Even before he took the floor for Senior Day, Sanjay Lumpkin couldn't stop the tears. They came again as he walked onto the court, flanked by his parents for the ceremony, and they almost came a third time in his post-game press conference, but he had none left. He's been here for five years and he's played under two different head coaches. He's had a lot of struggles — injuries, blowout losses, heartbreaking close calls, the hopelessness as the calendar turns to March — and some bright spots, too, like when he was a clean-shaved freshman who joined Tre Demps, JerShon Cobb, Tre Demps and Alex Olah to a win against Wisconsin at the Kohl Center and into a new era under Chris Collins.
Northwestern moves forward with confidence, meaning despite loss to Purdue
