Illinois Chicago Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Flames to start at BCA Classic Hosted by Xavier University in Cincinnati, the Illinois-Chicago Flames will be one of eight teams opening the 2003-04 season at the Black Coaches Association (BCA) Classic. The tournament will take place November 15 through 17. “We […]

Detroit Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Titans will host 2009 Final Four For the first time in history, the NCAA Final Four will be held in Detroit with the University of Detroit-Mercy serving as the host school. The games will be played at the brand-new Ford Field in downtown […]

Cleveland State Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Leading scorer dismissed from team Cleveland State is going to have one of the toughest non-conference schedules out of the entire conference. The Vikings will host the Tar Heels of North Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 29 and then play at Penn State […]

Butler Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann When the Butler Bulldogs were man-handled in the Horizon League conference championship game against UW-Milwaukee, many were skeptical of whether they were deserving of a bid to the NCAA Tournament. After the nerve-shaking on Selection Sunday, the Bulldogs did receive an at-large bid […]

Horizon Madness – Midnight at UW-Milwaukee by Nick Dettmann It is a long-standing tradition on college campus all across the United States and has been for the better part of 20 years. The pumped up student section, the school band playing the fight song, the free food and beverages and […]

Horizon League 2002-03 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart During the regular season, it was a three-team race for first place – Butler, UW-Milwaukee and Illinois-Chicago. While the upstart Panthers and Flames made great runs, the veteran Bulldogs came away with the regular season crown. However, during the conference tournament […]

Horizon League First Round by Brian Seymour No. 4 Loyola-Chicago vs. No. 9 Cleveland State Loyola (15-15) easily handled Cleveland State 69-57 at home, moving into a quarterfinal contest against Detroit. David Bailey’s 23 points and seven assists led the Ramblers, who were able to blow open a close game […]

Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour What’s the difference between Butler and Wisconsin-Milwaukee? Apparently about zero seconds and a 3-pointer. Butler won its third regular-season league title in four years and delighted a sellout home crowd of more than 11,000 with an Avery Sheets 3-pointer at the buzzer, giving the […]

Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour Maybe sitting out “Bracket Buster Saturday” was the smart move for Butler after all. Though for a few moments Monday evening it wasn’t looking that way. Butler’s Horizon League rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee saw its hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament dashed after […]