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2017-18 NIU Men's Basketball Prospectus 22017-18017-18 NNIUIU MMen’sen’s BBasketballasketball ProspectusProspectus Preseason Prospectus | NIU BASKETBALL 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Location ...................................................................................................................... DeKalb, Ill. 2016-17 Record ........................................................ 15-17 overall (9-8 home, 6-9 away) Founded ................................................................................................................................ 1895 2016-17 MAC Record.......................................................................7-11 (T-4th MAC West) Enrollment .........................................................................................................................19,015 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................................................................2/3 Nickname .........................................................................................................................Huskies Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................................................................6/5 Affi liation ..........................................................................................................NCAA Division I Newcomers ............................................................................................................Marlo Brown Conference...........................................................................Mid-American (West Division) .......................................................................................................................Brandon Danowski Colors ........................................................................................................... Cardinal and Black ................................................................................................................................. Gairges Daow Arena ..................................................................................NIU Convocation Center (9,100) .........................................................................................................Anastasios Demogerontas Acting President ..................................................................................... Dr. Lisa C. Freeman ............................................................................................................................. Owen Hamilton Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...............................................................................Sean Frazier .......................................................................................................................... Rod Henry-Hayes Alma Mater, Year ..................................................................................................Alabama, ‘92 ..................................................................................................................................Dante Thorpe Faculty Athletics Rep ............................................................................................Mark Groza ............................................................................................................................. Brennen Woods Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................................................815-753-PACK (7225) Website ........................................................................................................... NIUHuskies.com NIU BASKETBALL HISTORY Twitter ..................................................................................................................@NIUAthletics First Year of Basketball ................................................................................................1900-01 Men’s Basketball Twitter ...........................................................................@GoHuskiesMBB All-time Record .........................................................................................................1235-1268 First Year of Division I Basketball .............................................................................1967-68 BASKETBALL STAFF All-time Division I Record ..........................................................................................618-779 Head Coach .............................................................................................. Mark Montgomery Postseason Appearances .......................................................4 (1982, 1991, 1996, 2016) Alma Mater ........................................................................................... Michigan State, 2003 NCAA Appearances .............................................................................3 (1982, 1991, 1996) Career Record/Years ............................................................................75-114/Entering 7th Record in the NCAA Tournament .....................................................................................0-3 NIU Record/Years ...............................................................................................................Same NCAA Tournament Games ..........................March 12, 1982: L, 77-68 v. Kansas State Best Time to Reach Coach ..................................................................................Contact SID ........................................................................................March 8, 1991: L, 75-68 v. St. John’s Associate Head Coach ...................................................................................... Jon Borovich ...................................................................................March 15, 1996: L, 74-73 v. Texas Tech Alma Mater .......................................................................................Central Michigan, 2001 Vegas 16 Game .....................................March 28, 2016: L, 70-63, v. UC Santa Barbara Assistant Coach ............................................................................................Lamar Chapman Alma Mater ............................................................................................... Lane College, 1993 NIU MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Coach ...........................................................................................Brandon Watkins Basketball Contact ...............................................................................................Jeremy Reid Alma Mater ....................................................................................................Penn State, 2007 Offi ce Phone .......................................................................................................815-753-3706 Director of Player Development/Operations ..............................................Chad Pecka Cell Phone ........................................................................................................... 716-867-1908 Graduate Assistant ......................................................................................Chris MacMartin E-mail ..................................................................................................................jreid1@niu.edu Athletic Trainer .................................................................................................Kelsey Cannon Mailing Address ............................................................................209 Convocation Center Basketball Sport Performance Coach........................................................Jacob Ricketts ........................................................................1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 Press Row Phone .............................................................................................. 815-753-6767 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (6) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 5 Justin Thomas* G So. 4.0 1.7 1.2 .470 .059 .576 10 Eugene German G So. 9.0 1.4 0.9 .472 .281 .616 11 Noah McCarty F So. 1.2 1.6 0.3 .375 .000 .769 15 Jaylen Key* F Jr. 8.0 4.3 0.7 .488 .464 .667 33 Jon Siu G Jr. 0.8 0.3 0.0 .500 1.000 .000 42 Levi Bradley W Jr. 8.8 4.2 0.8 .411 .250 .770 OTHER RETURNEES (2) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 4 Lacey James F Jr. sat out last season following transfer from Rider 32 Andrew Zelis C 5th Sr. sat out last season following torn ACL LETTERWINNERS LOST (5) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 3 Dontel Highsmith* G 6.9 2.5 1.7 .406 .311 .723 21 Sean Damaska C 1.4 1.1 0.1 .667 .000 .667 23 Aaric Armstead* G 8.7 5.8 1.6 .333 .298 .667 31 Austin Pauga G 3.2 0.9 0.4 .372 .359 .750 34 Marin Maric* C 14.4 8.4 0.8 .568 .227 .667 * denotes starter last season 2017-18 NIU MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 NIU BASKETBALL | 2017-18 Season 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 0 Dante Thorpe 6-4 195 G Jr. Washington, D.C./Friendship Academy/Triton College 2 Gairges Daow 6-4 190 G Fr. Melbourne, Australia/Victory Rock Academy 3 Marlo Brown 6-5 200 G Fr. Southfi eld, Mich./DME Academy 4 Lacey James 6-9 235 F Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider 5 Justin Thomas 5-11 180 G So. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 10 Eugene German 6-0 175 G So. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter 11 Noah McCarty 6-7 240 F So. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman 12 Anastasios Demogerontas 6-7 210 W Jr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg/Moraine Valley CC 15 Jaylen Key 6-8 230 F Jr. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead 20 Jon Siu 6-5 195 G Jr. Hong Kong/Middlesex School 22 Rod Henry-Hayes 6-4 180 G Fr. Zion, Ill./Zion-Benton
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