2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2011–12 record 19–14 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach Bill Carmody
Assistant coach Fred Hill
Assistant coach Tavaras Hardy
Assistant coach Ivan Vujic
Home arena Welsh-Ryan Arena
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722     31 – 8   .795
#5 Michigan State † 13 – 5   .722     29 – 8   .784
#13 Michigan 13 – 5   .722     24 – 10   .706
#14 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667     26 – 10   .722
#16 Indiana 11 – 7   .611     27 – 9   .750
Purdue 10 – 8   .556     22 – 13   .629
Northwestern 8 – 10   .444     19 – 14   .576
Iowa 8 – 10   .444     18 – 17   .514
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333     23 – 15   .605
Illinois 6 – 12   .333     17 – 15   .531
Nebraska 4 – 14   .222     12 – 18   .400
Penn State 4 – 14   .222     12 – 20   .375
† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's twelfth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season with 19-14 overall, 8-10 in Big Ten play, finished in a tie with Iowa in 7th place. The team concluded the postseason for the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, where they were defeated by Minnesota in the first round. They were invited to the NIT, where they beat Akron in the first round, and they lost to Washington in the second round.

2011–12 Roster

No.NamePositionHt.Wt.YearHometown/High School
0Mike TurnerF6–8208FRChicago, Illinois/University of Chicago Lab. School
1Drew CrawfordG/F6–5210JRNaperville, Illinois/Naperville Central
3Dave SobolewskiG6–1185FRNaperville, Illinois/Benet Academy
4Alex MarcotullioG6–3180JRWarren, Michigan/De La Salle
10Austin NicholsG6–0190JRLansing, Michigan/Lansing Catholic
11Reggie HearnG6–4210JRFort Wayne, Indiana/Snider High School
12Luka MirkovićC6–11248SRBelgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere
14Tre DempsG6–2195FRSan Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan High School
15Nick FruendtG6–5205SRBatavia, Illinois/Batavia High School
23JerShon CobbG6–5205SODecatur, Georgia/Columbia High School
24John ShurnaF6–8215SRGlen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West
30Davide CurlettiF6–9230SRFarmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's
45Nikola CerinaF6–9245JRTopola, Serbia / Nikola Tesla Secondary School

Source:[1]

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2011*
7:00 PM
Robert Morris (Illinois) W 99–48  –
Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
Evanston, IL
Regular Season

11/13/2011*
6:00 PM, BTN
Texas-Pan American W 60–36  1–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (3,613)
Evanston, IL

11/17/2011*
2:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. LSU
Charleston Classic First Round
W 88–82  2–0
TD Arena (2,532)
Charleston, SC

11/18/2011*
2:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Tulsa
Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 69–65  3–0
TD Arena (1,711)
Charleston, SC

11/20/2011*
7:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Seton Hall
Charleston Classic Championship
W 80–73  4–0
TD Arena (3,563)
Charleston, SC

11/25/2011*
12:00 PM
Stony Brook W 63–58  5–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,608)
Evanston, IL

11/29/2011*
6:15 PM, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 76–60  6–0
Phillips Arena (5,619)
Atlanta, GA

12/02/2011*
7:00 PM
Mississippi Valley State W 92–67  7–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,705)
Evanston, IL

12/04/2011*
3:00 PM, BTN
No. 7 Baylor L 41–69  7–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316)
Evanston, IL

12/15/2011*
7:00 PM
Texas Southern W 81–51  8–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,905)
Evanston, IL

12/17/2011*
1:00 PM
Central Connecticut W 70–64  9–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,246)
Evanston, IL

12/18/2011*
5:00 PM, BTN
Eastern Illinois W 87–72  10–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,071)
Evanston, IL

12/22/2011*
7:05 PM
at No. 23 Creighton L 79–87  10–2
CenturyLink Center (17,676)
Omaha, NE

12/28/2011
4:30 PM, BTN
at No. 2 Ohio State L 54–87  10–3
(0–1)
Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, OH

01/01/2012
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Penn State W 68–56  11–3
(1–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,389)
Evanston, IL

01/04/2012
6:00 PM, BTN
Illinois L 56–57  11–4
(1–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

01/11/2012
5:30 PM, BTN
at No. 13 Michigan L 64–66 OT 11–5
(1–3)
Crisler Arena (12,605)
Ann Arbor, MI

01/14/2012
2:00 PM, BTN
No. 6 Michigan State W 81–74  12–5
(2–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

01/18/2012
8:00 PM, BTN
at Wisconsin L 57–77  12–6
(2–4)
Kohl Center (16,939)
Madison, WI

01/22/2012
3:00 PM, BTN
at Minnesota L 52–75  12–7
(2–5)
Williams Arena (12,219)
Minneapolis, MN

01/28/2012
3:00 PM, ESPN2
Purdue L 56–58  12–8
(2–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

02/02/2012
6:00 PM, ESPN2
Nebraska W 84–74  13–8
(3–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,239)
Evanston, IL

02/05/2012
2:00 PM, BTN
at Illinois W 74–70  14–8
(4–6)
Assembly Hall (15,461)
Champaign, IL

02/09/2012
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Iowa W 83–64  15–8
(5–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,013)
Evanston, IL

02/12/2012
5:00 PM, BTN
at Purdue L 77–87  15–9
(5–7)
Mackey Arena (14,155)
West Lafayette, IN

02/15/2012
5:30 PM, BTN
at No. 18 Indiana L 66–71  15–10
(5–8)
Assembly Hall (17,246)
Bloomington, IN

02/18/2012
6:00 PM, BTN
Minnesota W 64–53  16–10
(6–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,522)
Evanston, IL

02/21/2012
7:00 PM, BTN
No. 11 Michigan L 55–67 OT 16–11
(6–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

02/25/2012
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Penn State W 67–66  17–11
(7–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,513)
University Park, PA

02/29/2012
7:30 PM, BTN
No. 10 Ohio State L 73–75  17–12
(7–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

03/03/2012
1:30 PM, BTN
at Iowa W 70–66  18–12
(8–10)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament

03/08/2012
5:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
First Round
L 68–75 OT 18–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,257)
Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament

03/13/2012*
8:00 PM, ESPN2
Akron
First Round
W 76–74  19–13
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,319)
Evanston, IL

03/16/2012*
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Washington
Second Round
L 55–76  19–14
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,761)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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