After Northwestern’s magical 2017 run, some thought Northwestern could be even better in the ensuing season. The only contributors that had left from the tournament team were Sanjay Lumpkin and Nathan Taphorn, potentially giving the rest of the group time to gel and improve.
As we now know, that sentiment was dead wrong. With the pressure of real expectations on their shoulders, the ‘Cats stumbled through the year on their way to a 15-17 record, followed that up with a 13-19 performance last season, and now it’s feels like it’s back to square one for Chris Collins’ rebuilding project.