Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
| Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| University | Northwestern University | ||
| First season | 1904–05; 122 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Mark Jackson | ||
| Head coach | Chris Collins 13th season, 209–209 (.500) | ||
| Location | Evanston, Illinois | ||
| Arena | Welsh–Ryan Arena (capacity: 7,500) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Nickname | Wildcats | ||
| Colors | Purple and white | ||
| Student section | Wildside | ||
| All-time record | 1,196–1,632 (.423) | ||
| NCAA tournament record | 3–3 (.500) | ||
| NCAA Division I tournament round of 32 | |||
| 2017, 2023, 2024 | |||
| NCAA Division I tournament appearances | |||
| 2017, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Pre-tournament Helms national champions | |||
| 1930–31 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| Big Ten: 1931, 1933 | |||
| Uniforms | |||
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The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. Men's basketball was introduced at Northwestern in 1901. Since 2013, the team has been coached by Chris Collins. The Wildcats have advanced to the NCAA tournament three times, in 2017, 2023, and 2024, after being the only longstanding member of a Power Five conference to have never made the tournament. The Wildcats have won two Big Ten conference championships (1931 and 1933).