Northwestern Men’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 8, 2024 · CSM Staff
Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (21-11, 12-8)
Big Wins: Purdue (92-88), Illinois (96-91)
Bad Losses: at Minnesota (66-75), at Rutgers (60-63)
Coach: Chris Collins
Probable Starters:
Luke Hunger, Sophomore, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Nick Martinelli, Sophomore, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Brooks Barnhizer, Junior, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 2.7 apg, 7.5 rpg, 1.8 spg
Ryan Langborg, Senior, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 2.6 apg
Boo Buie, Senior, Guard, 19.2 ppg, 5.1 apg
Key Role Players:
Matthew Nicholson, Senior, Center, 5.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Blake Preston, Senior, Forward, 2.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Justin Mullins, Sophomore, Guard, 0.6 ppg
Blake Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 2.8 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.1 (166th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.0 (88, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (85, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.0 (253, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.3 (92, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.6 (7, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.8 (66, 5)
Rebound Margin: -2.0 (280, 12)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (39, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 8.7 (7, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Boise State |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to UCLA |
| 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 3/10
