| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 15–16 |
| Conf Record: | 7–13 |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach2: | Jon Borovich |
The 2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-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 15–16, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 9–15, 6–13 to finish in 12th place in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Transferred to Indiana | |||
| Anthony Gaines | 11 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Junior | Transferred to Siena | ||
| Dom Martinelli | 50 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Freshman | Walk-on; transferred to St. Thomas (MN) | ||
| Eric Zalewski | 55 | G | 6'0" | 185 | RS Junior | Walk-on; didn't return |
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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.