en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Northwestern Wildcats Basketball News https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/news I’m going to preface by saying two things. For one, I will not be talking much in depth about the UCLA game outside of the result of it. I haven’t had time to give it the substantive analysis it properly deserves. I will be mentioning it in result only, because I think the result in […] Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:30:01 GMT Bryan Boanoh https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58380768 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58380768 false false Sunday was supposed to be a wholesome homecoming. It was a full-circle moment for Doug Collins, Illinois State’s all-time leading scorer and the father of Northwestern head coach Chris Collins. He served as an honorary coach for both his alma mater and the team his son now leads, spending the first half on the Redbirds’ […] Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:59:59 GMT Drew Christmann https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58366118 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58366118 false false Don't forget to subscribe! / @nusports Follow us elsewhere too:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NU_SportsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nu_sports Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:57:25 GMT Northwestern Athletics https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58363968 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58363968 false false Northwestern Falls to Illinois State in Season-Opening Exhibition - Northwestern Wildcats - Official Athletics Website Javascript is required. “It’s his team now,” James said. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:21:55 GMT Jake, Symon, Jack, Charlie Perlman, NUSports.com https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58357259 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58357259 false false Illinois State pulled off a nail-biter against a Northwestern side plagued by turnovers and struggles on the offensive glass in a tight 70-64 win for the Redbirds. The exhibition loss marks Northwestern’s return to on-court action after a relatively mediocre 2025-26 season, in which they bowed out in the third round of the Big Ten […] Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:36:00 GMT Deolu Akingbade https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58356915 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58356915 false false Northwestern men’s basketball heads south for its first exhibition game of the 2026-27 season, taking on the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Ill. Head coach Chris Collins has a personal stake in the game, coaching for the first time on Doug Collins Court in CEFCU Arena, named after his father, who holds the all-time scoring […] Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:59:27 GMT Inside NU Archives https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58354862 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58354862 false false — Northwestern’s season-opening exhibition at Illinois State on Sunday is more than just a scrimmage for Sullivan-Ubben Head Men’s Basketball Coach . Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:21:39 GMT Chris, Jacob Pavilack https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58350991 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58350991 false false Head coach Chris Collins brought in five first-year players last season. Only two remained: sophomore guards Jake West and Phoenix Gill. Forward Tre Singleton transferred to Iowa State University, forward Tyler Kropp to Washington State University and Cade Bennerman to North Carolina University. In the chaos of this offseason, after which nine players entered the […] Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:31:27 GMT Kussh Mital https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58337894 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58337894 false false ‘Cats Open 2026-27 Preseason with Exhibition at Illinois State - Northwestern Wildcats - Official Athletics Website Javascript is required. CT. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:28:27 GMT Nick, Jake, Phoenix, Angelo, LA, Jack, Jacob Pavilack https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58334061 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58334061 false false Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins and his father Doug Collins joined Illinois State Head Coach Ryan Pedon for a pregame media availabi... Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:22:13 GMT Northwestern Athletics https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58329484 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58329484 false false The outstanding work just keeps happening out in Ames as Iowa State remains in notoriety. The Cyclones have been in a great position since TJ Otzelberger took o Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:17:30 GMT Joey Loose https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58328021 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58328021 false false The changing environment in college basketball isn’t exactly making life easier at Northwestern. Chris Collins has unquestionably been the greatest thing that’s Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:27:53 GMT Joey Loose https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58300989 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58300989 false false 31 seconds. That is all the time it took for the Northwestern Wildcats to concede a goal to Maryland in an eventual 2-1 loss Sunday. 59 minutes. That is the average time it took the ‘Cats to respond to goals against Maryland and, three days prior to that, in a 3-2 loss to Rutgers. The […] Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:21:36 GMT Anya Weerapana https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58291086 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58291086 false false Competing against a stacked field of 33 top teams from around the country, Northwestern, ranked No. 22 in the USTFCCCA national rankings and No. 5 in the regional rankings, finished 11th in the Nuttycombe Invitational. The team traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, to race at the invitational named after Ed Nuttycombe, the winningest cross country and […] Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:41:33 GMT Laney Klem https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58259894 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/northwestern-wildcats-basketball/articles/58259894 false false