It's very safe to say that Northwestern basketball has turned the corner as a program now. You can thank a whole team effort for that, but most of the credit goes to head coach Chris Collins, and then of course, Boo Buie, the program G.O.A.T. He'll take his spot in the program pantheon for eternity now. But with official word today that both Ty Berry and Matthew Nicholson … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Will Remain Relevant in 2025: Berry, Nicholson Returning
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Boo Buie: Enjoy Him This March Madness Before He’s Gone
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
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
Michigan St Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats: FYIs, Preview, Prediction
The Michigan St. Spartans head to Evanston on Sunday night to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in a battle of teams with one great, signature win so far this season. Unfortunately, they only have that one major win on their resume, and not much more. For MSU, it's their utter thrashing of Baylor (KenPom #15). For Northwestern, it's their historical upset over the nation's … [Read more...] about Michigan St Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats: FYIs, Preview, Prediction
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
Chris Collins on How Northwestern Can Return to the Tourney (Exclusive)
Northwestern Coach Chris Collins has been in this position before. Coming off a successful season, especially so by NU hoops standards, expectations are high in Evanston. The last time this happened, 2017-18, things did not work out at all. That was the season after the program's first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, and with most of the core nucleus returning, expectations … [Read more...] about Chris Collins on How Northwestern Can Return to the Tourney (Exclusive)
Vic Law is one of the Most Important Players in Northwestern Basketball History
It will likely be a game time decision whether or not Northwestern senior wing Vic Law plays tonight in the Big Ten Tournament ("He's very much questionable for the game," NU coach Chris Collins said on the Big Ten Coaches Conference Call Monday), but his Wildcats legacy is already long cemented. The St. Rita graduate and native of suburban South Holland collided with Big … [Read more...] about Vic Law is one of the Most Important Players in Northwestern Basketball History
LGWS #9 Podcast: 1994-95 Northwestern Basketball Point Shaving Scandal
The 1994-95 Northwestern basketball team went 5-22, and yes, they were just as bad as their record indicates. That's not why we're talking about them today though, a quarter-century later. Two of their players ended up doing prison time for fraud after their point shaving activities were uncovered. Yes, two members of that Northwestern Wildcats team were purposefully trying … [Read more...] about LGWS #9 Podcast: 1994-95 Northwestern Basketball Point Shaving Scandal