at PENN STATE • FEBRUARY 15 • STATE COLLEGE, PA. • BRYCE JORDAN CENTER (15,261) THE MATCH-UP » 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 6-17 BIG TEN: 1-12 STREAK: L8 HOME: 4-9 AWAY: 1-7 NEUTRAL: 1-1 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS at #13 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 6-17, 1-12 BIG TEN 19-5, 9-4 BIG TEN OCT. 31 QUINCY (EX.) W, 105-64 NOV. 8 MERRIMACK L, 71 -61 NOV. 13 PROVIDENCE^ W, 72-63 » TELEVISION BTN: (JASON HOROWITZ AND BRIAN BUTCH) » RADIO WGN AM 720: (DAVE EANET ) NOV. 19 RADFORD L, 67-56 LIVE STATS: NUSPORTS.COM • COMMENTARY AND GIFS: @NUMENSBBALL • IN-GAME NOTES: NUSPORTS.COM/MBBNOTES NOV. 22 NORFOLK STATE W, 70-59 • NOV. 25 BRADLEY# W, 78-51 THE OPENING TIP: This is the 51st meeting between LAST TIME OUT: Northwestern dropped a 79-54 decision to NOV. 27 PITTSBURGH# L, 72-59 Michigan on Wednesday night. Northwestern and Penn State. DEC. 3 BOSTON COLLEGE† W, 82-64 • Penn State leads the series, 31-19. • Rookie Jared Jones led NU with career-highs in points (12), • During the Chris Collins era, Northwestern is 4-5 against field goals (6) and minutes (20). It was the first time this DEC. 8 PURDUE* L, 58-44 the Nittany Lions. season that Jones has paced NU in scoring. DEC. 15 SIUE W, 72-54 • This is Northwestern’s first trip to the Bryce Jordan Center • The Wildcats had their worst shooting night of the season, DEC. 18 #15 MICHIGAN STATE* L, 77-72 since 1/5/18. No active player on NU’s current roster has going 32.2% (19-for-59) from the field. DEC. 21 DePAUL L, 83-78 played a game at the Bryce Jordan Center. • NU’s leading scorers (Miller Kopp 13.3; Pat Spencer 10.7; DEC. 29 HARTFORD L, 67-66 • The last time NU played a Penn State team ranked in the Boo Buie 10.3) were limited to a combined 24 points on JAN. 5 MINNESOTA* L, 77-68 top-15 was on 2/28/96 (L; 78-62). 7-of-28 shooting. JAN. 8 INDIANA* L, 66-62 • Northwestern is in the midst of playing four games in 10 • Northwestern used the starting lineup of Buie, Spencer, JAN. 11 NEBRASKA* W, 62-57 Kopp, Beran and Young for the second straight game and days. The stretch began with a trip to Rutgers (2/9/20) JAN. 14 IOWA* L, 75-62 before NU’s lone home contest of the set vs. Michigan the second time overall this season. (2/12/20) and it concludes with a pair of trips out east to • It was the lone regular-season meeting between JAN. 18 #24 ILLINOIS* L, 75-71 Penn State (2/15/20) and Maryland (2/18/20). Northwestern and the Wolverines. JAN. 21 #17 MARYLAND* L, 77-66 • Six of Northwestern’s 13 Big Ten games have been decided JAN. 26 OHIO STATE* L, 71-59 by five points or fewer. MILLER TIME: Miller Kopp... JAN. 29 #14 MICHIGAN STATE* L, 79-50 • Over the last 12 games is averaging 15.9 points per game FEB. 1 PURDUE* L, 61-58 LAST MEETING: Penn State pulled out a 59-52 win over NU in the on 42.6% shooting from the field and 42.1% from behind FEB. 9 RUTGERS* L, 77-73 lone meeting last season at Welsh-Ryan Arena. the arc. FEB. 12 MICHIGAN* L, 79-54 • Dererk Pardon led Northwestern with 18 points, while • Has scored in double figures a team-best 18 times this FEB. 15 #13 PENN STATE* 11 a.m. season and done so in 12 of the last 13 games. brining down nine rebounds. He became just the eighth FEB. 18 MARYLAND* 7 p.m. • Has posted 15-or-more points on 11 occasions and in seven Wildcat to notch 700 career rebounds. FEB. 23 MINNESOTA* 2 p.m. • Vic Law had a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds of the previous nine games. to go along with a then career-high six assists. • Was the first NU underclassman to score 15-or-more in five FEB. 27 ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. straight games (1/11/20 – 1-/26/19) since John Shurna did MAR. 1 NEBRASKA* 3:15 p.m. HOMECOMING: This trip to State College will be a special one for so in 11 straight games in 2010. MAR. 4 WISCONSIN* 8 p.m. rookie guard Boo Buie: • Ranks third in the Big Ten with a 40.2% 3-point field goal MAR. 7 PENN STATE* 3 p.m. • Buie’s half-brother is Talor Battle (08-11), the all-time percentage and fifth with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game. leading scorer in Penn State history. • Leads NU in... Scoring (13.3), 3FG (49), made FG (105), FT% (87.3), minutes (31.8). All times Central • Talor Battle was a member of the 2010-11 Penn State team, Home games in BOLD the last PSU team to make the NCAA tournament. • Has scored 20-or-more points on a team-best four † Big Ten/ACC Challenge • Buie and his family moved to State College during Battle’s occasions this season. ^ Gavitt Games • Has made a big jump from year one to year two: # Ft. Myers Tip-Off (Ft. Myers, Fla.) collegiate career. * Big Ten game • Battle, who played for Ed DeChellis at Penn State, often brought Buie to the Nittany Lions’ practices. SOME HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS: • PLEASE REFER TO US AS “NU,” NOT “NW.” LAST GAME'S STARTERS • 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 MORE YOU KNOW! 12 PAT SPENCER 0 BOO BUIE 10 MILLER KOPP 31 ROBBIE BERAN 15 RYAN YOUNG GR. • G FY. • G SO. • F FY. • F R-FY. • C 6-3 • DAVIDSONVILLE, MD. 6-2 • ALBANY, N.Y. 6-7 • HOUSTON, TEXAS 6-9 • RICHMOND, VA. 6-10 • STEWARTSVILLE, N.J. » 2019-20 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS NUMERICAL ROSTER COACHES & STAFF NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NAME POSITION • YEAR AT NU ALMA MATER • YEAR 0 BOO BUIE G 6-2 FY. ALBANY, N.Y. / GOULD ACADEMY (MAINE) CHRIS COLLINS HEAD COACH • 7TH DUKE • 1996 1 CHASE AUDIGE G 6-4 R-FY. CORAM, N.Y. / THE HILL SCHOOL (PA.) / WILLIAM & MARY BRIAN JAMES ASSISTANT COACH • 7TH ILLINOIS STATE • 1977 EMANUEL DILDY ASSISTANT COACH • 2ND EASTERN ILLINOIS • 2005 2 RYAN GREER G 6-2 SO. ATLANTA, GA. / NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON (MASS.) JON BOROVICH ASSISTANT COACH • 1ST CENTRAL MICHIGAN • 2001 4 JARED JONES F 6-10 FY. HIRAM, GA. / MCEACHERN CHRIS LAUTEN DIR. OF OPERATIONS • 7TH DUKE • 2008 10 MILLER KOPP F 6-7 SO. HOUSTON, TEXAS / HOUSTON CHRISTIAN JERSHON COBB DIR. OF PLAYER DEVEL. • 2ST NORTHWESTERN • 2015 11 ANTHONY GAINES G 6-4 JR. KINGSTON, N.Y. / NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL (N.H.) BRYANT MCINTOSH ASST. DIR. OF OPERATIONS • 1ST NORTHWESTERN • 2018 12 PAT SPENCER G 6-3 GR. DAVIDSONVILLE, MD. / BOYS’ LATIN / LOYOLA (MD.) 15 RYAN YOUNG C 6-10 R-FY. STEWARTSVILLE, N.J. / BETHLEHEM (PA.) CATHOLIC PRO-NUN-CEE-AY-SHUNS 21 A.J. TURNER F 6-7 SR. MT. CLEMENS, MICH. / NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL (N.H.) / BOSTON COLLEGE NAME HOW YA SAY IT 22 PETE NANCE F 6-10 SO. AKRON, OHIO / REVERE 0 BOO BUIE BOO-E 31 ROBBIE BERAN F 6-9 FY. RICHMOND, VA. / COLLEGIATE SCHOOL 1 CHASE AUDIGE AWE-DEEJ (RHYMES WITH SIEGE) 33 TINO MALNATI G 6-3 R-JR. NORTHFIELD, ILL / NEW TRIER 31 ROBBIE BERAN BEAR-AN 53 ROY DIXON III G 5-11 FY. ATLANTA, GA. / GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN 54 DYLAN SANDHU SAND-U 55 ERIC ZALEWSKI ZA-LESS-SKI 54 DYLAN SANDHU G 6-4 R-FY. NORTHVILLE, MICH. / DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 55 ERIC ZALEWSKI G 6-0 R-SO. BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. / STEVENSON RADIO/TV ROSTER BOO BUIE RYAN GREER JARED JONES MILLER KOPP ANTHONY GAINES PAT SPENCER FY. • G • 6-2 SO. • G • 6-2 FY. • F • 6-10 SO. • F • 6-7 JR. • G • 6-4 GR. • G • 6-3 0 ALBANY, NY 2 ATLANTA, GA. 4 HIRAM, GA. 10 HOUSTON, TEXAS 11 KINGSTON, N.Y. 12 DAVIDSONVILLE, MD. RYAN YOUNG A.J. TURNER PETE NANCE ROBBIE BERAN TINO MALNATI ROY DIXON II R-FY. • C • 6-10 R-SR. • F • 6-7 SO. • F • 6-10 FY. • F • 6-9 SR. • G • 6-3 FY. • G • 5-11 15 STEWARTSVILLE, N.J. 21 MT. CLEMENS, MICH. 22 AKRON, OHIO 31 RICHMOND, VA. 33 NORTHFIELD, ILL. 53 ATLANTA, GA. DYLAN SANDHU ERIC ZALEWSKI CHRIS COLLINS BRIAN JAMES EMANUEL DILDY JON BOROVICH R-FY. • G • 6-4 R-SO. • G • 6-0 HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH 54 NORTHVILLE, MICH. 55 BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. SEVENTH YEAR SEVENTH YEAR SECOND YEAR FIRST YEAR » QUICK FACTS LOCATION .....................................................Evanston, Ill. 2018-19 OVERALL RECORD............................................ 13-19 ASSOCIATE A.D./ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS................ Paul Kennedy FOUNDED ............................................................. 1851 CONFERENCE RECORD (FINISH) ................................. 4-16 (14th) 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 .................................... 4/7 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......................................