2017–18 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 and Maryland before losing to Wisconsin in the semifinals. 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 before losing to No. 1-seeded Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Offseason

On June 20, 2017, assistant coach Patrick Baldwin left the school to become the head coach at Milwaukee.^[2] On June 26, the school hired Michigan assistant coach Billy Donlon to replace Baldwin.^[3]

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

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
Anthony Gaines SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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.

Future recruits

2018–19 team recruits

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
Jordan Lathon PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Pete Nance SF	Richfield, OH	Revere High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 29, 2017
Pete Nance SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2018 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA, 2017*	TBA	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Regular season
Nov 13, 2017*	Saint Peter's Hall of Fame Tip Off Campus Round	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Nov 15, 2017*	Creighton Gavitt Tipoff Games	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Nov 18, 2017*	vs. La Salle Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament	Mohegan Sun Resort Uncasville, CT
Nov 19, 2017*	vs. Texas Tech or Boston College Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament	Mohegan Sun Resor Uncasville, CT
Nov 24, 2017*	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 2017	TBA (conference opponent)
Dec 2017	TBA (conference opponent)
TBA, 2017*	Brown	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Dec 11, 2017*	Chicago State	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Dec 14, 2017*	Valparaiso	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
TBA, 2017*	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
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

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

^ "Northwestern basketball flipping homes in 2017-18 season as Welsh-Ryan undergoes 'compete renovation'". Land of 10. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
^ "UWM hires Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin as new coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
^ "UWM hires Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin as new coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-06-27.

[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] "UWM hires Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin as new coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-06-27.

[3] "UWM hires Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin as new coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-06-27.

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