Tavaras Hardy is responsible for the lion's share of important players on Northwestern's roster, and the highly touted recruiter will stay at his alma mater under Chris Collins, who has retained him as an assistant coach.

Two of Bill Carmody's three assistant coaches will not be retained by Chris Collins, as former Rutgers head coach Fred Hill and international specialist Ivan Vujic will not be returning.

What people have to say about Chris Collins' introduction - and what we can learn about it, besides the fact that people are for once excited about Northwestern basketball.

Northwestern basketball is used to aiming low and failing. Chris Collins has lofty goals for the Wildcats, as he said in his introductory press conference, and wants to use the school he described as "a dream" to start his own legacy.

Things never go right for Northwestern basketball, except in this coaching search. APRIL FOOLS, right?

Northwestern's next head coach will be on the sidelines for Duke tonight. Wait... does being a Chris Collins fan mean we have to root for Duke now? Yeesh.

Many have noted that Chris Collins will need to turn quickly to Drew Crawford, to prevent the fifth-year senior from using his final year of eligibility at another school. Should NU worry about his departure?

Duke has lots of hoops connections, and a lot of those people said nice things about Chris Collins being Northwestern's next coach.

Northwestern's commitment to Chris Collins isn't just short-term: he's under contract through the end of this decade as Northwestern gives him time to settle in.

We went around teh internet and found what you had to say about Chris Collins. It was a lot!