The Gulf Coast Showcase announced its 2015 field Tuesday with Drake representing the Missouri Valley Conference and Milwaukee representing the Horizon League. Those two programs join MAC title contender Central Michigan, Murray State, Western Kentucky, Weber State, Pepperdine and Duquesne in the eight-team field. “We…
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…
New UIC coach Steve McClain has been plenty busy on the recruiting trail. The former Indiana assistant quickly made 2015 big man Usman Harumna a priority, but he also offered scholarships to three Class of 2017 guards in the last few days. 2017 point guard Evan Gilyard, a local…
The Horizon League regular season wrapped up yesterday, and the conference will be announcing season awards this week. Here is how The Catch and Shoot voted, along with the addition of some of its own awards that the Horizon League does not officially give out.…
From the outside, Sunday’s 66-60 win against Cleveland State may have seemed meaningless for Milwaukee. Although the Vikings are vying for a Horizon League title and conference tournament seeding, the Panthers are ineligible for the Horizon League and NCAA tournaments as the result of a ban due to a low…
CHICAGO — UIC (7-21, 3-10 Horizon) had an opportunity to gain serious ground in the Horizon League standings Thursday. The Flames are competing for a coveted first round home game in next month’s conference tournament. However, UIC fell to Milwaukee (11-16, 6-7) at home 71-60…
Coming off a pair of wins, UIC failed to capture a third victory in a row Sunday. The Flames battled close with the Cleveland State Vikings but fell short, 67-59. The Vikings, who sit in second place in the Horizon League, used an efficient offensive…
1. Green Bay (6-2) After getting blown out by Georgia State, Green Bay got a huge win at Miami (Fla.). Couple that with neutral-site wins against Florida Gulf Coast and Evansville, and the Phoenix have a pretty solid résumé so far. 2. Valparaiso (8-2) Valpo…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The last time DePaul was 6-1, Janet Jackson’s “Again” topped Billboard’s Hot 100. It’s been that long. DePaul reached that mark for the first time since the 1993-94 season with a 83-61 win Sunday against Milwaukee (4-5). “I’m not nearly satisfied,” coach…
DePaul improved to 6-1 Sunday with a 83-61 win at home against Milwaukee. Here is The Catch and Shoot’s rapid reaction to the Blue Demons’ victory: —DePaul was incredible defensively in the first half. The Blue Demons blocked nine shots and forced six turnovers, allowing…
