UIC hires former Texas, Michigan assistant Luke Yaklich as coach
The 43-year-old Luke Yaklich grew up in Illinois, played at Illinois State and coached high school ball in the state before serving as an assistant at his alma mater from 2013-2017.
Illinois-Chicago basketball team in isolation over coronavirus concerns
Men’s basketball players, coaches and staff at Siena College, Illinois-Chicago and Wright State are self-isolating as a precaution after two officials who called the school’s games tested positive for the coronavirus.
Illinois-Chicago fires basketball coach Steve McClain after 5 seasons
Illinois-Chicago fired coach Steve McClain on Friday after five seasons.
Northern Kentucky takes 3rd Horizon title in 4 years with win over UIC Flames
Tyler Sharpe scored 16 points and Jalen Tate added 14 on Tuesday, helping Northern Kentucky beat UIC 71-62 to lock up its second straight Horizon League Tournament title and earn another trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Illinois-Chicago advances to 1st Horizon League title game since 2004
Tarkus Ferguson tied his career high with 25 points and Illinois-Chicago advanced to its first Horizon League championship game since 2004 with a 73-56 victory over top-seeded Wright State on Monday night.
Chicago State plans to play in WAC tourney after cancellations
Chicago State plans to send its men's and women's basketball teams to Las Vegas for the WAC Tournament next week after canceling regular-season games because of concerns about the spread of the corona virus.
UIC defeats Youngstown St. 67-61 in Horizon tourney
Michael Diggins registered 17 points and eight rebounds as Illinois-Chicago got past Youngstown State 67-61 in the Horizon Conference Tourney semifinals on Thursday night.
Bridges lifts UIC over IUPUI 93-59 in Horizon tourney
Braelen Bridges and Tarkus Ferguson each scored 14 points to lift Illinois-Chicago to a 93-59 win over IUPUI in the first round of the Horizon Conference tournament on Tuesday night.
Oakland 68, UIC 66
Oakland squeaked past UIC 68-66 Saturday.
Godwin Boahen scores 19 to lead UIC past Detroit Mercy 84-67
Godwin Boahen had 19 points off the bench to carry Illinois-Chicago to an 84-67 win over Detroit Mercy on Thursday night.
UIC beats IUPUI 77-72
UIC narrowly beat IUPUI 77-72 Saturday.
Illinois-Chicago flattens Northern Kentucky 73-43
UIC beat Northern Kentucky 73-43 Sunday.
Love has 24 points, 9 boards in 75-58 Wright State victory
Loudon Love scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Wright State beat Illinois-Chicago 75-58 on Friday night.
UIC 71, Green Bay 58
UIC defeated Green Bay 71-58 on Saturday.
Milwaukee makes twelve 3s on way to 74-57 win over UIC
Darius Roy scored 18 points as Milwaukee defeated Illinois-Chicago 74-57 on Thursday night.
UIC beats Cleveland State 64-62 in final seconds
UIC beat Cleveland State 64-62 Saturday thanks to two free throws in the final seconds.
Tarkus Ferguson sparks UIC to a 90-83 overtime win at Youngstown State
Tarkus Ferguson scored six of his 10 points in overtime as Illinois-Chicago opened the second half of the Horizon League schedule by erasing a nine-point second-half deficit and beating Youngstown State 90-83 in overtime on Thursday night.
LeGrand hits game-winner, Detroit edges UIC 70-69
Alonde LeGrand scored the go-ahead basket with .4 seconds remaining and Detroit-Mercy defeated Illinois-Chicago 70-69 on Saturday.
Tarkus Ferguson propels Illinois-Chicago to 80-50 win over Oakland
Tarkus Ferguson totaled 19 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks as Illinois-Chicago routed Oakland 80-50 on Thursday night.
Ferguson scores 16, leads Illinois-Chicago past IUPUI 75-66
Tarkus Ferguson flirted with a triple double - 16 points, nine rebounds and nine assists - while five players reached double figures and Illinois-Chicago defeated IUPUI 75-66 on Saturday.