Northwestern Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 4, 2023 · CSM Staff
Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (21-11, 12-8)
Big Wins: 1/8 at Indiana (84-83), 2/12 Purdue (64-58)
Bad Losses: 1/1 Ohio State (57-73), 1/11 Rutgers (62-65)
Coach: Chris Collins
Probable Starters:
Robbie Beran, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Matthew Nicholson, Junior, Center, 6.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Ty Berry, Junior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 1.2 apg, 4.7 rpg
Boo Buie, Senior, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 4.5 apg
Chase Audige, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.4 spg
Key Role Players:
Nick Martinelli, Freshman, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Tydus Verhoeven, Senior, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Brooks Barnhizer, Sophomore, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 1.1 apg, 4.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.7 (275th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.3 (18, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.9 (330, 14)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (41, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (142, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.3 (279, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.9 (50, 2)
Rebound Margin: -0.4 (222, 10)
Assists Per Game: 13.0 (183, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.9 (14, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Vanderbilt |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round win over Akron |
| 2012 | NIT | Second Round loss to Washington |
| 2011 | NIT | First Round win over Milwaukee |
| 2011 | NIT | Second Round win over Boston College |
| 2011 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Washington State |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round loss to Rhode Island |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round loss to Tulsa |
| 1999 | NIT | First Round loss to DePaul |
| 1994 | NIT | First Round win over DePaul |
| 1994 | NIT | Second Round loss to Xavier |
*all team stats through 3/5
