| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 9–15 |
| Conf Record: | 6–13 |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach2: | Emanuel Dildy |
| Asst Coach3: | Jon Borovich |
The 2020–21 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-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.
The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 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.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Rs Sr | Mount Clemens, MI | Graduated | ||
| 12 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Grad Student | Davidsonville, MD | Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Loyola (MD) in 2019 |
|-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.