2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2013–14 record 14–19 (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
2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Michigan 15 – 3   .833     28 – 9   .757
#12 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667     30 – 8   .789
#11 Michigan State † 12 – 6   .667     29 – 9   .763
Nebraska 11 – 7   .611     19 – 13   .594
#22 Ohio State 10 – 8   .556     25 – 10   .714
Iowa 9 – 9   .500     20 – 13   .606
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444     25 – 13   .658
Illinois 7 – 11   .389     20 – 15   .571
Indiana 7 – 11   .389     17 – 15   .531
Penn State 6 – 12   .333     16 – 18   .471
Northwestern 6 – 12   .333     14 – 19   .424
Purdue 5 – 13   .278     15 – 17   .469
† 2014 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. Lead by first 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 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
Omar Jimenez 0 G 6'1" 185 Freshman Kennesaw, GA Injured
Alex Marcotullio 4 G 6'3" 195 Senior Warren, MI Graduated
Reggie Hearn 11 G 6'4" 210 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated
Jared Swopshire 12 F 6'8" 210 GS Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Taphorn
SF		 Pekin, IL Pekin Community 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 15, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
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

2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G/F 1 Crawford, DrewDrew Crawford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Naperville Central Naperville, IL
G 3 Sobolewski, DaveDave Sobolewski style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Benet Academy Naperville, IL
F 10 Turner, MikeMike Turner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 222 lb (101 kg) RS So Univ. of Chicago Lab. Chicago, IL
G 13 Abrahamson, KaleKale Abrahamson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Valley HS West Des Moines, IA
G 14 Demps, TreTre Demps style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 193 lb (88 kg) RS So Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
G 15 Montgomery III, JamesJames Montgomery III style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Santa Monica Los Angeles, CA
C 22 Olah, AlexAlex Olah style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 265 lb (120 kg) So Traders Point Christian Acad. Timișoara, ROU
G 23 Cobb, JerShonJerShon Cobb style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Columbia HS Decatur, GA
F/C 31 Liberman, AaronAaron Liberman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Valley Torah HS Los Angeles, CA
F 32 Taphorn, NateNate Taphorn style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pekin Community HS Pekin, IL
G/F 34 Lumpkin, SanjaySanjay Lumpkin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Benilde-St. Margaret's Wayzata, MN
C 42 Ajou, ChierChier Ajou style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) So St. Thomas More Aweil, SSD
F 45 Cerina, NikolaNikola Cerina style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr TCU Topola, SRB
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-07-09

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 6* Lewis W 57–46  Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9* Eastern Illinois W 72–55  1–0 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,182)
Nov 14* at Stanford L 58–71  1–1 Maples Pavilion (4,692)
Nov 17* Illinois State L 64–68  1–2 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,025)
Nov 20* at UIC W 93–58  2–2 UIC Pavilion (5,630)
Nov 22* IUPUI
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 W 63–61  3–2 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,915)
Nov 25* Gardner-Webb
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 W 72–59  4–2 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,443)
Nov 28* vs. Missouri
(Las Vegas Invitational semifinals)		 L 67–78  4–3 Orleans Arena (N/A)
Nov 29* vs. #19 UCLA
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 L 79–95  4–4 Orleans Arena (2,520)
Dec 4* at NC State
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)		 L 48–69  4–5 PNC Arena (11,459)
Dec 7* Western Michigan W 51–35  5–5 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,167)
Dec 16* Mississippi Valley State W 86–64  6–5 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,344)
Dec 22* Brown W 58–52  7–5 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,591)
Dec 27* DePaul L 56–57  7–6 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,819)
Big Ten regular season
Jan 2 #4 Wisconsin L 49–76  7–7 (0–1) Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Jan 5 at Michigan L 51–74  7–8 (0–2) Crisler Arena (12,707)
Jan 9 at #20 Iowa L 67–93  7–9 (0–3) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,016)
Jan 12 #23 Illinois W 49–43  8–9 (1–3) Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Jan 15 #4 Michigan State L 40–54  8–10 (1–4) Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Jan 18 at Indiana W 54–47  9–10 (2–4) Assembly Hall (17,472)
Jan 21 Purdue W 63–60 2OT 10–10 (3–4) Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,063)
Jan 25 #10 Iowa L 50–76  10–11 (3–5) Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Jan 29 at #14 Wisconsin W 65–56  11–11 (4–5) Kohl Center (17,155)
Feb 1 at Minnesota W 55–54  12–11 (5–5) Williams Arena (12,744)
Feb 8 Nebraska L 49–53  12–12 (5–6) Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,109)
Feb 13 at Michigan State L 70–85  12–13 (5–7) Breslin Center (14,797)
Feb 16 Minnesota L 48–54  12–14 (5–8) Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,719)
Feb 19 at #24 Ohio State L 60–76  12–15 (5–9) Value City Arena (15,878)
Feb 23 Indiana L 56–61  12–16 (5–10) Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Mar 1 at Nebraska L 47–54  12–17 (5–11) Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,978)
Mar 6 Penn State L 32–59  12–18 (5–12) Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,253)
Mar 9 at Purdue W 74–65  13–18 (6–12) Mackey Arena (13,332)
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 13 vs. Iowa
(First round)		 W 67–62  14–18 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Mar 14 vs. #22 Michigan State
(Quarterfinals)		 L 51–67  14–19 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ↑ "2013-14 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved 2013-07-09.