Northwestern’s college basketball season is over, but before we officially close the book on the 2021-22 campaign and start looking towards next year, it’s time to review the individual performances of each Wildcat over the past five months. To begin, we start with Julian Roper II, the first-year wing out of Detroit, Michigan.
After coming off the bench for the first half of the season, Roper found his place in the starting lineup by carving out his own niche — a high intensity, scrappy player who could add to the team’s defense what no one else could.