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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Men's Basketball

Junior guard Brooks Barnhizer attempts a layup against Florida Atlantic Friday.

Rapid Recap: No. 9 Northwestern 77, No. 8 Florida Atlantic 65 (OT)

March 22, 2024

NEW YORK — Northwestern is back rolling in the Big Dance. After suffering a narrow loss to 2-seed UCLA in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats fought their way back with a new-look...

Graduate student Ryan Langborg wearing white looks to shoot a basketball while being defended by a basketball player wearing black and yellow.

Men’s Basketball: Northwestern readies for first-round matchup against 8-seed Florida Atlantic

March 21, 2024

NEW YORK — For the first time in program history, Northwestern has made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. After getting bounced in the second round by 2-seed UCLA last year, coach Chris Collins’...

Sophomore Blake Smith wearing white defends a basketball player wearing black and yellow.

Men’s Basketball: Northwestern walk-on Blake Smith provides unlikely defensive spark for March Madness squad

March 21, 2024

NEW YORK  — Just beyond the Big Ten’s halfway point, Northwestern coach Chris Collins faced a daunting task. His team was churning through its Big Ten tests, but he soon found himself at a crossroads.  The...

Rich Falk coaches Don Davis. Falk took Northwestern to its first ever postseason tournament at the 1983 NIT.

Men’s Basketball: Team alumni discuss pride and legacy of Northwestern’s second consecutive March Madness bid

March 21, 2024

NEW YORK — Mere minutes after the NCAA Tournament’s Selection Sunday show began, Welsh-Ryan Arena erupted for the second consecutive season. With their ticket punched to Brooklyn, New York, Chris Collins...

Graduate student guard Boo Buie runs the offense, while coach Chris Collins watches on from the bench.

Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s second consecutive March Madness bid serves a testament to Buie, Collins’ mutual belief

March 18, 2024

Minutes after purple and white confetti shot atop an exuberant Northwestern men’s basketball squad, smothering each corner of Welsh-Ryan Arena’s floor for the second consecutive season, coach Chris...

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