NIU Men s Basketball Season Prospectus

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1 NIU Men s Basketball Season Prospectus

2 NIU Men s Basketball University Information Location... DeKalb, Ill. Founded Enrollment...21,138 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 Twitter...@NIUAthletics Men s Basketball Basketball Staff Head Coach... Mark Montgomery Alma Mater... Michigan State, 2003 Career Record/Years /4th 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...Kelsey Cannon Basketball Sport Performance Coach... Matt Jacobs Team Information Record overall (10-7 home, 5-9 away, 0-1 neutral) MAC Record Starters Returning/Lost...4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/4 Newcomers...Jonathan Dehaan...Chuks Iroegbu...Jordan Thomas NIU Basketball History First Year of Basketball All-time Record First Year of Division I Basketball All-time Division I Record NCAA Appearances... 3 (1982, 1991, 1996) 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 NIU Media Relations Basketball Contact...Jeremy Reid Office Phone Cell Phone jreid1@niu.edu Mailing Address Convocation Center W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL Press Row Phone LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (8) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 23 Aaric Armstead* G So Aaron Armstead G Sr Travon Baker* G Jr Darrell Bowie* W Jr Kevin Gray F Sr Dontel Highsmith G So Pete Rakocevic C RS Sr Jordan Threloff* C RS Sr OTHER RETURNEES (4) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 21 Keith Gray F RS Jr. redshirted following off-season knee surgery 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Sr. sat out last season following transfer from Purdue 34 Marin Maric C RS Fr. appeared in six games before season-ending foot injury (3.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG) 55 Michael Orris G RS So. sat out last season following transfer from Kansas State NEWCOMERS (3) No. Name Pos. Year Note 25 Jay DeHaan G Fr. walk-on from Naperville, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley HS) 11 Chuks Iroegbu W RS Jr. junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco 12 Jordan Thomas G Fr. walk-on from Northfield, Ill. (New Trier HS) LETTERWINNERS LOST (4) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 11 Daveon Balls G Aksel Bolin* G/F Antone Christian G J.J. Cravatta G * denotes starter last season

3 NIU Men s Basketball Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME TV Saturday November 8 Roosevelt University (Exh.) DeKalb, Ill. 5 p.m. Saturday November 15 Aurora University DeKalb, Ill. 3 p.m. ESPN3 Thursday November 20 Idaho DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. ESPN3 Wednesday November 26 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 Sunday November 30 Maine DeKalb, Ill. 1 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday December 2 at DePaul Rosemont, Ill. 8 p.m. FS1 Saturday December 13 at Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 7 p.m. Tuesday December 16 Mississippi Valley State DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Friday December 19 at Dartmouth Hanover, N.H. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Monday December 22 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) ESPN3 Monday December 29 Hampton DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Friday January 2 UC Riverside DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Wednesday January 7 at Ohio* Athens, Ohio TBA Saturday January 10 Kent State* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Wednesday January 14 at Buffalo* Buffalo, N.Y. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) ESPN3 Saturday January 17 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. 11 a.m. (12 p.m. ET) Wednesday January 21 Akron* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday January 24 Miami (Ohio)* DeKalb, Ill. 3 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday January 27 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday January 31 Toledo* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Wednesday February 4 at Miami (Ohio)* Oxford, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday February 7 Bowling Green* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday February 10 Ball State* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday February 14 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. TBA Wednesday February 18 at Central Michigan* Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 6 p.m. (7 p..m. ET) ESPN3 Saturday February 21 Eastern Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday February 24 at Toledo* Toledo, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday February 28 Central Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday March 3 Western Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Friday March 6 at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Mid-American Conference Tournament Monday March 9 First Round campus sites TBA Wednesday March 11 Second Round Cleveland, Ohio TBA Thursday March 12 Quarterfinals Cleveland, Ohio TBA Friday March 13 Semifinals Cleveland, Ohio TBA Saturday March 14 Final Cleveland, Ohio TBA NCAA Tournament Tues.-Wed. March First Round Dayton, Ohio Thurs.-Sat. March Second and Third Rounds Jacksonville, Fla.; Louisville, Ky.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Portland, Ore. Fri.-Sun. March Second and Third Rounds Charlotte, N.C.; Columbus, Ohio; Omaha, Neb.; Seattle, Wash. Thurs.-Sat. March Regionals Cleveland, Ohio; Los Angeles, Calif. Fri.-Sun. March Regionals Houston, Texas; Syracuse, N.Y. Sat.-Mon. April 4-6 Final Four Indianapolis, Ind. Home games in bold, all times central * - denotes Mid-American Conference game

4 NIU BASKETBALL ROSTER Pete Rakocevic Aaron Armstead Dontel Highsmith Travon Baker Darrell Bowie Chuks Iroegbu 0 RS Senior Center 2 Senior Guard 3 Sophomore Guard 5 Junior Guard 10 Junior Wing 11 RS Junior Wing Jordan Thomas Kevin Gray Keith Gray aaric Armstead Jay Dehaan Anthony Johnson 12 Freshman Guard 13 Senior Forward 21 RS Junior Forward 23 Sophomore Guard 25 Freshman Guard 33 RS Senior Guard Marin Maric Jordan Threloff Michael Orris Mark Montgomery 34 RS Freshman Center 52 RS Senior Center 55 RS Soph. Guard Head Coach Fourth Season NIU HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) First Name Last Name 0 Pete Rakocevic C RS Sr. Chicago, Ill./Wilbraham & Monson/Sacramento State common ra -COE - so -vick 2 Aaron Armstead G Sr. Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City College common arm - stead 3 Dontel Highsmith G So. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac don - tell common 5 Travon Baker G Jr. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium trey - von common 10 Darrell Bowie W Jr. Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) common bo - EE 11 Chuks Iroegbu W RS Jr. Elk Grove, Calif./Franklin/City Coll. of San Francisco chooks EE - reh - boo 12 Jordan Thomas G Fr. Northfield, Ill./New Trier common common 13 Kevin Gray F Sr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy common common 21 Keith Gray F RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy common common 23 Aaric Armstead G So. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) eric arm - stead 25 Jay DeHaan G Fr. Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley common common 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Sr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Purdue common common 34 Marin Maric C RS Fr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) MAR - in MAR - itch 52 Jordan Threloff C RS Sr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State common tree - loff 55 Michael Orris G RS 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

5 NIU Men s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 0 Pete Rakocevic C RS Sr. Chicago, Ill./Wilbraham & Monson/Sacramento State 2 Aaron Armstead G Sr. Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City Coll. 3 Dontel Highsmith G So. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 5 Travon Baker G Jr.. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium 10 Darrell Bowie W Jr. Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 11 Chuks Iroegbu W RS Jr. Elk Grove, Calif./Franklin/City College of San Francisco 12 Jordan Thomas G Fr. Northfield, Ill./New Trier 13 Kevin Gray F Sr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 21 Keith Gray F RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 23 Aaric Armstead G So. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 25 Jay DeHaan G Fr. Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Sr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Purdue 34 Marin Maric C RS Fr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 52 Jordan Threloff C RS Sr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State 55 Michael Orris G RS So. Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee/Kansas State ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 23 Aaric Armstead G So. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 2 Aaron Armstead G Sr. Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City Coll. 5 Travon Baker G Jr. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium 10 Darrell Bowie W Jr. Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 25 Jay DeHaan G Fr. Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley 21 Keith Gray F RS Jr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 13 Kevin Gray F Sr. Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy 3 Dontel Highsmith G So. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 11 Chuks Iroegbu W RS Jr. Elk Grove, Calif./Franklin/City College of San Francisco 33 Anthony Johnson G RS Sr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Purdue 34 Marin Maric C RS Fr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 55 Michael Orris G RS So. Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee/Kansas State 0 Pete Rakocevic C RS Sr. Chicago, Ill./Wilbraham & Monson/Sacramento State 12 Jordan Thomas G Fr. Northfield, Ill./New Trier 52 Jordan Threloff C RS Sr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State Head Coach: Mark Montgomery (Fourth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jon Borovich (Fourth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Lou Dawkins (Fourth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jason Larson (Fourth Season at NIU, Second as Assistant Coach) Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka (Third Season at NIU) Graduate Assistant: Brandon Watkins (Second Season at NIU) By Class Redshirt Seniors (3): Anthony Johnson, Pete Rakocevic, Jordan Threloff Seniors (2): Aaron Armstead, Kevin Gray Redshirt Juniors (2): Keith Gray, Chuks Iroegbu Juniors (2): Travon Baker, Darrell Bowie Redshirt Sophomore (1): Michael Orris Sophomores (2): Aaric Armstead, Dontel Highsmith Redshirt Freshman (1): Marin Maric Freshmen (2): Jay DeHaan, Jordan Thomas By State/Country California (1): Chuks Iroegbu (Elk Grove) Croatia (1): Marin Maric (Split) Illinois (10): Aaric Armstead (Chicago), Aaron Armstead (Chicago), Jay DeHaan (Naperville), Keith Gray (Chicago), Kevin Gray (Chicago), Anthony Johnson (Chicago), Michael Orris (Crete), Pete Rakocevic (Chicago), Jordan Thomas (Northfield), Jordan Threloff (DeKalb) Michigan (2): Travon Baker (Detroit), Dontel Highsmith (Dowagiac) Wisconsin (1): Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee) By Height 5-11: Travon Baker, Jordan Thomas 6-2: Dontel Highsmith, Jay DeHaan, Michael Orris 6-3: Anthony Johnson 6-4: Aaron Armstead, Chuks Iroegbu 6-5: Aaric Armstead 6-7: Darrell Bowie 6-8: Keith Gray, Kevin Gray 6-9: Jordan Threloff 6-10: Marin Maric 6-11: Pete Rakocevic

6 Mark Montgomery Head Coach 4th Season at NIU 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. During the season, his third at NIU, Montgomery engineered the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, as the Huskies recorded a 10-win improvement, going 15-17, NIU s most victories since the season. Montgomery finished second in the voting for MAC Coach of the Year. Despite having the second-least experienced team in the MAC, Montgomery led NIU to its most non-conference wins, six, since and its most home wins, 10, ; NIU closed the season with a five-game home winning streak. The Huskies also recorded their first top-50 RPI win, over Toledo on Feb. 26, since defeating Wisconsin on December 14, NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, earning a first round home game for the first time since 2003, while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. Under Montgomery s guidance, Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention recognition and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All- Freshman Team. 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

7 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. He and his wife, Alexandra, have a son, Nicholas. MONTGOMERY S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Led NIU to its best single-season win turnaround in program history in with a 10-win improvement to 15 victories, the most wins for the program since the season. NIU s 10-win improvement also ranked 10th nationally in In , Montgomery guided the Huskies to their most non-conference wins, six, since , and their most conference victories, eight, since Montgomery led NIU to 10 home wins in , the most for the program since the season. Under Montgomery, NIU recorded its first win over a top-50 RPI team since Dec. 14, 1999 when the Huskies defeated Toledo on Feb. 26, Led NIU to its first Mid-American Conference Tournament victory in nine years in 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 NIU None Head Coach NIU None Head Coach NIU 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

8 Jon Borovich Assistant Coach 4th Season at NIU 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 During the season, the Huskies engineered the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, recording a 10-win improvement, going 15-17, NIU s most victories since the season. Despite having the second-least experienced team in the MAC, NIU posted its most non-conference wins, six, since and its most home wins, 10, ; NIU closed the season with a five-game home winning streak. The Huskies also recorded their first top-50 RPI win, over Toledo on Feb. 26, since defeating Wisconsin on December 14, NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, earning a first round home game for the first time since 2003, while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention recognition and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. 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 2012 and have a son, Bennett. 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,

9 Lou Dawkins Assistant Coach 4th Season at NIU 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 During the season, the Huskies engineered the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, recording a 10-win improvement, going 15-17, NIU s most victories since the season. Despite having the second-least experienced team in the MAC, NIU posted its most non-conference wins, six, since and its most home wins, 10, ; NIU closed the season with a five-game home winning streak. The Huskies also recorded their first top-50 RPI win, over Toledo on Feb. 26, since defeating Wisconsin on December 14, NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, earning a first round home game for the first time since 2003, while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention recognition and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. 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 20 years and have two sons; Mario Robinson, 23, and Christian Dawkins, 21, and a daughter, Hailee Dawkins, 16. Their third son, Dorian Dawkins, passed away five 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,

10 Jason Larson Assistant Coach 4th Season at NIU Jason Larson has been a part of the Northern Illinois men s basketball staff since , spending his first two seasons as NIU s Director of Basketball Operations before being promoted to an assistant coaching role prior to the season. During the campaign, the Huskies engineered the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, recording a 10-win improvement, going 15-17, NIU s most victories since the season. Despite having the second-least experienced team in the MAC, NIU posted its most non-conference wins, six, since and its most home wins, 10, ; NIU closed the season with a five-game home winning streak. The Huskies also recorded their first top-50 RPI win, over Toledo on Feb. 26, since defeating Wisconsin on December 14, NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, earning a first round home game for the first time since 2003, while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention recognition and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. A native of Manistee, Mich., Larson began his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at Grand Valley before being promoted to a fulltime assistant coaching role for the season, helping the Lakers win 18 games and mentoring Callistus Eziukwu to GLIAC Freshman of the Year honors. Following that season, Larson moved on to Western Michigan where he spent two seasons as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations. The Broncos finished second in the MAC West in each of Larson s two seasons in Kalamazoo. Prior to coming to NIU, Larson was a member of the basketball staff at the University of Utah for four years. He began his time with the Utes as Video Coordinator in before becoming Director of Player Development for his final three seasons in Salt Lake City under head coach Jim Boylen. Larson helped the Utes win the Mountain West Conference championship in 2009 and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Utah finished the season ranked 25th in the Associated Press poll and Luke Nevill earned honorable mention All-America and Mountain West Player of the Year honors. Larson helped mentor 13 all-conference selections during his time with the Utes. Larson spent his first two seasons at NIU as Director of Basketball Operations; his primary responsibilities included scheduling, budgeting, travel, camps and on-campus recruiting. 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 He and his wife, Juliana, reside in DeKalb. 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.

11 Chad Pecka Director of Player Development/Operations Third Season at NIU Chad Pecka begins his third season as a member of the Northern Illinois men s basketball state. Pecka was promoted to Director of Player Development/Operations last 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 Second Season at NIU Brandon Watkins begins his second season as a graduate assistant on the NIU men s basketball staff. 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.

12 #0 Pete Rakocevic Redshirt Senior Center Chicago, Ill. Sacramento State : Appeared in 31 games, making six starts... Averaged 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game... Shot 44.3 percent (39-of-88) from the field and 63.6 percent (21-of-33) from the free-throw line... Scored a season-best 10 points in a victory over Dartmouth (Dec. 5)... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Bethune- Cookman (Jan. 3)... Tied for second on the team with 18 blocked shots including a season-best three against UC Riverside (Dec. 22) and Miami (Feb. 4)... Scored eight points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field against Central Michigan (Feb. 12)... Played a season-high 29 minutes against UMass (Dec. 14), scoring nine points with four rebounds : 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, 1991 in Chicago, Ill....parents are Momo and Denise Rakocevic... Majoring in General Studies. 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 * * sat out following transfer from Sacramento State Career * denotes season at Sacramento State

13 #2 Aaron Armstead Senior Guard Chicago, Ill. San Jose City College : Appeared in all 32 games, including eight starts... Averaged 6.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... Scored in double figures 11 times, including a season-best 16 against James Madison (Nov. 15)... Shot 39.5 percent (68-of-172) from the field and 81.7 percent (58-of-71) from the free-throw line... Recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Kent State (Jan. 15)... Scored eight consecutive points to spark a game-ending 25-4 run in a comeback win over Miami (Feb. 4)... Scored 12 points in 13 minutes, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, in a second half comeback win at Loyola-Chicago (Dec. 18) (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 (Dec. 31) on 5-of-7 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range... Scored seven points against North Dakota State (Nov. 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. Personal: Born on October 14, 1992, in Chicago, Ill.... Parents are Pamela and Phillip Armstead... Majoring in General Studies. CAREER STATISTICS (DIVISION I ONLY) 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 * Played at San Jose City College Career * denotes season at UW Green Bay

14 #3 Dontel Highsmith Sophomore Guard Dowagiac, Mich. Dowagiac : Played in 11 games, including eight starts... Averaged 10.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game... Scored in double figures in five contests... Shot 53.9 percent (41-of-76) from the field and 34.8 percent (8-of-23) from beyond the three-point line... Started his last seven games before injury, averaging 13.0 points while shooting 59.3 percent (32-of-54) from the field... Scored a season-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field at UC Riverside (Dec. 22)... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week on Dec. 23 after averaging 18.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in a pair of wins at Loyola-Chicago (Dec. 18) and UC Riverside (Dec. 22)... Scored 19 points and pulled down six rebounds at Iowa State (Dec. 31) before tearing his left ACL late in the game, ending his season. 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. Prep: Born on December 10, 1994 in Dowagiac, Mich.... Son of Stephanie Young and Don Highsmith... 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

15 #5 Travon Baker Junior Guard Detroit, Mich. Detroit Consortium : Appeared in all 32 games, including 31 starts... Averaged 8.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game... Averaged 2.4 assists per game, 15th-best in the MAC... Shot 73.4 percent (80-of-109) from the free-throw line, 13th-best in the conference... Ranked 10th in the MAC averaging 1.5 steals per game and tied for sixth in league play with 1.8 per contest... His career-high five steals against Buffalo on Jan. 25 were the most for a Huskie since Jake Anderson s five on Feb. 24, Scored in double figures in 14 times... Scored a season-best 17 points on three different occasions: James Madison (Nov. 15), at Toledo (Jan. 22) and Toledo (Feb. 26)... Pulled down a season-best five rebounds three times: Bethune-Cookman (Jan. 3), at Central Michigan (Feb. 23) and Toledo (Feb. 26)... Had a season-best six assists twice: San Jose State (Nov. 16) and at Ball State (Feb. 1)... Connected on a three-pointer with nine seconds left in regulation at Ball State (Feb. 1) to force overtime, NIU went on to win the contest... Named to the NIU Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 9.3 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game in the tournament : 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 (Dec. 1)... Led team in assists and steals with 58 and 41, respectively... Made four steals in a game three times: at Valparaiso (Nov. 13), vs. Judson (Nov. 18), and at Dayton (Dec. 1)... Dished out a career-best six assists vs. Central Michigan (Mar. 2)... Pulled down five rebounds, all defensive, vs. Ball State (Feb. 13)... Thrice reached double-digits in points: 17, at Dayton (Dec. 1), 10, vs. SIU-Edwardsville (Dec. 5), and 10, at Central Michigan (Jan. 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. Personal: Full name is Travon Baker... Born on January 14, 1994 in Detroit, Mich.... Son of Derrick and Latonya Baker... 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

16 #10 Darrell Bowie Junior Wing Milwaukee, Wis. La Jolla Prep (Calif.) : Appeared in 31 games, including 30 starts... Averaged 9.6 points per contest... Ranked 11th in the MAC in rebounding, pulling down 6.5 rebounds per contest, and 13th in conference play with 6.3 boards per game... Scored in double figures 13 times, including a season-high 23 points against St. Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24)... Recorded double figure rebounds four times, including a season-best 13 at Iowa State (Dec. 31)... Registered a double-double against St. Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24) with 23 points and 12 rebounds... Finished third on the team with 34 assists... Dished out a season-high four assists against Central Michigan (Feb. 12)... Recorded a season-best three blocks in the MAC Tournament First Round against Bowling Green (March 10)... Registered a season-high four steals three times: at Akron (Feb. 15), Ball State (March 8) and Bowling Green (March 10) : 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 (Jan. 12)... Scored double-digits six times, all occuring in conference contests: 10 at Miami (Jan. 9), 13 vs. Akron (Jan. 12), 10 at Ohio (Jan. 16), 11 vs. Ball State (Feb. 13), 11 vs. Central Michigan (Mar. 2), and 10 at Ball State (Mar. 9)... Pulled down seven defensive boards and added a block at Western Michigan (Feb. 16)... Hit a season-best five field goals in seven attempts vs. Central Michigan (Mar. 2)... Filled his stat sheet with personal bests in steals (3) and assists (3) vs. Massachusetts (Dec. 29). 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... Majoring in Corporate 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 #11 Chuks Iroegbu Redshirt Junior Wing Elk Grove, Calif. City College of San Francisco Prior to NIU: Played two seasons at City College of San Francisco Averaged 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a sophomore in Shot 55.9 percent (105-of-188) from the field, 24th-best in the California Community College Athletic Association Helped the Rams to a 29-2 record in Averaged 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds as a freshman in Helped City College of San Francisco to a 31-1 record in Spent the campaign at Washington State, where he redshirted. High School: Three-year starter at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, Calif. Averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior, compiling six doubledoubles Named first team all-league and all-metro Named Delta Valley League MVP and All-NorCal Division I Earned first team all-league and honorable mention all-metro honors as a junior. Personal: Full name is Chukwuemeka Iroegbu Born on July 30, 1993 in Sacramento, Calif. Son of Emenike and Beulah Iroegbu... Majoring in Economics. #12 Jordan Thomas Freshman Guard Northfield, Ill. New Trier High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. Helped the Trevians to a overall record and a regional championship as a senior in Averaged 12 points, four assists and three rebounds per game as a senior while earning team MVP and All-Central Suburban League honors Received honorable mention Class 3A/4A All-State recognition from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Personal: Born on September 26, 1995 in Chicago, Ill. Son of David and Marie Thomas Plans to major in communications.

18 #13 Kevin Gray Senior Forward Chicago, Ill. Brooks Academy : Appeared in 22 games, including two starts... Missed the first eight games of the season, seeing his first action on Dec. 18 at Loyola-Chicago... Averaged 1.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game... Scored a season-best four points twice: Bethune-Cookman (Jan. 3) and Ohio (Jan. 18)... Grabbed a season-best six rebounds at Akron (Feb. 15)... Recorded 10 steals and a pair of blocked shots : Played in 30 games, starting Tied a career-best with his 13 points vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 19)... Recorded three double-digit scoring games: 10 vs. Judson (Nov. 18), 10 at Washington (Dec. 22) vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 19)... Tied a career-best with his nine rebounds, including six on the offensive end, vs. Ball State (Feb. 13)... Set a personal-best by recording four assists at Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament (Mar. 11)... Hit seven-of-eight free throw attempts vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 19)... Rejected a pair of shots vs. Kent State (Jan. 30)... Led the team with 48 offensive rebounds : Played in all 31 contests, including 23 starts... Averaged 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds, third-best among MAC freshmen, while playing 20.3 minutes per contest... Made his first career start at UIC (Dec. 10)... Scored a season-best 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Central Michigan (Feb. 26)... Shot 48.6 percent from the field over the last nine games of the season... Had seven games with five-or-more rebounds... Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds against Roosevelt (Jan. 2)... Grabbed seven rebounds in his collegiate debut at Purdue (Nov. 11)... Recorded his first career multi-block game against Miami (Feb. 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. 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. 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

19 #21 Keith Gray Redshirt Junior Forward Chicago, Ill. Brooks Academy : Redshirted the season while recovering from offseason knee surgery : Saw action in 30 games, starting Pulled down seven rebounds in the season opener at Omaha (Nov. 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 (Jan. 16)... Went a perfect six-for-six from the charity stripe vs. Akron (Jan. 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 (Nov. 20)... Scored a season-high 15 points and grabbed season-high tying seven rebounds at Kent State (Jan. 25)... Scored 13 points at Akron (Feb. 11) and 11 points at UIC (Dec. 10)... Had six games of five-or-more rebounds... Recorded three multi-block 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. 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. 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

20 #23 Aaric Armstead Sophomore Guard Chicago, Ill. La Jolla Prep (Calif.) : Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team... Appeared in 30 games, including 21 starts... Averaged 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game... Averaged 9.6 points, fourth among MAC freshmen, and 4.6 rebounds, second among MAC rookies, in league play... Shot 38.9 percent (82-of-211) from the field... Scored in double figures 11 times... Scored a season-high 19 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 23)... Recorded a double-double with 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20)... Finished third on the team with 30 steals, including a season-best four twice: at Eastern Michigan (March 1) and Bowling Green (March 10). 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. Personal: Born on November 29, 1993 in Chicago, Ill.... Son of Pamela and Phillip Armstead... Major is undecided. 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 #25 Jay DeHaan Freshman Guard Naperville, Ill. Waubonsie Valley High School: Played at Waubonsie Valley High School in Naperville Helped lead the Warriors to a overall record and a second-place conference finish as a senior in Averaged 14.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a senior Named team MVP and earned First Team All-Upstate Eight Conference honors Also earned all-area recognition from the Aurora Beacon News and the Daily Herald. Personal: Full name is Jonathan Richard DeHaan Born on April 11, 1996 in Naperville, Ill. Son of Kevin and Patricia DeHaan Plans to major in business management. #33 Anthony Johnson Redshirt Senior Guard Chicago, Ill. Purdue : Sat out following transfer from 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 season-high 14 points and added four rebounds in the win over Hofstra (Nov. 11)... Scored 11 points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and dished out three assists at Northwestern (Feb. 2)... Scored eight points and dished out a career-high nine assists against Bucknell in the season opener (Nov. 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 (March 8) (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. Personal: Born on November 7, 1991 in Chicago, Ill.... Son of Francine and Kurt Johnson... Majoring in General Studies with a minor 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 Redshirted (at Purdue) * * Sat out following transfer Career * denotes season at Purdue

22 #34 Marin Maric Redshirt Freshman Center Split, Croatia La Lumiere School (Ind.) Summer 2014: Appeared in all 10 games for Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships in Greece Helped Croatia to a fourth-place finish Averaged 7.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game Shot 61.7 percent from the field (29-of-47) and 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free-throw line Scored 22 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a second round victory over Israel (July 14) : Appeared in six games... Averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game... Shot 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the field... Scored a season-high 12 points with a season-best seven rebounds against St. Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24)... Suffered a broken foot prior to the Dartmouth game (Dec. 5) and missed the remainder of the season. 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 top-five national academy ranking from MaxPreps... LaLumiere earned a bid to the National High School Invitational and finished the season with a 27-6 record. Personal: Born on February 21, 1994 in Split, Croatia... Son of Sinka and Zdravko Maric... Majoring in Kinesiology. 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 #52 Jordan Threloff Redshirt Senior Center DeKalb, Ill. Illinois State Summer 2014: Participated in the Global Sports Academy Goodwill European Tour in August Spent nine days in Belgium, Germany, England and the Netherlands Played six games, averaging 6.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest : Earned All-MAC Honorable Mention recognition... Averaged 9.2 points per game... Ranked eighth in the MAC in rebounding, averaging 7.0 rebounds per contest, and fifth in rebounding in league play with 7.9 boards per game... Shot 50.3 percent from the field, 12th-best in the MAC... Shot 73 percent (100-of-137) from the free-throw line, 15th-best in the conference, including 79.1 percent (68-of-86) in league play, 10th-best in the league... Averaged 1.0 blocks per game, 12th-best in the league... Scored in double figures 13 times, including a season-high 27 against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20)... Recorded 10-plus rebounds four times, including a season-best 18 against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20)... Capped the Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20) with a game-winning tip-in with 0.8 seconds left, which was ESPN SportsCenter s No. 9 play on the Top 10 plays of the night... Registered two double-doubles: Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20) (27 points, 18 rebounds) and at Western Michigan (March 4) (13 points, 13 rebounds)... Dished out a season-best three assists at Toledo (Jan. 22)... Recorded a season-best four blocks in the MAC Tournament Second Round against Eastern Michigan (March 12)... Had a season-high three steals at Western Michigan (March 4) (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 (Nov. 18)... Grabbed seven rebounds and scored four points against Austin Peay (Dec. 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 (Dec. 18)... Missed the final five games of the season due to a fractured thumb... Scored his first collegiate points against SIUE (Nov. 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 General Studies. 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 (at Illinois State) * * Career * denotes season at Illinois State

24 #55 Michael Orris Redshirt Sophomore Guard Crete, Ill. Kansas State : Sat out following transfer from 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 (Nov. 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. 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 following transfer from Kansas State Career * denotes season at Kansas State TEAM NOTABLES NIU finished last season with the best single-season win turnaround in program history with a 10- win improvement to 15 victories, the most for the program since the season. NIU s 10-win improvement also ranked 10th nationally in (see the charts at right) Last season, Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention recognition, Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Freshman team and head coach Mark Montgomery finished second in the voting for MAC Coach of the Year. NIU s eight conference wins last season were the most for the Huskies since recording 12 during the season. The Huskies also posted 10 home wins a season ago, the most since , and closed the season on a five-game home winning streak. NIU finished last season ranked 20th in the country in three-point field goal defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 30.4 percent from beyond the arc. The Huskies also finished 24th nationally in offensive rebounds per game, pulling down 13.41, 30th in scoring defense, allowing just 62.9 points per game and 43rd in rebounding margin, outrebounding their opponents by 4.3 boards per game. On Aug. 19, 2014, the NIU Convocation Center debuted a new court and floor design. The new floor, which replaces the original surface that debuted with the building in 2002, features a mostly black surface with the Huskie eyes and NIU word mark at center court. Jordan Threloff participated in a nine-day European trip to Belgium, Germany, England and the Netherlands with Global Sports Academy. Threloff averaged 6.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game during the six-game trip. Marin Maric represented Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Greece this past summer. Maric averaged 7.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while helping Croatia earn a fourthplace finish. Former Huskie Aksel Bolin ( ) signed a professional contract in Spain this fall. Bolin, who played in 114 career games at NIU, sixth-most in program history, signed with Xuventude Baloncesto Cambado finished 12th last season in the LEB Silver League. NIU head coach Mark Montgomery s contract was extended through the season on April 18, Montgomery led NIU to its largest single-season win turnaround in and finished second in the voting for Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Win Improvements Nationally Rank School Record Win Diff. 1. Milwaukee Old Dominion Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Siena SMU Toledo UConn George Washington Manhattan NIU American Clemson Fresno State Georgia State La.-Lafayette UC Santa Barbara NIU s Best Single-Season Improvements Season Wins Season Wins Diff

25 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Pete Rakocevic 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 * JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 * SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 * UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 * ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV. 24 * at Nebraska Nov. 30 * DARTMOUTH DEC at Massachusetts Dec at Loyola-Chicago Dec at UC Riverside Dec at Iowa State Dec BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN at Buffalo* Jan at Bowling Green* Jan KENT STATE* JAN OHIO* JAN at Toledo* Jan BUFFALO* JAN at Kent State* Jan at Ball State* Feb MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB WESTERN MICH.* FEB CENTRAL MICH.* FEB at Akron* Feb EASTERN MICH.* FEB at Central Michigan* Feb TOLEDO* FEB at Eastern Michigan* Mar at Western Michigan* Mar BALL STATE* MAR BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 Did not play v. Eastern Michigan Mar Totals Aaron Armstead 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 * SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 * UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 * ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV. 24 * at Nebraska Nov. 30 * DARTMOUTH DEC at Massachusetts Dec. 14 * at Loyola-Chicago Dec at UC Riverside Dec at Iowa State Dec BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN at Buffalo* Jan at Bowling Green* Jan KENT STATE* JAN OHIO* JAN at Toledo* Jan. 22 * BUFFALO* JAN at Kent State* Jan at Ball State* Feb. 1 * MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB WESTERN MICH.* FEB CENTRAL MICH.* FEB at Akron* Feb EASTERN MICH.* FEB at Central Michigan* Feb TOLEDO* FEB at Eastern Michigan* Mar at Western Michigan* Mar BALL STATE* MAR BOWLING GREEN MAR v. Eastern Michigan Mar Totals

26 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Dontel Highsmith 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 * JAMES MADISON NOV SAN JOSE STATE NOV UW MILWAUKEE NOV ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV. 24 * at Nebraska Nov. 30 * DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 * at Massachusetts Dec. 14 * at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 * at UC Riverside Dec. 22 * at Iowa State Dec. 31 * BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 Did not play at Buffalo* Jan. 8 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 Did not play KENT STATE* JAN. 15 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 18 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 22 Did not play BUFFALO* JAN. 25 Did not play at Kent State* Jan. 29 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 1 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 Did not play at Akron* Feb. 15 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 Did not play at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 26 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 Did not play at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 Did not play BALL STATE* MAR. 8 Did not play BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 Did not play v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 Did not play Totals Travon Baker 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 * JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 * SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 * UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 * ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV. 24 * at Nebraska Nov. 30 * DARTMOUTH DEC at Massachusetts Dec. 14 * at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 * at UC Riverside Dec. 22 * at Iowa State Dec. 31 * BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 * at Buffalo* Jan. 8 * at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 * KENT STATE* JAN. 15 * OHIO* JAN. 18 * at Toledo* Jan. 22 * BUFFALO* JAN. 25 * at Kent State* Jan. 29 * at Ball State* Feb. 1 * MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 * CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 * at Akron* Feb. 15 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * TOLEDO* FEB. 26 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 * BALL STATE* MAR. 8 * BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 * v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 * Totals

27 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Travon Baker (con t) 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 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 Darrell Bowie 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 * JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 * SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 * UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 * ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV. 24 * at Nebraska Nov. 30 * DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 * at Massachusetts Dec. 14 * at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 * at UC Riverside Dec. 22 * at Iowa State Dec. 31 * BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 * at Buffalo* Jan. 8 * at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 * KENT STATE* JAN. 15 * OHIO* JAN at Toledo* Jan. 22 * BUFFALO* JAN. 25 * at Kent State* Jan. 29 * at Ball State* Feb. 1 * MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 * CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 * at Akron* Feb. 15 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * TOLEDO* FEB. 26 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 Did not play BALL STATE* MAR. 8 * BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 * v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 * Totals

28 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Darrell Bowie (con t) 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 Kevin Gray 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 Did not play JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 Did not play SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 Did not play UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 Did not play ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV. 24 Did not play at Nebraska Nov. 30 Did not play DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 Did not play at Massachusetts Dec. 14 Did not play at Loyola-Chicago Dec at UC Riverside Dec at Iowa State Dec BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN at Buffalo* Jan at Bowling Green* Jan KENT STATE* JAN OHIO* JAN. 18 * at Toledo* Jan BUFFALO* JAN at Kent State* Jan at Ball State* Feb MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB WESTERN MICH.* FEB CENTRAL MICH.* FEB at Akron* Feb EASTERN MICH.* FEB at Central Michigan* Feb TOLEDO* FEB at Eastern Michigan* Mar at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 * BALL STATE* MAR. 8 Did not play BOWLING GREEN MAR v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 Did not play Totals

29 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Kevin Gray (con t) 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* 2/29/12 * at Ball State* 3/3/ at Eastern Michigan 3/5/12 * v. Western Michigan 3/7/12 * Totals

30 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Keith Gray 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* 2/29/ at Ball State* 3/3/12 * at Eastern Michigan 3/5/ v. Western Michigan 3/7/ Totals

31 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Aaric Armstead 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV JAMES MADISON NOV SAN JOSE STATE NOV UW MILWAUKEE NOV ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV at Nebraska Nov DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 * at Massachusetts Dec. 14 Did not play at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 Did not play at UC Riverside Dec at Iowa State Dec BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 * at Buffalo* Jan. 8 * at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 * KENT STATE* JAN. 15 * OHIO* JAN. 18 * at Toledo* Jan. 22 * BUFFALO* JAN. 25 * at Kent State* Jan. 29 * at Ball State* Feb. 1 * MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 * CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 * at Akron* Feb. 15 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * TOLEDO* FEB. 26 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 * BALL STATE* MAR BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 * v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 * Totals Marin Maric 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV JAMES MADISON NOV SAN JOSE STATE NOV UW MILWAUKEE NOV ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV at Nebraska Nov DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 Did not play at Massachusetts Dec. 14 Did not play at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 Did not play at UC Riverside Dec. 22 Did not play at Iowa State Dec. 31 Did not play BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 Did not play at Buffalo* Jan. 8 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 Did not play KENT STATE* JAN. 15 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 18 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 22 Did not play BUFFALO* JAN. 25 Did not play at Kent State* Jan. 29 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 1 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 Did not play at Akron* Feb. 15 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 Did not play at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 26 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 Did not play at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 Did not play BALL STATE* MAR. 8 Did not play BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 Did not play v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 Did not play Totals

32 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATS Jordan Threloff 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV JAMES MADISON NOV SAN JOSE STATE NOV UW MILWAUKEE NOV ST. JOSEPH S (IND.) NOV at Nebraska Nov DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 * at Massachusetts Dec. 14 * at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 * at UC Riverside Dec. 22 * at Iowa State Dec. 31 * BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 * at Buffalo* Jan. 8 * at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 * KENT STATE* JAN. 15 * OHIO* JAN. 18 * at Toledo* Jan. 22 * BUFFALO* JAN. 25 * at Kent State* Jan. 29 * at Ball State* Feb. 1 * MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 * CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 * at Akron* Feb. 15 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * TOLEDO* FEB. 26 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 * BALL STATE* MAR. 8 * BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 * v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 * Totals

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