With the start of college basketball season in early November, Inside the Hall is taking a team-by-team look at the Big Ten and a player-by-player look at IU basketball’s roster over the next two months.
Today, our team previews continue with Northwestern.
Following consecutive round of 32 NCAA tournament appearances in 2023 and 2024, Northwestern missed the postseason last spring.
Injuries had a lot to do with the Wildcats taking a step backward. Northwestern had Brooks Barnhizer for only 17 games and senior guard Jalen Leach also missed 10 games. Despite those injuries, Chris Collins still managed a 17-16 overall record, seven Big Ten wins and a No.