Milwaukee has fired head coach Rob Jeter, according to multiple reports Thursday. In 11 seasons at Milwaukee, Jeter led the Panthers to five seasons with 20 or more wins, including this past season that resulted in a 20-13 record. Milwaukee reached the NCAA Tournament twice…
UIC forward Dikembe Dixson received a unanimous selection Tuesday as Horizon League Freshman of the Year from the conference’s head coaches, sports information directors and selected media. Dixson averaged 19.9 points per game this season, ranking No. 3 in the Horizon League and in the top…
MILWAUKEE — UIC has one of the best playmakers in the Horizon League in forward Dikembe Dixson, but the Flames offense had been missing a lethal outside shooter during the conference season. The Flames appear to have filled that hole with the reemergence of senior…
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…
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…
For the second straight game and third time in the last four, UIC (5-17, 1-6 Horizon) led in the second half but wound up defeated. The Flames took their largest lead of the night Thursday in the final leg of a three-game road trip against…
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…
The Horizon League could have one of the more exciting mid-major title races of any conference. Defending regular season champion Green Bay returns reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Keifer Sykes, but Cleveland State also returns its core from a team that finished second…
The Catch and Shoot’s Ultra Early Season Preview for 2014-15 continues with a look at the Horizon League. Cleveland State, which finished second in the conference last season, is poised to be the favorite with all five starters returning. Defending regular season champion Green Bay…
Milwaukee will not get a chance to make back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. The Panthers will be banned from NCAA postseason play in the 2014-15 season because of low APR scores, the school announced Wednesday. “The academic success of our student-athletes will always be the top priority…
