The Horizon League season ended Sunday, and now all 10 teams are looking forward to the conference tournament this weekend. The conference will be announcing awards this week, and here is the ballot I submitted. The voting system works by ranking players, so the No. 1…
CHICAGO — Seven Valparaiso players scored six or more points Saturday as the Crusaders dominated UIC for a 73-55 win. The Crusaders came in as heavy favorites, and here’s how they avoided any chance of a major upset. 22 second-chance points for Valparaiso. Valparaiso is one…
CHICAGO — With an emphatic rejection into the seats of the UIC Pavilion, Valparaiso center Vashil Fernandez set a new program record for career blocks. The fifth-year senior dominated UIC in the paint Saturday for six blocks and now has 233 for his career, surpassing former center Raitis…
College basketball’s first games of the 2015-16 season are just one month away. With preseason in full swing, here is a look at how the Horizon League shapes up. 1. Valparaiso Notable departures: None Projected starters: Lexus Williams, Tevonn Walker, Darien Walker, Alec Peters, Vashil Fernandez Valparaiso…
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…
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.…
Sloppy play late in the second half made the final minutes interesting, but in the end Valparaiso pulled out a 56-53 win Friday at Cleveland State to secure its third regular season Horizon League title in four seasons under coach Bryce Drew. Valparaiso (26-5, 13-3 Horizon)…
Valparaiso (25-4, 12-2 Horizon) gutted out a tough, 55-48 win Saturday against Wright State (11-17, 3-11). Junior guard Keith Carter, who had been absent for a month, had a breakout game against the Raiders. Carter finished with 9 points on 3-of-6 shooting. “I felt better,” Carter…
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso missed five out of seven free throws in the last two minutes Friday but still earned a crucial win against Green Bay. With Green Bay star Keifer Sykes on the bench with thumb injury and the Crusaders struggling from the charity stripe, Phoenix…
The ARC morphed into a heavyweight boxing arena Sunday as Valparaiso and Oakland battled for positioning in the Horizon League standings. The lead changed 16 times, and each swap came in the middle of the second half. The Crusaders were able to get the last punch and…
