Following yet another sub-.500 season, Northwestern basketball turns the page to 2022 with tremendous uncertainty facing the program — arguably none larger than that at head coach. What would a promising year look like for the Pete Nance-less Wildcats look like? Our staff weighs in.
Gavin Dorsey: NCAA Tournament Bid
It’s do or die for Chris Collins as the head coach of the Wildcats. I’m not sure anyone is anticipating a team that lost Pete Nance, Ryan Young, Casey Simmons, Ryan Greer and Elyjah Williams to actually improve from last year, but at this point, a berth in the NCAA Tournament may be the only thing that can save Chris Collins’ job.