Horizon League basketball preview

November 11, 2008

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

UIC still expecting big things

A weight loss of 30 pounds during the off-season illustrates how hungry 6-foot-11-inch Illinois-Chicago senior Scott VanderMeer is for a Horizon League championship and a trip to the NCAA tournament.

November 12, 2008

LOYOLA

Loyola hopes better shooting equals better results

Last season Loyola went from the best-shooting and highest-scoring team in the Horizon League to the second-worst.

November 11, 2008

VALPARAISO

Surprise departures leave Valparaiso scrambling

During the off-season, Valparaiso's hopes of contending for the Horizon League title took two hits that have left coach Homer Drew's team as the seventh-place pick in the preseason poll.