Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team has never earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, and its last conference championship came in 1933, when it tied with Ohio State. However, it is recognized as the 1931 National Champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The Wildcats have played in the National Invitation Tournament seven times, most recently in 2012. The team plays its home games in Welsh-Ryan Arena, where it is cheered on by the Wildside student section. The head coaching position is currently vacant; Bill Carmody is the most recent coach of the Wildcats. Under Carmody, a former head coach at Princeton, the team ran the Princeton offense. Northwestern is the only school from a BCS conference to have never played in the NCAA Tournament.
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