#66 Northwestern Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Northwestern Wildcats
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #66
 
Conference Rank: #15 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 22-12, 12-8
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Chris Collins
Coach Record: 178-174 at Northwestern, 178-174 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Boo Buie, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.0 apg
Ryan Langborg, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.5 apg
Blake Preston, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Brooks Barnhizer, Senior, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.8 spg
Ty Berry, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.4 apg
Nick Martinelli, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Matthew Nicholson, Senior, Center, 5.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.4 bpg
Luke Hunger, Sophomore, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Blake Smith, Junior, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Blake Barkley, Freshman, Forward
Angelo Ciaravino, Freshman, Guard
Keenan Fitzmorris, Senior, Center, Transfer from Stony Brook
Jalen Leach, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Fairfield
Justin Mullins, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Denver
K.J. Windham, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.3 (183rd in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (88, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (117, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.1 (258, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (102, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.0 (7, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.2 (51, 5)
Rebound Margin: -2.0 (279, 12)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (43, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 8.8 (6, 1)