2011 – 12 Northwestern Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2011 – 12 college basketball season . This was head coach Bill Carmody 's twelfth season at the Northwestern . The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena . They finished the season with 19-14 overall , 8-10 in Big Ten play , finished in a tie with Iowa in 7th place . The team concluded the postseason for the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament , where they were defeated by Minnesota in the first round . They were invited to the NIT , where they beat Akron in the first round , and they lost to Washington in the second round
2012 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team