The 1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Dutch Lonborg, coaching in his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3]
| 1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 16–1 (11–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Bert Riel |
| Home arena | Old Patten Gymnasium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/8/1930* |
Bradley | W 36–23 | 1–0 |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 12/12/1930* |
at Notre Dame | W 44–29 | 2–0 |
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/20/1930* |
Carleton | W 31–22 | 3–0 |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 12/31/1930* |
Alabama | W 32–10 | 4–0 |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/3/1931* |
Notre Dame | W 20–17 | 5–0 |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/10/1931 |
Michigan | W 27–22 | 6–0 (1–0) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/12/1931 |
at Illinois | W 29–27 | 7–0 (2–0) |
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/19/1931 |
at Michigan | W 26–21 | 8–0 (3–0) |
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
| 1/24/1931 |
Ohio State | W 35–22 | 9–0 (4–0) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 2/7/1931 |
Chicago | W 31–16 | 10–0 (5–0) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 2/9/1931 |
Minnesota | W 35–26 | 11–0 (6–0) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 2/14/1931 |
at Chicago | W 27–15 | 12–0 (7–0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago | |||||||
| 2/16/1931 |
Illinois | L 28–35 | 12–1 (7–1) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 2/21/1931 |
at Iowa | W 40–30 | 13–1 (8–1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 2/23/1931 |
at Minnesota | W 45–23 | 14–1 (9–1) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
| 2/28/1931 |
at Ohio State | W 32–18 | 15–1 (10–1) |
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| 3/2/1931 |
Iowa | W 41–16 | 16–1 (11–1) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source[4]
Individual honors edit
- Joe Reiff – Consensus All-American
References edit
- ^ "Northwestern Wildcats season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York: ESPN Books. p. 541. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly Results (p. 159). Northwestern University. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2014.