# 2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

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/Morgan Park |
| 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
| 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. ||||||