2017–18_Northwestern_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–17 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Collins (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian James; Billy Donlon; Armon Gates;
Home arena	Allstate Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Collins as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois while the university's Welsh-Ryan Arena, underwent renovations.^[1] A winning record in the Big Ten as well, a Round-of-32 NCAA appearance in 2016–17, and the return of all key offensive contributors led to big expectations for the 2017–18 season. But the Wildcats stumbled to a poor start, finishing the season with a disappointing 15–17 record, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:30 pm, BTN+	No. 19	Loyola (MD)	W 79–75	1–0	26 – Lindsey	9 – Lindsey	7 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (6,013) Rosemont, IL
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 20	Saint Peter's Hall of Fame Tip Off Campus Round	W 75–66	2–0	17 – McIntosh	7 – Tied	6 – Lindsey	Allstate Arena (5,101) Rosemont, IL
Nov 15, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 20	Creighton Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 88–92	2–1	30 – Law	6 – Skelly	9 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (6,384) Rosemont, IL
Nov 18, 2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 20	vs. La Salle Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith Bracket semifinals	W 82–74	3–1	21 – McIntosh	8 – Law	7 – McIntosh	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Nov 19, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. Texas Tech Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith Bracket championship	L 49–85	3–2	20 – Lindsey	4 – Law	3 – McIntosh	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Nov 24, 2017* 7:30 pm, BTN+		Sacred Heart Hall of Fame Tip Off Campus Round	W 81–50	4–2	19 – Lindsey	6 – 2 tie	6 – McIntsoh	Allstate Arena (5,216) Rosemont, IL
Nov 28, 2017* 6:15 pm, ESPN2		at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 51–52	4–3	18 – McIntosh	12 – Pardon	5 – McIntosh	Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,562) Atlanta, GA
Dec 1, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN		Illinois	W 72–68 ^OT	5–3 (1–0)	22 – Lindsey	7 – Law	6 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (10,017) Rosemont, IL
Dec 3, 2017 3:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	L 69-74	5–4 (1–1)	20 – Pardon	10 – Law	4 – 3 tied	Mackey Arena (14,360) West Lafayette, IN
Dec 11, 2017* 6:00 pm, FS1		Chicago State	W 96–31	6–4	18 – Law	8 – Pardon	7 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (5,007) Rosemont, IL
Dec 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN		Valparaiso	W 84–50	7–4	18 – Law	10 – Skelly	5 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (5,299) Rosemont, IL
Dec 16, 2017* 1:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	W 62–60	8–4	25 – Lindsey	8 – Lindsey	7 – McIntosh	Wintrust Arena (7,001) Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+		Lewis	W 85–48	9–4	24 – McIntosh	6 – Gaines	7 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (5,126) Rosemont, IL
Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 78–104	9–5	17 – Pardon	9 – Pardon	3 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (11,259) Norman, OK
Dec 30, 2017* 11:00 am, FS1		Brown	W 95–73	10–5	18 – Pardon	8 – Pardon	3 – 4 tied	Allstate Arena (6,006) Rosemont, IL
Jan 2, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN		Nebraska	L 55–70	10–6 (1–2)	17 – Pardon	15 – Pardon	4 – Lindsey	Allstate Arena (5,443) Rosemont, IL
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1		at Penn State	L 63–78	10–7 (1–3)	18 – McIntosh	6 – Law	5 – Law	Bryce Jordan Center (4,682) University Park, PA
Jan 10, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN		Minnesota	W 83–60	11–7 (2–3)	22 – Lindsey	12 – Pardon	16 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (5,514) Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 2018 3:30 pm, CBS		at Indiana	L 46–66	11–8 (2–4)	9 – Tied	7 – Law	3 – Law	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
Jan 17, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN		No. 22 Ohio State	L 65–71	11–9 (2–5)	13 – Lindsey	10 – Pardon	4 – Pardon	Allstate Arena (6,018) Rosemont, IL
Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm, BTN		Penn State	W 70–61	12–9 (3–5)	18 – Law	5 – Tied	4 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (6,544) Rosemont, IL
Jan 23, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	W 77–69	13–9 (4–5)	18 – Tied	13 – Law	5 – Law	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 pm, FS1		at No. 24 Michigan	L 47–58	13–10 (4–6)	15 – Lindsey	7 – Tied	5 – McIntosh	Crisler Center (10,879) Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 1, 2018 7:30 pm, FS1		at Wisconsin	W 60–52	14–10 (5–6)	17 – Pardon	8 – Law	4 – McIntosh	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN		No. 20 Michigan	W 61–52	15–10 (6–6)	24 – McIntosh	9 – Skelly	5 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (7,457) Rosemont, IL
Feb 10, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Maryland	L 57–73	15–11 (6–7)	20 – Lindsey	8 – Pardon	3 – 2 tied	Xfinity Center (16,164) College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 58–67 ^OT	15–12 (6–8)	19 – Lindsey	13 – Pardon	5 – McIntosh	Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,827) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, FOX		No. 2 Michigan State	L 60–65	15–13 (6–9)	21 – Law	6 – Pardon	5 – Law	Allstate Arena (12,114) Rosemont, IL
Feb 19, 2018 6:00 pm, FS1		Maryland	L 64–71	15–14 (6–10)	15 – Lindsey	6 – Pardon	5 – Gaines	Allstate Arena (6,014) Rosemont, IL
Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Wisconsin	L 64–70	15–15 (6–11)	26 – Lindsey	9 – Pardon	6 – McIntosh	Allstate Arena (7,033) Rosemont, IL
Feb 25, 2018 6:30 pm, BTN		at Iowa	L 70–77	15–16 (6–12)	32 – Lindsey	10 – Benson	6 – Gaines	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 1, 2018 5:30 pm, BTN	(10)	vs. (7) Penn State Second round	L 57–65	15–17	14 – Pardon	8 – tied	5 – McIntosh	Madison Square Garden (13,996) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sanjay Lumpkin	34	G/F	6'6"	220	Senior	Wayzata, MN	Graduated
Nathan Taphorn	32	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Pekin, IL	Graduated

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Gaines SG	New Hampton, New Hampshire	New Hampton School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 27, 2016
Anthony Gaines SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Lathon PG	Grandview, MO	Grandview High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 25, 2017
Jordan Lathon PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Pete Nance SF	Richfield, OH	Revere High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 29, 2017
Pete Nance SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ryan Young PF	Stewartsville, NJ	Bethlehem Catholic High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 23, 2017
Ryan Young PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Miller Kopp SF	Houston, TX	Houston Christian High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 21, 2017
Miller Kopp SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

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2018 recruiting class

Preseason

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Schedule and results

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Michigan State	16	–	2	.889	30	–	5	.857
No. 11 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 17 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Michigan †	13	–	5	.722	33	–	8	.805
Nebraska	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	26	–	13	.667
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Maryland	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Wisconsin	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Minnesota	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Illinois	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Iowa	4	–	14	.222	14	–	19	.424
Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	15	–	19	.441

† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	19	20	RV	RV	RV	—														Not released
Coaches	20	RV	—