2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 20–12 (8–10 Big Ten) |
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Assistant coaches |
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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 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Big Ten tournament
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Previous season
The
Big Ten tournament to Indiana
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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
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: 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: 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: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Isiah Brown PG |
Lynnwood, WA | Lakeside | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 31, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Source[1]
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 |
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
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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) |
University Park, PA
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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
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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 |