2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This is head coach Bill Carmody's eleventh season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. In the previous year, they finished the season 20–14, 7–10 in Big Ten play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Washington State.

2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2010–11 record20–14 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coachBill Carmody
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State162 .889  343  .919
No. 13 Purdue144 .778  268  .765
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722  259  .735
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Illinois99 .500  2014  .588
Penn State99 .500  1915  .559
Michigan State99 .500  1915  .559
Northwestern711 .389  2014  .588
Minnesota612 .333  1714  .548
Iowa414 .222  1120  .355
Indiana315 .167  1220  .375
† 2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

2010–11 Roster

No.NamePositionHt.Wt.YearHometown/High School
1Crawford, DrewG/F6–5205SONaperville, Illinois/Naperville Central
3Capocci, MikeF6–6195SRLombard, Illinois/Glenbard East
4Marcotullio, AlexG6–3180SOWarren, Michigan/De La Salle
5Ryan, JeffG/F6–7205SRGlenview, Illinois/Glenbrook South
10Nichols, AustinG6–0192SOLansing, Michigan/Lansing Catholic
11Hearn, ReggieG6–4205SOFort Wayne, Indiana/Snider
12Mirković, LukaF/C6–11248JRBelgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)
15Fruendt, NickG6–5200JRBatavia, Illinois/Batavia
21Peljusic, IvanF6–8220SRZadar, Croatia/V. Nazor Gymnasium
22Thompson, MichaelG5–10190SRChicago, Illinois/Lincoln Park
23Cobb, JerShonG6–5180FRDecatur, Georgia/Columbia
24Shurna, JohnF6–8215JRGlen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West
30Curletti, DavideF6–9238JRFarmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's

Source:[3]

Schedule and results

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Thu, Nov 4*
7:00 PM
Robert Morris W 91–71 
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 12*
8:00 PM
at Northern Illinois W 97–78  1–0
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Wed, Nov 17*
7:00 PM
at Texas-Pan American W 77–71  2–0
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
Fri, Nov 19*
7:00 PM
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 71–45  3–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Sun, Nov 28*
7:30 PM, BTN
Creighton W 65–52  4–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Tue, Nov 30*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
Georgia Tech W 91–71  5–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Mon, Dec 13*
7:00 PM
Long Island W 81–65  6–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Thu, Dec 16*
7:00 PM, BTN
American W 78–62  7–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Mon, Dec 20*
6:00 PM, MSG
vs. St. Francis (NY)
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
W 92–61  8–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
Tue, Dec 21*
8:30 PM, MSG
vs. St. John's
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
L 69–85  8–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
Thu, Dec 23*
2:00 PM
Mount St. Mary's W 70–47  9–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Fri, Dec 31
11:00 AM, ESPN2
at No. 12 Purdue L 69–82  9–2 (0–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Mon, Jan 03
6:30 PM, BTN
No. 18 Michigan State L 62–65  9–3 (0–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Thu, Jan 06
8:00 PM, BTN
at No. 20 Illinois L 63–88  9–4 (0–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champign, IL
Sun, Jan 09
6:00 PM, BTN
Indiana W 93–81  10–4 (1–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Wed, Jan 12
7:30 PM, BTN
at Iowa W 90–71  11–4 (2–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Sat, Jan 15
12:00 PM, BTN
at Michigan State L 67–71 OT 11–5 (2–4)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Tue, Jan 18
8:00pm, BTN
Michigan W 74–60  12–5 (3–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Thu, Jan 20*
5:30pm
SIU-Edwardsville W 98–55  13–5
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Sun, Jan 23
11:30 AM, BTN
Wisconsin L 46–78  13–6 (3–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Wed, Jan 26
7:30 PM, BTN
at No. 16 Minnesota L 70–81  13–7 (3–6)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Sat, Jan 29
5:00pm, ESPN2
No. 1 Ohio State L 57-58  13–8 (3–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Sat, Feb 05
12:00 PM, CBS
Illinois W 71–70  14–8 (4–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Wed, Feb 09
5:30 PM, BTN
at Michigan L 66–75  14–9 (4–8)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Sun, Feb 13
2:30 PM, BTN
at Penn State L 41–65  14–10 (4–9)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Thu, Feb 17
8:00 PM, BTN
Iowa W 73–70  15–10 (5–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Sat, Feb 19
6:00 PM, BTN
at Indiana W 70–64  16–10 (6–9)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Thu, Feb 24
8:00 PM, ESPN2
Penn State L 52–66  16–11 (6–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Sun, Feb 27
5:00pm, BTN
at No. 12 Wisconsin L 63–78  16–12 (6–11)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Wed, Mar 2
7:30 PM, BTN
Minnesota W 68–57  17–12 (7–11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
Thu, Mar 10
1:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
First Round
W 75–65  18–12
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Fri, Mar 11
11:00 AM, ESPN
vs. No. 1 Ohio State
Quarterfinals
L 61–67 OT 18–13
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NIT
Wed, Mar 16*
7:00pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee
First Round
W 70–61  19–13
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Sat, Mar 19*
10:00 AM, ESPN
at Boston College
Second Round
W 85–67  20–13
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Mar 23*
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Washington State
Quarterfinals
L 66–69 OT 20–14
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  2. "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  3. "2010-11 Northwestern Roster". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  4. "2010-11 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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