Northern Illinois Men s Basketball Prospectus

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1 Northern Illinois Men s Basketball Prospectus

2 Northern Illinois Men s Basketball University Information Name of School...Northern Illinois University Location...DeKalb, Ill. Founded Enrollment... 23,850 Nickname... Huskies Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Mid-American (West Division) Colors...Cardinal and Black Arena...NIU Convocation Center (9,100) President... Dr. Douglas Baker Assoc. VP/Athletic Director... Sean Frazier Alma Mater, Year... Alabama, 92 Faculty Athletics Rep...Matt Streb Ticket Office Phone PACK (7225) Website...NIUHuskies.com NIU Basketball History First Year of Basketball All-time Record... 1,051-1,059 First Year of Division I Basketball All-time Division I Record NCAA Appearances...3 (1982, 1991, 1996) NIU Basketball History NCAA Tournament Appearances... 3 (1982, 91, 96) Record in the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament Games...March 12, 1982: L, v. Kansas State...March 8, 1991: L, v. St. John s... March 15, 1996: L, v. Texas Tech Mid-American Conference Tournament History Record in the MAC Tournament MAC Tournament Titles...1 (1982) Last MAC Tournament Appearance......March 11, 2013: L, at Eastern Mich. Basketball Staff Head Coach...Mark Montgomery Alma Mater...Michigan State, 2003 Career Record/Years /3rd NIU Record/Years... Same Best Time to Reach Coach...Contact SID Assistant Coach...Jon Borovich Alma Mater... Central Michigan, 2001 Assistant Coach...Lou Dawkins Alma Mater... Tulsa, 1994 Assistant Coach...Jason Larson Alma Mater... Grand Valley State, 2004 Director of Player Development/Operations... Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant...Brandon Watkins Athletic Trainer... Phil Voorhis Basketball Sport Performance Coach...Matt Jacobs Team Information Record overall (3-11 home, 2-14 road) MAC Record Starters Returning/Lost...4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/4 Newcomers...Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep)... Aaron Armstead (Chicago, Ill./San Jose City College)...Dontel Highsmith (Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac)... Anthony Johnson (Chicago, Ill./Purdue University)... Marin Maric (Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School)...Michael Orris (Crete, Ill./Kansas State)...Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./Illinois State) NIU Media Relations Director... Donna Turner Office Phone...(815) donnaturner@niu.edu Basketball Contact... Jeremy Reid Office Phone Cell Phone jreid1@niu.edu Mailing Address Convocation Center W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL Press Row Phone

3 NIU BASKETBALL ROSTER Pete Rakocevic Aaron Armstead Antone Christian Dontel Highsmith Travon Baker Darrell Bowie 0 RS Junior Center 2 Junior Guard 3 RS Senior Guard 4 Freshman Guard 5 Sophomore Guard 10 Sophomore Wing Daveon Balls Kevin Gray J.J. Cravatta Keith Gray aaric Armstead Aksel Bolin 11 Sophomore Guard 13 Junior Forward 15 Sophomore Guard 21 Junior Forward 23 Freshman Guard 32 Senior G/F Anthony Johnson Marin Maric Jordan Threloff Michael Orris Mark Montgomery 33 RS Junior Guard 34 Freshman Center 42 RS Junior Center 55 Sophomore Guard Head Coach Third Season NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) First Name Last Name 0 Pete Rakocevic C RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Wilbraham & Monson/Sacramento State common ra -co - so -vick 2 Aaron Armstead G Jr. Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City Coll. common arm - stead 3 Antone Christian G RS Sr. Nashville, Tenn./Martin Luther King Magnet ant - ON common 4 Dontel Highsmith G Fr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac don - tell common 5 Travon Baker G So. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium trey - von common 10 Darrell Bowie W So. Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) common common 11 Daveon Balls G So. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North dave - EE - on common 13 Kevin Gray F Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy common common 15 J.J. Cravatta G So. Streator, Ill./Streator Township common cra - va - ta 21 Keith Gray F Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy common common 23 Aaric Armstead G Fr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) eric arm - stead 32 Aksel Bolin G/F Sr. Asker, Norway/Asker axel BOWL - in 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Purdue common common 34 Marin Maric C Fr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) MAR - in MAR - itch 42 Jordan Threloff C RS Jr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State common tree - loff 55 Michael Orris G So. Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee/Kansas State common OAR - us Head Coach: Mark Montgomery Assistant Coaches: Jon Borovich, Lou Dawkins and Jason Larson Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant: Brandon Watkins

4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEN S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Saturday November 2 Rockford College (Exh.) DeKalb, Ill. 5 p.m. Friday November 8 Nebraska Omaha DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. NIU Invitational Friday November 15 James Madison DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. San Jose State v. Milwaukee 5:30 p.m. Saturday November 16 San Jose State DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. James Madison v. Milwaukee 5:30 p.m. Sunday November 17 Milwaukee DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. James Madison v. San Jose State 1 p.m. Sunday November 24 St. Joseph s (Indiana) DeKalb, Ill. 3 p.m. Saturday November 30 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 12 p.m. Thursday December 5 Dartmouth DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday December 14 at Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m. Wednesday December 18 at Loyola-Chicago Chicago, Ill. 7 p.m. Sunday December 22 at UC Riverside Riverside, Calif. 4 p.m. Tuesday December 31 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 6 p.m. Friday January 3 Bethune-Cookman DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Wednesday January 8 at Buffalo* Buffalo, N.Y. 6 p.m. Sunday January 12 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 3:30 p.m. Wednesday January 15 Kent State* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday January 18 Ohio* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Wednesday January 22 at Toledo* Toledo, Ohio 6 p.m. Saturday January 25 Buffalo* DeKalb, Ill. 1 p.m. Wednesday January 29 at Kent State* Kent, Ohio 6 p.m. Saturday February 1 at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. Tuesday February 4 Miami (Ohio)* DeKalb, Ill. 6 p.m. Sunday February 9 Western Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday February 12 Central Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday February 15 at Akron* Akron, Ohio 6 p.m. Thursday February 20 Eastern Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Sunday February 23 at Central Michigan* Mount Pleasant, Mich. 1 p.m. Wednesday February 26 Toledo* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday March 1 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. 1 p.m. Tuesday March 4 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. 6 p.m. Saturday March 8 Ball State* (!) DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Mid-American Conference Tournament Monday March 10 First Round Campus Sites Wednesday March 12 Second Round Cleveland, Ohio Thursday March 13 Quarterfinals Cleveland, Ohio Friday March 14 Semifinals Cleveland, Ohio Saturday March 15 Final Cleveland, Ohio NCAA Tournament Tues.-Wed. March First Round Dayton, Ohio Thurs.-Sat. March Second and Third Rounds Buffalo, N.Y., Milwaukee, Wis., Orlando, Fla., Spokane, Wash. Fri.-Sun. March Second and Third Rounds Raleigh, N.C., San Antonio, Texas, San Diego, Calif., St. Louis, Mo. Thurs.-Sat. March Regionals Anaheim, Calif., Memphis, Tenn. Fri.-Sun. March Regionals Indianapolis, Ind., New York, N.Y. Sat.-Mon. April 5-7 Final Four Arlington, Texas Home games in bold, all times central * - denotes Mid-American Conference game! denotes game could be moved to Friday, March 7, based on television selection

5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 0 Pete Rakocevic C RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Wilbraham & Monson/Sacramento State 2 Aaron Armstead G Jr. Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City Coll. 3 Antone Christian G RS Sr. Nashville, Tenn./Martin Luther King Magnet 4 Dontel Highsmith G Fr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 5 Travon Baker G So. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium 10 Darrell Bowie W So. Wauwatosa, Wis./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 11 Daveon Balls G So. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 13 Kevin Gray F Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 15 J.J. Cravatta G So. Streator, Ill./Streator Township 21 Keith Gray F Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 23 Aaric Armstead G Fr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 32 Aksel Bolin G/F Sr. Asker, Norway/Asker 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Purdue 34 Marin Maric C Fr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 42 Jordan Threloff C RS Jr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State 55 Michael Orris G So. Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee/Kansas State ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 23 Aaric Armstead G Fr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 2 Aaron Armstead G Jr. Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City Coll. 5 Travon Baker G So. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium 11 Daveon Balls G So. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 32 Aksel Bolin G/F Sr. Asker, Norway/Asker 10 Darrell Bowie W So. Wauwatosa, Wis./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 3 Antone Christian G RS Sr. Nashville, Tenn./Martin Luther King Magnet 15 J.J. Cravatta G So. Streator, Ill./Streator Township 21 Keith Gray F Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 13 Kevin Gray F Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 4 Dontel Highsmith G Fr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Purdue 34 Marin Maric C Fr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 55 Michael Orris G So. Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee/Kansas State 0 Pete Rakocevic C RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Wilbraham & Monson/Sacramento State 42 Jordan Threloff C RS Jr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State Head Coach: Mark Montgomery (Third Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jon Borovich (Third Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Lou Dawkins (Third Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jason Larson (Third Season at NIU, First as Assistant Coach) Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka (Second Season at NIU) Graduate Assistant: Brandon Watkins (First Season at NIU) Roster Breakdown By Class Redshirt Senior: Antone Christian Senior: Aksel Bolin Redshirt Juniors: Anthony Johnson, Pete Rakocevic, Jordan Threloff Juniors: Aaron Armstead, Keith Gray, Kevin Gray Sophomores: Travon Baker, Daveon Balls, Darrell Bowie, J.J. Cravatta, Michael Orris Freshman: Aaric Armstead, Dontel Highsmith, Marin Maric By Height 5-10: Travon Baker 6-0: Daveon Balls 6-1: J.J Cravatta 6-2: Antone Chrisitian, Dontel Highsmith, Michael Orris 6-3: Anthony Johnson 6-4: Aaron Armstead 6-5: Aaric Armstead 6-6: Darrell Bowie 6-7: Askel Bolin 6-8: Keith Gray, Kevin Gray 6-9: Jordan Threloff 6-10: Marin Maric 6-11: Pete Rakocevic By State/Country Croatia: Marin Maric (Split) Illinois: Aaric Armstead (Chicago), Aaron Armstead (Chicago), J.J Cravatta (Streator), Keith Gray (Chicago), Kevin Gray (Chicago), Anthony Johnson (Chicago), Michael Orris (Crete), Pete Rakocevic (Chicago), Jordan Threloff (DeKalb) Indiana: Daveon Balls (Indianapolis) Michigan: Travon Baker (Detroit), Dontel Highsmith (Dowagiac) Norway: Aksel Bolin (Asker) Tennessee: Antone Christian (Nashville) Wisconsin: Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee)

6 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (8) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 2 Travon Baker* G So Daveon Balls G So Aksel Bolin* G/F Sr Darrell Bowie* W So Antone Christian G RS Sr J.J. Cravatta G So Keith Gray F Jr Kevin Gray* F Jr OTHER RETURNEES (1) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 0 Pete Rakocevic C RS Jr. sat out last season following transfer from Sacramento State NEWCOMERS (7) No. Name Pos. Year Note 23 Aaric Armstead G Fr. graduated from Bullard HS in 2013, attended La Jolla Prep last year 2 Aaron Armstead G Jr. played one season at Wis.-Green Bay and one season at San Jose City College 4 Dontel Highsmith G Fr. finalist for Mr. Basketball in the State of Michigan last season 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Jr. spent three seasons at Purdue University 34 Marin Maric C Fr. Croatia native, spent last season at La Lumiere School (Ind.) 55 Michael Orris G So. spent one season at Kansas State 42 Jordan Threloff C RS Jr. spent three seasons at Illinois State, eligible immediately LETTERWINNERS LOST (4) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 24 Mike Davis G Brandon Hayes F Sam Mader F Abdel Nader* W OTHERS LOST (1) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 25 Tony Nixon G * denotes starter last season TEAM AND PLAYER NOTABLES NIU returns eight letterwinners and 72.1 percent of its minutes played from a season ago. Going into his third season as head coach at NIU, Mark Montgomery has the most experienced team returning in his tenure. Below is a chart detailing what returns for the Huskies in comparison to the last two seasons. Category From From From Minutes Scoring Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Last season, NIU lost seven games by five points or less and 11 games by 10 points or less. The Huskies led in seven of those games in the final five minutes. Two Huskies competed internationally this past summer. Aksel Bolin represented Norway at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia, averaging 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in eight games, helping Norway finish 13th. Marin Maric played for Croatia at the FIBA U19 World Championships, averaging 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest while helping Croatia take eighth-place. Northern Illinois finished as the fourth-least experienced team in the country last season according to StatSheet.com. Travon Baker led the Huskies in steals last season with 1.4 per contest, the 10-best mark in the MAC and second-best mark among conference freshmen. Darrell Bowie shot 47.5 percent from the field in the final 10 games of last season. During league play, Bowie averaged 7.4 points per game, sixth-best among MAC freshmen, and 4.4 rebounds per contest, fourth-best among league rookies. Keith Gray shot 51.7 percent from the field in the final 12 games of last season. Keith Gray, and his twin brother Kevin, have each played in 61 consecutive games, neither missing a game in their NIU careers. Aksel Bolin has appeared in 67 consecutive games, the longest streak on the current roster. Bolin has played in 83 career games, making him the most experienced player on the roster.

7 Mark Montgomery Head Coach» Michigan State, 2003 Third Season at Northern Illinois On March 24, 2011, Mark Montgomery was introduced as the 27th head coach in the history of the Northern Illinois University men s basketball program. Montgomery comes to NIU following 10 seasons at his alma mater, Michigan State University, six as an assistant coach and the last four as associate head coach. Montgomery, a Michigan native who also has previous experience in the Mid-American Conference in four seasons as an assistant coach at Central Michigan, made 10 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and three Final Four appearances with the Spartans as a member of Tom Izzo s staff. He helped coach 26 All-Big Ten players at Michigan State and six players that went on to be selected in the National Basketball Association Draft, while on the bench for 235 MSU wins - an average of 23.5 victories per season. During his first season as head coach at Northern Illinois, Montgomery guided one of the youngest teams in the nation to the program s first MAC Tournament victory since 2003, defeating MAC West Champion Eastern Michigan in the opening round of the conference tournament to advance to Cleveland. NIU saw 55.9 percent of its minutes played by freshmen during the season, the sixth-highest percentage in the country. In his first season at the helm in DeKalb, the Huskies laid the foundation for Montgomery s style of play, leading the MAC in offensive rebounds while ranking second in rebounding defense and third in rebounding margin. Under Montgomery s tutelage, Abdel Nader became the first NIU player since 2009 to be named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. Montgomery s second season at NIU saw the Huskies continue to build the foundation of the program with the fourth-least experienced team in the country. The Huskies achieved a number of milestone victories in , including the program s first win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its first win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its first victory over Kent State since NIU suffered a number of near-misses, losing seven games by five points or less, while finishing the season ranked second in the MAC in offensive rebounds and second in the conference in defensive rebounding percentage. In 2010, Montgomery was named one of the top five high-major assistant coaches in the country by FoxSports.com, while Rivals.com put him on its list of 10 Assistant Coaches Ready to Move Up. In addition, FoxSports.com national college basketball writer Jeff Goodman named Montgomery the top assistant coach in the Big Ten Conference based on a poll of league coaches. In his first season as an assistant coach at Michigan State, Montgomery helped mentor First Team All-Big Ten honoree Marcus Taylor, who went on to be selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2002 NBA Draft. Despite losing 81 percent of its scoring from the previous season, the Spartans finished just one game out of first place in the Big Ten. Montgomery helped the Spartans reach the 2005 NCAA Final Four, the sixth Final Four in school history. Along the way, MSU defeated top-seeded Duke and second-seeded Kentucky in the Austin Regional, becoming the only school to defeat the Blue Devils and Wildcats in the same year. In May of 2007, Montgomery was elevated to associate head coach by Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. The Spartans returned to the NCAA Sweet 16 the following season before falling to national runner-up Memphis. Michigan State won the Big Ten championship and made its second Final Four appearance of Montgomery s coaching tenure in The Spartans went 31-7, 15-3 in Big Ten play, including 8-1 on the road in conference, and won the league by four games. MSU knocked off No. 1 seeds Louisville and Connecticut in the regional final and national semifinal, respectively, before succumbing to top-ranked North Carolina in the championship game in Detroit, Mich. Michigan State led the nation in rebounding margin (+9.3) and also led the Big Ten in scoring offense (72.0 ppg). The Spartans again won the Big Ten championship in , amassing a 28-9 overall record, 14-4 in conference, and returned to the Final Four for the third time in six seasons, making a run to college basketball s ultimate stage from the number five seed in the Midwest region. For the second consecutive season, Michigan State again led the nation in rebounding margin (+8.6). During his 10-year coaching tenure with the Spartans, Montgomery mentored four players (Chris Hill, Kalin Lucas, Drew Neitzel and Travis Walton) that currently rank among the top-10 in career assists at Michigan State. In addition, Montgomery helped eight Spartan perimeter players reach the 1,000-point plateau in his time on the Michigan State staff and helped Lucas earn Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 2009 and Walton earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year recognition that same season. Montgomery began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Central Michigan where he became a member of Jay Smith s first coaching staff in Following a 6-23 season in , the Chippewas made a worst-to-first turnaround the following season as they finished the campaign with a 20-8 record, winning the MAC with a conference mark of An outstanding player during his collegiate career, Montgomery was a four-year letterwinner at Michigan State from A 1992 All-Big Ten Third Team selection, Montgomery ended his career as the then-career leader in games played at MSU (126). A four-year starter for the Spartans, he was part of the 1990 Big Ten Championship team, three NCAA Tournament teams and an NIT Final Four. Montgomery ranks fourth on the career assists chart (561) after leading the team in assists as a junior (169) and senior (190). He also ranks fourth on the MSU career steals list (168). Montgomery averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 assists in his four years as a Spartan. In , he averaged 7.0 points and 6.3 assists as a senior co-captain, leading his team to a 22-8 mark and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Montgomery was also a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree during his playing days as a Spartan. Following his collegiate career, Montgomery played four years of professional basketball in Europe. He averaged more than 25 points a game during his time playing in Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. Montgomery received his bachelor s degree in food industry management from Michigan State. His family includes his wife, Alexandra.

8 MONTGOMERY S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Led Northern Illinois to its first Mid-American Conference Tournament victory since Spent 10 seasons at Michigan State, six as an assistant coach and four as associate head coach. The Spartans advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of the 10 seasons, including three appearances in the Final Four (2005, 2009, 2010). Michigan State won 235 games during Montgomery s coaching tenure, including 18 NCAA Tournament games, and made five trips to the Sweet 16. Helped coach 26 All-Big Ten players at Michigan State and six players that went on to be selected in the NBA Draft. Has helped Michigan State rank in the top 25 nationally in defensive points allowed, defensive field goal percentage and rebounding margin in three of the last four seasons. Michigan State led the nation in rebounding margin in and In 2010, Montgomery was named by FoxSports.com as one of the top five high-major assistant coaches in the country. Named the top assistant coach in the Big Ten by national college basketball writer Jeff Goodman, based on a poll of league coaches. Began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Central Michigan, for four seasons where he helped CMU win the Mid-American Conference championship in The conference championship was the first for Central Michigan since 1987 and the school recorded only its second 20-win season since Named to the All-Big Ten Third Team as a senior in 1992 and also served as a team captain that season. Played on the 1990 Big Ten championship team at Michigan State. Appeared in three NCAA Tournaments and an NIT Final Four as a player with the Spartans. Four-year starting guard still ranks third all-time in Michigan State history in steals (168) and fourth in assists (561). Twice earned Academic All-Big Ten honors during his playing career. MARK MONTGOMERY S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING HISTORY Year School Overall Conference Postseason Position Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan Totals Michigan State NCAA First Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Elite Eight Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA First Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Final Four Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA First Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Second Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Sweet 16 Associate Head Coach Michigan State NCAA Championship Game Associate Head Coach Michigan State NCAA Final Four Associate Head Coach Michigan State NCAA First Round Associate Head Coach Michigan State Totals Northern Illinois None Head coach Northern Illinois None Head Coach NIU/Head Coaching Totals Career Coaching Totals NCAA Tournament Appearances, 3 Final Fours 2 Big Ten Regular Season Championships 1 MAC Regular Season Championship

9 Jon Borovich Assistant Coach» Central Michigan, 2001 Third Season at Northern Illinois Jon Borovich joined the Northern Illinois men s basketball staff on April 5, 2011, becoming the first addition to head coach Mark Montgomery s staff. Prior to his arrival in DeKalb, Borovich had spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton. In his first season at NIU, Borovich helped guide one of the youngest teams in the nation to the program s first MAC Tournament victory since 2003, defeating MAC West Champion Eastern Michigan in the opening round of the conference tournament to advance to Cleveland. NIU saw 55.9 percent of its minutes played by freshmen during the season, the sixth-highest percentage in the country, and the Huskies lead the MAC in offensive rebounds while ranking second in rebounding defense and third in rebounding margin. Year two saw NIU continue to build the foundation of the program with the fourth-least experienced team in the country. The Huskies achieved a number of milestone victories in , including the program s first win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its first win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its first victory over Kent State since NIU suffered a number of near-misses, losing seven games by five points or less, while finishing the season ranked second in the MAC in offensive rebounds and second in the conference in defensive rebounding percentage. As an assistant at Dayton, Borovich helped the Flyers advance to the postseason in each of the past four seasons. In his first season, , Dayton started 14-1 and climbed to No. 14 in the Associated Press poll, the highest ranking for the program in 40 years. The next season, Dayton was again nationally-ranked and finished with a 27-8 record, including a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In , Borovich helped UD win 25 games and the NIT Championship, the first NIT crown for the program since In his final season on the Flyer staff, ,Dayton finished with a mark, reaching the championship game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament and advancing to the NIT. Borovich began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State from He then spent two seasons, , at Dayton as the Director of Basketball Operations. After working as an assistant coach at Oakland University for two years from , Borovich returned to Dayton in 2007 in an assistant coaching role. During his two seasons at Oakland, the Golden Grizzlies won 30 games. In Borovich s second year, Oakland compiled a mark, the most wins for the school since joining Division I in Borovich helped the Golden Grizzlies recruit a class that, as juniors and seniors, went 34-2 in the Summit League and appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Borovich assisted in video analysis as a graduate assistant at Michigan State while completing his master s degree in athletics administration. He then followed Michigan State assistant coach Brian Gregory to Dayton, where he was the Director of Basketball Operations for two seasons. In his first year, the Flyers won the Maui Invitational, reached the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 24-9 overall record. Borovich played collegiately at Central Michigan from , while NIU head coach Mark Montgomery was working as an assistant coach for the Chippewas. As a senior, Borovich was a part of CMU s Mid-American Conference championship team that finished with 20 wins, the most for the school since the season. He earned his bachelor s degree in sports studies from Central Michigan in 2001, with a double minor in psychology and coaching. Borovich was a team captain for the Chippewas as a junior and senior while also earning Academic All-MAC honors as a senior. Borovich and his wife, Kara, were married in the summer of THE BOROVICH FILE Coaching Experience: Graduate Assistant, Michigan State ( ); Director of Basketball Operations, Dayton ( ); Assistant Coach, Oakland ( ); Assistant Coach, Dayton ( ); Assistant Coach, Northern Illinois (2011-present). Education: Central Michigan, Playing Experience: Central Michigan,

10 Lou Dawkins Assistant Coach» Tulsa, 94 Third Season at Northern Illinois Lou Dawkins joined the Northern Illinois men s basketball coaching staff on April 14, 2011, following seven highly-successful seasons as the head coach at Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Mich. In his first season at NIU, Dawkins helped guide one of the youngest teams in the nation to the program s first MAC Tournament victory since 2003, defeating MAC West Champion Eastern Michigan in the opening round of the conference tournament to advance to Cleveland. NIU saw 55.9 percent of its minutes played by freshmen during the season, the sixth-highest percentage in the country, and the Huskies lead the MAC in offensive rebounds while ranking second in rebounding defense and third in rebounding margin. Year two saw NIU continue to build the foundation of the program with the fourth-least experienced team in the country. The Huskies achieved a number of milestone victories in , including the program s first win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its first win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its first victory over Kent State since NIU suffered a number of near-misses, losing seven games by five points or less, while finishing the season ranked second in the MAC in offensive rebounds and second in the conference in defensive rebounding percentage. During his seven seasons as the head coach at Saginaw High, Dawkins had an overall record of and led the Trojans to Michigan Class A state championships in 2007 and 2008 and reached the state semifinals in 2005; the Trojans finished 2007 ranked second nationally by MaxPreps and in 2008 they were fourth in the USA Today Super 25. Dawkins was named the national coach of the year in He was also the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Coach of the Year in 2007 and the Michigan AP Coach of the Year in 2007 and The Trojans won the Saginaw Valley Conference championship in six of Dawkins seven seasons as head coach and he was named the conference coach of the year on three occasions. Dawkins also served as the Director of Athletics at Saginaw High during his final three years as head coach. Dawkins coached 11 players that went on to receive NCAA Division I basketball scholarships, including Michigan State s Draymond Green, now a member of the NBA s Golden State Warriors, and Josh Southern of Boston College. Prior to becoming the varsity coach at Saginaw High, Dawkins was the junior varsity coach for six seasons, compiling an overall mark of A Saginaw, Mich., native, Dawkins played collegiately at the University of Tulsa from under J.D. Barnett and Tubby Smith. He helped the Golden Hurricanes reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 1994; Dawkins earned all-conference second team honors and was also named Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year that season. He still ranks fifth all-time in Tulsa history with 339 career assists and sixth all-time in school history with 176 steals. Dawkins received his bachelor s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Tulsa in He and his wife, Latricia, have been married for 19 years and have two sons; Mario Robinson, 22, and Christian Dawkins, 20, and a daughter, Hailee Dawkins, 15. Their third son, Dorian Dawkins, passed away four years ago at the age of 14. THE DAWKINS FILE Coaching Experience: Junior Varsity Head Coach, Saginaw High School ( ); Varsity Head Coach, Saginaw High School ( ), Assistant Coach, Northern Illinois (2011-present). Education: Tulsa, Playing Experience: Tulsa,

11 Jason Larson Assistant Coach» Grand Valley State 04 Third Season at Northern Illinois Jason Larson enters his third season as a member of the NIU basketball staff in , his first as an Assistant Coach after working as Director of Basketball Operations for the past two seasons. In his role as director of operations, Larson was responsible for arraigning travel, film exchange, scheduling, budgeting, overseeing managers and academic progress. Larson spent four seasons as a member of the men s basketball staff at the University of Utah. He began as the Utes video coordinator in before serving as the Director of Player Development for the past three seasons. In that role, Larson worked closely with the director of basketball operations to handle the day-to-day operations of the basketball program and assists in the academic and personal development of the student-athletes. Prior to Utah, Larson spent two seasons as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations at Western Michigan. Larson s duties with the Broncos included film exchange, team travel, supervising the team managers, assisting with the day-to-day operations of the program and coordinating the Western Michigan summer basketball camps. Larson began his career at Grand Valley State where he spent four seasons as a student assistant before working as an assistant coach during the season. Larson has also worked coaching camps at Western Michigan, Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, University of Michigan, and Oakland University. Larson graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2004, with a bachelor s degree in broadcasting and a minor in Spanish. He also received his M.B.A. from Western Michigan in Larson is a graduate of Manistee (Mich.) High School, he and his wife, Juliana, were married in the summer of THE LARSON FILE Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Grand Valley State ( ), Coordinator of Basketball Operations, Western Michigan ( ), Video Coordinator, University of Utah ( ), Director of Player Development, University of Utah ( ), Director of Basketball Operations, Northern Illinois ( ), Assistant Coach, Northern Illinois (2013-present). Education: Grand Valley State, 2004.

12 Chad Pecka Director of Player Development/Operations Second Season at Northern Illinois Chad Pecka begins his second season as a member of the Northern Illinois men s basketball state. Pecka was promoted to Director of Player Development/Operations this season after working as Video Coordinator in A native of DeKalb, Ill., Pecka began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Texas-Pan American, working under former NIU assistant coach Ryan Marks for two seasons. Pecka was in charge of film break down, opponent scouting, in-and-out of season strength and conditioning programs and also served as the Camp Director while at UTPA. Prior to UTPA, Pecka was the Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at DeKalb High School for one season, helping lead the Barbs to the 2009 Western Sun Conference Title. During the season, Pecka worked for the NBA s Indiana Pacers. Pecka assisted the basketball coaching staff as well as the head strength coach with all practices, games and player workouts. Pecka has also had work experience as a strength and skill development coach for the following organizations: Athletes Performance Institute, Impact Basketball Academy, and Joy of the Game. As a player, Pecka was the top-ranked free throw shooter in the nation at Kishwaukee College in 2004 and currently holds Kishwakee records for all-time free throw percentage (88.2 percent) and consecutive free throws made (31). Pecka went on to play at Northwestern Oklahoma State, where he served as the team captain in , leading the Rangers to the Division I NAIA National Tournament Elite Eight, the deepest tournament run in school history. Pecka earned his bachelor s degree in Health and Fitness Management from Northwestern Oklahoma State and his master s degree in Kinesiology from Texas Pan American. Brandon Watkins Graduate Assistant First Season at Northern Illinois Brandon Watkins joins the Northern Illinois men s basketball staff as a graduate assistant for the season. A native of Chicago, Ill., Watkins began his coaching career in as the head sophomore coach and varsity assistant at his alma mater, the legendary St. Joseph s High School in Westchester, Ill., where he led the sophomore team to an 18-6 record. Last season, Watkins coached the freshmen team at Riverside Brookfield High School, leading the Bulldogs to a perfect 24-0 record. As a player, Watkins played collegiately at Penn State under Jerry Dunn; helping lead the Nittany Lions make a run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in Watkins earned All-Big Ten honorable mention recognition as a senior in 2003 and ranks 13th in Penn State history in career assists. Watkins went on to play professionally in Europe for eight seasons, playing in France, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Estonia and Germany. Among the notable teams Watkins played for were Wolfburg in Germany, the club team of NBA star Dirk Nowitzki, as well as Greek powerhouse Olympiakos. In 2008, Watkins was named newcomer of the year in Germany while leading the league in points and assists. Watkins earned his degree in communications from Penn State in 2007.

13 : Played in 23 games, starting five... Averaged 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds while playing 12.0 minutes per contest... Recorded double-digits in points twice: 11 at Seattle (12/19) and 14 at Ball State (3/9)... Drained a career-best four three-pointers vs. Ball State (2/13)... Pulled down a season-best five boards vs. Massachusetts (12/29)... Added four rebounds to his season-best five field goals vs. Ball State (2/13)... Finished second on the team in three-point percentage (31.3%) : Appeared in all 31 games, making 11 starts... Averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds while playing 17.2 minutes per game... Shot 76.7 percent from the free-throw line... Scored in double figures four times... Had a season-high 15 points against Ohio (2/1)... Scored 14 points against Roosevelt (1/2)... Recorded 11 points at UIC (12/10) and 10 in the MAC Tournament Second Round against Western Michigan (3/7)... Connected on at least one three-pointer in 11 of the last 13 games, made 28 triples on the season... Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds at Utah Valley (11/28)... Had a season-best three assists against Southern Illinois (12/17)... Recorded five multisteal games. 3 Antone Christian Redshirt Senior» Guard» 6-2» 205 Nashville, Tenn.» Martin Luther King Magnet SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov at Valparaiso Nov JUDSON UNIV. NOV. 18 Did not play LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV. 24 Did not play UIC NOV. 27 Did not play at Dayton Dec. 1 Did not play SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC. 5 Did not play at UW Milwaukee Dec. 7 Did not play at DePaul Dec at Seattle Dec at Washington Dec. 22 Did not play MASSACHUSETTS DEC at Miami (Ohio)* Jan. 9 * AKRON* JAN. 12 * at Ohio* Jan. 16 * WESTERN MICH.* JAN. 19 * at Central Michigan* Jan. 23 * at Eastern Michigan* Jan KENT STATE* JAN TOLEDO* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Buffalo* Feb BALL STATE* FEB at Western Michigan* Feb EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB EASTERN MICH.* FEB CENTRAL MICH.* MAR at Toledo* Mar at Ball State* Mar at Eastern Michigan Mar Totals SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Purdue 11/11/11 * UW-MILWAUKEE 11/14/11 * at Iowa 11/17/11 * EASTERN ILLINOIS 11/20/11 * at Boise State 11/26/11 * at Utah Valley 11/28/11 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA 12/3/11 * at UIC 12/10/11 * DEPAUL 12/14/11 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 12/17/ VALPARAISO 12/20/ ROOSEVELT UNIV. 1/2/ EASTERN MICH.* 1/7/ at Western Michigan* 1/11/ CENTRAL MICH.* 1/14/ at Toledo* 1/18/ BALL STATE* 1/21/12 * at Kent State* 1/25/12 * BUFFALO* 1/28/ OHIO* 2/1/ at Bowling Green* 2/4/ MIAMI (OHIO)* 2/8/ at Akron* 2/11/ WESTERN MICH.* 2/15/ at SIU Edwardsville 2/18/ at Eastern Michigan* 2/22/ at Central Michigan* 2/26/ TOLEDO* 2/26/ at Ball State* 3/3/ at Eastern Michigan 3/5/ v. Western Michigan 3/7/ : Appeared in 25 games, starting five contests... Averaged 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 36.3 percent from the field and 79.5 percent from the free-throw line... Scored in double figures six times... Scored a career-best 17 points, including a trio of three-pointers, at Ohio (2/5)... Scored 15 points against Bowling Green (2/2), including a three-pointer with 16 seconds left to force overtime... Had 13 points against both Akron (1/26) and Totals Eastern Michigan (3/2)... Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds, five offensive, at Toledo (2/26)... Dished out a career-best five assists against Kent State (2/12)... Scored three points in his first collegiate game against Northwestern (11/12)... Made his first career start against Central Michigan (2/23), scoring 11 points, started the final five games of the season... Averaged 9.4 points per game over the final 14 games of the season : Redshirted, and preserved four years of eligibility... A late addition to the Huskie roster, as he joined the squad as a recruited walk-on

14 in August SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Prep: Four-year letterwinner at MLK Magnet High School in Nashville, Tenn.... Helped the Royals to conference championships in both his freshman and sophomore seasons... As a senior, collected first-team all-conference and all-area plaudits, and was a second-team all-state honoree... Participated in the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (TACA) All-Star game following the season... Averaged 22.1 points and eight rebounds per game in his final high school campaign... As a junior, was named first-team all-conference and all-area after averaging 17.1 points and six rebounds per contest... Averaged 11 points per game and seven rebounds per outing as a sophomore ( ), collecting his first-career all-conference honor. Personal: Full name is Jamar Antone Christian... Born March 2, 1991, in Nashville, Tenn.... Son of Anthony and Kimberly Christian... Majoring in pre-physical therapy. Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg NORTHWESTERN 11/12/ at Bradley 11/16/ CARDINAL STRITCH 11/21/ at MD-Eastern Shore 11/24/ BOISE STATE 11/29/ at DePaul 12/2/ ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 12/14/10 Did not play at Temple 12/18/ at Southern Illinois 12/22/ at Missouri 12/27/ UTAH VALLEY 12/31/10 Did not play at Iowa State 1/3/ BALL STATE* 1/8/ at Eastern Michigan* 1/11/11 Did not play TOLEDO* 1/15/11 Did not play at Central Michigan* 1/20/11 Did not play at Western Michigan* 1/22/ AKRON* 1/26/ at Buffalo* 1/29/ BOWLING GREEN* 2/2/ at Ohio* 2/5/ at Miami (Ohio)* 2/9/ KENT STATE* 2/12/ WESTERN MICH* 2/15/ SEATTLE U. 2/19/ CENTRAL MICH* 2/23/11 * at Toledo* 2/26/11 * EASTERN MICH* 3/2/11 * at Ball State* 3/5/11 * at Bowling Green 3/8/11 * Totals SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 14 Ball State (2/13/13) 17 at Ohio (2/5/11) Field Goals 5 Ball State (2/13/13) 7 Bowling Green (2/2/11) Field Goal Attempts 12 Ball State (2/13/13) 16 Bowling Green (2/2/11) 3-Point Field Goals 4 Ball State (2/13/13) 4 Ball State (2/13/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 9 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) Free Throws 3 Akron (1/12/13) 7 Eastern Michigan (3/2/11) Free Throw Attempts 4 Akron (1/12/13) 8 Eastern Michigan (3/2/11) Rebounds 5 Massachusetts (12/29/12) 9 at Toledo (2/26/11) Offensive Rebounds 2 six times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 5 at Toledo (2/26/11) Defensive Rebounds 3 twice, last: Akron (1/12/13) 5 four times, last: Eastern Michigan (1/7/12) Assists 2 at Ball State (3/9/13) 5 Kent State (2/12/11) Turnovers 3 at Miami (1/9/13) 5 Seattle (2/19/11) Blocks 1 at DePaul (12/16/12) 1 nine times, last: at DePaul (12/16/12) Steals 2 at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) 2 10 times, last: at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) Minutes 23 at Ball State (3/9/13) 32 Bowling Green (2/2/11) CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Redshirted Career

15 Aksel 32Bolin Senior» Guard/Forward» 6-7» 220 Asker, Norway» Asker International: Played for Norway in the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia Appeared in all eight games for Norway, averaging 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game Shot 38 percent from the field (16-of-42) while dishing out 14 assists and recording a team-high tying 10 steals : Played 30 games, starting Paced Northern Illinois with a 32.5 three-point percentage... Logged the most court time on the team, averaging 26.7 minutes of play each game... Finished third among Huskies with with 7.4 points per game... Exceeded his previous personal points in a game mark (13) three times: 15 vs. SIU Edwardsville (12/5), 18 vs. Toledo (2/2), and 14 at Toledo (3/5)... Pulled down a career-best nine boards twice: at Valparaiso (11/13) and at Ball State (3/9)... Hit sevenof-ten field goals and recorded three steals vs. SIU Edwardsville (12/5)... Dished out five assists in back-to-back outings: at DePaul (12/6) and at Seattle (12/19)... Was perfect from the charity stripe on six occasions: two-for-two vs. Judson (11/18), one-for-one at Dayton (12/1), two-for-two at DePaul (12/16), four-for-four vs. Massachusetts (12/29), four-for-four at Ohio (1/16), and two-for-two at Toledo (3/5)... Finished a rebound shy of his first double-double at Valparaiso (11/13) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov. 9 * at Valparaiso Nov. 13 * JUDSON UNIV. NOV. 18 * LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV. 24 * UIC NOV. 27 * at Dayton Dec. 1 * SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC. 5 * at UW Milwaukee Dec. 7 * at DePaul Dec. 16 * at Seattle Dec. 19 * at Washington Dec. 22 * MASSACHUSETTS DEC. 29 * at Miami (Ohio)* Jan AKRON* JAN at Ohio* Jan WESTERN MICH.* JAN at Central Michigan* Jan at Eastern Michigan* Jan. 26 * KENT STATE* JAN. 30 * TOLEDO* FEB. 2 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 6 * at Buffalo* Feb. 9 * BALL STATE* FEB. 13 * at Western Michigan* Feb. 16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB. 23 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * CENTRAL MICH.* MAR. 2 * at Toledo* Mar. 5 * at Ball State* Mar. 9 * at Eastern Michigan Mar. 11 * Totals SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Purdue 11/11/11 * UW-MILWAUKEE 11/14/11 * at Iowa 11/17/11 * EASTERN ILLINOIS 11/20/11 * at Boise State 11/26/11 * at Utah Valley 11/28/ NEBRASKA-OMAHA 12/3/ at UIC 12/10/11 * DEPAUL 12/14/11 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 12/17/11 * VALPARAISO 12/20/11 * ROOSEVELT UNIV. 1/2/12 * EASTERN MICH.* 1/7/12 * at Western Michigan* 1/11/12 * CENTRAL MICH.* 1/14/12 * at Toledo* 1/18/12 * BALL STATE* 1/21/12 * at Kent State* 1/25/12 * BUFFALO* 1/28/12 * OHIO* 2/1/12 * at Bowling Green* 2/4/12 * MIAMI (OHIO)* 2/8/12 * at Akron* 2/11/12 * WESTERN MICH.* 2/15/12 * at SIU Edwardsville 2/18/12 * at Eastern Michigan* 2/22/12 * at Central Michigan* 2/26/12 * TOLEDO* 2/26/12 * at Ball State* 3/3/12 * at Eastern Michigan 3/5/12 * v. Western Michigan 3/7/12 * : Played in all 31 games, including 29 starts... Averaged 6.2 points and a team-high 5.1 rebounds, 18th-best in the MAC, while playing 25.6 minutes per contest... Shot 48.3 percent from the field, including 35.2 percent from behind the three-point arc... Grabbed 2.1 offensive rebounds per game, tied for 12th-most in the MAC... Pulled down 5.0 rebounds per Totals game during conference play, 17th-best in the MAC... Scored a career-high 13 points against Central Michigan (1/14) and in the First Round of the MAC Tournament against Eastern Michigan (3/5)... Scored 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a win over Miami (2/8)...Recorded eight games with seven-or-more rebounds... Grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds, including eight offensive, against Southern Illinois (12/17)... Recorded five near double-doubles: Southern Illinois on Dec. 17 (9 pts, 12 rebs), UW-Milwaukee on Nov. 14 (9 pts, 9 rebs), Ball State on Jan. 21 (8 pts, 8 rebs), Miami on Feb. 8 (12 pts, 9 rebs) and Toledo on Feb. 26 (10 pts, 8 rebs)... Had a career-high four assists on four occasions.

16 : Saw action in 22 contests, all off the bench... Averaged 2.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game while shooting 41.0 percent from the field and 90.0 percent from the free-throw line... Scored in double-figures twice... Had a career-best 10 points at Maryland- Eastern Shore (11/24) and at Iowa State (1/3)... Grabbed a careerhigh eight rebounds at Toledo (2/26)... Had a career-best three steals against Seattle (2/19)... Recorded two assists and two blocks against Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/24)... Made his collegiate debut against Bradley (11/16), playing five minutes... Missed five games between Feb. 2 and Feb. 15 due to surgery following an appendicitis. Prior to NIU: Graduated from Asker High School (Asker, Norway) in June Was a member of Norway s All-Star Team during the European National Championships in each of the last four years ( ), and recently completed a stint playing in Poland with the Norwegian National Team SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg NORTHWESTERN 11/12/10 Did not play at Bradley 11/16/ CARDINAL STRITCH 11/21/ at MD-Eastern Shore 11/24/ BOISE STATE 11/29/ at DePaul 12/2/ ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 12/14/ at Temple 12/18/ at Southern Illinois 12/22/ at Missouri 12/27/ UTAH VALLEY 12/31/ at Iowa State 1/3/ BALL STATE* 1/8/ at Eastern Michigan* 1/11/11 Did not play TOLEDO* 1/15/ at Central Michigan* 1/20/ at Western Michigan* 1/22/11 Did not play AKRON* 1/26/ at Buffalo* 1/29/ BOWLING GREEN* 2/2/11 Did not play at Ohio* 2/5/11 Did not play at Miami (Ohio)* 2/9/11 Did not play KENT STATE* 2/12/11 Did not play WESTERN MICH* 2/15/11 Did not play SEATTLE U. 2/19/ CENTRAL MICH* 2/23/ at Toledo* 2/26/ EASTERN MICH* 3/2/ at Ball State* 3/5/ at Bowling Green 3/8/ Totals SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 18 Toledo (2/2/13) 18 Toledo (2/2/13) Field Goals 7 SIU Edwardsville (12/5/12) 7 SIU Edwardsville (12/5/12) Field Goal Attempts 10 five times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 10 five times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 3-Point Field Goals 2 seven times, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/11/13) 3 at Eastern Michigan (3/5/12) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 6 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 6 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) Free Throws 6 Toledo (2/2/13) 9 Central Michigan (1/14/12) Free Throw Attempts 8 Toledo (2/2/13) 13 Central Michigan (1/14/12) Rebounds 9 twice, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 12 Southern Illinois (12/17/11) Offensive Rebounds 4 at Valparaiso (11/13/12) 8 Southern Illinois (12/17/11) Defensive Rebounds 8 at Ball State (3/9/13) 8 at Ball State (3/9/13) Assists 5 twice, last: at Seattle (12/19/12) 5 twice, last: at Seattle (12/19/12) Turnovers 4 Massachusetts (12/29/12) 4 twice, last: Massachusetts (12/29/12) Blocks 1 eight times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 2 twice, last: Buffalo (1/28/12) Steals 3 SIU Edwardsville (12/5/12) 3 three times, last: SIU Edwardsville (12/5/12) Minutes 37 Toledo (2/2/13) 37 Toledo (2/2/13) Personal: Full name is Aksel Gorm Bolin... Born 11/17/90 in Stockholm, Sweden... Son of Aasmund Berge and Linnea Bolin... Has a younger brother, Sander... Father played basketball for the Norwegian national team, while his mother starred for Sweden s national team... Majoring in Communications. CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

17 Keith 21Gray Junior» Forward» 6-8» 225 Chicago, Ill.» Brooks Academy : Saw action in 30 games, starting Pulled down seven rebounds in the season opener at Omaha (11/9)... Recorded a steal in four of the season s first five games... Poured in a season-best 14 points on four-of-six shooting at Ohio (1/16)... Went a perfect six-for-six from the charity stripe vs. Akron (1/12)... Finished second on the team with 48 free throws made... Was one of two Huskies to compile more offensive boards than defensive : Played in all 31 games, including 12 starts... Averaged 5.1 points, sixth-best among MAC freshmen, and 3.1 rebounds, fourth-best among MAC freshmen, while playing 16.9 minutes per contest... Shot 70.9 percent from the free-throw line, including 75 percent during conference play, 12th-best in the MAC... Made his first career start against Eastern Illinois (11/20)... Scored a season-high 15 points and grabbed season-high tying seven rebounds at Kent State (1/25)... Scored 13 points at Akron (2/11) and 11 points at UIC (12/10)... Had six games of five-or-more rebounds... Recorded three multiblock games. Prep: Averaged 15.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a senior at Chicago Brooks... Helped lead Brooks to a 28-3 record and a third-place finish in the Illinois Class 3A State Tournament... Named to the Champaign News-Gazette All-State Second Team... Selected to play in the Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov. 9 * at Valparaiso Nov. 13 * JUDSON UNIV. NOV. 18 * LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV. 24 * UIC NOV. 27 * at Dayton Dec SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC. 5 * at UW Milwaukee Dec. 7 * at DePaul Dec. 16 * at Seattle Dec. 19 * at Washington Dec MASSACHUSETTS DEC at Miami (Ohio)* Jan AKRON* JAN at Ohio* Jan WESTERN MICH.* JAN at Central Michigan* Jan at Eastern Michigan* Jan KENT STATE* JAN TOLEDO* FEB. 2 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Buffalo* Feb BALL STATE* FEB at Western Michigan* Feb EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB EASTERN MICH.* FEB CENTRAL MICH.* MAR at Toledo* Mar at Ball State* Mar. 9 * at Eastern Michigan Mar Totals SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Purdue 11/11/ UW-MILWAUKEE 11/14/ at Iowa 11/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS 11/20/11 * at Boise State 11/26/11 * at Utah Valley 11/28/11 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA 12/3/11 * at UIC 12/10/ DEPAUL 12/14/ SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 12/17/ VALPARAISO 12/20/ ROOSEVELT UNIV. 1/2/ EASTERN MICH.* 1/7/ at Western Michigan* 1/11/ CENTRAL MICH.* 1/14/ at Toledo* 1/18/ BALL STATE* 1/21/ at Kent State* 1/25/ BUFFALO* 1/28/12 * OHIO* 2/1/12 * at Bowling Green* 2/4/12 * MIAMI (OHIO)* 2/8/12 * at Akron* 2/11/12 * WESTERN MICH.* 2/15/12 * at SIU Edwardsville 2/18/12 * at Eastern Michigan* 2/22/ at Central Michigan* 2/26/ TOLEDO* 2/26/ at Ball State* 3/3/12 * at Eastern Michigan 3/5/ v. Western Michigan 3/7/ Totals Personal: Full name is Keith T. Gray... Born on January 6, 1993 in Chicago, Ill.... Son of Keith L. Gray and Ester Washington... Majoring in general studies.

18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 14 at Ohio (1/16/13) 15 at Kent State (1/25/12) Field Goals 4 at Ohio (1/16/13) 5 twice, last: at Akron (2/11/12) Field Goal Attempts 7 twice, last: Loyola Chicago (11/24/12) 10 at Akron (2/11/12) 3-Point Field Goals n/a n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a n/a Free Throws 6 twice, last: at Ohio (1/16/13) 7 at UIC (12/10/11) Free Throw Attempts 8 at Ohio (1/16/13) 10 at UIC (12/10/11) Rebounds 7 at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) 7 three times, last: at Neb Omaha (11/9/12) Offensive Rebounds 5 at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) 5 at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) Defensive Rebounds 6 at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) 6 twice, last:at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) Assists 1 seven times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 1 17 times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) Turnovers 3 three times, last: at Toledo (3/5/13) 6 at Kent State (1/25/12) Blocks 1 four times, last: at Buffalo (2/9/13) 2 three times, last: Ohio (2/1/12) Steals 1 eight times, last: Central Michigan (3/2/13) 2 at UIC (12/10/11) Minutes 28 at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) 28 at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) CAREER STATISTICS STICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

19 Kevin 13Gray Junior» Forward» 6-8» 225 Chicago, Ill.» Brooks Academy : Played in 30 games, starting Tied a career-best with his 13 points vs. Western Michigan (1/19)... Recorded three double-digit scoring games: 10 vs. Judson (11/18), 10 at Washington (12/22) vs. Western Michigan (1/19)... Tied a career-best with his nine rebounds, including six on the offensive end, vs. Ball State (2/13)... Set a personal-best by recording four assists at Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament (3/11)... Hit seven-of-eight free throw attempts vs. Western Michigan (1/19)... Rejected a pair of shots vs. Kent State (1/30)... Led the team with 48 offensive rebounds : Played in all 31 contests, including 23 starts... Averaged 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds, thirdbest among MAC freshmen, while playing 20.3 minutes per contest... Made his first career start at UIC (12/10)... Scored a season-best 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Central Michigan (2/26)... Shot 48.6 percent from the field over the last nine games of the season... Had seven games with five-ormore rebounds... Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds against Roosevelt (1/2)... Grabbed seven rebounds in his collegiate debut at Purdue (11/11)... Recorded his first career multi-block game against Miami (2/8). Prep: Averaged 11.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a senior at Chicago Brooks... Helped lead Brooks to a 28-3 record and a third-place finish in the Illinois Class 3A State Tournament... Selected to play in the Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov. 9 * at Valparaiso Nov. 13 * JUDSON UNIV. NOV. 18 * LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV. 24 * UIC NOV. 27 * at Dayton Dec. 1 * SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC at UW Milwaukee Dec at DePaul Dec at Seattle Dec at Washington Dec. 22 * MASSACHUSETTS DEC. 29 * at Miami (Ohio)* Jan. 9 * AKRON* JAN. 12 * at Ohio* Jan. 16 * WESTERN MICH.* JAN. 19 * at Central Michigan* Jan. 23 * at Eastern Michigan* Jan. 26 * KENT STATE* JAN. 30 * TOLEDO* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 6 * at Buffalo* Feb. 9 * BALL STATE* FEB. 13 * at Western Michigan* Feb. 16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB. 23 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * CENTRAL MICH.* MAR. 2 * at Toledo* Mar. 5 * at Ball State* Mar. 9 * at Eastern Michigan Mar. 11 * Totals SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Purdue 11/11/ UW-MILWAUKEE 11/14/ at Iowa 11/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS 11/20/ at Boise State 11/26/ at Utah Valley 11/28/ NEBRASKA-OMAHA 12/3/ at UIC 12/10/11 * DEPAUL 12/14/11 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 12/17/11 * VALPARAISO 12/20/11 * ROOSEVELT UNIV. 1/2/12 * EASTERN MICH.* 1/7/12 * at Western Michigan* 1/11/12 * CENTRAL MICH.* 1/14/12 * at Toledo* 1/18/12 * BALL STATE* 1/21/12 * at Kent State* 1/25/12 * BUFFALO* 1/28/12 * OHIO* 2/1/12 * at Bowling Green* 2/4/12 * MIAMI (OHIO)* 2/8/12 * at Akron* 2/11/12 * WESTERN MICH.* 2/15/12 * at SIU Edwardsville 2/18/12 * at Eastern Michigan* 2/22/12 * at Central Michigan* 2/26/12 * TOLEDO* 2/26/12 * at Ball State* 3/3/ at Eastern Michigan 3/5/12 * v. Western Michigan 3/7/12 * Totals Personal: Full name is Kevin H. Gray... Born on January 6, 1993 in Chicago, Ill....Son of Keith L. Gray and Ester Washington... Majoring in general studies.

20 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 13 Western Michigan (1/19/13) 13 twice, last: Western Michigan (1/19/13) Field Goals 4 six times, last: Central Michigan (3/2/13) 5 at Central Michigan (2/26/12) Field Goal Attempts 10 twice, last: Western Michigan (1/19/13) 10 twice, last: Western Michigan (1/19/13) 3-Point Field Goals n/a n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a 1 at Akron (2/11/12) Free Throws 7 Western Michigan (1/19/13) 7 Western Michigan (1/19/13) Free Throw Attempts 9 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 9 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) Rebounds 9 Ball State (2/13/13) 9 twice, last: Ball State (2/13/13) Offensive Rebounds 6 twice, last: Ball State (2/13/13) 6 twice, last: Ball State (2/13/13) Defensive Rebounds 5 Bowling Green (2/6/13) 6 twice, last: Roosevelt (1/2/12) Assists 4 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 4 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) Turnovers 4 twice, last: at Buffalo (2/9/13) 4 three times, last: at Buffalo (2/9/13) Blocks 2 Kent State (1/30/13) 2 twice, last: Kent State (1/30/13) Steals 1 eight times, last: Central Michigan (3/2/13) 2 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/5/12) Minutes 30 Massachusetts (12/29/12) 32 Ball State (1/21/12) CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

21 : Played in 30 games, starting Averaged 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists while playing 22.2 minutes per game... Poured in a career-best 17 points on five-for-seven shooting at Dayton (12/1)... Led team in assists and steals with 58 and 41, respectively... Made four steals in a game three times: at Valparaiso (11/13), vs. Judson (11/18), and at Dayton (12/1)... Dished out a career-best six assists vs. Central Michigan (3/2)... Pulled down five rebounds, all defensive, vs. Ball State (2/13)... Thrice reached double-digits in points: 17, at Dayton (12/1), 10, vs. SIU-Edwardsville (12/5), and 10, at Central Michigan (1/23). Prior to NIU: Led Consortium to an 18-5 record and a state regional final appearance as a senior while averaging 16 points, 13 assists, six rebounds and five steals per game... Earned Class C All-State honors from the Associated Press, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press... Named All-Detroit by the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press... Averaged 14 points, eight assists, five rebounds and three steals as a junior, helping Consortium to a 20-6 record and a trip to the state semifinals 5 Travon Baker Sophomore» Guard» 5-10» 160 Detroit, Mich.» Detroit Consortium SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Personal: Full name is Travon Baker... Born on January 14, 1994 in Detroit, Mich.... Son of Derrick and Latonya Baker... Majoring in communications. Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov. 9 * at Valparaiso Nov. 13 * JUDSON UNIV. NOV. 18 * LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV UIC NOV at Dayton Dec SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC. 5 * at UW Milwaukee Dec. 7 * at DePaul Dec. 16 * at Seattle Dec. 19 * at Washington Dec MASSACHUSETTS DEC. 29 * at Miami (Ohio)* Jan AKRON* JAN at Ohio* Jan WESTERN MICH.* JAN. 19 * at Central Michigan* Jan. 23 * at Eastern Michigan* Jan. 26 * KENT STATE* JAN TOLEDO* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Buffalo* Feb BALL STATE* FEB. 13 * at Western Michigan* Feb. 16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * CENTRAL MICH.* MAR. 2 * at Toledo* Mar. 5 * at Ball State* Mar. 9 * at Eastern Michigan Mar. 11 * Totals SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 17 at Dayton (12/1/12) 17 at Dayton (12/1/12) Field Goals 5 at Dayton (12/1/12) 5 at Dayton (12/1/12) Field Goal Attempts 8 Central Michigan (3/2/13) 8 Central Michigan (3/2/13) 3-Point Field Goals 2 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/11/14) 2 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/11/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 twice, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/11/14) 5 twice, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/11/14) Free Throws 7 at Dayton (12/1/12) 7 at Dayton (12/1/12) Free Throw Attempts 9 at Dayton (12/1/12) 9 at Dayton (12/1/12) Rebounds 5 Ball State (2/13/13) 5 Ball State (2/13/13) Offensive Rebounds 3 at UW Milwaukee (12/7/12) 3 at UW Milwaukee (12/7/12) Defensive Rebounds 5 Ball State (2/13/13) 5 Ball State (2/13/13) Assists 6 Central Michigan (3/2/13) 6 Central Michigan (3/2/13) Turnovers 6 twice, last: at DePaul (12/16/12) 6 twice, last: at DePaul (12/16/12) Blocks 1 Judson (11/18/12) 1 Judson (11/18/12) Steals 4 three times, last: at Dayton (12/1/12) 4 three times, last: at Dayton (12/1/12) Minutes 32 Central Michigan (3/2/13) 32 Central Michigan (3/2/13) CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

22 : Played in 29 games, starting Averaged 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists while playing 20.0 minutes per game... Scored a season-best ten points in his Huskie debut at Omaha (11/9/12)... Tallied career-best seven assists at Buffalo (2/19/13)... Grabbed eight rebounds at Central Michigan (1/23/13). Prior to NIU: Averaged nine points, six rebounds and six assists per game as a senior at Lawrence North... Set a Lawrence North school record for assists as a senior... Averaged 7.4 points and three assists per game during his junior season... Was a top-50 ranked recruit in the State of Indiana in the Class of Personal: Full name is Daveon R. Balls... Born on September 13, 1994 in Indianapolis, Ind.... Son of Tracy Avant and Mickey Balls... Majoring in business administration. 11 Daveon Balls Sophomore» Guard» 6-0» 170 Indianapolis, Ind.» Lawrence North SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov at Valparaiso Nov JUDSON UNIV. NOV. 18 Did not play LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV. 24 * UIC NOV. 27 * at Dayton Dec. 1 * SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC at UW Milwaukee Dec at DePaul Dec at Seattle Dec at Washington Dec. 22 * MASSACHUSETTS DEC at Miami (Ohio)* Jan. 9 * AKRON* JAN. 12 * at Ohio* Jan. 16 * WESTERN MICH.* JAN at Central Michigan* Jan at Eastern Michigan* Jan KENT STATE* JAN. 30 * TOLEDO* FEB. 2 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 6 * at Buffalo* Feb. 9 * BALL STATE* FEB at Western Michigan* Feb EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB. 23 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB CENTRAL MICH.* MAR at Toledo* Mar at Ball State* Mar at Eastern Michigan Mar Totals SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 10 at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) 10 at Nebraska Omaha (11/9/12) Field Goals 4 twice, last: at Valparaiso (11/13/12) 4 twice, last: at Valparaiso (11/13/12) Field Goal Attempts 10 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) 10 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) 3-Point Field Goals 2 three times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 2 three times, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) 4 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) Free Throws 4 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) 4 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) Free Throw Attempts 7 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) 7 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) Rebounds 8 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) 8 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) Offensive Rebounds 2 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) 2 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) Defensive Rebounds 8 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) 8 at Central Michigan (1/23/13) Assists 7 Kent State (1/30/13) 7 Kent State (1/30/13) Turnovers 4 twice, last: at Miami (1/9/13) 4 twice, last: at Miami (1/9/13) Blocks n/a n/a Steals 2 six times, last: Kent State (1/30/13) 2 six times, last: Kent State (1/30/13) Minutes 27 Toledo (2/2/13) 27 Toledo (2/2/13) CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

23 : Played in 30 games, starting Averaged 20.6 minutes per contest... Led the team in field goal percentage (44.9%) and free throws made (53)... Finished fourth on the team in scoring average (5.9)... Poured in a season-best 13 points vs. Akron (1/12)... Scored double-digits six times, all occuring in conference contests: 10 at Miami (1/9), 13 vs. Akron (1/12), 10 at Ohio (1/16), 11 vs. Ball State (2/13), 11 vs. Central Michigan (3/2), and 10 at Ball State (3/9)... Pulled down seven defensive boards and added a block at Western Michigan (2/16)... Hit a season-best five field goals in seven attempts vs. Central Michigan (3/2)... Filled his stat sheet with personal bests in steals (3) and assists (3) vs. Massachusetts (12/29). 10 Darrell Bowie Sophomore» Wing» 6-6» 220 Milwaukee, Wis.» La Jolla Prep (Calif.) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov at Valparaiso Nov JUDSON UNIV. NOV LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV UIC NOV at Dayton Dec SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC at UW Milwaukee Dec at DePaul Dec at Seattle Dec at Washington Dec. 22 * MASSACHUSETTS DEC. 29 * at Miami (Ohio)* Jan. 9 * AKRON* JAN. 12 * at Ohio* Jan. 16 * WESTERN MICH.* JAN. 19 * at Central Michigan* Jan. 23 * at Eastern Michigan* Jan. 26 * KENT STATE* JAN. 30 * TOLEDO* FEB. 2 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 6 * at Buffalo* Feb. 9 * BALL STATE* FEB. 13 * at Western Michigan* Feb. 16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB. 23 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * CENTRAL MICH.* MAR. 2 * at Toledo* Mar. 5 * at Ball State* Mar at Eastern Michigan Mar. 11 * Totals Prior to NIU: Averaged 13 points and 8.5 rebounds as a junior at Wauwatosa East... Named first team all-conference in the Greater Metro as a junior, honorable mention Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel all-area and Division 2 WBCA All- State... Missed his entire senior season at La Jolla Prep due to injury. Personal: Full name is Darrell S Bowie... Born on October 22, 1993 in Milwaukee, Wis.... Son of Kim and Veronica Guyton... Plans to major in communications SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 13 Akron (1/12/13) 13 Akron (1/12/13) Field Goals 5 Central Michigan (3/2/13) 5 Central Michigan (3/2/13) Field Goal Attempts 9 at Ball State (3/9/13) 9 at Ball State (3/9/13) 3-Point Field Goals n/a n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 twice, last: at Washington (12/22/12) 1 twice, last: at Washington (12/22/12) Free Throws 6 Eastern Michigan (2/27/13) 6 Eastern Michigan (2/27/13) Free Throw Attempts 11 Akron (1/12/13) 11 Akron (1/12/13) Rebounds 7 twice, last: at Western Michigan (2/16/13) 7 twice, last: at Western Michigan (2/16/13) Offensive Rebounds 4 twice, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) 4 twice, last: at Ball State (3/9/13) Defensive Rebounds 7 at Western Michigan (2/16/13) 7 at Western Michigan (2/16/13) Assists 3 Massachusetts (12/29/12) 3 Massachusetts (12/29/12) Turnovers 5 at Western Michigan (2/16/13) 5 at Western Michigan (2/16/13) Blocks 1 six times, last: Eastern Michigan (2/27/13) 1 six times, last: Eastern Michigan (2/27/13) Steals 3 Massachusetts (12/29/12) 3 Massachusetts (12/29/12) Minutes 31 Ball State (2/13/13) 31 Ball State (2/13/13) CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

24 J.J. 15Cravatta Sophomore» Guard» 6-1» 185 Streator, Ill.» Streator Township : Played in 28 games... Averaged 2.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game during his freshman campaign... Logged 11.2 minutes per game... Recorded two double-digit points games: 10 at Ohio (1/16) and 10 vs. Toledo (2/2)... Registered a pair of assists vs. SIU Edwardsville (12/5) and at Eastern Michigan (3/11) in the first round of the MAC Tournament... Hit seven-ofeight free throws and added four rebounds at Ohio (1/16)... Sank three-of-six three point attempts in the Huskies round-round MAC tournament contest at Eastern Michigan (3/11). Prior to NIU: Averaged 26.9 points per game as a senior at Streator High School, the seventhbest single-season mark in Illinois high school history... Earned conference player of the year, Daily Times of Ottawa Player of the Year and AP Class 3A All-State Second Team honors as a senior, while leading Streator to its first regional title in 43 years... Scored 1,960 career points. Personal: Full name is Joseph John Cravatta... Born on June 24, 1994 in Streator, Ill.... Son of Joe and Kelli Cravatta... Majoring in business adminstration SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Nebraska Omaha Nov at Valparaiso Nov JUDSON UNIV. NOV LOYOLA-CHICAGO NOV UIC NOV at Dayton Dec SIU EDWARDSVILLE DEC at UW Milwaukee Dec at DePaul Dec at Seattle Dec at Washington Dec MASSACHUSETTS DEC. 29 Did not play at Miami (Ohio)* Jan. 9 Did not play AKRON* JAN at Ohio* Jan WESTERN MICH.* JAN at Central Michigan* Jan at Eastern Michigan* Jan KENT STATE* JAN TOLEDO* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Buffalo* Feb BALL STATE* FEB at Western Michigan* Feb EASTERN ILLINOIS FEB EASTERN MICH.* FEB CENTRAL MICH.* MAR at Toledo* Mar at Ball State* Mar at Eastern Michigan Mar Totals SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 10 twice, last: Toledo (2/2/13) 10 twice, last: Toledo (2/2/13) Field Goals 3 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 3 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) Field Goal Attempts 6 six times, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 6 six times, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 3-Point Field Goals 3 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 3 at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 6 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/11/13) 6 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (3/11/13) Free Throws 7 at Ohio (1/16/13) 7 at Ohio (1/16/13) Free Throw Attempts 8 at Ohio (1/16/13) 8 at Ohio (1/16/13) Rebounds 4 twice, last: at Central Michigan (1/23/13) 4 twice, last: at Central Michigan (1/23/13) Offensive Rebounds 2 three times, last: at Eastern Michigan (1/26/13) 2 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (1/26/13) Defensive Rebounds 3 at Ohio (1/16/13) 3 at Ohio (1/16/13) Assists 2 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) 2 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/11/13) Turnovers 2 twice, last: Central Michigan (3/2/13) 2 twice, last: Central Michigan (3/2/13) Blocks n/a n/a Steals 2 three times, last: Toledo (2/2/13) 2 three times, last: Toledo (2/2/13) Minutes 25 Toledo (2/2/13) 25 Toledo (2/2/13) CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

25 0 Pete Rakocevic Redshirt Junior» Center» 6-11» 245 Chicago, Ill.» Sacramento State : Redshirted following transfer from Sacramento State (at Sacramento State): Appeared in 16 games, including three starts...averaged 1.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 5.1 minutes per game... started the first three games of the season...had a season-high four points and two rebounds in 13 minutes at Washington State...had five blocked shots, including two against Cal Maritime...shot.714 (5-7) from the free throw line (at Sacramento State): Appeared in 17 games, including one start...posted season averages of 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per game... shot 46.2 percent (12-26) from the field...picked up his lone start of the season at Washington State...season high of 12 points came against Bethany, and season-high six rebounds came against William Jessup. Prior to College: A 2009 graduate of Saint Laurence High School in Burbank, Ill...also played one season ( ) for Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass., a one-year, postgraduate private school...was a third team all-western New England Conference selection after averaging 12.1 points and 8.2 rebounds for a Wilbraham & Monson team that posted a 15-7 record in played four years for Saint Laurence High School...as a senior in , he was a first team all-area, all-chicago Catholic League and team MVP after averaging 18.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game...that season, he averaged 6.2 trips to the free throw line per game, and converted on 111 of those 167 opportunities...scored in double figures in 22 of 27 games, including five games with at least 20 points...also had eight double-doubles, and blocked at least three shots on 16 occasions. Personal: Born Sept. 15, Son of Momo and Denise Rakocevic... Majoring in sociology. 2 Aaron Armstead Junior» Guard» 6-4» 195 Chicago, Ill.» San Jose City College (at San Jose City College): Averaged 14.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game last season at San Jose City College, helping the Jaguars to a 20-win season (at Wisconsin-Green Bay): Appeared in 30 contests at UW-Green Bay, averaging 3.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game... Scored a season-best 19 points against Valparaiso (12/31) on 5-of-7 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range... Scored seven points against North Dakota State (11/16). Prep: Attended Hales Franciscan in Chicago, earning Associated Press Class 2A All-State First Team honors as a senior... Alongside his brother, fellow Huskie Aaric, led Hales to a 27-4 record as a senior and the 2011 Illinois 2A State Championship... Averaged 16 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game in his final season at Hales, was named the Small School Player of the Year by the Illinois Basketball Services.

26 33 Anthony Johnson Redshirt Junior» Guard» 6-3» 190 Chicago, Ill.» Purdue (at Purdue): Played in all 34 games, starting eight times, as a sophomore with the Boilermakers in Averaged 4.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 18.0 minutes per game... Led the Boilers in assists three times, points twice and rebounds twice... Scored a seasonhigh 14 points and added four rebounds in the win over Hofstra (11/11)... Scored 11 points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and dished out three assists at Northwestern (2/2)... Scored eight points and dished out a career-high nine assists against Bucknell in the season opener (11/9) (at Purdue): Played in 34 games as a freshman at Purdue in Made three starts on the season... Averaged 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game... Led Purdue with a career-high 17 points, grabbed a season-best six rebounds and had four assists in the win over Nebraska at the Big Ten Tournament (3/8/12) (at Purdue): Redshirted. Prep: Led Whitney Young to an Illinois big school state championship as a junior and a runner-up finish as a senior... Coached by Tyrone Slaughter... A three-time Illinois large school all-state selection... Given a four-star rating, ranked as the No. 100 overall recruit and ranked as the No. 25 shooting guard in his class by Rivals.com... Given a three-star rating and ranked as the No. 30 shooting guard in class by Scout.com. Jordan 42Threloff Redshirt Junior» Center» 6-9» 255 DeKalb, Ill.» Illinois State (at Illinois State): Saw action in 21 contests, including two starts, in , playing 7.9 minutes per game, scoring 2.5 points and pulling down 1.9 rebounds per contest... Shot 59.0 percent from the field as a sophomore... Tallied a season-high nine points and collected a career-best four assists against Delaware State (11/18)... Grabbed seven rebounds and scored four points against Austin Peay (12/22) (at Illinois State): Played in 30 contests as a redshirt freshman in , averaging 10.5 minutes per game, while scoring 3.2 points and pulling down 3.3 rebounds per contest... Shot 52.3 percent from the field in Recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds against Norfolk State on (12/18)... Missed the final five games of the season due to a fractured thumb... Scored his first collegiate points against SIUE (11/17), finishing with seven points and eight rebounds (at Illinois State): Redshirted. Prep: Four-year varsity player at DeKalb High School, leading the Barbs to back-to-back conference titles in his final two seasons... Scored over 1,500 points, grabbed over 1,000 rebounds and registered more than 250 blocks during his prep career and was twice named the DeKalb Daily Chronicle s Player of the Year... Averaged 18.4 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 3.2 assists as a senior... Selected to the 2010 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 3A/4A All Star Game... Also earned first team all-conference and all-area honors as a senior... Averaged 22 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game as a junior... Earned second team all-state honors from the IBCA, honorable mention all-state honors from the Associated Press, first team all-conference and all-area honors as a junior. Personal: Born on November 4, Son of Edie Hartman... Has a sister, Kadie Threloff... Majoring in sociology.

27 55 Michael Orris Sophomore» Guard» 6-2» 195 Crystal Lake, Ill.» Kansas State (at Kansas State): Appeared in 15 games as a freshman at Kansas State in Scored four points and dished out seven assists in 49 minutes of action with the Wildcats... Played a season-high 11 minutes against Alabama-Huntsville (11/13), scoring two points while dishing out a pair of assists. Prep: Two-year starter at Crete-Monee High School in Crete, Ill.... Led the Warriors to an 18-8 record as a senior in , averaging 11.0 points and 4.0 assists per game... Earned Class 4A All-State Honorable Mention recognition and was named to The Times of Northwest Indiana s All- Area Second Team... Helped lead Crete-Monee to a 25-4 record, the best in school history, and a sectional championship in as a junior... Averaged 10.2 points, 6.2 assists and 3.0 rebounds as a junior, earning honorable mention all-state recognition from the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. Personal: Born on August 8, Son of Bill and Lisa Orris... Has two older siblings, Billy and Lauren... Grandfather played football at the University of Miami and in the NFL, while his uncle, Bob, played Division I Basketball at St. Francis (NY)... Majoring in communications. 23 Aaric Armstead Freshman» Guard» 6-5» 190 Chicago, Ill.» La Jolla Prep (Calif.) Prep: Spent last season at La Jolla Prep in San Diego, Calif., the same school as fellow Huskie Darrell Bowie... Played his senior high school season at Bullard High School in Fresno, Calif.... Averaged 22.9 points per game at Bullard, earning All-Fresno Bee honors while leading the Knights to the California Southern State Regional Finals... Scoring 14.1 points and grabbed 2.8 rebounds per game as a junior at Hales Franciscan in Chicago, winning the 2011 Illinois Class 2A State Championship alongside his brother, Aaron.

28 4 Dontel Highsmith Freshman» Guard» 6-2» 190 Dowagiac, Mich.» Dowagiac Prep: Concluded his career at Dowagiac High School as its all-time leading scorer with 1,969 points... Averaged 29.1 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as a senior at Dowagiac while leading the Chieftains to an 18-3 record... Finished fifth in Mr. Basketball voting in the State of Michigan... Named to the 2013 Associated Press Class B All-State First Team and the Detroit Free Press Class B All-State Team... Averaged 27.8 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals as a junior in , leading Dowagiac to a 16-6 record while earning Associated Press Class B All-State honors... As a sophomore, he led Dowagiac High School to the Michigan Class B State Semifinals for the first time since 1983, while earning third-team all-state honors from the Detroit News... A three-sport standout in basketball, football and track, he was named the South Bend Tribune s Boys Athlete of the Year in both 2012 and Earned the Division 2 state long jump championship as a senior with a jump of /4. 34 Marin Maric Freshman» Center» 6-10» 240 Split, Croatia» La Lumiere School (Ind.) International: Competed for Croatia at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championships in Prague, Czech Repbulic Averaged 6.1 points, shooting 55.6 percent from the field, and 3.6 rebounds per game while appearing in all eight games for Croatia Scored 18 points, including 8-of-8 shooting from the field, against China in the final game of the tournament as Croatia finished eighth. Prep: Spent one season at La Lumiere School in LaPorte, Ind., averaging 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game Helped La Lumiere to a topfive national academy ranking from MaxPreps LaLumiere earned a bid to the National High School Invitational and finished the season with a 27-6 record.

29 Season in Review