| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Conf Record: | 0–1 |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Asst Coach3: | Shane Southwell |
The 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represents Northwestern University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by 12th-year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals by No. 5 seed Wisconsin. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their third-ever appearance, as the No. 9 seed in the East Region. The Wildcats defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before falling to 2 time National Champion UConn in the second round, closing their season with an overall record of 22–12.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | GS Senior | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft | |||
| Ryan Langborg | 5 | G | 6'4" | 195 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Parker Strauss | 10 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Transferred to UC Riverside | ||
| Blake Preston | 32 | F | 6'9" | 240 | GS Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Leach | 1 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Fairfield | ||
| Keenan Fitzmorris | 5 | C | 7'0" | 250 | GS Senior | Stony Brook |
|-!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition |-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournamentSource[1]
See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.