#61 Northwestern Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Northwestern Wildcats
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #61
 
Conference Rank: #15 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 17-16
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Chris Collins
Coach Record: 194-190 at Northwestern, 194-190 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Brooks Barnhizer, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2.3 spg, 1.1 bpg
Ty Berry, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg
Matthew Nicholson, Center, 5.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.4 bpg
Luke Hunger, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Nick Martinelli, Senior, Forward, 20.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
K.J. Windham, Sophomore, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 2.0 apg
Jordan Clayton, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.5 apg
Justin Mullins, Senior, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 apg
Angelo Ciaravino, Sophomore, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Cade Bennerman, Freshman, Forward
Phoenix Gill, Freshman, Guard
Max Green, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Holy Cross
Tyler Kropp, Freshman, Forward
Arrinten Page, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Cincinnati
Jayden Reid, Junior, Guard, Transfer from South Florida
Tre Singleton, Freshman, Forward
Jake West, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.4 (215th in nation, 16th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.2 (85, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.1 (207, 17)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (138, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (282, 15)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (217, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (128, 10)
Rebound Margin: -0.2 (226, 12)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (104, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.0 (32, 3)