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Pat Ryan Jr., Northwestern’s Stadium Prince, Polishes the New Family Jewel
EVANSTON, Ill. — It’s just after 8 a.m. on a bright blue morning earlier this month, and Pat Ryan Jr. is greeting yet another reporter in a conference room inside Welsh-Ryan Arena, the Northwestern University basketball venue named—like so much else on NU’s suburban Chicago campus—for his family. Over the last year, t…
Published 25 Sept 2026Curated by Transfer Window
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EVANSTON, Ill. — It’s just after 8 a.m. on a bright blue morning earlier this month, and Pat Ryan Jr. is greeting yet another reporter in a conference room inside Welsh-Ryan Arena, the Northwestern University basketball venue named—like so much else on NU’s suburban Chicago campus—for his family. Over the last year, t…