List of Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball program since the team's inception.^[1][2][3]

Seasons

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Thomas Holland (Western Conference) (1904–1905)
1904–05	Thomas Holland	2–2
Thomas Holland:		2–2 (.500)	0–0 (–)
Louis Gillesby (Western Conference) (1906–1910)
1906–07	Louis Gillesby	1–5
1907–08	Louis Gillesby	2–7
1908–09	Louis Gillesby	1–7	1–4	7th
1909–10	Louis Gillesby	0–9	0–9	8th
Louis Gillesby:		4–28 (.125)	1–13 (.071)
Stuart Templeton (Western Conference) (1910–1911)
1910–11	Stuart Templeton	3–15	1–12	8th
Stuart Templeton:		3–15 (.167)	1–12 (.077)
Charles Hammett (Western Conference) (1911–1912)
1911–12	Charles Hammett	4–9	0–8	8th
Charles Hammett:		4–9 (.308)	0–8 (.000)
Dennis Grady (Western Conference) (1912–1914)
1912–13	Dennis Grady	14–4	7–2	2nd
1913–14	Dennis Grady	11–6	6–5	5th
Dennis Grady:		25–10 (.714)	13–7 (.650)
Fred Murphy (Western Conference) (1914–1917)
1914–15	Fred Murphy	11–8	5–5	T–4th
1915–16	Fred Murphy	14–5	9–3	T–2nd
1916–17	Fred Murphy	3–11	2–10	8th
Fred Murphy:		28–24 (.538)	16–18 (.471)
Norman Elliott (Western Conference) (1917–1918)
1917–18	Norman Elliott	7–4	5–3	3rd
Thomas Robinson (Western Conference) (1918–1919)
1918–19	Thomas Robinson	6–6	6–4	3rd
Thomas Robinson:		6–6 (.500)	6–4 (.600)
Norman Elliott (Western Conference) (1919–1920)
1919–20	Norman Elliott	3–7	2–6	T–7th
Norman Elliott:		10–11 (.476)	7–9 (.438)
Ray Elder (Western Conference) (1920–1921)
1920–21	Ray Elder	2–12	1–11	10th
Ray Elder:		2–12 (.143)	1–11 (.083)
Dana Evans (Western Conference) (1921–1922)
1921–22	Dana Evans	7–11	3–9	10th
Dana Evans:		7–11 (.389)	3–9 (.250)
Maury Kent (Western Conference) (1922–1927)
1922–23	Maury Kent	5–11	3–9	8th
1923–24	Maury Kent	0–16	0–12	10th
1924–25	Maury Kent	6–10	4–8	8th
1925–26	Maury Kent	5–12	3–9	10th
1926–27	Maury Kent	3–14	1–11	T–9th
Maury Kent:		19–62 (.235)	11–49 (.183)
Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg (Western Conference) (1927–1950)
1927–28	Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg	12–5	9–3	T–3rd
1928–29	Arthur Lonborg	12–5	7–5	4th
1929–30	Arthur Lonborg	8–8	6–6	6th
1930–31	Arthur Lonborg	16–1	11–1	1st	Helms National Champion Premo–Porretta National Champion
1931–32	Arthur Lonborg	13–5	9–3	T–2nd
1932–33	Arthur Lonborg	15–4	10–2	T–1st
1933–34	Arthur Lonborg	11–8	8–4	T–2nd
1934–35	Arthur Lonborg	10–10	3–9	8th
1935–36	Arthur Lonborg	13–6	7–5	T–3rd
1936–37	Arthur Lonborg	11–9–1^[Note A]	4–8	7th
1937–38	Arthur Lonborg	10–10	7–5	T–3rd
1938–39	Arthur Lonborg	7–13	5–7	6th
1939–40	Arthur Lonborg	13–7	7–5	T–4th
1940–41	Arthur Lonborg	7–11	3–9	9th
1941–42	Arthur Lonborg	8–13	5–10	T–7th
1942–43	Arthur Lonborg	8–9	7–5	3rd
1943–44	Arthur Lonborg	12–7	8–4	T–4th
1944–45	Arthur Lonborg	7–12	4–8	T–6th
1945–46	Arthur Lonborg	15–5	8–4	T–3rd
1946–47	Arthur Lonborg	7–13	2–10	9th
1947–48	Arthur Lonborg	6–14	3–9	T–8th
1948–49	Arthur Lonborg	5–16	2–10	9th
1949–50	Arthur Lonborg	10–12	3–9	T–8th
Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg:		236–203–1 (.538)	138–141 (.495)
Harold Olsen (Western Conference) (1950–1952)
1950–51	Harold Olsen	12–10	7–7	T–4th
1951–52	Harold Olsen	7–15	4–10	T–8th
Harold Olsen:		19–25 (.432)	11–17 (.393)
Waldo Fisher (Western Conference) (1952–1953)
1952–53	Waldo Fisher	6–16	5–13	8th
Waldo Fisher (Big Ten Conference) (1953–1957)
1953–54	Waldo Fisher	9–13	6–8	T–5th
1954–55	Waldo Fisher	12–10	7–7	5th
1955–56	Waldo Fisher	2–20	1–13	10th
1956–57	Waldo Fisher	6–16	2–12	10th
Waldo Fisher:		35–75 (.318)	21–53 (.284)
William Rohr (Big Ten Conference) (1957–1963)
1957–58	William Rohr	13–9	8–6	T–4th
1958–59	William Rohr	15–7	8–6	T–2nd
1959–60	William Rohr	11–12	8–6	T–3rd
1960–61	William Rohr	10–12	6–8	6th
1961–62	William Rohr	8–15	3–11	T–9th
1962–63	William Rohr	9–15	6–8	7th
William Rohr:		66–70 (.485)	39–45 (.464)
Larry Glass (Big Ten Conference) (1963–1969)
1963–64	Larry Glass	8–13	6–8	T–6th
1964–65	Larry Glass	7–17	3–11	9th
1965–66	Larry Glass	12–12	7–7	T–5th
1966–67	Larry Glass	11–11	7–7	T–5th
1967–68	Larry Glass	13–10	8–6	4th
1968–69	Larry Glass Brad Snyder	14–10^[Note B]	6–8	T–5th
Larry Glass:		61–71 (.462)	33–45 (.423)
Brad Snyder (Big Ten Conference) (1969–1973)
1969–70	Brad Snyder	9–15	4–10	9th
1970–71	Brad Snyder	7–17	3–11	10th
1971–72	Brad Snyder	5–18	3–11	10th
1972–73	Brad Snyder	5–19	2–12	10th
Brad Snyder:		30–71 (.297)	16–46 (.258)
Tex Winter (Big Ten Conference) (1973–1978)
1973–74	Tex Winter	9–15	3–11	9th
1974–75	Tex Winter	6–20	4–14	T–9th
1975–76	Tex Winter	12–15	7–11	T–7th
1976–77	Tex Winter	9–18	7–11	T–7th
1977–78	Tex Winter	8–19	4–14	T–9th
Tex Winter:		42–89 (.321)	25–61 (.291)
Rich Falk (Big Ten Conference) (1978–1986)
1978–79	Rich Falk	6–21	2–16	10th
1979–80	Rich Falk	10–17	5–13	10th
1980–81	Rich Falk	9–18	3–15	10th
1981–82	Rich Falk	9–18	3–15	10th
1982–83	Rich Falk	18–12	8–10	8th	NIT second round
1983–84	Rich Falk	14–14	7–11	7th
1984–85	Rich Falk	6–22	2–16	10th
1985–86	Rich Falk	8–20	2–16	10th
Rich Falk:		77–144 (.348)	32–112 (.222)
Bill Foster (Big Ten Conference) (1986–1993)
1986–87	Bill Foster	7–21	2–16	T–9th
1987–88	Bill Foster	7–21	2–16	10th
1988–89	Bill Foster	9–19	2–16	10th
1989–90	Bill Foster	9–19	2–16	10th
1990–91	Bill Foster	5–23	0–18	10th
1991–92	Bill Foster	9–19	2–16	10th
1992–93	Bill Foster	8–19	3–15	10th
Bill Foster:		54–141 (.277)	13–113 (.103)
Ricky Byrdsong (Big Ten Conference) (1993–1997)
1993–94	Ricky Byrdsong	15–14	5–13	T–10th	NIT second round
1994–95	Ricky Byrdsong	5–22	1–17	11th
1995–96	Ricky Byrdsong	7–20	2–16	11th
1996–97	Ricky Byrdsong	7–22	2–16	11th
Ricky Byrdsong:		34–78 (.304)	10–62 (.139)
Kevin O'Neill (Big Ten Conference) (1997–2000)
1997–98	Kevin O'Neill	10–17	3–13	9th
1998–99	Kevin O'Neill	15–14	6–10	8th	NIT first round
1999–00	Kevin O'Neill	5–25	0–16	11th
Kevin O'Neill:		30–56 (.349)	19–39 (.328)
Bill Carmody (Big Ten Conference) (2000–2013)
2000–01	Bill Carmody	11–19	3–13	11th
2001–02	Bill Carmody	16–13	7–9	7th
2002–03	Bill Carmody	12–17	3–13	10th
2003–04	Bill Carmody	14–15	8–8	T–5th
2004–05	Bill Carmody	15–16	6–10	8th
2005–06	Bill Carmody	14–15	6–10	T–8th
2006–07	Bill Carmody	13–18	2–14	T–10th
2007–08	Bill Carmody	8–22	1–17	11th
2008–09	Bill Carmody	17–14	8–10	9th	NIT first round
2009–10	Bill Carmody	20–14	7–11	T–7th	NIT first round
2010–11	Bill Carmody	20–14	7–11	8th	NIT Quarterfinal
2011–12	Bill Carmody	19–14	8–10	T–7th	NIT second round
2012–13	Bill Carmody	13–19	4–14	11th
Bill Carmody:		192–210 (.478)	70–150 (.318)
Chris Collins (Big Ten Conference) (2013–Current)
2013–14	Chris Collins	14–19	6–12	11th
2014–15	Chris Collins	15–17	6–12	10th
2015–16	Chris Collins	20–12	8–10	9th
2016–17	Chris Collins	24–12	10–8	T–5th	NCAA Division I second round
2017–18	Chris Collins	15–17	6–12	10th
2018–19	Chris Collins	13–19	4–16	14th
2019–20	Chris Collins	8–23	3–17	13th	No postseason held due to COVID-19
2020–21	Chris Collins	9–15	6–13	12th
2021–22	Chris Collins	15–16	7–13	T–11th
2022–23	Chris Collins	22–12	12–8	T–2nd	NCAA Division I second round
Chris Collins:		153–161 (.487)	66–121 (.353)
Total:		1,096–1,526–1 (.418)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

^A. Due to a scoring error during the Notre Dame game in 1936, a game which was originally ruled a 21–20 win for Notre Dame was determined to be a tie when it was discovered Notre Dame had received one more point than they had actually scored.^[4] Notre Dame returned to the court to finish the game, but Northwestern refused to return to the court. The Wildcats left the building and the game was deemed a tie.^[4]

^B. Larry Glass left Northwestern after 18 games in 1969.^[5] Brad Snyder coached the remaining six games.^[5]

Notes

1. 2012–13 Northwestern men's basketball yearbook. Retrieved 2013-Sep-10.
2. "Year-by-Year Summary" (PDF). Retrieved June 18, 2008.
3. "Northwestern Wildcats Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
4. Phelps, Richard (September 19, 2011). Basketball For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118092675.
5. "Ex-nu Coach Is Winning Now". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved February 20, 2018.