2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Oakland Hoops Challenge champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record17–17 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJon Borovich
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Chapman
  • Brandon Watkins
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 4   .889
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Akron 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Miami (OH) 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Ohio 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
West
Toledo 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Central Michigan 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657
Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Ball State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Western Michigan 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Montgomery, and played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 17–17 overall, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the MAC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Bowling Green.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 6–12 in MAC play, to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Kent State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Marlo Brown 3 G 6'5" 200 Freshman Southfield, MI Transferred to Tyler JC
Andrew Zelis 32 C 7'0" 255 RS Senior Wheaton, IL Graduated
Owen Hamilton 33 C 7'0" 2255 Freshman Prescott, WI Transferred to Wisconsin

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Zaire Mateen 5 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Queens, NY Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC
Alize Travis 21 G 6'1" 175 Junior Victorville, CA Junior college transferred Pima CC

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Austin Richie
SF 		Chicago Heights, IL Bosco Institute 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Justin Lee
SF 		Lawrenceville, GA Collins Hill High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Cochran
PG 		Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Keenon Cole
PF 		Streamwood, IL Streamwood High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jun 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

Roster

2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dante Thorpe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Friendship Collegiate Academy
Triton College 		Washington, D.C.
G 1 Trendon Hankerson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Novi Novi, MI
G 2 Gairges Daow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Victory Rock Academy Melbourne, Australia
G/F 3 Justin Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Collins Hill Lawrenceville, GA
F 4 Lacey James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Wayland Union
Rider 		Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Zaire Mateen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So South Shore
Laramie County CC 		Queens, NY
G 10 Eugene German 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr 21st Century Charter Gary, IN
F 11 Noah McCarty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Sterling Newman Rock Falls, IL
G/F 12 Anastasios Demogerontas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Carl Sandburg
Moraine Valley CC 		Orland Park, IL
F 15 Jaylen Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Homestead Milwaukee, WI
G 20 Caleb Oehlberg (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr DeKalb DeKalb, IL
G 21 Alize Travis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt
Pima CC 		Victorville, CA
G 22 Rod Henry-Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Zion-Benton Township Zion, IL
G/F 32 Austin Richie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Glenwood, IL
G/F 42 Levi Bradley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Pius XI Milwaukee, WI
G 55 Brandon Danowski (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Loyola Academy Wilmette, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		Rockford
Battle for the 16th District 		W 93–54  1–0
 Convocation Center (843)
DeKalb, IL
November 9, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 85–88 2OT 1–1
 Convocation Center (895)
DeKalb, IL
November 17, 2018*
2:00 p.m. 		Illinois Tech
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase 		W 73–66  2–1
 Convocation Center (673)
DeKalb, IL
November 23, 2018*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. Oral Roberts
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase 		W 87–66  3–1
 Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI
November 24, 2018*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. James Madison
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase 		L 74–78  3–2
 Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI
November 25, 2018*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase 		W 92–72  4–2
 Athletics Center O'rena (2.093)
Rochester, MI
November 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 83–85  4–3
 Resch Center (1,669)
Green Bay, WI
December 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UC Davis W 71–62  5–3
 Convocation Center (910)
DeKalb, IL
December 8, 2018*
3:30 p.m., FS1 		at Butler L 68–95  5–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,247)
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2018*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 91–76  6–4
 Convocation Center (1,012)
DeKalb, IL
December 20, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 62–65  6–5
 BB&T Arena (2,757)
Highland Heights, KY
December 22, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chicago State W 100–59  7–5
 Convocation Center (765)
DeKalb, IL
December 29, 2018*
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 8 Michigan State L 60–88  7–6
 Breslin Center (14,796)
East Lansing, MI
MAC regular season
January 5, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Ohio W 72–66 OT 8–6
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (5,121)
Athens, OH
January 8, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) W 83–70  9–6
(2–0) 		Millett Hall (1,611)
Oxford, OH
January 12, 2019
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 73–56  10–6
(3–0) 		Convocation Center (906)
DeKalb, IL
January 15, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Michigan L 69–78  10–7
(3–1) 		Convocation Center (1,001)
DeKalb, IL
January 19, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Kent State L 68–78  10–8
(3–2) 		MAC Center (2,291)
Kent, OH
January 22, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 14 Buffalo W 77–75  11–8
(4–2) 		Convocation Center (1,284)
DeKalb, IL
January 26, 2019
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron L 65–67  11–9
(4–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,996)
Akron, OH
January 29, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ohio W 71–60  12–9
(5–3) 		Convocation Center (737)
DeKalb, IL
February 2, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo L 55–69  12–10
(5–4) 		Convocation Center (1,348)
DeKalb, IL
February 5, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State L 71–72  12–11
(5–5) 		Convocation Center (462)
DeKalb, IL
February 9, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan L 49–57  12–12
(5–6) 		Convocation Center (1,634)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 12, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan L 74–76  12–13
(5–7) 		University Arena (1,760)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 16, 2019
3:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Bowling Green L 67–87  12–14
(5–8) 		Convocation Center (2,869)
DeKalb, IL
February 23, 2019
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Toledo L 54–57  12–15
(5–9) 		Savage Arena (5,534)
Toledo, OH
February 26, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 70–65  13–15
(6–9) 		Convocation Center (1,115)
DeKalb, IL
March 2, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan L 69–75  13–16
(6–10) 		Convocation Center (1,439)
DeKalb, IL
March 5, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 89–86  14–16
(7–10) 		McGuirk Arena (1,709)
Mount Pleasant, MI
March 8, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 64–57  15–16
(8–10) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
March 11, 2019
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) (10) Ohio
First round 		W 80–61  16–16
 Convocation Center (1,070)
DeKalb, IL
March 14, 2019
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 80–76  17–16
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2019
8:00 p.m., FCS 		(7) vs. (3) Bowling Green
Semifinals 		L 67–71  17–17
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". niuhuskies.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.