2013–14 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2013–14 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2013–14 record 15–17 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach Mark Montgomery (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jon Borovich
Assistant coach Lou Dawkins
Assistant coach Jason Larson
Home arena Convocation Center
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 13 5   .722     19 10   .655
Akron 12 6   .667     21 13   .618
Ohio 11 7   .611     25 12   .676
Miami 8 10   .444     13 18   .419
Kent State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Bowling Green 6 12   .333     12 20   .375
West
Toledo 14 4   .778     27 7   .794
Western Michigan 14 4   .778     23 10   .697
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556     22 15   .595
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444     15 17   .469
Central Michigan 3 15   .167     10 21   .323
Ball State 2 16   .111     5 25   .167
2014 MAC Tournament winner

The 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third 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 15–17, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan.

Season

Preseason

The Huskies announced their complete season schedule on September 3, 2013.[1] Highlighted by an early November tournament at home featuring San Jose State, James Madison, and Milwaukee, the Huskies schedule included 16 home games. The Huskies also scheduled to make trips to Nebraska, UMass, and Iowa State. For the conference schedule, the Huskies schedule home-and-home series with Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Western Michigan, Buffalo, and Kent State, while hosting Ohio and Miami and visiting Akron and Bowling Green.

Roster

2013–14 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Rakocevic, PetePete Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Sacramento State
Chicago, IL
G 2 Armstead, AaronAaron Armstead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hales Franciscan HS
San Jose City College
Chicago, IL
G 3 Christian, AntoneAntone Christian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Martin Luther King HS Nashville, TN
G 4 Highsmith, DontelDontel Highsmith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dowagiac HS Dowagiac, MI
G 5 Baker, TravonTravon Baker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Detroit Consortium Detroit, MI
F 10 Bowie, DarrellDarrell Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So La Jolla Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 11 Balls, DaveonDaveon Balls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN
F 13 Gray, KevinKevin Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brooks Academy Chicago, IL
G 15 Cravatta, J. J.J. J. Cravatta 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Streator Township HS Streator, IL
F 21 Gray, KeithKeith Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brooks Academy Chicago, IL
G 23 Armstead, AaricAaric Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr La Jolla Prep Chicago, IL
G/F 32 Bolin, AkselAksel Bolin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Asker HS Asker, Norway
G 33 Johnson, AnthonyAnthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Whitney Young HS
Purdue
Chicago, IL
C 34 Maric, MarinMarin Maric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Split, Croatia
C 42 Threloff, JordanJordan Threloff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr DeKalb HS
Illinois State
DeKalb, IL
G 55 Orris, MichaelMichael Orris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Crete-Monee HS
Kansas State
Crete, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Abdel Nader 23 F 6'7" 225 Junior Skokie, IL Transferred
Akeem Springs 2 G 6'3" 208 Sophomore Waukegan, IL Transferred
Brandon Hayes 4 F 6'4" 200 Graduate Homewood, IL Graduated
Mike Davis 24 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Cleveland, OH Transferred
Tony Nixon 25 G 6'4" 207 Graduate Chicago, IL Graduated
Sam Mader 2 G 6'9" 220 Sophomore Appelton, WI Transferred

Recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dontel Highsmith
PG
Dowagiac, MI Dowagiac Union High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Aaric Armstead
SF
Chicago, IL La Jolla Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Marin Maric
C
Split, CR La Lumiere School (Ind.) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

NIU also got Aaron Armstead, transfer from San Jose City College. Redshirted last year, Pete Rakocevic is also eligible this year.

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/2/2013*
5:00 pm
Rockford W 90–57 
Convocation Center (701)
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference games
11/8/2013*
7:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha L 66–68  0–1
Convocation Center (1,060)
DeKalb, IL
11/15/2013*
8:00 pm
James Madison
NIU Invitational
L 55–60  0–2
Convocation Center (1,113)
DeKalb, IL
11/16/2013*
8:00 pm
San Jose State
NIU Invitational
W 60–59  1–2
Convocation Center (753)
DeKalb, IL
11/17/2013*
3:30 pm
Milwaukee
NIU Invitational
L 69–82  1–3
Convocation Center (474)
DeKalb, IL
11/24/2013*
3:00 pm
Saint Joseph's (IN) W 111–61  2–3
Convocation Center (663)
DeKalb, IL
11/30/2013*
12:00 pm
at Nebraska L 58–63  2–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,332)
Lincoln, NE
12/5/2013*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 64–57  3–4
Convocation Center (625)
DeKalb, IL
12/14/2013*
2:00 pm, NBCSN
at #21 Massachusetts L 54–80  3–5
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (4694)
Amherst, MA
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm
at Loyola (IL) W 55–49  4–5
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1517)
Chicago, IL
12/22/2013*
4:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 71–64  5–5
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (236)
Riverside, CA
12/31/2013*
6:00 pm
at #14 Iowa State L 63–99  5–6
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
1/3/2014*
7:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 65–51  6–6
Convocation Center (657)
DeKalb, IL
Conference games
1/8/2014
6:00 pm
at Buffalo L 46–67  6–7 (0–1)
Alumni Arena (1,520)
Amherst, NY
1/12/2014
3:30 pm
at Bowling Green W 45–36  7–7 (1–1)
Stroh Center (1,982)
Bowling Green, OH
1/15/2014
7:00 pm
Kent State L 64–73  7–8 (1–2)
Convocation Center (651)
DeKalb, IL
1/18/2014
7:00 pm
Ohio L 46–65  7–9 (1–3)
Convocation Center (1,667)
DeKalb, IL
1/22/2014
6:00 pm
at Toledo L 68–77  7–10 (1–4)
Savage Arena (4,335)
Toledo, OH
1/25/2014
1:00 pm
Buffalo L 67–75  7–11 (1–5)
Convocation Center (901)
DeKalb, IL
1/29/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN 3
at Kent State W 50–49  8–11 (2–5)
MAC Center (2,234)
Kent, OH
2/1/2014
1:00 pm
at Ball State W 67–65 OT 9–11 (3–5)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,786)
Muncie, IN
2/4/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN 3
Miami (OH) W 53–41  10–11 (4–5)
Convocation Center (644)
DeKalb, IL
2/9/2014
3:30 pm
Western Michigan L 71–74  10–12 (4–6)
Convocation Center (2,005)
DeKalb, IL
2/12/2014
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 88–63  11–12 (5–6)
Convocation Center (773)
DeKalb, IL
2/15/2014
6:00 pm
at Akron L 54–62  11–13 (5–7)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,642)
Akron, OH
2/20/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN 3
Eastern Michigan W 61–59  12–13 (6–7)
Convocation Center (877)
DeKalb, IL
2/23/2014
1:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 67–70  12–14 (6–8)
McGuirk Arena (1,797)
Mount Pleasant, MI
2/26/2014
7:00 pm
Toledo W 74–66  13–14 (7–8)
Convocation Center (1,254)
DeKalb, IL
3/1/2014
1:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan L 56–52  13–15 (7–9)
Convocation Center (815)
Ypsilanti, MI
3/4/2014
6:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 56–61  13–16 (7–10)
University Arena (3,176)
Kalamazoo, MI
3/8/2014
3:30 pm
Ball State W 70–56  14–16 (8–10)
Convocation Center (2,144)
DeKalb, IL
MAC Tournament
03/10/2014
7:00 pm
vs. Bowling Green
First round
W 54–51  15–16
Convocation Center (941)
DeKalb, IL
03/12/2014
9:00 pm
vs. Eastern Michigan
Second round
L 48–53  15–17
Quicken Loans Arena (1,513)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. "Northern Illinois Announces 2013-14 Schedule". NIUHuskies.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
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