2020–21 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
2020–21 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2020–21 record	6–9 (3–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Collins (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian James; Emanuel Dildy; Jon Borovich;
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena

The 2020–21 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represents Northwestern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-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.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 8–22, 3–17 to finish in 13th place in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Minnesota.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
A. J. Turner	21	F	6'7"	200	Rs Sr	Mount Clemens, MI	Graduated
Pat Spencer	12	G	6'3"	205	Grad Student	Davidsonville, MD	Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Loyola (MD) in 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 2, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 92–49	1–0	18 – Kopp	7 – Tied	8 – Greer	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, BTN		Chicago State	W 111–66	2–0	20 – Audige	12 – Gaines	7 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
December 9, 2020* 8:15 pm, ESPN		Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 70–71	2–1	14 – Buie	7 – Tied	6 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
December 13, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPNU		SIU Edwardsville	Cancelled					Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 15, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN+		Quincy	W 100–48	3–1	23 – Kopp	7 – Nance	4 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
December 20, 2020 6:00 pm, BTN		No. 4 Michigan State	W 79–65	4–1 (1–0)	30 – Buie	12 – Nance	4 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
December 23, 2020 7:30 pm, BTN		at Indiana	W 74–67	5–1 (2–0)	17 – Audige	9 – Young	4 – Buie	Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN
December 26, 2020 1:00 pm, FS1		No. 23 Ohio State	W 71–70	6–1 (3–0)	23 – Kopp	7 – Young	5 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
December 29, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1	No. 19	at No. 10 Iowa	L 72–87	6–2 (3–1)	21 – Nance	6 – Buie	8 – Buie	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (464) Iowa City, IA
January 3, 2021 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 19	at No. 16 Michigan	L 66-85	6-3 (3-2)	14 – Beran	7 – Young	4 – Buie	Crisler Center (88) Ann Arbor, MI
January 7, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		No. 12 Illinois	L 56-81	6-4 (3-3)	11 – Beran	5 – Tied	4 – Beran	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
January 13, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 21 Ohio State	L 71-81	6-5 (3-4)	25 – Audige	9 – Kopp	6 – Buie	Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH
January 17, 2021 11:00 am, CBS		No. 5 Iowa	L 73-96	6-6 (3-5)	16 – Nance	9 – Nance	6 – Greer	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
January 20, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 10 Wisconsin	L 52-68	6-7 (3-6)	16 – Audige	12 – Nance	5 – Buie	Kohl Center (0) Madison, WI
January 23, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	L 78-81	6-8 (3-7)	19 – Kopp	7 – Nance	4 – Buie	Bryce Jordan Center (273) University Park, PA
January 31, 2021 6:30 pm, BTN		Rutgers	L 56-64	6-9 (3-8)	15 – Kopp	9 – Nance	3 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
February 3, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		No. 4 Michigan	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Michigan[2]					Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 6, 2021 3:30 pm, BTN		at No. 24 Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 10, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		Indiana						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 13, 2021 BTN		at Rutgers						RAC Piscataway, NJ
February 16, 2021 BTN		at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 21, 2021 BTN		Wisconsin						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 27, 2021 BTN		at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 3, 2021 BTN		Maryland						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
March 7, 2021 BTN		Nebraska						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
March 10–14, 2020		vs.						United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	19	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR										Not released
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

"Northwestern vs. Minnesota - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
Svoboda, Kurt (January 23, 2021). "University of Michigan Athletics Enters Department-Wide Activity Pause". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

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[1] "Northwestern vs. Minnesota - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[2] Svoboda, Kurt (January 23, 2021). "University of Michigan Athletics Enters Department-Wide Activity Pause". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Old Patten Gymnasium (1910–1940) Patten Gymnasium (1940–1952) Welsh–Ryan Arena (1952–present) Allstate Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Illinois
Culture & lore	"Go U Northwestern" Willie the Wildcat
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold