# 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Omar Jimenez | 0 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Kennesaw, GA | Injured |
| Alex Marcotullio | 4 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Warren, MI | Graduated |
| Reggie Hearn | 11 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Graduated |
| Jared Swopshire | 12 | F | 6'8" | 210 | GS Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nate Taphorn SF | Pekin, IL | Pekin Community | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 6* 7:15 pm | Lewis | W 57–46 | | Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A) Evanston, IL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 9* 7:30 pm, BTN | Eastern Illinois | W 72–55 | 1–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,182) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 14* 10:00 pm, ESPNU | at Stanford | L 58–71 | 1–1 | Maples Pavilion (4,692) Stanford, CA |
| Nov 17* 7:30 pm | Illinois State | L 64–68 | 1–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,025) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 20* 7:00 pm, CSNC | at UIC | W 93–58 | 2–2 | UIC Pavilion (5,630) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 22* 7:00 pm | IUPUI Las Vegas Invitational | W 63–61 | 3–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,915) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 25* 7:00 pm | Gardner-Webb Las Vegas Invitational | W 72–59 | 4–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,443) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 28* 9:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Missouri Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | L 67–78 | 4–3 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 29* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 19 UCLA Las Vegas Invitational | L 79–95 | 4–4 | Orleans Arena (2,520) Paradise, NV |
| Dec 4* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | at NC State ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 48–69 | 4–5 | PNC Arena (11,459) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 7* 4:00 pm | Western Michigan | W 51–35 | 5–5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,167) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 16* 6:00 pm, BTN | Mississippi Valley State | W 86–64 | 6–5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,344) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 22* 1:00 pm | Brown | W 58–52 | 7–5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,591) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 27* 8:00 pm, BTN | DePaul | L 56–57 | 7–6 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,819) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten regular season |||||
| Jan 2 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 Wisconsin | L 49–76 | 7–7 (0–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 5 11:00 am, BTN | at Michigan | L 51–74 | 7–8 (0–2) | Crisler Arena (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 9 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 20 Iowa | L 67–93 | 7–9 (0–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,016) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 12 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 23 Illinois | W 49–43 | 8–9 (1–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 15 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 Michigan State | L 40–54 | 8–10 (1–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 18 1:30 pm, BTN | at Indiana | W 54–47 | 9–10 (2–4) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 21 8:00 pm, BTN | Purdue | W 63–60 $^{2OT}$ | 10–10 (3–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,063) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 25 11:00 am, BTN | No. 10 Iowa | L 50–76 | 10–11 (3–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 29 8:00 pm, BTN | at No. 14 Wisconsin | W 65–56 | 11–11 (4–5) | Kohl Center (17,155) Madison, WI |
| Feb 1 1:00 pm, BTN | at Minnesota | W 55–54 | 12–11 (5–5) | Williams Arena (12,744) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 8 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Nebraska | L 49–53 | 12–12 (5–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,109) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 13 6:00 pm, BTN | at Michigan State | L 70–85 | 12–13 (5–7) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 16 5:00 pm, BTN | Minnesota | L 48–54 | 12–14 (5–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,719) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 19 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 24 Ohio State | L 60–76 | 12–15 (5–9) | Value City Arena (15,878) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 23 7:15 pm, BTN | Indiana | L 56–61 | 12–16 (5–10) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Mar 1 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at Nebraska | L 47–54 | 12–17 (5–11) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,978) Lincoln, NE |
| Mar 6 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Penn State | L 32–59 | 12–18 (5–12) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,253) Evanston, IL |
| Mar 9 11:00 am, BTN | at Purdue | W 74–65 | 13–18 (6–12) | Mackey Arena (13,332) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten tournament |||||
| Mar 13 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Iowa First round | W 67–62 | 14–18 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 14 8:00 pm, BTN | vs. No. 22 Michigan State Quarterfinals | L 51–67 | 14–19 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||