Northwestern Wildcats legend in the making Boo Buie will likely see his college career come to an end this weekend. The #9 seeded Wildcats (21-11, 12-8 B1G) will meet #8 seeded Florida Atlantic (a Final Four team last season) in the NCAA Tournament's First Round on Friday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Buie, who passed John Shurna in midseason to become the program's all-time leading … [Read more...] about Boo Buie: Enjoy Him This March Madness Before He’s Gone
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Boo Buie is the Northwestern Basketball G.O.A.T.
Shortly after Northwestern had just blown out his Michigan State Spartans, legendary coach Tom Izzo articulated the developmental journey that Boo Buie has been on these past five years. Izzo described the seasoned veteran as someone who began his career as "a selfish, out-of-control player," but then developed into "one of the best players in the Big Ten...He runs their … [Read more...] about Boo Buie is the Northwestern Basketball G.O.A.T.
Northwestern Basketball Mt. Rushmore: Shurna, McKinney, Buie, Crawford
As Boo Buie closes in on the Northwestern all-time scoring record, a benchmark currently held by John Shurna, it's the perfect time to talk about the program's Mt. Rushmore. There is a second reason to have the Northwestern basketball G.O.A.T. discussion as well. Billy McKinney is considered by many to be the best player in Northwestern basketball history, and his 1,900 … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Mt. Rushmore: Shurna, McKinney, Buie, Crawford
Greatest Northwestern Basketball Atmosphere Ever in Upset of #1 Purdue
The new Welsh-Ryan Arena opened in for the 2018-19 season, but it never got this electric until tonight. It wasn't until last February that Northwestern basketball recorded a win over a team ranked #1 in the AP Poll. Now, they have done it twice, and it was against Purdue both times. It was an overtime game with 18 lead changes and 12 ties, but if you were there, watching … [Read more...] about Greatest Northwestern Basketball Atmosphere Ever in Upset of #1 Purdue
Exclusive: Boo Buie on Northwestern Goals This Season
A lot of basketball fans have heard of Northwestern point guard Boo Buie, but very few know that his actual name is Daniel Buie. "I know his name is Daniel because I see some of the formal, legal things we have to sign, but he has always been Boo," Northwestern coach Chris Collins said in an exclusive with The Sports Bank at the Chicago Sports Museum. … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Boo Buie on Northwestern Goals This Season