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Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball

Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball

Men's basketball team of Northwestern University

The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. Men's basketball was introduced at Northwestern in 1901.[2] Since 2013, the team has been coached by Chris Collins. The Wildcats have advanced to the NCAA tournament three times, in 2017, 2023, and 2024 after being the only longstanding member of a Power Five conference to have never made the tournament.[3] The Wildcats have won two Big Ten conference championships (1931 and 1933).

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History

See also: List of Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball seasons

Although Northwestern had great success in the early part of the 20th century, it has spent most of the time since World War II in the bottom half of the Big Ten. The Wildcats were retroactively selected as the 1930–31 national champion by both the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll,[4] and have won only one other conference title, in 1933. It has only finished above fourth place twice since World War II, and did not have a winning record in conference play from 1968 until 2017. During that time, only the 2003–04 team even managed a .500 conference record. On March 1, 2017, the Wildcats won their 10th conference game (a 67–65 win over Michigan) to clinch their first winning Big Ten record in almost half a century. That season also saw the Wildcats make their first NCAA Tournament in school history, winning their first NCAA tournament game 68–66 against Vanderbilt.[5] The Wildcats have also appeared in the National Invitation Tournament seven times (1983, 1994, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

The very first NCAA tournament championship was held at Northwestern in March 1939.[6][7] Until making their first NCAA tournament in 2017, Northwestern had been one of five original NCAA Division I schools and the only school from a power conference to have never played an NCAA Tournament game.[8][9][10] Northwestern won their first Tournament game, defeating Vanderbilt 68–66.[11] The Wildcats lost in the Second Round to No. 1-seeded Gonzaga.[12]

In 1998, two former players were charged and convicted for sports bribery, having been paid to shave points in games against three other Big Ten schools during the 1995 season.[13][14][15]

The 2022–23 team finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten regular season, which is their best finish in the conference since the 1958–59 season.

Coaching history

Main article: List of Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball head coaches
CoachYearsRecordConference RecordConference Titles
Tom Holland1904–19052–20–0
Louis Gillesby1906–19104–281–13
Stuart Templeton1910–19113–151–12
Charles Hammett1911–19124–90–8
Dennis Grady1912–191425–1013–7
Fred Murphy1914–191728–2416–18
Norman Elliott1917–1918, 1919–192010–117–9
Tom Robinson1918–19196–66–4
Ray Elder1920–19212–121–11
Dana Evans1921–19227–113–9
Maury Kent1922–192719–6211–49
Arthur Lonborg1927–1950236–203–1138–1412
Harold Olsen1950–195219–2511–17
Waldo Fisher1952–195735–7521–53
William Rohr1957–196366–7039–45
Larry Glass1963–196961–7133–45
Brad Snyder1969–197330–7116–46
Tex Winter1973–197842–89 25–61
Rich Falk1978–198677–144 32–112
Bill Foster1986–199354–14113–113
Ricky Byrdsong1993–199734–7810–62
Kevin O’Neill1997–200030–5619–39
Bill Carmody2000–2013192–210 70–150
Chris Collins2013–present162–163 67–121
Totals 1148-1586-1 519-1083 2

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Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA tournament three times. Their record is 3–3.

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NIT results

The Wildcats have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) seven times. Their combined record is 5–7.

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Notable players

All-time statistical leaders

Career leaders

Single-season Leaders

  • Points Scored: John Shurna (661, 2012)
  • Assists: Bryant McIntosh (213, 2016)
  • Rebounds: Jim Pitts (321, 1966)
  • Steals: Pat Baldwin (90, 1991)
  • Blocks: Jim Pitts (123, 1966)

Single-game leaders

  • Points Scored: Rich Falk (49, 1964)
  • Assists: Bryant McIntosh (16, 2018)
  • Rebounds: Jim Pitts (29, 1965)
  • Steals: Nate Carter (9, 2011)
  • Blocks: Jim Pitts (10, 1966)

Source for all statistical leaders:[17]

All-Americans

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References

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    Martin, Jill. "At long last, Northwestern reaches NCAAs". CNN. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
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    ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 541. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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    "Vanderbilt vs. Northwestern - Game Summary - March 16, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
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    "Longest droughts: schools that have never made the NCAA tournament". thesportsarsenal.com. 20 February 2010.
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    Feinstein, John (15 February 2016). "When it comes to NCAA tournament, Northwestern hasn't had a shot" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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    "Scene from Northwestern's first-ever NCAA tourney win". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
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    "2017 March Madness: NCAA admits huge missed call in Gonzaga-Northwestern". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
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    "Sentences Issued in Gambling Case". The New York Times. November 25, 1998. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
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    Belluck, Pam (March 27, 1998). "Ex-Northwestern Players Charged in Point-Shaving". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
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    Berkow, Ira (April 20, 1998). "Caught in Gambling's Grip; A Promising Career Unravels at Northwestern". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
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    "Northwestern Wildcats Men's Basketball School History".
  17. [17]
    "Individual Records" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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    "Individual Records" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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