Impotent Evansville scored 12 +19 in an 82-31 MVC loss at Loyola of Chicago. L of C is tied with NIU for the MVC lead and I'm sure they'd like another MVC title before they join the Atlantic 10 next season. SIu rolled Illinois St 90-69 in other MVC action.
Earlier blog on Chicago hoops: https://busterother5.blogspot.com/2021/02/chicago-hoops-weak-depaul-and-more.html
Feb 25, 2022
Zion Griffin had 21 points as UIC turned back Green Bay 81-77 in Horizon action , and Clev St fell to Detroit Mercy, which used to be the U of Detroit when Spencer Haywood and Dick Vitale were there.
Feb 27, 2022
NIU outscored LoC 15-9 in OT for a 102-96 win and the MVC regular season title.
Feb 28, 2022
Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 39 points as DePaul(14-14, 5-13 Big East) turned back St. John's 99-94 while UConn kept GTown winless in the Big East.
March 2, 2022
Kevin Johnson scored 21 points for UIC in an 80-69 win over Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League Tourney. Flames won their final three regular season games in the Horizon and could be a spoiler.
March 3, 2022
That Liberty kid went off again for DePaul again last night in a win over Marquette. If they beat UConn, a loser to Creighton last night, on Saturday, you can expect the Blue Demons(15-14, 6-13) to upset someone in the Big East T.
Chicago St(WAC) follows up its upset of NMST with a 62-53 loss to Cal Baptist in conference play.
MARCH 4, 2022
UIC lost to Purdue- Fort Wayne in the HorizonT
Ill St beat Indiana St to advance in the MVCT
March 5, 2022
MVCT: Loyola of Chicago cruised by Bradley so we may see the nuns in the stands at Dance again. Ill St lost to UNI and SIU lost to Drake.
LoC faces UNI, and Drake faces Missouri State today.
March 6, 2022
DePaul gave UConn a tough game but could not stop Sanogo (26 PTS 11 REB 1 AST) under the basket.. UConn 75 DEP 68
Lookout for the nuns : Loyola of Chicago handled UNI easily and will face Drake in the MVCT final.
March 8, 2022
WAC tournament tips of at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV. B. Betson(14.3 ppg) and his Chicago St(7-24, 3-15) teammates face UVU in what may be one of its last one WACT s as they look for a conference closer to Chicago.
Wright State(20-13, 15-7) faces Northern Kentucky(20-11, 14-6) in the HorizonT final
March 20, 2022
Wright St won the play in game over Bryant and gave Arizona a hard time in the first half before getting rolled.
Loyola of Chicago lost to Ohio St.
Illinois played a ragged game and was lucky to survive Tenn-Chattanooga
In the NIT, UNI got rolled by BYU
Sean Miller escaped the mess in Arizona and reportedly turned down South Carolina to return to Xavier(Big East)
March 21, 2022.
Houston rolled Illinois, who looked ragged.
Missouri is reportedly close to hiring Dennis Gates of Cleveland State(Horizon). He's had some solid seasons but not awesome for a smaller conference.
March 22, 2022
Ryan Pedon , ex Ohio State assistant coach, who was the No. 2 pick for the Cincinnati job a year ago, is the new Illinois State HC. I didn't recall him being that close to Cincy job last off-season.
May 23, 2022
After stumbling at Georgia, Tom Crean could be headed back to the state of Indiana. Evansville has him on its list. He compiled a 190–66 record at Marquette (.664) and 166–135 record at Indiana (.551).
July 9, 2022
Chicago St remains in limbo since leaving the WAC. It won't survive in 1A hoops as an Independent.
Crean didn't get the Evansville gig. David Ragland joins Evansville following a 1-year stint as an assistant coach at Butler University.
