A broken wrist sent Sanjay Lumpkin to Salt Lake City, and maybe the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament. The story is textbook evidence for Lumpkin’s theory that things always happen for a reason and...

Despite setting a program record in wins last season, Northwestern has yet to make an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the only major-conference school with that dubious distinction. But this summer,...

Alex Olah slid backward with all four limbs pointed toward the ceiling and both fists clenched in celebration. He slid all the way past the half-court logo inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis....

Tre Demps had never heard of Northwestern. As a junior in high school, Demps found himself in the Chicago area alongside his father, NBA executive Dell Demps, who was at the NBA Combine. After playing...

CHICAGO — When coach Chris Collins became Northwestern’s basketball coach in 2013, he inherited two “projects” in center Alex Olah and guard Tre Demps. Now seniors, Olah and Demps have made significant...