2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record14–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Borovich
  • Lou Dawkins
  • Jason Larson
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Kent State 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Bowling Green 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Akron 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ohio 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
West
Central Michigan 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Toledo 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Eastern Michigan 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Ball State 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2015 MAC tournament winner

The 2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Akron.

Roster

2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Pete Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Sacramento State
Chicago, IL
G
2 Aaron Armstead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hales Franciscan HS
San Jose City College
Chicago, IL
G
4 Dontel Highsmith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dowagiac HS Dowagiac, MI
G
5 Travon Baker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Detroit Consortium Detroit, MI
F
10 Darrell Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr La Jolla Prep Milwaukee, WI
G
11 Chukwuemeka Iroegbu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Franklin HS
Washington State
Elk Grove, CA
G
12 Jordan Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Menomonee Falls (WI) Northfield, IL
F
13 Kevin Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Brooks Academy Chicago, IL
F
21 Keith Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Brooks Academy Chicago, IL
G
23 Aaric Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So La Jolla Prep Chicago, IL
G
25 Jay DeHaan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Waubonsie Valley HS
Naperville, IL
G
33 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Whitney Young HS
Purdue
Chicago, IL
C 34 Marin Maric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So La Lumiere School Split, Croatia
C 42 Jordan Threloff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr DeKalb HS
Illinois State
DeKalb, IL
G
55 Michael Orris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Crete-Monee HS
Kansas State
Crete, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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

References

  1. Toledo Blade. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original
    on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.