Northwestern’s basketball program got a piece of good news on Sunday, as 6-foot-10 center Matt Nicholson announced his decision to join the program on Twitter.
Thank you to all of my family, coaches, teamates, mentors and supporters who have helped me on my journey. Excited to start my next chapter at Northwestern University! Go Cats! pic.twitter.com/LAhsBi8pbB
— Matthew Nicholson (@mtnicholso20) September 22, 2019
The Clarkston, Michigan native is the first member of Northwestern’s 2020 class. Originally, Joe Bamisile was the premier member of Chris Collins’ next batch of recruits, but the shooting guard recently decommitted and decided to join Virginia Tech.