2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Barnhizer, Brooks
Jersey Number 13
Brooks Barnhizer
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 230
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Ind.
- High School:
- Jefferson
Bio
2024-25: All-Big Ten Honorable Mention … Posted seven consecutive double-doubles from 11/29-1/2, which is believed to be the longest streak in program history … His 21 career double-doubles rank second in program history … Played and started in 17 games before missing the end of the season with injury, averaging 17.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game in 36.9 minutes per game … His nine double-doubles on the season ranked tied for fourth in the program’s single-season double-double list … Led the Big Ten with eight games of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds … Led the Big Ten in games with 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ assists with five … Led Northwestern in scoring six times, registering 11 20+ point games and 15 10+ point games … Had nine games with 10+ rebounds, a team-best … Recorded 3+ steals in eight games … In his season debut against Montana State, dropped 20 points, a team-high 10 rebounds, a team-high four assists, and three steals on 9-of-15 shooting (11/19) … Was the first Wildcat to post these numbers in a game since at least 2005-06 … Tallied 13 points, six rebounds and team-highs four assists and three steals against Pepperdine (11/22) … Tied his career-high 24 points, converting 9-of-10 free throw attempts, while pulling down seven rebounds against Butler (11/28) … Posted a game-high 23 points, draining four threes, 10 rebounds, and six assists vs. UNLV (11/29) … Became the first Wildcat to notch 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and 4+ threes in a game since John Shurna did so on March 13, 2012 against Akron … Logged team-highs 21 points and 10 rebounds at Iowa in the Big Ten opener (12/3) … Recorded 17 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks in a win over No. 19 Illinois (12/6) … Totaled game-highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds with three assists, three steals, and three blocks versus Georgia Tech (12/15) … Became the first Big Ten player to post these numbers since Iowa’s Keegan Murray in 2021 … Named the Fisher-McGrath Award recipient after stuffing the stat-sheet with 21 points, a season-high 12 rebounds, six assists, four steals, and three blocks in a win over DePaul (12/21) … Became the first high-major player to post these numbers in a game since Ben Simmons of LSU did so in 2015 … Became the first Wildcat to record 20+ points, 12+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in a game since at least 2005-06 … Put up 22 points and game-highs 10 rebounds, seven assists, and five steals against Northeastern (12/29) … Was the first high-major to reach these numbers in a game since Dennis Smith Jr. of NC State did so in 2017 … Became the first Northwestern player to tally 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 7+ assists since at least 2005-06 … Recorded game-highs 20 points and 11 rebounds, a career-high eight assists, and three steals against Penn State (1/2) … His eight assists were the most by a Wildcat during the entire season … Scored 20+ points in four consecutive games for the first time in his career … Notched 3+ steals in six straight games, the longest streak by a Wildcat since at least 2005-06 … Became the first Wildcat to log 20+ points and 5+ assists in three straight games since at least 2005-06 … Had 11 points and team-highs eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocks at No. 20 Purdue (1/5) … Registered 20 points, a team-high 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks while registering his 1,000th career point in a win over Maryland (1/16) … Became the 42nd Wildcat in program history to reach 1,000 career points … Became the first Northwestern player to post career numbers of 1,000 points, 500+ rebounds and 100+ steals since Vic Law (2014-19) … Tallied a team-best 21 points, knocking down 10-of-13 free throws, and eight rebounds at No. 20 Michigan (1/19) … Became the first Northwestern player to have 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 10+ free throws made in a game since Robbie Beran did on Nov. 7, 2022 against Chicago State … Dropped 21 points, a game-high eight rebounds, six assists, and a career-high six steals to help beat Indiana (1/22) … Was the first Big Ten player since at least 2005-06 and the first high-major player to post 21+ points, 8+ rebounds, 6+ assists, and 6+ steals in a game since UCF’s Tony Johnson did so on Feb. 19, 2020 … His six steals were the most by a Northwestern player all season and most by a Wildcat since Chase Audige had six on Jan. 8, 2023 against Indiana … In his final collegiate game, had 10 points, nine rebounds, and six assists against Rutgers (1/29).
2023-24: All-Big Ten Third Team … Big Ten All-Defensive Team … Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared and started in all 34 games, averaging 14.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game in 36.7 minutes per game … Became the first player in Big Ten history to record 14.6+ points, 7.5+ rebounds, 2.6+ assists, 1.8+ steals, and 0.8+ blocks per game for a single season … Recorded 10 double-doubles on the season, ranking fourth in the Big Ten and third in Northwestern single-season history … Was the only guard in the Big Ten to record 10 points/rebounds double-doubles … Pulled down 255 total rebounds, the most by a Wildcat since Evan Eschmeyer had 292 in 1998-99, and the most by a guard in program history … Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in steals, seventh in rebounds, and 13th in points … Finished second in the Big Ten in minutes per game … Notched 61 steals on the season, the sixth-highest single season mark in school history … Was the only player in the Big Ten to average 14+ points, 7+ rebounds, and 1.5+ steals per game and the first Big Ten player since Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ in the 2017-18 season to do it … Became the first Big Ten player to average 6.2 defensive rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game since Michigan State’s Draymond Green in the 2010-11 season … Posted a double-double in the season opener with 18 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, four steals, and two blocks against Binghamton (11/6), becoming the first Northwestern player to record a double-double in the season opener since November 8, 2019 … Became the first Wildcat since at least the 2004-05 season to have 18+ points, 13+ rebounds, and 4+ steals in a game … Notched his second consecutive double-double against Dayton, registering 13 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block (11/10), becoming the first Northwestern player to record a double-double in the season’s opening two games since Dererk Pardon in the 2018-19 season … Reached 20 points for the first time in his career posting 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Western Michigan (11/14) … Had 18 points, a game-high nine rebounds, and two blocks against Rhode Island (11/18) … Scored 13 points with two steals against Mississippi State (11/19) … Notched 10 points, eight rebounds, and four assists versus Northern Illinois (11/27) … Helped Northwestern beat No. 1 Purdue with eight points and five rebounds (12/1) … Stuffed the stat-sheet with 13 points, nine rebounds, and a career-high seven assists, two steals, and two blocks against Detroit Mercy (12/10) … Posted 13 points and three steals against Chicago State (12/13) … Had 11 points, seven rebounds, and two steals versus DePaul (12/16) … Registered 16 points, a team-high nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Arizona State (12/20) … Logged seven points, a team-high seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Jackson State (12/29) … Recorded a career-high 12 straight games with double digit scoring from 1/7-2/15 … Registered 16 points and a game-high seven rebounds against Michigan State (1/7) … Scored a team-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting at Penn State (1/10) … Had 13 points and four assists at Wisconsin (1/13) … Notched 15 points four rebounds, three assists, and a career-high five steals against Maryland (1/17) … Scored a career-high 24 points along with a team-high seven rebounds, four assists, four steals, and two blocks on 9-of-15 shooting against Nebraska (1/20), becoming the first Northwestern player to reach these numbers in a game since at least 2004-05, and the first Big Ten player to do so since January 2nd, 2018 when Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ did it … In a win over No. 10 Illinois, dropped 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting (1/24) … Had 11 points, five rebounds, and a game-high six assists versus Ohio State (1/27) … Stuffed the stat-sheet with 14 points, four assists, and team-highs of three steals and two blocks against Purdue (1/31) … Recorded a double-double 11 points and 10 rebounds at Minnesota (2/3) … Notched 14 points, 10 rebounds, and two steals in a win over Nebraska (2/7) … Registered 14 points, nine rebounds, four steals, and two blocks against Penn State (2/11) … Pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds and had 11 points against Rutgers (2/15) … Recorded eight consecutive games with 6+ rebounds from 2/22-3/24 … Logged 19 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, three steals, and two blocks against Michigan (2/22), becoming the first Wildcat to reach these numbers in a game … Had 14 points and 10 rebounds at Maryland (2/28) … Notched 20 points and a team-high six rebounds versus Iowa (3/2) … Recorded 11 points, and team-highs of 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals, and a career-high two blocks against Michigan State (3/6) … Scored 23 points with a team-high six rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the final home game of the season against Minnesota (3/9) … Tied his career-high with 14 rebounds and added 13 points and a game-high three steals against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (3/15) … Sent the game to overtime against Florida Atlantic with a layup with eight seconds remaining in the NCAA Tournament First Round, and finished the game with 13 points, a game-high 10 rebounds, and three assists (3/22) … Scored his postseason career-high 18 points against UConn in the NCAA Tournament Second Round (3/24).
2022-23: Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in all 34 games, setting career-highs averaging 7.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game … Shot 83.6% (56-for-67) from the free throw line … Scored in double-figures in eight of the final 11 games of the season, averaging 11.4 points per game over that stretch on 43.4% shooting from the field and 41.6% from beyond the arc … Hit 15-of-38 (.395) attempts from 3-point range in February and March … Northwestern went 3-1 when Barnhizer made at least two 3-pointers … Notched five points and five rebounds in the season-opener against Chicago State (11/7) … Recorded a career-high four steals along with nine points and three assists in a road victory over Georgetown (11/15) … Posted six points and five rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne (11/18) … Tied a career-high of four steals against Liberty, adding four points, five rebounds and two assists in a win (11/22) … Notched six points and six boards against Auburn in Cancun (11/23) … Recorded a career-high two blocks, along with five points, five rebounds and two assists in a triumph against DePaul (12/17) … Stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds and a career-high five assists against UIC (12/20), the first 18, 5 and 5 game by a Wildcat since 2018 … Posted six points and nine rebounds against Ohio State (1/1) … Notched eight points and seven rebounds in a victory over Illinois (1/4) … Posted 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals versus Michigan (1/15) … Hauled in eight rebounds and added six points against Nebraska (1/25) … Recorded seven points and five boards in a win over Minnesota (1/28) … Scored eight points and added seven rebounds in a win against Wisconsin (2/5) … Connected on four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 19 points in a win over Ohio State (2/9) … Scored in double figures in seven straight games from Feb. 19 through March 16, Recorded 12 points and seven rebounds against Iowa (2/19) … Posted 11 points and six rebounds versus Illinois (2/23) … Tallied 11 points and four boards against Maryland (2/26) … Tied a career-high 19 points, aided by a career-high five 3-point makes, and seven rebounds versus Penn State (3/1) … Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a triumph over Rutgers (3/5) … Posted a second double-double with 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Penn State in a career-high 38 minutes of play (3/10) … Tallied 10 points and five rebounds in an NCAA Tournament victory over Boise State ... Over a seven-game span from Feb. 19 to March 16, averaged 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 46% from three-point range.
2021-22: Played in 11 games, averaging 1.7 points, 1.0 assist and 0.7 rebounds per game … Made his collegiate debut in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18) ... Tallied five points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 11 minutes against Illinois Springfield (12/30) ... Recorded two steals, an assist, and a block in seven minutes of action in an upset win over Michigan St. (1/15) ... Set career-highs by scoring seven points, dishing out three assists and playing 22 minutes at Iowa (2/28) … Recorded a season-high three made field goals and scored six points in the Big Ten Tournament against Iowa (3/10).
High School: Ranked as the No. 5 player in Indiana and No. 25 small forward in the country by 247sports.com … Earned six varsity basketball letters and was a two-time captain at Lafayette Jefferson High School … Averaged 32.7 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 3.8 steals and 2.6 blocks during his senior season and was a finalist for Indiana's Mr. Basketball award, ultimately finishing fourth ... Named to 2020 Indiana Junior All-Star Game … Earned IBCA Underclass All-State Supreme 15 honors … Averaged 20.7 points per game in his junior season.
Personal: Parents are Heidi and Mark Barnhizer … Father played basketball at Purdue and Auburn and coached him all six years at Lafayette Jefferson High School … Mother played softball at Auburn … Older brother, Braxton, plays at Rollins.
2023-24: All-Big Ten Third Team … Big Ten All-Defensive Team … Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared and started in all 34 games, averaging 14.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game in 36.7 minutes per game … Became the first player in Big Ten history to record 14.6+ points, 7.5+ rebounds, 2.6+ assists, 1.8+ steals, and 0.8+ blocks per game for a single season … Recorded 10 double-doubles on the season, ranking fourth in the Big Ten and third in Northwestern single-season history … Was the only guard in the Big Ten to record 10 points/rebounds double-doubles … Pulled down 255 total rebounds, the most by a Wildcat since Evan Eschmeyer had 292 in 1998-99, and the most by a guard in program history … Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in steals, seventh in rebounds, and 13th in points … Finished second in the Big Ten in minutes per game … Notched 61 steals on the season, the sixth-highest single season mark in school history … Was the only player in the Big Ten to average 14+ points, 7+ rebounds, and 1.5+ steals per game and the first Big Ten player since Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ in the 2017-18 season to do it … Became the first Big Ten player to average 6.2 defensive rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game since Michigan State’s Draymond Green in the 2010-11 season … Posted a double-double in the season opener with 18 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, four steals, and two blocks against Binghamton (11/6), becoming the first Northwestern player to record a double-double in the season opener since November 8, 2019 … Became the first Wildcat since at least the 2004-05 season to have 18+ points, 13+ rebounds, and 4+ steals in a game … Notched his second consecutive double-double against Dayton, registering 13 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block (11/10), becoming the first Northwestern player to record a double-double in the season’s opening two games since Dererk Pardon in the 2018-19 season … Reached 20 points for the first time in his career posting 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Western Michigan (11/14) … Had 18 points, a game-high nine rebounds, and two blocks against Rhode Island (11/18) … Scored 13 points with two steals against Mississippi State (11/19) … Notched 10 points, eight rebounds, and four assists versus Northern Illinois (11/27) … Helped Northwestern beat No. 1 Purdue with eight points and five rebounds (12/1) … Stuffed the stat-sheet with 13 points, nine rebounds, and a career-high seven assists, two steals, and two blocks against Detroit Mercy (12/10) … Posted 13 points and three steals against Chicago State (12/13) … Had 11 points, seven rebounds, and two steals versus DePaul (12/16) … Registered 16 points, a team-high nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Arizona State (12/20) … Logged seven points, a team-high seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Jackson State (12/29) … Recorded a career-high 12 straight games with double digit scoring from 1/7-2/15 … Registered 16 points and a game-high seven rebounds against Michigan State (1/7) … Scored a team-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting at Penn State (1/10) … Had 13 points and four assists at Wisconsin (1/13) … Notched 15 points four rebounds, three assists, and a career-high five steals against Maryland (1/17) … Scored a career-high 24 points along with a team-high seven rebounds, four assists, four steals, and two blocks on 9-of-15 shooting against Nebraska (1/20), becoming the first Northwestern player to reach these numbers in a game since at least 2004-05, and the first Big Ten player to do so since January 2nd, 2018 when Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ did it … In a win over No. 10 Illinois, dropped 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting (1/24) … Had 11 points, five rebounds, and a game-high six assists versus Ohio State (1/27) … Stuffed the stat-sheet with 14 points, four assists, and team-highs of three steals and two blocks against Purdue (1/31) … Recorded a double-double 11 points and 10 rebounds at Minnesota (2/3) … Notched 14 points, 10 rebounds, and two steals in a win over Nebraska (2/7) … Registered 14 points, nine rebounds, four steals, and two blocks against Penn State (2/11) … Pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds and had 11 points against Rutgers (2/15) … Recorded eight consecutive games with 6+ rebounds from 2/22-3/24 … Logged 19 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, three steals, and two blocks against Michigan (2/22), becoming the first Wildcat to reach these numbers in a game … Had 14 points and 10 rebounds at Maryland (2/28) … Notched 20 points and a team-high six rebounds versus Iowa (3/2) … Recorded 11 points, and team-highs of 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals, and a career-high two blocks against Michigan State (3/6) … Scored 23 points with a team-high six rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the final home game of the season against Minnesota (3/9) … Tied his career-high with 14 rebounds and added 13 points and a game-high three steals against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (3/15) … Sent the game to overtime against Florida Atlantic with a layup with eight seconds remaining in the NCAA Tournament First Round, and finished the game with 13 points, a game-high 10 rebounds, and three assists (3/22) … Scored his postseason career-high 18 points against UConn in the NCAA Tournament Second Round (3/24).
2022-23: Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in all 34 games, setting career-highs averaging 7.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game … Shot 83.6% (56-for-67) from the free throw line … Scored in double-figures in eight of the final 11 games of the season, averaging 11.4 points per game over that stretch on 43.4% shooting from the field and 41.6% from beyond the arc … Hit 15-of-38 (.395) attempts from 3-point range in February and March … Northwestern went 3-1 when Barnhizer made at least two 3-pointers … Notched five points and five rebounds in the season-opener against Chicago State (11/7) … Recorded a career-high four steals along with nine points and three assists in a road victory over Georgetown (11/15) … Posted six points and five rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne (11/18) … Tied a career-high of four steals against Liberty, adding four points, five rebounds and two assists in a win (11/22) … Notched six points and six boards against Auburn in Cancun (11/23) … Recorded a career-high two blocks, along with five points, five rebounds and two assists in a triumph against DePaul (12/17) … Stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds and a career-high five assists against UIC (12/20), the first 18, 5 and 5 game by a Wildcat since 2018 … Posted six points and nine rebounds against Ohio State (1/1) … Notched eight points and seven rebounds in a victory over Illinois (1/4) … Posted 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals versus Michigan (1/15) … Hauled in eight rebounds and added six points against Nebraska (1/25) … Recorded seven points and five boards in a win over Minnesota (1/28) … Scored eight points and added seven rebounds in a win against Wisconsin (2/5) … Connected on four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 19 points in a win over Ohio State (2/9) … Scored in double figures in seven straight games from Feb. 19 through March 16, Recorded 12 points and seven rebounds against Iowa (2/19) … Posted 11 points and six rebounds versus Illinois (2/23) … Tallied 11 points and four boards against Maryland (2/26) … Tied a career-high 19 points, aided by a career-high five 3-point makes, and seven rebounds versus Penn State (3/1) … Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a triumph over Rutgers (3/5) … Posted a second double-double with 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Penn State in a career-high 38 minutes of play (3/10) … Tallied 10 points and five rebounds in an NCAA Tournament victory over Boise State ... Over a seven-game span from Feb. 19 to March 16, averaged 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 46% from three-point range.
2021-22: Played in 11 games, averaging 1.7 points, 1.0 assist and 0.7 rebounds per game … Made his collegiate debut in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18) ... Tallied five points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 11 minutes against Illinois Springfield (12/30) ... Recorded two steals, an assist, and a block in seven minutes of action in an upset win over Michigan St. (1/15) ... Set career-highs by scoring seven points, dishing out three assists and playing 22 minutes at Iowa (2/28) … Recorded a season-high three made field goals and scored six points in the Big Ten Tournament against Iowa (3/10).
High School: Ranked as the No. 5 player in Indiana and No. 25 small forward in the country by 247sports.com … Earned six varsity basketball letters and was a two-time captain at Lafayette Jefferson High School … Averaged 32.7 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 3.8 steals and 2.6 blocks during his senior season and was a finalist for Indiana's Mr. Basketball award, ultimately finishing fourth ... Named to 2020 Indiana Junior All-Star Game … Earned IBCA Underclass All-State Supreme 15 honors … Averaged 20.7 points per game in his junior season.
Personal: Parents are Heidi and Mark Barnhizer … Father played basketball at Purdue and Auburn and coached him all six years at Lafayette Jefferson High School … Mother played softball at Auburn … Older brother, Braxton, plays at Rollins.
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