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| opponent = [[2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team|Loyola (MD)]]
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| opponent = [[2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team|Saint Peter's]]
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| opponent = [[2017–18 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team|Texas Tech]] or [[2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team|Boston College]]
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Revision as of 15:51, 8 September 2017

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2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 16 – 2   .889 30 – 5   .857
No. 11 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811
No. 17 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
No. 7 Michigan † 13 – 5   .722 33 – 8   .805
Nebraska 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Penn State 9 – 9   .500 26 – 13   .667
Indiana 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Maryland 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Wisconsin 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Northwestern 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Minnesota 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
Illinois 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438
Iowa 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 15 – 19   .441
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team will represent Northwestern University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by fifth-year head coach Chris Collins as members of the Big Ten Conference. They will play their home games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois while their home arena, Welsh-Ryan Arena, undergoes renovations.[1]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 24–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Rutgers[2] and Maryland[3] before losing to Wisconsin in the semifinals.[4] They received the school's first ever bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed in the West region. In the First Round, they defeated No. 9-seeded Vanderbilt[5][6] before losing to No. 1-seeded Gonzaga in the Second Round.[7][8]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On June 20, 2017, assistant coach Patrick Baldwin left the school to become the head coach at Milwaukee.[9] On June 26, the school hired Michigan assistant coach Billy Donlon to replace Baldwin.[10]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sanjay Lumpkin 34 G/F 6'6" 220 Senior Wayzata, MN Graduated
Nathan Taphorn 32 F 6'7" 215 Senior Pekin, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
A. J. Turner 21 F 6'7" 188 Junior Mount Clemens, MI Transferred from Boston College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Turner will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting classes

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Gaines
SG 		New Hampton, New Hampshire New Hampton School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 27, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Lathon
PG 		Grandview, MO Grandview High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 25, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Pete Nance
SF 		Richfield, OH Revere High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 29, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Vic Law 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Saint Rita South Holland, IL
C 5 Dererk Pardon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Villa Angela-St. Joseph Cleveland, OH
G 10 Charlie Hall (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Crossroads Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Anthony Gaines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr New Hampton School (N.H.) Kingston, NY
G 12 Isiah Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lakeside Seattle, WA
F 14 Rapolas Ivanauskas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Brewster Academy Barrington, IL
G/F 20 Scottie Lindsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fenwick Hillsdale, IL
F 21 A. J. Turner (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr New Hampton School
Boston College 		Mount Clemens, MI
G 23 Jordan Ash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Joseph Bolingbrook, IL
C 25 Barret Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Hinsdale South Chicago, IL
G 30 Bryant McIntosh (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Greensburg Community New Castle, IN
G 33 Tino Malnati (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Wauwatosa West Northfield, IL
F 35 Aaron Falzon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon Newton, MA
F 44 Gavin Skelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Westlake Westlake, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
TBA, 2017*
 TBA       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm, BTN+ 		Loyola (MD)       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		Saint Peter's
Hall of Fame Tip Off Campus Round 		      Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Nov 15, 2017*
 BTN/FS1 		Creighton
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		      Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Nov 18, 2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. La Salle
Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament Naismith Bracket semifinals 		      Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 19, 2017*
2:00 pm
or 4:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Texas Tech or Boston College
Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament Naismith Bracket 		      Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 24, 2017*
7:30 pm, BTN+ 		Sacred Heart
Hall of Fame Tip Off Campus Round 		      Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Nov 28, 2017*
 at Georgia Tech
Big Ten-ACC Challenge 		      Hank McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
Dec 1, 2017
 Illinois       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Dec 3, 2017
 at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 11, 2017*
 Chicago State       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Dec 14, 2017*
 Valparaiso       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Dec 16, 2017*
 at DePaul       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2017*
 Lewis       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Dec 22, 2017*
 at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Dec 30, 2017*
 Brown       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Jan 2, 2018
 Nebraska       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Jan 5, 2018
 at Penn State       Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Jan 10, 2018
 Minnesota       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 2018
 at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 17, 2018
 Ohio State       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Jan 20, 2018
 Penn State       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Jan 23, 2018
 at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 29, 2018
 at Michigan       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 1, 2018
 at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2018
 Michigan       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Feb 10, 2018
 at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2018
 at Rutgers       Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 17, 2018
 Michigan State       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Feb 19, 2018
 Maryland       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Feb 22, 2018
 Wisconsin       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Feb 25, 2018
 at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
Feb 28 – Mar 4, 2018
 vs.        Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ "Northwestern basketball flipping homes in 2017-18 season as Welsh-Ryan undergoes 'compete renovation'". Land of 10. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. ^ Greenstein, Teddy. "Northwestern dances past Rutgers in 83-61 rout, into Big Ten quarterfinals". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  3. ^ "No home away from home for Maryland in Big Ten tournament loss to Northwestern". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  4. ^ Greenstein, Teddy. "Northwestern falls to Wisconsin in Big Ten semis, but Selection Sunday awaits". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  5. ^ "Northwestern's win over Vandy was wild. Here's what happened". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt blew Northwestern game with epic foul gaffe (but it wasn't the only reason) | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  7. ^ "RAPID REACTION: Zags hold off the Wildcats 79-73 in Round of 32". Inside NU. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  8. ^ Dauster, Rob (2017-03-19). "No. 1 Gonzaga's win over No. 8 Northwestern marred by blown goaltending call". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  9. ^ "UWM hires Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin as new coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  10. ^ "UWM hires Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin as new coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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