Wright State has terminated its contract with head coach Billy Donlon, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Donlon, 39, led Wright State to a 22-13 record, second-place finish and conference title game appearance during the 2015-16 season. Wright State had won 21 or more games in three…
Four Green Bay players scored in double figures Tuesday to lead their team to a 78-69 win against Wright State in the Horizon League championship game. The Phoenix will advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years. Fourth-seeded Green Bay opened up a 15-point lead in…
Wright State coach Billy Donlon and his staff were furious to find out no players from their third-place team made the All-Horizon League teams. On top of that, Donlon was upset with the Horizon League Tournament format, which gives the top-two teams a double-bye to…
Wright State shot 14-of-28 from 3-point range Saturday en route to a 74-43 win against 10th-seeded UIC in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament. UIC (5-25, 3-15 Horizon) scored the first four points of the game, but third-seeded Wright State responded with an…
UIC has a 2-10 record in the Horizon League, but coach Steve McClain is focused on his team’s 2-1 record during the second half of the 18-game slate. “I’ve chosen to look at it that way because I know where we’re at in this process,”…
CHICAGO — Dominant performances by Tai Odiase and Dikembe Dixson led UIC to a 64-59 victory Thursday against Wright State. The Flames led for the final 17:42 and have now beaten the Raiders three consecutive times at UIC Pavilion. Tons of energy from Tai Odiase.…
Although no local teams made the NCAA Tournament, 2015 was the best year in a long time for Chicago college basketball. The Catch and Shoot has chosen its top 10 moments of the year and will be rolling out one per day until New Year’s Eve, when the…
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…
Northern Kentucky will join the Horizon League for all sports, local Fox reporter Joe Danneman tweeted Saturday. The move is pending board approval Monday. The Norse will become the Horizon League’s 10th member and are the first addition since the conference acquired Oakland in 2013.…
Horizon League veteran Brendan Mullins will join UIC’s staff as an assistant coach, the school announced Friday. “I am excited to have Brendan on the UIC basketball staff,” head coach Steve McClain said in a release. “He brings an intimate knowledge of the Horizon League and the…
