2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. Led 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
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :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.
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Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F 1
Drew Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr Naperville Central
Naperville, IL
G 3
Dave Sobolewski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr Benet Academy
Naperville, IL
F 10
Mike Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg)
RS So Univ. of Chicago Lab.
Chicago, IL
G 13
Kale Abrahamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So Valley HS
West Des Moines, IA
G 14
Tre Demps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg)
RS So Ronald Reagan HS
San Antonio, TX
G 15
James Montgomery III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
Sr Santa Monica
Los Angeles, CA
C 22
Alex Olah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg)
So Traders Point Christian Acad.
Timișoara , ROU
G 23
JerShon Cobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr Columbia HS
Decatur, GA
F/C 31
Aaron Liberman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS Fr Valley Torah HS
Los Angeles, CA
F 32
Nate Taphorn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Pekin Community HS
Pekin, IL
G/F 34
Sanjay Lumpkin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So Benilde-St. Margaret's
Wayzata, MN
C 42
Chier Ajou 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
So St. Thomas More
Aweil , SSD
F 45
Nikola Cerina 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 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
Schedule and results
Source[ 1]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 6 *7:15 pm
Lewis W 57–46 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9 *7:30 pm, BTN
Eastern Illinois W 72–55 1–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,182)Evanston, IL
Nov 14 *10:00 pm, ESPNU
at Stanford
L 58–71 1–1
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Nov 17 *7:30 pm
Illinois State L 64–68 1–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,025)Evanston, IL
Nov 20 *7:00 pm, CSNC
at UIC
W 93–58 2–2
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Nov 22 *7:00 pm
IUPUI Las Vegas Invitational W 63–61 3–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,915)Evanston, IL
Nov 25 *7:00 pm
Gardner-Webb Las Vegas Invitational W 72–59 4–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,443)Evanston, IL
Nov 28 *9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Missouri Las Vegas Invitational semifinals L 67–78 4–3
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 29 *10:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 19 UCLA Las Vegas Invitational L 79–95 4–4
Orleans Arena (2,520)Paradise, NV
Dec 4 *6:30 pm, ESPNU
at NC State ACC-Big Ten Challenge L 48–69 4–5
PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 7 *4:00 pm
Western Michigan W 51–35 5–5
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,167)Evanston, IL
Dec 16 *6:00 pm, BTN
Mississippi Valley State W 86–64 6–5
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,344)Evanston, IL
Dec 22 *1:00 pm
Brown W 58–52 7–5
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,591)Evanston, IL
Dec 27 *8:00 pm, BTN
DePaul L 56–57 7–6
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,819)Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
Jan 2 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 Wisconsin
L 49–76 7–7 (0–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
Jan 5 11:00 am, BTN
at Michigan
L 51–74 7–8 (0–2)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 9 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 20 Iowa
L 67–93 7–9 (0–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 12 6:30 pm, BTN
No. 23 Illinois
W 49–43 8–9 (1–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
Jan 15 6:00 pm, BTN
No. 4 Michigan State
L 40–54 8–10 (1–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
Jan 18 1:30 pm, BTN
at Indiana
W 54–47 9–10 (2–4)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 21 8:00 pm, BTN
Purdue W 63–60 2OT
10–10 (3–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,063)Evanston, IL
Jan 25 11:00 am, BTN
No. 10 Iowa
L 50–76 10–11 (3–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
Jan 29 8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Wisconsin
W 65–56 11–11 (4–5)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
Feb 1 1:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota
W 55–54 12–11 (5–5)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 8 12:00 pm, ESPNU
Nebraska L 49–53 12–12 (5–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,109)Evanston, IL
Feb 13 6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State
L 70–85 12–13 (5–7)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 16 5:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota L 48–54 12–14 (5–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,719)Evanston, IL
Feb 19 6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 24 Ohio State
L 60–76 12–15 (5–9)
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 23 7:15 pm, BTN
Indiana L 56–61 12–16 (5–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
Mar 1 4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nebraska
L 47–54 12–17 (5–11)
Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Mar 6 6:00 pm, ESPNU
Penn State L 32–59 12–18 (5–12)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,253)Evanston, IL
Mar 9 11:00 am, BTN
at Purdue
W 74–65 13–18 (6–12)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
Mar 13 8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Iowa First round W 67–62 14–18
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 14 8:00 pm, BTN
vs. No. 22 Michigan State Quarterfinals L 51–67 14–19
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
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