The 2025–26 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 13th-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 2024–25 season 17–16, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a five-way tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the second round. Following the team's loss, they declined any postseason invitations.
Offseason Departures Northwestern departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Blake Barkley 4 F 6'7" 220 RS sophomore Morgantown, West Virginia Transferred to East Tennessee State Brooks Barnhizer 13 G 6'6" 230 Senior Lafayette, Indiana Drafted in the 2nd round (44th overall) during the 2025 NBA Draft by Oklahoma City Thunder Keenan Fitzmorris 4 C 7'0" 260 Graduate Overland Park, Kansas Graduated Luke Hunger 33 F 6'10" 260 RS junior Montreal, Quebec Transferred to George Washington
Incoming transfers Northwestern incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Max Green 10 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Buckner, Kentucky Holy Cross Arrinten Page 22 C 6'11" 245 Junior Marietta, Georgia Cincinnati Jayden Reid 4 G 5'10" 160 Junior Glen Head, New York South Florida
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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