Last summer Jimmy Collins stepped down as college basketball coach at UIC. Collins spent 14 seasons as the Flames’ head coach and guided UIC to the first three NCAA tournament berths in school history. He is the all-time winningest coach in school history with 218 victories from 1996-2010. Current Athletic Director Jim Schmidt, who’s been with the university for 25 years, … [Read more...] about Rough First Year at UIC for Howard Moore as Flames Continue Rebuilding
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Butler Bulldogs a Good Role Model for UIC Flames
For a solid blueprint to success, the team playing at the campus colloquially known as "Circle" can look to their "Circle City" conference brethren. "Butler has a program that we're aspiring to be, not that we're trying to be Butler," said UIC first year Head Coach Howard Moore, who previously worked as an assistant under Bo Ryan at Wisconsin. "We're aspiring for that … [Read more...] about Butler Bulldogs a Good Role Model for UIC Flames
Michigan State vs. Butler: Clash of the 5 seeds
By Paul M. Banks In the first national semifinal game, last year's "home team" in the Final Four takes on this year's "home team" in the Final Four. Although to be fair, Butler will have an advantage of being much closer to a true "home-court advantage" than State did in Detroit. … [Read more...] about Michigan State vs. Butler: Clash of the 5 seeds