1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
1975–76 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Indiana 18 0   1.000 32 0   1.000
No. 9 Michigan 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Purdue 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Michigan State 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Iowa 9 9   .500 19 10   .655
Minnesota 8 10   .444 16 10   .615
Illinois 7 11   .389 14 13   .519
Northwestern 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 10 16   .385
Ohio State 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 Tony Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 45 Pete Boesen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Park Ridge, Illinois
F 24 Randy Carroll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 31 Brad Cartwright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Morton Grove, Illinois
G 30 Jim Endsley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
G 22 Bill Fenlon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 54 Dave Fields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wyandotte, Michigan
F 10 Hilton Hale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 25 Bob Hildebrand 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Glen Ellyn, Illinois
F 20 David Hiser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bloomington, Illinois
C 53 Bob Klaas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palos Heights, Illinois
G 14 Jerry Marifke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 30 Billy McKinney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Zion, Illinois
G 42 Dick Milam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lebanon, Indiana
F 44 Bob Svete 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Chicago, Illinois
G 43 Tim Teasley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
F 40 Dennis Trompeter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Peru, Illinois
C 52 Chris Wall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wilmette, Illinois
C 55 Jim Wallace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
F 34 Chris Winter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Evanston, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
at Nebraska L 68–79  0–1
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 1*
No. 7 Kentucky W 89–77  1–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 6*
Ohio W 88–62  2–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 9*
at Valparaiso W 98–77  3–1
Hilltop Gym 
Valparaiso, Indiana
December 18*
DePaul L 57–65  3–2
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 20*
at No. 3 Marquette L 53–75  3–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 26*
vs. Oregon State W 72–67  4–3
 
 
December 29*
vs. No. 13 Washington L 57–70  4–4
 
 
December 30*
vs. Duquesne W 78–71  5–4
 
 
January 3
No. 17 Michigan L 72–82  5–5
(0–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 5
at No. 1 Indiana L 61–78  5–6
(0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
January 8
Michigan State W 105–89  6–6
(1–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 10
at Illinois L 55–61  6–7
(1–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
January 12
at Purdue L 81–91  6–8
(1–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 17
Minnesota W 85–77  7–8
(2–4)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 19
Iowa W 99–92  8–8
(3–4)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 24
Wisconsin W 62–60  9–8
(4–4)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 31
at Ohio State L 69–83  9–9
(4–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
February 2
at Michigan State L 71–91  9–10
(4–6)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
February 7
Illinois L 55–61  9–11
(4–7)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 9
Purdue L 58–86  9–12
(4–8)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 14
at Minnesota W 75–69  10–12
(5–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 16
at Iowa L 68–81  10–13
(5–9)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
February 21
at Wisconsin W 90–77  11–13
(6–9)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
February 28
Ohio State W 88–78  12–13
(7–9)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
March 1
No. 1 Indiana L 63–76  12–14
(7–10)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
March 6
No. 11 Michigan L 77–80  12–15
(7–11)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1975–76 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "2010–11 Media Guide" (PDF). NUsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-10.