Northwestern University Athletics
The Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule Is Here!
9/17/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Sept. 17, 2002
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University today announced its 2002-03 men's basketball schedule. The Wildcats will play 27 regular-season games, including 17 at home in Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Several highlights are included on this year's schedule, but undoubtedly the biggest occurs Saturday, Feb. 22 when the Wildcats take on in-state rival Illinois at the United Center in Chicago. The only meeting between the Wildcats and the Fighting Illini will be televised nationally on CBS.
Northwestern is also scheduled to be televised nationally three other times-on ESPN2 at North Carolina State as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Wednesday, Dec. 4); on ESPN at home against Wisconsin (Saturday, Feb. 8); and on ESPN at home against Penn State (Saturday, March 1).
Northwestern opens the 2002-03 regular season Friday, Nov. 22 by hosting the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. That game coincides with the Wildcat football game against rival Illinois, which takes place the next day at Ryan Field. Out of 11 nonconference games this season, nine will be played at Welsh-Ryan Arena, where Carmody's NU teams have won 11 straight against nonconference opponents since dropping the first game of his tenure to Arkansas-Little Rock on Nov. 18, 2000.
Northwestern opens conference play on Saturday, Jan. 8 by hosting Iowa. Following that, the Wildcats are on the road for five of six conference games. The second half of the Big Ten slate is more favorable, however, as NU plays six of its last nine games at home, and the Illinois contest in Chicago is included among the three "road" games.
The Big Ten Tournament returns to the United Center this year, as well, from March 13-16.
The Wildcats play the following Big Ten teams once this season: Illinois, Penn State, Michigan (Saturday, Jan. 18 in Evanston) and Michigan State (Saturday, Feb. 15 in East Lansing, Mich.).
