Northwestern Wildcats Basketball
Georgetown reportedly hires Tavaras Hardy
The first bad news of the Chris Collins era: Northwestern has reportedly lost player-turned-assistant Tavaras Hardy, one of the keys in improved recruiting in recent years, who has apparently taken a job at Georgetown.
French people tweet about John Shurna
John Shurna hit his first four threes and finished with a game-high 16 points in his French semifinal game. We found what French people twat about it in their funny language and then tried to put our high school translation skills to the test.
Armon Gates hired as NU assistant
Northwestern's got their third and final assistant coach, and it's Armon Gates from Loyola (Chicago), who has done more than you did before you turned 27.
Georgetown reportedly hires Tavaras Hardy
The first bad news of the Chris Collins era: Northwestern has reportedly lost player-turned-assistant Tavaras Hardy, one of the keys in improved recruiting in recent years, who has apparently taken a job at Georgetown.
French people tweet about John Shurna
John Shurna hit his first four threes and finished with a game-high 16 points in his French semifinal game. We found what French people twat about it in their funny language and then tried to put our high school translation skills to the test.
NU non-con features ISU, no Butler
Northwestern's non-conference basketball schedule was supposed to feature Butler, but doesn't, and features road games at Stanford, UIC and NC State, as well as a home game against Illinois State.
NU's basketball schedule is basically out
With the addition of DePaul, some tweaks to the Las Vegas Invitational, and the release of Big Ten basketball single-plays, almost all of Northwestern's basketball opponents are known, and we can make inferences about the quality of the rest.
NU to play NC State in Big Ten/ACC
Northwestern will reportedly head to North Carolina - sup, Chris Collins! - as they play the Wolfpack in Raleigh in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
VIVAAAA Chris Collins! NU playing in Vegas tourney
Northwestern's heading to the 2013 Las Vegas Invitational, likely to play either UCLA or Mizzou. It's probably the best preseason tourney NU has participated in of late.
Drew Crawford coming back for senior year
Sorry, Missouri and Marquette - Drew Crawford's decided to stick with Northwestern for one last hurrah to finish his career under Chris Collins.
Chris Collins plays various Chicago sports
First it was hockey. Thursday, it was baseball. WHY ISN'T CHRIS COLLINS PAYING ATTENTION TO NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL?!?!?!?!?!?!? (Oh yeah, he's cool and making people excited about it.)
Patrick Baldwin to round out NU staff
Northwestern will add another former Northwestern player as the third member of their staff: Patrick - not Pat - Baldwin will reportedly leave Missouri State to be an assistant under Chris Collins.
Sina goes to Seton Hall
One of the more hyped basketball commitments in Northwestern's recent basketball memory will go elsewhere, as New Jersey point guard Jaren Sina followed Fred Hill to Seton Hall after decommiting in the wake of Bill Carmody's firing.
Crawford's options: Mizzou and Marquette
Teddy Greenstein reports that Marquette and Missouri are the two schools guard Drew Crawford could switch to for his fifth season after a redshirt allowed him the opportunity to transfer.
Brian James likely to leave Sixers for NU
Brian James knows Illinois well and has tons of experience as an NBA assistant - he'll apparently swap from Doug Collins' staff with the Philadelphia 76ers to Chris Collins', which would make him Northwestern's second of three assistants.
Wikipedia thinks NU-Michigan hoops was important
According to the Wikipedia, Northwestern-Michigan was the basketball game that can provide understanding for every other game ever played. Wikipedia also apparently wants to make Northwestern look really stupid.
Finding Juice, Shurna, and Rowley on champ day
We spent the biggest day of the college basketball calendar watching two former Northwestern players play in France and making fun of an ex-NU player comforting somebody crying in the One Shining Moment video. Go Cats.
Hardy stays on as assistant
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.
Hill, Vujic, out as assistants
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.
