2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2021–22 record	7–2 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Collins (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian James; Jon Borovich; Talor Battle;
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena

The 2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represents Northwestern University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by ninth-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

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 9–15, 6–13 to finish in 12th place in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Minnesota.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Miller Kopp	10	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred to Indiana
Anthony Gaines	11	G	6'4"	210	RS Junior	Kingston, NY	Transferred to Siena
Dom Martinelli	50	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	Glenview, IL	Walk-on; transferred to St. Thomas (MN)
Eric Zalewski	55	G	6'0"	185	RS Junior	Buffalo Grove, IL	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Elyjah Williams	21	F	6'7"	220	Graduate Student	Evanston, IL	Fairleigh Dickinson

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Casey Simmons #21 SF	Milton, MA	Milton Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 27, 2020
Casey Simmons #21 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Julian Roper #35 SG	Orchard Lake, MI	Saint Mary's Preparatory School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 4, 2020
Julian Roper #35 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Brooks Barnhizer #52 SF	Lafayette, IN	Lafayette Jefferson High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 21, 2020
Brooks Barnhizer #52 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
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: "2021 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rowan Brumbaugh #18 PG	Northfield, MA	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 30, 2021
Rowan Brumbaugh #18 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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.

Roster

2021–22 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)	Jr	Gould Academy	Albany, New York
G	1	Chase Audige	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	William & Mary	Coram, New York
G	2	Ryan Greer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Ty Berry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Newton, Kansas
G	5	Julian Roper II	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's Prep	Detroit, Michigan
G	13	Brooks Barnhizer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Jefferson High School	Lafayette, Indiana
G	14	Casey Simmons	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Milton Academy	Milton, Massachusetts
C	15	Ryan Young	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Bethlehem Catholic High School	Stewartsville, New Jersey
F	21	Elyjah Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Fairleigh Dickinson	Evanston, Illinois
F	22	Pete Nance	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Revere High School	Akron, Ohio
F	31	Robbie Beran	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Collegiate School	Richmond, Virginia
C	34	Matthew Nicholson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Clarkston High School	Clarkston, Michigan
G	53	Roy Dixon III (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Greater Atlanta Christian	Atlanta, Georgia
G	54	Dylan Sandhu (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Detroit Country Day	Northville, Michigan

Head coach

Chris Collins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian James (Illinois State)
Jon Borovich (Central Michigan)
Talor Battle (Penn State)

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 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Lindenwood	W 85–40	0–0	17 – Berry	10 – Williams	40 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,563) Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Eastern Illinois	W 80–56	1–0	17 – Buie	7 – Young	6 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,753) Evanston, IL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	High Point	W 95–60	2–0	22 – Nance	10 – Nance	7 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,074) Evanston, IL
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	New Orleans	W 83–67	3–0	18 – Nance	8 – Nance	9 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,593) Evanston, IL
November 18, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 82–46	4–0	20 – Young	11 – Nance	5 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,854) Evanston, IL
November 22, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Providence Legends Classic semifinals	L 72–77	4–1	23 – Buie	5 – Nance	5 – Nance	Prudential Center (3,719) Newark, NJ
November 23, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Georgia Legends Classic	W 78–62	5–1	22 – Buie	9 – Nance	6 – Buiw	Prudential Center (0) Newark, NJ
November 30, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 73–77 ^OT	5–2	15 – Nance	7 – Nance	7 – Buie	LJVM Coliseum (3,711) Winston-Salem, NC
December 5, 2021 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Maryland	W 67–61	6–2 (1–0)	17 – Nance	10 – Nance	4 – Buie	Xfinity Center (13,958) College Park, MD
December 12, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	NJIT	W 70–52	7–2	13 – Young	9 – Young	7 – Buie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,392) Evanston, IL
December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN	DePaul	Canceled due to COVID issues at DePaul					Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 20, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN+	Illinois–Springfield						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 30, 2021* 4:00 p.m., BTN	Prairie View A&M						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 2, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN	Michigan State						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 9, 2022 BTN	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 15, 2022 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 18, 2022 6:30 p.m./8:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 23, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 26, 2022 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2022 3:30 p.m., BTN	Illinois Rivalry						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	Indiana						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 13, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Illinois Rivalry						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	Purdue						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., BTN	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	Nebraska						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
March 6, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN	Minnesota						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBA	vs.						Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR																	Not released
Coaches	NR	NR^	NR	NR

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

References

"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

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[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

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Venues	Old Patten Gymnasium (1910–1940) Patten Gymnasium (1940–1952) Welsh–Ryan Arena (1952–present) Allstate Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Illinois
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold