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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Sport
LaMond Pope

Horizon League bans UIC — which is leaving for the Missouri Valley next season — from conference tournaments, leaving school officials ‘surprised’ and ‘disappointed’

CHICAGO — University of Illinois at Chicago officials expressed outrage Wednesday after the Horizon League barred the Flames from participating in the conference’s winter and spring championships.

The move comes after UIC announced last month its decision to join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1.

The Horizon League’s ruling affects sports such as the men’s and women’s basketball teams, which would need to earn at-large bids for the NCAA Tournaments.

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