2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	6–2 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Collins (4th year)
Assistant coach	Brian James
Assistant coach	Patrick Baldwin
Assistant coach	Armon Gates
Home arena	Welsh-Ryan Arena

2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Maryland	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 13 Indiana	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 17 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
No. 15 Purdue	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Illinois	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team will represent Northwestern University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth year head coach Chris Collins. They are members of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record 20–12, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. This was the first 20 win season in school history.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Joey van Zegeren	1	F	6'10"	235	RS Senior	Hoogeveen, Netherlands	Graduated
Tre Demps	14	G	6'2"	198	RS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Alex Olah	22	C	7'0"	270	Senior	Timisoara, Romania	Graduated

Class of 2016 recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Barret Benson C	Darien, IL	Hinsdale South	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jul 6, 2015
Barret Benson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Rapolas Ivanauskas SF	Barrington, IL	Barrington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 18, 2015
Rapolas Ivanauskas SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Isiah Brown PG	Lynnwood, WA	Lakeside	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	May 31, 2015
Isiah Brown PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

2017 commitments

2017 recruits
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	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.

Roster

2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	4	Law, VicVic Law	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Saint Rita	South Holland, IL
5.0 !C	5	Pardon, DererkDererk Pardon	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Villa Angela-St. Joseph	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	10	Hall, CharlieCharlie Hall (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Crossroads	Danville, IL
1.5 !G	12	Brown, IsiahIsiah Brown	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lakeside	Seattle, WA
3.5 !F	14	Ivanauskas, RapolasRapolas Ivanauskas	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brewster Academy	Barrington, IL
2.5 !G/F	20	Lindsey, ScottieScottie Lindsey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fenwick	Hillsdale, IL
1.5 !G	21	Malnati, TinoTino Malnati (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Trier	Northfield, IL
1.5 !G	23	Ash, JordanJordan Ash	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Joseph	Bolingbrook, IL
5.0 !C	25	Benson, BarretBarret Benson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hinsdale South	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	30	McIntosh, BryantBryant McIntosh	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greensburg Community	New Castle, IN
3.5 !F	32	Taphorn, NathanNathan Taphorn	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pekin	Pekin, IL
2.5 !G/F	34	Lumpkin, SanjaySanjay Lumpkin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Benilde-St. Margaret's	Wayzata, MN
3.5 !F	35	Falzon, AaronAaron Falzon	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Northfield Mount Hermon	Newton, MA
3.5 !F	44	Skelly, GavinGavin Skelly	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Westlake	Westlake, OH

Head coach

Chris Collins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian James (Illinois State)
Patrick Baldwin (Northwestern)
Armon Gates (Kent State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source^[1]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Illinois–Springfield	W 89–52		18 – Brown	6 – McIntosh	5 – McIntosh	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 94–63	1–0	18 – Law	8 – Lumpkin	4 – 3 Tied	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,056) Evanston, IL
Nov 14, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN	Eastern Washington Legends Classic	W 86–72	2–0	26 – Law	6 – Lindsey	7 – McIntosh	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,604) Evanston, IL
Nov 16, 2016* 6:00 pm, FS1	at Butler Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 68–70	2–1	17 – Law	7 – Lindsey	5 – McIntosh	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,858) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 21, 2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. No. 22 Texas Legends Classic semifinals	W 77–58	3–1	20 – McIntosh	11 – Pardon	5 – McIntosh	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 22, 2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Notre Dame Legends Classic championship	L 66–70	3–2	17 – Lindsey	7 – Pardon	4 – McIntosh	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 25, 2016* 2:00 pm, BTN+	Bryant Legends Classic	W 86–66	4–2	22 – Law	10 – Pardon	6 – Lindsey	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,322) Evanston, IL
Nov 28, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 65–58	5–2	23 – McIntosh	7 – Lumpkin	4 – Lindsey	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,386) Evanston, IL
Dec 3, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN	DePaul	W 80–64	6–2	19 – Lindsey	10 – Lumpkin	7 – Lindsey	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Dec 11, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN	New Orleans			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Dec 14, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN	Chicago State			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Dec 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN	vs. Dayton State Farm Chicago Legends			–	–	–	United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	IUPUI			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Houston Baptist			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
Dec 27, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2	at Penn State			–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 30, 2016 5:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan State			–	–	–	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 5, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Minnesota			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 8, 2017 BTN	at Nebraska			–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 12, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Rutgers			–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 15, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN	Iowa			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 22, 2017 12:00 pm, BTN	at Ohio State			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	Nebraska			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 29, 2017 5:30 pm, BTN	Indiana			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 1, 2017 7:30 pm, BTN	at Purdue			–	–	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Feb 7, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	Illinois			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 12, 2017 5:30 pm, BTN	at Wisconsin			–	–	–	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Feb 15, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN	Maryland			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU	Rutgers			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 21, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	at Illinois			–	–	–	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Feb 25/26, 2017	at Indiana			–	–	–	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Mar 1, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN	Michigan			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Mar 4/5, 2017	Purdue			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2017	vs.			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "2016-17 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule".

Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Old Patten Gymnasium (1910–1940) Patten Gymnasium (1940–1952) Welsh-Ryan Arena (1952–present)

Culture & lore	History "Go U Northwestern" Willie the Wildcat

People	Head coaches

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold

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