It would be a very tall order, but this Northwestern basketball team can still match the 2016-17 team in total victories. (You can read the compare and contrast between that team and this one, over at this link) Currently 21-11, if they reach the Elite Eight, these Cats would have 24 Ws, matching the only other NCAA Tournament team in school history, for the program's record … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Seeks School Record for Single Season Wins
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Chris Collins Building Hoops History at a Place that Had None
Tomorrow will see Chris Collins achieve his second NCAA Tournament berth, and with that will come much more legitimacy. It will further validate that what he did with Northwestern basketball in 2016-17 wasn't just a fluky one-off. Like Joe Maddon with the Chicago Cubs (108 year World Series title drought) or Collins' football counterpart at Northwestern (64 year bowl game … [Read more...] about Chris Collins Building Hoops History at a Place that Had None
Puppy Crawl: Greatest Big Ten Halftime Show Ever
When it comes to Puppy Crawl, you can have a debate about it. That debate is: "was is is the greatest halftime show in Big Ten Tournament history? Or "was it the greatest halftime show in basketball history?" One can't say a lot good things about how the Illinois Fighting Illini played last night, in their 2023 Big Ten Tournament loss to Penn State. (We already covered that … [Read more...] about Puppy Crawl: Greatest Big Ten Halftime Show Ever
Chase Audige Wins B1G Defensive Player of the Year
In honor of Chase Audige winning the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award today, we re-post this previously published piece. Audige became just the second Wildcat to ever claim the award, with Pat Baldwin, in 1994, being the other. Audige, one of five finalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award, had 74 steals this season, which led the Big Ten and ranked … [Read more...] about Chase Audige Wins B1G Defensive Player of the Year
Current Northwestern Team Reminiscent of 2017 NCAA Tournament Squad
When Northwestern thrashed Minnesota, 81-61 on Saturday, it marked their 15th win of the season, equaling their win total from all of last season (15-17). The Cats’ 15 wins in the first 20 is the most since 2016-17 (16 wins, by the first and only NCAA Tournament team). Meanwhile their 6-3 Big Ten record is also their best since 2016-17 (7-2). Three of the four best 20 game … [Read more...] about Current Northwestern Team Reminiscent of 2017 NCAA Tournament Squad
