Voters: Jesse Kramer (The Catch and Shoot), Loretta8 (Sippin’ On Purple), Chris Johnson (Inside Northwestern), Erik Prado (The Daily Illini), Sean Hammond (The Daily Illini). 1. Illinois (9-2), 65 points. Last week: 1 Illinois nearly picked up its first marquee win of the season at Oregon,…
UIC and Loyola (Chi.) are used to seeing each other, but Saturday marks the first time since the 1993-94 season that these two schools meet in a non-conference game. Loyola, which spent 34 seasons in the Horizon League and its precursors, the Midwestern City Conference…
UIC (3-4) entered the Gulf Coast Showcase looking for a turnaround from its abysmal start to the 2013-14 season, and it certainly delivered. On Wednesday night, the Flames defeated Wagner (4-4), 94-76, to finish 2-1 at the tournament and earn third-place. The Flames struggled on…
A 1-3 record was not what UIC hoped for in its season-opening homestand. With six freshmen and two transfers, the new-look Flames opened with a heartbreaking, two-point loss to Drake. Following a win over NAIA Roosevelt, they were blown out by Eastern Illinois and Northwestern.…
The Illinois College Basketball Rankings are a weekly feature this season on The Catch and Shoot where nine writers who cover college basketball in Illinois will rank the 13 Division I programs in the state. Voters: Jesse Kramer (The Catch and Shoot), Tom Fornelli (The Champaign…
The Illinois College Basketball Rankings will be a weekly feature this season on The Catch and Shoot where six writers who cover college basketball in the state of Illinois will rank the 13 Division I teams in the state. Here is the preseason edition: Voters:…
By Jesse Kramer The Missouri Valley has been arguably the best mid-major conference in the nation for many years. With Creighton’s departure and Loyola-Chicago’s entrance, there is a little less talent in the league, but it still contains a borderline top 25 team in Wichita…
