Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball

Northwestern Wildcats

2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

University

Northwestern University

Conference

Big Ten

Location

Evanston, IL

Head coach

Chris Collins (3rd year)

Arena

Welsh-Ryan Arena
(Capacity: 8,117)

Nickname

Wildcats

Student section

Wildside

Colors

Purple and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions

1931

Pre-tournament Helms champions

1931

Conference regular season champions

1931, 1933

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 first introduced at Northwestern in 1901.^[2] Home games were played at Welsh-Ryan Arena, located 1 mile west of Northwestern's campus in Evanston, Illinois.

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,^[3] and have won only one other conference title, in 1933. It has only finished above fourth place twice since World War II, and has not had a winning record in conference play since 1968. Since then, only the 2003–04 team has managed to finish with even a .500 conference record. It is the only long-standing member of a power conference to have never appeared in an NCAA tournament (despite hosting the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game in 1939 and the 1956 NCAA Men's Final Four). Until 2008-09, it was one of the few long-standing members of Division I to have never had a 20-win season, and had its first 20-win regular season in 2015–16. It has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament seven times (1983, 1994, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

Yearly records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
1904–05	Tom Holland	2–2
1906–07	Louis Gillesby	1–5
1907–08	Louis Gillesby	2–7
Western Conference (1908–1953)
1908–09	Louis Gillesby	1–7	1–4	7th
1909–10	Louis Gillesby	0–9	0–9	8th
1910–11	Stuart Templeton	3–15	1–12	8th
1911–12	Charles Hammett	4–9	0–8	8th
1912–13	Dennis Grady	14–4	7–2	2nd
1913–14	Dennis Grady	11–6	6–5	5th
1914–15	Fred Murphy	11–8	5–5	T-4th
1915–16	Fred Murphy	14–5	9–3	T-2nd
1916–17	Fred Murphy	3–11	2–10	8th
1917–18	Norman Elliott	6–4	5–3	3rd
1918–19	Thomas Robinson	7–6	6–4	3rd
1919–20	Norman Elliott	3–7	2–6	T-7th
1920–21	Ray Elder	2–12	1–11	10th
1921–22	Dana Evans	7–11	3–9	10th
1922–23	Maury Kent	5–11	3–9	8th
1923–24	Maury Kent	0–16	0–12	10th
1924–25	Maury Kent	6–10	4–8	8th
1925–26	Maury Kent	5–12	3–9	10th
1926–27	Maury Kent	3–14	1–11	T–9th
1927–28	Arthur Lonborg	12–5	9–3	T-3rd
1928–29	Arthur Lonborg	12–5	7–5	4th
1929–30	Arthur Lonborg	8–8	6–6	6th
1930–31	Arthur Lonborg	16–1	11–1	1st	Helms National Champion, Premo-Porretta National Champion
1931–32	Arthur Lonborg	13–5	9–3	T-2nd
1932–33	Arthur Lonborg	15–4	10–2	T-1st
1933–34	Arthur Lonborg	11–8	8–4	T-2nd
1934–35	Arthur Lonborg	10–10	3–9	8th
1935–36	Arthur Lonborg	13–6–1	7–5	T-3rd
1936–37	Arthur Lonborg	11–9	4–8	7th
1937–38	Arthur Lonborg	10–10	7–5	T-3rd
1938–39	Arthur Lonborg	7–13	5–7	6th
1939–40	Arthur Lonborg	13–7	7–5	T-4th
1940–41	Arthur Lonborg	7–11	3–9	9th
1941–42	Arthur Lonborg	8–13	5–10	T-7th
1942–43	Arthur Lonborg	8–9	7–5	3rd
1943–44	Arthur Lonborg	12–7	8–4	T-4th
1944–45	Arthur Lonborg	7–12	4–8	T-6th
1945–46	Arthur Lonborg	15–5	8–4	T-3rd
1946–47	Arthur Lonborg	7–13	2–10	9th
1947–48	Arthur Lonborg	6–14	3–9	T-8th
1948–49	Arthur Lonborg	5–16	2–10	9th
1949–50	Arthur Lonborg	10–12	3–9	T-8th
1950–51	Harold Olsen	12–10	7–7	T-4th
1951–52	Harold Olsen	7–15	4–10	T-8th
1952–53	Waldo Fisher	6–16	5–13	8th
Big Ten Conference (1953–present)
1953–54	Waldo Fisher	9–13	6–8	T-5th
1954–55	Waldo Fisher	12–10	7–7	5th
1955–56	Waldo Fisher	2–20	1–13	10th
1956–57	Waldo Fisher	6–16	2–12	10th
1957–58	William Rohr	13–9	8–6	T-4th
1958–59	William Rohr	15–7	8–6	T-2nd
1959–60	William Rohr	11–12	8–6	T-3rd
1960–61	William Rohr	10–12	6–8	6th
1961–62	William Rohr	8–15	3–11	T-9th
1962–63	William Rohr	9–15	6–8	7th
1963–64	Larry Glass	8–13	6–8	T-6th
1964–65	Larry Glass	7–17	3–11	9th
1965–66	Larry Glass	12–12	7–7	T-5th
1966–67	Larry Glass	11–11	7–7	T-5th
1967–68	Larry Glass	13–10	8–6	4th
1968–69	Larry Glass Brad Snyder	14–10	6–8	T-5th
1969–70	Brad Snyder	9–15	4–10	9th
1970–71	Brad Snyder	7–17	3–11	10th
1971–72	Brad Snyder	5–18	3–11	10th
1972–73	Brad Snyder	5–19	2–12	10th
1973–74	Tex Winter	9–15	3–11	9th
1974–75	Tex Winter	6–20	4–14	T-9th
1975–76	Tex Winter	12–15	7–11	T-7th
1976–77	Tex Winter	9–18	7–11	T-7th
1977–78	Tex Winter	8–19	4–14	T-9th
1978–79	Rich Falk	6–21	2–16	10th
1979–80	Rich Falk	10–17	5–13	10th
1980–81	Rich Falk	9–18	3–15	10th
1981–82	Rich Falk	9–18	3–15	10th
1982–83	Rich Falk	18–12	8–10	8th	NIT Second Round
1983–84	Rich Falk	14–14	7–11	7th
1984–85	Rich Falk	6–22	2–16	10th
1985–86	Rich Falk	8–20	2–16	10th
1986–87	Bill Foster	7–21	2–16	T-9th
1987–88	Bill Foster	7–21	2–16	10th
1988–89	Bill Foster	9–19	2–16	10th
1989–90	Bill Foster	9–19	2–16	10th
1990–91	Bill Foster	5–23	0–18	10th
1991–92	Bill Foster	9–19	2–16	10th
1992–93	Bill Foster	8–19	3–15	10th
1993–94	Ricky Byrdsong	15–14	5–13	T-10th	NIT Second Round
1994–95	Ricky Byrdsong	5–22	1–17	11th
1995–96	Ricky Byrdsong	7–20	2–16	11th
1996–97	Ricky Byrdsong	7–22	2–16	11th
1997–98	Kevin O'Neill	10–17	3–13	9th
1998–99	Kevin O'Neill	15–14	6–10	8th	NIT First Round
1999–00	Kevin O'Neill	5–25	0–16	11th
2000–01	Bill Carmody	11–19	3–13	11th
2001–02	Bill Carmody	16–13	7–9	7th
2002–03	Bill Carmody	12–17	3–13	10th
2003–04	Bill Carmody	14–15	8–8	T-5th
2004–05	Bill Carmody	15–16	6–10	8th
2005–06	Bill Carmody	14–15	6–10	T-8th
2006–07	Bill Carmody	13–18	2–14	T-10th
2007–08	Bill Carmody	8–22	1–17	11th
2008–09	Bill Carmody	17–14	8–10	9th	NIT First Round
2009–10	Bill Carmody	20–14	7–11	T-7th	NIT First Round
2010–11	Bill Carmody	20–14	7–11	8th	NIT Quarterfinals
2011–12	Bill Carmody	19–14	8–10	T-7th	NIT Second Round
2012–13	Bill Carmody	13–19	4–14	11th
2013–14	Chris Collins	14–19	6–12	11th
2014–15	Chris Collins	15–17	6–12	10th
2015–16	Chris Collins	20–12	8–10	9th
Total:		1006–1473–1
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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Coaching history

Coach	Years	Record	Conference Record	Conference Titles
Tom Holland	1904–1905	2-2	0-0
Louis Gillesby	1906–1910	4-28	1-13
Stuart Templeton	1910–1911	3-15	1-12
Charles Hammett	1911–1912	4-9	0-8
Dennis Grady	1912–1914	25-10	13-7
Fred Murphy	1914–1917	28-24	16-18
Norman Elliott	1917–1918, 1919–1920	10-11	7-9
Tom Robinson	1918–1919	7-6	6-4
Ray Elder	1920–1921	2-12	1-11
Dana Evans	1921–1922	7-11	3-9
Maury Kent	1922–1927	19-62	11-49
Arthur Lonborg	1927–1950	236-203-1	138-141	2
Harold Olsen	1950–1952	19-25	11-17
Waldo Fisher	1952–1957	35-65	21-53
William Rohr	1957–1963	66-70	39-45
Larry Glass	1963–1969	61-81	33-45
Brad Snyder	1969–1973	30-71	16-46
Tex Winter	1973–1978	44-87	25-61
Rich Falk	1978–1986	80-180	34-110
Bill Foster	1986–1993	54-141	13-113
Ricky Byrdsong	1993–1997	34-78	10-62
Kevin O’Neill	1997–2000	30-56	9-39
Bill Carmody	2000–2013	160-177	58-126
Chris Collins	2013-present	49-47	20-34
Totals		1006–1472–1	484-1027	2

Sources:^[5]

Postseason

NIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round Second Round	Notre Dame DePaul	W 71–57 L 63–65
1994	First Round Second Round	DePaul Xavier	W 69–68 L 79–83
1999	First Round	DePaul	L 64–69
2009	First Round	Tulsa	L 59–68
2010	First Round	Rhode Island	L 64–76
2011	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Milwaukee Boston College Washington State	W 70–61 W 85–67 L 66–69 ^OT
2012	First Round Second Round	Akron Washington	W 76–74 L 55–76

All-Time statistical leaders

Career leaders

Points Scored: John Shurna (2,038, 2008-2012)
Assists: Michael Thompson (454, 2007–2011)
Rebounds: Evan Eschmeyer (995, 1995–1999)
Steals: Patrick Baldwin (272, 1990–1994)
Blocks: Alex Olah (169, 2013–2016)

Single-season Leaders

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

Single-game leaders

Points Scored: Rich Falk (49, 1964)
Assists: Patrick Baldwin (14, 1993)
Rebounds: Jim Pitts (29, 1965)
Steals: Patrick Baldwin (9, 1991)
Blocks: Jim Pitts (10, 1966)

Source for all statistical leaders:^[6]

All-Americans

Joe Reiff (1931, 1933)
Otto Graham (1944)
Max Morris (1946)
Evan Eschmeyer (1999)

Source:^[7]

References

↑ "Digital Colors: Brand Tools – Northwestern University". Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ "Northwestern University History 1900-1949". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
↑ 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.
↑ 2012-13 Northwestern men's basketball yearbook. Retrieved 2013-Sep-10.
1 2 "Year-by-Year Summary" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
↑ "Individual Records" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
↑ "Individual Records" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-06-18.

External links

Official website

Northwestern University

Academics	Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences School of Communication Bienen School of Music Kellogg School of Management McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Medill School of Journalism School of Education and Social Policy Feinberg School of Medicine Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary School of Law The Graduate School School of Professional Studies

Research	Argonne/Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center Infrastructure Technology Institute Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology

Campus	Buildings Residences Block Museum Dearborn Observatory Deering Library The Lakefill Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center Norris Center Technological Institute Prentice Women's Hospital Qatar Theatre & Interpretation Center The Rock University Hall University Library

Athletics	Northwestern Wildcats Big Ten Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball NUMB Field Hockey Women's Lacrosse Softball Patten Gymnasium Rocky Miller Park Ryan Field Land of Lincoln Trophy Welsh-Ryan Arena Willie the Wildcat

Media	The Daily Northwestern North by Northwestern Northwestern University Law Review Northwestern University Press TriQuarterly WNUR Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

Traditions	History Dance Marathon Dillo Day The Waa-Mu Show Dolphin Show Go U Northwestern

People	Alumni Faculty Presidents John Evans

Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Old Patten Gymnasium (1910–1940) Patten Gymnasium (1940–1952) Welsh-Ryan Arena (1952–present)

Culture & lore	History "Go U Northwestern" Willie the Wildcat

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold

Big Ten Conference men's basketball

Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers

Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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