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2 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 /Entering 6th NIU Record/Years...Same Best Time to Reach Coach...Contact SID Associate Head 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...Sean Sims Assistant Director of Basketball Operations... Julian Springer Athletic Trainer...Kelsey Cannon Basketball Sport Performance Coach... Matt Jacobs TEAM INFORMATION Record overall (18-1 home, 3-10 away) MAC Record (T-3rd MAC West) Starters Returning/Lost...3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/5 Newcomers...Sean Damaska...Eugene German... Lacey James...Noah McCarty...Justin Thomas...Nick Wagner NIU BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball All-time Record First Year of Division I Basketball All-time Division I Record Postseason Appearances... 4 (1982, 1991, 1996, 2016) 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 Vegas 16 Games...March 28, 2016: L, 70-63, v. UC Santa Barbara 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 Sr Levi Bradley W So Jaylen Key* F So Marin Maric* C Sr Austin Pauga G So Laytwan Porter G So Marshawn Wilson G So Andrew Zelis C Sr OTHER RETURNEES (2) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 3 Dontel Highsmith G Sr. Did not see action in Jon Siu G So. Did not see action in LETTERWINNERS LOST (5) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 5 Travon Baker* G Jay DeHaan G Chuks Iroegbu W Michael Orris* G Jordan Thomas G OTHERS LOST (1) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 10 Darrell Bowie W Did not see action in * denotes starter last season

3 Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 0 Marshawn Wilson G So. Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray 2 Laytwan Porter G So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn 3 Dontel Highsmith G Sr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 4 Lacey James* F So. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider 5 Justin Thomas G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 10 Eugene German G Fr. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter 11 Noah McCarty F Fr. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman 15 Jaylen Key F So. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead 21 Sean Damaska C Grad. Milton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana 23 Aaric Armstead G Sr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 30 Nick Wagner G Fr. Galesville, Wis./Gale-Ettrick-Trempea 31 Austin Pauga G So. Naperville, Ill./IMG Academy 32 Andrew Zelis C Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College 33 Jon Siu G So. Hong Kong/Middlesex School 34 Marin Maric C Sr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 42 Levi Bradley W So. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 23 Aaric Armstead G Sr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 42 Levi Bradley W So. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI 21 Sean Damaska C Grad. Milton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana 10 Eugene German G Fr. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter 3 Dontel Highsmith G Sr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 4 Lacey James* F So. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider 15 Jaylen Key F So. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead 34 Marin Maric C Sr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 11 Noah McCarty F Fr. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman 31 Austin Pauga G So. Naperville, Ill./IMG Academy 2 Laytwan Porter G So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn 33 Jon Siu G So. Hong Kong/Middlesex School 5 Justin Thomas G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 30 Nick Wagner G Fr. Galesville, Wis./Gale-Ettrick-Trempea 0 Marshawn Wilson G So. Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray 32 Andrew Zelis C Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College * will sit out the season following transfer Head Coach: Mark Montgomery (Sixth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jon Borovich (Sixth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Lou Dawkins (Sixth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jason Larson (Sixth Season at NIU, Fourth as Assistant Coach) Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka (Fifth Season at NIU) Graduate Assistant: Sean Sims (Second Season at NIU) Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Julian Springer (First Season at NIU) By Class Graduate Student (1): Sean Damaska Seniors (4): Aaric Armstead, Dontel Highsmith, Marin Maric, Andrew Zelis Juniors (0): none Sophomores (7): Levi Bradley, Lacey James, Jaylen Key, Austin Pauga, Laytwan Porter, Jon Siu, Marshawn Wilson Freshmen (4): Eugene German, Noah McCarty, Justin Thomas, Nick Wagner By Height 5-11: Justin Thomas 6-0: Eugene German 6-2: Dontel Highsmith, Laytwan Porter 6-3: Nick Wagner, Marshawn Wilson 6-5: Aaric Armstead, Jon Siu 6-6: Austin Pauga 6-7: Levi Bradley, Sean Damaska, Noah McCarty 6-8: Jaylen Key 6-9: Lacey James 6-11: Marin Maric 7-0: Andrew Zelis By State/Country Croatia (1): Marin Maric (Split) Georgia (1): Sean Damaska (Milton) Hong Kong (1): Jon Siu Illinois (5): Aaric Armstead (Chicago), Noah McCarty (Rock Falls), Austin Pauga (Naperville), Laytwan Porter (Rockford), Andrew Zelis (Wheaton) Indiana (2): Eugene German (Gary), Justin Thomas (Indianapolis) Michigan (2): Dontel Highsmith (Dowagiac), Lacey James (Grand Rapids) Minnesota (1): Marshawn Wilson (Oakdale) Wisconsin (3): Levi Bradley (Milwaukee), Jaylen Key (Milwaukee), Nick Wagner (Galesville)

4 Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Friday November 11 Indiana State DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Monday November 14 Roosevelt ($) DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Wednesday November 16 Idaho DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. Saturday November 19 at Cal State Northridge Northridge, Calif. 10 p.m. (8 p.m. PT) NIU Thanksgiving Classic Wednesday November 23 Elon v. UIC DeKalb, Ill. 4:30 p.m. Wednesday November 23 Cal Poly DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Friday November 25 Elon DeKalb, Ill. 1 p.m. Friday November 25 Cal Poly v. UIC DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Saturday November 26 Elon v. Cal Poly DeKalb, Ill. 1 p.m. Saturday November 26 UIC DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday November 30 at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET) Sunday December 11 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 4 p.m. Wednesday December 14 Olivet Nazarene DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday December 17 at Florida International Miami, Fla. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Tuesday December 20 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday December 31 Illinois-Springfield DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday January 3 at Miami (Ohio)* Oxford, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday January 7 Central Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday January 10 at Kent State* Kent, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday January 14 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 11 a.m. (12 p.m. ET) Tuesday January 17 Miami (Ohio)* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday January 21 Ohio* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday January 24 Kent State* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday January 28 at Toledo* Toledo, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Tuesday January 31 Akron* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday February 4 Eastern Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday February 7 at Buffalo* Buffalo, N.Y. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday February 11 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Tuesday February 14 Ball State* DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. Saturday February 18 Toledo* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday February 21 at Central Michigan* Mount Pleasant, Mich. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday February 25 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. 11 a.m. (12 p.m. ET) Tuesday February 28 Western Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Friday March 3 at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Mid-American Conference Tournament Monday March 6 First Round campus sites TBA Thursday March 9 Quarterfinals Cleveland, Ohio 11 am, 1:30, 5:30, 8 p.m. Friday March 10 Semifinals Cleveland, Ohio 4:30 & 7 p.m. (5:30 & 8 ET) Saturday March 11 Final Cleveland, Ohio 6:30 p.m. (7:30 ET) Home games in bold, all times central * - denotes Mid-American Conference game $ - denotes part of the NIU Thanksgiving Classic Saturday Mid-American Conference games are subject for selection for national television which could result in time changes as well as being moved up one day to Friday.

5 NIU BASKETBALL ROSTER Marshawn Wilson Laytwan Porter Dontel Highsmith Lacey James Justin Thomas Eugene German 0 Sophomore Guard 2 Sophomore Guard 3 Senior Guard 4 Sophomore Forward 5 Freshman Guard 10 Freshman Guard Noah McCarty Jaylen Key Sean Damaska Aaric Armstead Nick Wagner Austin Pauga 11 Freshman Forward 15 Sophomore Forward 21 Grad Student Center 23 Senior Guard 30 Freshman Guard 31 Sophomore Guard Andrew Zelis Jon Siu Marin maric Levi Bradley Mark Montgomery 32 Senior Center 33 Sophomore Guard 34 Senior Center 42 Sophomore Wing Head Coach Sixth Season NIU HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) First Name Last Name 0 Marshawn Wilson G So. Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray common common 2 Laytwan Porter G So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn lay - twan common 3 Dontel Highsmith G Sr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac don - tell common 4 Lacey James F So. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider common common 5 Justin Thomas G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike common common 10 Eugene German G Fr. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter common common 11 Noah McCarty F Fr. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman common common 15 Jaylen Key F So. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead common common 21 Sean Damaska C Grad. Milton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana common da -mask - a 23 Aaric Armstead G Sr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) eric common 30 Nick Wagner G Fr. Galesville, Wis./Gale-Ettrick-Trempea common common 31 Austin Pauga G So. Naperville, Ill./IMG Academy common paw ga 32 Andrew Zelis C Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College common zell iss 33 Jon Siu G So. Hong Kong/Middlesex School common sue 34 Marin Maric C Sr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) MAR in MAR - itch 42 Levi Bradley W So. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI common common Head Coach: Mark Montgomery Assistant Coaches: Jon Borovich, Lou Dawkins and Jason Larson Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant: Sean Sims Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Julian Springer

6 News and Notes NIU returns 66.9 percent of its minutes, 72.6 percent of its scoring, 81.1 percent of its rebounding, 47.4 percent of its assists, 85.6 percent of its blocked shots and 62.8 percent of its steals from the season. Marin Maric ranked fifth in the MAC in rebounding last season (third among returnees), averaging 8.4 rebounds per game. Maric also ranked fifth in blocked shots (fourth among returnees) with 1.2 per contest. NIU returns three double-figure scorers from a season ago in Marin Maric (11.9 ppg), Marshawn Wilson (11.0 ppg) and Aaric Armstead (10.9 ppg). This marks the first time NIU has had three double-figure scorers returning since the season. The Huskies are coming off their fourth postseason appearance in school history. NIU was invited to the Vegas 16, where it fell to UC Santa Barbara, 70-63, in the quarterfinals. The Vegas 16 bid was NIU s first postseason tournament since appearing in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. All three of NIU s all-conference honorees from a season ago return in Marin Maric was named to the All-MAC Third Team last season, Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC s All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was named to the All-Freshman Team. NIU won 21 games in , tied for the second-most in a single-season in school history. The school record is 25, set in when the Huskies went NIU also won 21 games in when the Huskies went Last season, the Huskies led the MAC in field goal percentage defense (40.4 percent), rebounding (39.1 per game) and rebounding margin (+4.3). NIU ranked 36th nationally in field goal percentage defense. NIU set new school records for points (2,463), three-point field goals made (238), three-point field goals attempted (681) and assists (475) last season. The Huskies also recorded the second-most free throws made in a single-season (541), the second-most free throws attempted (791), the second-most steals (250) and the third-best season for blocks (118) in school history. Marshawn Wilson ranked fourth in the MAC last season in points per 40 minutes (23.3). Wilson averaged 11.0 points while playing 19.0 minutes per contest. The Minnesota native ranked 14th in the conference in freethrow percentage (74.4 percent) and sixth in three-point percentage (41.3 percent). Levi Bradley scored in double figures in each of the last four games of last season. During the 2016 calendar year, Bradley averaged 8.1 points per game in 22 games. Laytwan Porter averaged 2.3 assists per game last season, most among MAC Freshmen, and 1.1 steals per game, tied for the most among MAC Freshmen with Buffalo s C.J. Massinburg. The Huskies have added a pair of transfers to the roster this season. Lacey James joins the Huskies after one season at Rider and will sit out the season. Sean Damaska comes to NIU as a graduate student after spending the last four seasons on the football team at Indiana. Damaska was an all-region basketball player in high school. Incoming freshman Eugene German led the State of Indiana in scoring as both a junior and senior at 21st Century Charter in Gary. German was also named MVP of the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game earlier this summer. Travon Baker concluded his outstanding NIU career ranked in the top-10 in a number of statistical categories. Baker appeared in a school record 126 games, never missing a game in his Huskie career, recorded a new record 184 steals and 357 assists, second-most in NIU history. The Huskies ranked 284th in the nation in experience last season according to KenPom, making NIU the second-youngest team in the MAC behind Ohio. Last season, the Huskies saw 39.8 percent of their points and 31.3 percent of their rebounds come from the freshman class of Levi Bradley, Jaylen Key, Austin Pauga, Laytwan Porter and Marshawn Wilson. NIU went 18-1 at home last season, setting a new school record with a 15-game home winning streak that began on Feb. 28, 2015 against Central Michigan and concluded with its lone home defeat of the season against Buffalo on Feb. 2, The Huskies are 33-6 at home since Feb. 12, Aaric Armstead has scored in double figures in 49 career games, the most of anyone on the current NIU roster. Marin Maric has reached double figures in 28 games. Marin Maric recorded 14 double-doubles last season, including seven consecutive from Feb. 2 to Feb. 23, NIU s longest streak of consecutive double-doubles since Allen Rayhorn s nine-straight in Aaric Armstead added five double-doubles, Levi Bradley posted a pair and Jaylen Key had one double-double. Aaric Armstead begins his senior season just 87 points shy of 1,000 in his career. There have been 29 Huskies that have reached the 1,000 career points plateau, most recently reached by Xavier Silas with 1,072 in just two seasons ( ). Armstead is also just four steals shy of NIU s career top- 10; he currently has 104 career steals.

7 Mark Montgomery Head Coach Sixth Season at NIU A winner and a program builder. When looking for ways to describe Northern Illinois University men s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery, those would be two of the most obvious phrases that come to mind. In 23 seasons in college basketball, as a player and a head coach, Montgomery has been a part of 15 postseason teams. In five seasons as head coach at NIU, Montgomery rebuilt a program that had produced just two winning seasons in the 15 years prior to his arrival and led it to just its fourth-ever postseason appearance, and the second-most wins in school history. On March 24, 2011, Mark Montgomery was introduced as the 27th head coach in the history of the NIU men s basketball program. In , Montgomery enters his sixth season at NIU following 10 years at his alma mater, Michigan State University, six as an assistant coach and the last four as associate head coach. In , Montgomery guided NIU to 21 victories, tied for the second-most in school history, while taking the Huskies to the postseason for just the fourth time in school history, and the first time in 20 years, as NIU accepted an invitation to the Vegas 16. Montgomery earned national coaching honors when he received the midseason Hugh Durham Award as the nation s top mid-major head coach. NIU led the Mid-American Conference in field goal defense, rebounding offense and rebounding margin as the principles of the program established by Montgomery had firmly taken root. NIU s success came despite having the second-youngest team in the MAC, a squad that saw nearly 40 percent of its scoring come from freshmen. Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sophomore Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was recognized on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the first time since the season that NIU has three all-league honorees. In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men s basketball team also achieved in the classroom in , posting the highest team GPA on record during the 2015 Fall Semester. The success of the season was the result building blocks set in place during Montgomery s first four seasons at the helm in DeKalb. During his first season at NIU in , 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. 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 Huskie 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 the Huskies also recorded their first top-50 RPI win, against Toledo on Feb. 26, since December 14, 1999 (Wisconsin). NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament and the right to host a first round tournament 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. The Huskies continued to make strides during the season, Montgomery s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU s best since Competing in a much-improved MAC, NIU posted an RPI of 188, the school s best since The Huskies opened the season with six-straight home wins, tying a school-record with 11 consecutive home victories dating back to NIU posted its first winning non-conference record since and Montgomery s charges also finished the season strong, winning each of their last four regular season games, including a win at Toledo, NIU s first win over Western Michigan since 2010 and a victory over MAC regular season champion Central Michigan. Prior to his arrival at NIU, Montgomery was named one of the top five

8 high-major assistant coaches in the country by FoxSports.com in 2010, 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. During his 10 seasons on Hall of Famer Tom Izzo s staff at Michigan State from , the Spartans made 10 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and three Final Four appearances. 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. 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. 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 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 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 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 for Jud Heathcote at Michigan State from A 1992 All-Big Ten Third Team selection, Montgomery ended his career as the

9 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 None Head Coach NIU Vegas 16 Quarterfinals 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 HEAD COACHING RECORD BY OPPONENT Akron 2-5 Aurora 1-0 Ball State 5-5 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 Boise State 0-1 Bowling Green 3-4 Buffalo 0-6 Cal State Northridge 1-0 Central Michigan 5-5 Chicago State 1-0 Dartmouth 1-1 Dayton 0-1 DePaul 0-3 Eastern Illinois 0-3 Eastern Michigan 3-10 Eureka 1-0 Florida International 1-0 Hampton 1-0 Idaho 2-0 Indiana Northwest 1-0 Iowa 0-3 James Madison 0-1 Judson 2-0 Kent State 2-4 Loyola Chicago 1-1 Maine 1-0 Massachusetts 0-2 Miami (Ohio) 4-2 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 Missouri 0-1 Nebraska Omaha 0-4 Notre Dame 0-1 Ohio 2-5 Ohio State 0-1 Purdue 0-1 Roosevelt 2-0 Saint Joseph s (Ind.) 1-0 San Jose State 1-0 Seattle 0-1 SIU Edwardsville 1-1 South Dakota 1-0 Southern Illinois 0-1 Toledo 5-5 UC Riverside 2-0 UC Santa Barbara 0-1 UIC 1-2 Utah Valley 0-1 UW Milwaukee 0-3 Valparaiso 0-2 Washington 0-1 Western Michigan 3-9 Wright State 1-0

10 Jon Borovich Associate Head Coach Sixth Season at NIU Jon Borovich joined the NIU 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. Borovich, who was promoted to associate head coach in August of 2015, has played a large role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in The Huskies posted a record in and accepted an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament. NIU s success came despite having the second-youngest team in the MAC, a squad that saw nearly 40 percent of its scoring come from freshmen. Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sophomore Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was recognized on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the first time since the season that NIU has three all-league honorees. In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men s basketball team also achieved in the classroom in , posting the highest team GPA on record during the 2015 Fall Semester. The success of the season was a result of the building blocks set in place since Borovich s arrival with head coach Mark Montgomery in Ranking among the youngest teams in the country in both the and seasons, the Huskies still recorded a number of program milestones, including NIU s first MAC Tournament victory since NIU also posted its 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, at the time it was NIU s most victories since the season. The Huskies advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament for the second time in three seasons while Jordan Threloff (All-MAC honorable mention) and Aaric Armstead (MAC All-Freshman team) earned league honors. The Huskies continued to make strides during the season, Borovich s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU s best since , and posted its first winning non-conference record in nine seasons. Playing in a much-improved MAC, NIU also posted a RPI of 188, the school s best since 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, have two sons, Bennett and William.

11 Lou Dawkins Assistant Coach Sixth Season at NIU Lou Dawkins joined the NIU 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. Dawkins has played a key role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in The Huskies posted a record in and accepted an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament. NIU s success came despite having the second-youngest team in the MAC, a squad that saw nearly 40 percent of its scoring come from freshmen. Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sophomore Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was recognized on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the first time since the season that NIU has three all-league honorees. In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men s basketball team also achieved in the classroom in , posting the highest team GPA on record during the 2015 Fall Semester. The success of the season was a result of the building blocks set in place since Dawkins arrival with head coach Mark Montgomery in Ranking among the youngest teams in the country in both the and seasons, the Huskies still recorded a number of program milestones, including NIU s first MAC Tournament victory since NIU also posted its 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, at the time it was NIU s most victories since the season. The Huskies advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament for the second time in three seasons while Jordan Threloff (All-MAC honorable mention) and Aaric Armstead (MAC All-Freshman team) earned league honors. The Huskies continued to make strides during the season, Dawkins fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU s best since , and posted its first winning non-conference record in nine seasons. Playing in a much-improved MAC, NIU also posted a RPI of 188, the school s best since 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 22 years and have three sons; Mario, 25, Christian, 23 and Elijah, 1, along with a daughter, Hailee, 18. Their fourth son, Dorian, passed away six years ago at the age of 14.

12 Jason Larson Assistant Coach Sixth Season at NIU Jason Larson has been a part of the NIU 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. Larson has played a role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in The Huskies posted a record in and accepted an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament. NIU s success came despite having the second-youngest team in the MAC, a squad that saw nearly 40 percent of its scoring come from freshmen. Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sophomore Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was recognized on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the first time since the season that NIU has three all-league honorees. In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men s basketball team also achieved in the classroom in , posting the highest team GPA on record during the 2015 Fall Semester. The success of the season was a result of the building blocks set in place since Larson s arrival with head coach Mark Montgomery in During the season, Larson s first in a coaching role, 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, at the time it was NIU s most victories since the season. The Huskies advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament for the second time in three seasons while Jordan Threloff (All-MAC honorable mention) and Aaric Armstead (MAC All-Freshman team) earned league honors. The Huskies continued to make strides during the season, Larson s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU s best since , and posted its first winning non-conference record in nine seasons. Playing in a much-improved MAC, NIU also posted a RPI of 188, the school s best since A native of Manistee, Mich., Larson began his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at Grand Valley before being promoted to a full-time 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 and have one son, Leo.

13 Chad Pecka Director of Player Development/Operations Fifth Season at NIU Chad Pecka begins his fifth season as a member of the NIU men s basketball staff in Pecka was promoted to Director of Player Development/ Operations in after working as Video Coordinator in Pecka has played a role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in , as NIU posted a record and accepted an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16. 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. Sean Sims Graduate Assistant Second Season at NIU Sean Sims begins his second season as a graduate assistant with the NIU men s basketball program in Sims is responsible for video breakdown, assists in scouting, player development and day-to-day operations of Huskie basketball. Sims joined the Huskies following four seasons as a student manager at Ohio University, including the last two as the Bobcats head manager. During his time at Ohio, Sims worked under current Illinois head coach John Groce, current Boston College head coach Jim Christian and Saul Phillips. In 2012, Sims worked with the MAC Champion Bobcat team that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Miamisburg, Ohio, native earned his bachelor s degree in communications from Ohio University and will be pursuing his master s in sport management from NIU.

14 Julian Springer Assistant Director of Basketball Operations First Season Julian Springer begins his first season as a member of the NIU men s basketball staff in As NIU s Assistant Director of Basketball Operations, Springer will be involved in day-to-day, off-court activities of the Huskie men s basketball program. Springer comes to NIU from Malcolm X College, where he served as Director of Athletics in Prior to his time at Malcolm X College, Springer was the head coach at Kankakee Community College for three seasons from Springer s Cavaliers won back-to-back Region IV regular season title in 2014 and 2015, while also claiming the Region IV Tournament title in Kankakee CC finished the season with a 24-9 record and Springer earned Region IV Coach of the Year honors. Springer was the head coach at Rock Valley College for two seasons prior to his time at Kankakee CC ( ). The Golden Eagles recorded the biggest conference tournament in school history during his second season, finishing the season with a overall record. During the season, Springer was an assistant coach at Jackson State, helping the Tigers win the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season title and reach the NIT. Springer coached three All-SWAC performers including SWAC Player of the Year, Garrison Johnson and SWAC Newcomer of the Year, Tyrone Hanson. A native of Chicago, Springer s coaching resume also includes two seasons as an assistant coach at Director of Campus Recreation at Alma College (Mich.) as well as time as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan. He also directed and coached a city basketball league in Chicago for two years, helping more than 20 players earn NCAA Division I scholarships. Springer earned his bachelor s degree in recreation from Southern Illinois in He received a master s degree in athletic administration from Central Michigan in 2007 and a master s from Jackson State in health, physical education and recreation from Jackson State in Springer and his wife, Amber, have a son, Julian Jr., and a daughter, Jocelyn.

15 #23 Aaric Armstead Senior Guard Chicago, Ill. La Jolla Prep (Calif.) : Named to the MAC All-Defensive Team One of two Huskies to start all 34 games Ranked 16th in the MAC in rebounding, averaging 5.7 boards per game, including 13th in defensive rebounds with 4.1 per contest Averaged 10.9 points per game, including 11.7 points per game in conference play to rank 26th in the MAC Tied for 12th in the MAC in conference games with 6.1 rebounds per game, including 10th in defensive rebounds with 4.5 per contest Recorded four double-doubles, tied for 12th-most in the MAC Recorded double-doubles against Idaho (Nov. 28), Ohio (Feb. 6), Western Michigan (Feb. 27) and UC Santa Barbara (March 28) Shot 37.4 percent from the field (120-of-321) Shot 31.1 percent from three (41-of-132) Shot 66.9 percent from the free-throw line (89- of-133) Recorded 34 steals and 17 blocks Averaged 28.9 minutes per game Scored in double figures 21 times and led the Huskies in scoring a team-high 11 times Scored a season-high 22 points twice, against Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25) and at Kent State (Feb. 9) Posted 13 7-plus rebound games, including a season-high 10 rebounds four times Played a season-high 44 minutes against Florida International (Dec. 19) : Appeared in 28 games, including 27 starts, playing 28.8 minutes per game Ranked 21st in the MAC in scoring, averaging 11.1 points per game Scored 11.8 points per game in league play, also 21st in the MAC Ranked 20th in the MAC in rebounding, averaging 4.7 rebounds per contest Tied for ninth in the MAC in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game Shot 41.0 percent (100-of-244) from the field and 70.3 percent (90-of-128) from the free-throw line Also recorded 18 assists (0.6 pg) and 10 blocks (0.4 pg) Scored in double figures 17 times Averaged 13.8 points per game in conference road games Recorded a season-high 19 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 18) Posted a season-best 10 rebounds against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 21), played a season-high 35 minutes against the Eagles Only non-start of the season came on Senior Night against Western Michigan (March 3) : 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 one 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... Majoring in general studies with an emphasis on marketing and psychology. 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 AARIC ARMSTEAD GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS 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 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 AURORA NOV. 15 * IDAHO NOV. 20 * at Iowa Nov. 26 * MAINE NOV. 30 * at DePaul Dec. 2 * at Eastern Illinois Dec. 13 * MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DEC. 16 * at Dartmouth Dec. 19 * at Notre Dame Dec. 22 * HAMPTON DEC. 29 * UC RIVERSIDE JAN. 2 * at Ohio* Jan. 7 * KENT STATE* JAN. 10 * at Buffalo* Jan. 14 * at Eastern Michigan* Jan. 17 * AKRON* JAN. 21 * MIAMI (OHIO)* JAN. 24 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 27 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 31 * at Miami (Ohio)* Feb. 4 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 7 * BALL STATE* FEB. 10 * at Western Michigan* Feb. 14 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 18 * EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 21 * at Toledo* Feb. 25 * CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 28 * WESTERN MICH.* MAR at Ball State* Mar. 6 * at Akron Mar. 9 * Totals

17 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 CSUN NOV. 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV. 21 * INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * at Idaho Nov 28 * CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * at Missouri Dec. 4 * at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * at Ball State* Feb. 19 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * BALL STATE* MAR. 4 * WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 * vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 * Totals

18 #42 Levi Bradley Sophomore Wing Milwaukee, Wis. Pius XI : Appeared in all 34 games, making one start Made his first career start against UC Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16 Quarterfinals (March 28) Averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game Shot 49.1 percent from the field (85-of-173) Shot 41.2 percent from three-point range (21-of-51) Shot a teambest 77.1 percent from the free-throw line (37-of-48) Recorded 13 steals and 11 blocks Averaged 16.0 minutes per game Recorded two double-doubles, against Judson (Jan. 2) and Western Michigan (March 7) Scored in double figures 10 times, including the last four games of the season Scored a season-high 19 points against Judson (Jan. 2) Recorded a season-high 12 rebounds in the MAC Tournament First Round against Western Michigan (March 7) Played a season-high 26 minutes at Akron (Jan. 26). High School: 2015 Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team honoree 2015 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 2 First Team All-State 2015 First Team All-Area honoree from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Averaged 21.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Pius XI while leading the Popes to the Woodland West Division title 2014 Wisconsin AP All-State Honorable Mention 2014 Fourth Team All-Area honoree from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a junior in while leading the Popes to the Woodland West crown Three-time first team all-conference honoree Also played volleyball at Pius XI for three seasons, earning all-conference honors. Personal: Born on September 26, Majoring in physical education... Father, Levi, is third all-time in scoring at Wisconsin-Parkside with 1,697 points ( ). 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 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 CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Ball State* Feb at Central Michigan* Feb WESTERN MICH.* FEB at Eastern Michigan* Mar BALL STATE* MAR WESTERN MICH. MAR vs. Ohio Mar vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 * Totals

19 #3 Dontel Highsmith Senior Guard Dowagiac, Mich. Dowagiac : Sat out the season as he continued to rehab following his second ACL surgery : Redshirted... Tore his left ACL for the second time just prior to the beginning of the season and did not see action : 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. Personal: 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 Redshirted -- Did not see game action Did not see game action Career

20 DONTEL HIGHSMITH GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS 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

21 #15 Jaylen Key Sophomore Forward Milwaukee, Wis. Homestead : Appeared in all 34 games, including 26 starts Made his first career start against South Dakota (Nov. 14) Averaged 5.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game Shot 45 percent from the field (76-of-169) Shot 66.1 percent from the free-throw line (37-of-56) Recorded 18 steals and 15 blocks Averaged 18.4 minutes per game Scored in double figures four times Scored a season-best 15 points in the opener against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13) Recorded one double-double, scoring 12 points with a season-best 10 rebounds against Buffalo (Feb. 2) Played a season-high 26 minutes three times: Missouri (Dec. 4), Western Michigan (Jan. 16) and Buffalo (Feb. 2). High School: 2015 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 First Team All-State honoree 2015 Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team 2015 First Team All-Area from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Averaged 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Mequon Homestead while also shooting 72 percent from the free-throw line 2014 Honorable Mention All-Area from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Averaged 14 points per game as a junior in Earned a three star rating from Rivals.com and Scout.com Ranked as the seventh-best player in the State of Wisconsin by Scout.com and 10th by 247 Sports. Personal: Born on May 9, Majoring in physical education... Son of former Marquette University forward Damon Key. 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 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 CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * at Ball State* Feb. 19 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * BALL STATE* MAR. 4 * WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 * vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar Totals

22 #34 Marin Maric Senior Center Split, Croatia La Lumiere School (Ind.) : Named to the All-MAC Third Team Named MAC West Player of the Week on Dec. 21 Appeared in 32 games, making 31 starts Ranked 24th in the MAC with a team-best 11.9 points per game Ranked fifth in the MAC with a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game, including 2.9 offensive rebounds, second-best in the MAC Recorded 14 double-doubles, tied for third-most in the MAC Shot 48.4 percent from the field to rank 13th in the MAC Ranked fifth in the MAC in blocked shots with 1.2 per contest Shot 43.8 percent from three-point range (7-of-16) Shot 67.3 percent from the free-throw line (105-of-156) Recorded 38 blocks and 23 steals Averaged 26.3 minutes per game Scored in double figures a team-high 24 times and led NIU in scoring four times Recorded 7-plus rebounds 23 times and 10-plus rebounds 14 times Recorded double-doubles against: Idaho (Nov. 28), Chicago State (Dec. 2), Florida International (Dec. 19), UIC (Dec. 29), Ohio (Jan. 6), Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9), Toledo (Jan. 12), Buffalo (Feb. 2), Ohio (Feb. 6), Kent State (Feb. 9), Akron (Feb. 13), Bowling Green (Feb. 16), Ball State (Feb. 19) and Central Michigan (Feb. 23) Had a streak of seven consecutive double-doubles between Feb. 2-Feb. 23 Recorded 5-plus blocks twice, including a season-high six against Western Michigan (Feb. 27) Played a season-high 33 minutes against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9) and Toledo (Jan. 12) : Appeared in 26 games, including seven starts, playing 14.5 minutes per game Averaged 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game Ranked 14th in the MAC in offensive rebounding, averaging 1.7 offensive boards per contest Ranked 13th in league play in offensive rebounding, pulling down 1.8 boards per game Shot 57.3 percent (47-of-82) from the field and 75.6 percent (34-of-45) from the free-throw line Also recorded 14 assists (0.5 pg), 10 blocks (0.4 pg) and seven steals (0.3 pg) Scored in double figures three times Scored a season-high 11 points in a victory at Ball State (March 6) Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds twice: at Buffalo (Jan. 14) and against Bowling Green (Feb. 7) Played a season-high 27 minutes at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17). 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. Summer 2013: 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 economics. 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 MARIN MARIC GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS 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 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 AURORA NOV IDAHO NOV at Iowa Nov MAINE NOV at DePaul Dec at Eastern Illinois Dec. 13 Did not play MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DEC at Dartmouth Dec at Notre Dame Dec HAMPTON DEC. 29 Did not play UC RIVERSIDE JAN at Ohio* Jan KENT STATE* JAN at Buffalo* Jan at Eastern Michigan* Jan AKRON* JAN MIAMI (OHIO)* JAN at Bowling Green* Jan. 27 * TOLEDO* JAN. 31 * at Miami (Ohio)* Feb. 4 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB BALL STATE* FEB at Western Michigan* Feb. 14 Did not play at Central Michigan* Feb. 18 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* FEB at Toledo* Feb. 25 * CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 28 * WESTERN MICH.* MAR at Ball State* Mar. 6 * at Akron Mar. 9 * Totals

24 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 CSUN NOV. 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV. 21 * INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * at Idaho Nov 28 * CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * at Missouri Dec. 4 * at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * at Ball State* Feb. 19 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 Did not play vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar Totals

25 #31 Austin Pauga Sophomore Guard Naperville, Ill. IMG Academy : Appeared in 19 games Missed seven games from Nov. 28-Dec. 29 due to injury, also missed the final five games of the season due to injury Averaged 2.9 points per game Shot 50 percent from the field (20-of-40) Shot 45.2 percent from three-point range (14-of-31) Recorded 10 steals Averaged 9.3 minutes per game Scored a season-high 15 points in his collegiate debut against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13) on 5-of-7 from three-point range Also reached double figures with 12 points at Western Michigan (Jan. 16) Played a season-high 24 minutes against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13). High School: Helped the IMG Postgraduate Team to a 23-4 overall record and a No. 2 national ranking Averaged 14 points, five rebounds and four assists per game in during his postgraduate season at IMG Averaged 14 points, six assists and three rebounds and a senior at IMG Academy in Started his high school career at Naperville Central before transferring to IMG Academy in 2013 Personal: Born on September 4, Majoring in mechanical engineering. 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 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 CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 Did not play at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 Did not play at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Ball State* Feb at Central Michigan* Feb WESTERN MICH.* FEB at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 Did not play BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 Did not play vs. Ohio Mar. 10 Did not play vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 Did not play Totals

26 #2 Laytwan Porter Sophomore Guard Rockford, Ill. Auburn : Played in all 34 games, making one start Made his first career start against UC Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16 Quarterfinals (March 28) Averaged 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game Averaged 2.3 assists per game, the most among freshmen in the MAC Averaged 1.1 steals per game, tied for the most among freshmen in the MAC Shot 37.7 percent from the field (55-of-146) Shot 30 percent from three (21-of-70) Shot 75 percent from the free-throw line (36-of-48) Registered 37 steals Averaged 17.4 minutes per game Scored in double figures five times, including a season-best 13 points against Ohio (Jan. 6) Led the Huskies in assists six times Became the first Huskie with 10-plus assists since Mike DiNunno on Jan. 13, 2010, when he recorded a season-high 10 assists against Eureka (Nov. 21) Posted a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio, third-best among MAC freshmen Played a season-high 26 minutes against Akron (Feb. 13). High School: 2015 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 3A/4A All-State First Team honoree 2015 Illinois AP and Chicago Sun-Times Class 4A Second Team 2015 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Second Team 2015 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention Nominated for 2015 Illinois Mr. Basketball, finished tied for 15th in the voting Averaged 17.7 points, 4.6 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Rockford Auburn Led the Knights to back-to-back NIC-10 conference championships 2014 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Special Mention Averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.2 rebounds per game as a junior in Personal: Born on August 10, Majoring in physical education... Attended the same high school as former Wichita State All-American Fred Van Vleet. 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 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 CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Ball State* Feb at Central Michigan* Feb WESTERN MICH.* FEB at Eastern Michigan* Mar BALL STATE* MAR WESTERN MICH. MAR vs. Ohio Mar vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 * Totals

27 #0 Marshawn Wilson Freshman Guard Oakdale, Minn. Hill-Murray : Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team Appeared in 31 games, making nine starts Made his first career start against Akron (Feb. 13) Ranked 29th in the MAC in scoring, averaging 11.0 points per game (third-best among MAC freshmen) Ranked 14th in the MAC in free-throw percentage, shooting 74.4 percent (67-of-90) Ranked sixth in the MAC in three-point percentage, shooting 41.3 percent (57-of-138) Averaged 2.7 rebounds per game Shot 43.8 percent (109-of-249) from the field Recorded 20 steals Averaged 19.0 minutes per game Scored in double figures 16 times and led NIU in scoring nine times Scored 20-plus points five times, including a season-best 26 points at Eastern Michigan (March 1), as he went 9-of-12 from the field, including 5-of-7 from three, as he played a season-high 36 minutes Also scored 20-plus points against: Missouri (24; Dec. 4), Miami (24; Jan. 30), Buffalo (25; Feb. 2) and Ohio (22; March 10) Made a season-high six triples against Miami (Jan. 30) Went 10-of-10 from the free-throw line against Missouri (Dec. 4) Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Buffalo (Feb. 2) Made his first career start against Akron (Feb. 13), starting nine-straight contests beginning with that game. High School: 2015 St. Paul Pioneer Press Player of the Year Finalist for 2015 Minnesota Mr. Basketball 2015 Minnesota AP All-State First Team honoree Averaged 26 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a senior at Hill-Murray 2014 All-St. Paul Pioneer Press Second Team Averaged 23.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a junior in , helping Hill-Murray to the Classic Suburban Conference title Earned a four star rating from Scout.com, listed as the fourth best player in the State of Minnesota, and a three star rating from Rivals.com Also played football at Hill-Murray, rushing for 1,056 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior while also recording 22 catches for 313 yards and four touchdowns. Personal: Born on March 29, 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 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 CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN. 2 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * at Ball State* Feb. 19 * at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * BALL STATE* MAR. 4 * WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 * vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar Totals

28 #32 Andrew Zelis Senior Center Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College : Appeared in 27 games Averaged 2.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game Shot 53.3 percent from the field (24-of-45) Recorded 12 blocks Averaged 7.3 minutes per game Scored a season-high 12 points and grabbed a season-best seven rebounds against Roosevelt (Dec. 22) Played a season-high 24 minutes in the MAC Tournament First Round against Western Michigan (March 7). Prior to NIU: Came to NIU after spending one season at Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Ill., where he averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game Rated a three star prospect by 247 Sports, the No. 2 junior college player in the State of Illinois and the No. 2 junior college center nationally Attended Stetson University in where he redshirted Named the Atlantic Sun Preseason Freshman of the Year by College Sports Madness while at Stetson Attended Wheaton North High School, leading his team to the Class 4A Regional Quarterfinals in 2012 and 2013 while twice earning all-conference honors One of 13 players in the State of Illinois nominated for the 2013 McDonald s All-American Game. Personal: Born on February 6, Majoring in economics. 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 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 CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB at Ball State* Feb at Central Michigan* Feb WESTERN MICH.* FEB at Eastern Michigan* Mar BALL STATE* MAR WESTERN MICH. MAR vs. Ohio Mar vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 Did not play Totals

29 #33 Jon Siu Sophomore Guard Hong Kong Middlesex School : Did not see game action. High School: Spent the season as a postgraduate at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire Helped the Wildcats to a record Attended Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., for four years prior to his year at Kimball Union... Averaged 20 points and six rebounds Finished his career at Middlesex as the school record-holder for most three-point field goals made Named to the 2013 New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class B All-League Second Team. Personal: Born on March 14, Majoring in business administration. #21 Sean Damaska Graduate Student Center Milton, Ga. Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana Prior to NIU: Spent four seasons on the football team at Indiana University Appeared in all 13 games at tight end and on special teams during the 2015 season Had never played football before college Earned his bachelor s degree in political science from Indiana. High School: Four-year basketball letterwinner at Blessed Trinity Catholic in Roswell, Ga. Averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior in Named to the Georgia 6AA All-Region Team in Personal: Born on November 11, Earned his bachelor s degree in political science with a business minor from Indiana University... Working on his master s degree in sports management.

30 #10 Eugene German Freshman Guard Gary, Ind. 21st Century Charter High School: Prepped at 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Ind., where he led the State of Indiana in scoring as both a junior and senior Averaged 33.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and four assists as a senior in to lead 21st Century Charter to its first regional title Named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Senior Small School All-State Team Earned Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune Player of the Year honors Earned Indiana Associated Press High Honorable Mention recognition Named to the 2016 Indiana All-Star team Earned MVP honors in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star game in Indianapolis with 20 points, six rebounds and two assists, scored a game-high 34 points in the meeting in Louisville As a junior in , averaged 32.0 points per game, along with 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals Named to the 2015 IBCA Underclass Small School All-State Team Averaged 17.4 points per game as a sophomore at 21st Century Charter. Personal: Born on December 2, #4 Lacey James Sophomore Forward Grand Rapids, Mich. Wayland Union/Rider Prior to NIU: Appeared in 12 games as a freshman at Rider in Averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in 5.0 minutes per contest Played a season-high 16 minutes against Morgan State (Dec. 23), scoring six points with three rebounds. High School: A three-year starter at Wayland Union High School in Wayland, Mich. Averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior for the Wildcats in Earned Associated Press Class B All-State first-team honors and was a candidate for Michigan s Mr. Basketball while leading Wayland to a 19-4 record Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior at Wayland Union in , leading the Wildcats to the Michigan Class B State Quarterfinals. Personal: Born on July 12, Plans to major in communications.

31 #11 Noah McCarty Freshman Forward Rock Falls, Ill. Sterling Newman High School: Attended Newman Central Catholic in Sterling, Ill., averaged 18.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior in Named to the 2016 Associated Press Illinois Class 2A First Team and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 1A/2A All-State Second Team Played in the Iowa-Illinois Senior All-Star Basketball Showcase Named to the All-Three Rivers Conference First Team Led Sterling Newman to a 26-5 record and a regional championship as a senior Averaged 18.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a junior in Named to the All-Western Illinois First Team last season by the Quad City Times Also earned IBCA 2A All-State Third Team and AP 2A All-State honorable mention recognition in 2015 Averaged 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore, helping the Comets to a 29-3 record and the Elite Eight in the state tournament. Personal: Born on January 21, Plans to major in communications. #5 Justin Thomas Freshman Forward Indianapolis, Ind. Pike High School: Attended Pike High School in Indianapolis, Ind. Averaged 15.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a senior at Pike in Earned Indiana Associated Press High Honorable Mention recognition Named to the 2016 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Senior Large School All-State team Helped lead Pike to 50 wins in three seasons, including a pair of sectional titles, and finished his prep career with 960 points. Personal: Born on December 27, Plans to major in athletic training.

32 #30 Nick Wagner Freshman Guard Galesville, Wis. Gale-Ettrick-Trempea High School: A four-year starter at Gale-Ettrick-Trempea High School in Galesville, Wis. Finished his high school career with a school-record 1,815 points Averaged 21.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a senior Led Gale-Ettrick-Trempea to a 25-1 record and the Wisconsin Division 3 State Semifinals Named to the Wisconsin Association Press All-State Third Team and the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division 3 All-State Team Averaged 20.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior in Earned WBCA Division 3 All-State honors and AP All-State honorable mention recognition as a junior Averaged 19.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while earning all-state honors from the WBCA as a sophomore in Personal: Born on November 27, 1997.

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