2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Charleston Classic Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
2011–12 record 11–3 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bill Carmody
Assistant coach Fred Hill
Assistant coach Tavaras Hardy
Assistant coach Ivan Vujic
Home arena Welsh-Ryan Arena
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Michigan State 3   0   1.000     14   2   .875
#16 Michigan 2   0   1.000     12   2   .857
Purdue 2   0   1.000     12   3   .800
#6 Ohio State 2   1   .667     14   2   .875
#12 Indiana 1   1   .500     13   1   .929
Illinois 1   1   .500     12   3   .800
Northwestern 1   1   .500     11   3   .786
Iowa 1   1   .500     9   6   .600
#18 Wisconsin 1   2   .333     12   4   .750
Minnesota 0   2   .000     12   3   .800
Penn State 0   2   .000     8   7   .533
Nebraska 0   3   .000     8   6   .571
† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of December 31, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This is head coach Bill Carmody's twelfth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

2011–12 Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School
0 Mike Turner F 6–8 208 FR Chicago, Illinois/University of Chicago Lab. School
1 Drew Crawford G/F 6–5 210 JR Naperville, Illinois/Naperville Central
3 Dave Sobolewski G 6–1 185 FR Naperville, Illinois/Benet Academy
4 Alex Marcotullio G 6–3 180 JR Warren, Michigan/De La Salle
10 Austin Nichols G 6–0 190 JR Lansing, Michigan/Lansing Catholic
11 Reggie Hearn G 6–4 210 JR Fort Wayne, Indiana/Snider High School
12 Luka Mirković C 6–11 248 SR Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere
14 Tre Demps G 6–2 195 FR San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan High School
15 Nick Fruendt G 6–5 205 SR Batavia, Illinois/Batavia High School
23 JerShon Cobb G 6–5 205 SO Decatur, Georgia/Columbia High School
24 John Shurna F 6–8 215 SR Glen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West
30 Davide Curletti F 6–9 230 JR Farmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's
45 Nikola Cerna F 6–9 245 JR Topola, Serbia / Nikola Telsa Secondary School

Source:[1]

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
Nov. 7* 7:00 PM Robert Morris (Illinois) Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 99–48  –
Regular Season
Nov 13* 6:00 PM Texas-Pan American Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 60–36  1–0
Nov 17* 2:00 PM vs. LSU Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic First Round)		 ESPNU W 88–82  2–0
Nov 18* 2:30 PM vs. Tulsa Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic Semifinals)		 ESPNU W 69–65  3–0
Nov 20* 7:30 PM vs. Seton Hall Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic Championship)		 ESPNU W 80–73  4–0
Nov 25* 12:00 PM Stony Brook Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 63–58  5–0
Nov 29* 6:15 PM at Georgia Tech Phillips Arena • Atlanta, GA
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPNU W 76–60  6–0
Dec 2* 7:00 PM Mississippi Valley State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 92–67  7–0
Dec 4* 3:00 PM #7 Baylor Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 41–69  7–1
Dec 15* 7:00 PM Texas Southern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 81–51  8–1
Dec 17* 1:00 PM Central Connecticut State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 70–64  9–1
Dec 18* 5:00 PM Eastern Illinois Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 87–72  10–1
Dec 22* 7:05 PM at #23 Creighton CenturyLink Center • Omaha, NE L 79–87  10–2
Dec 28 4:30 PM at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN L 54-87  10–3
Jan 1 6:00 PM Penn State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPNU   
Jan 4 6:00 PM Illinois Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN   
Jan 11 5:30 PM at Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN   
Jan 14 2:00 PM Michigan State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN   
Jan 18 8:00 PM at Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN   
Jan 22 3:00 PM at Minnesota Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN   
Jan 28 3:00 PM Purdue Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPN2   
Feb 2 6:00 PM Nebraska Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPN or ESPN2   
Feb 5 2:00 PM at Illinois Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN   
Feb 9 8:00 PM Iowa Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPNU   
Feb 12 5:00 PM at Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN   
Feb 15 5:30 PM at Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN   
Feb 18 6:00 PM Minnesota Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN   
Feb 21 7:00 PM Michigan Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN   
Feb 25 8:00 PM at Penn State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPNU   
Feb 29 7:30 PM Ohio State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN   
Mar 3 1:30 PM at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN   
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 8-11 TBA vs. TBA Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN   
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central.

References

  1. ^ "2011-12 Northwestern Roster". http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nw-m-baskbl-mtt.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
  2. ^ "2011-12 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nw-m-baskbl-sched.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
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