North by Northwestern

If you’ve ever listened to NU's Vice President of University Relations Al Cubbage talk for more than five minutes, you know that Northwestern student-athletes are students first and athletes second. But did you know that third, they are, in fact, Twitter virtuosos? To prove it, our staff went through years of Twitter feeds to find the best tweets from Northwestern basketball players. NBN Sports presents #B1GTweets:

Gavin Skelly – Max Goodman

*Jan. 25. 11:14 a.m. Gavin Skelly eats a fire PB&J. Rich Homie Quan bumps in the background.*

If a peanut butter and jelly sandwich isn't enough to get you going, ask Gavin Skelly about his snack-time routine. With a soundtrack provided by the one and only Rich Homie Quan, it's safe to say that this is the "Type of Way" Skelly gets the "Power" to "Flex (Ooh Ooh Ooh)" on the court. Enough said.

Nia Coffey – Tim Hackett

In between tweeting her support of her little brother Amir, who is a member of Minnesota’s basketball team, and retweeting Joel Osteen quotes, Nia Coffey took the time to send out this precaution. Very profound, Nia. Also, so true. Ever eaten something that you thought was going to be one thing but turned out to be the exact opposite? Like yesterday I ate some Skittles thinking they were M&Ms. Woof. That was a bad day. Basically what I’m saying is, I feel you Nia. Keep doing you.

Bryant McIntosh – Trevor Lystad

Bryant McIntosh: star point guard, potential face of the U.S. dime - and texting etiquette connoisseur.

Personally, I would love to be the recipient of a “double text” from B-Mac, but he clearly feels uncomfortable anytime he does it.

There are so many things to unpack here: First, what changed that made Bryant, a once avid disbeliever in the double text, start to do it (albeit to his disliking)? Second, will he ever go back, or is it too late for B-Mac? Third – and certainly most importantly – what exactly does one have to do to earn a double text? Presumably, there are some serious steps one must take if they want to be considered worthy of a B-Mac double text; perhaps one day he can tweet his criteria for those of us who are still waiting.

Charlie Hall – Meg Pisarczyk

Twitter is kind of like Facebook, but your timeline is often full of posts from people you wish you were friends with instead of those you have any real relationship with. When I read this, it felt like Charlie Hall was casually saying it to me as we clicked the “continue watching” button during a “Friday Night Lights” Netflix marathon. Great commentary, great delivery and a thought I’ve genuinely had before, but never would think to share with the Internet.

Barret Benson – Evan Denton

That’s too much sauce! When you have wild hair like Barret Benson does, your Twitter persona has to ooze with confidence and swagger.

If for some reason basketball doesn’t work out for Benson, then there is always the fortune telling industry. More than four months before coming to Evanston, Benson seemingly predicted that wins were soon to come with this GIF. Fitting that now Northwestern is off to the best start in school history and on the cusp of an NCAA Tournament berth.

Jordan Ash – Hayden W. King

Oh yeah? Name three of his albums.