2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's twelfth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season with 19-14 overall, 8-10 in Big Ten play, finished in a tie with Iowa in 7th place. The team concluded the postseason for the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, where they were defeated by Minnesota in the first round. They were invited to the NIT, where they beat Akron in the first round, and they lost to Washington in the second round.

2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2011–12 record19–14 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State135 .722  298  .784
No. 13 Michigan135 .722  2410  .706
No. 7 Ohio State135 .722  318  .795
No. 14 Wisconsin126 .667  2610  .722
No. 16 Indiana117 .611  279  .750
Purdue108 .556  2213  .629
Northwestern810 .444  1914  .576
Iowa810 .444  1817  .514
Illinois612 .333  1715  .531
Minnesota612 .333  2315  .605
Nebraska414 .222  1218  .400
Penn State414 .222  1220  .375
2012 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

2011–12 Roster

No.NamePositionHt.Wt.YearHometown/High School
0Alejandro CarterG63208FRChicago, Illinois/University of Chicago Lab. School
1Drew CrawfordG/F65210JRNaperville, Illinois/Naperville Central
3Dave SobolewskiG61185FRNaperville, Illinois/Benet Academy
4Alex MarcotullioG63180JRWarren, Michigan/De La Salle
10Austin NicholsG60190JRLansing, Michigan/Lansing Catholic
11Reggie HearnG64210JRFort Wayne, Indiana/Snider High School
12Luka MirkovićC611248SRBelgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere
14Tre DempsG62195FRSan Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan High School
15Nick FruendtG65205SRBatavia, Illinois/Batavia High School
23JerShon CobbG65205SODecatur, Georgia/Columbia High School
24John ShurnaF68215SRGlen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West
30Davide CurlettiF69230SRFarmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's
45Nikola CerinaF69245JRTopola, Serbia / Nikola Tesla Secondary School

Source:[1]

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011*
7:00 pm
Robert Morris (Illinois) W 9948 
Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
Evanston, IL
Regular Season
11/13/2011*
6:00 pm, BTN
Texas-Pan American W 6036  10
Welsh-Ryan Arena (3,613)
Evanston, IL
11/17/2011*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. LSU
Charleston Classic First Round
W 8882  20
TD Arena (2,532)
Charleston, SC
11/18/2011*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Tulsa
Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 6965  30
TD Arena (1,711)
Charleston, SC
11/20/2011*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Seton Hall
Charleston Classic Championship
W 8073  40
TD Arena (3,563)
Charleston, SC
11/25/2011*
12:00 pm
Stony Brook W 6358  50
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,608)
Evanston, IL
11/29/2011*
6:15 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 7660  60
Philips Arena (5,619)
Atlanta, GA
12/02/2011*
7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 9267  70
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,705)
Evanston, IL
12/04/2011*
3:00 pm, BTN
No. 7 Baylor L 4169  71
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316)
Evanston, IL
12/15/2011*
7:00 pm
Texas Southern W 8151  81
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,905)
Evanston, IL
12/17/2011*
1:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 7064  91
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,246)
Evanston, IL
12/18/2011*
5:00 pm, BTN
Eastern Illinois W 8772  101
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,071)
Evanston, IL
12/22/2011*
7:05 pm
at No. 23 Creighton L 7987  102
CenturyLink Center (17,676)
Omaha, NE
12/28/2011
4:30 pm, BTN
at No. 2 Ohio State L 5487  103
(01)
Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, OH
01/01/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Penn State W 6856  113
(11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,389)
Evanston, IL
01/04/2012
6:00 pm, BTN
Illinois L 5657  114
(12)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
01/11/2012
5:30 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Michigan L 6466 OT 115
(13)
Crisler Arena (12,605)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/14/2012
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 6 Michigan State W 8174  125
(23)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
01/18/2012
8:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 5777  126
(24)
Kohl Center (16,939)
Madison, WI
01/22/2012
3:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 5275  127
(25)
Williams Arena (12,219)
Minneapolis, MN
01/28/2012
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Purdue L 5658  128
(26)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
02/02/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Nebraska W 8474  138
(36)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,239)
Evanston, IL
02/05/2012
2:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 7470  148
(46)
Assembly Hall (15,461)
Champaign, IL
02/09/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Iowa W 8364  158
(56)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,013)
Evanston, IL
02/12/2012
5:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 7787  159
(57)
Mackey Arena (14,155)
West Lafayette, IN
02/15/2012
5:30 pm, BTN
at No. 18 Indiana L 6671  1510
(58)
Assembly Hall (17,246)
Bloomington, IN
02/18/2012
6:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota W 6453  1610
(68)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,522)
Evanston, IL
02/21/2012
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 Michigan L 5567 OT 1611
(69)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
02/25/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State W 6766  1711
(79)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,513)
University Park, PA
02/29/2012
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 10 Ohio State L 7375  1712
(710)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
03/03/2012
1:30 pm, BTN
at Iowa W 7066  1812
(810)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
03/08/2012
5:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
First Round
L 6875 OT 1813
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,257)
Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament
03/13/2012*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Akron
First Round
W 7674  1913
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,319)
Evanston, IL
03/16/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Washington
Second Round
L 5576  1914
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,761)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. "2011-12 Northwestern Roster". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. "2011-12 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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