 83-73. “The win feels good but I am more pleased with how we decided to play together as…
UIC ended its three-game road trip Sunday with its fourth straight loss. The Flames fell at Bradley 68-60. UIC remained close throughout, never trailing by more than 12 points. For most of the game, the Flames were within single digits of the Braves. But missed…
A 1-for-14 start from the field put UIC in a major hole Monday at Northwestern, and the Flames’ offense never fully picked up against their suburban rival. UIC (3-10) fought to within seven points in the second half against Northwestern (8-4), but the Wildcats held off…
Time for the weekly Chicago awards. Every week, The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week from the six schools in the Greater Chicago Area: DePaul, Northwestern, UIC, Loyola, Chicago State and Valparaiso. Here are the awards…