2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2016–17 record 4–3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach Mark Montgomery (6th year)
Assistant coach Jon Borovich
Assistant coach Lou Dawkins
Assistant coach Jason Larson
Home arena Convocation Center
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 0 0       4 0   1.000
Akron 0 0       5 1   .833
Buffalo 0 0       4 2   .667
Kent State 0 0       4 3   .571
Miami (OH) 0 0       3 3   .500
Bowling Green 0 0       3 4   .429
West
Central Michigan 0 0       6 2   .750
Ball State 0 0       4 3   .571
Eastern Michigan 0 0       4 3   .571
Northern Illinois 0 0       4 3   .571
Toledo 0 0       3 4   .429
Western Michigan 0 0       2 4   .333
† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by sixth-year head coach Mark Montgomery, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 21–13, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament before losing to Ohio in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, and lost in the quarterfinals to UC Santa Barbara.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Travon Baker 5 G 5'10" 170 Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
Darrell Bowie 10 G/F 6'7" 220 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Chuks Iroegbu 11 G/F 6'4" 210 RS Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Jordan Thomas 12 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Northfield, IL Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Michael Orris 24 G 6'2" 200 RS Junior Crete, IL Graduate transferred to South Dakota State
Jay DeHaan 25 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Naperville, IL Walk-on; transferred to UW–Parkside

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Lacey James 4 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Grand Rapids, MI Transferred from Rider. Under NCAA transfer rules, James will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
Sean Damaska 21 C 6'7" 252 RS Senior Milton, GA Transferred from Indiana. Will be eligible to play immediately since Damaska graduated from Indiana. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.

Recruiting class of 2016

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eugene German
PG
Gary, IN 21st Century Charter School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jun 21, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Noah McCarty
PF
Sterling, IL Newman Central Catholic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 9, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nick Wagner
PG
Galesville, WI Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 6, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Wilson, MarshawnMarshawn Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hill-Murray Oakdale, MN
G 2 Porter, LaytwanLaytwan Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Auburn Rockford, IL
G 3 Highsmith, DontelDontel Highsmith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dowagiac Dowagiac, MI
F 4 James, LaceyLacey James (I, W)  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Wayland Union
Rider
Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Thomas, JustinJustin Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pike Indianapolis, IN
G 10 German, EugeneEugene German 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr 21st Century Charter Gary, IN
F 11 McCarthy, NoahNoah McCarthy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sterling Newman Rock Falls, IL
F 15 Key, JaylenJaylen Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Homestead Mequon, WI
C 21 Damaska, SeanSean Damaska (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 252 lb (114 kg) RS Sr Bleesed Trinity Catholic
Indiana
Milton, GA
G 23 Armstead, AaricAaric Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr La Jolla Prep Chicago, IL
G 30 Wagner, NickNick Wagner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Galesville, WI
G 31 Pauga, AustinAustin Pauga 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So IMG Academy Naperville, IL
C 32 Zelis, AndrewAndrew Zelis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Wheaton North
Kaskaskia College
Wheaton, IL
G 33 Siu, JonJon Siu (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Middlesex School Hong Kong
C 34 Maric, MarinMarin Maric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr La Lumiere School Split, Croatia
G/F 42 Bradley, LeviLevi Bradley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Pius XI Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Indiana State W 80–78 OT 1–0
Convocation Center (1,565)
DeKalb, IL

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Roosevelt W 99–55  2–0
Convocation Center (756)
DeKalb, IL

11/16/2016*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
Idaho W 63–49  3–0
Convocation Center (1,430)
DeKalb, IL

11/19/2016*
10:00 PM
at Cal State Northridge L 82–84  3–1
Matadome (886)
Northridge, CA

11/23/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Cal Poly
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 64–68  3–2
Convocation Center (844)
DeKalb, IL

11/25/2016*
1:00 PM
Elon
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 80–85 2OT 3–3
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

11/26/2016*
3:30 PM
UIC
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
W 92–81  4–3
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

11/30/2016*
7:00 PM
at Indiana State   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

12/11/2016*
4:00 PM
at Minnesota   
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

12/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Olivet Nazarene   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

12/17/2016*
at FIU   
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL

12/20/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at South Florida   
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL

12/31/2016*
3:30 PM
Illinois–Springfield   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
MAC regular season

01/03/2017
6:00 PM
at Miami (OH)   
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH

01/07/2017
3:30 PM
Central Michigan   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

01/10/2017
at Kent State   
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

01/14/2017
11:00 AM
at Bowling Green   
Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH

01/17/2017
7:00 PM
Miami (OH)   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

01/21/2017
7:00 PM
Ohio   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

01/24/2017
7:00 PM
Kent State   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

01/28/2017
6:00 PM
at Toledo   
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH

01/31/2017
7:00 PM
Akron   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

02/04/2017
3:30 PM
Eastern Michigan   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

02/07/2017
6:00 PM
at Buffalo   
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY

02/11/2017
6:00 PM
at Western Michigan   
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI

02/14/2017
7:00 PM
Ball State   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

02/18/2017
3:30 PM
Toledo   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

02/21/2017
6:00 PM
at Central Michigan   
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI

02/25/2017
at Eastern Michigan   
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI

02/28/2017
7:00 PM
Western Michigan   
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

03/03/2017
6:00 PM
at Ball State   
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
MAC Tournament


  
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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