I won't trifle with you by restating the relevant history where Northwestern basketball is concerned. You know the history, and you know the Wildcats are the only major-conference program that has never played in the NCAA tournament.
Instead of rehashing the past, I'm going to look forward and ask a simple question. Does that history change in 2017? After a 35-point shellacking of Iowa, it's looking more likely that the answer to that question is yes.