EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern’s season began Friday with an easy, 89-52 victory in an exhibition matchup against Illinois-Springfield. Freshman guard Isiah Brown led the way with 18 points in 23 minutes of action while four other Wildcats scored in double figures. “Definitely excited to be back…
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EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern senior Sanjay Lumpkin spoke with The Catch and Shoot’s Derek Spallone at Monday’s media day about expectations for himself and the Wildcats this season. Lumpkin is a team co-captain and one of three returning starters. Northwestern finished 20-12 last season with…
By Jesse Kramer Tubby Smith still looks like a Gopher, but is he Golden? The one-time national champion coach, with Kentucky in 1998, has fallen out of favor with the University of Minnesota fan base in his sixth season at the school. Under Smith, the…