The Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the only private university in the conference. Northwestern has eight men's and eleven women's Division I sports teams. The mascot is Willie the Wildcat...

 men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 team representing Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

 in the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

. Men's basketball was first introduced at Northwestern in 1901. Home games are played at Welsh-Ryan Arena

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Welsh-Ryan Arena is an 8,117-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois. The arena opened in 1952 as McGaw Memorial Hall. It is home to the Northwestern University Wildcats basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. It is located to the north of Ryan Field on the athletic campus, and also...

, located on Northwestern's campus in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...

.

The team won its sole National Championship in 1931 (according to the Helms Athletic Foundation

Helms Athletic Foundation

The Helms Athletic Foundation was an athletic foundation based in Los Angeles, founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms. It put together a panel of experts to select National Champion teams and make All-America team selections in a number of college sports including football and basketball...

) 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

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and none since 1968. It has never appeared in an NCAA tournament (despite hosting the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

 game in 1939 and the 1956 NCAA Men's Final Four). It has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

 6 times (1983, 1994, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011).

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 Dennis Grady -External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
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 Maury Kent -External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
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
Northwestern and Notre Dame played to a 20-20 tie on Dec. 31, 1935.
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 Harold Olson Harold Vincent Olson is a former American football offensive tackle in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos. He played college football at Clemson University.-See also:...
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
Glass coached the first 18 games of 1968-69 before resigning. Snyder coached the final 6 games.
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 Tex Winter Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter is a Hall-of-Fame American basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense.-Early life:...
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
Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations.
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
Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations.
1982-83	18-12	13-2	3-9	8-10	8th	Rich Falk
Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations. Home games in 1982-83 were played at DePaul’s Alumni Hall due to renovation of McGaw Hall (Welsh-Ryan Arena). NIT Second Round
1983-84	14-14	10-6	3-8	7-11	7th	Rich Falk
Record reflects overturned results due to subsequent forfeitures by opposing schools for NCAA violations.
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 Bill Foster (college basketball coach) Bill Foster was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University. He is best known for guiding Duke to the NCAA championship game in 1978, and that year he was named national Coach of the Year by...
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 Ricky Byrdsong Ricky Byrdsong was an insurance executive and former African American men's basketball coach who was murdered in a hate crime.- Career :...
NIT Second Round
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 Kevin O'Neill (basketball) Kevin O'Neill is an American head coach of the USC Trojans basketball team. His personal webpage is www.coachkohoops.com O'Neill was born in Malone, New York and attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada...
1998-99	15-14	11-6	3-7	6-10	8th	Kevin O’Neill
NIT First Round
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 Bill Carmody Bill Carmody is an American men's college basketball coach.Since 2000, he has been the head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.-Early life and education:...
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	14-15	10-3	3-9	8-8	T-5th	Bill Carmody
2004-05	15-16	12-4	1-9	6-10	8th	Bill Carmody
2005-06	14-15	9-5	3-8	6-10	T-8th	Bill Carmody
2006-07	13-18	10-8	1-8	2-14	T-10th	Bill Carmody
2007-08	8-22	5-11	3-10	1-17	11th	Bill Carmody
2008-09	17-14	13-4	4-10	8-10	9th	Bill Carmody
NIT First Round
2009-10 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team The 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's tenth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena...	20-14	15-4	2-9	7-11	7th	Bill Carmody
NIT First Round
2010-11 2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team The 2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This is head coach Bill Carmody's eleventh season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan...	20-14	13-4	5-9	7-11	8th	Bill Carmody
NIT Quarterfinalsi> National Championship seasons are noted with a # (As named by the Helms Athletic Foundation Helms Athletic Foundation The Helms Athletic Foundation was an athletic foundation based in Los Angeles, founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms. It put together a panel of experts to select National Champion teams and make All-America team selections in a number of college sports including football and basketball... ) Sources: 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 Dennis Grady -External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...   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 Maury Kent -External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...   1922–1927 19-62 11-49 Arthur Lonborg  1927–1950 236-203-1 138-141 2 Harold Olsen Harold Olsen Harold G. Olsen was a college men's basketball coach. The Rice Lake, Wisconsin native was the head coach of the Ohio State University from 1922 to 1946. That year he became the first head coach of the BAA's Chicago Stags, where he coached almost three seasons before being replaced by Philip...   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 Tex Winter Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter is a Hall-of-Fame American basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense.-Early life:...   1973–1978 44-87 25-61 Rich Falk Rich Falk Rich Falk is a former college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats team from 1978 to 1986. Currently, Falk is the Associate Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. His primary responsibilities are men's basketball operations, managing the Big Ten Men's Basketball...   1978–1986 80-180 34-110 Bill Foster Bill Foster (college basketball coach) Bill Foster was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University. He is best known for guiding Duke to the NCAA championship game in 1978, and that year he was named national Coach of the Year by...   1986–1993 54-141 13-113 Ricky Byrdsong Ricky Byrdsong Ricky Byrdsong was an insurance executive and former African American men's basketball coach who was murdered in a hate crime.- Career :...   1993–1997 34-78 10-62 Kevin O’Neill Kevin O'Neill (basketball) Kevin O'Neill is an American head coach of the USC Trojans basketball team. His personal webpage is www.coachkohoops.com O'Neill was born in Malone, New York and attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada...   1997–2000 30-56 9-39 Bill Carmody Bill Carmody Bill Carmody is an American men's college basketball coach.Since 2000, he has been the head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.-Early life and education:...   2000–Present 160-177 58-126 Totals 960-1424-1 469-1004 2

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Career leaders

• Points Scored: Billy McKinney
  Billy McKinney (basketball)
  William Melvin McKinney III is an American former professional basketball player and former radio broadcaster....
  
   (1900, 1974–1977)
• Assists: Michael Thompson (454, 2007–2011)
• Rebounds: Evan Eschmeyer
  Evan Eschmeyer
  Evan Bruce Eschmeyer is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round of the 1999 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from Northwestern University, Eschmeyer played in four NBA seasons from 1999–2003...
  
   (995, 1995–1999)
• Steals: Patrick Baldwin (272, 1990–1994)
• Blocks: Kevin Rankin
  Kevin Rankin
  Kevin Rankin is a retired American/Turkish professional basketball player. He stands 2.10 m tall and played the power forward and center positions.-Amateur career:...
  
   (133, 1990–1994)

Single-season Leaders

• Points Scored: John Shurna (619, 2010)
• 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:

All-Americans

• Joe Reiff
  Joe Reiff
  Joseph "Joe" Reiff was an American basketball player and referee. He was a three-time All-American center at Northwestern University....
  
   (1931, 1933)
• Otto Graham
  Otto Graham
  Otto Everett Graham, Jr. was a professional American football and basketball player who played for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League, as well as the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League.-Early life:Born in Waukegan,...
  
   (1944)
• Max Morris
  Max Morris
  Glen Max Morris was a professional American football and basketball player. He was a consensus All-American in both sports for Northwestern University and later played professional football for the Chicago Rockets and Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference...
  
   (1946)
• Evan Eschmeyer
  Evan Eschmeyer
  Evan Bruce Eschmeyer is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round of the 1999 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from Northwestern University, Eschmeyer played in four NBA seasons from 1999–2003...
  
  (1999)

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External links

• Official Northwestern Wildcats Men's Basketball Website