Northwestern Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

Uncertainty loomed over Northwestern's basketball team after practice Thursday as star player Kevin Coble was set to get a more definitive diagnosis on his injured left foot later in the afternoon in Chicago.

For some reason, I think it's still pretty difficult to predict how this team is going to fare especially once the Big Ten season starts.

Apparently the NCAA Tournament gods are determined to make it as excruciating as possible for Northwestern to be the final BCS conference school to gain access to their March Madness shindig.

Last year, Northwestern had to lean heavily on its freshmen to provide a strong post presence.

Kevin Coble's welcome-to-the- NBA moment came last summer while he scrimmaged with pros such as Will Bynum, the 6-foot former Crane High School and Georgia Tech star.

Here comes college basketball , and since every preseason discussion apparently needs a top 10 and a Dick Vitale appearance, we have it.

Three Memphis men's tennis netters all won their draw's respective consolation championship at the Crimson Tide Invite on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Single-game tickets for the upcoming 2009-10 Northwestern men's basketball season are now on sale.

Not only have the Spartans participated in five of the last 11 Final Fours, the national preseason polls released on Thursday predict they?ll make it six out of 12 in April.

Northwestern fans can expect freshman Drew Crawford to know the difference between a block and charge.

Up here in the Twin Cities, autumn doesn't seem to want to settle in. Two early snow events are reminding us that the dead of winter is knocking on the door.

The buzz among students at Northwestern this fall is not the result of a game of quarters or a visit to the fraternities on North Campus.

Wea re 15 minutes into Northwesterna s first official practice. The fellas are stretching and sprinting.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Wildcats brought in just two freshmen this year and at least one of them should be a crucial contributor from Day 1. The third-place finisher in Illinois ' Mr.

He averaged 6.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game for that deep squad and appears to be more confident this fall, but coach Bill Carmody doesn't want expectations to rage out of control.

The expectations for Northwestern are relatively high this year. After a season where the Wildcats finished 17-14 and qualified for the NIT, some think this might be the team that makes NU's first trip to the NCAA tournament.

Craig Moore During his final season at Northwestern, Moore became the school's career leader in 3-pointers, ranking fourth in Big Ten history with 320 career treys.

John Shurna: In his first season at Northwestern, forward John Shurna proved a veteran shooter, leading the team with a .466 field goal percentage.

Leta s start with this tease: While sitting in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Monday afternoon, somebody affiliated with the Northwestern basketball team declared, a oeWea re going to average five dunks a game this year.a Now that I have your attention, who knew there could be so much going on with Northwestern basketball on the first day of fall? For ...

Jershon Cobb enjoyed his weekend visit to Northwestern so much, the highly rated guard wanted to orally commit before flying back to Atlanta.