UIC Flames men's basketball
{{Short description|Men's basketball team representing UIC}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox college basketball team
|name = UIC Flames
|logo = UIC Flames wordmark.svg
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|current = 2024–25 UIC Flames men's basketball team
|university = University of Illinois Chicago
|conference = Missouri Valley Conference
|location = Chicago, Illinois
|coach = Rob Ehsan
|tenure = 1st
|arena = Credit Union 1 Arena
|capacity = 6,958
|nickname = Flames
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|conference_tournament = 2002, 2004
|NCAAtourneys = 1998, 2002, 2004
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|conference_season = Mid-Continent Conference
1984'''
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'''Horizon League
1998
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The UIC Flames men's basketball team represents the University of Illinois Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The team competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. From 1994 to 2022, the team competed in the Horizon League.{{cite web|title=Horizon League Men's Basketball Record Book |url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/hln/sports/recordbooks/2/recordbook.pdf?1289252907|work=amazonaws.com|publisher=Horizon League|access-date=August 23, 2011}} The Flames are currently coached by Rob Ehsan. The Flames have appeared three times in the NCAA Division I tournament, most recently in 2004.
Postseason
=NCAA tournament results=
The Flames have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, including an at-large selection in 1998. Their combined record is 0–3.
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| 1998 | 9 | First Round | (8) Charlotte | L 62–77 |
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| 2002 | 15 | First Round | (2) Oklahoma | L 63–71 |
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| 2004 | 13 | First Round | (4) Kansas | L 53–78 |
=NIT results=
The Flames have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 0–1.
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| 2003 | First Round | {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Western Michigan Broncos|title=Western Michigan}} | L 62–63 |
=CIT results=
The Flames have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4–2.
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| 2013 | First Round Second Round | Chicago State Northern Iowa | W 80–69 L 51–63 |
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| 2018 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game | Saint Francis (PA) Austin Peay Liberty Northern Colorado | W 84–61 W 83–81 W 67–51 L 71–76 |
=CBI results=
The Flames have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1.
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| 2017 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Stony Brook George Washington Coastal Carolina | W 71–69 W 80–71 L 78–89 |
Yearly records
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Leo Gedvilas
|startyear=1947
|endyear=1958
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1947–48
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 1–15
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1948–49
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 6–12
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1949–50
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 12–6
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1950–51
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 11–6
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1951–52
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 8–8
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1952–53
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 9–8
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1953–54
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 13–3
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1954–55
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 15–2
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1955–56
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 8–7
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1956–57
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 9–7
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1957–58
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 10–6
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Leo Gedvilas
| overall = 102–80 (.560)
| confrecord =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Dick Rader
|startyear=1958
|endyear=1960
|conference=no
|}}{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1958–59
| name = Dick Rader
| overall = 8–6
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1959–60
| name = Dick Rader
| overall = 11–10
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Dick Rader
| overall = 19–16 (.543)
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Mike Maksud
|startyear=1960
|endyear=1962
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1960–61
| name = Mike Maksud
| overall = 10–11
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1961–62
| name = Mike Maksud
| overall = 11–15
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Mike Maksud
| overall = 21–26 (.447)
| confrecord =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Tom Russo
|startyear=1962
|endyear=1972
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1962–63
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 9–9
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1963–64
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 9–9
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1964–65
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 9–9
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1965–66
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 6–15
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1966–67
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 8–7
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1967–68
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 12–5
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1968–69
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 11–11
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1969–70
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 10–10
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1970–71
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 4–21
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1971–72
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 4–17
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tom Russo
| overall = 82–113 (.421)
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Ed McQuillan
|startyear=1972
|endyear=1977
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1972–73
| name = Ed McQuillan
| overall = 6–16
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1973–74
| name = Ed McQuillan
| overall = 8–18
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1974–75
| name = Ed McQuillan
| overall = 8–18
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1975–76
| name = Ed McQuillan
| overall = 8–18
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1976–77
| name = Ed McQuillan
| overall = 8–18
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ed McQuillan
| overall = 38–88 (.302)
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Tom Meyer
|startyear=1977
|endyear=1983
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1977–78
| name = Tom Meyer
| overall = 13–14
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1978–79
| name = Tom Meyer
| overall = 13–14
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1979–80
| name = Tom Meyer
| overall = 11–16
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1980–81
| name = Tom Meyer
| overall = 10–17
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=NCAA Division I
|startyear=1981
|conference=no
|endyear=
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1981–82
| name = Tom Meyer
| overall = 14–13
| conference = –
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Mid-Continent Conference
|startyear=1982
|endyear=1994
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1982–83
| name = Tom Meyer
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 7–4
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tom Meyer
| overall = 77–86 (.472)
| confrecord = 7–4 (.636)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Willie Little
|startyear=1983
|endyear=1987
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1983–84
| name = Willie Little
| overall = 22–7
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1984–85
| name = Willie Little
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1985–86
| name = Willie Little
| overall = 13–16
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1986–87
| name = Willie Little
| overall = 17–15
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Willie Little
| overall = 66–52 (.559)
| confrecord = 35–21 (.625)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Bob Hallberg
|startyear=1987
|endyear=1996
|conference=no
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1987–88
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1988–89
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 13–17
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989–90
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 6–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1990–91
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 15–15
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991–92
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992–93
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 17–15
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993–94
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 20–9
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Mid-Continent Conference
| overall = 105–102 ({{winpct|105|102}})
| confrecord = 51–53 ({{winpct|51|53}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League
|startyear=1994
|conference=no
|endyear=2022
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–95
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 18–9
| conference = 11–4
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–96
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 10–18
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Midwestern Collegiate
| overall = 28–27 ({{winpct|28|27}})
| confrecord = 16–15 ({{winpct|16|15}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Bob Hallberg
| overall = 133–129 ({{winpct|133|129}})
| confrecord = 67–68 ({{winpct|67|68}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Jimmy Collins
|startyear=1996
|conference=no
|endyear=2010
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–97
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 15–14
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1997–98
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 22–6
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 7–21
| conference = 2–12
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999-00
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 11–20
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 11–17
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2001–02
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 20–14
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2003–04
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 15–14
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 16–15
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 14–18
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 18–15
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 16–15
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 8–22
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Jimmy Collins
| overall = 218–208 (.512)
| confrecord = 109–113 (.491)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Howard Moore
|startyear=2010
|conference=no
|endyear=2015
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Howard Moore
| overall = 7–24
| conference = 2–16
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = Howard Moore
| overall = 8–22
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Howard Moore
| overall = 18–16
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = CIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Howard Moore
| overall = 6–25
| conference = 1–15
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Howard Moore
| overall = 10–24
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Howard Moore
| overall = 49–111 (.306)
| confrecord = 17–67 (.202)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Steve McClain
|startyear=2015
|conference=no
|endyear=2020
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Steve McClain
| overall = 5–25
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Steve McClain
| overall = 17–19
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = CBI Semifinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Steve McClain
| overall = 20–16
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = CIT Runner-Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Steve McClain
| overall = 16–16
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Steve McClain
| overall = 18–17
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Steve McClain
| overall = 76–93 ({{winpct|76|93}})
| confrecord = 42–48 ({{winpct|42|48}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Luke Yaklich
|startyear=2020
|conference=no
|endyear=2024
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Luke Yaklich
| overall = 9–13
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Luke Yaklich
| overall = 14–16
| conference = 9–10
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Horizon League
| overall = 23-29 ({{winpct|23|29}})
| confrecord = 15-20 ({{winpct|15|20}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Missouri Valley Conference
|startyear=2022
|conference=no
|endyear=
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Luke Yaklich
| overall = 12–20
| conference = 4–16
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Luke Yaklich
| overall = 12-21
| conference = 4-16
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Missouri Valley
| overall = 24-45 ({{winpct|24|45}})
| confrecord = 8–32 ({{winpct|8|32}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Luke Yaklich
| overall = 47–65 ({{winpct|47|65}})
| confrecord = 23–52 ({{winpct|23|52}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Rob Ehsan
|startyear=2024
|conference=no
|endyear=
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Rob Ehsan
| overall = 17-14
| conference = 10-10
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 945–1081 ({{winpct|945|1081}})
| confrecord =
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References
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