#54 Northwestern Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Northwestern Wildcats
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #54
 
Conference Rank: #10 Big Ten
 
 
2022-23 Record: 22-12, 12-8
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Chris Collins
Coach Record: 153-161 at Northwestern, 153-161 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Chase Audige, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.9 apg
Robbie Beran, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.6 apg
Julian Roper II, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg
Tydus Verhoeven, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Boo Buie, Senior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.5 apg
Ty Bery, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
Brooks Barnhizer, Junior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
Matthew Nicholson, Senior, Center, 6.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Blake Barkley, Freshman, Forward
Jordan Clayton, Freshman, Guard
Ryan Langborg, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Princeton
Justin Mullins, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Denver
Blake Preston, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Liberty
Parker Strauss, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.7 (272nd in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.8 (22, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.7 (331, 14)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (46, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (148, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.1 (285, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.7 (40, 2)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (227, 10)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (199, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.6 (9, 3)