Between 2012 and 2017, just two scholarship players transferred away from the Northwestern men’s basketball team. With this week’s announcements that Jordan Ash, Aaron Falzon, Barret Benson will move on from the program, that number has quadrupled over the last two seasons alone. As you have undoubtedly already heard, the Wildcats are now left with just nine scholarship players, including incoming freshmen, currently on the roster for the 2019-20 season.
Regardless of whether the aforementioned three players remained on the roster, Northwestern was going to struggle next season. Losing two of the greatest players in program history after a season in which you finished last in the Big Ten anyways will do that to you.