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NCAA Second Round Preview: Northwestern vs UCLA

Tip Off: 7:40 PM CT Venue: Golden One Center – Sacramento, CA Both of these teams rely on top 20 defenses (UCLA – 1st, NW- 18th) and like to play a slower tempo. In order to stick around, Northwestern is going to have to be able score against that top-ranked defense. The Wildcats does generate…

NCAA Tournament Preview: Illinois vs Arkansas

Illinois gets set to compete in their 3rd straight NCAA Tournament on Thursday against Arkansas. The Razorbacks come into the Tournament off back-to-back Elite Eight runs. Tip Off: Thursday March 16th, 2023 – 3:30 PM CT Venue: Wells Fargo Center – Des Moines, IA Let’s get into the matchup: Both of these teams had really…

NCAA Tournament Preview: Northwestern vs Boise State

Northwestern will play in their 2nd NCAA Tournament in school history on Thursday. They’ll meet the Boise State Broncos, who make their second straight Tournament appearance. Tip Off: March 16, 2023 – 6:35 PM CT Venue: Golden One Center – Sacramento, CA Let’s get into the matchup: The makeup of these teams is pretty similar.…

Illinois Basketball Season Preview

The Illini were co-Big Ten Champions last year and made another NCAA Tournament Appearance. They beat Chattanooga is a tightly contested first round game and then fell to Houston in the round of 32. But now Kofi is gone, along with nine other players from last year’s team. The Illini have reloaded through the transfer…

Northwestern Season Preview

Northwestern enters this year without a NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017. That was their only one in program history and since that season the Wildcats have gone just 26-71 in Big Ten play. Last season was absolutely filled with close losses. Only four of their 16 losses were by double digits. Those losses were at…

DePaul Season Preview

DePaul finished last season 15-16 and 6-14 in Big East play. That 6-14 record tied them for 9th place with Butler. It was the first time in the last six seasons the Blue Demons did not finish last in the Big East. There were definitely a few glimmers of hope in head coach Tony Stubblefield’s…

Loyola Chicago Season Preview

A new season and a new conference for the Ramblers as they begin their first season as a member of the Atlantic-10 conference. Loyola finished their final season in the Missouri Valley with a conference tournament championship and a second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Ramblers then lost in the first-round game to Ohio State…

UIC Basketball Season Preview

After 21 seasons in the Horizon League, UIC moves to the Missouri Valley Conference this season. With the departure of Loyola Chicago to the Atlantic 10, UIC takes their spot as the Chicago-based team in The Valley. The move will be a step up in competition and can hopefully push UIC to take another step…

Chicago Bulls Season Preview

The Bulls finished the 2021-22 season at 46-36 and made it back to the postseason for the first time since 2016-17. They lost the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, but it was a positive step forward that was a lot of fun for Bulls Nation. The Glaring Question The Bulls were 39-21 through their…

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