# 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Collins. They were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 Season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Indiana.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Johnnie Vassar | 0 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred |
| Dave Sobolewski | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Naperville, IL | Graduated |
| Nick Segura | 21 | F | 6'6" | 183 | Freshman | McLean, VA | Transferred |
| JerShon Cobb | 23 | G | 6'5" | 208 | RS Senior | Decatur, GA | Graduated |
| Jeremiah Kreisberg | 50 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Berkeley, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Joey van Zegeren | 1 | F | 6'10" | 235 | RS Senior | Hoogeveen, Netherlands | Transferred from Virginia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Zegeren will play for the 2015–16 season because he already redshirted a year at Virginia Tech. |

## Incoming recruits
### Class of 2015 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Aaron Falzon PF | Newton, MA | Northfield Mount Hermon | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Dererk Pardon PF | Cleveland, OH | Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Jordan Ash SG | Westchester, IL | Saint Joseph High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014. ||||||

## Class of 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rapolas Ivanauskas SF | Barrington, IL | Barrington | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A |||||||
| Isiah Brown PG | Lynnwood, WA | Lakeside | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 31, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Quincy (IL) | W 80–64 | | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 79–57 | 1–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,011) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Fairfield CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 79–72 | 2–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,574) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 20, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,117) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 23, 2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 9 North Carolina CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals | L 69–80 | 3–1 | Sprint Center (13,598) Kansas City, MO |
| Nov 24, 2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Missouri CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game | W 67–62 | 4–1 | Sprint Center (13,198) Kansas City, MO |
| Nov 28, 2015* 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 90–63 | 5–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,015) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 1, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Cassell Coliseum (4,879) Blacksburg, VA |
| Dec 5, 2015* 2:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 81–56 | 7–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,318) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 13, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Chicago State | W 77–35 | 8–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,621) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 15, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 78–48 | 9–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,704) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 19, 2015* 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | W 78–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–1 | Allstate Arena (6,351) Rosemont, IL |
| Dec 21, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Sacred Heart | W 103–67 | 11–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,574) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 27, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Loyola (MD) | W 74–59 | 12–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,401) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Nebraska | W 81–72 | 13–1 (1–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,924) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 2, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 4 Maryland | L 59–72 | 13–2 (1–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 6, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | | Ohio State | L 56–65 | 13–3 (1–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,439) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 9, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | W 77–52 | 14–3 (2–2) | Williams Arena (10,436) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 12, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN | | Wisconsin | W 70–65 | 15–3 (3–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,264) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 16, 2016 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | Penn State | L 62–71 | 15–4 (3–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,512) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 19, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 7 Maryland | L 56–62 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (3–4) | Xfinity Center (17,144) College Park, MD |
| Jan 23, 2016 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at No. 25 Indiana | L 57–89 | 15–6 (3–5) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 28, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 12 Michigan State | L 45–76 | 15–7 (3–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 31, 2016 2:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 3 Iowa | L 71–85 | 15–8 (3–7) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 4, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 84–58 | 16–8 (4–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,015) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 9, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 63–71 | 16–9 (4–8) | Value City Arena (11,376) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 13, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN | | Illinois | W 58–56 | 17–9 (5–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 16, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 17 Purdue | L 61–71 | 17–10 (5–9) | Mackey Arena (12,868) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 24, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 63–72 | 17–11 (5–10) | Crisler Center (12,071) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 27, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers | W 98–59 | 18–11 (6–10) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,833) Evanston, IL |
| Mar 3, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Penn State | W 71–61 | 19–11 (7–10) | Bryce Jordan Center (5,936) University Park, PA |
| Mar 6, 2016 1:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 65–54 | 20–11 (8–10) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,702) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2016 11:00 am, BTN | (9) | vs. (8) Michigan Second round | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,707) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||