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 playContinue reading “NCAA Second Round Preview: Northwestern vs UCLA”
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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 MarchContinue reading “NCAA Tournament Preview: Illinois vs Arkansas”
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,Continue reading “NCAA Tournament Preview: Northwestern vs Boise State”
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 inContinue reading “Illinois Basketball Season Preview”
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 inContinue reading “Northwestern Season Preview”
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 sixContinue reading “DePaul Season Preview”
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 theContinue reading “Loyola Chicago Season Preview”
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 spotContinue reading “UIC Basketball Season Preview”
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,Continue reading “Chicago Bulls Season Preview”
Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview
The Playoff hopes from the 2021-2022 season didn’t last very long. The Blackhawks went winless in their first nine games, resulting in the firing of head coach Jeremy Colliton. TheContinue reading “Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview”