2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2019–20
Prev Year:	2018–19
Next Year:	2020–21
Team:	Northwestern Wildcats
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	8–23
Conf Record:	3–17
Hc Year:	7th
Asst Coach2:	Emanuel Dildy
Asst Coach3:	Jon Borovich

The 2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Chris Collins, the Wildcats played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 3–17 to finish in 13th place in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 13–19, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois.^{[1] [2]}

Offseason

Coaching changes

In March 2019, assistant Billy Donlon was hired as the new head coach at Kansas City.^[3] Collins hired Jon Borovich as Donlon's replacement in May 2019.^[4]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
	4	F		200			Graduated
	5	F/C		235			Graduated
	14	G		195			Graduated
	23	G		200			Graduate transferred to Wright State
	25	C		240			Graduate transferred to Southern Illinois
	34	G		210			Graduated; chose to enter the workforce
	35	F		235			Graduate transferred to Quinnipiac

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Remaining Seasons	Previous School	Notes
	1	G	6'4"	193			3		Sat out the 2019–20 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
	12	G	6'3"	205			1		Was immediately eligible for the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Loyola University Maryland. Eligible to play basketball because he never played that sport while at Loyola, instead playing lacrosse.^[5]

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Northwestern vs. Illinois – Game Recap – March 13, 2019 – ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-07-18.
2. Web site: Just Sayin': Not even Illini, Cats can spoil a Big Ten tournament in Chicago. Greenberg. Steve. 2019-03-13. Chicago Sun-Times. 2019-07-18.
3. Web site: Former Wright State head coach Billy Donlon hired by UMKC. coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. March 28, 2019. November 5, 2019.
4. Web site: Collins Names Jon Borovich Assistant Coach. Northwestern Athletics. May 2, 2019. November 5, 2019.
5. Web site: Why Pat Spencer, one of the best lacrosse players in the country, chose to play basketball at Northwestern . Adam . Rittenberg . ESPN.com . March 5, 2020 . March 5, 2020.
6. Web site: Official 2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats Basketball Schedule.