2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2014–15 record14–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Borovich
  • Lou Dawkins
  • Jason Larson
Home arenaConvocation Center
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo126 .667  2310  .697
Kent State126 .667  2312  .657
Bowling Green117 .611  2112  .636
Akron99 .500  2114  .600
Miami810 .444  1319  .406
Ohio513 .278  1020  .333
West
Central Michigan126 .667  239  .719
Toledo117 .611  2013  .606
Western Michigan108 .556  2014  .588
Eastern Michigan810 .444  2114  .600
Northern Illinois810 .444  1416  .467
Ball State216 .111  723  .233
2015 MAC Tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 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 SrWilbraham & Monson Academy
Sacramento State
Chicago, IL
G 2 Aaron Armstead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrHales Franciscan HS
San Jose City College
Chicago, IL
G 4 Dontel Highsmith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoDowagiac HS Dowagiac, MI
G 5 Travon Baker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrDetroit Consortium Detroit, MI
F 10 Darrell Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrLa Jolla Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 11 Chukwuemeka Iroegbu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrFranklin HS
Washington State
Elk Grove, CA
G 12 Jordan Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMenomonee Falls (WI) Northfield, IL
F 13 Kevin Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrBrooks Academy Chicago, IL
F 21 Keith Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrBrooks Academy Chicago, IL
G 23 Aaric Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLa Jolla Prep Chicago, IL
G 25 Jay DeHaan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWaubonsie Valley HS Naperville, IL
G 33 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrWhitney Young HS
Purdue
Chicago, IL
C 34 Marin Maric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoLa Lumiere School Split, Croatia
C 42 Jordan Threloff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SrDeKalb HS
Illinois State
DeKalb, IL
G 55 Michael Orris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoCrete-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
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,357)
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.

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