2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

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2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record24–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Purdue 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
No. 25 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 27 – 10   .730
Maryland 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
No. 23 Michigan † 10 – 8   .556 26 – 12   .684
Northwestern 10 – 8   .556 24 – 12   .667
Michigan State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Iowa 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Illinois 8 – 10   .444 20 – 15   .571
Ohio State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Indiana 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Penn State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
Nebraska 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 15 – 18   .455
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-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 24–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Rutgers and Maryland before losing to Wisconsin in the semifinals. They received the school's first ever bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed in the West region. In the First Round, they defeated No. 9-seeded Vanderbilt before losing to No. 1-seeded Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Previous season[]

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record 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.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Joey van Zegeren 1 F 6'10" 235 RS Senior Hoogeveen, Netherlands Graduated
Tre Demps 14 G 6'2" 198 RS Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Alex Olah 22 C 7'0" 270 Senior Timișoara, Romania Graduated

Recruiting classes[]

2016 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Barret Benson
C 		Darien, IL Hinsdale South 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Rapolas Ivanauskas
SF 		Barrington, IL Barrington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Isiah Brown
PG 		Lynnwood, WA Lakeside 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) May 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 75
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

2017 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

coaching staff on March 1
The starting 5 (left to right) Vic Law, Bryant McIntosh, Sanjay Lumpkin, Derek Pardon, and Scottie Lindsey
2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Vic Law 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Saint Rita South Holland, IL
C 5 Dererk Pardon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Villa Angela-St. Joseph Cleveland, OH
G 10 Charlie Hall (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Crossroads Los Angeles, CA
G 12 Isiah Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lakeside Seattle, WA
F 14 Rapolas Ivanauskas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Barrington, IL
G/F 20 Scottie Lindsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fenwick Hillsdale, IL
G 21 Tino Malnati (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wauwatosa West Northfield, IL
G 23 Jordan Ash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Joseph Bolingbrook, IL
C 25 Barret Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Hinsdale South Chicago, IL
G 30 Bryant McIntosh (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Greensburg Community New Castle, IN
F 32 Nathan Taphorn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Pekin Pekin, IL
G/F 34 Sanjay Lumpkin (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Benilde-St. Margaret's Wayzata, MN
F 35 Aaron Falzon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon Newton, MA
F 44 Gavin Skelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Westlake Westlake, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Sanjay Lumpkin and Bryant McIntosh were named captain.[1]

Schedule and results[]

Season notes[]

The team had a winning record in conference play for the first time since the 1967–68 Wildcats went 8–6.[2] The 10 conference wins was the most since the 1932–33 Wildcats.[3] The team was ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since the 2009–10 team.[4] The team's buzzer-beating 21st victory on March 1 against Michigan established a new school record for wins in a season.[5] The team earned the school's first NCAA Tournament bid in school history, becoming the last team from a major conference to achieve the feat.[6]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		Illinois–Springfield W 89–52 
 18 – Brown   6 – McIntosh   5 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 94–63  1–0
  18 – Law   8 – Lumpkin   4 – 3 Tied  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,056)
Evanston, IL
Nov 14, 2016*
8:00 pm, BTN 		Eastern Washington
Legends Classic 		W 86–72  2–0
  26 – Law   6 – Lindsey   7 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,604)
Evanston, IL
Nov 16, 2016*
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Butler
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 68–70  2–1
  17 – Law   7 – Lindsey   5 – McIntosh  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,858)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 21, 2016*
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. No. 22 Texas
Legends Classic semifinals 		W 77–58  3–1
  20 – McIntosh   11 – Pardon   5 – McIntosh  Barclays Center (6,780)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 22, 2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Notre Dame
Legends Classic championship 		L 66–70  3–2
  17 – Lindsey   7 – Pardon   4 – McIntosh  Barclays Center (5,711)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 25, 2016*
2:00 pm, BTN+ 		Bryant
Legends Classic 		W 86–66  4–2
  22 – Law   10 – Pardon   6 – Lindsey  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,322)
Evanston, IL
Nov 28, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 65–58  5–2
  23 – McIntosh   7 – Lumpkin   4 – Lindsey  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,386)
Evanston, IL
Dec 3, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN 		DePaul W 80–64  6–2
  19 – Lindsey   10 – Lumpkin   7 – Lindsey  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,751)
Evanston, IL
Dec 11, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN 		New Orleans W 83–49  7–2
  18 – Taphorn   9 – Skelly   7 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,635)
Evanston, IL
Dec 14, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN 		Chicago State W 68–64  8–2
  18 – Law   12 – Lumpkin   7 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,723)
Evanston, IL
Dec 17, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Dayton
State Farm Chicago Legends 		W 67–64  9–2
  14 – Lumpkin   14 – Lumpkin   5 – McIntosh  United Center 
Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		IUPUI W 87–65  10–2
  19 – Skelly   13 – Lumpkin   9 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,452)
Evanston, IL
Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		Houston Baptist W 72–63  11–2
  19 – Lindsey   9 – Lumpkin   6 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,372)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
Dec 27, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Penn State W 87–77  12–2
(1–0) 		 31 – Lindsey   12 – Law   8 – McIntosh  Bryce Jordan Center (5,811)
University Park, PA
Dec 30, 2016
5:00 pm, BTN 		at Michigan State L 52–61  12–3
(1–1) 		 16 – Law   9 – Law   5 – McIntosh  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 5, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Minnesota L 66–70  12–4
(1–2) 		 21 – McIntosh   8 – Law   5 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,215)
Evanston, IL
Jan 8, 2017
1:15 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska W 74–66  13–4
(2–2) 		 19 – Lindsey   5 – Law   4 – McIntosh  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,053)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 12, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Rutgers W 69–60  14–4
(3–2) 		 23 – Law   11 – Pardon   4 – McIntosh  Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,723)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 15, 2017
6:30 pm, BTN 		Iowa W 89–54  15–4
(4–2) 		 22 – Lindsey   9 – Pardon   10 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,732)
Evanston, IL
Jan 22, 2017
12:00 pm, BTN 		at Ohio State W 74–72  16–4
(5–2) 		 21 – Lindsey   11 – Lumpkin   4 – Pardon  Value City Arena (13,369)
Columbus, OH
Jan 26, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN 		Nebraska W 73–61  17–4
(6–2) 		 20 – Law   22 – Pardon   9 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,108)
Evanston, IL
Jan 29, 2017
5:30 pm, BTN 		Indiana W 68–55  18–4
(7–2) 		 21 – McIntosh   12 – Law   8 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Feb 1, 2017
7:30 pm, BTN 		No. 25 at No. 23 Purdue L 59–80  18–5
(7–3) 		 22 – McIntosh   7 – Lumpkin   4 – McIntosh  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 7, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN 		Illinois L 61–68  18–6
(7–4) 		 21 – McIntosh   9 – Law   4 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,614)
Evanston, IL
Feb 12, 2017
5:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 7 Wisconsin W 66–59  19–6
(8–4) 		 25 – McIntosh   8 – Pardon   7 – McIntosh  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Feb 15, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 23 Maryland L 64–74  19–7
(8–5) 		 19 – Brown   8 – Law   6 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,007)
Evanston, IL
Feb 18, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Rutgers W 69–65  20–7
(9–5) 		 18 – McIntosh   8 – Pardon   6 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Feb 21, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Illinois L 50–66  20–8
(9–6) 		 16 – McIntosh   12 – Pardon   3 – McIntosh  State Farm Center (11,206)
Champaign, IL
Feb 25, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Indiana L 62–63  20–9
(9–7) 		 22 – McIntosh   10 – Pardon   2 – McIntosh  Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Mar 1, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN 		Michigan W 67–65  21–9
(10–7) 		 18 – Law   8 – Pardon   5 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Mar 5, 2017
3:30 pm, CBS 		No. 16 Purdue L 65–69  21–10
(10–8) 		 25 – McIntosh   7 – Lumpkin   6 – McIntosh  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 9, 2017
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		(6) vs. (14) Rutgers
Second Round 		W 83–61  22–10
  16 – Law   8 – Pardon   4 – Law  Verizon Center (12,408)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 10, 2017
8:55 pm, BTN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 25 Maryland
Quarterfinals 		W 72–64  23–10
  17 – 2 Tied   8 – Pardon   6 – McIntosh  Verizon Center (15,624)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 11, 2017
2:30 pm, CBS 		(6) vs. (2) No. 24 Wisconsin
Semifinals 		L 48–76  23–11
  16 – Lindsey   7 – Pardon   1 – 5 Tied  Verizon Center (13,984)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2017*
3:30 pm, TBS 		(8 W) vs. (9 W) Vanderbilt
First Round 		W 68–66  24–11
  25 – McIntosh   11 – Pardon   3 – McIntosh  Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,952)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 18, 2017*
4:15 pm, CBS 		(8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Gonzaga
Second Round 		L 73–79  24–12
  20 – McIntosh   8 – Law   7 – McIntosh  Vivint Smart Home Arena (18,565)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Central Time Source[7].

Rankings[]

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR RV RV 25 RV RV RV NR NR RV Not released 
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Honors[]

2016–17 All Big Ten Conference team honorees
Bryant McIntosh, 2nd team
Scottie Lindsey, 3rd team/hon. mention
Vic Law, defensive team

McIntosh was named to the All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and the media. Scottie Lindsey was named to the third team by the coaches and honorable mention by the media. Vic Law was selected to the All-Big Ten Defensive team.[8] McIntosh was one of ten Big Ten players honored as All-District selections by the United States Basketball Writers Association.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Oppegaard, Martin (August 5, 2016). "Northwestern men's basketball names Sanjay Lumpkin and Bryant McIntosh team captains for 2016-17". SB Nation. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Greenstein, Teddy (March 6, 2017). "Northwestern won its 18-round fight in Big Ten; up next, the speed round". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "McIntosh Named To USBWA All District V Team". NUSports.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "NO. 25 Northwestern Seeks Record-Matching Win At No. 23 Purdue". NUSports.com. January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Northwestern stuns Michigan on full-court pass, last-second layup". ESPN. Associated Press. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Greenstein, Teddy (March 12, 2017). "Northwestern will 'go dance in Salt Lake City' after first NCAA tournament bid". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "2016–17 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule".
  8. ^ "Trio of Wildcats Earn All-Big Ten Honors". NUSports.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "USBWA Names 2016-17 Men's All-District Teams". United States Basketball Writers Association. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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