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^[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.

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.

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
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.

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)	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

Chris Collins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian James (Illinois State)
Armon Gates (Kent State)
Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA, 2017*	TBA	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*	Loyola (MD)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
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 Naismith Bracket	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Nov 19, 2017*	vs. Texas Tech or Boston College Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament Naismith Bracket	Mohegan Sun Arena 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 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

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.
^ Greenstein, Teddy. "Northwestern dances past Rutgers in 83-61 rout, into Big Ten quarterfinals". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ "No home away from home for Maryland in Big Ten tournament loss to Northwestern". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ Greenstein, Teddy. "Northwestern falls to Wisconsin in Big Ten semis, but Selection Sunday awaits". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ "Northwestern's win over Vandy was wild. Here's what happened". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ "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.
^ "RAPID REACTION: Zags hold off the Wildcats 79-73 in Round of 32". Inside NU. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ Dauster, Rob (2017-03-19). "No. 1 Gonzaga's win over No. 8 Northwestern marred by blown goaltending call". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ "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] 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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