UIC Leaving Horizon for MVC, Oakland Steps In
The conference merry-go-round continues as UIC is reported to join the Missouri Valley and Oakland to join the Horizon League.
ILL.-CHICAGO FLAMES
Last Game
| Final - 3.23.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ill.-Chicago Flames | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| Northern Iowa Panthers | 25 | 38 | 63 |
Stories
Liberty wins Big South Tournament
The Liberty Flames completed their upset-filled run through the Big South Tournament, knocking off top-seed Charleston Southern in the championship.
Flames Burn Loyola in Chicago Slugfest
What was the best game in Chicago on Wendesday night? It wasn't the high school game featuring a top five recruit. Instead it was the Horizon League clash between UIC and Loyola.
Flames Defense Suddenly Ice Cold, Lose to Miami
Illinois-Chicago's defense -- the strength that had the Flames starting 9-1 -- has suddenly left it. The Flames give up a ridiculous 1.21 points per possession against Miami in their second straight defeat
Colorado State vs. UIC: Rams play Flames on road
The Colorado State Rams travel to Chicago to play the UI-Chicago Flames on Saturday afternoon.
Welp: UIC, 50, NU, 44
The Northwestern Wildcats lost a bad game to Illinois-Chicago, only scoring 44 points as non-Drew Crawford players shot 9-for-29 from the floor.
VIDEO: New Mexico vs. UIC at the Paradise Jam
It's rough, but it's video - courtesy of New Mexico SID Frank Mercogliano - of Lobos head coach Steve Alford and players Hugh Greenwood & Kendall Williams after UNM's 66-59 win over the Flames at the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Report: Central Florida's Josh Crittle Headed to UIC Flames
A report has Central Florida big man Josh Crittle headed to UIC to shore up the Flames inside. But will the move work out? We go inside the numbers to find out
Former Purdue SG Kelsey Barlow Transfers To UIC
Former Purdue guard Kelsey Barlow has transferred to play at UIC.
UIC Basketball 2012: Illinois-Chicago Adds Two JUCO Transfers
The UIC Flames added SG/SF Jordan Lankster and C Carlos Henderson, looking to improve their 8-22 record in the 2012-13 season.
Horizon League Tournament 2012: Bracket And Schedule Released
UIC and Loyola (IL) aren't likely to make noise in the 2012 Horizon League Tournament.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Riverside Highlanders | Sunday, November 11 2012 | win 59 - 52 | coverage |
| @ New Mexico Lobos | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 59 - 66 | coverage |
| Mercer Bears | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 62 - 36 | coverage |
| @ Iona Gaels | Monday, November 19 2012 | win 86 - 81 | coverage |
| SE Missouri St. Indians | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 56 - 45 | coverage |
| @ Northern Illinois Huskies | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | win 58 - 46 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Northwestern Wildcats | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 50 - 44 | coverage |
| Roosevelt | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 81 - 43 | coverage |
| Colorado St. Rams | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 64 - 55 | coverage |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 74 - 48 | coverage |
| @ Western Illinois Leathernecks | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 54 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Miami (Ohio) RedHawks | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 70 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Toledo Rockets | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 55 - 74 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Youngstown St. Penguins | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 65 - 60 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland St. Vikings | Monday, January 07 2013 | loss 50 - 60 | coverage |
| Valparaiso Crusaders | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 70 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Wis.-Green Bay Phoenix | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 47 - 53 | coverage |
| Loyola of Chicago Rambers | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 61 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Detroit Titans | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 47 - 98 | coverage |
| Wis.-Milwaukee Panthers | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 60 - 50 | coverage |
| @ Wright St. Raiders | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 55 - 49 | coverage |
| Wis.-Green Bay Phoenix | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 60 - 57 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Cleveland St. Vikings | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 66 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Valparaiso Crusaders | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | loss 61 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Youngstown St. Penguins | Sunday, February 10 2013 | win 88 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Loyola of Chicago Rambers | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 60 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Wis.-Milwaukee Panthers | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 53 - 64 | coverage |
| Bradley Braves | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 62 - 63 | coverage |
| Wright St. Raiders | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | win 60 - 55 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Detroit Titans | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 67 - 79 | coverage |
| Cleveland St. Vikings | Tuesday, March 05 2013 | win 82 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Wis.-Green Bay Phoenix | Friday, March 08 2013 | loss 63 - 64 | coverage |
| Chicago St. Cougars | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 80 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Northern Iowa Panthers | Saturday, March 23 2013 | loss 51 - 63 | coverage |
Roster
Ill.-Chicago Flames Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Angel | 11 | GUARD,FORWARD | 190 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Kelsey Barlow | 31 | GUARD | 200 | 6-5 | senior | |
| Daniel Barnes | 1 | GUARD | 169 | 6-2 | senior | |
| Marc Brown | 10 | GUARD | 203 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Josh Crittle | 34 | CENTER | 260 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Ahman Fells | 33 | FORWARD | 183 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| Matt Gorski | 30 | CENTER | 244 | 7-0 | freshman | |
| Hayden Humes | 13 | FORWARD | 216 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Anthony Kelley | 20 | GUARD | 189 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Joey Miller | 3 | GUARD | 170 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Jay Parker | 23 | GUARD | 169 | 5-10 | sophomore | |
| Will Simonton | 44 | CENTER | 217 | 6-10 | sophomore | |
| Gabe Snider | 2 | GUARD | 175 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Ngijol Songolo | 25 | GUARD | 167 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Gary Talton | 4 | GUARD | 163 | 6-1 | senior | |
| Jake Wiegand | 40 | FORWARD | 224 | 6-8 | freshman |
Stats
Ill.-Chicago Flames Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Gary Talton | 32 | 34.2 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 39.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 29.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 86.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| Daniel Barnes | 30 | 31.6 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 40.2 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 37.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| Hayden Humes | 32 | 33.1 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 46.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 39.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 77.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 10.3 |
| Josh Crittle | 32 | 27.1 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 71.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 10.3 |
| Marc Brown | 31 | 25.1 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 34.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 25.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 81.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| Joey Miller | 31 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 30.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 73.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Anthony Kelley | 18 | 17.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 39.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 32.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 72.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Will Simonton | 32 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 57.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Jake Wiegand | 25 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 52.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 61.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Jay Parker | 30 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 24.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 21.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Ahman Fells | 17 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 32.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Gabe Snider | 12 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 26.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 23.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Ngijol Songolo | 5 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
