Northwestern’s Chris Collins had a beautiful message for star Boo Buie after his final college game What a heartwarming moment for Northwestern. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 25, 2024
SI:AM | The Five Most Intriguing First-Round Men’s Games It’s almost time for tipoff. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2024
March Madness: Eight Best Men’s NCAA Tournament Games of First Weekend A popular 12-over-5 upset pick, former Cinderella turned into hunted favorite, Will Wade’s return and more to watch Thursday and Friday. Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2024
Gallery: Michigan State basketball gets gritty home win against Northwestern Check out the best photos from MSU's senior day win against Northwestern: USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 7, 2024
Northwestern beats Michigan State 88-74 as Boo Buie gets his first career double-double Buie finished with 19 points and a career-high 10 assists with no turnovers. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 8, 2024
No. 9 Illinois routs visiting Northwestern Marcus Domask scored 32 for the Illini, who shot 62.5% from the field. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 3, 2024
Big Ten hoops re-rankings: Here’s the real 1-14 as conference play is about to begin in earnest Purdue remains the “it” team, but Illinois is coming on strong, Wisconsin likewise is much-improved and Northwestern is doing mostly encouraging things. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2023
Cover your eyes! Northwestern beats DePaul 56-46 on miserable shooting night for anyone watching We only wish we were as clever as the follower on social media who called this game — hilariously — “bowling-shoe ugly.” Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 17, 2023
Northwestern bounces back to beat DePaul Nick Martinelli scored 16 points, and the Wildcats rebounded from a stunning loss at home to Chicago State on Wednesday. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 17, 2023
No. 25 Northwestern stunned by visiting Chicago State Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 30 points to lead the Cougars. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2023
The Cowboys win the Super Bowl! We mean the 11-year-old ones from Addison, of course The 11U Cowboys were on a Pop Warner mission after finishing as national runners-up a year ago. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2023
Purdue’s Flaws Exposed in Upset Loss at Northwestern The Wildcats uncovered the Boilermakers’ vulnerabilities, providing a blueprint for how to beat Matt Painter’s team. Sports Illustrated · Dec 2, 2023
Northwestern upsets No. 1 Purdue for second season in a row Incredibly, this game was even better than the one on Super Bowl Sunday. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2023
Boo Buie lifts Northwestern to 89-67 win over Northern Illinois Buie made 8 of 11 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Wildcats, who trailed 42-41 at halftime. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2023 Ryan Langborg, Brooks Barnhizer help lead Northwestern to 71-66 win over Dayton Langborg had a game-high 19 points, Barnhizer (13 points and 10 rebounds) posted his second consecutive double-double as the Wildcats held on at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023 Northwestern tops Binghamton 72-61 behind Boo Buie’s 27 points Brooks Barnhizer, one of last season’s top reserves, added 18 points, 13 rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023 College hoops preview: Kansas rocks, Big Ten is overdue; we’ll see about Illini and ’Cats Let’s talk about what to watch for this season. Ten storylines:
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2023 Northwestern men’s basketball coach Chris Collins looks to continue unexpected success Led by star guard Boo Buie, Northwestern has four of its top six scorers back from a team coming off a bounce-back season few outside the program envisioned. It ended with the school’s second NCAA Tournament appearance.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2023 Men’s College Hoops Preview: The Big Ten Needs to Show Up in March After Purdue’s upset to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson, Zach Edey & Co. are eager to change their Big Dance track record.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 17, 2023 Even after big season, Northwestern men’s basketball gets no respect — no respect at all Voters in all the new polls suspended logic and overlooked the Wildcats — purple pretenders? — as if last season never even happened.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023 Northwestern hoops star Boo Buie recovering from surgery after injuring right hand An athletics department spokesman confirmed an injury had occurred and said Buie, 23, is “expected to be back for the start of practice in the fall.”
Sports Illustrated · Jun 1, 2023 Assessing Men’s Basketball Programs Following the NBA Draft Deadline Several high-profile players drastically impacted their college programs by making stay-or-go decisions.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023 Money talks, but so does the heart — and Boo Buie’s belongs to Northwestern “I was here before NIL,” Buie said a day after announcing he’d be back in Evanston for a fifth season, “and I’m here for the same reasons I came.”
Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023 Boo Buie returns to Northwestern, withdraws from NBA Draft “This place is truly special. But I’m not done yet. Wildcat Nation, I’m back,” Buie said in a video posted on Twitter.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 2, 2023 Northwestern’s Chris Collins on last season — was he really in danger? — and the future “There’s still a lot of things out there that we can shoot for,” Collins said, “that we can work toward.”