EVANSTON, Ill. - After dipping his toe in the NBA Draft pool, Nick Martinelli announced last week he will be returning to Northwestern for his senior season.

"The process was awesome. Everywhere I went for the workouts, it was just such a blessing. It was a dream, honestly - NBA facilities, seeing players walk through the gym when we were there. It was pretty surreal."

Martinelli anticipated the feedback he wound up getting and what he will work on over the next year.

"It was pretty obvious. The main thing, when you go to the NBA, you're going to have to fill a role. You're going to have to shoot three-pointers at a high clip. They definitely just think cleaning up my mechanics - shooting more, shooting better. Things like getting better on defense. In the NBA you're going to guard some

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