Northwestern
Official Name:
Northwestern University
Nickname:
Wildcats
Mailing Address:
1501 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201-1699
Website:
Telephone:
(847) 491-7503
Fax:
(847) 491-8818
Enrollment:
7,700
Arena:
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Capacity: 8,117
Year Opened: 1952
School Colors:
Purple and White
Conference:
Big Ten (since 1896)
NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances:
NCAA Tournament Appearances: None
All-Time Winningest Coach:
Arthur Dutch Lonborg (23 years from 1928-50, 236-203-1 record, .538)
All-Time Scoring Leader:
Billy McKinney (1,900 points from 1974-77)
All-Time Rebounding Leader:
Evan Eschmeyer (995 from 1996-99, missed 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons because of a recurring injury in his right foot)
Single-Game Individual Scoring Record:
Rich Falk (49 points as senior vs. Iowa on 2/24/64)
All-American Selections:
(11) G Jim Burns (1967), F Frank Ehmann (1955), C Evan Eschmeyer (1999), F Otto Graham (1943 and 1944), F-C Max Morris (1945 and 1946), F-C Ray Ragelis (1951), F Joe Reiff (1931 and 1933), C Joe Ruklick (1959)
NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans:
(4) Joe Reiff (1931 and 1933), Otto Graham (1944/also played with Colgate), Max Morris (1946)
NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans:
(3) Otto Graham (1943), Max Morris (1945), Evan Eschmeyer (1999)
Additional School Information on this Page:
Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:
Rich Falk (49 vs. Iowa)
February 24, 1964 (senior/23.3 ppg)
1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
53 | 45 | 98 | |
34 | 42 | 76 |
Name | FG | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
Lopossa | 3 | 5-6 | 11 |
Jackson | 3 | 1-4 | 7 |
Keeley | 7 | 3-4 | 17 |
Riessen | 1 | 1-1 | 3 |
Falk | 19 | 11-14 | 49 |
Hansen | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Brown | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Wood | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Nelson | 1 | 1-1 | 3 |
Schafer | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Martz | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Totals | 38 | 22-30 | 98 |
Percentages | .733 |
Name | FG | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
Roach | 4 | 3-3 | 11 |
Olson | 2 | 4-5 | 8 |
Bastian | 1 | 0-1 | 2 |
Pauling | 0 | 1-2 | 1 |
Rodgers | 8 | 5-7 | 21 |
Peeples | 3 | 0-3 | 6 |
Hankins | 3 | 2-3 | 8 |
Skea | 1 | 3-3 | 5 |
Denoma | 2 | 0-1 | 4 |
Jesse | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Banaszek | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Riddle | 4 | 2-2 | 10 |
Totals | 28 | 20-30 | 76 |
Percentages | .667 |
Coach | Seasons | Years | Record | W-L % | Best Season(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Holland | 1 | 1905 | 2-2 | .500 | 1905 | 2-2 |
Louis Gillesby | 4 | 1907-10 | 4-28 | .125 | 1908 | 2-7 |
Stuart Templeton | 1 | 1911 | 4-15 | .211 | 1911 | 4-15 |
Charles Hammett | 1 | 1912 | 4-9 | .308 | 1912 | 4-9 |
Dennis Grady | 2 | 1913-14 | 25-10 | .714 | 1913 | 14-4 |
Fred Murphy | 3 | 1915-17 | 28-24 | .538 | 1916 | 14-5 |
Norman Elliott | 2 | 1918, 1920 | 10-11 | .476 | 1918 | 7-4 |
Tom Robinson | 1 | 1919 | 6-6 | .500 | 1919 | 6-6 |
Ray Elder | 1 | 1921 | 2-12 | .143 | 1921 | 2-12 |
Dana Evans | 1 | 1922 | 7-11 | .389 | 1922 | 7-11 |
Maury Kent | 5 | 1923-27 | 19-62 | .235 | 1925 | 6-10 |
Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg | 23 | 1928-50 | 236-203-1 | .538 | 1931 | 16-1 |
Harold Olson | 2 | 1951-52 | 19-25 | .432 | 12-10 | |
Waldo Fisher | 5 | 1953-57 | 35-75 | .318 | 12-10 | |
Bill Rohr | 6 | 1958-63 | 66-70 | .485 | 15-7 | |
Larry Glass | 6 | 1964-69 | 61-71 | .462 | 13-10 | |
Brad Snyder | 5 | 1969-73 | 30-71 | .297 | 9-15 | |
5 | 1974-78 | 42-89 | .321 | 12-15 | ||
Rich Falk | 8 | 1979-86 | 80-142 | .360 | 18-12 | |
7 | 1987-93 | 54-141 | .277 | 9-19 | ||
Ricky Byrdsong | 4 | 1994-97 | 34-78 | .304 | 15-14 | |
3 | 1998-2000 | 30-56 | .349 | 15-14 | ||
11 | 2001-11 | 160-181 | .469 | 2010, 1911 | 20-14 |
- All-Time W-L Record: 957-1,388 (.408) from 1905 through 2011.
- NOTES: Northwestern (IL) did not field a formal team in 1906
- Snyder compiled a 4-2 record in 1968-69 after succeeding Glass
- Winter's record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from Minnesota in 1976-77.