With three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, New Mexico State has undoubtedly become the face of the WAC. But earning those postseason bids has not been easy. Every year the Aggies have had great competition. Last year, it was Utah Valley, who actually beat out New…
Chicago State’s full schedule for the 2014-15 season has been on the school’s website for a few weeks now, so it’s about time The Catch and Shoot took a closer look at the Cougars’ non-conference opponents and marquee conference games. Tracy Dildy certainly decided to challenge…
As the regular season WAC champion, Utah Valley earned a bid to the NIT, where it will be a No. 7 seed facing No. 2 seed California. The Wolverines were the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament last week, but they fell to Idaho…
All-WAC First Team (Player of the Year in bold) Issiah Grayson, Cal State Bakersfield—16.0 ppg, 4.1 apg, 47.7 3P% Isiah Umipig, Seattle—19.3 ppg, 3.7 apg, 37.3 3P% Daniel Mullings, New Mexico State—16.9 ppg, 3.4 apg, 1.9 spg Stephen Madison, Idaho—19.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.5 apg…
New Mexico State (20-8, 9-3 WAC) continued its push to the top of the WAC standings with a dominant, 84-55 win against Chicago State (10-14, 5-5) on Saturday night. The Aggies have now won three in a row and six of their last seven games…
Chicago State (9-11, 4-2 WAC) returns to its home court Thursday to host Grand Canyon (9-10, 4-2). It will be the first-ever meeting between the Cougars and the Antelopes. Chicago State began WAC play at 3-0 but has since lost two of three games. The…
Chicago State (9-11, 4-2 WAC) fell short at Utah Valley (12-7, 6-0) on Saturday, 62-55. The Cougars cut an 18-point deficit to as few as two with 1:12 remaining but could not get closer. Utah Valley left the door open with 16 seconds remaining when…
February is right around the corner, and now is when bracket projections actually begin to take some weight. Arizona and Syracuse currently sit on top as the No. 1 and No. 2 overall seeds. Michigan State and Kansas fill out the top line. Here’s a…
Chicago State’s road to Division I relevance has been a long one, and the journey is still far from a success. But the Cougars made another step in the right direction by joining the Western Athletic Conference for the 2013-14 season, with league play beginning…
By Jesse Kramer The WAC was one of the best mid-major conferences in college basketball last season with four high-quality teams in Louisiana Tech, Denver, New Mexico State, and Utah State. But thanks to conference realignment, New Mexico State is the only member of that…
