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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


Chris Collins and Jeff Capel speak before Wednesday’s game. Capel expressed concerns prior to the game about playing as COVID-19 cases increased nationwide.

Men’s Basketball: Despite rumblings from peer coaches, Collins doesn’t believe NCAA should reassess season

December 10, 2020

Men's Basketball Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel, a close friend of coach Chris Collins, expressed uneasiness on Monday about his team playing basketball with the pandemic still raging. Later that evening,...

Chris Collins surveys the court from the sideline. The coach has taken a deliberate approach to rebuilding Northwestern’s historically unsuccessful program.

The Sideline: Slow and steady, Chris Collins marches Northwestern out of ignominy

May 12, 2015

Welcome to The Sideline, a series of profiles of Northwestern’s coaches where The Daily’s sports staff provides detailed looks into the lives and personalities of all 19 varsity coaches. A small,...

Men's Basketball: What statistical analysis tells us about next season

Men’s Basketball: What statistical analysis tells us about next season

May 4, 2015

Men's Basketball There’s already buzz surrounding Northwestern men’s basketball’s 2015-2016 season, and with good reason. The Wildcats’ losses coming off of last season are minimal: guard...

Balk: Common excuses don’t explain basketball futility

October 21, 2014

You hear it all the time. Ostensibly, Northwestern struggles at basketball for a preponderance of reasons: stringent academic standards, subpar facilities, lack of fan support, history, etc. But the truth...

Sophomore center Alex Olah goes up for a shot. Olah was benched from the starting lineup before Saturday's game against Western Michigan but responded with a strong performance, notching 10 points and six rebounds.

Men’s Basketball: New-look lineup leads Wildcats to blowout of Broncos

December 7, 2013

The Wildcats shook up their starting lineup Saturday, and the results were fairly impressive. Northwestern (5-5) snapped a three-game losing streak, defeating Western Michigan (5-3) 51-35 at Welsh-Ryan...

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