What Tre Singleton, Arrinten Page and Tyler Kropp’s departures mean for Northwestern men’s basketball

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 10: Northwestern Wildcats head coach Chris Collins speaks to his team during a timeout during the first round at the Big Ten Men's Basketball Championships at the United Center on March 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Haynes/Big Ten/University Images via Getty Images) 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. 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.