{"id":19142,"date":"2015-10-28T16:58:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T21:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=19142"},"modified":"2015-10-28T16:58:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T21:58:03","slug":"nu-mens-basketball-freshmen-add-depth-talent-hope-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/nu-mens-basketball-freshmen-add-depth-talent-hope-video\/","title":{"rendered":"NU men&#8217;s basketball freshmen add depth, talent &#8230; hope (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Benji Cohen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Northwestern&#8217;s three freshmen are expected to\u00a0have an immediate impact on the men&#8217;s basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Collins plans to include Aaron Falzon, Jordan Nash and Derek Pardon as part of a 10-man rotation that can give the third-year coach the depth he lacked in his first two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off back-to-back 6-12 finishes in the Big Ten, tied for 10th both times, Collins sees three players with different strengths. Together, he said, Tuesday at the team&#8217;s Media Day, the three comprise the most talented freshmen class he&#8217;s had in Evanston.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"20151028 - NWMENSBBALLFRESHMEN - PKG - COHEN\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/143910182?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The Wildcats come together before practice to receive instructions from Coach Collins. (Benji Cohen\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Benji Cohen Northwestern&#8217;s three freshmen are expected to\u00a0have an immediate impact on the men&#8217;s basketball team. Chris Collins plans to include Aaron Falzon, Jordan Nash and Derek Pardon as part of a 10-man rotation that can give the third-year coach the depth he lacked in his first two seasons. 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