1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
1975–76 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Indiana 18 – 0   1.000 32 – 0   1.000
No. 9 Michigan 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
Purdue 11 – 7   .611 16 – 11   .593
Michigan State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 13   .519
Iowa 9 – 9   .500 19 – 10   .655
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 16 – 10   .615
Illinois 7 – 11   .389 14 – 13   .519
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 10 – 16   .385
Ohio State 2 – 16   .111 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 Tony Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 45 Pete Boesen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Park Ridge, Illinois
F 24 Randy Carroll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 31 Brad Cartwright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Morton Grove, Illinois
G 30 Jim Endsley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
G 22 Bill Fenlon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 54 Dave Fields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wyandotte, Michigan
F 10 Hilton Hale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 25 Bob Hildebrand 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Glen Ellyn, Illinois
F 20 David Hiser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bloomington, Illinois
C 53 Bob Klaas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palos Heights, Illinois
G 14 Jerry Marifke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 30 Billy McKinney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Zion, Illinois
G 42 Dick Milam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lebanon, Indiana
F 44 Bob Svete 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Chicago, Illinois
G 43 Tim Teasley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
F 40 Dennis Trompeter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Peru, Illinois
C 52 Chris Wall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wilmette, Illinois
C 55 Jim Wallace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
F 34 Chris Winter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Evanston, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
 at Nebraska L 68–79  0–1
 Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 1*
 No. 7 Kentucky W 89–77  1–1
 Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 6*
 Ohio W 88–62  2–1
 Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 9*
 at Valparaiso W 98–77  3–1
 Hilltop Gym 
Valparaiso, Indiana
December 18*
 DePaul L 57–65  3–2
 Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 20*
 at No. 3 Marquette L 53–75  3–3
 MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 26*
 vs. Oregon State W 72–67  4–3
  
 
December 29*
 vs. No. 13 Washington L 57–70  4–4
  
 
December 30*
 vs. Duquesne W 78–71  5–4
  
 
January 3
 No. 17 Michigan L 72–82  5–5
(0–1) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 5
 at No. 1 Indiana L 61–78  5–6
(0–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
January 8
 Michigan State W 105–89  6–6
(1–2) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 10
 at Illinois L 55–61  6–7
(1–3) 		Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
January 12
 at Purdue L 81–91  6–8
(1–4) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 17
 Minnesota W 85–77  7–8
(2–4) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 19
 Iowa W 99–92  8–8
(3–4) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 24
 Wisconsin W 62–60  9–8
(4–4) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 31
 at Ohio State L 69–83  9–9
(4–5) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
February 2
 at Michigan State L 71–91  9–10
(4–6) 		Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
February 7
 Illinois L 55–61  9–11
(4–7) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 9
 Purdue L 58–86  9–12
(4–8) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 14
 at Minnesota W 75–69  10–12
(5–8) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 16
 at Iowa L 68–81  10–13
(5–9) 		Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
February 21
 at Wisconsin W 90–77  11–13
(6–9) 		Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
February 28
 Ohio State W 88–78  12–13
(7–9) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
March 1
 No. 1 Indiana L 63–76  12–14
(7–10) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
March 6
 No. 11 Michigan L 77–80  12–15
(7–11) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "2010–11 Media Guide" (PDF). NUsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-10.
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