# 2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This is head coach Bill Carmody's eleventh season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. In the previous year, they finished the season 20–14, 7–10 in Big Ten play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Washington State.

## 2010–11 Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/High School |
| 1 | Crawford, Drew | G/F | 6–5 | 205 | SO | Naperville, Illinois/Naperville Central |
| 3 | Capocci, Mike | F | 6–6 | 195 | SR | Lombard, Illinois/Glenbard East |
| 4 | Marcotullio, Alex | G | 6–3 | 180 | SO | Warren, Michigan/De La Salle |
| 5 | Ryan, Jeff | G/F | 6–7 | 205 | SR | Glenview, Illinois/Glenbrook South |
| 10 | Nichols, Austin | G | 6–0 | 192 | SO | Lansing, Michigan/Lansing Catholic |
| 11 | Hearn, Reggie | G | 6–4 | 205 | SO | Fort Wayne, Indiana/Snider |
| 12 | Mirković, Luka | F/C | 6–11 | 248 | JR | Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) |
| 15 | Fruendt, Nick | G | 6–5 | 200 | JR | Batavia, Illinois/Batavia |
| 21 | Peljusic, Ivan | F | 6–8 | 220 | SR | Zadar, Croatia/V. Nazor Gymnasium |
| 22 | Thompson, Michael | G | 5–10 | 190 | SR | Chicago, Illinois/Lincoln Park |
| 23 | Cobb, JerShon | G | 6–5 | 180 | FR | Decatur, Georgia/Columbia |
| 24 | Shurna, John | F | 6–8 | 215 | JR | Glen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West |
| 30 | Curletti, Davide | F | 6–9 | 238 | JR | Farmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
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## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Thu, Nov 4* 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | W 91–71 | — | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Regular season ||||||
| Fri, Nov 12* 8:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | W 97–78 | 1–0 | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| Wed, Nov 17* 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Pan American | W 77–71 | 2–0 | UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| Fri, Nov 19* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 71–45 | 3–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Sun, Nov 28* 7:30 pm, BTN | | Creighton | W 65–52 | 4–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Tue, Nov 30* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 91–71 | 5–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Mon, Dec 13* 7:00 pm | | Long Island | W 81–65 | 6–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Thu, Dec 16* 7:00 pm, BTN | | American | W 78–62 | 7–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Mon, Dec 20* 6:00 pm, MSG | | vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | W 92–61 | 8–0 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| Tue, Dec 21* 8:30 pm, MSG | | vs. St. John's Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | L 69–85 | 8–1 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| Thu, Dec 23* 2:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 70–47 | 9–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Fri, Dec 31 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Purdue | L 69–82 | 9–2 (0–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Mon, Jan 03 6:30 pm, BTN | | No. 18 Michigan State | L 62–65 | 9–3 (0–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Thu, Jan 06 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 20 Illinois | L 63–88 | 9–4 (0–3) | Assembly Hall Champign, IL |
| Sun, Jan 09 6:00 pm, BTN | | Indiana | W 93–81 | 10–4 (1–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Wed, Jan 12 7:30 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | W 90–71 | 11–4 (2–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Sat, Jan 15 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan State | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (2–4) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Tue, Jan 18 8:00pm, BTN | | Michigan | W 74–60 | 12–5 (3–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Thu, Jan 20* 5:30pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 98–55 | 13–5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Sun, Jan 23 11:30 am, BTN | | Wisconsin | L 46–78 | 13–6 (3–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Wed, Jan 26 7:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 16 Minnesota | L 70–81 | 13–7 (3–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Sat, Jan 29 5:00pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Ohio State | L 57-58 | 13–8 (3–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Sat, Feb 05 12:00 pm, CBS | | Illinois | W 71–70 | 14–8 (4–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Wed, Feb 09 5:30 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 66–75 | 14–9 (4–8) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Sun, Feb 13 2:30 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 41–65 | 14–10 (4–9) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| Thu, Feb 17 8:00 pm, BTN | | Iowa | W 73–70 | 15–10 (5–9) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Sat, Feb 19 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Indiana | W 70–64 | 16–10 (6–9) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Thu, Feb 24 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Penn State | L 52–66 | 16–11 (6–10) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Sun, Feb 27 5:00pm, BTN | | at No. 12 Wisconsin | L 63–78 | 16–12 (6–11) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Wed, Mar 2 7:30 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 68–57 | 17–12 (7–11) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Thu, Mar 10 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8) | vs. (9) Minnesota Big Ten First Round | W 75–65 | 18–12 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Fri, Mar 11 11:00 am, ESPN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 1 Ohio State Quarterfinals | L 61–67 $^{OT}$ | 18–13 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NIT ||||||
| Wed, Mar 16* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | (4 BC) | (5 BC) Milwaukee NIT First Round | W 70–61 | 19–13 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Sat, Mar 19* 10:00 am, ESPN | (4 BC) | at (1 BC) Boston College NIT Second Round | W 85–67 | 20–13 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Wed, Mar 23* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 BC) | at (2 BC) Washington State NIT Quarterfinals | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 20–14 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. BC=NIT Boston College bracket. All times are in Central. ||||||