Scottie Lindsey certainly earned Northwestern’s “Most Improved Player” award for 2017. After two seasons coming off the bench as an occasional offensive spark plug with little defensive awareness, he improved significantly on both ends in his junior year. Lindsey ended the season as Northwestern’s leading scorer and a critical part of the team, even if the last third of it was marred by illness.
Lindsey wasn’t quite the same player for the final five games of the regular season, but Northwestern was able to make the NCAA Tournament on the back of his excellent showings throughout nonconference and Big Ten play.