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
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

Roster

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Toledo-Northern Illinois men's game postponed". Toledo Blade. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.