A Northwestern player winning the Big Ten Silver Basketball award? We're a long way off from that and there's a ton of college basketball left to be played, but it might just happen. NU junior forward John Shurna (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) earned his second Big Ten Men's Basketball Player of the Week honor this season and the fourth of his career. Shurna led the … [Read more...] about Northwestern’s Shurna Wins 2nd Big 10 Player of Week Award
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Northwestern Heads to MSG Undefeated; Perfect Preconference?
With their 78-62 win over American University on Thursday night, the Northwestern Wildcats improved to 7-0 on the season. They'll now head to the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival with a perfect record where they'll take on St. Francis (Pa.) at 6pm Monday and then St. John's (in a de facto road game) or Davidson the following day at a time TBD. It'll most likely be the … [Read more...] about Northwestern Heads to MSG Undefeated; Perfect Preconference?
Northwestern’s John Shurna: Big Ten’s Leading Scorer
It's very early in the college basketball season, but Northwestern's John Shurna is first among all Big Ten players in scoring; as well as first overall in 3pt field goals made. Shurna's teammate Drew Crawford is third, giving the 'Cats an exciting high-scoring team. In 2009-10, Shurna was named the nation’s Most Improved Player by Sporting News. Shurna’s scoring average … [Read more...] about Northwestern’s John Shurna: Big Ten’s Leading Scorer