Unlike the rest of the Northwestern sports world, it has not been a good month for Northwestern’s men’s basketball program. While most Wildcat fans were likely feeling their excitement levels for football season peak, cheering on Jordan Wilmovsky while he swam in Rio, or reveling in Touchdown Trevor’s inevitable ascension to the helm of a Super Bowl-winning offense, Chris Collins and his staff have been forced to take a serious detour on their 2017 recruiting trail. After initially setting their sights firmly on the mountain top by extending offers to nine four-star prospects and 11 prospects in total to fill their two remaining scholarship spots, the Wildcats have been hit by a storm of rejections and commitments elsewhere.
Analyzing Northwestern’s dwindling list of 2017 basketball prospects: Savion Flagg, Jordan Nwora and Anthony Gaines
