2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 9–15, 6–13 to finish in 12th place in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota.

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| recruit = Casey Simmons

| position = #21 SF

| hometown = Milton, MA

| highschool = Milton Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 180

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| espn grade = 82

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Julian Roper

| position = #35 SG

| hometown = Orchard Lake, MI

| highschool = Saint Mary's Preparatory School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 190

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| espn stars = 4

| espn grade = 80

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Brooks Barnhizer

| position = #52 SF

| hometown = Lafayette, IN

| highschool = Lafayette Jefferson High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 200

| 40 =

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| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 3

| espn grade = 75

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Rowan Brumbaugh

| position = #18 PG

| hometown = Northfield, MA

| highschool = Northfield-Mt. Hermon School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 180

| 40 =

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| espn stars = 4

| espn grade = 82

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• Jon Borovich ({{college|Central Michigan}})
• Talor Battle ({{college|Penn State}})

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}}|Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 4, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Lindenwood

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN+

| score = [https://nusports.com/mens-basketball/2021-22/boxscore/vs-lindenwood-exhibition-/19765/pdf 85–40]

| highscorer = Berry

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Williams

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 40

| record = 0–0

| attend = 2,563

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}}|Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 9, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Eastern Illinois

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN+

| score = [https://nusports.com/mens-basketball/2021-22/boxscore/vs-eastern-illinois/19681/pdf 80–56]

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Young

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 6

| record = 1–0

| attend = 2,753

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 12, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = High Point

| score = [https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/high-point/boxscore/19682 95–60]

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN+

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 7

| record = 2–0

| attend = 3,074

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 16, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = New Orleans

| score = [https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/new-orleans/boxscore/19684 83–67]

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN+

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 9

| record = 3–0

| attend = 2,593

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 18, 2021

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson

| score =82–46

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Young

| points =20

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds =11

| highassister = Buie

| assists =5

| record =4–0

| overtime =

| attend =2,854

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 22, 2021

| time = 8:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Providence

| score =72–77

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| gamename = Legends Classic semifinals

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Nance

| assists = 5

| record = 4–1

| attend = 3,719

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 23, 2021

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Georgia

| score = 78–62

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| gamename = Legends Classic

| tv = ESPN2

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 6

| record = 5–1

| attend = 0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 30, 2021

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Wake Forest

| score = 73–77

| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Challenge

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 7

| record = 5–2

| overtime = OT

| attend = 3,711

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 5, 2021

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| nonconf = no

| away = yes

| opponent = Maryland

| score = 67–61

| site_stadium = Xfinity Center

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 4

| record = 6–2

| conference = 1–0

| attend = 13,958

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 12, 2021

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = NJIT

| score = 70–52

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Young

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Young

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 7

| record = 7–2

| attend = 3,392

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 18, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = DePaul

| status = c

| score = Canceled due to COVID issues at DePaul

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 20, 2021

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Illinois–Springfield

| score = 90–50

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN+

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Greer

| assists = 5

| record = 8–2

| attend = 2,996

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 30, 2021

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Prairie View A&M

| score =

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN

| status = c

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 2, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 10

| score = 67–73

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Young

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 4

| record = 8–3

| conference = 1–1

| attend = 4,716

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 5, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

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| opponent = Penn State

| opprank =

| score =70–74

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Buie

| points =22

| highrebounder = Audige

| rebounds =7

| highassister = Buie

| assists =8

| record =8–4

| conference =1–2

| overtime =

| attend =2,764

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 9, 2022

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| nonconf =

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| away = yes

| neutral =

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| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 13

| score = 87–95

| site_stadium = Value City Arena

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Berry

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 8

| record = 8–5

| conference = 1–3

| overtime =

| attend = 10,620

}}

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| date = January 12, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

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| opponent = Maryland

| opprank =

| score = 87–94

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 28

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

| record = 8–6

| conference = 1–4

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 2,886

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2022

| time = 11:00 a.m.

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| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 10

| score = 64–62

| site_stadium = Breslin Center

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Young

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Young

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 4

| record = 9–6

| conference = 2–4

| overtime =

| attend = 14,797

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 18, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

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| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank = 8

| score = 76–82

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Audige

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 5

| record = 9–7

| conference = 2–5

| overtime =

| attend = 5,251

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 23, 2022

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

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| away = yes

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| opponent = Purdue

| opprank = 4

| score = 60–80

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 4

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 3

| record = 9–8

| conference = 2–6

| attend = 14,804

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 26, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Michigan

| score = 70–72

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Nance

| assists = 4

| record = 9–9

| conference = 2–7

| attend = 11,240

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 2022

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| nonconf =

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| rank =

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank = 24

| score = 56–59

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| record = 9–10

| conference = 2–8

| overtime =

| attend = 7,039

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2022

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| opponent = Rutgers

| score = 79–78

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Audige

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Roper II

| assists = 5

| record = 10–10

| conference = 3–8

| overtime = OT

| attend = 3,079

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 5, 2022

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Nebraska

| score = 87–63

| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Greer

| assists = 4

| record = 11–10

| conference = 4–8

| overtime =

| attend = 15,609

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 8, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| opponent = Indiana

| score = 59–51

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Greer

| assists = 3

| record = 12–10

| conference = 5–8

| overtime =

| attend = 7,039

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 13, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank = 13

| score = 66–73

| site_stadium = State Farm Center

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Berry

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Audige

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Audige

| assists = 3

| record = 12–11

| conference = 5–9

| attend = 15,544

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 16, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| opponent = Purdue

| opprank = 5

| score = 64–70

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Beran

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Beran

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Greer

| assists = 4

| record = 12–12

| conference = 5–10

| attend = 7,039

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 19, 2022

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Minnesota

| score = 60–77

| site_stadium = Williams Arena

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Roper II

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Audige

| assists = 3

| record = 12–13

| conference = 5–11

| attend = 10,570

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 22, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Nebraska

| score = 77–65

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Nance

| assists = 5

| record = 13–13

| conference = 6–11

| attend = 3,487

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 25, 2022

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Penn State

| score = 60–67

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv = FS1

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Young

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 7

| record = 13–14

| conference = 6–12

| attend = 10,280

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 28, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 24

| score = 61–82

| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Berry

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Audige

| assists = 3

| record = 13–15

| conference = 6–13

| attend = 13,231

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 6, 2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = Minnesota

| score = 75–62

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Nance

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Buie

| assists = 8

| record = 14–15

| conference = 7–13

| attend = 4,551

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}}|2022 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 9, 2022

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 12

| opponent = Nebraska

| oppseed = 13

| score = 71–69

| site_stadium = Gainbridge Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename = First Round

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Buie

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Nance

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Nance

| assists = 8

| record = 15–15

| conference =

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 10, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 12

| opponent = Iowa

| oppseed = 5

| opprank = 24

| score = 76–112

| site_stadium = Gainbridge Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Young

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 2

| highassister = Greer

| assists = 4

| record = 15–16

| conference =

| overtime =

| attend =

}}

{{CBB schedule end

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Source{{Cite web|url=https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule|title=2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule|website=nusports.com|language=en|access-date=2021-09-15}}

{{See also|2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}

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^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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