#101 Northwestern Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Northwestern Wildcats
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #101
Conference Rank: #12 Big Ten
 
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2021-22 Record: 15-16, 7-13
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Chris Collins
Coach Record: 132-148 at Northwester, 132-148 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Pete Nance, Forward, 14.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.7 apg
Ryan Young, Center, 9.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.9 apg
Ryan Greer, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.1 apg
Elyjah Williams, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.7 apg
Casey Simmons, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Boo Buie, Senior, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 4.3 apg
Chase Audgie, Senior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
Ty Berry, Junior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1. Apg
Robbie Beran, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 apg
Julian Roper II, Sophomore, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key New Players:
Luke Hunger, Freshman, Forward
Nick Martinelli, Freshman, Forward
Blake Smith, Freshman, Guard
Tydus Verhoeven, Senior, Forward, Transfer from UTEP
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.0 (120th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.9 (193, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (253, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (153, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (81, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (115, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.9 (161, 9)
Rebound Margin: -0.9 (232, 12)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (26, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.8 (11, 4)