The 2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Chris Collins as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at the newly renovated Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois. The Wildcats finished the season 13–19, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois.
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Isiah Brown 12 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred to Grand Canyon Rapolas Ivanauskas 14 F 6'9" 230 RS Freshman Barrington, IL Transferred to Colgate Scottie Lindsey 20 G/F 6'5" 210 Senior Hillsdale, IL Graduated Bryant McIntosh 30 G 6'3" 200 Senior New Castle, IN Graduated Gavin Skelly 44 F 6'8" 235 Senior Westlake, OH Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ryan Taylor 14 G 6'6" 195 RS Senior Gary, IN Evansville
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
References