| 2014–15Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 15–17 (6–12 Big Ten) |
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| Home arena | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3Wisconsin † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 36 | – | 4 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12Maryland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23Michigan 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 fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team representedNorthwestern University in the2014–15college basketball season. Led by second year head coachChris Collins. The Wildcats were members of theBig Ten Conference and played their home games atWelsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the second round of theBig Ten tournament to Indiana.
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 theBig Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State.
| 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 toDrake |
| 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 toTulane |
| Chier Ajou | 42 | C | 7'2" | 245 | Sophomore | Aweil, South Sudan | Transferred toSeton Hall |
| Nikola Cerina | 45 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Topola, Serbia | Graduated |
| 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 fromYale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kreisberg graduated fromYale. |
| Name | Hometown | School | 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 | |
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| Bryant McIntosh PG | Greensburg, IN | Greensburg | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 9, 2013 | |
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| Gavin Skelly PF | Westlake, OH | Westlake | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jul 29, 2013 | |
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| Johnnie Vassar PG | San Juan Capistrano, CA | JSerra | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Dec 20, 2013 | |
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| Scott Lindsey SG | Oak Park, IL | Fenwick | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 22, 2013 | |
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Aaron Falzon PF | Newton, MA | Northfield Mount Hermon | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 13, 2014 | |
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| Dererk Pardon PF | Cleveland, OH | Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 7, 2014 | |
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| Jordan Ash SG | Westchester, IL | Saint Joseph High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 19, 2014 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | 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 | |||||||||||
| Mar 12 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Indiana Second round | L 56–71 | 15–17 | United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||