CHICAGO – Senior Tarkus Ferguson and junior Michael Diggins were named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team following the conclusion of the Horizon League Basketball Championship. The award, which was voted on by the media covering the championship, is the first for both student-athletes.
 
Ferguson averaged a team-best 15 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Flames over the four-game run for UIC through the tournament. The senior scored in double figures in three of the four games, including a season-high 25 points in UIC's semifinal victory against top-seeded Wright State. In his lone game scoring in single digits, Ferguson hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds in the Flames' quarterfinal victory against Youngstown State.
 
Diggins ranked third on the team in scoring (10.0), tied for second in rebounding (5.5) and third in assists (2.0) during the tournament run. The junior also tied for the team lead with five blocks, alongside Ferguson and Braelen Bridges. Diggins had a 17-point, eight-rebound performance the quarterfinal victory against the Penguins and added 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the championship contest against Northern Kentucky.
 
UIC advanced to the championship game of the conference tournament for the first time since 2004, defeating top-seeded Wright State in the semifinals to advance to the title game. UIC pulled off its first Horizon League tournament upset (by seed) since taking down Green Bay in a 3-6 matchup in 2017. The game was UIC's first contest against the #1 seed since 2008, a semifinal loss to Butler. It was their first win over #1 since the 2004 championship game.