UIC Flames men's basketball

UIC Flames

2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball team

University

University of Illinois at Chicago

Conference

Horizon

Location

Chicago, IL

Head coach

Steve McClain (First Year year)

Arena

UIC Pavilion
(Capacity: 6,958)

Nickname

Flames

Colors

Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red

NCAA Tournament appearances

1998, 2002, 2004

Conference tournament champions

2002, 2004

Conference regular season champions

Mid-Continent Conference
1984

Horizon League
1998

The UIC Flames men's basketball team represents the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League, in which it has competed since the 1994-95 season.^[1] The Flames are currently coached by Steve McClain.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

The Flames have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1998	First Round	UNC-Charlotte	L 62–77
2002	First Round	Oklahoma	L 63–71
2004	First Round	Kansas	L 53–78

NIT Results

The Flames have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2003	First Round	Western Michigan	L 62–63

CIT Results

The Flames have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2013	First Round Second Round	Chicago State Northern Iowa	W 80–69 L 51–63

Yearly records

Season	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Leo Gedvilas (1947–1958)
1947–48	1–15	–
1948–49	6–12	–
1949–50	12–6	–
1950–51	11–6	–
1951–52	8–8	–
1952–53	9–8	–
1953–54	13–3	–
1954–55	15–2	–
1955–56	8–7	–
1956–57	9–7	–
1957–58	10–6	–
Leo Gedvilas:	102–80 (.560)
Dick Rader (1958–1960)
1958–59	8–6	–
1959–60	11–10	–
Dick Rader:	19–16 (.543)
Mike Maksud (1960–1962)
1960–61	10–11	–
1961–62	11–15	–
Mike Maksud:	21–26 (.447)
Tom Russo (1962–1972)
1962–63	9–9	–
1963–64	9–9	–
1964–65	9–9	–
1965–66	6–15	–
1966–67	8–7	–
1967–68	12–5	–
1968–69	11–11	–
1969–70	10–10	–
1970–71	4–21	–
1971–72	4–17	–
Tom Russo:	82–113 (.421)
Ed McQuillan (1972–1977)
1972–73	6–16	–
1973–74	8–18	–
1974–75	8–18	–
1975–76	8–18	–
1976–77	8–18	–
Ed McQuillan:	38–88 (.302)
Tom Meyer (1977–1983)
1977–78	13–14	–
1978–79	13–14	–
1979–80	11–16	–
1980–81	10–17	–
NCAA Division I (1981–present)
1981–82	14–13	–
Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1994)
1982–83	16–12	7–4	4th
Tom Meyer:	77–86 (.472)	7–4 (.636)
Willie Little (1983–1987)
1983–84	22–7	12–2	1st
1984–85	14–14	7–7	5th
1985–86	13–16	7–7	5th
1986–87	17–15	9–5	3rd
Willie Little:	66–52 (.559)	35–21 (.625)
Bob Hallberg (1987–1996)
1987–88	8–20	4–10	6th
1988–89	13–17	3–9	8th
1989–90	16–12	6–6	5th
1990–91	15–15	5–11	8th
1991–92	16–14	10–6	3rd
1992–93	17–15	9–7	4th
1993–94	20–9	14–4	3rd
Mid-Continent Conference:		93–78 (.544)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League (1994–present)
1994–95	18–9	11–4	T–2nd
1995–96	10–18	5–11	T–6th
Bob Hallberg:	133–129 (.508)	51–53 (.490) (Mid-Continent) 16–15 (.516) (Midwestern Collegiate)
Jimmy Collins (1996–2010)
1996–97	15–14	11–5	T–6th
1997–98	22–6	12–2	T–1st	NCAA First Round
1998–99	7–21	2–12	8th
1999-00	11–20	5–9	7th
2000-01	11–17	5–9	6th
2001-02	20–14	8–8	6th	NCAA First Round
2002–03	21–9	12–4	3rd	NIT First Round
2003–04	24–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA First Round
2004–05	15–14	8–8	T–4th
2005–06	16–15	8–8	T–3rd
2006–07	14–18	7–9	T–4th
2007–08	18–15	9–9	T–4th
2008–09	16–15	7–11	T–6th
2009-10	8–22	3–15	9th
Jimmy Collins:	218–208 (.512)	109–113 (.491)
Howard Moore (2010–present)
2010-11	7–24	2–16	T–9th
2011-12	8-22	3-15	9th
2012-13	18-16	7-9	T-5th	CIT second round
2013-14	6-25	1-15	9th
Howard Moore:	39-87 (.302)	13-55 (.191)
Horizon League:		138-183 (.430)
Division I:	486-501 (.492)
Total:	795-885 (.473)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "Horizon League Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). amazonaws.com. Horizon League. Retrieved 2011-08-23.

UIC Flames men's basketball

Venues	UIC Pavilion (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Sparky D. Dragon "Fire Up Flames"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Horizon League men's basketball

Teams	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Titans Green Bay Phoenix Milwaukee Panthers Oakland Golden Grizzlies UIC Flames Valparaiso Crusaders Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins

Championships and awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14