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The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team will compete against Oklahoma State at BOK Center in Tulsa on December 20. Neither school has a lot of history.

Rockets Trading No. 55 Pick Nick Martinelli To Clippers

The Clippers have agreed to acquire the draft rights to No. 55 pick Nick Martinelli from the Rockets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).

Northwestern Wildcats News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / June 1

Northwestern Poaches Top Penn Point Guard in Transfer Portal

Our Northwestern University Wildcats men's basketball team has added a rising young playmaker to its ranks! The Wildcats have managed to poach key cog for their massive roster rebuild ahead of the 2026-27 season.

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College Basketball News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / May 1

Northwestern's Nick Martinelli Among 73 Names Invited to 2026 NBA Draft Combine

Two-time All-Big Ten Northwestern University Wildcats sharpshooting forward Nick Martinelli has earned an invitation to this month's NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, a pre-draft workout for the best prospects of the year.

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Looking back at the guy who followed THE guy in college basketball

North Carolina recently fired head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis, ending a five-year run in which he struggled to keep the program at the heights of its lofty expectations.

Northwestern Wildcats News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / April 8

8 Wildcats Enter Transfer Portal, Ditch Northwestern Men's Basketball

Following a fun run to the NCAA Tournament in 2024-25, our Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team had an utterly disastrous encore in 2025-26. Loaded with freshmen and transfers, no one outside of Nick Martinelli could make a consistent offensive impact.

Northwestern Wildcats News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / March 23

Northwestern Competing with Six Other NCAA Programs for Top Transfer Guard

After a third-round exit from the Big Ten Tournament ended their season, the Northwestern Wildcats are looking to revamp their offense. The departure of

Northwestern Wildcats News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / March 13

Northwestern Wildcats Fall to Purdue in Big Ten Tournament as Season Ends

The end of a college basketball season rarely feels dramatic in the moment. It often arrives quietly, in the hallways outside the locker room when the realization finally settles in.

Northwestern Wildcats News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / March 12

Northwestern's Nick Martinelli, Chris Collins Talk Surprise Big Ten Run, Purdue Clash

Two-time All-Big Ten Team Northwestern Wildcats forward Nick Martinelli submitted his second straight superlative game of the ongoing Big Ten Conference Tournament on Wednesday, scoring 28 points to power the program to a happy 74-61 upset of the No.

Northwestern Wildcats News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / March 12

Northwestern Men's Basketball vs Purdue: Preview, Predictions, TV

The Northwestern Wildcats have woken up a little late, but they finally seem to have found an identity around youth and length — plus two-time All-Big Ten senior forward Nick Martinelli's astronomic offense, of course.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 12

Big Ten tournament roundup: Northwestern tops Indiana, into 3rd round

Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 28 points and freshman Jake West added 18 to match a career high as Northwestern advanced to the third round of the Big Ten tournament with a 74-61 victory over Indiana on Wednesday night in Chicago.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 11

Northwestern rallies to pound bubble-bound Indiana in Big Ten second round

College Basketball News / Northwestern Wildcats On SI / March 11

Northwestern Wildcats Forward Earns Back-to-Back All-Big Ten Second Team Honors

The Northwestern Wildcats basketball program added another proud moment to its growing list of achievements this week. On Tuesday, the Big Ten league office officially announced that senior forward Nick Martinelli has been named to the All-Big Ten Second Team by both coaches and media.

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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 11

Motivated Indiana braces for Nick Martinelli, Northwestern

Indiana lost five of six games to close the regular season after a solid 5-1 stretch. That sufficiently captures the profile of the Hoosiers, who enter Wednesday's Big Ten tournament second-round game against Northwestern in Chicago with a pulse on reality.