2013–14 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan.

2013–14 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2013–14 record15–17 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Borovich
  • Lou Dawkins
  • Jason Larson
Home arenaConvocation Center
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo135 .722  1910  .655
Akron126 .667  2113  .618
Ohio117 .611  2512  .676
Miami810 .444  1318  .419
Kent State711 .389  1616  .500
Bowling Green612 .333  1220  .375
West
Toledo144 .778  277  .794
Western Michigan144 .778  2310  .697
Eastern Michigan108 .556  2215  .595
Northern Illinois810 .444  1517  .469
Central Michigan315 .167  1021  .323
Ball State216 .111  525  .167
2014 MAC Tournament winner

Season

Preseason

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

Roster

2013–14 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Pete Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrWilbraham & Monson Academy
Sacramento State
Chicago, IL
G 2 Aaron Armstead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrHales Franciscan HS
San Jose City College
Chicago, IL
G 3 Antone Christian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrMartin Luther King HS Nashville, TN
G 4 Dontel Highsmith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrDowagiac HS Dowagiac, MI
G 5 Travon Baker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoDetroit Consortium Detroit, MI
F 10 Darrell Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLa Jolla Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 11 Daveon Balls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoLawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN
F 13 Kevin Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrBrooks Academy Chicago, IL
G 15 J. J. Cravatta 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoStreator Township HS Streator, IL
F 21 Keith Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrBrooks Academy Chicago, IL
G 23 Aaric Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLa Jolla Prep Chicago, IL
G/F 32 Aksel Bolin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrAsker HS Asker, Norway
G 33 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWhitney Young HS
Purdue
Chicago, IL
C 34 Marin Maric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrLa Lumiere School Split, Croatia
C 42 Jordan Threloff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS JrDeKalb HS
Illinois State
DeKalb, IL
G 55 Michael Orris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoCrete-Monee HS
Kansas State
Crete, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Abdel Nader23F6'7"225JuniorSkokie, ILTransferred
Akeem Springs2G6'3"208SophomoreWaukegan, ILTransferred
Brandon Hayes4F6'4"200GraduateHomewood, ILGraduated
Mike Davis24G6'2"200Sophomore Cleveland, OHTransferred
Tony Nixon25G6'4"207Graduate Chicago, ILGraduated
Sam Mader2G6'9"220SophomoreAppelton, WITransferred

Recruits

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

Sources:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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

    Schedule and results

    Source:

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/2/2013*
    5:00 pm
    Rockford W 90–57 
    Convocation Center (701)
    DeKalb, IL
    Non-conference games
    11/8/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Nebraska–Omaha L 66–68  0–1
    Convocation Center (1,060)
    DeKalb, IL
    11/15/2013*
    8:00 pm
    James Madison
    NIU Invitational
    L 55–60  0–2
    Convocation Center (1,113)
    DeKalb, IL
    11/16/2013*
    8:00 pm
    San Jose State
    NIU Invitational
    W 60–59  1–2
    Convocation Center (753)
    DeKalb, IL
    11/17/2013*
    3:30 pm
    Milwaukee
    NIU Invitational
    L 69–82  1–3
    Convocation Center (474)
    DeKalb, IL
    11/24/2013*
    3:00 pm
    Saint Joseph's (IN) W 111–61  2–3
    Convocation Center (663)
    DeKalb, IL
    11/30/2013*
    12:00 pm
    at Nebraska L 58–63  2–4
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,332)
    Lincoln, NE
    12/5/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Dartmouth W 64–57  3–4
    Convocation Center (625)
    DeKalb, IL
    12/14/2013*
    2:00 pm, NBCSN
    at No. 21 Massachusetts L 54–80  3–5
    William D. Mullins Memorial Center (4694)
    Amherst, MA
    12/18/2013*
    7:00 pm
    at Loyola (IL) W 55–49  4–5
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1517)
    Chicago, IL
    12/22/2013*
    4:00 pm
    at UC Riverside W 71–64  5–5
    UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (236)
    Riverside, CA
    12/31/2013*
    6:00 pm
    at No. 14 Iowa State L 63–99  5–6
    Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    1/3/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Bethune-Cookman W 65–51  6–6
    Convocation Center (657)
    DeKalb, IL
    Conference games
    1/8/2014
    6:00 pm
    at Buffalo L 46–67  6–7 (0–1)
    Alumni Arena (1,520)
    Amherst, NY
    1/12/2014
    3:30 pm
    at Bowling Green W 45–36  7–7 (1–1)
    Stroh Center (1,982)
    Bowling Green, OH
    1/15/2014
    7:00 pm
    Kent State L 64–73  7–8 (1–2)
    Convocation Center (651)
    DeKalb, IL
    1/18/2014
    7:00 pm
    Ohio L 46–65  7–9 (1–3)
    Convocation Center (1,667)
    DeKalb, IL
    1/22/2014
    6:00 pm
    at Toledo L 68–77  7–10 (1–4)
    Savage Arena (4,335)
    Toledo, OH
    1/25/2014
    1:00 pm
    Buffalo L 67–75  7–11 (1–5)
    Convocation Center (901)
    DeKalb, IL
    1/29/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPN 3
    at Kent State W 50–49  8–11 (2–5)
    MAC Center (2,234)
    Kent, OH
    2/1/2014
    1:00 pm
    at Ball State W 67–65 OT 9–11 (3–5)
    John E. Worthen Arena (2,786)
    Muncie, IN
    2/4/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN 3
    Miami (OH) W 53–41  10–11 (4–5)
    Convocation Center (644)
    DeKalb, IL
    2/9/2014
    3:30 pm
    Western Michigan L 71–74  10–12 (4–6)
    Convocation Center (2,005)
    DeKalb, IL
    2/12/2014
    7:00 pm
    Central Michigan W 88–63  11–12 (5–6)
    Convocation Center (773)
    DeKalb, IL
    2/15/2014
    6:00 pm
    at Akron L 54–62  11–13 (5–7)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (3,642)
    Akron, OH
    2/20/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN 3
    Eastern Michigan W 61–59  12–13 (6–7)
    Convocation Center (877)
    DeKalb, IL
    2/23/2014
    1:00 pm
    at Central Michigan L 67–70  12–14 (6–8)
    McGuirk Arena (1,797)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    2/26/2014
    7:00 pm
    Toledo W 74–66  13–14 (7–8)
    Convocation Center (1,254)
    DeKalb, IL
    3/1/2014
    1:00 pm
    at Eastern Michigan W 56–52  13–15 (7–9)
    Convocation Center (815)
    Ypsilanti, MI
    3/4/2014
    6:00 pm
    at Western Michigan L 56–61  13–16 (7–10)
    University Arena (3,176)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    3/8/2014
    3:30 pm
    Ball State W 70–56  14–16 (8–10)
    Convocation Center (2,144)
    DeKalb, IL
    MAC Tournament
    03/10/2014
    7:00 pm
    vs. Bowling Green
    First round
    W 54–51  15–16
    Convocation Center (941)
    DeKalb, IL
    03/12/2014
    9:00 pm
    vs. Eastern Michigan
    Second round
    L 48–53  15–17
    Quicken Loans Arena (1,513)
    Cleveland, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central.

    References

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