Here are @mshelton33's takeaways. He was courtside in College Park tonight.

…are both coming back. They haven’t announced it yet, to my knowledge, but both Azema and Porter will be wearing Purple next year.

Kirtz is also coming back, but we sort of knew that already based on some NU Football Instagram posts

Mueller, Henning, Hilinski and Hagarty already announced, for those keeping score at home.

Martinelli is extraordinary. This is a very good basketball team.

A terrapin is, apparently, some type of turtle. Don’t let them lull you to sleep with their seeming slow speed, Jahmir Young can kill you a lightning first step and get to the rack like nobody else out there. I know Northwestern fans are prone to bouts of overconfidence, hubris, and extremely highly expectations of success, so it’s important we continue to remind ourselves as fans before every game to respect each opponent.

Massive game for securing a double bye and finishing up our tournament hunt. Quad 1 win opportunity.

To my surprise I heard an ad on the radio today for IL football season tickets and earlier this week IL basketball tickets. Seeing our AD can't even craft an email, do we do this stuff anymore as we used to.....radio, billboards, I guess no more??

The senior OL is in the portal.

Don’t know anything about Maryland coach Kevin Willard and his staff but they sure keep it classy in suits and ties on the sideline. Like the Old School look. Noticed it first and Welsh Ryan, now more of the same at home.

Northwestern held media availability yesterday afternoon for head coach Chris Collins, Boo Buie and Brooks Barnhizer. Here are our takeaways from what they had to say.

Northwestern held media availability yesterday afternoon for head coach Chris Collins, Boo Buie and Brooks Barnhizer. Here are our takeaways from what they had to say.

I don't think THREE signing days are necessary, but adding one in June would really change the recruiting cycle. I think it's a good idea. The cycle is moving faster and faster. More and more guys are committing in the spring, after they take their officials. Let them sign at that point. It would also greatly cut down on coaches recruiting over kids, and kids losing their scholarship spots (aka getting Harbaughed) later in the cycle.

If they add June, I think they should get rid of December and just go with February. December is busy enough with bowl games, official visits and the coaching carousel in full swing.

This is getting closer and closer to the system Fitz envisioned, where kids could sign just about anytime, after a short "cooling off" period after receiving an offer. (He also favored a nationwide, digital portal to track it all. One thing at a time, I suppose.)

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directly or indirectly, touches athletics in some way, in that they are part of the formation of students' lives. If for example, shootings happened at an athletic event, would that not be fair game for discussion here? One significant barrier to solving our current crisis of deadly confrontation and violence is suppression of discussion about it. And NU is supposed to be a leader in education and problem solving? I'm beginning to question that.

This seems like an Alaska moose sighting level good omen for the Cats tonight. Its a rough day for turtles and a good time for Boo to get the Maryland turtles while they’re down

With PSU beating IL. It makes out sweeping of PSU look better. In the other game IA takes down MSU in at MSU. On the one hand, it makes MSU look more beatable there. On the other it means the IA game will be tougher as they are rounding into form. Then Nebraska winning on the road

Totally made up category, but still cool to see...

Boo Buie | Northwestern | G | 6-2​

18.9 PPG | 5.2 APG | 41.3% 3PT

Buie will end his career as Northwestern's all-time scoring leader. He is a shot-making guru with a knack for coming up big in clutch situations. Buie's leadership has the Wildcats on track to reach consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history.

Greg is set to make $13.4 million in his 5th year with the Browns. Not bad.

… Has become a reality.

Logged 1 minute today in the Warriors loss to the Nuggets.

He tweeted a photo that looks like it was taken on central street on the Evanston/Wilmette border

Is he still on staff? I haven't heard anything and it looks like he still lives in the area

Here's the release....

Buie Named to Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List

INDIANAPOLIS – Northwestern graduate guard Boo Buie has been named to the 2023-24 Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List, as announced by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Buie is averaging 18.9 points and 5.2 assists per game this season and is the only high-major player in the country to average 18+ points and 5+ assists per game this season. During conference-only play, he ranks third in the league averaging 20.3 points and fourth with 5.7 assists per game. This season, he has recorded 10 games recording 15+ points and 7+ assists, which ranks third in the country.

The Albany, N.Y. product became Northwestern's career scoring leader on Feb. 22 against Michigan, reaching 2,050 points, surpassing John Shurna's (2009-12) mark of 2,038 points. Buie also ranks second in program history with 588 assists.

This year, Buie has been named to the Bob Cousy Award and NABC Division I Player of the Year Watch Lists, and earned preseason All-American and a preseason All-Big Ten selection.

The Oscar Robertson Trophy winner is to be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Glendale, Ariz., from April 6-8. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player.

Following is the complete watch list:

• Armando Bacot, North Carolina
• Keion Brooks Jr., Washington
• Johni Broome, Auburn
• Tommy Bruner, Denver
• Boo Buie, Northwestern
• Devin Carter, Providence
• L.J. Cryer, Houston
• Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
• R.J. Davis, North Carolina
• Tucker DeVries, Drake
• Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
• Zach Edey, Purdue
• Terrence Edwards Jr., James Madison
• Kyle Filipowski, Duke
• Enrique Freeman, Akron
• P.J. Hall, Clemson
• Blake Hinson, Pittsburgh
• DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
• Xavier Johnson, Southern Illinois
• David Jones, Memphis
• Jordan King, Richmond
• Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
• Tyler Kolek, Marquette
• Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
• Caleb Love, Arizona
• Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
• Tristen Newton, Connecticut
• Great Osobor, Utah State
• Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
• Kadary Richmond, Seton Hall
• Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
• Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
• Mark Sears, Alabama
• Terrence Shannon, Illinois
• Jamal Shead, Houston
• K.J. Simpson, Colorado
• Braden Smith, Purdue
• Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
• Tyler Thomas, Hofstra
• Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina

TrueNU executive director Jacob Schmidt is hosting a Zoom call to discuss all things TrueNU next Tuesday. This event was organized by Jay Sharman of LakeThePosts fame.

I got the okay from Jacob to post the info here. So if you want to learn more about TrueNU -- their impact, goals, and how you can help -- or you want to ask good ol' No. 39 a question or two, please join us.

Here's the info:

When: Tuesday Mar 5, 2024 ⋅ 8pm – 9:30pm (Central Time - Chicago)

Location:

B-ball ST renewals already out for next year lol.

All-Ivy League offensive lineman Jacob Rizy is taking an official visit to Northwestern on the weekend of Jan. 12, according to a source.

Rizy was a two-year starter at Harvard and was a first-team All-Ivy selection this season. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

The 6-foot-5, 305-pounder has picked up offers from Duke, Houston, Pitt, Purdue, Tulane, Tulsa, UTSA, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest since entering the portal on Nov. 20.

More to come from WildcatReport.


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I was reading some articles on the past few nights' big ten games, and read that Indiana's fans were booing them as Nebraska whupped them at home.

Have any of you seen/heard anything like that at a Northwestern game? I can't recall or imagine it in the moment. I'm horrified at the thought and embarrassed for the Indiana fanbase.

All times CENTRAL. All games available nationally unless otherwise indicated. I will add announcers as they are assigned.

First, the NU games:

Northwestern @ Maryland
Wednesday, February 28
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jason Horowitz
Color: Robbie Hummel

Iowa @ Northwestern
Saturday, March 2
4:30 PM, BTN
PxP: Connor Onion
Color: Brian Butch

And the rest:

Tuesday, February 27

Wisconsin @ Indiana
6:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Noah Eagle
Color: Robbie Hummel

Penn State @ Iowa
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Shon Morris

Wednesday, February 28

Minnesota @ Illinois
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Stephen Bardo

Thursday, February 29

Nebraska @ Ohio State
5:30 PM, FS1
PxP: Chris Vosters
Color: Robbie Hummel

Michigan @ Rutgers
7:30 PM, FS1
PxP: Brandon Gaudin
Color: Jim Spanarkel

Saturday, March 2

Illinois @ Wisconsin
12:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Dave Revsine
Color: LaPhonso Ellis

Penn State @ Minnesota
2:15 PM, BTN
PxP: Cory Provus
Color: Bruce Weber

Michigan State @ Purdue
7:00 PM, FOX
PxP: Jason Benetti
Color: Jim Jackson

Sunday, March 3

Indiana @ Maryland
1:00 PM, CBS
PxP: Kevin Harlan
Color: Dan Bonner

Michigan @ Ohio State
3:00 PM, CBS
PxP: Spero Dedes
Color: Jim Spanarkel

Rutgers @ Nebraska
5:30 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Shon Morris