For Northwestern men’s basketball, returning players are key for success
What’s does Josh Wasserman think is the key to Northwestern Men’s Basketball’s success this year?
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NUmbers Guy: Six Numbers That Will Define Northwestern’s Basketball Season
The NUmbers Guys use football’s bye week to preview the men’s basketball season, finding six statistics that will make or break Northwestern’s season.
Read moreNU Sports Report Card: Winter Quarter
Part 2 of our report card grades men’s and women’s basketball as well as wrestling.
Read moreWNUR’s Big Ten Basketball Awards
We asked, and 17 WNUR broadcasters voted for Big Ten (and Northwestern) basketball awards. While some awards were nearly unanimous, others were hotly contested. Here’s how the voting broke down: Big Ten Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin Final Tally: Frank Kaminsky 16, D’Angelo Russell 1 What They’re Saying: “Kaminsky inches out Russell. Kaminsky has cemented himself as a
Read moreNorthwestern Basketball Week in Review: Holiday Season
WNUR’s Ian McCafferty (@Itmccaf52) looks back at the holiday season that was in Northwestern Men’s Basketball. Through 12 games, Northwestern basketball sits at 8-4 after defeating Mississippi Valley State, Western Michigan and UIC but losing to Central Michigan this past week. Game 1: Mississippi Valley State Northwestern started off the week with a blowout 101-49 win over Mississippi Valley State.
Read moreMen’s Basketball Week 3 Recap
WNUR’s Zach Pereles (@zach_pereles), Sam Rudnick (@luhtammer) and Ian McCafferty (@itmccaf52) look back at the week that was in Northwestern Men’s Basketball. Northwestern now sits at 5-3 on the year after losing both games this week, falling to Georgia Tech and Butler. Game 1: Georgia Tech Northwestern got off to a rough start against Georgia Tech, falling into a 20-2
Read moreNorthwestern Basketball Week in Review: Week 1
WNUR’s Zach Pereles (@zach_pereles), Ian McCafferty (@Itmccaf52) and Sam Rudnick (@luhtammer) look back at the week that was in Northwestern Men’s Basketball. This is the first installment of a yearlong week-by-week recap of the action on the hardwood. The Northwestern men’s basketball team has concluded its first week of play, and the Wildcats sit at 3-0 despite two close calls.
Read moreWNUR Sports Men’s Basketball Preview Podcast
Chris Collins and Northwestern’s Men’s Basketball team open play Friday night at a renovated Welsh-Ryan Arena against Houston Baptist. WNUR’s Jason Dorow (@jasondorow) and Ben Goren (@BenG412) break down Northwestern men’s hoops on a podcast, available at our Soundcloud site by following the link below: https://soundcloud.com/wnur-sports/wnur-sports-mens-basketball-preview-2014-2015
Read moreJoe’s Corner: Earn Your Job
In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, WNUR Sports co-Director Joe Misulonas looks at the players returning to next year’s Northwestern men’s basketball team and evaluates whether they have to earn their playing time. As the Northwestern men’s basketball season winds down and Chris Collins’ debut year comes to a close, it’s time to look to next year’s team. Unless
Read moreFeed the Post: Multi-Sport Athletes
WNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) explains which Northwestern basketball players would excel in Winter Olympic sports. I was so productive last week. Two midterms forced me to buckle down and study. With the men’s basketball team not playing a weekday game last week, there was one less thing to distract me. This week, the ‘Cats play a
Read moreJoe’s Corner: The Fate of Dave Sobolewski
In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, WNUR co-Sports Director Joe Misulonas examines the role of Northwestern’s Junior point guard Dave Sobolewski The Fate of Dave Sobolewski On Saturday, the Northwestern Men’s Basketball faces the Iowa Hawkeyes for the second time this season. Last time these two teams played each other, Iowa won easily, 93-67. Iowa beat a top ten
Read moreFeed the Post: Northwestern Basketball Goes to the Dogs
WNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) picks a dog breed that looks like each member of Northwestern’s basketball team. This season was supposed to be a lost one for Northwestern men’s basketball. After starting conference play 0-3, it looked clear that Chris Collins’s squad was in a year of transition. To cheer me up, I started wondering which
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