Interesting nuggets courtesy of cbs

From the "whoda thunk it" category:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/report/NW/14203179/wildcats-report-getting-inside

"During the offseason, according to the Daily Herald, 17 boosters teamed up to donate $140,000 so the Wildcats could make a 10-day trip to Italy prior to their fall quarter."

From the longstanding futility statistics department:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/report/NW/14203180/wildcats-report-notes-quotes

"If he had made one more basket during league play last year, Shurna would have been the first NU player to lead the league in scoring (conference games only) since Ray Ragelis in 1951. Shurna averaged 20.1 points in league games."