Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Northwestern Wildcats | |||
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University | Northwestern University | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
Arena | Welsh-Ryan Arena (capacity: 8,117) | ||
Nickname | Wildcats | ||
Student section | Wildside | ||
Colors | Purple and White | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Pre-tournament Helms champions | |||
1931 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1931, 1933 |
The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. Men's basketball was first introduced at Northwestern in 1901.[1] Home games are played at Welsh-Ryan Arena, located on Northwestern's campus in Evanston, Illinois.
The team won its sole National Championship in 1931 (according to the Helms Athletic Foundation) and its last Big Ten Conference title in 1933. The team has consistently finished in the bottom half of the Big Ten, with only two finishes above fourth place since World War II and none since 1968. It is the only member of a BCS conference to have never appeared in an NCAA tournament (despite hosting the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game in 1939 and the 1956 NCAA Men's Final Four). It has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament seven times (1983, 1994, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
Past Seasons
Season | Overall Record | Home Record | Away Record | Conference Record | Place | Coach |
1904-05 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Tom Holland | ||
1905-06 | No Games Played | |||||
1906-07 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-1 | Louis Gillesby | ||
1907-08 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-4 | Louis Gillesby | ||
1908-09 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 7th | Louis Gillesby |
1909-10 | 0-9 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-9 | 8th | Louis Gillesby |
1910-11 | 3-15 | 4-8 | 0-7 | 1-12 | 8th | Stuart Templeton |
1911-12 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 0-5 | 0-8 | 8th | Charles Hammett |
1912-13 | 14-4 | 10-2 | 4-2 | 7-2 | 2nd | Dennis Grady |
1913-14 | 11-6 | 8-3 | 3-3 | 6-5 | 5th | Dennis Grady |
1914-15 | 12-8 | 7-4 | 4-4 | 5-5 | T-4th | Fred Murphy |
1915-16 | 14-5 | 7-1 | 7-4 | 9-3 | T-2nd | Fred Murphy |
1916-17 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-10 | 8th | Fred Murphy |
1917-18 | 6-4 | 6-1 | 1-3 | 5-3 | 3rd | Norman Elliott |
1918-19 | 7-6 | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-4 | 3rd | Tom Robinson |
1919-20 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 0-4 | 2-6 | T-7th | Norman Elliott |
1920-21 | 2-12 | 2-6 | 0-6 | 1-11 | 10th | Ray Elder |
1921-22 | 7-11 | 7-2 | 0-9 | 3-9 | 10th | Dana Evans |
1922-23 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3-9 | 8th | Maury Kent |
1923-24 | 0-16 | 0-9 | 0-7 | 0-12 | 10th | Maury Kent |
1924-25 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 4-8 | 8th | Maury Kent |
1925-26 | 5-12 | 5-5 | 0-7 | 3-9 | 10th | Maury Kent |
1926-27 | 3-14 | 3-7 | 0-7 | 1-11 | T-9th | Maury Kent |
1927-28 | 12-5 | 9-1 | 3-4 | 9-3 | T-3rd | Arthur Lonborg |
1928-29 | 12-5 | 8-2 | 4-3 | 7-5 | 4th | Arthur Lonborg |
1929-30 | 8-8 | 4-5 | 4-3 | 6-6 | 6th | Arthur Lonborg |
1930-31# | 16-1 | 9-1 | 7-0 | 11-1 | 1st | Arthur Lonborg |
1931-32 | 13-5 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 9-3 | T-2nd | Arthur Lonborg |
1932-33 | 15-4 | 11-0 | 4-4 | 10-2 | T-1st | Arthur Lonborg |
1933-34 | 11-8 | 8-3 | 3-5 | 8-4 | T-2nd | Arthur Lonborg |
1934-35 | 10-10 | 8-5 | 2-5 | 3-9 | 8th | Arthur Lonborg |
1935-36 | 13-6-1 | 9-2-1 | 4-4 | 7-5 | T-3rd | Arthur Lonborg |
1936-37 | 11-9 | 8-5 | 3-4 | 4-8 | 7th | Arthur Lonborg |
1937-38 | 10-10 | 6-5 | 4-5 | 7-5 | T-3rd | Arthur Lonborg |
1938-39 | 7-13 | 6-5 | 1-8 | 5-7 | 6th | Arthur Lonborg |
1939-40 | 13-7 | 9-2 | 4-5 | 7-5 | T-4th | Arthur Lonborg |
1940-41 | 7-11 | 6-4 | 1-7 | 3-9 | 9th | Arthur Lonborg |
1941-42 | 8-13 | 5-5 | 2-6 | 5-10 | T-7th | Arthur Lonborg |
1942-43 | 8-9 | 4-1 | 3-4 | 7-5 | 3rd | Arthur Lonborg |
1943-44 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 5-3 | 8-4 | T-4th | Arthur Lonborg |
1944-45 | 7-12 | 3-1 | 2-6 | 4-8 | T-6th | Arthur Lonborg |
1945-46 | 15-5 | 6-0 | 4-4 | 8-4 | T-3rd | Arthur Lonborg |
1946-47 | 7-13 | 3-1 | 0-6 | 2-10 | 9th | Arthur Lonborg |
1947-48 | 6-14 | 5-2 | 0-6 | 3-9 | T-8th | Arthur Lonborg |
1948-49 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 1-8 | 2-10 | 9th | Arthur Lonborg |
1949-50 | 10-12 | 5-0 | 1-6 | 3-9 | T-8th | Arthur Lonborg |
1950-51 | 12-10 | 5-3 | 6-5 | 7-7 | T-4th | Harold Olson |
1951-52 | 7-15 | 6-5 | 1-10 | 4-10 | T-8th | Harold Olson |
1952-53 | 6-16 | 4-8 | 2-8 | 5-13 | 8th | Waldo Fisher |
1953-54 | 9-13 | 8-3 | 1-10 | 6-8 | T-5th | Waldo Fisher |
1954-55 | 12-10 | 11-2 | 1-8 | 7-7 | 5th | Waldo Fisher |
1955-56 | 2-20 | 2-9 | 0-11 | 1-13 | 10th | Waldo Fisher |
1956-57 | 6-16 | 4-7 | 1-9 | 2-12 | 10th | Waldo Fisher |
1957-58 | 13-9 | 7-4 | 4-5 | 8-6 | T-4th | William Rohr |
1958-59 | 15-7 | 8-4 | 7-2 | 8-6 | T-2nd | William Rohr |
1959-60 | 11-12 | 6-5 | 4-6 | 8-6 | T-3rd | William Rohr |
1960-61 | 10-12 | 8-4 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 6th | William Rohr |
1961-62 | 8-15 | 6-6 | 2-8 | 3-11 | T-9th | William Rohr |
1962-63 | 9-15 | 5-5 | 3-8 | 6-8 | 7th | William Rohr |
1963-64 | 8-13 | 7-4 | 1-7 | 6-8 | T-6th | Larry Glass |
1964-65 | 7-17 | 2-9 | 4-5 | 3-11 | 9th | Larry Glass |
1965-66 | 12-12 | 7-3 | 2-8 | 7-7 | T-5th | Larry Glass |
1966-67 | 11-11 | 7-3 | 4-6 | 7-7 | T-5th | Larry Glass |
1967-68 | 13-10 | 9-0 | 3-8 | 8-6 | 4th | Larry Glass |
1968-69 | 14-10 | 8-3 | 4-6 | 6-8 | T-5th | Larry Glass, Brad Snyder |
1969-70 | 9-15 | 5-5 | 2-6 | 4-10 | 9th | Brad Snyder |
1970-71 | 7-17 | 6-6 | 1-11 | 3-11 | 10th | Brad Snyder |
1971-72 | 5-18 | 2-7 | 2-9 | 3-11 | 10th | Brad Snyder |
1972-73 | 5-19 | 4-6 | 0-12 | 2-12 | 10th | Brad Snyder |
1973-74 | 9-15 | 6-7 | 2-7 | 3-11 | 9th | Tex Winter |
1974-75 | 6-20 | 6-5 | 0-13 | 4-14 | T-9th | Tex Winter |
1975-76 | 12-15 | 7-5 | 3-9 | 7-11 | T-7th | Tex Winter |
1976-77 | 9-18 | 4-8 | 1-9 | 7-11 | T-7th | Tex Winter |
1977-78 | 8-19 | 5-8 | 1-10 | 4-14 | T-9th | Tex Winter |
1978-79 | 6-21 | 2-10 | 2-11 | 2-16 | 10th | Rich Falk |
1979-80 | 10-17 | 9-7 | 1-9 | 5-13 | 10th | Rich Falk |
1980-81 | 9-18 | 6-7 | 1-9 | 3-15 | 10th | Rich Falk |
1981-82 | 9-18 | 7-5 | 1-10 | 5-13 | 9th | Rich Falk |
1982-83 | 18-12 | 13-2 | 3-9 | 8-10 | 8th | Rich Falk |
1983-84 | 14-14 | 10-6 | 3-8 | 7-11 | 7th | Rich Falk |
1984-85 | 6-22 | 5-10 | 1-12 | 2-16 | 10th | Rich Falk |
1985-86 | 8-20 | 6-9 | 2-10 | 2-16 | 10th | Rich Falk |
1986-87 | 7-21 | 7-8 | 0-13 | 2-16 | T-9th | Bill Foster |
1987-88 | 7-21 | 5-9 | 1-10 | 2-16 | 10th | Bill Foster |
1988-89 | 9-19 | 6-7 | 1-10 | 2-16 | 10th | Bill Foster |
1989-90 | 9-19 | 7-8 | 0-11 | 2-16 | 10th | Bill Foster |
1990-91 | 5-23 | 3-10 | 0-11 | 0-18 | 10th | Bill Foster |
1991-92 | 9 19 | 8-7 | 0-12 | 2-16 | 10th | Bill Foster |
1992-93 | 8-19 | 7-6 | 1-11 | 3-15 | 10th | Bill Foster |
1993-94 | 15-14 | 8-7 | 5-7 | 5-13 | T-10th | Ricky Byrdsong |
1994-95 | 5-22 | 4-9 | 0-13 | 1-17 | 11th | Ricky Byrdsong |
1995-96 | 7-20 | 4-10 | 2-10 | 2-16 | 11th | Ricky Byrdsong |
1996-97 | 7-22 | 6-10 | 1-10 | 2-16 | 11th | Ricky Byrdsong |
1997-98 | 10-17 | 10-6 | 0-10 | 3-13 | 9th | Kevin O’Neill |
1998-99 | 15-14 | 11-6 | 3-7 | 6-10 | 8th | Kevin O’Neill |
1999–2000 | 5-25 | 5-12 | 0-9 | 0-16 | 11th | Kevin O’Neill |
2000-01 | 11-19 | 8-7 | 1-10 | 3-13 | 11th | Bill Carmody |
2001-02 | 16-13 | 10-3 | 3-7 | 7-9 | 7th | Bill Carmody |
2002-03 | 12-17 | 10-7 | 1-8 | 3-13 | 10th | Bill Carmody |
2003-04[2] | 14-15 | 10-3 | 3-9 | 8-8 | T-5th[3] | Bill Carmody |
2004-05[4] | 15-16 | 12-4 | 1-9 | 6-10 | 8th[5] | Bill Carmody |
2005-06[6] | 14-15 | 9-5 | 3-8 | 6-10 | T-8th[7] | Bill Carmody |
2006-07[8] | 13-18 | 10-8 | 1-8 | 2-14 | T-10th[9] | Bill Carmody |
2007-08[10] | 8-22 | 5-11 | 3-10 | 1-17 | 11th[11] | Bill Carmody |
2008-09 | 17-14 | 13-4 | 4-10 | 8-10 | 9th | Bill Carmody |
2009-10 [12] | 20-14 | 15-4 | 2-9 | 7-11 | 7th | Bill Carmody |
2010-11 [13] | 20-14 | 13-4 | 5-9 | 7-11 | 8th | Bill Carmody |
National Championship seasons are noted with a # (As named by the Helms Athletic Foundation) |
Sources:[14]
Coaching history
Coach | Years | Record | Conference Record |
Conference Titles |
Tom Holland | 1904–1905 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
Louis Gillesby | 1906–1910 | 4-28 | 1-13 | |
Stuart Templeton | 1910–1911 | 3-15 | 1-12 | |
Charles Hammett | 1911–1912 | 4-9 | 0-8 | |
Dennis Grady | 1912–1914 | 25-10 | 13-7 | |
Fred Murphy | 1914–1917 | 28-24 | 16-18 | |
Norman Elliott | 1917–1918, 1919–1920 | 10-11 | 7-9 | |
Tom Robinson | 1918–1919 | 7-6 | 6-4 | |
Ray Elder | 1920–1921 | 2-12 | 1-11 | |
Dana Evans | 1921–1922 | 7-11 | 3-9 | |
Maury Kent | 1922–1927 | 19-62 | 11-49 | |
Arthur Lonborg | 1927–1950 | 236-203-1 | 138-141 | 2 |
Harold Olsen | 1950–1952 | 19-25 | 11-17 | |
Waldo Fisher | 1952–1957 | 35-65 | 21-53 | |
William Rohr | 1957–1963 | 66-70 | 39-45 | |
Larry Glass | 1963–1969 | 61-81 | 33-45 | |
Brad Snyder | 1969–1973 | 30-71 | 16-46 | |
Tex Winter | 1973–1978 | 44-87 | 25-61 | |
Rich Falk | 1978–1986 | 80-180 | 34-110 | |
Bill Foster | 1986–1993 | 54-141 | 13-113 | |
Ricky Byrdsong | 1993–1997 | 34-78 | 10-62 | |
Kevin O’Neill | 1997–2000 | 30-56 | 9-39 | |
Bill Carmody | 2000–2013 | 160-177 | 58-126 | |
Totals | 960-1424-1 | 469-1004 | 2 |
Sources:[14]
All-Time statistical leaders
Career leaders
- Points Scored: John Shurna (2,038, 2008-2012)
- Assists: Michael Thompson (454, 2007–2011)
- Rebounds: Evan Eschmeyer (995, 1995–1999)
- Steals: Patrick Baldwin (272, 1990–1994)
- Blocks: John Shurna (136, 2008–2012)
Single-season Leaders
- Points Scored: John Shurna (661, 2012)
- Assists: Patrick Baldwin (154, 1994)
- Rebounds: Jim Pitts (321, 1966)
- Steals: Patrick Baldwin (90, 1991)
- Blocks: Jim Pitts (123, 1966)
Single-game leaders
- Points Scored: Rich Falk (49, 1964)
- Assists: Patrick Baldwin (14, 1993)
- Rebounds: Jim Pitts (29, 1965)
- Steals: Patrick Baldwin (9, 1991)
- Blocks: Jim Pitts (10, 1966)
Source for all statistical leaders:[15]
All-Americans
- Joe Reiff (1931, 1933)
- Otto Graham (1944)
- Max Morris (1946)
- Evan Eschmeyer (1999)
Source:[16]
References
- ^ "Northwestern University History 1900-1949". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2003-04 Northwestern Men's Basketball Statistics". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2003-04 Big Ten Men's Basketball Statistics". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2004-05 Northwestern Men's Basketball Statistics". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2004-2005 Big Ten Conference Standings/Schedules". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2005-06 Northwestern Men's Basketball Statistics". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2005-2006 Big Ten Conference Standings/Schedules". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2006-07 Northwestern Men's Basketball Statistics". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2006-2007 Big Ten Conference Standings/Schedules". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "2007-08 Northwestern Men's Basketball Statistics". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "The Automated ScoreBook: Northwestern". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Northwestern Wildcats". espn.com. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Standings". espn.com. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ^ a b "Year-by-Year Summary" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Individual Records" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Individual Records" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-06-18.