The
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men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I
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team representing
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in the
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. Men's basketball was first introduced at Northwestern in 1901. Home games are played at
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, located on Northwestern's campus in
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.
The team won its sole National Championship in 1931 (according to the
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) and its last Big Ten Conference title in 1933. The team has consistently finished in the bottom half of the Big Ten, with only two finishes above fourth place since
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and none since 1968. It has never appeared in an NCAA tournament (despite hosting the first
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game in 1939 and the 1956 NCAA Men's Final Four). It has appeared in the
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6 times (1983, 1994, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011).
Past Seasons
| Season |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Conference Record |
Place |
Coach |
| 1904-05 |
2-2 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
|
|
Tom Holland |
| 1905-06 |
No Games Played |
| 1906-07 |
1-5 |
1-4 |
0-1 |
|
|
Louis Gillesby |
| 1907-08 |
2-7 |
2-3 |
0-4 |
|
|
Louis Gillesby |
| 1908-09 |
1-7 |
1-6 |
0-1 |
1-4 |
7th |
Louis Gillesby |
| 1909-10 |
0-9 |
0-5 |
0-4 |
0-9 |
8th |
Louis Gillesby |
| 1910-11 |
3-15 |
4-8 |
0-7 |
1-12 |
8th |
Stuart Templeton |
| 1911-12 |
4-9 |
4-4 |
0-5 |
0-8 |
8th |
Charles Hammett |
| 1912-13 |
14-4 |
10-2 |
4-2 |
7-2 |
2nd |
Dennis Grady-External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
|
| 1913-14 |
11-6 |
8-3 |
3-3 |
6-5 |
5th |
Dennis Grady |
| 1914-15 |
12-8 |
7-4 |
4-4 |
5-5 |
T-4th |
Fred Murphy |
| 1915-16 |
14-5 |
7-1 |
7-4 |
9-3 |
T-2nd |
Fred Murphy |
| 1916-17 |
3-11 |
2-6 |
1-5 |
2-10 |
8th |
Fred Murphy |
| 1917-18 |
6-4 |
6-1 |
1-3 |
5-3 |
3rd |
Norman Elliott |
| 1918-19 |
7-6 |
4-2 |
2-4 |
6-4 |
3rd |
Tom Robinson |
| 1919-20 |
3-7 |
3-3 |
0-4 |
2-6 |
T-7th |
Norman Elliott |
| 1920-21 |
2-12 |
2-6 |
0-6 |
1-11 |
10th |
Ray Elder |
| 1921-22 |
7-11 |
7-2 |
0-9 |
3-9 |
10th |
Dana Evans |
| 1922-23 |
5-11 |
3-6 |
2-4 |
3-9 |
8th |
Maury Kent -External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
|
| 1923-24 |
0-16 |
0-9 |
0-7 |
0-12 |
10th |
Maury Kent |
| 1924-25 |
6-10 |
4-5 |
2-5 |
4-8 |
8th |
Maury Kent |
| 1925-26 |
5-12 |
5-5 |
0-7 |
3-9 |
10th |
Maury Kent |
| 1926-27 |
3-14 |
3-7 |
0-7 |
1-11 |
T-9th |
Maury Kent |
| 1927-28 |
12-5 |
9-1 |
3-4 |
9-3 |
T-3rd |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1928-29 |
12-5 |
8-2 |
4-3 |
7-5 |
4th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1929-30 |
8-8 |
4-5 |
4-3 |
6-6 |
6th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1930-31# |
16-1 |
9-1 |
7-0 |
11-1 |
1st |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1931-32 |
13-5 |
7-3 |
5-2 |
9-3 |
T-2nd |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1932-33 |
15-4 |
11-0 |
4-4 |
10-2 |
T-1st |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1933-34 |
11-8 |
8-3 |
3-5 |
8-4 |
T-2nd |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1934-35 |
10-10 |
8-5 |
2-5 |
3-9 |
8th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1935-36 |
13-6-1 |
9-2-1 |
4-4 |
7-5 |
T-3rd |
Arthur Lonborg |
| Northwestern and Notre Dame played to a 20-20 tie on Dec. 31, 1935. |
| 1936-37 |
11-9 |
8-5 |
3-4 |
4-8 |
7th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1937-38 |
10-10 |
6-5 |
4-5 |
7-5 |
T-3rd |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1938-39 |
7-13 |
6-5 |
1-8 |
5-7 |
6th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1939-40 |
13-7 |
9-2 |
4-5 |
7-5 |
T-4th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1940-41 |
7-11 |
6-4 |
1-7 |
3-9 |
9th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1941-42 |
8-13 |
5-5 |
2-6 |
5-10 |
T-7th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1942-43 |
8-9 |
4-1 |
3-4 |
7-5 |
3rd |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1943-44 |
12-7 |
2-2 |
5-3 |
8-4 |
T-4th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1944-45 |
7-12 |
3-1 |
2-6 |
4-8 |
T-6th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1945-46 |
15-5 |
6-0 |
4-4 |
8-4 |
T-3rd |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1946-47 |
7-13 |
3-1 |
0-6 |
2-10 |
9th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1947-48 |
6-14 |
5-2 |
0-6 |
3-9 |
T-8th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1948-49 |
5-16 |
1-2 |
1-8 |
2-10 |
9th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1949-50 |
10-12 |
5-0 |
1-6 |
3-9 |
T-8th |
Arthur Lonborg |
| 1950-51 |
12-10 |
5-3 |
6-5 |
7-7 |
T-4th |
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|
| 1951-52 |
7-15 |
6-5 |
1-10 |
4-10 |
T-8th |
Harold Olson |
| 1952-53 |
6-16 |
4-8 |
2-8 |
5-13 |
8th |
Waldo Fisher |
| 1953-54 |
9-13 |
8-3 |
1-10 |
6-8 |
T-5th |
Waldo Fisher |
| 1954-55 |
12-10 |
11-2 |
1-8 |
7-7 |
5th |
Waldo Fisher |
| 1955-56 |
2-20 |
2-9 |
0-11 |
1-13 |
10th |
Waldo Fisher |
| 1956-57 |
6-16 |
4-7 |
1-9 |
2-12 |
10th |
Waldo Fisher |
| 1957-58 |
13-9 |
7-4 |
4-5 |
8-6 |
T-4th |
William Rohr |
| 1958-59 |
15-7 |
8-4 |
7-2 |
8-6 |
T-2nd |
William Rohr |
| 1959-60 |
11-12 |
6-5 |
4-6 |
8-6 |
T-3rd |
William Rohr |
| 1960-61 |
10-12 |
8-4 |
2-7 |
6-8 |
6th |
William Rohr |
| 1961-62 |
8-15 |
6-6 |
2-8 |
3-11 |
T-9th |
William Rohr |
| 1962-63 |
9-15 |
5-5 |
3-8 |
6-8 |
7th |
William Rohr |
| 1963-64 |
8-13 |
7-4 |
1-7 |
6-8 |
T-6th |
Larry Glass |
| 1964-65 |
7-17 |
2-9 |
4-5 |
3-11 |
9th |
Larry Glass |
| 1965-66 |
12-12 |
7-3 |
2-8 |
7-7 |
T-5th |
Larry Glass |
| 1966-67 |
11-11 |
7-3 |
4-6 |
7-7 |
T-5th |
Larry Glass |
| 1967-68 |
13-10 |
9-0 |
3-8 |
8-6 |
4th |
Larry Glass |
| 1968-69 |
14-10 |
8-3 |
4-6 |
6-8 |
T-5th |
Larry Glass, Brad Snyder |
| Glass coached the first 18 games of 1968-69 before resigning. Snyder coached the final 6 games. |
| 1969-70 |
9-15 |
5-5 |
2-6 |
4-10 |
9th |
Brad Snyder |
| 1970-71 |
7-17 |
6-6 |
1-11 |
3-11 |
10th |
Brad Snyder |
| 1971-72 |
5-18 |
2-7 |
2-9 |
3-11 |
10th |
Brad Snyder |
| 1972-73 |
5-19 |
4-6 |
0-12 |
2-12 |
10th |
Brad Snyder |
| 1973-74 |
9-15 |
6-7 |
2-7 |
3-11 |
9th |
Tex Winter Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter is a Hall-of-Fame American basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense.-Early life:...
|
| 1974-75 |
6-20 |
6-5 |
0-13 |
4-14 |
T-9th |
Tex Winter |
| 1975-76 |
12-15 |
7-5 |
3-9 |
7-11 |
T-7th |
Tex Winter |
| 1976-77 |
9-18 |
4-8 |
1-9 |
7-11 |
T-7th |
Tex Winter |
| Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations. |
| 1977-78 |
8-19 |
5-8 |
1-10 |
4-14 |
T-9th |
Tex Winter |
| 1978-79 |
6-21 |
2-10 |
2-11 |
2-16 |
10th |
Rich Falk |
| 1979-80 |
10-17 |
9-7 |
1-9 |
5-13 |
10th |
Rich Falk |
| 1980-81 |
9-18 |
6-7 |
1-9 |
3-15 |
10th |
Rich Falk |
| 1981-82 |
9-18 |
7-5 |
1-10 |
5-13 |
9th |
Rich Falk |
| Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations. |
| 1982-83 |
18-12 |
13-2 |
3-9 |
8-10 |
8th |
Rich Falk |
| Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations.Home games in 1982-83 were played at DePaul’s Alumni Hall due to renovation of McGaw Hall (Welsh-Ryan Arena).NIT Second Round |
| 1983-84 |
14-14 |
10-6 |
3-8 |
7-11 |
7th |
Rich Falk |
| Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations. |
| 1984-85 |
6-22 |
5-10 |
1-12 |
2-16 |
10th |
Rich Falk |
| 1985-86 |
8-20 |
6-9 |
2-10 |
2-16 |
10th |
Rich Falk |
| 1986-87 |
7-21 |
7-8 |
0-13 |
2-16 |
T-9th |
Bill Foster Bill Foster was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University. He is best known for guiding Duke to the NCAA championship game in 1978, and that year he was named national Coach of the Year by...
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| 1987-88 |
7-21 |
5-9 |
1-10 |
2-16 |
10th |
Bill Foster |
| 1988-89 |
9-19 |
6-7 |
1-10 |
2-16 |
10th |
Bill Foster |
| 1989-90 |
9-19 |
7-8 |
0-11 |
2-16 |
10th |
Bill Foster |
| 1990-91 |
5-23 |
3-10 |
0-11 |
0-18 |
10th |
Bill Foster |
| 1991-92 |
9 19 |
8-7 |
0-12 |
2-16 |
10th |
Bill Foster |
| 1992-93 |
8-19 |
7-6 |
1-11 |
3-15 |
10th |
Bill Foster |
| 1993-94 |
15-14 |
8-7 |
5-7 |
5-13 |
T-10th |
Ricky Byrdsong Ricky Byrdsong was an insurance executive and former African American men's basketball coach who was murdered in a hate crime.- Career :...
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| NIT Second Round |
| 1994-95 |
5-22 |
4-9 |
0-13 |
1-17 |
11th |
Ricky Byrdsong |
| 1995-96 |
7-20 |
4-10 |
2-10 |
2-16 |
11th |
Ricky Byrdsong |
| 1996-97 |
7-22 |
6-10 |
1-10 |
2-16 |
11th |
Ricky Byrdsong |
| 1997-98 |
10-17 |
10-6 |
0-10 |
3-13 |
9th |
Kevin O’Neill Kevin O'Neill is an American head coach of the USC Trojans basketball team. His personal webpage is www.coachkohoops.com O'Neill was born in Malone, New York and attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada...
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| 1998-99 |
15-14 |
11-6 |
3-7 |
6-10 |
8th |
Kevin O’Neill |
| NIT First Round |
| 1999–2000 |
5-25 |
5-12 |
0-9 |
0-16 |
11th |
Kevin O’Neill |
| 2000-01 |
11-19 |
8-7 |
1-10 |
3-13 |
11th |
Bill Carmody Bill Carmody is an American men's college basketball coach.Since 2000, he has been the head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.-Early life and education:...
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| 2001-02 |
16-13 |
10-3 |
3-7 |
7-9 |
7th |
Bill Carmody |
| 2002-03 |
12-17 |
10-7 |
1-8 |
3-13 |
10th |
Bill Carmody |
| 2003-04 |
14-15 |
10-3 |
3-9 |
8-8 |
T-5th |
Bill Carmody |
| 2004-05 |
15-16 |
12-4 |
1-9 |
6-10 |
8th |
Bill Carmody |
| 2005-06 |
14-15 |
9-5 |
3-8 |
6-10 |
T-8th |
Bill Carmody |
| 2006-07 |
13-18 |
10-8 |
1-8 |
2-14 |
T-10th |
Bill Carmody |
| 2007-08 |
8-22 |
5-11 |
3-10 |
1-17 |
11th |
Bill Carmody |
| 2008-09 |
17-14 |
13-4 |
4-10 |
8-10 |
9th |
Bill Carmody |
| NIT First Round |
| 2009-10 The 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's tenth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena...
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20-14 |
15-4 |
2-9 |
7-11 |
7th |
Bill Carmody |
| NIT First Round |
| 2010-11 The 2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This is head coach Bill Carmody's eleventh season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan...
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20-14 |
13-4 |
5-9 |
7-11 |
8th |
Bill Carmody |
NIT Quarterfinalsi>
National Championship seasons are noted with a # (As named by the Helms Athletic FoundationThe Helms Athletic Foundation was an athletic foundation based in Los Angeles, founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms. It put together a panel of experts to select National Champion teams and make All-America team selections in a number of college sports including football and basketball...
)
Sources:
Coaching history
| Coach |
Years |
Record |
ConferenceRecord |
ConferenceTitles |
| 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-External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
|
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 -External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
|
1922–1927 |
19-62 |
11-49 |
|
| Arthur Lonborg |
1927–1950 |
236-203-1 |
138-141 |
2 |
| Harold Olsen Harold G. Olsen was a college men's basketball coach. The Rice Lake, Wisconsin native was the head coach of the Ohio State University from 1922 to 1946. That year he became the first head coach of the BAA's Chicago Stags, where he coached almost three seasons before being replaced by Philip...
|
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 Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter is a Hall-of-Fame American basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense.-Early life:...
|
1973–1978 |
44-87 |
25-61 |
|
| Rich Falk Rich Falk is a former college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats team from 1978 to 1986. Currently, Falk is the Associate Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. His primary responsibilities are men's basketball operations, managing the Big Ten Men's Basketball...
|
1978–1986 |
80-180 |
34-110 |
|
| Bill Foster Bill Foster was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University. He is best known for guiding Duke to the NCAA championship game in 1978, and that year he was named national Coach of the Year by...
|
1986–1993 |
54-141 |
13-113 |
|
| Ricky Byrdsong Ricky Byrdsong was an insurance executive and former African American men's basketball coach who was murdered in a hate crime.- Career :...
|
1993–1997 |
34-78 |
10-62 |
|
| Kevin O’Neill Kevin O'Neill is an American head coach of the USC Trojans basketball team. His personal webpage is www.coachkohoops.com O'Neill was born in Malone, New York and attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada...
|
1997–2000 |
30-56 |
9-39 |
|
| Bill Carmody Bill Carmody is an American men's college basketball coach.Since 2000, he has been the head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.-Early life and education:...
|
2000–Present |
160-177 |
58-126 |
|
| Totals |
960-1424-1 |
469-1004 |
2 |
|
Sources:
Career leaders
- Points Scored: Billy McKinney
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(1900, 1974–1977)
- Assists: Michael Thompson (454, 2007–2011)
- Rebounds: Evan Eschmeyer
Evan Bruce Eschmeyer is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round of the 1999 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from Northwestern University, Eschmeyer played in four NBA seasons from 1999–2003...
(995, 1995–1999)
- Steals: Patrick Baldwin (272, 1990–1994)
- Blocks: Kevin Rankin
Kevin Rankin is a retired American/Turkish professional basketball player. He stands 2.10 m tall and played the power forward and center positions.-Amateur career:...
(133, 1990–1994)
Single-season Leaders
- Points Scored: John Shurna (619, 2010)
- Assists: Patrick Baldwin (154, 1994)
- 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:
All-Americans
- Joe Reiff
Joseph "Joe" Reiff was an American basketball player and referee. He was a three-time All-American center at Northwestern University....
(1931, 1933)
- Otto Graham
Otto Everett Graham, Jr. was a professional American football and basketball player who played for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League, as well as the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League.-Early life:Born in Waukegan,...
(1944)
- Max Morris
Glen Max Morris was a professional American football and basketball player. He was a consensus All-American in both sports for Northwestern University and later played professional football for the Chicago Rockets and Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference...
(1946)
- Evan Eschmeyer
Evan Bruce Eschmeyer is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round of the 1999 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from Northwestern University, Eschmeyer played in four NBA seasons from 1999–2003...
(1999)
Source:
External links