2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Appearance
2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 15–17 (6–12 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
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Home arena | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wisconsin † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 36 | – | 4 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Maryland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Michigan State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 12 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented
Big Ten tournament
to Indiana.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the
Big Ten tournament
where they lost to Michigan State.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Drew Crawford | 1 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Naperville, IL | Graduated |
Mike Turner | 10 | F | 6'8" | 222 | RS Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred |
Kale Abrahamson | 13 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | West Des Moines, IA | Transferred to Drake |
James Montgomery III | 15 | G | 6'4" | 202 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Aaron Liberman | 31 | C/F | 6'10" | 215 | RS Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Tulane |
Chier Ajou | 42 | C | 7'2" | 245 | Sophomore | Aweil, South Sudan | Transferred to Seton Hall |
Nikola Cerina | 45 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Topola, Serbia | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jeremiah Kreisberg | 50 | C/F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Berkeley, CA | Elected to transfer from Yale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kreisberg graduated from Yale. |
Incoming recruits
Class of 2014 recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Vic Law SF |
South Holland, IL | St. Rita of Cascia High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 4, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Bryant McIntosh PG |
Greensburg, IN | Greensburg | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 9, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Gavin Skelly PF
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Westlake, OH | Westlake | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jul 29, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Johnnie Vassar PG |
San Juan Capistrano, CA | JSerra | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Dec 20, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Scott Lindsey SG |
Oak Park, IL | Fenwick | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 22, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Class of 2015 recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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PF
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Newton, MA | Northfield Mount Hermon | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 13, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Dererk Pardon PF
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Cleveland, OH | Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 7, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Jordan Ash SG |
Westchester, IL | Saint Joseph High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 19, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Roster |
Schedule and results
Source[1]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 7* 7:00 pm |
McKendree | W 102–52 | – |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
Evanston, IL | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14* 7:00 pm |
Houston Baptist | W 65–58 | 1–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,372) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Nov 17* 6:00 pm |
at Brown | W 69–56 | 2–0 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,503) Providence, RI | |||||||
Nov 20* 7:00 pm |
North Florida Cancún Challenge |
W 69–67 | 3–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,783) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Nov 22* 3:00 pm |
Elon Cancún Challenge |
W 68–67 OT | 4-0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,315) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Nov 25* 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Miami (OH) Cancún Challenge semifinals |
W 55–46 | 5–0 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650) Cancún, MX | |||||||
Nov 26* 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Northern Iowa Cancún Challenge championship |
L 42–61 | 5–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650) Cancún, MX | |||||||
Dec 3* 8:15 pm, ESPNU |
Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 58–66 | 5–2 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,133) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 6* 3:30 pm, FOX
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at No. 23 Butler | L 56–65 | 5–3 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,920) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Dec 14* 5:00 pm, BTN |
Mississippi Valley State | W 101–49 | 6–3 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,277) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 17* 7:00 pm |
Central Michigan | L 67–80 | 6–4 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,820) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 20* 2:00 pm, BTN |
Western Michigan | W 67–61 | 7–4 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,612) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 22* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UIC | W 63–46 | 8–4 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,503) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Dec 27* 2:00 pm, BTN |
Northern Kentucky | W 76–55 | 9–4 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,650) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at Rutgers | W 51–47 | 10–4 (1–0) |
The RAC (5,651)
Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Jan 4 7:30 pm, BTN |
No. 4 Wisconsin | L 58–81 | 10–5 (1–1) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 11 11:00 am, BTN |
at Michigan State | L 77–84 OT | 10–6 (1–2) |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 14 8:00 pm, BTN |
Illinois | L 67–72 | 10–7 (1–3) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,652) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 17 7:15 pm, BTN |
at Michigan | L 54–56 | 10–8 (1–4) |
Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
Jan 22 6:00 pm, ESPN
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Ohio State | L 67–69 | 10–9 (1–5) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,117) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Jan 25 6:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 13 Maryland | L 67–68 | 10–10 (1–6) |
Xfinity Center (14,113) College Park, MD | |||||||
Jan 31 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
Purdue | L 60–68 | 10–11 (1–7) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 3 6:30 pm, BTN |
at Nebraska | L 60–76 | 10–12 (1–8) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,482) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Feb 7 4:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 5 Wisconsin | L 50–65 | 10–13 (1–9) |
Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI | |||||||
Feb 10 6:00 pm, BTN |
Michigan State | L 44–68 | 10–14 (1–10) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,265) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 15 2:00 pm, BTN |
Iowa | W 66–61 OT | 11–14 (2–10) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,714) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 18 8:00 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | W 72–66 | 12–14 (3–10) |
Williams Arena (12,361) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Feb 21 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
Penn State | W 60–39 | 13–14 (4–10) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,317) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 25 6:00 pm, BTN |
Indiana | W 72–65 | 14–14 (5–10) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,014) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 28 6:00 pm, BTN |
at Illinois | L 60–86 | 14–15 (5–11) |
State Farm Center (15,471) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Mar 3 8:00 pm, BTN |
Michigan | W 82–78 2OT | 15–15 (6–11) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,673) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Mar 7 11:00 am, BTN |
at Iowa | L 52–69 | 15–16 (6–12) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Big Ten tournament
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Mar 12 5:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Indiana Second round |
L 56–71 | 15–17 |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ "2014-15 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2013.