The 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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in the

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with t ...

. They were led by 12th-year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats played their home games at

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as members of the

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. Following the team's loss in the Big Ten Tournament, they stated that they would decline any postseason invitations.

Previous season

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

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. 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.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. Men's basketball was introduced at Northwestern in 1901. Since 2013, the team has been co ...