Northwestern

Official Name: 
Northwestern University
Nickname: 
Wildcats
Mailing Address: 

1501 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201-1699

Website: 
www.nusports.com
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

NIT Appearances: 

(5) 1983, 1994, 1999, 2009, and 2010
2-5 record (.286)

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
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Rich Falk (49 vs. Iowa)
February 24, 1964 (senior/23.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Northwestern

53

45

98

Iowa

34

42

76

Northwestern

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

Iowa

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
Coaching Chronology:

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

1951

12-10

Waldo Fisher

5

1953-57

35-75

.318

1955

12-10

Bill Rohr

6

1958-63

66-70

.485

1959

15-7

Larry Glass

6

1964-69

61-71

.462

1968

13-10

Brad Snyder

5

1969-73

30-71

.297

1970

9-15

Fred "Tex" Winter

5

1974-78

42-89

.321

1976

12-15

Rich Falk

8

1979-86

80-142

.360

1983

18-12

Bill E. Foster

7

1987-93

54-141

.277

1989, 1990, and 1992

9-19

Ricky Byrdsong

4

1994-97

34-78

.304

1994

15-14

Kevin O'Neill

3

1998-2000

30-56

.349

1999

15-14

Bill Carmody

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.