TABLE OF CONTENTS WILDCAT BASKETBALL • 2-15 RECORD BOOK • 62-79 Quick Facts ................................................2 Individual Records ................................64 2016-17 Roster...........................................3 Team Records ........................................65 2016-17 Schedule .....................................4 Individual Career ............................ 66-67 2016-17 Opponent Info ...........................5 Individual Season ..........................68-69 Big Ten Composite Schedule ............6-7 Individual Game ............................... 70-71 Big Ten/ACC Challenge ...........................8 Team Game .............................................72 Big Ten Tournament...........................8-9 Team Season ..........................................73 Welsh-Ryan Arena ............................ 10-11 Year-by-Year Leaders......................74-77 President Morton Schapiro ................. 12 Welsh-Ryan Arena Records ................78 V.P. for Athletics Jim Phillips ..........13-14 Big Ten Tournament Records .............79 Northwestern University ...................... 15 2016-17 WILDCATS • 16-31 HISTORY • 80-123 Lumpkin ....................................................18 All-Americans ........................................ 82 Taphorn-Law ..........................................19 Academic All-Americans .................... 83 Lindsey-McIntosh .................................20 Big Ten Honors .......................................84 Skelly ......................................................... 21 Team Awards .........................................85 Ash .............................................................22 1,000-Point Club ............................86-92 Falzon-Pardon ........................................23 All-Time Letterwinners ................93-96 Hall-Benson-Brown ............................. 24 Postseason Results ...............................97 Ivanauskas-Malnati ............................. 25 Year-by-Year Records ...................98-99 Game-by-Game Stats ...................25-29 Year-by-Year Statistics ...............100-101 Career Stats ............................................30 Year-by-Year Results....................102-113 Radio/TV Roster .................................... 31 Series Records ........................................114 Series History vs. Opponent .......115-123 WILDCAT STAFF • 32-41 MEDIA REFERENCE • 124-128 Head Coach Chris Collins ..............34-36 Media Information ...................... 126-127 Asst. Coach Brian James ......................37 Travel Info/Road Credentials ...........128 Asst. Coach Pat Baldwin..................... 38 Asst. Coach Armon Gates ................... 39 Basketball Support Staff....................40 Following the ’Cats ................................41 Follow the Wildcats online at: 2015-16 IN REVIEW • 42-61 NUsports.com Year In Review.................................44-45 Individual Statistics .............................46 On Twitter at: Game Results ..........................................47 Game-by-Game Statistics .................48 @NUMensBball Game Highs & Lows .............................49 @NU_Sports Big Ten Standings & Honors ..............50 Game Recaps .................................... 51-61 On Facebook at: facebook.com/northwesternmbb On Instagram at: numensbball nu_sports The Official 2016-17 Northwestern University Men’s Basketball Yearbook Editorial Assistance—Paul Kennedy, Jocelyn Serranilla is published by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Photography—Stephen Carrera Department. Special Thanks to: Northwestern University Relations Editors—Nick Brilowski, Ray O’Connell @NUMENSBBALL // 2016-17 NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL // 1 QUICK FACTS 2016-17 QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Chris Collins NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS City/Zip: Evanston, IL 60208 Alma Mater, Year: Duke, ’96 Assistant A.D./Athletic Comm.: Paul Kennedy Enrollment: 8,367 Record at NU: 49-48 (Fourth Season) Athletic Communications Phone: 847-491-7503 Nickname: Wildcats Overall Record: 49-48 (Fourth Season) Associate Director/Men’s Basketball Contact: School Colors: Purple and White Office Phone: 847-491-7906 Nick Brilowski Arena Name: Welsh-Ryan Arena Assistant Coach: Brian James Office Phone: 847-467-3831 Capacity: 8,117 Year: Fourth Season Cell Phone: 847-239-4127 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Alma Mater, Year: Illinois State, ’77 E-Mail Address: [email protected] President: Morton Schapiro Assistant Coach: Pat Baldwin Secondary MBB Contact: Ray O’Connell Director of Athletics and Recreation: Year: Fourth Season Office Phone: 847-467-3418 Jim Phillips Alma Mater, Year: Northwestern, ’94 Cell Phone: 773-550-0128 Athletic Dept. Phone: 847-491-8880 Assistant Coach: Armon Gates E-Mail Address: [email protected] Year: Fourth Season 2015-16 Overall Record: 20-12 Alma Mater, Year: Kent State, ’06 Mailing/Overnight Address Conference Record (Finish): 8-10 (9th) Director of Player Development: Anderson Hall Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 TBA 1501 Central Street Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3 Director of Basketball Operations: Evanston, IL 60208 Chris Lauten First Year of Basketball: 1904-05 Video Coordinator: Tad Glibert WHO WE ARE Overall Won-Lost: 1041-1467-1 Sports Performance: Mike Schweigert Acceptable references: NCAA appearances/last: None Athletic Trainer: Jen Tymkew Northwestern, Northwestern University, NU, Wildcats, NIT appearances/last: 7/2012 Equipment Manager: John Lovellette ’Cats, Chicago’s Big Ten Team Last Postseason Opponent: Washington, NIT Second Round Please avoid: Result: L, 76-55 N’western, NW, NWU 2 // 2016-17 NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL // @NUMENSBBALL 2016-17 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School SENIORS (2) 4 Vic Law F 6-7 205 R-So. South Holland, Ill./St. Rita Sanjay Lumpkin Nathan Taphorn 5 Dererk Pardon C 6-8 235 So. Cleveland, Ohio/Villa Angela-St. Joseph 10 Charlie Hall F 6-5 205 So. Los Angeles, Calif./Crossroads JUNIORS (3) 12 Isiah Brown G 6-2 175 Fr. Lynnwood, Wash./Lakeside School Scottie Lindsey 14 Rapolas Ivanauskas F 6-9 215 Fr. Barrington, Ill./Brewster Academy (N.H.) Bryant McIntosh Gavin Skelly 20 Scottie Lindsey G/F 6-5 210 Jr. Hillside, Ill./Fenwick SOPHOMORES (5) 23 Jordan Ash G 6-3 195 So. Bolingbrook, Ill./St. Joseph Jordan Ash 21 Tino Malnati G 6-3 180 Fr. Northfield, Ill./New Trier Charlie Hall 25 Barret Benson C 6-10 240 Fr. Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale South Aaron Falzon 30 Bryant McIntosh G 6-3 185 Jr. Greensburg, Ind./Greensburg Vic Law 32 Nathan Taphorn F 6-7 215 Sr. Pekin, Ill./Pekin Dererk Pardon 34 Sanjay Lumpkin G/F 6-6 220 R-Sr. Wayzata, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s FRESHMEN (4) Barret Benson 44 Gavin Skelly F 6-8 225 Jr. Westlake, Ohio/Westlake Isiah Brown 35 Aaron Falzon F 6-8 215 So. Newton, Mass./Northfield Mount Hermon Rapolas Ivanauskas Tino Malnati ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 23 Ash, Jordan G 6-3 195 So. Bolingbrook, Ill./St. Joseph BY STATE/COUNTRY 25 Benson, Barret C 6-10 240 Fr. Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale South CALIFORNIA (1) 12 Brown, Isiah G 6-2 175 Fr. Lynnwood, Wash./Lakeside School Charlie Hall ILLINOIS (7) 10 Hall, Charlie F 6-5 205 So. Los Angeles, Calif./Crossroads 35 Falzon, Aaron F 6-8 215 So. Newton, Mass./Northfield Mount Hermon Jordan Ash 14 Ivanauskas, Rapolas F 6-9 215 Fr. Barrington, Ill./Brewster Academy (N.H.) Barret Benson 4 Law, Vic F 6-7 205 R-So. South Holland, Ill./St. Rita Rapolas Ivanauskas Vic Law 20 Lindsey, Scottie G/F 6-5 210 Jr. Hillside, Ill./Fenwick Scottie Lindsey 34 Lumpkin, Sanjay G/F 6-6 220 R-Sr. Wayzata, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s Tino Malnati Nathan Taphorn 30 McIntosh, Bryant G 6-3 185 Jr. Greensburg, Ind./Greensburg 21 Malnati, Tino G 6-3 180 Fr. Northfield, Ill./New Trier INDIANA (1) 5 Pardon, Dererk C 6-8 235 So Cleveland, Ohio/Villa Angela-St. Joseph Bryant McIntosh 44 Skelly, Gavin F 6-8 225 Jr. Westlake, Ohio/Westlake 32 Taphorn, Nathan F 6-7 215 Sr. Pekin, Ill./Pekin MASSACHUSETTS (1) Aaron Falzon Head Coach: Chris Collins MINNESOTA (1) Assistant Coach: Brian James Sanjay Lumpkin Assistant Coach: Pat Baldwin Armon Gates OHIO (2) Assistant Coach: Dererk Pardon Director of Player Development: TBA Gavin Skelly Director of Operations: Chris Lauten WASHINGTON (1) Isiah Brown PRONUNCIATIONS Aaron Falzon (35) ..........................................fal-ZONE Rapolas Ivanauskas (14) .......... EYE-van-ows-kiss Sanjay Lumpkin (34) ...................................SAHN-jay Dererk Pardon (5) ........................................DARE-ick @NUMENSBBALL // 2016-17 NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL // 3 2016-17 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV Fri. Nov. 4 Illinois Springfield (exhib.) Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. BTN Plus Fri. Nov. 11 Mississippi Valley State Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. BTN Plus Mon. Nov. 14 Eastern Washington 7 Evanston, Ill. 8 p.m. BTN Wed. Nov. 16 at Butler H Indianapolis, Ind. 6 p.m. FS1 Mon. Nov. 21 vs. Texas 7 Brooklyn, N.Y. 8:30 p.m. ESPN3 Tue. Nov. 22 vs. Notre Dame or Colorado 7 Brooklyn, N.Y. TBD ESPN2/U Fri. Nov. 25 Bryant 7 Evanston, Ill. 1 p.m. BTN Plus Mon. Nov. 28 Wake Forest v Evanston, Ill. 8 p.m. ESPNU Sat. Dec. 3 DePaul Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m. BTN Sun. Dec. 11 New Orleans Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m. BTN Wed. Dec. 14 Chicago State Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m. BTN Sat. Dec. 17 vs. Dayton 3 Chicago, Ill. (United Center) 6 p.m. BTN Tue. Dec. 20 IUPUI Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. BTN Plus Thu. Dec. 22 Houston Baptist Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. BTN Plus Tue. Dec. 27 at