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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 6, 2017 22:50:06 GMT -5
UIC received a commitment from Isaac Bassey, a 6-11 center who plays at East State Fair JUCO.
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Post by motorcitysam on Feb 2, 2018 23:21:30 GMT -5
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Post by Flamesmania on Feb 3, 2018 18:49:52 GMT -5
The team has finally bought into 1) the defensive concepts the staff have been preaching and 2) TEAM basketball. It also helps that Tarkus Ferguson is back from missing 9 games to add some stability to the club. Motor City Madness will be quite interesting!
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Post by motorcitysam on Feb 5, 2018 21:48:34 GMT -5
The team has finally bought into 1) the defensive concepts the staff have been preaching and 2) TEAM basketball. It also helps that Tarkus Ferguson is back from missing 9 games to add some stability to the club. Motor City Madness will be quite interesting! I didn't see Sunday's game live, but I did record it and watched it last night. You guys have some good young talent. I also like that JUCO center you guys picked up for next year to help replace Odiase. Good things happening at UIC.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 5, 2018 0:15:24 GMT -5
UIC lands a verbal commitment from 6-7 Deon Ejim for the class of 2018.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 10, 2018 11:10:32 GMT -5
UIC signed another player in the class of 2018, 6-5 Jamie Ahale out of Mineral College JUCO. He has three years of eligibility left. Looks like a good three point shooter, based on some things I read online. verbalcommits.com/players/jamie-ahale
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Post by motorcitysam on Jun 29, 2018 12:00:44 GMT -5
UIC lands grad transfer forward/center Hassan Hussein. Rated by some as a three star recruit in high school, Hussein has been hampered by injuries in his career at Florida International but played 18 mins per game last season, averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds per game. Not a big shot blocker; only blocked 13 shots in 559 minutes of action last season. Shot a solid 76% from the line, however. Looks like a good pick up for depth. www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3155706/hassan-hussein
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Post by motorcitysam on Jul 22, 2018 17:51:21 GMT -5
UIC picks up what looks like a very good verbal commitment for the class of 2019 as Chicago center Taeyon Neal pledges to the Flames. Neal is a tall kid, 6-9 or 6-10, around 220 pounds. ESPN lists him as a three star recruit. If nothing else, it's always good for the Flames to keep the tall Chicago kids at home. ciuysb.verbalcommits.com/players/taeyon-neal
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Post by motorcitysam on Aug 10, 2018 16:02:13 GMT -5
UIC lands grad transfer forward/center Hassan Hussein. Rated by some as a three star recruit in high school, Hussein has been hampered by injuries in his career at Florida International but played 18 mins per game last season, averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds per game. Not a big shot blocker; only blocked 13 shots in 559 minutes of action last season. Shot a solid 76% from the line, however. Looks like a good pick up for depth. www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3155706/hassan-husseinHussein announces he has de-committed from UIC and is reopening his recruitment. Strange timing, which probably means there was more to the situation than Hussein simply changing his mind.
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Post by Commissioner on Apr 1, 2019 21:33:10 GMT -5
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Post by upbasketballfan on Apr 2, 2019 1:50:12 GMT -5
I would think we have as much or more to offer. Unless I've missed something, UIC hasn't dominated the Horizon League. If they leave excellent move by them and cudos to their administration.
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Post by Commissioner on Apr 2, 2019 7:38:10 GMT -5
I would think we have as much or more to offer. Unless I've missed something, UIC hasn't dominated the Horizon League. If they leave excellent move by them and cudos to their administration. I doubt they're going anywhere, in part because the A10 has focused its expansion up and down the east coast, abandoning it's upper midwest plans when Xavier and Butler left for the Big East and leaving St. Louis (and Dayton) as lonely outposts. BUT, a) UIC does have more to offer, in many ways--bigger market; better recruiting market; better facilities; more money to spend. We do have a couple things going--the A10 is mainly private schools (though maybe this works against us if GMU/VCU/Rhode Island/UMass want another public for some reason--but usually its the privates that don't want to be overwhelmed by big state universities); we're a better geographic fit; we've got some tradition (though it's getting pretty distant) and UIC really has none. HOWEVER, while I doubt very much that UIC is going to get an invite, it might actually be good for us if they did. That would mean the A10 is again interested in coming this direction. If they did, they would likely add 2 schools, giving them 16. At that point, maybe we could tag along. UIC could pair for travel w/ St. Louis, and we with Dayton. But I think this is all a pipedream, for them and us. As near as I can tell, we're in the Horizon to stay, until the league literally falls apart. 20-30 years ago we still had a lot to offer, but our lack of leadership and vision at key moments, and objective factors including the decline of Detroit's population, its much steeper decline as a recruiting mecca, our own generally poor performance over the past two decades, and the fact that our tradition and any rep as a power is increasingly a distant memory, leaves us destined, I fear, to become another Long Island or St. Francis, one-time powers now on the lowest rung of D1 hoops. I hope we can reverse the decline, but I'm increasingly pessimistic.
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Post by ptctitan on Apr 2, 2019 8:13:42 GMT -5
... HOWEVER, while I doubt very much that UIC is going to get an invite, it might actually be good for us if they did. That would mean the A10 is again interested in coming this direction. If they did, they would likely add 2 schools, giving them 16. At that point, maybe we could tag along. UIC could pair for travel w/ St. Louis, and we with Dayton. But I think this is all a pipedream, for them and us. As near as I can tell, we're in the Horizon to stay, until the league literally falls apart. 20-30 years ago we still had a lot to offer, but our lack of leadership and vision at key moments, and objective factors including the decline of Detroit's population, its much steeper decline as a recruiting mecca, our own generally poor performance over the past two decades, and the fact that our tradition and any rep as a power is increasingly a distant memory, leaves us destined, I fear, to become another Long Island or St. Francis, one-time powers now on the lowest rung of D1 hoops. I hope we can reverse the decline, but I'm increasingly pessimistic. Commissioner - given what I know about how the current university administration views athletics, men's basketball in particular, as a vehicle to drive applications; for the first time in about 35 years, I have some realistic optimism. You are correct to note the many decades of administrative neglect, the population shift in metro Detroit, and the much lower enrollment at U-D now compared to 40-50 years ago. However, the university is committed to breaking ground on the Athletic Village in the next few years provided that it can raise the funds. It has taken several major steps to secure those funds. The lights on the field are just the beginning. And structural improvements to Calihan Hall are included in these plans. The first objective was to get the right person leading the men's program because it is the flagship sport. After the initial error with the prior staff, the school has hired the right coaching personnel. The second objective is to build the right infrastructure for athletics, including solid programs that also drive enrollment. This is a brick and mortar objective that requires funding. And it will take up to 7 years to complete with Calihan Hall included in the mix. During that time, the on-court and on-field success of the school's teams is expected to improve significantly. As to both objectives, a lot of the impetus for these changes has come and is coming from the Fisher Admin building. In my experience, this had not been the case. For this reason, I have become cautiously optimistic whether or not we remain in the HL. And it is the main reason why I have become more active on these boards and with the school.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Apr 2, 2019 8:15:11 GMT -5
I would think we have as much or more to offer. Unless I've missed something, UIC hasn't dominated the Horizon League. If they leave excellent move by them and cudos to their administration. I doubt they're going anywhere, in part because the A10 has focused its expansion up and down the east coast, abandoning it's upper midwest plans when Xavier and Butler left for the Big East and leaving St. Louis (and Dayton) as lonely outposts. BUT, a) UIC does have more to offer, in many ways--bigger market; better recruiting market; better facilities; more money to spend. We do have a couple things going--the A10 is mainly private schools (though maybe this works against us if GMU/VCU/Rhode Island/UMass want another public for some reason--but usually its the privates that don't want to be overwhelmed by big state universities); we're a better geographic fit; we've got some tradition (though it's getting pretty distant) and UIC really has none. HOWEVER, while I doubt very much that UIC is going to get an invite, it might actually be good for us if they did. That would mean the A10 is again interested in coming this direction. If they did, they would likely add 2 schools, giving them 16. At that point, maybe we could tag along. UIC could pair for travel w/ St. Louis, and we with Dayton. But I think this is all a pipedream, for them and us. As near as I can tell, we're in the Horizon to stay, until the league literally falls apart. 20-30 years ago we still had a lot to offer, but our lack of leadership and vision at key moments, and objective factors including the decline of Detroit's population, its much steeper decline as a recruiting mecca, our own generally poor performance over the past two decades, and the fact that our tradition and any rep as a power is increasingly a distant memory, leaves us destined, I fear, to become another Long Island or St. Francis, one-time powers now on the lowest rung of D1 hoops. I hope we can reverse the decline, but I'm increasingly pessimistic. We keep using the population decline as a minus. I am not sure that negative is present unless we want it to be. We need to consider the entire metro area as our base of operations of which we are the only D1 program or one of two if you slice it differently. Loyola was always considered Chicago but they are a part of the Chicago metro area.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2019 19:31:04 GMT -5
Braelen Bridges (6’10, F, 2019) of Northwest Florida St has committed to UIC
Bridges RS this season and will have 3 years to play
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