The Missouri Valley Conference and Mountain West announced the matchups for their 2016 inter-conference challenge series. Matchups for the event are based on several factors, such as recent achievements, records and RPI rankings. The conferences also factor in how teams are projected to perform in the…
New UIC coach Steve McClain received his first official commitments Wednesday as high school seniors Hassan Thomas and Michael Kolawole signed their National Letters of Intent. Thomas is considered one of the better power forwards in Thomas, coming out of Dallas. He attends Woodrow Wilson High School, the same institution…
Indiana assistant coach Steve McClain has accepted the head coaching position at UIC, sources confirmed Saturday to The Catch and Shoot. ESPN’s Jeff Goodman was the first to report the news. McClain, who has 33 years of collegiate coaching experience, spent five years on Tom Crean’s staff…
Finally, The Catch and Shoot’s first bracket projections for the 2015 NCAA Tournament have arrived. For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids…
1. Kentucky (17-0, 4-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky purely dominated Missouri and Alabama last week to remain undefeated. The Wildcats are back to No. 1 on Kenpom, and there they have a 36% chance of finishing the regular season undefeated. 2. Virginia (17-0, 5-0…
1. Kentucky (15-0, 2-0 SEC). Last week: 1 After no one came within eight points of Kentucky in non-conference play, Ole Miss and Texas A&M took the Wildcats’ to overtime in their first two SEC games. But Kentucky survived both matchups to remain unbeaten. 2.…
By Jesse Kramer The Mountain West is coming off the best year in the conference’s history. Five teams went to the NCAA tournament, and two others also received a postseason berth. Although not quite as good as last season, the Mountain West is still loaded…
By Jesse Kramer Oklahoma State (14-5, 4-3 Big 12, No. 36 RPI) Oklahoma State defeated Iowa State on Wednesday for their first quality win in a while, but the Cowboys’ last win over a Top-25 team was their 76-56 demolition of North Carolina State on…
