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Chris Collins didn’t show any real progress in year two

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Chris Collins "said all the right things" yesterday following his team's rather decisive defeat at the hands of a desperate Indiana Hoosiers team. IU never really let NU have a chance Thursday night, as the Hoosiers were playing with their NCAA chances (and perhaps even Tom Crean's job security) hanging in the balance. The Hoosiers played with the sense of urgency that … [Read more...] about Chris Collins didn’t show any real progress in year two

Alex Olah having a breakout season at Northwestern

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Northwestern has been plagued with very poor play from their center position for years and it took a player from Romania to finally break the trend. Alex Olah is a 7 footer who has had his ups and downs during his time in Evanston. It was not until Coach Chris Collins arrived on campus that Alex Olah started to reach his potential as a basketball player and started to play like … [Read more...] about Alex Olah having a breakout season at Northwestern

Vic Law starts to make progress at Northwestern

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The Northwestern Wildcats have never made an NCAA men’s basketball tournament and barring a miracle, they will be on the outside looking in again this year. Coach Chris Collins is looking to break this “tradition” in the upcoming years and has recruited some talented pieces to achieve that goal. Editor's note: this Vic Law feature article authored by new Sports Bank … [Read more...] about Vic Law starts to make progress at Northwestern

NU’s Scottie Lindsey has Coach Collins’ Confidence

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The Northwestern Wildcats achieved their third straight victory in Big Ten Conference action yesterday by a resounding margin of 60-39. Coming off big wins against Iowa and Minnesota, the Cats kept it going thanks to Coach Chris Collins' 2014 recruiting class. Headlined by PG Bryant McIntosh and F Vic Law, a third member of NU’s freshman class has quietly produced nice … [Read more...] about NU’s Scottie Lindsey has Coach Collins’ Confidence

Basketball Gods grace Chris Collins; smite Iowa Hawkeyes

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Finally, the "basketball gods" have smiled upon Chris Collins and his Northwestern basketball program. "I'm a believer in the basketball gods, I got that from Coach K, there's basketball gods and sometimes the basketball gods are really harsh to you; and sometimes they can be good to you when you deserve it." "I really feel that shot by Uthoff [to send the game to … [Read more...] about Basketball Gods grace Chris Collins; smite Iowa Hawkeyes

Northwestern basketball: they fight and fight, fight and fight and fight

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Obviously, Northwestern basketball has taken a step back in year two of the Chris Collins regime. Their 1-10 conference record; as well as a couple of the recent blow-outs attest to this. Last night was especially harsh, as "mop up time" actually commenced before the half. It was a football like 38-14 at halftime, and it was 55-21 when the under 12 timeout approached. The … [Read more...] about Northwestern basketball: they fight and fight, fight and fight and fight

AUDIO: Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald holds court on signing day

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Pat Fitzgerald announced the 20 young men that were officially signed today. Those were the operative phrases today, "young man" and "young men." We heard each of those at least a dozen times. Rivals ranks those men in Northwestern's recruiting class 12th in the Big Ten, #55 overall. Scout ranks the Wildcats #46 overall 12th in the league CBS' 24/7 ranks the Cats #52, 10th in … [Read more...] about AUDIO: Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald holds court on signing day

Bryant McIntosh: NU basketball has a piece in place

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Bryant McIntosh is Northwestern basketball's most important player this season. By the time his career is over, people will look back and say that he was the best player on this specific roster. Alex Olah might be the team's best player right now, and that argument gained strength with his performance at Michigan. He also looked very good versus Illinois; although … [Read more...] about Bryant McIntosh: NU basketball has a piece in place

Northwestern basketball: longview outlook part two ’16-’17

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Sunday night, as the Northwestern basketball team was utterly destroyed at home by #4 Wisconsin, it reminded observers of just how far Northwestern has to go before becoming competitive again. Yes, the Badgers are the class of the league, head and shoulders above everyone else, but the Wildcats were never competitive in that game. However, the Wisconsin Badgers are the … [Read more...] about Northwestern basketball: longview outlook part two ’16-’17