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It wasn’t too long ago that UIC had just finished up its’ second straight (and final) losing season in the Horizon League. The move to the Missouri Valley Conference was going to be a massive challenge for a program that was behind its’ peers in terms of investment on many levels. After a year in the Missouri Valley, UIC hired Rob Ehsan, and things have changed since then. The Flames have taken care of business to start the season.
On Friday, UIC played its first Division-I opponent of the season with Andy Toole’s Robert Morris squad coming to town. The Colonials have finished top two in the Horizon League each of the last two seasons with an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2025. In what should have been a tough test for Chicago’s College Team, UIC passed with flying colors.
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The Flames started slow from 3-point range and from the free-throw line but outscored Robert Morris by 25 in the second half to win the game 79-56. They held the Colonials to just .75 points per possession in the second half and scored over 1.3 points per possession themselves. Rashund Washington Jr. had a fantastic night with 19 points and 12 rebounds, but he also delivered the highlight of the night with a tip dunk that made it to SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays. Ahmad Henderson II added 16 points in the impressive win.
Then came Monday night, where Ehsan faced an old friend. The UIC head coach had worked under UNC Greensboro head coach Jerod Haase at both UAB and Stanford and now the two squared off in Haase’s third game at UNCG. Once again it was a good start for the Flames’ opponent, but this time it was due to some burning hot shooting from the Spartans. UNCG hit its first five threes of the game and led by double digits for much of the first half, but as we found out on Friday night, the Flames are resilient.
UIC battled back to take a halftime lead behind a balanced scoring attack. Once they took the lead into the break, they never looked back. The Flames led by as many as 20 in the second…
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