2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Charleston Classic Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2011–12 record	19–14 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Carmody;
Assistant coaches	Fred Hill; Tavaras Hardy; Ivan Vujic;
Home arena	Welsh-Ryan Arena

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 Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown/High School
0	Alejandro Carter	G	6–3	208	FR	Chicago, Illinois/University of Chicago Lab. School
1	Drew Crawford	G/F	6–5	210	JR	Naperville, Illinois/Naperville Central
3	Dave Sobolewski	G	6–1	185	FR	Naperville, Illinois/Benet Academy
4	Alex Marcotullio	G	6–3	180	JR	Warren, Michigan/De La Salle
10	Austin Nichols	G	6–0	190	JR	Lansing, Michigan/Lansing Catholic
11	Reggie Hearn	G	6–4	210	JR	Fort Wayne, Indiana/Snider High School
12	Luka Mirković	C	6–11	248	SR	Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere
14	Tre Demps	G	6–2	195	FR	San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan High School
15	Nick Fruendt	G	6–5	205	SR	Batavia, Illinois/Batavia High School
23	JerShon Cobb	G	6–5	205	SO	Decatur, Georgia/Columbia High School
24	John Shurna	F	6–8	215	SR	Glen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West
30	Davide Curletti	F	6–9	230	SR	Farmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's
45	Nikola Cerina	F	6–9	245	JR	Topola, Serbia / Nikola Tesla Secondary School

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Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011* 7:00 pm	Robert Morris (Illinois)	W 99–48	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A) Evanston, IL
Regular Season
11/13/2011* 6:00 pm, BTN	Texas-Pan American	W 60–36	1–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (3,613) Evanston, IL
11/17/2011* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. LSU Charleston Classic First Round	W 88–82	2–0	TD Arena (2,532) Charleston, SC
11/18/2011* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Tulsa Charleston Classic Semifinals	W 69–65	3–0	TD Arena (1,711) Charleston, SC
11/20/2011* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Seton Hall Charleston Classic Championship	W 80–73	4–0	TD Arena (3,563) Charleston, SC
11/25/2011* 12:00 pm	Stony Brook	W 63–58	5–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,608) Evanston, IL
11/29/2011* 6:15 pm, ESPNU	at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 76–60	6–0	Philips Arena (5,619) Atlanta, GA
12/02/2011* 7:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	W 92–67	7–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,705) Evanston, IL
12/04/2011* 3:00 pm, BTN	No. 7 Baylor	L 41–69	7–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316) Evanston, IL
12/15/2011* 7:00 pm	Texas Southern	W 81–51	8–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,905) Evanston, IL
12/17/2011* 1:00 pm	Central Connecticut	W 70–64	9–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,246) Evanston, IL
12/18/2011* 5:00 pm, BTN	Eastern Illinois	W 87–72	10–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,071) Evanston, IL
12/22/2011* 7:05 pm	at No. 23 Creighton	L 79–87	10–2	CenturyLink Center (17,676) Omaha, NE
12/28/2011 4:30 pm, BTN	at No. 2 Ohio State	L 54–87	10–3 (0–1)	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
01/01/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU	Penn State	W 68–56	11–3 (1–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,389) Evanston, IL
01/04/2012 6:00 pm, BTN	Illinois	L 56–57	11–4 (1–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
01/11/2012 5:30 pm, BTN	at No. 13 Michigan	L 64–66 ^OT	11–5 (1–3)	Crisler Arena (12,605) Ann Arbor, MI
01/14/2012 2:00 pm, BTN	No. 6 Michigan State	W 81–74	12–5 (2–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
01/18/2012 8:00 pm, BTN	at Wisconsin	L 57–77	12–6 (2–4)	Kohl Center (16,939) Madison, WI
01/22/2012 3:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota	L 52–75	12–7 (2–5)	Williams Arena (12,219) Minneapolis, MN
01/28/2012 3:00 pm, ESPN2	Purdue	L 56–58	12–8 (2–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
02/02/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN2	Nebraska	W 84–74	13–8 (3–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,239) Evanston, IL
02/05/2012 2:00 pm, BTN	at Illinois	W 74–70	14–8 (4–6)	Assembly Hall (15,461) Champaign, IL
02/09/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Iowa	W 83–64	15–8 (5–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,013) Evanston, IL
02/12/2012 5:00 pm, BTN	at Purdue	L 77–87	15–9 (5–7)	Mackey Arena (14,155) West Lafayette, IN
02/15/2012 5:30 pm, BTN	at No. 18 Indiana	L 66–71	15–10 (5–8)	Assembly Hall (17,246) Bloomington, IN
02/18/2012 6:00 pm, BTN	Minnesota	W 64–53	16–10 (6–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,522) Evanston, IL
02/21/2012 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 11 Michigan	L 55–67 ^OT	16–11 (6–9)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
02/25/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Penn State	W 67–66	17–11 (7–9)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,513) University Park, PA
02/29/2012 7:30 pm, BTN	No. 10 Ohio State	L 73–75	17–12 (7–10)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
03/03/2012 1:30 pm, BTN	at Iowa	W 70–66	18–12 (8–10)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
03/08/2012 5:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Minnesota First Round	L 68–75 ^OT	18–13	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,257) Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament
03/13/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Akron First Round	W 76–74	19–13	Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,319) Evanston, IL
03/16/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Washington Second Round	L 55–76	19–14	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,761) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

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

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[cstv4-1] "2011-12 Northwestern Roster". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2011-10-31.

[schedule-2] "2011-12 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-31.

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