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2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

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2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin 16 2   .889 36 4   .900
No. 12 Maryland 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
No. 23 Michigan State 12 6   .667 27 12   .692
Iowa 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Purdue 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Ohio State 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
Indiana 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Illinois 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Michigan 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Minnesota 6 12   .333 18 15   .545
Northwestern 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Nebraska 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Penn State 4 14   .222 18 16   .529
Rutgers 2 16   .111 10 22   .313
2015 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Indiana.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Drew Crawford 1 G/F 6'5" 215 RS Senior Naperville, IL Graduated
Mike Turner 10 F 6'8" 222 RS Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred
Kale Abrahamson 13 G 6'7" 210 Junior West Des Moines, IA Transferred to Drake
James Montgomery III 15 G 6'4" 202 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Aaron Liberman 31 C/F 6'10" 215 RS Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Tulane
Chier Ajou 42 C 7'2" 245 Sophomore Aweil, South Sudan Transferred to Seton Hall
Nikola Cerina 45 F 6'9" 235 Senior Topola, Serbia Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jeremiah Kreisberg 50 C/F 6'10" 240 Senior Berkeley, CA Elected to transfer from Yale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kreisberg graduated from Yale.

Incoming recruits

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Class of 2014 recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Vic Law
SF
South Holland, IL St. Rita of Cascia High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 4, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Bryant McIntosh
PG
Greensburg, IN Greensburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 9, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Gavin Skelly
PF
Westlake, OH Westlake 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 29, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Johnnie Vassar
PG
San Juan Capistrano, CA JSerra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Scott Lindsey
SG
Oak Park, IL Fenwick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 22, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

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

Class of 2015 recruits

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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   247SportsN/A    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   247SportsN/A    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   247SportsN/A    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:

Roster

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2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Johnnie Vassar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr JSerra Catholic HS Chicago, IL
G 3 Dave Sobolewski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Benet Academy Naperville, IL
F 4 Vic Law 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Saint Rita HS South Holland, IL
G 14 Tre Demps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
G 20 Scottie Lindsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fenwick HS Hillsdale, IL
F 21 Nick Segura (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr The Heights School McLean, VA
C 22 Alex Olah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Traders Point Christian Acad. Timișoara, Romania
G 23 JerShon Cobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Columbia HS Decatur, GA
G 30 Bryant McIntosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Greensburg Community HS New Castle, IN
F 32 Nathan Taphorn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Pekin Community HS Pekin, IL
G/F 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Benilde-St. Margaret's Wayzata, MN
F 44 Gavin Skelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Westlake HS Westlake, OH
C 50 Jeremiah Kreisberg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Yale
Head-Royce School
Berkeley, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-07-20

Schedule and results

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Source[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7*
7:00 pm
McKendree W 102–52 
Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14*
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 65–58  1–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,372)
Evanston, IL
Nov 17*
6:00 pm
at Brown W 69–56  2–0
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,503)
Providence, RI
Nov 20*
7:00 pm
North Florida
Cancún Challenge
W 69–67  3–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,783)
Evanston, IL
Nov 22*
3:00 pm
Elon
Cancún Challenge
W 68–67 OT 4-0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,315)
Evanston, IL
Nov 25*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Miami (OH)
Cancún Challenge semifinals
W 55–46  5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650)
Cancún, MX
Nov 26*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Northern Iowa
Cancún Challenge championship
L 42–61  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650)
Cancún, MX
Dec 3*
8:15 pm, ESPNU
Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 58–66  5–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,133)
Evanston, IL
Dec 6*
3:30 pm, FOX
at No. 23 Butler L 56–65  5–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,920)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 14*
5:00 pm, BTN
Mississippi Valley State W 101–49  6–3
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,277)
Evanston, IL
Dec 17*
7:00 pm
Central Michigan L 67–80  6–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,820)
Evanston, IL
Dec 20*
2:00 pm, BTN
Western Michigan W 67–61  7–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,612)
Evanston, IL
Dec 22*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 63–46  8–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,503)
Evanston, IL
Dec 27*
2:00 pm, BTN
Northern Kentucky W 76–55  9–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,650)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Rutgers W 51–47  10–4 (1–0)
The RAC (5,651)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 4
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 4 Wisconsin L 58–81  10–5 (1–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan 11
11:00 am, BTN
at Michigan State L 77–84 OT 10–6 (1–2)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 14
8:00 pm, BTN
Illinois L 67–72  10–7 (1–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,652)
Evanston, IL
Jan 17
7:15 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 54–56  10–8 (1–4)
Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 22
6:00 pm, ESPN
Ohio State L 67–69  10–9 (1–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan 25
6:30 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Maryland L 67–68  10–10 (1–6)
Xfinity Center (14,113)
College Park, MD
Jan 31
5:30 pm, ESPNU
Purdue L 60–68  10–11 (1–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Feb 3
6:30 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 60–76  10–12 (1–8)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,482)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 7
4:30 pm, BTN
at No. 5 Wisconsin L 50–65  10–13 (1–9)
Kohl Center (17,279)
Madison, WI
Feb 10
6:00 pm, BTN
Michigan State L 44–68  10–14 (1–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,265)
Evanston, IL
Feb 15
2:00 pm, BTN
Iowa W 66–61 OT 11–14 (2–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,714)
Evanston, IL
Feb 18
8:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 72–66  12–14 (3–10)
Williams Arena (12,361)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 21
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Penn State W 60–39  13–14 (4–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,317)
Evanston, IL
Feb 25
6:00 pm, BTN
Indiana W 72–65  14–14 (5–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,014)
Evanston, IL
Feb 28
6:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 60–86  14–15 (5–11)
State Farm Center (15,471)
Champaign, IL
Mar 3
8:00 pm, BTN
Michigan W 82–78 2OT 15–15 (6–11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,673)
Evanston, IL
Mar 7
11:00 am, BTN
at Iowa L 52–69  15–16 (6–12)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 12
5:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Indiana
Second round
L 56–71  15–17
United Center 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2013.