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2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represents Northwestern University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by 12th-year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Wisconsin 0 – 0   – 6 – 0   1.000
Oregon 0 – 0   – 5 – 0   1.000
Penn State 0 – 0   – 5 – 0   1.000
No. 16 Indiana 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 24 Rutgers 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
Iowa 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
Northwestern 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
UCLA 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
Maryland 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Michigan 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Michigan State 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Minnesota 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Nebraska 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Ohio State 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
No. 6 Purdue 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
USC 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Washington 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
No. 25 Illinois 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals by No. 5 seed Wisconsin. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their third-ever appearance, as the No. 9 seed in the East Region. The Wildcats defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before falling to 2 time National Champion UConn in the second round, closing their season with an overall record of 22–12.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Boo Buie 0 G 6'2" 180 GS Senior Albany, NY Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft
Ryan Langborg 5 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior San Diego, CA Graduated
Parker Strauss 10 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Costa Mesa, CA Transferred to UC Riverside
Blake Preston 32 F 6'9" 240 GS Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Jalen Leach 1 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Nyack, NY Fairfield
Keenan Fitzmorris 5 C 7'0" 250 GS Senior Overland Park, KS Stony Brook

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
K.J. Windham
#27 PG 		Indianapolis, IN Ben Davis High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 5, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Angelo Ciaravino
SF 		Chicago, IL Mount Carmel High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 9, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2024 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Phoenix Gill
SG 		Chicago, IL Saint Ignatius College Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 10, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jake West
PG 		Malvern, PA William Penn Charter School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 15, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
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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2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jalen Leach 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Fairfield Nyack, New York
F 2 Nick Martinelli 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Glenbrook South High School Glenview, Illinois
G 3 Ty Berry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Sunrise Christian Academy Newton, Kansas
F 4 Blake Barkley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Putnam Science Academy Morgantown, West Virginia
C 5 Keenan Fitzmorris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Stony Brook Overland Park, Kansas
G 11 Jordan Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bradford Christian Academy Medford, Massachusetts
G 13 Brooks Barnhizer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Jefferson High School Lafayette, Indiana
G 20 Justin Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Denver Oak Park, Illinois
G 24 K.J. Windham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, Indiana
F 33 Luke Hunger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School Montreal, Quebec
C 34 Matthew Nicholson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) GS Clarkston High School Clarkston, Michigan
G 43 Blake Smith (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Germantown Academy Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G 44 Angelo Ciaravino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Carmel High School Chicago, Illinois
F 54 Gus Hurlburt (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Enderlin High School Enderlin, North Dakota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Lewis W 89–62 
 25 – Martinelli   6 – Martinelli   5 – Tied  Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Lehigh W 90–46  1–0
  26 –  Martinelli   10 –  Martinelli   6 –  Tied  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,521)
Evanston, IL
November 9, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 66–71  1–1
  32 – Martinelli   14 – Martinelli   3 – Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		UIC W 83–74  2–1
  27 – Martinelli   7 – Mullins   5 – Windham  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,492)
Evanston, IL
November 15, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Eastern Illinois W 67–58 OT 3–1
  27 – Leach   12 – Nicholson   4 – Nicholson  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,969)
Evanston, IL
November 19, 2024*
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Montana State W 72–69  4–1
  22 – Martinelli   10 – Barnhizer   4 – Barnhizer  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,034)
Evanston, IL
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Pepperdine
Arizona Tip-Off campus site game 		      Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
November 28, 2024*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Butler
Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division semifinals 		      Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2024*
6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Mississippi State/UNLV
Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division 		      Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
December 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Illinois
Rivalry 		      Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 15, 2024*
2:30 p.m., BTN 		vs. Georgia Tech
Milwaukee Tip-Off 		      Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2024*
3:00 p.m., BTN 		DePaul       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 29, 2024*
12:30 p.m., Peacock 		Northeastern       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Penn State       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
January 5, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 12, 2025
11:00 a.m./3:30 p.m., FOX 		Michigan State       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 16, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Maryland       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 19, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN 		Indiana       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., BTN 		at Illinois
Rivalry 		      State Farm Arena 
Champaign, IL
January 29, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Rutgers       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., FS1 		Wisconsin       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 4, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN 		USC       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 8, 2025
9:30 p.m., BTN 		at Washington       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 11, 2025
10:00 p.m., BTN 		at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., BTN 		Nebraska       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 20, 2025
5:30 p.m., FS1 		at Ohio State       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Iowa       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
March 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		UCLA       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
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Coaches

References

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  1. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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