The 2020–21 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-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.
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 8–22, 3–17 to finish in 13th place in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 21F6'7"200Rs SrMount Clemens, MIGraduated 12G6'3"205Grad StudentDavidsonville, MD Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Loyola (MD) in 2019
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References