2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Collins. They were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 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.

2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–12 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Indiana153 .833278  .771
No. 2 Michigan State135 .722296  .829
No. 18 Maryland126 .667279  .750
No. 12 Purdue126 .667269  .743
No. 25 Iowa126 .6672211  .667
Wisconsin126 .6672213  .629
Ohio State117 .6112213  .629
Michigan108 .5562313  .639
Northwestern810 .4442012  .625
Penn State711 .3891616  .500
Nebraska612 .3331618  .471
Illinois513 .2781519  .441
Minnesota216 .1111120  .355
Rutgers117 .056725  .219
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 Season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Indiana.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Johnnie Vassar0G6'0"185FreshmanChicago, ILTransferred
Dave Sobolewski3G6'1"180SeniorNaperville, ILGraduated
Nick Segura21F6'6"183FreshmanMcLean, VATransferred
JerShon Cobb23G6'5"208RS SeniorDecatur, GAGraduated
Jeremiah Kreisberg50C6'10"235SeniorBerkeley, CAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Joey van Zegeren1F6'10"235RS SeniorHoogeveen, NetherlandsTransferred from Virginia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Zegeren will play for the 2015–16 season because he already redshirted a year at Virginia Tech.

Incoming recruits

Class of 2015 recruits

Jordan Ash in the 2015 IHSA 3A championship game victory
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Falzon
PF
Newton, MA Northfield Mount Hermon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 83
Dererk Pardon
PF
Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Ash
SG
Westchester, IL Saint Joseph High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 77
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

Class of 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rapolas Ivanauskas
SF
Barrington, IL Barrington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Isiah Brown
PG
Lynnwood, WA Lakeside 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) May 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

Roster

2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Joey van Zegeren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrCanarias Basketball Academy
Virginia Tech
Hoogeveen, Netherlands
F 4 Vic Law 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSaint Rita South Holland, IL
C 5 Dererk Pardon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrVilla Angela-St. Joseph Cleveland, OH
G 10 Charlie Hall (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCrossroads Danville, IL
G 14 Tre Demps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS SrRonald Reagan San Antonio, TX
G/F 20 Scottie Lindsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoFenwick HS Hillsdale, IL
C 22 Alex Olah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrTraders Point Christian Acad. Timișoara, Romania
G 23 Jordan Ash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Joseph Bolingbrook, IL
G 30 Bryant McIntosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoGreensburg Community HS New Castle, IN
F 32 Nathan Taphorn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrPekin Community HS Pekin, IL
G/F 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrBenilde-St. Margaret's Wayzata, MN
F 35 Aaron Falzon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrNorthfield Mount Hermon Newton, MA
F 44 Gavin Skelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)219 lb (99 kg) SoWestlake HS Westlake, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-07-06

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2015*
7:00 pm
Quincy (IL) W 80–64 
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 79–57  1–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,011)
Evanston, IL
Nov 18, 2015*
7:00 pm
Fairfield
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 79–72  2–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,574)
Evanston, IL
Nov 20, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Columbia
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 83–80 OT 3–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,117)
Evanston, IL
Nov 23, 2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 9 North Carolina
CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals
L 69–80  3–1
Sprint Center (13,598)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Missouri
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game
W 67–62  4–1
Sprint Center (13,198)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 28, 2015*
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 90–63  5–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,015)
Evanston, IL
Dec 1, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 81–79 OT 6–1
Cassell Coliseum (4,879)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 5, 2015*
2:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 81–56  7–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,318)
Evanston, IL
Dec 13, 2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
Chicago State W 77–35  8–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,621)
Evanston, IL
Dec 15, 2015*
7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 78–48  9–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,704)
Evanston, IL
Dec 19, 2015*
1:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 78–70 OT 10–1
Allstate Arena (6,351)
Rosemont, IL
Dec 21, 2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
Sacred Heart W 103–67  11–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,574)
Evanston, IL
Dec 27, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
Loyola (MD) W 74–59  12–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,401)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30, 2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nebraska W 81–72  13–1
(1–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,924)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 2, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 4 Maryland L 59–72  13–2
(1–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan 6, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
Ohio State L 56–65  13–3
(1–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,439)
Evanston, IL
Jan 9, 2016
1:30 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 77–52  14–3
(2–2)
Williams Arena (10,436)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 2016
6:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin W 70–65  15–3
(3–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,264)
Evanston, IL
Jan 16, 2016
7:30 pm, ESPNU
Penn State L 62–71  15–4
(3–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,512)
Evanston, IL
Jan 19, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 7 Maryland L 56–62 OT 15–5
(3–4)
Xfinity Center (17,144)
College Park, MD
Jan 23, 2016
11:00 am, ESPNU
at No. 25 Indiana L 57–89  15–6
(3–5)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 28, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 Michigan State L 45–76  15–7
(3–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan 31, 2016
2:00 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Iowa L 71–85  15–8
(3–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 4, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota W 84–58  16–8
(4–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,015)
Evanston, IL
Feb 9, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio State L 63–71  16–9
(4–8)
Value City Arena (11,376)
Columbus, OH
Feb 13, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 58–56  17–9
(5–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Feb 16, 2016
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 17 Purdue L 61–71  17–10
(5–9)
Mackey Arena (12,868)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 24, 2016
6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 63–72  17–11
(5–10)
Crisler Center (12,071)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 27, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Rutgers W 98–59  18–11
(6–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,833)
Evanston, IL
Mar 3, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State W 71–61  19–11
(7–10)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,936)
University Park, PA
Mar 6, 2016
1:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska W 65–54  20–11
(8–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,702)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten tournament
Mar 10, 2016
11:00 am, BTN
(9) vs. (8) Michigan
Second round
L 70–72 OT 20–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,707)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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