2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2015–16 record | 20–12 (8–10 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Indiana | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Michigan State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Purdue | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Collins. They were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Previous season[]
The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 Season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Indiana.
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Johnnie Vassar | 0 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred |
Dave Sobolewski | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Naperville, IL | Graduated |
Nick Segura | 21 | F | 6'6" | 183 | Freshman | McLean, VA | Transferred |
JerShon Cobb | 23 | G | 6'5" | 208 | RS Senior | Decatur, GA | Graduated |
Jeremiah Kreisberg | 50 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Berkeley, CA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Joey van Zegeren | 1 | F | 6'10" | 235 | RS Senior | Hoogeveen, Netherlands | Transferred from Virginia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Zegeren will play for the 2015–16 season because he already redshirted a year at Virginia Tech. |
Incoming recruits[]
Class of 2015 recruits[]
Jordan Ash in the 2015 IHSA 3A championship game victory
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Aaron Falzon PF |
Newton, MA | Northfield Mount Hermon | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 13, 2014 | |
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Dererk Pardon PF |
Cleveland, OH | Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 7, 2014 | |
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Jordan Ash SG |
Westchester, IL | Saint Joseph High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 19, 2014 | |
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Class of 2016 recruits[]
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Rapolas Ivanauskas SF |
Barrington, IL | Barrington | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 18, 2015 | |
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Isiah Brown PG |
Lynnwood, WA | Lakeside | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 31, 2015 | |
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 5, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Quincy (IL) | W 80–64 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm |
UMass Lowell | W 79–57 | 1–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,011) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Fairfield CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
W 79–72 | 2–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,574) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Nov 20, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Columbia CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
W 83–80 OT | 3–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,117) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Nov 23, 2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 9 North Carolina CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals |
L 69–80 | 3–1 |
Sprint Center (13,598) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Nov 24, 2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Missouri CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game |
W 67–62 | 4–1 |
Sprint Center (13,198) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Nov 28, 2015* 7:00 pm |
New Orleans | W 90–63 | 5–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,015) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 1, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 81–79 OT | 6–1 |
Cassell Coliseum (4,879) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
Dec 5, 2015* 2:00 pm |
SIU Edwardsville | W 81–56 | 7–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,318) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 13, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN |
Chicago State | W 77–35 | 8–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,621) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 15, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 78–48 | 9–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,704) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 19, 2015* 1:00 pm, FS1 |
at DePaul | W 78–70 OT | 10–1 |
Allstate Arena (6,351) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
Dec 21, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN |
Sacred Heart | W 103–67 | 11–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,574) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 27, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN |
Loyola (MD) | W 74–59 | 12–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,401) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Nebraska | W 81–72 | 13–1 (1–0) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,924) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Jan 2, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 4 Maryland | L 59–72 | 13–2 (1–1) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 6, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN |
Ohio State | L 56–65 | 13–3 (1–2) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,439) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 9, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | W 77–52 | 14–3 (2–2) |
Williams Arena (10,436) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Jan 12, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
Wisconsin | W 70–65 | 15–3 (3–2) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,264) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 16, 2016 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
Penn State | L 62–71 | 15–4 (3–3) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,512) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 19, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 7 Maryland | L 56–62 OT | 15–5 (3–4) |
Xfinity Center (17,144) College Park, MD | |||||||
Jan 23, 2016 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at No. 25 Indiana | L 57–89 | 15–6 (3–5) |
Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
Jan 28, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 12 Michigan State | L 45–76 | 15–7 (3–6) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 31, 2016 2:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 3 Iowa | L 71–85 | 15–8 (3–7) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Feb 4, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN |
Minnesota | W 84–58 | 16–8 (4–7) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,015) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 9, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Ohio State | L 63–71 | 16–9 (4–8) |
Value City Arena (11,376) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Feb 13, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
Illinois | W 58–56 | 17–9 (5–8) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 17 Purdue | L 61–71 | 17–10 (5–9) |
Mackey Arena (12,868) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
Feb 24, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
at Michigan | L 63–72 | 17–11 (5–10) |
Crisler Center (12,071) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
Feb 27, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
Rutgers | W 98–59 | 18–11 (6–10) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,833) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Mar 3, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Penn State | W 71–61 | 19–11 (7–10) |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,936) University Park, PA | |||||||
Mar 6, 2016 1:00 pm, BTN |
Nebraska | W 65–54 | 20–11 (8–10) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,702) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2016 11:00 am, BTN |
(9) | vs. (8) Michigan Second round |
L 70–72 OT | 20–12 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,707) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References[]
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