2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 15–17 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach Chris Collins
Assistant coach Brian James
Assistant coach Patrick Baldwin
Assistant coach Armon Gates
Home arena Welsh-Ryan Arena
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Wisconsin 16 2   .889     36 4   .900
#12 Maryland 14 4   .778     28 7   .800
#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

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

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

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

Class of 2014 recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Victor 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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
Scout: N/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:

Class of 2015 recruits

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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Vassar, JohnnieJohnnie Vassar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr JSerra Catholic HS Chicago, IL
G 3 Sobolewski, DaveDave Sobolewski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Benet Academy Naperville, IL
F 4 Law, VicVic Law 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Saint Rita HS South Holland, IL
G 14 Demps, TreTre Demps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
G 20 Lindsey, ScottieScottie Lindsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fenwick HS Hillsdale, IL
F 21 Segura, NickNick Segura (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr The Heights School McLean, VA
C 22 Olah, AlexAlex Olah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Traders Point Christian Acad. Timișoara, Romania
G 23 Cobb, JerShonJerShon Cobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Columbia HS Decatur, GA
G 30 McIntosh, BryantBryant McIntosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Greensburg Community HS New Castle, IN
F 32 Taphorn, NathanNathan Taphorn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Pekin Community HS Pekin, IL
G/F 34 Lumpkin, SanjaySanjay Lumpkin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Benilde-St. Margaret's Wayzata, MN
F 44 Skelly, GavinGavin Skelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Westlake HS Westlake, OH
C 50 Kreisberg, JeremiahJeremiah 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

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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