2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2014–15 record	14–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Mark Montgomery (4th season)
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

2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
5.0 !C	0	Rakocevic, PetePete Rakocevic	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Wilbraham & Monson Academy Sacramento State	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	2	Armstead, AaronAaron Armstead	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hales Franciscan HS San Jose City College	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	4	Highsmith, DontelDontel Highsmith	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Dowagiac HS	Dowagiac, MI
1.5 !G	5	Baker, TravonTravon Baker	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Detroit Consortium	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	10	Bowie, DarrellDarrell Bowie	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	La Jolla Prep	Milwaukee, WI
1.5 !G	11	Iroegbu, ChukwuemekaChukwuemeka Iroegbu	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Franklin HS Washington State	Elk Grove, CA
1.5 !G	12	Thomas, JordanJordan Thomas	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Menomonee Falls (WI)	Northfield, IL
3.5 !F	13	Gray, KevinKevin Gray	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brooks Academy	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	21	Gray, KeithKeith Gray	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brooks Academy	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	23	Armstead, AaricAaric Armstead	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	La Jolla Prep	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	25	DeHaan, JayJay DeHaan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Waubonsie Valley HS	Naperville, IL
1.5 !G	33	Johnson, AnthonyAnthony Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Whitney Young HS Purdue	Chicago, IL
5.0 !C	34	Maric, MarinMarin Maric	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	La Lumiere School	Split, Croatia
5.0 !C	42	Threloff, JordanJordan Threloff	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	DeKalb HS Illinois State	DeKalb, IL
1.5 !G	55	Orris, MichaelMichael Orris	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Crete-Monee HS Kansas State	Crete, IL

Head coach

Mark Montgomery (Michigan State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Borovich (Central Michigan)
Lou Dawkins (Tulsa)
Jason Larson (Grand Valley State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 5:00 PM	Roosevelt	W 71–44		Convocation Center (1,242) DeKalb, IL
Regular Season
11/15/2014* 3:00 PM, ESPN3	Aurora	W 86-56	1-0	Convocation Center (981) DeKalb, IL
11/20/2014* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	Idaho	W 78–67	2–0	Convocation Center (1,003) DeKalb, IL
11/26/2014* 7:30 PM, ESPN3	at Iowa	L 49–70	2–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,357) Iowa City, IA
11/30/2014* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	Maine	W 61–56	3–1	Convocation Center (716) DeKalb, IL
12/02/2014* 8:00 PM, FS1	at DePaul	L 67–78	3–2	Allstate Arena (5,457) Rosemont, IL
12/13/2014* 7:00 PM	at Eastern Illinois	L 55–59	3–3	Lantz Arena (2,044) Charleston, IL
12/16/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Mississippi Valley State	W 71–64	4–3	Convocation Center (680) DeKalb, IL
12/19/2014* 6:00 PM	at Dartmouth	L 55–58 ^OT	4–4	Leede Arena (701) Hanover, NH
12/22/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at No. 16 Notre Dame	L 66–91	4–5	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,471) South Bend, IN
12/29/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hampton	W 83–51	5–5	Convocation Center (802) DeKalb, IL
1/02/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	UC Riverside	W 72–67 ^OT	6–5	Convocation Center (873) DeKalb, IL
1/07/2015 6:00 PM	at Ohio	W 70–60	7–5 (1–0)	Convocation Center (5,743) Athens, OH
1/10/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Kent State	L 65–67	7–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (1,058) DeKalb, IL
1/14/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Buffalo	L 63–82	7–7 (1–2)	Alumni Arena (2,258) Amherst, NY
1/17/2015 11:00 AM	at Eastern Michigan	L 46–54	7–8 (1–3)	Convocation Center (786) Ypsilanti, MI
1/21/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Akron	W 64–61	8–8 (2–3)	Convocation Center (957) DeKalb, IL
1/24/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN3	Miami (OH)	L 55–60	8–9 (2–4)	Convocation Center (1,774) DeKalb, IL
1/27/2015 6:00 PM	Bowling Green	L 46–56	8–10 (2–5)	Stroh Center (1,560) Bowling Green, OH
1/31/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Toledo	L 69–80	8–11 (2–6)	Convocation Center (1,635) DeKalb, IL
2/04/2015 6:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	W 69–67	9–11 (3–6)	Millett Hall (1,147) Oxford, OH
2/07/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Bowling Green	L 65–69	9–12 (3–7)	Convocation Center (2,475) DeKalb, IL
2/10/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Ball State	W 75–63	10–12 (4–7)	Convocation Center (975) DeKalb, IL
2/14/2015 3:30 PM	at Western Michigan	L 65–69	10–13 (4–8)	University Arena (2,712) Kalamazoo, MI
2/18/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Central Michigan	L 66–68	10–14 (4–9)	McGuirk Arena (2,524) Mount Pleasant, MI
2/21/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan	L 65–73	10–15 (4–10)	Convocation Center (2,302) DeKalb, IL
2/24/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Toledo	Postponed^[1]		Savage Arena Toledo, OH
2/25/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Toledo	W 84–82	11–15 (5–10)	Savage Arena (4,317) Toledo, OH
2/28/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Central Michigan	W 73–55	12–15 (6–10)	Convocation Center (1,548) DeKalb, IL
3/03/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Western Michigan	W 65–63	13–15 (7–10)	Convocation Center (992) DeKalb, IL
3/06/2015 6:00 PM	at Ball State	W 71–67 ^OT	14–15 (8–10)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,585) Muncie, IN
MAC Tournament
3/09/2015 7:00 pm	at Akron First round	L 52–76	14–16	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,631) Akron, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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

Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Chick Evans Field House (1956–2002) Convocation Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
People	Head coaches
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