Though he only cracked Chris Collins’ starting five once during the 2021-22 Northwestern Men’s Basketball season, Ryan Young remained a kickstarter for the Wildcats’ offense in the paint. The New Jersey native was poised to fill former starter Pete Nance’s role in NU’s lineup next season until this announcement, first reported by Verbal Commits:
Yikes.
It now looks like there’s a chance Collins and company will be without their likely starting center for the 2022-23 season given the departure of Ryan Young, who was set to fill the shoes of likely-departing senior Pete Nance.