2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represents Northwestern University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by 12th-year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–3 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Collins (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery Bryant McIntosh Shane Southwell
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 UCLA	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	1		.889
No. 14 Michigan	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	2		.800
No. 21 Michigan State	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	2		.800
Indiana	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	2		.800
No. 12 Oregon	1	–	1		.500			9	–	1		.900
Maryland	1	–	1		.500			8	–	2		.800
Penn State	1	–	1		.500			8	–	2		.800
No. 11 Purdue	1	–	1		.500			8	–	2		.800
Illinois	1	–	1		.500			7	–	2		.778
Iowa	1	–	1		.500			7	–	2		.778
Northwestern	1	–	1		.500			7	–	3		.700
Ohio State	1	–	1		.500			6	–	3		.667
USC	1	–	1		.500			6	–	4		.600
Rutgers	1	–	1		.500			5	–	4		.556
Nebraska	0	–	1		.000			6	–	2		.750
No. 20 Wisconsin	0	–	2		.000			8	–	2		.800
Washington	0	–	2		.000			7	–	3		.700
Minnesota	0	–	2		.000			6	–	5		.545
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals by No. 5 seed Wisconsin. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their third-ever appearance, as the No. 9 seed in the East Region. The Wildcats defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before falling to 2 time National Champion UConn in the second round, closing their season with an overall record of 22–12.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Boo Buie	0	G	6'2"	180	GS Senior	Albany, NY	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft
Ryan Langborg	5	G	6'4"	195	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Parker Strauss	10	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Costa Mesa, CA	Transferred to UC Riverside
Blake Preston	32	F	6'9"	240	GS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jalen Leach	1	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Nyack, NY	Fairfield
Keenan Fitzmorris	5	C	7'0"	250	GS Senior	Overland Park, KS	Stony Brook

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
K.J. Windham #27 PG	Indianapolis, IN	Ben Davis High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 5, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Angelo Ciaravino SF	Chicago, IL	Mount Carmel High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 9, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Phoenix Gill SG	Chicago, IL	Saint Ignatius College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 10, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jake West PG	Malvern, PA	William Penn Charter School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 15, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
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: "2025 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jalen Leach 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Fairfield Nyack, New York F 2 Nick Martinelli 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Glenbrook South High School Glenview, Illinois G 3 Ty Berry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Sunrise Christian Academy Newton, Kansas F 4 Blake Barkley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Putnam Science Academy Morgantown, West Virginia C 5 Keenan Fitzmorris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Stony Brook Overland Park, Kansas G 11 Jordan Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bradford Christian Academy Medford, Massachusetts G 13 Brooks Barnhizer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Jefferson High School Lafayette, Indiana G 20 Justin Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Denver Oak Park, Illinois G 24 K.J. Windham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, Indiana F 33 Luke Hunger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School Montreal, Quebec C 34 Matthew Nicholson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) GS Clarkston High School Clarkston, Michigan G 43 Blake Smith (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Germantown Academy Blue Bell, Pennsylvania G 44 Angelo Ciaravino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Carmel High School Chicago, Illinois F 54 Gus Hurlburt (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Enderlin High School Enderlin, North Dakota	Head coach Chris Collins (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois) Bryant McIntosh (Northwestern) Shane Southwell (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Lewis	W 89–62		25 – Martinelli	6 – Martinelli	5 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Lehigh	W 90–46	1–0	26 –  Martinelli	10 –  Martinelli	6 –  Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,521) Evanston, IL
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 66–71	1–1	32 – Martinelli	14 – Martinelli	3 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN		UIC	W 83–74	2–1	27 – Martinelli	7 – Mullins	5 – Windham	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,492) Evanston, IL
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Eastern Illinois	W 67–58 OT	3–1	27 – Leach	12 – Nicholson	4 – Nicholson	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,969) Evanston, IL
November 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN		Montana State	W 72–69	4–1	22 – Martinelli	10 – Barnhizer	4 – Barnhizer	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,034) Evanston, IL
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Pepperdine Arizona Tip-Off campus site game	W 68–50	5–1	21 – Leach	7 – Tied	4 – Barnhizer	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,853) Evanston, IL
November 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Butler Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division semifinals	L 69–71	5–2	24 – Barnhizer	8 – Martinelli	2 – Tied	Mullett Arena  Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. UNLV Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division 3rd place game	W 66–61	6–2	23 – Barnhizer	9 – Barnhizer	6 – Barnhizer	Mullett Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock		at Iowa	L 79–80	6–3 (0–1)	21 – Barnhizer	10 – Barnhizer	4 – Martinelli	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,698) Iowa City, IA
December 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN		No. 19 Illinois Rivalry	W 70–66 OT	7–3 (1–1)	27 – Martinelli	9 – Tied	5 – Leach	Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL
December 15, 2024* 2:30 p.m., BTN		vs. Georgia Tech Milwaukee Tip-Off						Fiserv Forum  Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN		DePaul						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
December 29, 2024* 12:30 p.m., Peacock		Northeastern						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  State College, PA
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN		at Purdue						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m./3:30 p.m., FOX		Michigan State						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN		Maryland						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		Indiana						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN		at Illinois Rivalry						State Farm Arena  Champaign, IL
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN		Rutgers						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1		Wisconsin						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN		USC						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
February 8, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN		at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
February 11, 2025 10:00 p.m., BTN		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN		Nebraska						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
February 20, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1		at Ohio State						Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock		at Minnesota						Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		Iowa						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
March 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		UCLA						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., Peacock		at Maryland						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA		vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—