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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 represents Northwestern University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Chris Collins as members of the Big Ten Conference. For this season the team will play their home games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois while the university's 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
Ryan Young
PF 		Stewartsville, NJ Bethlehem Catholic High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 23, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Miller Kopp
SF 		Houston, TX Houston Christian High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 21, 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:

Preseason

In its annual preseason preview, the Blue Ribbon Yearbook ranked Northwestern as No. 23 in the country.[11]

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
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm, BTN+ 		No. 19 Loyola (MD) W 79–75  1–0
  26 – Lindsey   9 – Lindsey   7 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (6,013)
Rosemont, IL
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 20 Saint Peter's
Hall of Fame Tip Off Campus Round 		W 75–66  2–0
  17 – McIntosh   7 – Tied   6 – Lindsey  Allstate Arena (5,101)
Rosemont, IL
Nov 15, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 20 Creighton
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 88–92  2–1
  30 – Law   6 – Skelly   9 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (6,384)
Rosemont, IL
Nov 18, 2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. 20 vs. La Salle
Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament Naismith Bracket semifinals 		W 82–74  3–1
  21 – McIntosh   8 – Law   7 – McIntosh  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 19, 2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. Texas Tech
Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament Naismith Bracket championship game 		L 49–85  3–2
  20 – Lindsey   4 – Law   3 – McIntosh  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 24, 2017*
7:30 pm, BTN+ 		Sacred Heart
Hall of Fame Tip Off Campus Round 		W 81–50  4–2
  19 – Lindsey   6 – 2 tie   6 – McIntsoh  Allstate Arena (5,216)
Rosemont, IL
Nov 28, 2017*
6:15 pm, ESPN2 		at Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 51–52  4–3
  18 – McIntosh   12 – Pardon   5 – McIntosh  Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,562)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 1, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN 		Illinois W 72–68 OT 5–3
(1–0) 		 22 – Lindsey   7 – Law   6 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (10,017)
Rosemont, IL
Dec 3, 2017
3:00 pm, BTN 		at Purdue W 74–69  5–4
(1–1) 		 20 – Pardon   10 – Law   4 – 3 tied  Mackey Arena (14,360)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 11, 2017*
6:00 pm, FS1 		Chicago State W 96–31  6–4
  18 – Law   8 – Pardon   7 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (5,007)
Rosemont, IL
Dec 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN 		Valparaiso W 84–50  7–4
  18 – Law   10 – Skelly   5 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (5,299)
Rosemont, IL
Dec 16, 2017*
1:00 pm, FS1 		at DePaul W 62–60  8–4
  25 – Lindsey   8 – Lindsey   7 – McIntosh  Wintrust Arena (7,001)
Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		Lewis W 85–48  9–4
  24 – McIntosh   6 – Gaines   7 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (5,126)
Rosemont, IL
Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 17 Oklahoma L 78–104  9–5
  17 – Pardon   9 – Pardon   3 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (11,259)
Norman, OK
Dec 30, 2017*
11:00 am, FS1 		Brown W 95–73  10–5
  18 – Pardon   8 – Pardon   3 – 4 tied  Allstate Arena (6,006)
Rosemont, IL
Jan 2, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN 		Nebraska L 55–70  10–6
(1–2) 		 17 – Pardon   15 – Pardon   4 – Lindsey  Allstate Arena (5,443)
Rosemont, IL
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Penn State L 63–78  10–7
(1–3) 		 18 – McIntosh   6 – Law   5 – Law  Bryce Jordan Center (4,682)
University Park, PA
Jan 10, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN 		Minnesota W 83–60  11–7
(2–3) 		 22 – Lindsey   12 – Pardon   16 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (5,514)
Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 2018
3:30 pm, CBS 		at Indiana L 46–66  11–8
(2–4) 		 9 – Tied   7 – Law   3 – Law  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 17, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 22 Ohio State L 65–71  11–9
(2–5) 		 13 – Lindsey   10 – Pardon   4 – Pardon  Allstate Arena (6,018)
Rosemont, IL
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm, BTN 		Penn State W 70–61  12–9
(3–5) 		 18 – Law   5 – Tied   4 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (6,544)
Rosemont, IL
Jan 23, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Minnesota W 77–69  13–9
(4–5) 		 18 – Tied   13 – Law   5 – Law  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 29, 2018
6:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 24 Michigan L 47–58  13–10
(4–6) 		 15 – Lindsey   7 – Tied   5 – McIntosh  Crisler Center (10,879)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 1, 2018
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Wisconsin W 60–52  14–10
(5–6) 		 17 – Pardon   8 – Law   4 – McIntosh  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 20 Michigan W 61–52  15–10
(6–6) 		 24 – McIntosh   9 – Skelly   5 – McIntosh  Allstate Arena (7,457)
Rosemont, IL
Feb 10, 2018
11:00 am, ESPN2 		at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers       Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 17, 2018
1:00 pm, FOX 		Michigan State       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Feb 19, 2018
6:00 pm, FS1 		Maryland       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Feb 22, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 		Wisconsin       Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Feb 25, 2018
6:30 pm, BTN 		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
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1920RVRVRV————————Not released
Coaches20RV———————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

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.
  11. ^ "Arizona Tops Blue Ribbon's 37th Annual Preseason Rankings". Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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