2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–12 8–10 Chris Collins 3rd Brian James Patrick Baldwin Armon Gates Welsh-Ryan Arena The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Collins. They were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 Season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Indiana. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Johnnie Vassar 0 G 6'0" 185 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred Dave Sobolewski 3 G 6'1" 180 Senior Naperville, IL Graduated Nick Segura 21 F 6'6" 183 Freshman McLean, VA Transferred JerShon Cobb 23 G 6'5" 208 RS Senior Decatur, GA Graduated Jeremiah Kreisberg 50 C 6'10" 235 Senior Berkeley, CA Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Joey van Zegeren 1 F 6'10" 235 RS Senior Hoogeveen, Netherlands Transferred from Virginia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Zegeren will play for the 2015–16 season because he already redshirted a year at Virginia Tech. Incoming recruits Class of 2015 recruits thumb|upright|Jordan Ash in the 2015 IHSA 3A championship game victory no no 2015 Aaron Falzon PF Newton, MA Northfield Mount Hermon 6 8 210 October 13, 2014 3 4 4 83 Dererk Pardon PF Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School 6 8 215 June 7, 2014 3 3 3 79 Jordan Ash SG Westchester, IL Saint Joseph High School 6 2 185 March 19, 2014 3 3 3 77 2015 2015 Northwestern Signees 2015 Northwestern Signees 2015 Northwestern Signees June 9, 2014 yes Class of 2016 recruits no yes 2016 Rapolas Ivanauskas SF Barrington, IL Barrington 6 8 195 April 18, 2015 4 3 N/A Isiah Brown PG Lynnwood, WA Lakeside 5 11 155 May 31, 2015 3 3 79 2016 2016 Northwestern Signees 2016 Northwestern Signees 2016 Northwestern Signees June 4, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Northwestern Wildcats y yes Joey van Zegeren 1 F 6 10 235 y SR y Hoogeveen, Netherlands Canarias Basketball AcademyVirginia Tech Vic Law y 4 F 6 7 185 SO South Holland, IL Saint Rita Dererk Pardon y 5 C 6 8 235 FR Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph Charlie Hall 10 G 6 5 200 FR Danville, IL Crossroads W Tre Demps 14 G 6 2 198 SR y San Antonio, TX Ronald Reagan y Scottie Lindsey 20 G/F 6 5 175 SO Hillsdale, IL Fenwick HS y Alex Olah 22 C 7 0 270 SR Timișoara, Romania Traders Point Christian Acad. Jordan Ash 23 G 6 3 185 FR Bolingbrook, IL St. Joseph Bryant McIntosh y 30 G 6 3 177 SO New Castle, IN Greensburg Community HS Nathan Taphorn 32 F 6 7 215 JR Pekin, IL Pekin Community HS Sanjay Lumpkin 34 G/F 6 6 220 JR y Wayzata, MN Benilde-St. Margaret's Aaron Falzon 35 F 6 8 205 FR Newton, MA Northfield Mount Hermon y Gavin Skelly 44 F 6 8 219 SO Westlake, OH Westlake HS Chris Collins (Duke) Brian James (Illinois State) Patrick Baldwin (Northwestern) Armon Gates (Kent State) http://www.nusports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball& 2015-07-06 Schedule and results Sourcehttp://www.nusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball& 2015-16 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern Wildcats| Exhibition Nov 5, 2015 7:00pm yes Quincy (IL) Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 80–64 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern Wildcats| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 7:00pm yes UMass Lowell Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 79–57 6,011 1–0 Nov 18, 2015 7:00pm yes Fairfield Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL CBE Hall of Fame Classic 79–72 5,574 2–0 Nov 20, 2015 7:00pm yes Columbia Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL CBE Hall of Fame Classic ESPN3 83–80 OT 6,117 3–0 Nov 23, 2015 8:30pm yes yes North Carolina 9 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals ESPN2 69–80 13,598 3–1 Nov 24, 2015 6:30pm yes yes Missouri Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game ESPN3 67–62 13,198 4–1 Nov 28, 2015 7:00pm yes New Orleans Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 90–63 6,015 5–1 Dec 1, 2015 6:00pm yes yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 81–79 OT 4,879 6–1 Dec 5, 2015 2:00pm yes SIU Edwardsville Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 81–56 6,318 7–1 Dec 13, 2015 6:00pm yes Chicago State Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 77–35 6,621 8–1 Dec 15, 2015 7:00pm yes Mississippi Valley State Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 78–48 5,704 9–1 Dec 19, 2015 1:00pm yes yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL FS1 78–70 OT 6,351 10–1 Dec 21, 2015 6:00pm yes Sacred Heart Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 103–67 6,574 11–1 Dec 27, 2015 7:00pm yes Loyola (MD) Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 74–59 6,401 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern Wildcats|Big Ten regular season Dec 30, 2015 3:00pm no yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPNU 81–72 14,924 13–1 1–0 Jan 2, 2016 7:00pm Maryland 4 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 59–72 8,117 13–2 1–1 Jan 6, 2016 8:00pm Ohio State Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 56–65 7,439 13–3 1–2 Jan 9, 2016 1:30pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 77–52 10,436 14–3 2–2 Jan 12, 2016 6:00pm Wisconsin Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 70–65 7,264 15–3 3–2 Jan 16, 2016 7:30pm Penn State Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPNU 62–71 7,512 15–4 3–3 Jan 19, 2016 7:00pm yes Maryland 7 Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 56–62 OT 17,144 15–5 3–4 Jan 23, 2016 11:00am yes Indiana 25 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPNU 57–89 17,472 15–6 3–5 Jan 28, 2016 8:00pm Michigan State 12 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN 45–76 8,117 15–7 3–6 Jan 31, 2016 2:00pm yes Iowa 3 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 71–85 15,400 15–8 3–7 Feb 4, 2016 8:00pm Minnesota Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 84–58 7,015 16–8 4–7 Feb 9, 2016 7:00pm yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 63–71 11,376 16–9 4–8 Feb 13, 2016 7:00pm Illinois Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 58–56 8,117 17–9 5–8 Feb 16, 2016 6:00pm yes Purdue 17 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 61–71 12,868 17–10 5–9 Feb 24, 2016 6:00pm yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI BTN 63–72 12,071 17–11 5–10 Feb 27, 2016 1:00pm Rutgers Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPNU 98–59 7,833 18–11 6–10 Mar 3, 2016 8:00pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 71–61 5,936 19–11 7–10 Mar 6, 2016 1:00pm Nebraska Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 65–54 7,702 20–11 8–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Northwestern Wildcats|Big Ten tournament Mar 10, 2016 11:00am yes 9 Michigan 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Second round BTN 70–72 OT 15,707 20–12 AP Poll Central Time References Northwestern Wildcats Category:Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball seasons Northwestern Wild Northwestern Wild