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John Shurna could be an NBA first-round selection ... in 2012

Update 4:30pm: Multiple sources (here’s one) are now reporting that Minnesota’s Ralph Sampson III will actually be returning to the school for his senior season. Unlike Minnesota’s Ralph Sampson and Notre Dame’s Carleton Scott, Northwestern’s John Shurna made the obvious choice Sunday to withdraw his name from the NBA draft on the new deadline for... Read more »

By Chris Burrows,
May 9, 2011 at 11:39 am

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Another silly NCAA rule

John Shurna is testing the NBA waters right now, but he might be the last Northwestern player to ever do so. Why? Because today the NCAA passed another rule that benefits the coaches and not the student-athlete. The NCAA has moved the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft and come back to school up... Read more »

By johntemplon,
April 28, 2011 at 6:18 pm

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Chicago 5 - Leaders and Wrap Up

When I started this little exercise I wasn’t quite sure how it was going to go. Basically I just wanted to see how WhatIfSports engine did with simulations and also get a feel for the tournament. The 10 games that were played didn’t include too many buzzer beaters, but it seems like part of that... Read more »

By johntemplon,
April 26, 2011 at 11:10 am

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Season Recap: Northwestern

This is the fifth and final one of five season recaps that appeared this week. There was one each day in reverse order of current KenPom ranking, so check the archives for your team. This wasn’t the year that Northwestern made the NCAA Tournament, but it wasn’t a complete loss either. The Wildcats showed some... Read more »

By johntemplon,
March 31, 2011 at 10:37 pm

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Third annual All-Chicago College Basketball Teams

With the season complete it’s time for one of my favorite posts, the All-Chicago College Basketball teams. I’ve taken the five teams around the city and compressed them into the 10 players that stood out the most during the season. There were some tough calls, especially on the second team, but I think these are... Read more »

By johntemplon,
March 25, 2011 at 9:48 am

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Northwestern's NIT dreams die in OT

Northwestern’s NIT dream run came to a crashing halt against Washington State 69-66 on Wednesday night in Pullman, WA. Well, it was actually Thursday morning for most of the Wildcats’ fans by the time the game ended, but those people weren’t the only ones that looked exhausted. Bill Carmody played his five starters for the... Read more »

By johntemplon,
March 24, 2011 at 1:03 am

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Northwestern's offense gets going on the road

Northwestern had its second best offensive showing of the season on Saturday against Boston College. The Wildcats’ offensive efficiency of 137.1 points per 100 possessions was only topped by their effort against SIU-Edwardsville. It better than the opener against Northern Illinois, it was better than the destruction of Indiana at Welsh-Ryan Arena or the torching... Read more »

By johntemplon,
March 19, 2011 at 12:25 pm

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Postseason Preview: NIT First Round

So while Northwestern didn’t make the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever (and reporters secretly rejoiced because they can just reuse their stories next season), the Wildcats are in the postseason. In fact, they even have a home game. In their was is the generously over seeded Milwaukee Panthers. How Harvard got a 6... Read more »

By johntemplon,
March 15, 2011 at 10:59 pm

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#1 Ohio State takes down Northwestern

By the end of overtime Northwestern was down to six healthy scholarship players. Jared Sullinger had already managed to foul out Davide Curletti and Luka Mirkovic and it was left up to John Shurna to try and tame Ohio State’s 6’9 man-child. Unfortunately, everything Shurna did seemed constitute a foul in the eyes of the... Read more »

By johntemplon,
March 11, 2011 at 1:20 pm

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