THE WOODEN LEGACY • NOV. 22-25 • FULLERTON, CALIF. THE MATCH-UP » 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 3-0 BIG TEN: - STREAK: W3 HOME: 3-0 AWAY: - NEUTRAL: - NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS vs. FRESNO STATE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT (2-0, 0-0 BIG TEN) (1-1, 0-0 MOUNTAIN WEST) NOV. 2 MCKENDREE (EX.) W, 83-44 NOV. 8 NEW ORLEANS W, 82-52 NOV. 12 AMERICAN W, 63-51 » TELEVISION ESPNU (DOUG SHERMAN, ROBBIE HUMMEL) » RADIO WGN RADIO AM-720 (DAVE EANET AND JOEY MEYER) NOV. 16 BINGHAMTON W, 82-54 LIVE STATS: NUSPORTS.COM • COMMENTARY AND GIFS: @NUMENSBBALL • IN-GAME NOTES: NUSPORTS.COM/MBBNOTES NOV. 22 FRESNO STATE# 3:30 P.M. NOV. 23 LA SALLE/MIAMI# TBD NOV. 25 TBD# TBD THE OPENING TIP: Northwestern is making its first appearance PARDON, CONTINUED: in the Wooden Legacy and playing Fresno State for the first time • The Northwestern center is averaging a double-double with NOV. 28 GEORGIA TECH† 8:15 P.M. in program history. 12.0 points and 12.7 rebounds per game. DEC. 1 INDIANA* 4:00 P.M. • He ranks fourth nationally with 12.7 rpg and first overall DEC. 4 MICHIGAN* 8:00 P.M. BUCKLE UP: Thursday’s game against Fresno State marks the with 6.33 offensive rebounds per game. DEC. 8 DEPAUL 11:00 A.M. beginning of a tough stretch of games for the Wildcats. North- • He is one of only 10 players in the country, and one of two DEC. 17 CHICAGO STATE 8:00 P.M. western will play seven games in 17 days, including three on the in the Big Ten, to average more than 12.0 points and 12.0 DEC. 21 OKLAHOMA 8:00 P.M. West Coast, all against high-major opponents. rebounds per game this season. DEC. 30 COLUMBIA 4:00 P.M. • He has 11 double-doubles in his career and two this season. JAN. 2 MICHIGAN STATE* 7:30 P.M. FIRST ACT: Of the 10 Wildcats that have seen game action this • Pardon hauled in 18 rebounds against American (Nov. 12), JAN. 6 ILLINOIS* TBD season, five are newcomers, including transfers Ryan Taylor and the second-highest total of his career. A.J. Turner and rookies Miller Kopp, Pete Nance and Ryan Greer. JAN. 9 IOWA* 8:00 P.M. • Taylor is averaging 12.3 points over his first three games LOOKING AT LAW: Vic Law has gotten off to a stellar start in his JAN. 13 MICHIGAN* 6:30 P.M. as a Wildcat. He has scored in double figures 60 times senior season. JAN. 18 RUTGERS* 6:00 P.M. during his career and 28 times over his last 30 games. His • He leads the team with 19.3 points per game (3rd in the Big JAN. 22 INDIANA* 8:00 P.M. six 3-pointers vs. New Orleans (Nov. 8) were the most by a Ten) and a 43.8 shooting percentage from behind the arc. JAN. 26 WISCONSIN* 1:15 P.M. Wildcat player in their debut. • His offensive box plus/minus rating is 9.9, which is the fifth JAN. 29 MARYLAND* 6:00 P.M. • Turner is averaging 31.7 minutes per game. He owns a 11.0 best among all Big Ten players FEB. 4 PENN STATE* 7:00 P.M. ppg average and has been to the charity stripe a team-best • Law ranks ninth in the Big Ten with a 3.00 assist-to-turn- FEB. 10 IOWA* 5:30 P.M. 18 times and has knocked down a team-high 16 free throws over ratio. FEB. 13 RUTGERS* 6:00 P.M. (83.0 percent). • Nance tallied career-best marks in points (10), rebounds DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE: Northwestern has hung its hat on its FEB. 16 NEBRASKA* 7:30 P.M. (3) and minutes (21) versus Binghamton (11/16/18). defensive play through the first three games. FEB. 20 OHIO STATE* 7:30 P.M. • Kopp has started all three contests and is averaging 5.3 • The Wildcats have allowed an average of 52.3 points in FEB. 23 WISCONSIN* 7:30 P.M. points per game. their first three games, NU’s lowest average allowed FEB. 28 MINNESOTA* 8:00 P.M. • Greer played a season-high 24 minutes against American through three contests since 2008, per Alex Wilcox of MAR. 3 ILLINOIS* 5:30 P.M. (Nov. 12). He finished the game with a team-best +/- of +18. CCBC, Inc. The 52.3 points average ranks 8th nationally for MAR. 6 OHIO STATE* 8:00 P.M. scoring defense. MAR. 9 PURDUE* 1:30 P.M. PARDON THE INTERRUPTION: Senior center Dererk Pardon set • NU is one of six teams in the country to have limited oppo- MAR. 13-17 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT% TBD the Northwestern record for field goal percentage in a season nents to 54 or fewer points in at least three games played. last year, shooting .619 from the field ... Pardon also holds the NU • Northwestern has made defending the 3-point line a prior- All times Central record for career field goal percentage (.615) ity, holding opponents to 21.6 percent shooting from deep Home games in BOLD which ranks ninth nationally. † Big Ten/ACC Challenge » ALL-TIME NU LEADERS IN CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT. # Wooden Classic (Fullerton, Calif.) • According to KenPom rankings, Northwestern’s defensive % Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) DERERK PARDON .615 2016- efficiency is 93.4, which ranks in the top-30 nationally. * Big Ten game EVAN ESCHMEYER .595 1995-99 PAUL SCHULTZ .541 1981-84 WALKER LAMBIOTTE .513 1989-90 SOME HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS: • PLEASE REFER TO US AS “NU,” NOT “NW.” BRIAN SCHWABE .503 LAST GAME'S1986-90 STARTING FIVE • OUR CORRECT LOGO IS THE BLOCK N. OUR FORMER LOGO, AFFECTIONALY CALLED THE “N-CAT,” IS OUR FORMER LOGO. PLEASE EMAIL RAYMOND.OCONNELL@NORTHWEST- ERN.EDU IF YOU NEED THE CORRECT FILE. • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY REFERS TO ITS NEWCOM- ERS AS FIRST-YEARS, WHICH IS ABBREVIATED BY “FY.” THE 04 VIC LAW 05 DERERK PARDON 10 MILLER KOPP 14 RYAN TAYLOR 21 A.J. TURNER R-SR. • F SR. • C FY. • F GR. • G R-JR. • F MORE YOU KNOW! 6-7 • SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. 6-8 • CLEVELAND, OHIO 6-7 • HOUSTON, TEXAS 6-6 • GARY, IND. 6-7 • Mt. CLEMENS, MICH. » 2018-19 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS NUMERICAL ROSTER COACHES & STAFF NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NAME POSITION • YEAR AT NU ALMA MATER • YEAR 2 RYAN GREER G 6-2 FY. ATLANTA, GA./NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON (MASS.) CHRIS COLLINS HEAD COACH • 6TH DUKE • 1996 4 VIC LAW F 6-7 R-SR. SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL./ST. RITA BRIAN JAMES ASSISTANT COACH • 6TH ILLINOIS STATE • 1977 BILLY DONLON ASSISTANT COACH • 2ND UNCW • 1999 5 DERERK PARDON C 6-8 SR. CLEVELAND, OHIO/VILLA ANGELA-ST. JOSEPH EMANUEL DILDY ASSISTANT COACH • 1ST EASTERN ILLINOIS • 2005 10 MILLER KOPP F 6-7 FY. HOUSTON, TEXAS/HOUSTON CHRISTIAN CHRIS LAUTEN DIR. OF OPERATIONS • 6TH DUKE • 2008 11 ANTHONY GAINES G 6-4 SO. KINGSTON, N.Y./NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL (N.H.) JERSHON COBB DIR. OF PLAYER DEVEL. • 1ST NORTHWESTERN • 2015 14 RYAN TAYLOR G 6-6 GR. GARY, IND./ST. JOHN’S NORTHWESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY (WIS.)/EVANSVILLE TAD GLIBERT ASST. DIR. OF OPERATIONS • 4TH ILLINOIS WESLEYAN • 2014 15 RYAN YOUNG C 6-10 FY. STEWARTSVILLE, N.J./BETHLEHEM (PA.) CATHOLIC 21 A.J. TURNER F 6-7 R-JR. MT. CLEMENS, MICH./NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL (N.H.)/BOSTON COLLEGE 22 PETE NANCE F 6-10 FY. AKRON, OHIO/REVERE 23 JORDAN ASH G 6-3 SR. BOLINGBROOK, ILL./ST. JOSEPH 25 BARRET BENSON C 6-10 JR. WILLOWBROOK, ILL./HINSDALE SOUTH PRO-NUN-CEE-AY-SHUNS 33 TINO MALNATI G 6-3 R-SO. NORTHFIELD, ILL./NEW TRIER NAME HOW YA SAY IT 34 CHARLIE HALL F 6-5 R-JR. LOS ANGELES, CALIF./CROSSROADS SCHOOL 05 DERERK PARDON DARE-ICK 35 AARON FALZON F 6-8 R-JR. NEWTON, MASS./NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON 35 AARON FALZON FAL-ZONE RADIO/TV ROSTER RYAN GREER VIC LAW DERERK PARDON MILLER KOPP ANTHONY GAINES RYAN TAYLOR FY. • G • 6-2 R-SR. • F • 6-7 SR. • C • 6-8 FY. • F • 6-7 SO. • G • 6-4 GR. • G • 6-6 2 ATLANTA, GA. 4 SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. 5 CLEVELAND, OHIO 10 HOUSTON, TEXAS 11 KINGSTON, N.Y. 14 GARY, IND. RYAN YOUNG A.J. TURNER PETE NANCE JORDAN ASH BARRET BENSON TINO MALNATI FY. • C • 6-10 R-JR. • F • 6-7 FY. • F • 6-10 SR. • G • 6-3 JR. • C • 6-10 R-SO. • G • 6-3 15 STEWARTSVILLE, N.J. 21 MT. CLEMENS, MICH. 22 AKRON, OHIO 23 BOLINGBROOK, ILL. 25 WILLOWBROOK, ILL. 33 NORTHFIELD, ILL. CHARLIE HALL AARON FALZON CHRIS COLLINS BRIAN JAMES BILLY DONLON EMANUEL DILDY R-JR. • F • 6-5 R-JR. • F • 6-8 HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH 34 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 35 NEWTON, MASS. SIXTH YEAR SIXTH YEAR SECOND YEAR FIRST YEAR » QUICK FACTS LOCATION .....................................................Evanston, Ill. 2017-18 OVERALL RECORD ............................................ 15-17 ASSOCIATE A.D./ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS................ Paul Kennedy FOUNDED ............................................................. 1851 CONFERENCE RECORD (FINISH) ................................. 6-12 (10th) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT ......... Ray O’Connell ENROLLMENT ......................................................... 8,367 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ........................................... 2/3 OFFICE PHONE ............................................. (847) 467-3418 PRESIDENT . .Morton O. Schapiro LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST .................................... 6/4 CELL PHONE ............................................... (773) 550-0128 COMBE FAMILY V.P. FOR ATHLETICS & RECREATION ............. Jim Phillips EMAIL ADDRESS....................... [email protected] SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR .............................. Janna Blais FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL....................................... 1904-05 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/SECONDARY MBB CONTACT......