The big man overcame a foot injury to become a major contributor to late season successes.
On December 30th, Wildcat fans had every reason to forget about Alex Olah.
A week removed from news that Olah would be out "indefinitely" with a foot injury, his replacement, Dererk Pardon, blasted through the Nebraska frontline with 28 points and 12 rebounds in under 30 minutes of action. Olah wouldn't even see the court for almost three weeks.
But after shaking off rust in his first few outings, Olah returned to form in a big way. He was one of the lone bright spots in the disaster in Assembly Hall, was the focal point of Northwestern's upset bid that fell short in Ann Arbor, and closed his Northwestern career with a 19 and 8 game against Nebraska and a 20 and 13 game (including a ridiculous, falling-onto-the-seat-of-his-pants buzzer beater) in the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan.