2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2013–14 record14–19 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coachChris Collins
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Michigan153 .833  289  .757
No. 12 Wisconsin126 .667  308  .789
No.  11 Michigan State126 .667  299  .763
Nebraska117 .611  1913  .594
No. 22 Ohio State108 .556  2510  .714
Iowa99 .500  2013  .606
Minnesota810 .444  2513  .658
Illinois711 .389  2015  .571
Indiana711 .389  1715  .531
Penn State612 .333  1618  .471
Northwestern612 .333  1419  .424
Purdue513 .278  1517  .469
† 2014 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Omar Jimenez0G6'1"185FreshmanKennesaw, GAInjured
Alex Marcotullio4G6'3"195SeniorWarren, MIGraduated
Reggie Hearn11G6'4"210SeniorFort Wayne, INGraduated
Jared Swopshire12F6'8"210GS SeniorSt. Louis, MOGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012.

    Roster

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    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 1 Drew Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrNaperville Central Naperville, IL
    G 3 Dave Sobolewski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBenet Academy Naperville, IL
    F 10 Mike Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)222 lb (101 kg) RS SoUniv. of Chicago Lab. Chicago, IL
    G 13 Kale Abrahamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoValley HS West Des Moines, IA
    G 14 Tre Demps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg) RS SoRonald Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
    G 15 James Montgomery III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrSanta Monica Los Angeles, CA
    C 22 Alex Olah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)265 lb (120 kg) SoTraders Point Christian Acad. Timișoara, ROU
    G 23 JerShon Cobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrColumbia HS Decatur, GA
    F/C 31 Aaron Liberman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrValley Torah HS Los Angeles, CA
    F 32 Nate Taphorn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrPekin Community HS Pekin, IL
    G/F 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBenilde-St. Margaret's Wayzata, MN
    C 42 Chier Ajou 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoSt. Thomas More Aweil, SSD
    F 45 Nikola Cerina 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrTCU 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
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 6*
    7:15 pm
    Lewis W 57–46 
    Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
    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 (4,692)
    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 (5,630)
    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 (N/A)
    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 (11,459)
    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 (12,707)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan 9
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 20 Iowa L 67–93  7–9 (0–3)
    Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,016)
    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 (17,472)
    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 (17,155)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 1
    1:00 pm, BTN
    at Minnesota W 55–54  12–11 (5–5)
    Williams Arena (12,744)
    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 (14,797)
    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 (15,878)
    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 (15,978)
    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 (13,332)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 13
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Iowa
    First round
    W 67–62  14–18
    Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
    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

    1. "2013-14 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
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