2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team American college basketball team
The 2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were led by 10th-year head coach Chris Collins . The Wildcats played their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play , to finish in a tie for second place, their highest finish since the 1958–59 season. This season was also notable as the first time Northwestern defeated a number-one ranked opponent, during a home game against Purdue on February 12. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they were upset in the quarterfinals by No. 10 seed Penn State . The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament , their second-ever appearance, where they named as the No. 7 seed in the West Region. The Wildcats defeated Boise State in the first round before falling to UCLA in the second round, closing their season with an overall record of 22–12.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–13 in Big Ten play , to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Ryan Greer
2
G
6'2"
190
Senior
Atlanta, GA
Left the team to personal reasons
Casey Simmons
14
G
6'6"
180
Freshman
Milton, MA
Transferred to Yale
Ryan Young
15
C
6'10"
240
RS Junior
Stewartsville, NJ
Graduate transferred to Duke
Elyjah Williams
21
F
6'7"
220
GS Senior
Evanston, IL
Graduated
Pete Nance
22
F
6'10"
225
Senior
Akron, OH
Graduate transferred to North Carolina
Dylan Sandhu
54
G
6'4"
160
RS Junior
Northville, MI
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous college
Tydus Verhoeven
10
F
6'9"
225
GS Senior
Manteca, CA
UTEP
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2023)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jordan Clayton PG
Medford, MA
Bradford Christian School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 12, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A 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:
Roster
2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Boo Buie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Gould Academy
Albany, NY
G
1
Chase Audige
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Sr
William & Mary
Coram, NY
F
2
Nick Martinelli
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Glenbrook South High School
Glenview, IL
G
3
Ty Berry
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Sunrise Christian Academy
Newton, KS
G
5
Julian Roper II
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
St. Mary's Prep
Detroit, MI
F
10
Tydus Verhoeven
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
GS
UTEP
Manteca, CA
G
13
Brooks Barnhizer
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Jefferson High School
Lafayette, IN
F
31
Robbie Beran
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Collegiate School
Richmond, VA
F
33
Luke Hunger
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Fr
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Montreal, QC
C
34
Matthew Nicholson
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Jr
Clarkston High School
Clarkston, MI
G
43
Blake Smith (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Germantown Academy
Blue Bell, PA
G
53
Roy Dixon III (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Greater Atlanta Christian
Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: July 25, 2024
Schedule and results
In the team's December 4, 2022 2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season opener against 20th-ranked Michigan State , Northwestern won on the road as 5.5-point underdogs.[ 1] They defeated 15th-ranked Indiana on the road as 6-point underdogs on January 8, 2023.[ 2] [ 3] The Wildcats' originally scheduled game against Iowa on January 18, 2023 was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Northwestern program. The game was rescheduled for January 31.[ 4] The next game against Wisconsin on January 21 was also postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at Northwestern.[ 5] On February 11 Northwestern defeated Purdue , earning its first-ever victory over an AP poll number one-ranked team.[ 6] In the subsequent game on February 15, Northwestern established a school record with its fourth victory of the season over a ranked opponent by defeating 14th-ranked Indiana in a rematch. The victory also marked the first time the Wildcats had defeated ranked opponents in back-to-back games since the 2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats did so in January 2009.[ 7]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Quincy
W 69–49
15 – Audige
7 – Berry
7 – Audige
Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Chicago State
W 85–54
1–0
20 – Beran
7 –
9 – Audige
Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,676)Evanston, IL
November 11, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Northern Illinois
W 63–46
2–0
15 – Beran
11 – Berry
7 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,077)Evanston, IL
November 15, 2022 *5:30 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 75–63
3–0
17 – Audige
9 – Nicholson
6 – Buie
Capital One Arena (5,518)Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Purdue Fort Wayne Cancún Challenge campus-site game
W 60–52
4–0
28 – Buie
8 – Beran
6 – Audige
Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,931)Evanston, IL
November 22, 2022 *7:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Liberty Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals
W 66–52
5–0
20 – Audige
7 –
5 – Audige
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (321)Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022 *7:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 13 Auburn Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championship
L 42–43
5–1
10 – Audige
8 – Beran
3 – Buie
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,156)Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2022 *8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Pittsburgh ACC –Big Ten Challenge
L 58–87
5–2
14 – Audige
5 – Berry
5 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,606)Evanston, IL
December 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 20 Michigan State
W 70–63
6–2 (1–0)
20 – Buie
7 – Beran
3 – Buie
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
December 11, 2022 *1:00 p.m., BTN
Prairie View A&M
W 61–51
7–2
20 – Beran
12 – Beran
7 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,861)Evanston, IL
December 17, 2022 *1:00 p.m., BTN
DePaul
W 83–45
8–2
28 – Audige
8 – Nicholson
3 –
Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,081)Evanston, IL
December 20, 2022 *8:00 p.m., BTN
UIC
W 92–54
9–2
19 – Audige
8 – Barnhizer
5 –
Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,704)Evanston, IL
December 29, 2022 *12:00 p.m., BTN
Brown
W 63–58
10–2
24 – Audige
11 – Nicholson
4 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,730)Evanston, IL
January 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN
Ohio State
L 57–73
10–3 (1–1)
16 – Audige
13 – Nicholson
3 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,372)Evanston, IL
January 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
Illinois Rivalry
W 73–60
11–3 (2–1)
21 – Audige
7 –
4 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)Evanston, IL
January 8, 2023 11:00 a.m., FS1
at No. 15 Indiana
W 84–83
12–3 (3–1)
26 – Buie
11 – Berry
8 – Audige
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,759)Bloomington, IN
January 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
Rutgers
L 62–65
12–4 (3–2)
13 –
7 – Nicholson
7 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,274)Evanston, IL
January 15, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN
at Michigan
L 78–85
12–5 (3–3)
22 – Buie
5 –
5 – Buie
Crisler Center (12,009)Ann Arbor, MI
January 23, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
Wisconsin Rescheduled from January 21
W 66–63
13–5 (4–3)
20 – Buie
7 – Buie
5 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,218)Evanston, IL
January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS2
at Nebraska
W 78–63
14–5 (5–3)
26 – Berry
8 – Barnhizer
4 – Audige
Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,205)Lincoln, NE
January 28, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN
Minnesota
W 81–61
15–5 (6–3)
24 – Audige
5 –
8 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,064)Evanston, IL
January 31, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
at Iowa Rescheduled from January 18
L 70–86
15–6 (6–4)
20 – Buie
5 –
3 – Buie
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,667)Iowa City, IA
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Michigan
L 51–68
15–7 (6–5)
23 – Buie
7 – Nicholson
8 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,234)Evanston, IL
February 5, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
at Wisconsin
W 54–52
16–7 (7–5)
13 – Buie
7 – tied
4 – Buie
Kohl Center (15,632)Madison, WI
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
at Ohio State
W 69–63
17–7 (8–5)
19 – tied
4 – tied
5 – Buie
Value City Arena (12,305)Columbus, OH
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN
No. 1 Purdue
W 64–58
18–7 (9–5)
26 – Buie
7 – Berry
3 –
Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)Evanston, IL
February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 14 Indiana
W 64–62
19–7 (10–5)
21 – Buie
6 – Buie
4 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)Evanston, IL
February 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
Iowa
W 80–60
20–7 (11–5)
23 – Buie
7 – Barnhizer
8 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)Evanston, IL
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 21
at Illinois Rivalry
L 62–66
20–8 (11–6)
35 – Buie
7 – Berry
2 – tied
State Farm Center (15,544)Champaign, IL
February 26, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN
No. 21
at Maryland
L 59–75
20–9 (11–7)
16 – Audige
6 – Berry
8 – Buie
Xfinity Center (17,950)College Park, MD
March 1, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State
L 65–68 OT
20–10 (11–8)
20 – Buie
7 – Barnhizer
8 – Buie
Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)Evanston, IL
March 5, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers
W 65–53
21–10 (12–8)
16 – Barnhizer
10 – Barnhizer
3 – Audige
Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten tournament
March 10, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
(2)
vs. (10) Penn State Quarterfinals
L 65–67 OT
21–11
16 – Buie
11 – Barnhizer
4 – Buie
United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023 *6:35 p.m., TruTV
(7 W)
vs. (10 W) Boise State First round
W 75–67
22–11
22 – Buie
6 –
5 – Buie
Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA
March 18, 2023 *7:40 p.m., TNT
(7 W)
vs. (2 W) No. 7 UCLA Second round
L 63–68
22–12
18 – Buie
9 – Nicholson
7 – Audige
Golden 1 Center (16,806)Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Source:[ 8]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP — — — — — — — — — RV — — — RV RV RV 21 RV RV Not released Coaches — — — — — — — — — RV — — — RV RV RV 22 RV 25
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
^ "Northwestern beats No. 20 Michigan State in Big Ten opener" . ESPN . Associated Press . December 4, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .
^ "Northwestern beats Northwestern Wildcats 84: 83 Indiana Hoosiers Game Summary" . ESPN . January 8, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .
^ Ankony, Jack (January 8, 2023). "Northwestern Makes Indiana Pay For Turnovers; Wildcats tied Atop Big Ten" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved February 16, 2023 .
^ "Northwestern basketball game against Iowa rescheduled due to COVID" . ABC7 Chicago . January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023 .
^ "N'western has game ppd. again due to COVID" . ESPN.com . January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023 .
^ "Buie, Audige help Northwestern beat No. 1 Purdue 64-58" . ESPN . Associated Press . February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 .
^ "Buie's late basket lifts Northwestern over No. 14 Indiana" . ESPN . Associated Press . February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule" . nusports.com . Retrieved September 7, 2022 .
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