When an opposing team scouts the Northwestern Wildcats on film, it’s likely to focus on Bryant McIntosh or Vic Law or Scottie Lindsey. All are versatile scoring threats and, on any given night, can take over the game.
But while coaches devise strategies to limit the effectiveness of Northwestern’s high pick-and-roll or McIntosh’s drive-and-kick style, they probably don’t develop much of a gameplan built around stopping Sanjay Lumpkin.
The Wayzata, Minn. native won’t stand out much when you watch a Northwestern game. His contributions on the court don’t show up in traditional per-game statistical measures, though, but when you look at advanced offensive statistics, his numbers jump off the screen.