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To go along with the players graduating from Northwestern, eight athletes entered their names into the transfer portal. Among them are Tre Singleton, Arrinten Page and Tyler Kropp — the three rotational bigs for the Wildcats not named Nick Martinelli.
Here’s what those departures mean for the ‘Cats in 2026 and beyond.
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What NU is losing
The Singleton news was a shocker. The first-year forward was the most highly touted recruit Chris Collins had ever landed, and he was used like a top-100 recruit. Singleton played in 34 games this season with 31 starts, in which he averaged 7.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists on 25.0 minutes per game. He played 851 total minutes this season, putting him third on the ‘Cats behind Nick Martinelli and Jayden Reid. The most mind-boggling part of his decision to transfer is that he’s leaving a situation where he would have more than likely been the featured player at a Big Ten school, to likely be a bench player for a power conference school or a starter on a mid-major team. Logistically, it doesn’t really make sense, but it’s a new era of college sports so nothing is surprising anymore.
As for Page, him putting his name into the mix wasn’t as surprising. The junior forward will now play his senior season at his fourth school in four years (unless he goes back to either USC or Cincinnati), so the history of him changing schools speaks for itself. Page did have his best collegiate season with Northwestern, in which he appeared in 29 games with 16 starts, averaging 10.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He did this playing 22.9 minutes per game and shot the ball at a 54.6% clip. Page, like Singleton, would have been a heavily featured piece for the Wildcats if he did choose to stay, but that’s not how it’s playing out. Once again, the new era of college sports is coming into play.
Kropp announced his decision to enter the portal after both Singleton and Page, but was also a bit…
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