2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2014–15 record 14–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach Mark Montgomery (4th year)
Assistant coach Jon Borovich
Assistant coach Lou Dawkins
Assistant coach Jason Larson
Home arena Convocation Center
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667     23 – 10   .697
Kent State 12 – 6   .667     23 – 12   .657
Bowling Green 11 – 7   .611     21 – 12   .636
Akron 9 – 9   .500     21 – 14   .600
Miami 8 – 10   .444     13 – 19   .406
Ohio 5 – 13   .278     10 – 20   .333
West
Central Michigan 12 – 6   .667     23 – 9   .719
Toledo 11 – 7   .611     20 – 13   .606
Western Michigan 10 – 8   .556     20 – 14   .588
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444     21 – 14   .600
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444     14 – 16   .467
Ball State 2 – 16   .111     7 – 23   .233
† 2015 MAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Akron.

Roster

2013–14 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
C 0 Rakocevic, PetePete Rakocevic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Sacramento State		 Chicago, IL
G 2 Armstead, AaronAaron Armstead style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hales Franciscan HS
San Jose City College		 Chicago, IL
G 4 Highsmith, DontelDontel Highsmith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So Dowagiac HS Dowagiac, MI
G 5 Baker, TravonTravon Baker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Detroit Consortium Detroit, MI
F 10 Bowie, DarrellDarrell Bowie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr La Jolla Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 25 DeHaan, JayJay DeHaan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Waubonsie Valley HS Naperville, IL
F 13 Gray, KevinKevin Gray style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Brooks Academy Chicago, IL
F 21 Gray, KeithKeith Gray style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Brooks Academy Chicago, IL
G 23 Armstead, AaricAaric Armstead style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So La Jolla Prep Chicago, IL
G 12 Thomas, JordanJordan Thomas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Menomonee Falls (WI) Northfield, IL
G 33 Johnson, AnthonyAnthony Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Whitney Young HS
Purdue		 Chicago, IL
G 11 Iroegbu, ChukwuemekaChukwuemeka Iroegbu style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Franklin HS
Washington State		 Elk Grove, CA
C 34 Maric, MarinMarin Maric style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr La Lumiere School Split, Croatia
C 42 Threloff, JordanJordan Threloff style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr DeKalb HS
Illinois State		 DeKalb, IL
G 55 Orris, MichaelMichael Orris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Crete-Monee HS
Kansas State		 Crete, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Roosevelt W 71–44  Convocation Center (1,242)
Regular Season
11/15/2014* Aurora W 86-56  1-0 Convocation Center (981)
11/20/2014* Idaho W 78–67  2–0 Convocation Center (1,003)
11/26/2014* at Iowa L 49–70  2–1 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,357)
11/30/2014* Maine W 61–56  3–1 Convocation Center (716)
12/02/2014* at DePaul L 67–78  3–2 Allstate Arena (5,457)
12/13/2014* at Eastern Illinois L 55–59  3–3 Lantz Arena (2,044)
12/16/2014* Mississippi Valley State W 71–64  4–3 Convocation Center (680)
12/19/2014* at Dartmouth L 55–58 OT 4–4 Leede Arena (701)
12/22/2014* at #16 Notre Dame L 66–91  4–5 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,471)
12/29/2014* Hampton W 83–51  5–5 Convocation Center (802)
1/02/2015* UC Riverside W 72–67 OT 6–5 Convocation Center (873)
1/07/2015 at Ohio W 70–60  7–5 (1–0) Convocation Center (5,743)
1/10/2015 Kent State L 65–67  7–6 (1–1) Convocation Center (1,058)
1/14/2015 at Buffalo L 63–82  7–7 (1–2) Alumni Arena (2,258)
1/17/2015 at Eastern Michigan L 46–54  7–8 (1–3) Convocation Center (786)
1/21/2015 Akron W 64–61  8–8 (2–3) Convocation Center (957)
1/24/2015 Miami (OH) L 55–60  8–9 (2–4) Convocation Center (1,774)
1/27/2015 Bowling Green L 46–56  8–10 (2–5) Stroh Center (1,560)
1/31/2015 Toledo L 69–80  8–11 (2–6) Convocation Center (1,635)
2/04/2015 at Miami (OH) W 69–67  9–11 (3–6) Millett Hall (1,147)
2/07/2015 Bowling Green L 65–69  9–12 (3–7) Convocation Center (2,475)
2/10/2015 Ball State W 75–63  10–12 (4–7) Convocation Center (975)
2/14/2015 at Western Michigan L 65–69  10–13 (4–8) University Arena (2,712)
2/18/2015 at Central Michigan L 66–68  10–14 (4–9) McGuirk Arena (2,524)
2/21/2015 Eastern Michigan L 65–73  10–15 (4–10) Convocation Center (2,302)
2/24/2015 at Toledo  Postponed[1]  Savage Arena
2/25/2015 at Toledo W 84–82  11–15 (5–10) Savage Arena (4,317)
2/28/2015 Central Michigan W 73–55  12–15 (6–10) Convocation Center (1,548)
3/03/2015 Western Michigan W 65–63  13–15 (7–10) Convocation Center (992)
3/06/2015 at Ball State W 71–67 OT 14–15 (8–10) John E. Worthen Arena (2,585)
MAC Tournament
3/09/2015 at Akron
(First round)		 L 52–76  14–16 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,631)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Toledo-Northern Illinois men's game postponed". Toledo Blade. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.