2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–2 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Collins (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery; Talor Battle; Bryant McIntosh;
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Purdue †	15	–	5	.750	29	–	6	.829
No. 21 Indiana	12	–	8	.600	23	–	12	.657
Northwestern	12	–	8	.600	22	–	12	.647
Michigan State	11	–	8	.579	21	–	13	.618
Maryland	11	–	9	.550	22	–	13	.629
Illinois	11	–	9	.550	20	–	13	.606
Iowa	11	–	9	.550	19	–	14	.576
Michigan	11	–	9	.550	18	–	16	.529
Penn State	10	–	10	.500	23	–	14	.622
Rutgers	10	–	10	.500	19	–	15	.559
Wisconsin	9	–	11	.450	20	–	15	.571
Nebraska	9	–	11	.450	16	–	16	.500
Ohio State	5	–	15	.250	16	–	19	.457
Minnesota	2	–	17	.105	9	–	22	.290

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represents Northwestern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by 10th-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 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ryan Greer	2	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Left the team to personal reasons
Casey Simmons	14	G	6'6"	180	Freshman	Milton, MA	Transferred
Ryan Young	15	C	6'10"	240	RS Junior	Stewartsville, NJ	Transferred to Duke
Elyjah Williams	21	F	6'7"	220	GS Senior	Evanston, IL	Graduated
Pete Nance	22	F	6'10"	225	Senior	Akron, OH	Graduate transferred to North Carolina
Dylan Sandhu	54	G	6'4"	160	RS Junior	Northville, MI	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Tydus Verhoeven	10	F	6'9"	225	GS Senior	Manteca, CA	UTEP

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luke Hunger C	Montreal, QC	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Nov 2, 2021
Luke Hunger C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Nick Martinelli SF	Glenbrook, IL	Glenbrook South High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 23, 2022
Nick Martinelli SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2022 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Clayton PG	Medford, MA	Bradford Christian School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 12, 2022
Jordan Clayton PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2023 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Boo Buie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Gould Academy	Albany, New York
G	1	Chase Audige	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	William & Mary	Coram, New York
F	2	Nick Martinelli	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Glenbrook South High School	Glenview, Illinois
G	3	Ty Berry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Newton, Kansas
G	5	Julian Roper II	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. Mary's Prep	Detroit, Michigan
F	10	Tydus Verhoeven	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	UTEP	Manteca, California
G	13	Brooks Barnhizer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Jefferson High School	Lafayette, Indiana
F	24	Luke Hunger	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon School	Montreal, Quebec
F	31	Robbie Beran	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Collegiate School	Richmond, Virginia
C	34	Matthew Nicholson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Clarkston High School	Clarkston, Michigan
G	43	Blake Smith (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Germantown Academy	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G	53	Roy Dixon III (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Greater Atlanta Christian	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Chris Collins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Quincy	W 69–49		15 – Audige	7 – Berry	7 – Audige	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Chicago State	W 85–54	1–0	20 – Beran	7 – Tied	9 – Audige	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,676) Evanston, IL
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Northern Illinois	W 63–46	2–0	15 – Beran	11 – Berry	7 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,077) Evanston, IL
November 15, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 75–63	3–0	17 – Audige	9 – Nicholson	6 – Buie	Capital One Arena (5,518) Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Purdue Fort Wayne Cancún Challenge campus site game	W 60–52	4–0	28 – Buie	8 – Beran	6 – Audige	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,931) Evanston, IL
November 22, 2022* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Liberty Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals	W 66–52	5–0	20 – Audige	7 – Tied	5 – Audige	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (321) Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Auburn Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championship	L 42–43	5–1	10 – Audige	8 – Beran	3 – Buie	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,156) Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 58–87	5–2	14 – Audige	5 – Berry	5 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,606) Evanston, IL
December 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 20 Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN	Prairie View A&M						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN	DePaul						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 20, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN	UIC						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 29, 2022* 12:00 p.m., BTN	Brown						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN	Ohio State						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	Illinois Rivalry						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 8, 2023 11:00 a.m., FS1	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 15, 2023 11:00 a.m./1:15 p.m./3:30 p.m., BTN	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 21, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 24, 2023 7:30 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 28, 2023 11:00 a.m./3:00 p.m., BTN	Minnesota						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Michigan						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 5, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN	Purdue						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	Indiana						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN	Iowa						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Illinois Rivalry						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 26, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
March 1, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
March 5, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten tournament
March 8–12, 2023 TBA	vs.						United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches		^

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

References

^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

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Culture & lore	"Go U Northwestern" Willie the Wildcat
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold