2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball
2017-18 SCHEDULE St. Francis (Ill.) (1-1) at Day Date Opponent Time/Result Tues. Nov. 14 Green Bay (ESPN3) W, 85-65 NIU (1-0) Thurs. Nov. 16 St. Francis (Ill.) 7 p.m. Date / Time: Thursday, November 16, 2017 • 7 p.m. CT Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) Site: NIU Convocation Center • DeKalb, Ill. TV: none Mon Nov. 20 Penn 4 p.m. Radio: WLBK 1360-AM, 98.9-FM (DeKalb) Tues. Nov. 21 Florida Atlantic or Towson 12:30 or 6:30 p.m. Live Stats: NIUHuskies.com Wed. Nov. 22 TBD TBD All-time Series: fi rst meeting HUSKIE QUICK HITS Sun. Nov. 26 Rockford 3:30 p.m. • NIU opened the season with an 85-65 victory over Green Bay on Tuesday night at the NIU Wed. Nov. 29 Milwaukee (ESPN3) 8:30 p.m. Convocation Center. The win snapped a 12-game losing streak for the Huskies against the Sat. Dec. 2 at Chicago State 2 p.m. Phoenix. Mon. Dec. 4 at Iowa State (ESPNU) 8 p.m. • Levi Bradley poured in a career-best 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 7-of-7 from the Sat. Dec. 9 Central Connecticut State (ESPN3) 12 p.m. free-throw line. The last Huskie to score more than 28 points in a game was Xavier Silas on Mon. Dec. 18 at Marquette (FS1) 6 p.m. Feb. 12, 2011, as he scored 34 against Kent State. Thurs. Dec. 21 UIC (ESPN3) 7 p.m. • After sitting out last season following his transfer from Rider, Lacey James recorded his fi rst Fri. Dec. 29 at Iowa (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. collegiate double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds against Green Bay. Tues. Jan. 2 Kent State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. • Eugene German added 21 points and a career-high nine rebounds against Green Bay. It Sat. Jan. 6 at Ohio* 2:30 p.m. was German’s fi fth 20-point game in the last nine contests, dating back to last season. Tues. Jan. 9 at Bowling Green* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. • NIU has now won its season opener in four consecutive seasons. Sat. Jan. 13 Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. • NIU is 43-14 at home since Feb. 12, 2014. • St. Francis is led by fi fth-year head coach Ryan Marks, who spent six seasons as an assistant Tues. Jan. 16 at Buff alo* 6 p.m. coach at NIU from 1995-2001. Sat. Jan. 20 at Akron* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. • Thursday’s contest is the fi rst all-time regular season meeting between the Huskies and Tues. Jan. 23 Bowling Green* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. the Fighting Saints. Sat. Jan. 27 at Western Michigan* 6 p.m. • NIU’s 88 percent GSR ranks third in the MAC and is 10 points above the national average for Tues. Jan. 30 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Division I men’s basketball programs. Sat. Feb. 3 Miami (Ohio) (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. • On Thursday (Nov. 9), NIU announced the signing of Justin Lee to a National Letter of Tues. Feb. 6 at Toledo* 6 p.m. Intent to join the Huskie men’s basketball program for the 2018-19 season. Sat. Feb. 10 Buff alo* (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. Tues. Feb. 13 Central Michigan* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. NIU PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. Feb. 17 Western Michigan* (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. Tues. Feb. 20 at Ball State* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Sat. Feb. 24 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) 11 a.m. Tues. Feb. 27 Toledo* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Fri. March 2 Ball State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m.
Mid-American Conference Tournament Mon. March 5 First Round (campus sites) Thurs. March 8 Quarterfi nals (Cleveland, Ohio) G • 0 • JR G • 4 • JR G • 5 • SO G • 10 • SO W • 42 • JR Fri. March 9 Semifi nals (Cleveland, Ohio) Dante Lacey Justin Eugene Levi Sat. March 11 Final (Cleveland, Ohio) Thorpe James Thomas German Bradley Home games in bold, all times central PPG ...... 14.0 PPG ...... 10.0 PPG ...... 8.0 PPG ...... 21.0 PPG ...... 28.0 * - denotes Mid-American Conference game RPG ...... 4.0 RPG ...... 13.0 RPG ...... 5.0 RPG ...... 9.0 RPG ...... 8.0 FG% ...... 714 FT% ...... 1.000 APG ...... 2.0 FG% ...... 500 FG% ...... 714
Follow NIU Athletics and NIU Men’s Up Next: THE HUSKIE BENCH Basketball on Social Media NO. NAME POS HT. CL. PPG RPG OTHER @GoHuskiesMBB 2 Gairges Daow G 6-4 Fr. 2.0 0.0 .333 FG% @NIUAthletics 3 Marlo Brown G 6-5 Fr. n/a n/a n/a @NIUscores 11 Noah McCarty F 6-7 So. 2.0 0.0 1.000 FG% 12 Anastasios Demogerontas W 6-7 Jr. 0.0 2.0 2.0 Stl/Gm “Like” NIU Huskies 15 Jaylen Key F 6-8 Jr. n/a n/a n/a Mon., Nov. 20, 2017 20 Jon Siu G 6-5 Jr. n/a n/a n/a vs. Penn YouTube.com/NIUHuskiesdotcom 22 Rod Henry-Hayes G 6-4 Fr. 0.0 1.0 1.0 Ast/Gm Estero, Fla. 25 Brennan Woods F 6-4 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 p.m. (CT) 32 Andrew Zelis C 7-0 5th Sr. n/a n/a n/a Instagram.com/NIUHuskies FloHoops.com 33 Owen Hamilton C 7-0 Fr. 0.0 0.0 1.0 Blk/Gm 55 Brandon Danowski G 5-11 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball NIU Huskies (0-0, 0-0 MAC) Head Coach: Mark Montgomery, Seventh Season (76-114) Dante Thorpe PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Scored 14 pts in his D1 debut v. Green Bay ... 6-4 • 195 • G • Junior 14.0 4.0 1.0 .714 .333 .750 2017 First Team NJCAA Div. II All-American at Triton 0 Washington, D.C. Career Highs Pts: 14 (11/14/17) College ... Averaged 20.1 pts, 4.5 reb and 2.6 asts last Triton College Reb: 4 (11/14/17) Ast: 1 (11/14/17) season at Triton ... Scored 1,040 pts in 2 seasons at Triton. Gairges Daow PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Averaged 12.7 pts, 4.2 asts and 3.8 rebs per game 6-4 • 190 • G • Freshman 2.0 0.0 0.0 .333 .000 .000 last season at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla. ... 2 Melbourne, Australia Career Highs Pts: 2 (11/14/17) Helped Victory Rock to a 27-8 record last season ... Born Victory Rock Academy Reb: n/a Ast: n/a in South Sudan. Marlo Brown PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Spent one postgraduate year at DME Academy in 6-5 • 200 • G • Freshman n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Daytona Beach, averaging 15.3 pts and 9.1 reb per game 3 Southfi eld, Mich. Career Highs Pts: n/a ... Four-year letterwinner at Southfi eld (Mich.) Christian DME Academy Reb: n/a Ast: n/a where he had 1,074 reb., fi fth-most in MI history. Lacey James PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Had a double-double in his NIU debut v. Green 6-9 • 235 • F • Junior 10.0 13.0 1.0 .333 .000 1.000 Bay (10 pts, 13 reb) ... Sat out last season following trans- 4 Grand Rapids, Mich. Career Highs Pts: 10 (11/14/17) fer from Rider ... Appeared in 12 games as a freshman at Rider Reb: 13 (11/14/17) Ast: 1 (11/14/17) Rider, avg. 1.0 pts and 1.1 rebounds per game. Justin Thomas PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Appeared in all 32 games last season, including 17 5-11 • 180 • G • Sophomore 8.0 5.0 2.0 .333 .500 .429 starts ... Tied for 12th in conference play last season with 5 Indianapolis, Ind. Career Highs Pts: 12 (11/30/16) 1.3 steals per game ... Had 11 multi-steal games and led Pike Reb: 6 (12/11/16) Ast: 5 (12/14/16) NIU in steals 12 times last season. Eugene German PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Preseason All-MAC West honoree ... Averaged 9.0 6-0 • 175 • G • Sophomore 21.0 9.0 1.0 .500 .000 .636 points per game last season, including 11.7 ppg in league 10 Gary, Ind. Career Highs Pts: 27 (2/18/17) play ... A 2016-17 MAC All-Freshman Team honoree ... 21st Century Charter Reb: 5 (2/21/17) Ast: 4 (twice) Avg. 16.2 ppg over the last nine games last season. Noah McCarty PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 6-7 • 240 • F • Sophomore 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 .000 .000 Appeared in 29 games last season ... Averaged 7.2 11 Rock Falls, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 6 (11/25/16) minutes per game ... Averaged 18.2 pts, 10.2 reb per game Sterling Newman Reb: 6 (11/19/16) Ast: 3 (12/14/16) at Sterling Newman HS in 2015-16. Anastasios Demogerontas PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 6-7 • 210 • W • Junior 0.0 2.0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 Averaged 17.3 pts, 6.8 reb and 3.2 ast per game as a 12 Orland Park, Ill. Career Highs Pts: n/a sophomore last season at Moraine Valley CC ... Named to Moraine Valley CC Reb: 2 (11/14/17) Ast: 1 (11/14/17) 2017 NJCAA All-Region IV First Team. Jaylen Key PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Will miss time due to offseason shoulder surgery 6-8 • 230 • F • Junior n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ... Ranked 14th in the MAC in fi eld goal percentage last 15 Milwaukee, Wis. Career Highs Pts: 17 (11/14/16) season (48.8%) ... Shot 46.4 percent from three-point Homestead Reb: 11 (1/7/17) Ast: 4 (12/22/15) range a season ago. Jon Siu PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Appeared in four games a season ago ... Came 6-5 • 195 • G • Junior n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a to NIU from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. 20 Hong Kong Career Highs Pts: 3 (1/14/17) ... Finished at Middlesex School as the school 3-PT FG Middlesex School Reb: 1 (2/21/17) Ast: n/a record holder. Rod Henry-Hayes PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 6-4 • 180 • G • Freshman 0.0 1.0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 Averaged 21.3 pts, 6.0 ast and 5.2 reb per game as a 22 Zion, Ill. Career Highs Pts: n/a senior at Zion-Benton Township ... Named to the IBCA Zion-Benton Township Reb: 1 (11/14/17) Ast: 1 (11/14/17) 3A/4A All-State Fourth Team. Brennen Woods PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 6-4 • 200 • F • Freshman 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 Averaged 19.7 pts and 10.0 rebounds per game as a senior 25 Carpentersville, Ill. Career Highs Pts: n/a at Harvest Christian Academy ... Earned Illinois AP Class Harvest Christian Academy Reb: n/a Ast: n/a 1A Honorable Mention recognition. Andrew Zelis PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Missed the 2016-17 season with a torn ACL ... 7-0 • 255 • C • Fifth Year Senior n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Appeared in 27 games at NIU in 2015-16, shooting 53.3 32 Wheaton, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 12 (12/22/15) percent ... Began his college career at Stetson before Kaskaskia College Reb: 7 (12/22/15) Ast: 1 (twice) transfering to Kaskaskia College. Owen Hamilton PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Named to the MAC All-Newcomer Team by Street 7-0 • 255 • C • Freshman 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 & Smith’s ... Averaged 25.1 pts, 12.3 reb and 3.2 blocks 33 Prescott, Wis. Career Highs Pts: n/a per game as a senior at Prescott (Wis.) HS ... Named to Prescott Reb: n/a Ast: n/a the WBCA Division 3 All-State Team. Levi Bradley PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: His 28 pts v. Green Bay are the most by a Huskie 6-7 • 210 • W • Junior 28.0 8.0 0.0 .714 .333 1.00 since Xavier Silas 34 on 2/12/11 ... Has not missed a game in 42 Milwaukee, Wis. Career Highs Pts: 28 (11/14/17) his career, 67-straight ... Scored in dbl fi g 16 times last season Pius XI Reb: 14 (1/3/17) Ast: 4 (1/24/17) and avg 10.6 ppg over the fi nal 16 games of the season. Brandon Danowski PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Spent last season as a postgraduate at Gateway 5-11 • 180 • G • Freshman 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 Sports Academy in Granite City, Ill., avg. 17 ppg and 4 55 Wilmette, Ill. Career Highs Pts: n/a apg ... Earned Chicago Catholic League North Division Loyola Academy Reb: n/a Ast: n/a All-Conference honors at Loyola Academy.
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball ABOUT ST FRANCIS • The Fighting Saints will be taking the court for the fi fth time this season when they meet NIU Quick Facts the Huskies. • St. Francis opened the season with a pair of exhibition games against Division I opponents, UNIVERSITY INFORMATION playing at UIC and Grand Canyon. The Fighting Saints opened the regular season with a pair Name of School ...... Northern Illinois University of home games against Carroll College and the University of Northwestern Ohio. St. Francis Location ...... DeKalb, Ill. fell to Carroll, 67-57, before rebounding to top Northwestern Ohio, 80-75. Founded ...... 1895 • Terrion Howard is averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game while Jorden Thornton is Enrollment ...... 19,015 adding 14.5 points per contest for the Fighting Saints. Nickname ...... Huskies • Last season, St. Francis posted an 18-13 overall record. Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I A FAMILIAR FACE Conference...... Mid-American (West Division) • St. Francis is led by fi fth-year head coach Ryan Marks, who is no stranger to DeKalb having Colors ...... Cardinal and Black spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the Huskies from 1995-2001. Arena ...... NIU Convocation Center (9,100) • Following his time at NIU, Marks went on to be the head coach at Division III Southern President ...... Dr. Lisa C. Freeman Vermont and Division II St. Edward’s (Texas). Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...... Sean T. Frazier • Marks then led Texas-Pan American for four seasons before taking over at St. Francis, where he is a two-time Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2014-15 and NIU BASKETBALL HISTORY 2015-16) and led the Fighting Saints to a 28-4 record in 2015-16. First Year of Basketball ...... 1900-01 • NIU Director of Player Development/Operations Chad Pecka worked as a graduate assistant All-time Record ...... 1236-1268 for Marks at Texas-Pan American for two seasons from 2009-11. First Year of Division I Basketball ...... 1968-68 All-time Division I Record ...... 619-779 ALL-TIME SERIES WITH ST. FRANCIS • Thursday’s contest is the fi rst all-time regular season meeting between the Huskies and the Postseason Appearances ...... 4 (1982, 1991, 1996, 2016) Fighting Saints. NCAA Appearances ...... 3 (1982, 1991, 1996) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 3 (1982, ‘91, ‘96) A LOOK BACK AT GREEN BAY Record in the NCAA Tournament ...... 0-3 • NIU opened the season with an 85-65 victory over Green Bay on Tuesday night at the NCAA Tournament Games ...... NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies shot 50.9 percent from the fi eld in the contest while ...... March 12, 1982: L, 77-68 v. Kansas State holding the Phoenix to just 25.8 percent shooting...... March 8, 1991: L, 75-68 v. St. John’s • The win snapped a 12-game losing streak for the Huskies against the Phoenix, although it ...... March 15, 1996: L, 74-73 v. Texas Tech was only the third meeting between the two programs since 1997. The victory was just NIU’s Vegas 16 Game ...... sixth in 30 all-time matchups against Green Bay...... March 28, 2016: L, 70-63, v. UC Santa Barbara • NIU’s victory over Green Bay was its fourth-straight season-opening victory. The Huskies topped Aurora in the 2014-15 opener, downed Cal State Northridge in the 2015-16 curtain raiser and bettered Indiana State in overtime in the 2016-17 lid-lifter. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HISTORY • Levi Bradley poured in a career-best 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 7-of-7 from the Seasons in the MAC ...... 31 (1975-86, 1997-pres.) free-throw line. Bradley’s 28 points is the most scored by a Huskie during Mark Montgom- Record in the MAC Tournament ...... 12-22 ery’s tenure as head coach. MAC Tournament Titles ...... 1 (1982) • The last Huskie to score more than 28 points in a game was Xavier Silas on Feb. 12, 2011, as he scored 34 against Kent State. BASKETBALL STAFF • Eugene German added 21 points and a career-high nine rebounds in the victory. It was Head Coach ...... Mark Montgomery German’s fi fth 20-point game in the last nine contests, dating back to last season. Alma Mater ...... Michigan State, 2003 • Dante Thorpe scored 14 points in his Division I debut. Thorpe started the contest and went Career Record/Years ...... 76-114/7th 5-of-7 from the fl oor, 3-of-4 from the free-throw line and also added four rebounds and two NIU Record/Years ...... Same steals. • After sitting out last season following his transfer from Rider, Lacey James recorded his fi rst Best Time to Reach Coach ...... Contact SID collegiate double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds against Green Bay. Associate Head Coach ...... Jon Borovich Alma Mater ...... Central Michigan, 2001 HOME SWEET HOME Assistant Coach ...... Lamar Chapman • NIU is 43-14 at home since Feb. 12, 2014. Alma Mater ...... Lane College, 1993 • The Huskies set a new mark for the longest home win streak in school history as they won Assistant Coach ...... Brandon Watkins 15-straight home games from Feb. 28, 2015 against Central Michigan through Jan. 22, 2016 Alma Mater ...... Penn State, 2007 against Toledo. Director of Player Development ...... Chad Pecka • Under head coach Mark Montgomery, NIU also had an 11-game home winning streak from Graduate Assistant ...... Chris MacMartin Feb. 12, 2014 (Central Michigan) through Jan. 2, 2015 (UC Riverside) which tied the then Athletic Trainer ...... Kelsey Cannon school home winning streak record. Basketball Sports Performance Coach .....Jacob Ricketts • NIU will play 15 home games during the 2017-18 season.
EUGENE GERMAN NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-MAC WEST TEAM TEAM INFORMATION • Sophomore Eugene German was named to the Preseason All-MAC West Team announced 2016-17 Record ...... 15-17 overall (9-8 home, 6-9 road) by the conference offi ce on Oct. 26. 2016-17 MAC Record...... 7-11 (T-4th MAC West) • The Gary, Ind., native averaged 9.0 points per game a season ago, shooting 47.2 percent Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 from the fi eld. German’s numbers increased in conference play as he averaged 11.7 points Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/5 per contest, third-best among league rookies, shot 49.4 percent and 70.4 percent from the free-throw line. NIU MEDIA RELATIONS • German scored in double fi gures 15 times a season ago, including eight of the last nine Basketball Contact ...... Jeremy Reid games of the season. Offi ce Phone ...... 815-753-3706 • German is only one of two sophomores, along with Ohio’s Jason Carter, to earn Preseason All-MAC honors. Cell Phone ...... 716-867-1908 • German is joined on the Preseason All-MAC West Team by: James Thompson IV (Eastern E-mail ...... [email protected] Michigan), Thomas Wilder (Western Michigan), Tayler Persons (Ball State) and Jaelan Sanford Mailing Address ...... 209 Convocation Center (Toledo)...... 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 • On the same day, the league offi ce announced the conference preseason poll, where the Press Row Phone ...... 815-753-6767 Huskies were picked to fi nish fi fth in the MAC West.
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball • Western Michigan was chosen CAREER TOTALS FOR CURRENT HUSKIES as the preseason favorite in the Huskie Career Double-Doubles MAC West, followed by: Ball State, Levi Bradley (4) POINTS Toledo, Eastern Michigan, NIU and Jan. 2, 2016, Judson ...... 19 pts, 10 reb Levi Bradley ...... 536 Central Michigan. March 7, 2016, Western Michigan ...... 13 pts, 12 reb Jaylen Key ...... 446 • In the MAC East, Buff alo is the Dec. 20, 2016, at South Florida ...... 13 pts, 10 reb Eugene German ...... 300 preseason favorite, followed by Jan. 3, 2017, at Miami ...... 11 pts, 14 reb Justin Thomas ...... 137 Kent State, Ohio, Akron, Bowling Andrew Zelis ...... 54 Green and Miami. Jaylen Key (3) Noah McCarty ...... 36 Feb. 2, 2016, Buff alo ...... 12 pts, 10 reb Lacey James (12 at Rider) ...... 22 Dante Thorpe ...... 14 WHAT’S BACK FOR THE Nov. 11, 2016, Indiana State ...... 13 pts, 10 reb Jon Siu ...... 3 HUSKIES Jan. 7, 2017, Central Michigan ...... 16 pts, 11 reb Gairges Daow ...... 2 • NIU returns two starters and six Marlo Brown ...... 0 letterwinners from a season ago. Lacey James (1) Brandon Danowski...... 0 Jaylen Key started 25 games last Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay ...... 10 pts, 13 reb Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 0 season while Justin Thomas made Owen Hamilton ...... 0 17 starts. Although Levi Bradley Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 0 and Eugene German do not count as starters returning, each of them did start seven games a Brennen Woods ...... 0 season ago. REBOUNDS • Jaylen Key has played in 66-straight games as a Huskie, including 51 starts. Key ranked 14th in the MAC in fi eld goal percentage a season ago, shooting 48.8 percent (100-of-205) from the Levi Bradley ...... 262 fi eld. Key scored in double fi gures 14 times last season. Jaylen Key ...... 260 • Justin Thomas appeared in all 32 games during his freshman season, making 17 starts. The Justin Thomas ...... 60 Indianapolis, Ind., native averaged 1.3 steals per game in league play, tied for 12th-best in the Andrew Zelis ...... 59 MAC and second among conference freshmen. Thomas averaged 17.0 minutes per game and Eugene German ...... 51 shot 47 percent from the fi eld. Noah McCarty ...... 46 Lacey James (13 at Rider) ...... 26 • Eugene German averaged 11.7 points per game in league play, third-best among conference Dante Thorpe ...... 4 freshmen, on his way to earning MAC All-Freshman Team honors. German led the Huskies in Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 2 scoring seven times and scored in double fi gures on 15 occasions, including eight of the last Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 1 nine games. Jon Siu ...... 1 • Levi Bradley has not missed a game in his NIU career, appearing in 66-straight, including Marlo Brown ...... 0 eight starts. For his career, the Milwaukee native is averaging 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per Brandon Danowski...... 0 game. Bradley is a career 77 percent free-throw shooter. Gairges Daow ...... 0 • The Huskies return 42.5 percent of their scoring from a season ago. NIU also returns 41.3 Owen Hamilton ...... 0 Brennen Woods ...... 0 percent of its minutes, 34.3 percent of rebounds, 34.9 percent of assists, 36.3 percent of blocks and 32.3 percent of steals from the 2016-17 season. ASSISTS • Also returning for the Huskies are a pair of low-post players who sat out last season. Lacey James did not play in 2016-17 following his transfer from Rider while Andrew Zelis missed last Jaylen Key ...... 44 season with a torn ACL. Levi Bradley ...... 40 Justin Thomas ...... 39 A LOOK AT THE NEWCOMERS Eugene German ...... 28 Noah McCarty ...... 9 • NIU has added eight new faces to the roster, including six scholarship players. Of the eight Andrew Zelis ...... 2 newcomers, two are junior college transfers while six come to DeKalb as freshmen. Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 1 • Junior Dante Thorpe was a 2017 First Team NJCAA Division II All-American after averaging Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 1 20.1 points per game at Triton College. Lacey James ...... 1 • Junior Anastasios Demogerontas was a 2017 NJCAA All-Region IV First Team honoree at Dante Thorpe ...... 1 Moraine Valley CC as he averaged 17.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Marlo Brown ...... 0 • Freshman Owen Hamilton was named to the MAC All-Newcomer Team by Street & Smith’s. Brandon Danowski...... 0 Hamilton averaged 25.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a senior at Prescott Gairges Daow ...... 0 Owen Hamilton ...... 0 High School in Wisconsin, leading his team to a 24-4 record and a state runner-up fi nish last Jon Siu ...... 0 season. Brennen Woods ...... 0 • Freshman Marlo Brown comes to NIU from DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he spent one postgraduate year averaging 15.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Brown was a STEALS four-year starter at Southfi eld Christian (Mich) before heading to Florida. • Freshman Rod Henry-Hayes averaged 21.3 points, 6.0 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game as a Justin Thomas ...... 35 senior at Zion-Benton Township High School. Jaylen Key ...... 31 • Born in South Sudan, freshman Gairges Daow averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 Levi Bradley ...... 28 Eugene German ...... 12 rebounds per game as a senior at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla. Noah McCarty ...... 3 Lacey James (2 at Rider) ...... 3 DID YOU KNOW? Andrew Zelis ...... 2 • NIU has recorded 65 wins over the last four seasons, from 2013-14 through 2016-17, the Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 2 second-best four-year stretch in program history. Dante Thorpe ...... 2 Marlo Brown ...... 0 STAFF ADDITIONS.... Brandon Danowski...... 0 • The Huskies added a pair of new assistant coaches this year as Lamar Chapman and Brandon Gairges Daow ...... 0 Owen Hamilton ...... 0 Watkins joined the NIU men’s basketball staff . Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 0 • Watkins returns to head coach Mark Montgomery’s staff as a full-time assistant coach after Jon Siu ...... 0 working as a graduate assistant with the Huskies from 2012-14. Brennen Woods ...... 0 • Last season, Watkins was the head coach at Morton College in Cicero, Ill., a member of the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (NJCAA Division II). BLOCKS (TOP THREE ONLY) • Watkins played collegiately at Penn State, where he was an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection in 2003. Jaylen Key ...... 27 Levi Bradley ...... 17 • Chapman joins the Huskie staff from Stony Brook, where in his nine seasons he helped the Andrew Zelis ...... 12 Seawolves make seven postseason appearances. • NIU will be Chapman’s third stop in the MAC, having previously been an assistant at Central
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball Michigan and Toledo. • Chapman played collegiately at Lane College in Jackson, Tenn. COVERING THE HUSKIES
HUSKIES ADD ONE FOR 2018-19 PRACTICE AVAILABILITY • On Thursday (Nov. 9), NIU announced the signing of Justin Lee to a National Letter of Intent to join the NIU head coach Mark Montgomery and Huskie Huskie men’s basketball program for the 2018-19 season. student-athletes are available for interviews prior to practice. Practices are typically held in the NIU Con- • Lee is a native of Lawrenceville, Ga., and attends Collins Hill High School, where last season he was a vocation Center, please contact Jeremy Reid in the Georgia All-Region 6-AAAAAAA Second Team honoree and was named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches NIU Athletic Media Relations offi ce (815-753-3706 Association North Junior Boys All-Star Team. or [email protected]) for exact times and locations. • The 6-foot-8 Lee is ranked 175th in the Big Shots National Top 300 Player Rankings. Practices are generally open to the media. • Lee is also ranked as the 17th-best player in the State of Georgia by 247 Sports and his Collins Hill team was recently ranked No. 10 in the Georgia Class AAAAAAA Preseason State Rankings. HOME GAME COVERAGE For media wishing to cover a NIU home game please HUSKIES HIT RECORD HIGHS FOR APR AND GSR contact Jeremy Reid in the NIU Athletic Media • Released on Wednesday (Nov. 8) the NIU men’s basketball program boasts its highest Graduation Relations offi ce (815-753-3706 or [email protected]) to Success Rate (GSR) in program history at 88 percent. arrange credentials. • NIU’s 88 percent GSR ranks third in the MAC and is 10 points above the national average for Division I men’s basketball programs. POSTGAME AVAILABILITY • Unlike the federal graduation rate, the GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students and The NIU locker room is closed to the media following accounts for mid-year enrollees. Universities are not penalized for outgoing transfer students who leave games. For home games, Coach Montgomery and in good academic standing, while incoming transfer students and midyear enrollees are included in the players will be available in the media room following calculation. post-game radio obligations. For remote coverage • Announced in May, the NIU men’s basketball team also earned its highest Academic Progress Rate of road games, please make arrangements through (APR) in program history with a 966, recording the biggest single-year improvement of any NIU team Jeremy Reid prior to the game. with a 25-point jump from a year ago. INTERVIEWS • The multi-year Academic Progress Rate, released annually for every NCAA Division I team, calculates For interviews outside of practice or postgame, eligibility and retention of every scholarship student-athlete each semester over the past four years. please contact Jeremy Reid in the NIU Athletic Media Relations offi ce (815-753-3706 or jreid1@ 2016-17 YEAR IN REVIEW niu.edu). No interviews will be allowed the day of a • Finished the season with a 15-17 overall record, 7-11 in the Mid-American Conference. game. Please submit your request at least 24 hours • The Huskies lost seven games by fi ve points or less and also lost an additional two games in overtime in advance. that are not included in the seven. • NIU fi nished second in the MAC in scoring defense, allowing just 70.7 points per game. In conference MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (NOV. 13) play, the Huskies ranked second in rebounding margin at +3.5. • NIU fi nished 45th nationally in turnovers forced as their opponents committed 14.9 turnovers per No. School Record Pts. Prev. game. 1. Gonzaga (27) 1-0 771 1 • NIU recorded eight non-conference wins, its second-highest total since 1994-95 when the Huskies 2. Saint Mary’s (4) 1-0 748 2 recorded 10. 3. Vermont 0-1 675 3 • NIU scored 2,310 points, the third-highest single-season total in school history. The Huskies made 828 4. College of Charleston 1-0 659 4 fi eld goals, tied for the seventh-highest total in NIU history. NIU made 493 free throws, the sixth-best 5. Oakland 1-0 635 5 total in school history. 6. Harvard 2-0 575 7 • The Huskies recorded 226 steals, tied for the sixth-most in school history. 7. Bucknell 0-2 536 6 8. BYU 1-0 523 8 9. UT Arlington 1-0 465 9 10. Belmont 0-1 443 10 11. Northern Kentucky 2-0 437 11 12. Florida Gulf Coast 1-0 433 12 13. South Dakota State 2-0 346 14 14. Louisiana-Lafayette 0-1 292 13 15. Missouri State 1-0 269 16 16. Mercer 1-1 233 15 17. Furman 1-0 205 17 18. Albany 1-0 198 18 19. Georgia Southern 1-0 176 NR 20. Georgia State 1-0 138 25 21. Western Michigan 1-0 103 23 22. Princeton 0-1 102 21 23. Elon 1-1 96 22 24. UC Riverside 1-0 89 NR 25. Indiana State 1-0 81 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Loyola Chicago 80, Monmouth 73, UNC Asheville 52, Samford 46, Yale 46, Lipscomb 45, New Mexico State 43, Weber State 35, Delaware 28, Toledo 25, Valparaiso 23, CSU Bakersfi eld 22, Stephen F. Austin 20, Illinois State 19, Eastern Kentucky 16, ETSU 16, Iona 16, Loyola MD 15, Murray State 15, Lehigh 13, UC Irvine 13, Ball State 12, Northern Iowa 12, Akron 11, Hofstra 11, Kent State 11, Troy 11, Evansville 10, Lamar 10, Liberty 10, Montana State 10, North Dakota 10, Grand Canyon 9, Bowling Green 8, Buff alo 7, South Dakota 7, Bradley 5, UC Davis 5, UNCW 5, High Point 3, UNC Greensboro 3, Winthrop 3, Navy 2, Southern Illinois 2, Idaho 1, Long Beach State 1, Mount Saint Mary’s 1, Niagara 1, San Francisco 1, Santa Clara 1, Texas Southern 1, Towson 1, Woff ord 1.
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball AP TOP 25 (PRESEASON)
No. School Record Pts. 1 Duke (33) 0-0 1,572 2 Michigan State (13) 0-0 1,520 3 Arizona (18) 0-0 1,506 4 Kansas (1) 0-0 1,439 5 Kentucky 0-0 1,340 6 Villanova 0-0 1,284 7 Wichita State 0-0 1,270 8 Florida 0-0 1,100 9 North Carolina 0-0 1,047 10 USC 0-0 995 11 West Virginia 0-0 840 12 Cincinnati 0-0 837 13 Miami 0-0 836 14 Notre Dame 0-0 814 15 Minnesota 0-0 642 16 Louisville 0-0 570 17 Xavier 0-0 544 18 Gonzaga 0-0 500 19 Northwestern 0-0 473 20 Purdue 0-0 362 21 UCLA 0-0 340 22 Saint Mary’s 0-0 333 23 Seton Hall 0-0 274 24 Baylor 0-0 163 25 Texas A&M 0-0 130
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, Texas 10, Oklahoma 7, Maryland 7, Nevada 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball State 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, UCF 1, South Carolina 1, Harvard 1. USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 (PRESEASON)
No. School Record Pts. 1 Duke (20) 0-0 774 2 Michigan State (9) 0-0 747 3 Kansas 0-0 723 4 Kentucky 0-0 678 5 Arizona (2) 0-0 654 6 Villanova 0-0 623 7 Florida (1) 0-0 549 8 Wichita State 0-0 543 9 North Carolina 0-0 515 10 West Virginia 0-0 458 11 USC 0-0 396 12 Miami 0-0 383 13 Cincinnati 0-0 349 14 Notre Dame 0-0 305 15 Minnesota 0-0 303 16 Louisville 0-0 295 17 Xavier 0-0 284 18 UCLA 0-0 275 19 Gonzaga 0-0 242 20 Northwestern 0-0 208 21 Purdue 0-0 167 22 Saint Mary’s 0-0 152 23 Seton Hall 0-0 139 24 Baylor 0-0 107 25 Alabama 0-0 82
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas A&M 76, Virginia 57, Butler 43, Missouri 35, TCU 32, Rhode Island 31, Wisconsin 21, Providence 21, Maryland 20, Oklahoma 19, Oakland 19, Texas 13, Michigan 13, Virginia Tech 12, Oregon 12, SMU 6, Creighton 6, Georgia Tech 3, Georgia 3, Harvard 2, Arkansas 2, Florida State 1, Nevada 1, South Carolina 1.
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 NIU BASKETBALL ROSTER
DANTE THORPE GAIRGES DAOW MARLO BROWN LACEY JAMES JUSTIN THOMAS EUGENE GERMAN
Junior Freshman Freshman Junior Sophomore Sophomore 0 Guard 2 Guard 3 Guard 4 Forward 5 Guard 10 Guard
NOAH McCARTY ANASTASIOS DEMOGERONTAS JAYLEN KEY JON SIU ROD HENRY-HAYES BRENNEN WOODS
Sophomore Junior Junior Junior Freshman Freshman 11 Forward 12 Wing 15 Forward 20 Guard 22 Guard 25 Forward
ANDREW ZELIS OWEN HAMILTON LEVI BRADLEY BRANDON DANOWSKI MARK MONTGOMERY
Fifth-Yr Senior Freshman Junior Freshman Head Coach 32 Center 33 Center 42 Wing 55 Guard Seventh Season 2017-18 NIU HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) First Name Last Name 0 Dante Thorpe G 6-4 195 Jr. Washington, D.C. (Friendship Academy/Triton College) common common 2 Gairges Daow G 6-4 190 Fr. Melbourne, Australia (Victory Rock Academy) grr - giss dow 3 Marlo Brown G 6-5 200 Fr. Southfi eld, Mich. (Southfi eld Christian/DME Academy) common common 4 Lacey James F 6-9 235 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Wayland Union/Rider) common common 5 Justin Thomas G 5-11 180 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) common common 10 Eugene German G 6-0 175 So. Gary, Ind. (21st Century Charter) common common 11 Noah McCarty F 6-7 240 So. Rock Falls, Ill. (Sterling Newman) common common 12 Anastasios Demogerontas W 6-7 210 Jr. Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg/Moraine Valley CC) a-nas-ta-sios deemo - jer -on - tiss 15 Jaylen Key F 6-8 230 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Homestead) common common 20 Jon Siu G 6-5 195 Jr. Hong Kong (Middlesex School) common sue 22 Rod Henry-Hayes G 6-4 180 Fr. Zion, Ill. (Zion-Benton Township) common common 25 Brennen Woods F 6-4 200 Fr. Carpentersville, Ill. (Harvest Christian Academy) common common 32 Andrew Zelis C 7-0 255 5th Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College) common zell – iss 33 Owen Hamilton C 7-0 255 Fr. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott) common common 42 Levi Bradley W 6-7 210 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI) common common 55 Brandon Danowski G 5-11 180 Fr. Wilmette, Ill. (Loyola Academy/Gateway Sports Academy) common dan - ow - ski
Head Coach: Mark Montgomery Associate Head Coach: Jon Borovich Assistant Coaches: Lamar Chapman, Brandon Watkins Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant: Chris MacMartin
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball SPECIALTY STATS
Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead Result (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) Lead Deficit Changes Ties N14 GREEN BAY W, 85-65 38/20 23/15 6/16 16/2 4/36 33 5 2 1 N16 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) N20 vs. Penn N21 vs. Florida Atlantic/Towson N22 vs. TBD N26 ROCKFORD N29 MILWAUKEE D2 at Chicago State D4 at Iowa State D9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE D18 at Marquette D21 UIC D29 at Iowa J2 KENT STATE* J6 at Ohio* J9 at Bowling Green* J13 EASTERN MICHIGAN* J16 at Buff alo* J20 at Akron* J23 BOWLING GREEN* J27 at Western Michigan* J30 at Central Michigan* F3 MIAMI (OHIO)* F6 at Toledo* F10 BUFFALO* F13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* F17 WESTERN MICHIGAN* F20 at Ball State* F24 at Eastern Michigan* F27 TOLEDO* M2 BALL STATE*
TOTALS 38/20 23/15 6/16 16/2 4/36 AVERAGES 38/20 23/15 6/16 16/2 4/36
MISC. STATS THE IZZO COACHING TREE
Largest halftime lead ...... 13, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) Mark Montgomery became the eighth Largest halftime defi cit ...... n/a Tom Izzo assistant coach to become a Largest halftime lead surrendered to lose ...... n/a Division I head coach, and is one of two Largest halftime defi cit overcome to win ...... n/a current head coaches: Largest lead at any time ...... 22, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) • Brian Gregory, South Florida Largest defi cit at any time ...... 5, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) Largest lead surrendered to lose ...... n/a The six other Izzo assistants that have Largest defi cit overcome to win ...... 5, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) been Division I head coaches are: Largest margin of victory ...... 20, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) Largest margin of defeat ...... n/a • Jim Boylen, Utah Most points scored in a half ...... 43, Green Bay -- second half (Nov. 14, 2017) • Tom Crean, Marquette/Indiana Fewest points scored in a half ...... 42, Green Bay -- fi rst half (Nov. 14, 2017) • Mike Garland, Cleveland State Most points allowed in a half ...... 36, Green Bay -- second half (Nov. 14, 2017) • Stan Heath, Kent State/Arkansas/USF Fewest points allowed in a half ...... 29, Green Bay -- fi rst half (Nov. 14, 2017) • Stan Joplin, Toledo • Doug Wojcik, Tulsa/Coll. of Charleston
ABOUT THE STAFF Head Coach Mark Montgomery Associate Head Coach Jon Borovich Assistant Coach Lamar Chapman Assistant Coach Brandon Watkins • Seventh season at NIU. • Seventh season at NIU. • First Season at NIU • First season as an assistant coach • Seventh overall season as a head • Spent four seasons as an • Comes to NIU from Stony Brook, at NIU. coach. assistant at Dayton (2007-11). where he helped the Seawolves • Beginning his second stint • Spent 10 seasons as an assistant • Helped the Flyers to the 2010 to seven postseason appearances at NIU after being a graduate coach at Michigan State. NIT Championship. in nine years. assistant from 2012-14. • Also spent four years as an • Worked as an assistant at • Has also spent time at Central • Spent last season as head coach assistant at Central Michigan Oakland for two seasons (2005- Michigan and Toledo in the MAC. at Morton College. (1997-2001). 07). • Began his coaching career in his • Began his coaching career at St. • Four-year letterwinner at • Played at Central Michigan hometown at Muskegon Heights Joseph’s High School for under Michigan State (1988-92). (1997-2001) while Montgomery (Mich.) High School. Gene Pingatore. • Follow him on Twitter was an assistant with the Chip- • Played collegiately at Lane • Played at Penn State, earning @NIUCoachMonty pewas. College in Jackson, Tenn. All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2003. Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball INSIDE THE NUMBERS
2017-18 NIU BASKETBALL STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN
TEAM GAMES FG-FGA PCT. 3F-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D TOT AVG. FOUL DQ AST AVG TO BLK STL PTS AVG OVERALL (1-0) 1 29-57 .509 3-13 .231 24-33 .727 8-34 42 42.0 26 0 7 7.0 15 4 10 85 85.0 HOME (1-0) 1 29-57 .509 3-13 .231 24-33 .727 8-34 42 42.0 26 0 7 7.0 15 4 10 85 85.0 AWAY NEUTRAL NON-CONF (1-0) 1 29-57 .509 3-13 .231 24-33 .727 8-34 42 42.0 26 0 7 7.0 15 4 10 85 85.0 CONFERENCE
INSIDE THE NUMBERS INSIDE THE NUMBERS
2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 RECORD BY VENUE Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When NIU leads in FG%, NIU is 1-0 60-18 51-12 Overall 1-0 76-114 66-63 38-66 When opponent leads in FG%, NIU is 14-95 13-51 Home (NIU Convocation Center) 54-43 47-21 24-28 When game ends tied in FG%, NIU is 2-0 2-0 Away 21-67 18-39 14-38 Neutral 0-4 0-3 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU leads in 3FG%, NIU is 48-28 40-17 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When opponent leads in 3FG%, NIU is 1-0 28-83 26-45 RECORD BY HALFTIME Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When game ends tied in 3FG%, NIU is 0-2 0-1 When NIU leads at halftime 1-0 55-24 47-17 25-15 When NIU trails at halftime 18-85 17-42 10-46 FREE THROW SHOOTING 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU is tied at halftime 3-5 2-4 3-5 When NIU attempts more FT, NIU is 1-0 51-34 46-25 When opponent attempts more FT, NIU is 23-73 18-33 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When game ends tied in FT attempts, NIU is 2-6 2-5 RECORD BY SCORING OFFENSE Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When NIU scores 100+ points 2-0 2-0 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU scores 90-99 points 4-0 4-0 When NIU leads in FT%, NIU is 42-47 40-29 When NIU scores 80-89 points 1-0 17-4 17-4 9-2 When opponent leads in FT%, NIU is 1-0 34-65 26-33 When NIU scores 70-79 points 25-9 20-7 15-6 When game ends tied in FT%, NIU is 0-1 0-1 When NIU scores 60-69 points 19-37 15-29 10-25 When NIU scores 50-59 points 8-37 7-16 3-19 REBOUNDING 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU scores 40-49 points 1-24 1-7 1-12 When NIU leads in rebounds, NIU is 60-51 51-28 When NIU scores less than 40 points 0-3 0-0 0-2 When opponent leads in rebounds, NIU is 12-57 11-32 When game ends tied in rebounds, NIU is 1-0 4-5 4-3 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty RECORD BY SCORING DEFENSE Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC ASSISTS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When opponent scores 100+ points When NIU leads in assists, NIU is 40-21 31-11 When opponent scores 90-99 points 0-5 0-3 0-2 When opponent leads in assists, NIU is 1-0 28-87 27-50 When opponent scores 80-89 points 3-15 3-12 2-9 When game ends tied in assists, NIU is 8-5 8-2 When opponent scores 70-79 points 7-39 7-24 4-25 When opponent scores 60-69 points 1-0 32-34 27-18 22-19 BLOCKS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When opponent scores 50-59 points 25-17 21-6 6-8 When NIU leads in blocks, NIU is 1-0 39-22 34-11 When opponent scores 40-49 points 8-4 7-0 3-3 When opponent leads in blocks, NIU is 19-78 17-47 When opponent scores less than 40 points 1-0 1-0 1-0 When game ends tied in blocks, NIU is 18-13 15-5
2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty STEALS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 MARGIN OF VICTORY Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When NIU leads in steals, NIU is 1-0 46-46 45-27 Game decided by 1-5 points 26-36 22-25 18-20 When opponent leads in steals, NIU is 25-55 18-28 Game decided by 6-10 points 15-25 14-15 6-19 When game ends tied in steals, NIU is 5-12 3-8 Game decided by 11-20 points 1-0 22-36 18-17 12-19 Game decided by 21+ points 13-17 12-6 2-8 TURNOVERS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU has more turnovers, NIU is 24-63 18-32 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When opponent has more turnovers, NIU is 1-0 45-44 41-26 OVERTIME RECORD Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When game ends tied in turnovers, NIU is 7-6 7-5 Overtime 6-5 6-4 3-3 Double Overtime 2-1 2-1 1-0 FOULS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU has more fouls, NIU is 19-79 14-39 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When opponent has more fouls, NIU is 1-0 55-28 51-19 RECORD BY MONTH Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When game ends tied in fouls, NIU is 2-6 1-5 November 1-0 17-19 16-9 December 14-20 13-9 January 22-28 17-18 18-28 February 16-32 14-18 16-30 March 7-15 6-9 4-8
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball INSIDE THE NUMBERS
TIME ON THE COURT INSIDE THE NUMBERS CAREER CAREER CONSEC CONSEC PLAYER GAMES STARTS GAMES STARTS DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Levi Bradley 67 9 67 8 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Jaylen Key 66 51 66 0 Levi Bradley -- 10 16 1 27 Justin Thomas 33 18 33 1 Jaylen Key -- 4 14 18 Eugene German 32 8 24 8 Noah McCarty 30 0 1 0 Eugene German -- -- 15 1 16 Andrew Zelis 27 0 0 0 Justin Thomas -- -- 2 2 Lacey James (12 gms at Rider) 13 1 1 1 Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1 Jon Siu 4 0 0 0 Lacey James ------1 1 Dante Thorpe 1 1 1 1 Dante Thorpe ------1 1 Brandon Danowski 1 0 1 0 Gairges Daow 1 0 1 0 20+ POINT GAMES Anastasios Demogerontas 1 0 1 0 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Owen Hamilton 1 0 1 0 Eugene German -- -- 4 1 5 Rod Henry-Hayes 1 0 1 0 Levi Bradley ------1 1 Brennen Woods 1 0 1 0 Marlo Brown 0 0 0 0 30+ POINT GAMES 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER none LED NIU IN ... SCORING 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER 7+ REBOUND GAMES Eugene German -- -- 7 7 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Levi Bradley -- 2 4 1 7 Levi Bradley -- 5 7 1 13 Jaylen Key -- 0 2 2 Jaylen Key -- 3 3 6 Justin Thomas -- -- 1 1 Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1 Lacey James ------1 1 LED NIU IN ... REBOUNDING Eugene German ------1 1 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER Levi Bradley -- 5 3 8 10+ REBOUND GAMES Jaylen Key -- 0 6 6 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1 Levi Bradley -- 2 2 4 Justin Thomas -- -- 1 1 Jaylen Key -- 1 2 3 Lacey James ------1 1 5+ ASSIST GAMES LED NIU IN ... ASSISTS 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER Justin Thomas -- -- 1 1 Justin Thomas -- -- 6 1 7 Levi Bradley -- 1 3 4 10+ ASSIST GAMES Eugene German -- -- 4 4 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Jaylen Key -- 0 1 1 none
LED NIU IN ... BLOCKS 3+ STEAL GAMES 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Jaylen Key -- 6 7 13 Justin Thomas -- -- 4 4 Levi Bradley -- 5 3 1 9 Jaylen Key -- 1 1 Andrew Zelis -- 6 -- 6 Noah McCarty -- -- 3 3 5+ STEAL GAMES Eugene German -- -- 3 3 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Justin Thomas -- -- 1 1 2 none Lacey James ------1 1 Owen Hamilton ------1 1 3+ BLOCK GAMES 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER LED NIU IN ... STEALS none 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER Justin Thomas -- -- 12 12 5+ BLOCK GAMES Jaylen Key -- 3 1 4 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Levi Bradley -- 1 3 1 5 none Eugene German -- -- 3 1 4 Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1 Noah McCarty -- -- 1 1 Dante Thorpe ------1 1 Anastasios Demogerontas ------1 1
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball GAME-BY-GAME PLAYER STATISTICS (PTS-REB-AST)
0 • THORPE 2 • DAOW 3 • BROWN 4 • JAMES 5 • THOMAS 10 • GERMAN 11 • McCARTY 15 • DEMOGERONTAS
N14 GREEN BAY 14-4-1 2-0-0 DNP 10-13-1 8-5-2 21-9-1 2-0-0 0-2-1 N16 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) N20 vs. Penn N21 vs. Florida Atlantic/Towson N22 vs. TBD N26 ROCKFORD N29 MILWAUKEE D2 at Chicago State D4 at Iowa State D9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE D18 at Marquette D21 UIC D29 at Iowa J2 KENT STATE* J6 at Ohio* J9 at Bowling Green* J13 EASTERN MICHIGAN* J16 at Buff alo* J20 at Akron* J23 BOWLING GREEN* J27 at Western Michigan* J30 at Central Michigan* F3 MIAMI (OHIO)* F6 at Toledo* F10 BUFFALO* F13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* F17 WESTERN MICHIGAN* F20 at Ball State* F24 at Eastern Michigan* F27 TOLEDO* M2 BALL STATE*
15 • KEY 20 • SIU 22 • HENRY-HAYES 25 • WOODS 32 • ZELIS 33 • HAMILTON 42 • BRADLEY 55 • DANOWSKI
N14 GREEN BAY DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 28-8-0 0-0-0 N16 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) N20 vs. Penn N21 vs. Florida Atlantic/Towson N22 vs. TBD N26 ROCKFORD N29 MILWAUKEE D2 at Chicago State D4 at Iowa State D9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE D18 at Marquette D21 UIC D29 at Iowa J2 KENT STATE* J6 at Ohio* J9 at Bowling Green* J13 EASTERN MICHIGAN* J16 at Buff alo* J20 at Akron* J23 BOWLING GREEN* J27 at Western Michigan* J30 at Central Michigan* F3 MIAMI (OHIO)* F6 at Toledo* F10 BUFFALO* F13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* F17 WESTERN MICHIGAN* F20 at Ball State* F24 at Eastern Michigan* F27 TOLEDO* M2 BALL STATE*
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS
Date Game W/L Score FG-FGA PCT. 3F-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D TOT F/EJ A TO BLK STL 1st 2nd ot ot TP
N14 NIU W 85 29-57 .509 3-13 .231 24-33 .727 8-34 42 26/0 7 15 4 10 42 43 - - 85 Green Bay 65 17-66 .258 7-27 .259 24-29 .828 18-24 42 30/1 10 18 3 2 29 36 - - 65 N16 NIU St. Francis (Ill.) N20 NIU vs. Penn N21 NIU vs. FAU/Towson N22 NIU vs. TBD N26 NIU Rockford N29 NIU Milwaukee D2 NIU at Chicago State D4 NIU at Iowa State D9 NIU Central Connecticut D18 NIU at Marquette D21 NIU UIC D29 NIU at Iowa J2 NIU Kent State* J6 NIU at Ohio J9 NIU at Bowling Green* J13 NIU Eastern Michigan* J16 NIU at Buffalo* J20 NIU at Akron* J23 NIU Bowling Green* J27 NIU at Western Michigan* J30 NIU at Central Michigan* F3 NIU Miami (Ohio)* F6 NIU at Toledo* F10 NIU Buffalo* F13 NIU Central Michigan* F17 NIU Western Michigan* F20 NIU at Ball State* F24 NIU at Eastern Michigan* F27 NIU Toledo* M2 NIU Ball State*
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES IN THE MARK MONTGOMERY ERA
TEAM SUPERLATIVES
NIU HIGHS LOWS Points 111, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 25, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goals 41, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 8, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goal Attempts 82, at Cal State Northridge (Nov. 19, 2016) 39, at Eastern Michigan (March 5, 2012) 39, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 21, 2015) Field Goal Percentage .606, Roosevelt (Nov. 14, 2016) .200, Western Michigan (Jan. 19, 2013) Three-Point Field Goals 14, Ball State (March 4, 2016) 1, fi ve times, last: at Buff alo (Feb. 7, 2017) Three-Point Attempts 33, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) 6, Akron (Jan. 21, 2015) Three-Point Percentage .692, at Miami (Jan. 9, 2013) .030, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Free Throws 30, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 3, three times, last: at Utah Valley (Nov. 28) Free Throw Attempts 43, Kent State (Jan. 15, 2014) 5, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 5, at Boise State (Nov. 26, 2011) Free Throw Percentage .955, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) .250, at Utah Valley (Nov. 28, 2011) Rebounds 67, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 26, three times, last: at Miami (Feb. 4, 2015) Off ensive Rebounds 31, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 3, at Eastern Michigan (March 5, 2012) Defensive Rebounds 46, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 11, Western Michigan (Jan. 19, 2013) Personal Fouls 32, at UW Milwaukee (Dec. 7, 2012) 9, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) Assists 32, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 3, at Toledo (March 5, 2013) 3, at Western Michigan (Feb. 14, 2015) Turnovers 28, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 2, Toledo (Feb. 18, 2017) Blocked Shots 10, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) 0, 15 times, last: at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25, 2017) Steals 17, Bowling Green (March 10, 2014) 2, three times, last: Toledo (Feb. 26, 2014)
OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 99, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 36, at Bowling Green (Jan. 12, 2014) Field Goals 37, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 12, at Bowling Green (Jan. 12, 2014) Field Goal Attempts 72, Indiana State (Nov. 11, 2016) 35, three times, last: at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goal Percentage .589, at Notre Dame (Dec. 22, 2014) .235, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Three-Point Field Goals 15, Akron (Feb. 13, 2016) 1, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) 1, Western Michigan (Feb. 27, 2016) Three-Point Attempts 38, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) 11, four times, last: Ball State (March 8, 2014) 38, Elon (Nov. 25, 2016) Three-Point Percentage .691, at Iowa (Nov. 17, 2011) .067, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) Free Throws 32, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 2, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) Free Throw Attempts 44, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 3, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 44, Central Michigan (Jan. 7, 2017) Free Throw Percentage 1.000, Ball State (Feb. 14, 2017) .400, Illinois Springfi eld (Dec. 31, 2016) Rebounds 48, at Minnesota (Dec. 11, 2016) 19, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) 19, Central Michigan (Feb. 12, 2014) Off ensive Rebounds 22, at Washington (Dec. 22, 2012) 1, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) Defensive Rebounds 35, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) 13, Central Michigan (Feb. 12, 2014) 13, Central Michigan (Feb. 28, 2015) Personal Fouls 31, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 9, at Valparaiso (Nov. 13, 2012) 31, Idaho (Nov. 16, 2016) Assists 28, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 2, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) Turnovers 25, Hampton (Dec. 29, 2014) 4, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) Blocked Shots 12, at Iowa (Nov. 26, 2014) 0, 12 times, last: Olivet Nazarene (Dec. 14, 2016) Steals 14, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 1, three times, last: Toledo (Feb. 18, 2017) 14, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014)
INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
INDIVIDUALS NIU OPPONENTS Points 28, Levi Bradley, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) 31, Dikembe Dixson, UIC (Nov. 26, 2016) Field Goals 11, three times, last: Eugene German, Toledo (Feb. 18, 2017) 10, fi ve times, last: Aaron Parks, at Cal State Northridge (Nov. 19, 2016) Field Goal Attempts 22, Abdel Nader, Toledo (Feb. 2, 2013) 25, Brenton Scott, Indiana State (Nov. 11, 2016) Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 Made) 1.000, Jaylen Key, Roosevelt (Nov. 14, 2016) 1.000, Reggie McAdams, Akron (Jan. 12, 2013) 1.000, Marin Maric, at Central Michigan (Feb. 21, 2017) 1.000, Kwan Cheatham, at Akron (Jan. 26, 2016) Three-Point Field Goals 7, Travon Baker, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) 7, Braylon Rayson, at Central Michigan (Feb. 18, 2015) 7, Ryan Weber, Ball State (Feb. 14, 2017) Three-Point Attempts 11, twice, last: Travon Baker, Toledo (Jan. 22, 2016) 14, Brenton Scott, Indiana State (Nov. 11, 2016) Three-Point Percentage (Min. 3 Made) 1.000, fi ve times, last: Marshawn Wilson, UIS (Dec. 31, 2016) 1.000, Reggie McAdams, Akron (Jan. 12, 2013) 1.000, Kwan Cheatham, Akron (Jan. 12, 2013) Free Throws 14, Travon Baker, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) 14, Dikembe Dixson, UIC (Nov. 26, 2016) Free Throw Attempts 18, Marin Maric, at Eastern Michigan (March 6, 2017) 20, Dikembe Dixson, UIC (Nov. 26, 2016) Free Throw Percentage (Min. 7 Made) 1.000, twice, last: Marshawn Wilson, at Missouri (Dec. 4, 2015) 1.000, 16 times, last: Khalil Small, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) Rebounds 18, Jordan Threloff , Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) 17, Steve Taylor Jr., at Toldeo (Jan. 28, 2017) Assists 10, Laytwan Porter, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 13, Tayler Persons, Ball State (Feb. 14, 2017) Turnovers 7, three times, last: Darrell Bowie, at Kent State (Jan. 29, 2014) 8, Rian Pearson, at Toledo (Jan. 18, 2012) 8, Chris Fowler, at Central Michigan (Feb. 18, 2015) Blocked Shots 6, Marin Maric, Western Michigan (Feb. 27, 2016) 8, Javon McCrea, at Buff alo (Jan. 8, 2014) Steals 8, Aaron Armstead, Hampton (Dec. 29, 2014) 6, Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan (Feb. 27, 2016)
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball THE LAST TIME...
IN THE FINAL SECONDS A player had 10 or more steals: yet to happen NIU won in the final seconds: Nov. 11, 2016, Indiana State: Laytwan Porter, two free NIU had more than five steals: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (10) throws, 4.3 seconds NIU had more than 10 steals: Feb. 4, 2017, Eastern Michigan (11) NIU lost in the final seconds: March 1, 2016, at Eastern Michigan: Tim Bond three, 2.5 NIU had more than 15 steals: Mar. 10, 2014, Bowling Green (17) seconds NIU had fewer than five steals: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan (4) NIU played in overtime: Feb. 18, 2017, Toledo: NIU lost 88-80 NIU played in double overtime: Nov. 25, 2016, Elon: NIU lost 85-80 FIELD GOALS NIU won an overtime game: Jan. 10, 2017, at Kent State: NIU won 74-70 NIU had more than 20 field goals made: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (29) NIU lost an overtime game: Feb. 18, 2017, Toledo: NIU lost 88-80 NIU had more than 30 field goals made: Feb. 21, 2017, at Central Michigan (38) NIU had more than 40 field goals made: Nov. 24, 2013, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (41) TEAM SCORING NIU had fewer than 20 field goals made: Feb. 7, 2017, at Buffalo (18) NIU scored 80 or more points: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay: NIU won 85-65 NIU scored 90 or more points: Dec. 14, 2016, Olivet Nazarene: NIU won 95-69 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS NIU scored 100 or more points: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka: NIU won 100-52 NIU had more than 50 field goal attempts: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (57) NIU scored fewer than 50 points: Feb. 7, 2017, at Buffalo: NIU lost 65-45 NIU had more than 60 field goal attempts: March 3, 2017, at Ball State (61) An opponent scored 100 point or more points: Dec. 8, 2007, at Notre Dame: Notre Dame NIU had more than 70 field goal attempts: Jan. 7, 2017, Central Michigan (73) won 108-62 NIU had more than 80 field goal attempts: Nov. 19, 2016, at Cal State Northridge (82) An opponent scored fewer than 50 points: Dec. 20, 2016, at South Florida: NIU won NIU had fewer than 40 field goal attempts: Feb. 21, 2015, Eastern Michigan (39) 59-48 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE INDIVIDUAL SCORING NIU shot over 50 percent from the field: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay, 50.9 percent (29-of-57) A player had 20 or more points: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay: Levi Bradley (28), Eugene NIU shot over 60 percent from the field: Nov. 14, 2016, Roosevelt, 60.6 percent (40-of-66) German (21) NIU shot less than 40 percent from the field: Feb. 28, 2017, Western Michigan, 39 A player had 30 or more points: Feb. 12, 2011, Kent State: Xavier Silas (34) percent (23-of-59) A player had 40 or more points: Dec. 14, 2010, Illinois-Chicago: Xavier Silas (40) A player had 50 or more points: Feb. 15, 1958, at Eastern Michigan: Larry Wilke (52) 3-POINT FIELD GOALS An opponent had 20 or more points: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan: James A player had five or more three-point field goals: Jan. 22, 2016, Toledo: Travon Baker (6) Thompson (21) NIU had more than 5 three-point field goals: March 3, 2017, at Ball State (7) An opponent had 30 or more points: Nov. 26, 2016, UIC: Dikembe Dixson (31) NIU had more than 10 three-point field goals: Nov. 14, 2016, Roosevelt (11) NIU had more than 15 three-point field goals: yet to happen MULTIPLE DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING NIU had fewer than 5 three-point field goals: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (3) NIU had three double-digit scorers: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay: Levi Bradley (28), Eugene NIU did not make a three-point field goal: March 2, 2011, Eastern Michigan (0) German (21), Dante Thorpe (14), Lacey James (10) NIU had four double-digit scorers: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay: Levi Bradley (28), Eugene 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS German (21), Dante Thorpe (14), Lacey James (10) NIU had more than 20 3-point field goal attempts: Feb. 21, 2017, at Central Michigan NIU had five double-digit scorers: March 3, 2017, at Ball State: Eugene German (17), (21) Marin Maric (16), Jaylen Key (12), Austin Pauga (11), Levi Bradley (10) NIU had more than 30 3-point field goal attempts: Jan. 26, 2013, at Eastern Michigan NIU had six double-digit scorers: Dec. 14, 2016, Olivet Nazarene: Marin Maric (22), (33) Aaric Armstead (16), Levi Bradley (12), Justin Thomas (11), Eugene German (10), Dontel NIU had fewer than 10 3-point field goal attempts: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan Highsmith (10) (9) NIU had two players with 20 or more points: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay: Levi Bradley (28), Eugene German (21) 3-POINT PERCENTAGE NIU shot over 40 percent on 3-pointers: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan, 44.4 percent REBOUNDING (4-of-9) A player had 10 or more rebounds: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay: Lacey James (13) NIU shot over 50 percent on 3-pointers: Jan. 31, 2017, Akron, 66.7 percent (8-of-12) A player had 15 or more rebounds: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan: Marin Maric (16) NIU shot less than 30 percent on 3-pointers: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay, 23.1 percent A player had 20 or more rebounds: Nov. 27, 2002, Loyola-Chicago: Marcus Smallwood (3-of-13) (21) NIU had two players with 10 or more rebounds: Jan. 10, 2017, at Kent State: Aaric FREE THROWS Armstead (12), Marin Maric (11) NIU had more than 20 free throws made: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (24) NIU had three players with 10 or more rebounds: Feb. 20, 2014, Eastern Michigan: NIU had more than 30 free throws made: Dec. 14, 2010, Illinois-Chicago (39) Jordan Threloff (18), Darrell Bowie (12), Aaric Armstead (10) NIU had less than 10 free throws made: Feb. 28, 2017, Western Michigan (6) NIU had more than 30 rebounds: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (42) NIU had more than 40 rebounds: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (42) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS NIU had more than 50 rebounds: Jan. 7, 2017, Central Michigan (53) NIU had more than 20 free throw attempts: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (33) NIU had fewer than 25 rebounds: Nov. 24, 2007, Stephen F. Austin (22) NIU had more than 30 free throw attempts: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (33) NIU had more than 40 free throw attempts: March 6, 2015, at Ball State (42) DOUBLE-DOUBLES NIU had fewer than 10 free throw attempts: Feb. 21, 2017, at Central Michigan (7) A player had a double-double (points-rebounds): Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay: Lacey James (10 points, 13 rebounds) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE A player had a double-double (points-assists): Jan. 13, 2010, Western Michigan: Mike NIU shot over 70 percent on free throws: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay, 72.7 percent (24-of- DiNunno (21 points, 10 assists) 33) A player had a triple-double: Nov. 30, 1991, Aurora: Mike Hidden (18 points, 13 rebounds, NIU shot over 80 percent on free throws: Feb. 4, 2017, Eastern Michigan, 82.8 percent 10 assists) (24-of-29) A player had consecutive double-doubles: Marin Maric: Feb. 18, 2017, Toledo (24 points, NIU shot over 90 percent on free throws: Jan. 9, 2016, Eastern Michigan, 95.5 percent 10 rebounds), Feb. 21, 2017, at Central Michigan (16 points, 10 rebounds), Feb. 25, 2017, at (21-of-22) Eastern Michigan (20 points, 12 rebounds), Feb. 28, 2017, Western Michigan (18 points, 12 NIU shot less than 50 percent on free throws: Feb. 7, 2017, at Buffalo, 44.4 percent rebounds), March 3, 2017, at Ball State (16 points, 10 rebounds), March 6, 2017, at Eastern (8-of-18) Michigan (24 points, 16 rebounds) NIU had two players with double-doubles: Nov. 25, 2016, Elon: Aaric Armstead (24 FOULS points, 16 rebounds), Marin Maric (23 points, 10 rebounds) NIU had more than 10 fouls: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (26) NIU had more than 20 fouls: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (26) ASSISTS NIU had more than 30 fouls: Jan. 7, 2017, Central Michigan (31) A player had five or more assists: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan: Dontel Highsmith NIU had less than 10 fouls: Nov. 18, 2012, Judson (9) (6) A player had 10 or more assists: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka: Laytwan Porter (10) TURNOVERS NIU had two players with five or more assists: Feb. 27, 2016, Western Michigan: Travon NIU had more than 10 turnovers: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (15) Baker (7), Laytwan Porter (5) NIU had more than 20 turnovers: Jan. 17, 2017, Miami (22) NIU had more than 10 assists: Feb. 25, 2017, at Eastern Michigan (12) NIU had fewer than 10 turnovers: Feb. 21, 2017, at Central Michigan (8) NIU had more than 20 assists: Feb. 27, 2016, Western Michigan (22) NIU had fewer than 5 turnovers: Feb. 18, 2017, Toledo (2) NIU had more than 30 assists: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka (32) NIU had less than 10 assists: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (7) IN THE RANKINGS NIU was ranked: Jan. 25, 1972 poll: NIU No. 19 BLOCKS NIU defeated a ranked opponent: Feb. 3, 1973, vs. No. 19 Oral Roberts: NIU won 95-86 at A player had five or more blocks: Feb. 27, 2016, Western Michigan: Marin Maric (6) Chicago Stadium A player had 10 or more blocks: yet to happen NIU lost to a ranked opponent: Dec. 22, 2014, at No. 16 Notre Dame: NIU lost 91-66 NIU had more than five blocks: Dec. 20, 2016, at South Florida (6) NIU defeated a ranked opponent at home: Jan. 4, 1972, No. 5 Indiana: NIU won 85-71 NIU had 10 or more blocks: Feb. 4, 2014, Miami (Ohio) (10) NIU defeated a ranked opponent on the road: yet to happen NIU had less than five blocks: Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay (4) NIU faced a No. 1 ranked team: Dec. 8, 1980, at No. 1 DePaul: DePaul won 93-56 NIU defeated a No. 1 ranked team: yet to happen STEALS A player had five or more steals: Jan. 12, 2016, at Toledo: Travon Baker (5)
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament and the right to host a fi rst round tournament game for the fi rst time since 2003, Mark while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. Under Montgomery’s guidance, Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. MONTGOMERY The Huskies continued to make strides during the 2014-15 season, Mont- gomery’s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a 14-16 record playing against Head Coach a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU’s best since 2004-05. Competing in a much-improved MAC, NIU posted an RPI of 188, the school’s Seventh Season best since 2005-06. The 2014-15 Huskies opened the season with six-straight home wins, tying a A winner and a program builder. When looking school-record with 11 consecutive home victories dating back to 2013-14. NIU for ways to describe Northern Illinois University posted its fi rst winning non-conference record since 2005-06 and Montgom- men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery, ery’s charges also fi nished the season strong, winning each of their last four those would be two of the most obvious phrases regular season games, including a win at Toledo, NIU’s fi rst win over Western that come to mind. Michigan since 2010 and a victory over MAC regular season champion Central In 24 seasons in college basketball, as a player and a head coach, Montgom- Michigan. ery has been a part of 15 postseason teams. In six seasons as head coach at NIU, Prior to his arrival at NIU, Montgomery was named one of the top fi ve high- Montgomery rebuilt a program that had produced just two winning seasons major assistant coaches in the country by FoxSports.com in 2010, while Rivals. in the 15 years prior to his arrival and led it to just its fourth-ever postseason com put him on its list of “10 Assistant Coaches Ready to Move Up.” In addition, appearance, and the second-most wins in school history. FoxSports.com national college basketball writer Jeff Goodman named On March 24, 2011, Montgomery was introduced as the 27th head coach Montgomery the top assistant coach in the Big Ten Conference based on a poll in the history of the NIU men’s basketball program. In 2017-18, he enters his of league coaches. seventh season at NIU following 10 years at his alma mater, Michigan State During his 10 seasons on Hall of Famer Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State University, six as an assistant coach and four as associate head coach. from 2001-12, the Spartans made 10 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament In 2015-16, Montgomery guided NIU to 21 victories, tied for the second-most and three Final Four appearances. He helped coach 26 All-Big Ten players at in school history, while taking the Huskies to the postseason for just the Michigan State and six players that went on to be selected in the National fourth time in school history, and the fi rst time in 20 years, as NIU accepted an Basketball Association Draft, while on the bench for 235 MSU wins - an average invitation to the Vegas 16. Montgomery earned national coaching honors when of 23.5 victories per season. he received the midseason Hugh Durham Award as the nation’s top mid-major Montgomery began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Central head coach. Michigan where he became a member of Jay Smith’s fi rst coaching staff in Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sophomore 1997-98. Following a 6-23 season in 1999-2000, the Chippewas made a worst- Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Armstead was to-fi rst turnaround the following season as they fi nished the 2000-01 campaign named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was recognized with a 20-8 record, winning the MAC with a conference mark of 14-4. on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the fi rst time since the 2002-03 An outstanding player during his collegiate career, Montgomery was a season that NIU has three all-league honorees. four-year letterwinner for Jud Heathcote at Michigan State from 1988-92. A In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men’s basketball team also 1992 All-Big Ten Third Team selection, Montgomery ended his career as the achieved in the classroom in 2015-16, posting the highest team GPA on record then-career leader in games played at MSU (126). A four-year starter for the during the 2015 Fall Semester. Spartans, he was part of the 1990 Big Ten Championship team, three NCAA More milestones were reached during the 2016-17 season as the Huskies Tournament teams and an NIT Final Four. Montgomery ranks fourth on the earned 15 victories, giving the program 65 total wins over the last four seasons, career assists chart (561) after leading the team in assists as a junior (169) and the second-best four-year stretch in school history. Maric was again named senior (190). He also ranks fourth on the MSU career steals list (168). to the All-MAC Third Team while Eugene German became the fourth MAC Montgomery averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 assists in his four years as a Spartan. All-Freshman Team honoree of Montgomery’s tenure. In 1991-92, he averaged 7.0 points and 6.3 assists as a senior co-captain, The recent success of Huskie basketball is the result building blocks set in leading his team to a 22-8 mark and the second round of the NCAA Tourna- place during Montgomery’s fi rst four seasons at the helm in DeKalb. ment. Montgomery was also a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree during During his fi rst season at NIU in 2011-12, Montgomery guided one of the his playing days as a Spartan. youngest teams in the nation to the program’s fi rst MAC Tournament victory Montgomery received his bachelor’s degree in food industry management since 2003, defeating MAC West Champion Eastern Michigan in the opening from Michigan State. He and his wife, Alexandra, have two sons, Nicholas and round of the conference tournament to advance to Cleveland. Mason. NIU saw 55.9 percent of its minutes played by freshmen during the 2011-12 season, the sixth-highest percentage in the country. The Huskies laid the foundation Mark Montgomery’s Year-by-Year Coaching History for Montgomery’s style of play, leading the Year School Overall Conference Postseason Position MAC in off ensive rebounds while ranking 1997-98 Central Michigan 5-21 3-15 None Assistant Coach second in rebounding defense and third in 1998-99 Central Michigan 10-16 7-11 None Assistant Coach rebounding margin. 1999-00 Central Michigan 6-23 2-16 None Assistant Coach Under Montgomery’s tutelage, Abdel 2000-01 Central Michigan 20-8 14-4 None Assistant Coach Nader became the fi rst Huskie since 2009 to Central Michigan Totals 41-68 26-46 be named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. Montgomery’s second season at NIU saw 2001-02 Michigan State 19-12 10-6 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach the Huskies continue to build the founda- 2002-03 Michigan State 22-13 10-6 NCAA Elite Eight Assistant Coach tion of the program with the fourth-least 2003-04 Michigan State 18-12 12-4 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach experienced team in the country. The 2004-05 Michigan State 26-7 13-3 NCAA Final Four Assistant Coach Huskies achieved a number of milestone 2005-06 Michigan State 22-12 8-8 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach victories in 2012-13, including the program’s fi rst win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its fi rst 2006-07 Michigan State 23-12 8-8 NCAA Second Round Assistant Coach win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its 2007-08 Michigan State 27-9 12-6 NCAA Sweet 16 Associate Head Coach fi rst victory over Kent State since 2003. 2008-09 Michigan State 31-7 15-3 NCAA Championship Game Associate Head Coach During the 2013-14 season, his third at 2009-10 Michigan State 28-9 14-4 NCAA Final Four Associate Head Coach NIU, Montgomery engineered the largest 2010-11 Michigan State 19-15 9-9 NCAA First Round Associate Head Coach single-season win improvement in school Michigan State Totals 235-108 111-57 history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, as the Huskies recorded a 2011-12 NIU 5-26 3-13 None Head Coach 10-win improvement, going 15-17, NIU’s 2012-13 NIU 5-25 3-13 None Head Coach most victories since the 2005-06 season. 2013-14 NIU 15-17 8-10 None Head Coach Montgomery fi nished second in the voting 2014-15 NIU 14-16 8-10 None Head Coach for MAC Coach of the Year. 2015-16 NIU 21-13 9-9 Vegas 16 Quarterfi nals Head Coach Despite having the second-least expe- 2016-17 NIU 15-17 7-11 None Head Coach rienced team in the MAC, Montgomery 2017-18 NIU 1-0 led NIU to its most non-conference wins, NIU/Head Coaching Totals 76-114 38-66 six, since 1999-2000 and the Huskies also Career Coaching Totals 352-290 175-169 recorded their fi rst top-50 RPI win, against 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 3 Final Fours Toledo on Feb. 26, since December 14, 1999 (Wisconsin). 2 Big Ten, 1 MAC Regular Season Championships
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 14 Green Bay (11/14/17) Dante Field Goals 5 Green Bay (11/14/17) Field Goal Attempts 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) Free Throws 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) THORPE Free Throw Attempts 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) Rebounds 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-4 | 195 | Junior | Guard Offensive Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Washington, D.C. | Triton College Defensive Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) THE THORPE FILE Blocks n/a • Started his Division I debut against Green Bay (Nov. 14), scoring 14 points on Steals 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) 5-of-7 shooting. 0 Minutes 29 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Played two seasons at Triton College, scoring 1,040 points to become the seventh-leading scorer in school history. CAREER HIGHS Points 14 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Named a 2017 First Team NJCAA Division II All-American and North Central Field Goals 5 Green Bay (11/14/17) Community College Conference Player of the Year. Field Goal Attempts 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 20.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a sophomore 3-Point Field Goals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) at Triton in 2016-17. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Helped Triton to a 30-3 record in 2016-17. Free Throws 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 11.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman at Free Throw Attempts 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) Triton in 2015-16. Rebounds 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Major is General Studies. Offensive Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Defensive Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Blocks n/a Steals 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Minutes 29 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 29 5 7 .714 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 1 0 2 14 14.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 1 29 5 7 .714 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 1 0 2 14 14.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 1 1 29 29.0 5 7 .714 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 14 14.0 Career 1 1 29 29.0 5 7 .714 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 14 14.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Gairges Field Goals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Field Goal Attempts 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Free Throws n/a DAOW Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-4 | 190 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Melbourne, Australia | Victory Rock Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE DAOW FILE Blocks n/a • Made his collegiate debut against Green Bay (Nov. 14), scoring two points in Steals n/a 12 minutes off the bench. 2 Minutes 12 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla. CAREER HIGHS Points 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Helped Victory Rock to a 27-8 record last season, fi nishing as the Sunshine Field Goals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Independent Athletic Association State Runner-Up. Field Goal Attempts 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 4.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game as a junior in 3-Point Field Goals n/a 2015-16, helping Victory Rock win the Grind Session National Championship. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Born in South Sudan, moved to Australia at age six where he lived until at- Free Throws n/a tending school at Victory Rock Prep. Free Throw Attempts n/a • Majoring in Corporate Communications. Rebounds n/a Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a Blocks n/a Steals n/a Minutes 12 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 12 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 0 12 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 1 0 12 12.0 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 Career 1 0 12 12.0 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Marlo Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a BROWN Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-5 | 200 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Southfield, Mich. | DME Academy Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE BROWN FILE Blocks n/a • Played one postgraduate year at DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Fla., aver- Steals n/a aging 15.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per3 game. Minutes n/a • Four-year starter at Southfi eld Christian, fi nishing with 1,221 points and 1,074 rebounds, the fi fth-most rebounds in state history. CAREER HIGHS Points n/a • Averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks as a Field Goals n/a senior at Southfi eld Christian in 2015-16. Field Goal Attempts n/a • Named to the 2016 Associated Press Class C All-State Team, the Detroit News 3-Point Field Goals n/a Class C All-State First Team and the Detroit Free Press Class C All-State Second 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Team. Free Throws n/a • Helped Southfi eld Christian win Class D state titles as a freshman and sopho- Free Throw Attempts n/a more in 2013 and 2014. Rebounds n/a • Plans to major in Engineering. Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a Blocks n/a Steals n/a Minutes n/a
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 Did not play ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
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CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 Career
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 10 Green Bay (11/14/17) Lacey Field Goals 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) Field Goal Attempts 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) JAMES Free Throw Attempts 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) Rebounds 13 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-9 | 235 | Junior | Forward Offensive Rebounds 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) Grand Rapids, Mich. | Rider Defensive Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 5 Green Bay (11/14/17) THE JAMES FILE Blocks 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Started and tallied a double-double in his fi rst game as a Huskie with 10 Steals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) points and 13 rebounds against Green Bay4 (Nov. 14). Minutes 29 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Sat out the 2016-17 season following his transfer from Rider and has three CAREER HIGHS seasons of eligibility remaining beginning with this year. CAREER BESTS • Came to NIU following one season at Rider, where he appeared in 12 games Points 10 Green Bay (11/14/17) last season. Field Goals 3 twice, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in limited action with the Field Goal Attempts 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Broncs. 3-Point Field Goals n/a • Averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior at Wayland High 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a School (Mich.) in 2014-15, earning AP Class B First Team All-State honors. Free Throws 4 twice, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Free Throw Attempts 6 vs. Houston Baptist (11/25/15) • Majoring in Communications. Rebounds 13 Green Bay (11/14/17) Offensive Rebounds 4 twice, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Defensive Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 5 Green Bay (11/14/17) Blocks 1 four times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Steals 1 three times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Minutes 29 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 29 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 4 9 13 13.0 4 0 1 5 1 1 10 10.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 1 29 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 4 9 13 13.0 4 0 1 5 1 1 10 10.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 12 0 60 5.0 4 14 .286 0 0 .000 4 11 .365 8 5 13 1.1 10 0 0 0.0 2 0.2 3 0.3 2 0.2 12 1.0 2016-17 sat out the season following transfer from Rider 2017-18 1 1 29 29.0 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 4 9 13 13.0 4 0 1 1.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 10 10.0 Career 13 1 89 6.8 7 23 .304 0 0 .000 8 15 .533 12 14 26 2.0 14 0 1 0.1 7 0.5 4 0.3 3 0.2 22 1.7
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 8 Green Bay (11/14/17) Justin Field Goals 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Field Goal Attempts 6 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Free Throws 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) THOMAS Free Throw Attempts 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) Rebounds 5 Green Bay (11/14/17) 5-11 | 180 | Sophomore | Guard Offensive Rebounds 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Indianapolis, Ind. | Pike Defensive Rebounds 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) THE THOMAS FILE Blocks 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Appeared in all 32 games as a freshman last season, including 17 starts. Steals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 1.3 steals per game in conference5 play last season, tied for 12th in Minutes 30 Green Bay (11/14/17) the MAC and second among conference freshmen. • Had 11 multi-steal games and led NIU in steals 12 times a season ago. CAREER HIGHS • Averaged 15.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a Points 12 at Indiana State (11/30/16) Field Goals 5 Olivet Nazarene (12/14/16) senior at Indianapolis Pike High School in 2015-16. Field Goal Attempts 9 Central Michigan (1/7/17) • Earned Indiana Associated Press High Honorable Mention recognition and 3-Point Field Goals 1 twice, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) was named to the 2016 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Senior Large 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 Central Michigan (1/7/17) School All-State team. Free Throws 6 at Florida International (12/17/16) • Left-handed. Free Throw Attempts 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Majoring in Communications. Rebounds 6 at Minnesota (12/11/16) Offensive Rebounds 1 four times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Defensive Rebounds 6 at Minnesota (12/11/16) Assists 5 Olivet Nazarene (12/14/16) Turnovers 5 at Bowling Green (1/14/17) Blocks 1 three times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Steals 3 four times, last: at Toledo (1/28/17) Minutes 30 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 30 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 3 7 .429 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 2 2 1 1 8 8.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 1 30 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 3 7 .429 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 2 2 1 1 8 8.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2016-17 32 17 543 17.0 47 100 .470 1 17 .059 34 59 .576 3 52 55 1.7 45 0 37 1.2 27 0.8 2 0.1 34 1.1 129 4.0 2017-18 1 1 30 30.0 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 3 7 .429 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 2 2.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 Career 33 18 573 17.4 49 106 .462 2 19 .105 37 66 .561 4 56 60 1.8 46 0 39 1.2 29 0.9 3 0.1 35 1.1 137 4.2
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 21 Green Bay (11/14/17) Eugene Field Goals 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) Field Goal Attempts 14 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Free Throws 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) GERMAN Free Throw Attempts 11 Green Bay (11/14/17) Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-0 | 175 | Sophomore | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Gary, Ind. | 21st Century Charter Defensive Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) THE GERMAN FILE Blocks n/a • Named to the Preseason All-MAC West Team. Steals 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Appeared in 31 games a season10 ago, including seven starts. Minutes 32 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 9.0 points per game as a freshman, including 11.7 points per game during league play, 28th in the MAC and third among conference freshmen. CAREER HIGHS • Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team last seaon. Points 27 Toledo (2/18/17) Field Goals 11 Toledo (2/18/17) • Led NIU in scoring seven times last season and scored in double fi gures 15 Field Goal Attempts 16 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (2/25/17) times, including eight of the last nine games. 3-Point Field Goals 2 five times, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/6/17) • Averaged 16.2 points per game over the last nine games last season, shoot- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 three times, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/6/17) ing 49.6 percent from the fi eld and 34.5 percent from three. Free Throws 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Prepped at 21st Century Charter School, where he led the State of Indiana in Free Throw Attempts 11 Green Bay (11/14/17) scoring as a junior (32.0 ppg) and a senior (33.5 ppg). Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Named to the 2016 Indiana All-Star Team and earned MVP honors in the Offensive Rebounds 2 Olivet Nazarene (12/14/16) Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game in Indianapolis with 20 points, six rebounds Defensive Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 4 twice, last: at Ball State (3/3/17) and two assists. Turnovers 4 at Kent State (1/10/17) • Majoring in Communications. Blocks 1 three times, last: Ball State (2/14/17) Steals 2 three times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Minutes 33 Toledo (2/18/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 32 7 14 .500 0 2 .000 7 11 .636 0 9 9 9.0 0 0 1 2 0 2 21 21.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 1 32 7 14 .500 0 2 .000 7 11 .636 0 9 9 9.0 0 0 1 2 0 2 21 21.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2016-17 31 7 530 17.1 109 231 .472 16 57 .281 45 73 .616 8 34 42 1.4 41 0 27 0.9 45 1.5 3 0.1 10 0.3 279 9.0 2017-18 1 1 32 32.0 7 14 .500 0 2 .000 7 11 .636 0 9 9 9.0 0 0 1 1.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 21 21.0 Career 32 8 562 17.6 116 245 .473 16 59 .271 52 84 .619 8 43 51 1.6 41 0 28 0.9 47 1.5 3 0.1 12 0.4 300 9.4
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Noah Field Goals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Field Goal Attempts 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a McCARTY Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-7 | 240 | Sophomore | Forward Offensive Rebounds n/a Rock Falls, Ill. | Sterling Newman Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE McCARTY FILE Blocks n/a • Appeared in 29 games a season ago, averaging 7.2 minutes per contest. Steals n/a • Attended Newman Catholic Central11 in Sterling, Ill., where he averaged 18.2 Minutes 4 Green Bay (11/14/17) points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior in 2015-16. CAREER HIGHS Points 6 twice, last: Elon (11/25/16) • Named to the 2016 Associated Press Illinois Class 2A First Team and the Il- Field Goals 3 twice, last: Elon (11/25/16) linois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 1A/2A All-State Second Team. Field Goal Attempts 5 twice, last: Elon (11/25/16) • Majoring in Communications. 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 twice, last: at Indiana State (11/30/16) Free Throws 4 Eastern Michigan (2/4/17) Free Throw Attempts 4 Eastern Michigan (2/4/17) Rebounds 6 at Cal State Northridge (11/19/16) Offensive Rebounds 4 at Cal State Northridge (11/19/16) Defensive Rebounds 3 three times, last: at Indiana State (11/30/16) Assists 3 Olivet Nazarene (12/14/16) Turnovers 3 Cal Poly (11/23/16) Blocks 1 seven times, last: Kent State (1/24/17) Steals 1 three times, last: Central Michigan (1/7/17) Minutes 16 Cal Poly (11/23/16)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 0 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2016-17 29 0 208 7.2 12 32 .375 0 2 .000 10 13 .769 20 26 46 1.6 52 1 9 0.3 17 0.6 7 0.2 3 0.1 34 1.2 2017-18 1 0 4 4.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 Career 30 0 212 7.1 13 33 .394 0 2 .000 10 13 .769 20 26 46 1.5 56 1 9 0.3 17 0.6 7 0.2 3 0.1 36 1.2
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Anastasios Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a DEMOGERONTAS Free Throws n/a Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-7 | 210 | Junior | Wing Offensive Rebounds n/a Orland Park, Ill. | Moraine Valley CC Defensive Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) THE DEMOGERONTAS FILE Blocks n/a • Played 18 minutes off the bench in his Division I debut against Green Bay Steals 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) (Nov. 14). 12 Minutes 18 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore at Moraine Valley CC in 2016-17. CAREER HIGHS Points n/a • Named to the 2017 NJCAA All-Region IV First Team and the All-Illinois Skyway Field Goals n/a Collegiate Conference First Team. Field Goal Attempts 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 13.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a freshman at 3-Point Field Goals n/a Moraine Valley in 2015-16, earning fi rst team all-conference honors. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a • Prepped at Sandburg High School, averaging 13 points and four rebounds Free Throws n/a per game as a senior. Free Throw Attempts n/a • Majoring in Finance. Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Blocks n/a Steals 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Minutes 18 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 18 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 0 18 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 1 0 18 18.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 Career 1 0 18 18.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Jaylen Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a KEY Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-8 | 230 | Junior | Forward Offensive Rebounds n/a Milwaukee, Wis. | Homestead Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE KEY FILE Blocks n/a • Will miss time at the beginning of the season following shoulder surgery in Steals n/a the off season. 15 Minutes n/a • Ranked 14th in the MAC last season in fi eld goal percentage, shooting 48.8 percent (100-of-205). CAREER HIGHS • Shot 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from three-point range a season ago and scored Points 17 Roosevelt (11/14/16) Field Goals 7 twice, last: Elon (11/25/16) in double fi gures 14 times. Field Goal Attempts 13 Elon (11/25/16) • Has recorded three career double-doubles. 3-Point Field Goals 2 twice, last: Western Michigan (2/28/17) • Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 First Team All-State 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 Western Michigan (2/28/17) honoree at Homestead HS in 2014-15. Free Throws 7 Indiana State (11/11/16) • Son of former Marquette University forward Damon Key (1990-94). Free Throw Attempts 10 Indiana State (11/11/16) • Left-handed. Rebounds 11 Central Michigan (1/7/17) • Majoring in Corporate Communications. Offensive Rebounds 4 four times, last: Central Michigan (1/7/17) Defensive Rebounds 7 three times, last: Central Michigan (1/7/17) Assists 4 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Turnovers 4 at Eastern Michigan (3/2/16) Blocks 2 five times, last: at Miami (1/3/17) Steals 3 at Toledo (1/12/16) Minutes 37 Elon (11/25/16)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 Did not play ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 34 26 626 18.4 76 169 .450 0 2 .000 37 56 .661 41 82 123 3.6 88 2 21 0.6 37 1.1 15 0.4 18 0.5 189 5.6 2016-17 32 25 698 21.8 100 205 .488 13 28 .464 44 66 .667 44 93 137 4.3 76 2 23 0.7 43 1.3 12 0.4 13 0.4 257 8.0 2017-18 Career 66 51 1324 20.1 176 374 .471 13 30 .433 81 122 .664 85 175 260 3.9 164 4 44 0.7 80 1.2 27 0.4 31 0.5 446 6.8
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Jon Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a SIU Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-5 | 195 | Junior | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Hong Kong | Middlesex School Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE SIU FILE Blocks n/a • Appeared in four games last season. Steals n/a • Came to NIU from Kimball Union20 Academy in Meriden, N.H., where he spent a Minutes n/a postgraduate season after attending Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. CAREER HIGHS • Averaged 20 points and six rebounds per game in his fi nal season at Middle- Points 3 at Bowling Green (1/14/17) sex, where he fi nished as the school record-holder for three-point fi eld goals Field Goals 1 at Bowling Green (1/14/17) made. Field Goal Attempts 1 twice, last: at Buffalo (2/7/17) • Majoring in Accountancy. 3-Point Field Goals 1 at Bowling Green (1/14/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 at Bowling Green (1/14/17) Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Rebounds 1 at Central Michigan (2/21/17) Offensive Rebounds 1 at Central Michigan (2/21/17) Defensive Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Minutes 2 at Buffalo (2/7/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 Did not play ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 Did not see game action 2016-17 4 0 5 1.3 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.8 2017-18 Career 4 0 5 1.3 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.8
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Rod Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) Free Throws n/a HENRY-HAYES Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-4 | 180 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Zion, Ill. | Zion-Benton Township Defensive Rebounds 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers n/a THE HENRY-HAYES FILE Blocks n/a • Made his collegiate debut against Green Bay (Nov. 14), playing six minutes off Steals n/a the bench. 22 Minutes 6 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Averaged 21.3 points, 6.0 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Zion-Benton Township High School. CAREER HIGHS Points n/a • Named to the IBCA 3A/4A All-State Fourth Team and the Lake County News- Field Goals n/a Sun Second Team All-Area. Field Goal Attempts 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Helped the Zee-Bees to a 20-10 record and a second-place fi nish in the North 3-Point Field Goals n/a Suburban Conference. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Major is undecided. Free Throws n/a Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Turnovers n/a Blocks n/a Steals n/a Minutes 6 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 6 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 0 6 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 1 0 6 6.0 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Career 1 0 6 6.0 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Brennen Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a WOODS Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-4 | 200 | Freshman | Forward Offensive Rebounds n/a Carpentersville, Ill. | Harvest Christian Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE WOODS FILE Blocks n/a • Saw his fi rst collegiate action in the opener against Green Bay (Nov. 14). Steals n/a • Averaged 19.7 points and 10.025 rebounds per game as a senior at Harvest Minutes 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Christian Academy in 2016-17. • Named to the 2017 Fox Valley All-Area Team by the Daily Herald and earned CAREER HIGHS Points n/a Illinois AP Class 1A Honorable Mention recognition. Field Goals n/a • Majoring in Business Administration. Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a Blocks n/a Steals n/a Minutes 1 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Career 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Andrew Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a ZELIS Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 7-0 | 255 | 5th Yr. Senior | Center Offensive Rebounds n/a Wheaton, Ill. | Kaskaskia College Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE ZELIS FILE Blocks n/a • Missed the 2016-17 season with a torn ACL. Steals n/a • Appeared in 27 games in 2015-16,32 his fi rst season at NIU, shooting 53.3 per- Minutes n/a cent from the fi eld. CAREER HIGHS • Came to NIU from Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Ill., where he averaged 4.0 Points 12 Roosevelt (12/22/15) points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 2014-15. Field Goals 6 Roosevelt (12/22/15) • Began his collegiate career at Stetson University in 2013-14, where he red- Field Goal Attempts 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) shirted. 3-Point Field Goals n/a • Majoring in Economics. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws 3 Eureka (11/21/15) Free Throw Attempts 4 Eureka (11/21/15) Rebounds 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Offensive Rebounds 3 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Defensive Rebounds 6 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Assists 1 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (3/2/16) Turnovers 2 Judson (1/2/16) Blocks 2 Western Michigan (3/7/16) Steals 1 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) Minutes 24 Western Michigan (3/7/16)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 Did not play ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 27 0 198 7.3 24 45 .533 0 0 .000 6 17 .353 14 45 59 2.2 40 0 2 0.1 8 0.3 12 0.4 2 0.1 54 2.0 2016-17 Missed the season due to a torn ACL 2017-18 Career 27 0 198 7.3 24 45 .533 0 0 .000 6 17 .353 14 45 59 2.2 40 0 2 0.1 8 0.3 12 0.4 2 0.1 54 2.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Owen Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a HAMILTON Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 7-0 | 255 | Freshman | Center Offensive Rebounds n/a Prescott, Wis. | Prescott Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) THE HAMILTON FILE Blocks 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Played fi ve minutes off the bench in his fi rst collegiate game against Green Steals n/a Bay (Nov. 14), recording a block.33 Minutes 5 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Named to the MAC’s All-Newcomer Team by Street & Smith’s preseason maga- zine. CAREER HIGHS Points n/a • Averaged 25.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a senior at Field Goals n/a Prescott (Wis.) High School in 2016-17. Field Goal Attempts n/a • Led Prescott to a 24-4 record in his fi nal season and a state runner-up fi nish. 3-Point Field Goals n/a • Named to the 2017 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 All- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a State Team and named the Middle Border Conference Player of the Year. Free Throws n/a • Major is undecided. Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Blocks 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Steals n/a Minutes 5 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 0 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 1 0 5 5.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Career 1 0 5 5.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 28 Green Bay (11/14/17) Levi Field Goals 10 Green Bay (11/14/17) Field Goal Attempts 14 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 Green Bay (11/14/17) Free Throws 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) BRADLEY Free Throw Attempts 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) Rebounds 8 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-7 | 210 | Junior | Wing Offensive Rebounds 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) Milwaukee, Wis. | Pius XI Defensive Rebounds 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists n/a Turnovers 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) THE BRADLEY FILE Blocks 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Had a career-high 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting, and 7-of-7 from the line, in Steals 2 Green Bay (11/14/17) the season opener against Green42 Bay (Nov. 14). Minutes 33 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Appeared in all 32 games a season ago, including seven starts. Has not missed a game in his NIU career. CAREER HIGHS Points 28 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Scored in double fi gures 16 times a season ago and averaged 10.6 points per Field Goals 10 Green Bay (11/14/17) game over the fi nal 16 games of the season. Field Goal Attempts 14 three times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) • A career 77 percent free-throw shooter (94-of-122). 3-Point Field Goals 2 six times, last: Indiana State (11/11/16) • Recorded two double-doubles a season ago and has four in his NIU career. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 twice, last: vs. Ohio (3/10/16) • 2015 Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team honoree and a WBCA Division 2 First Free Throws 7 three times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Team All-State honoree Free Throw Attempts 9 at Eastern Michigan (3/6/17) • Earned all-conference volleyball honors while at Pius XI HS. Rebounds 14 at Miami (1/3/17) • His father, Levi, is third all-time in scoring at Wisconsin-Parkside (1,697 points, Offensive Rebounds 5 Judson (1/2/16) Defensive Rebounds 10 twice, last: at Miami (1/3/17) 1993-97). Assists 4 Kent State (1/24/17) • Left-handed. Turnovers 4 twice, last: Ball State (2/14/17) • Majoring in Sociology. Blocks 2 twice, last: Illinois Springfield (12/31/16) Steals 2 four times, last: Green Bay (11/14/17) Minutes 33 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 33 10 14 .714 1 3 .333 7 7 1.000 1 7 8 8.0 3 0 0 2 1 2 28 28.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 1 33 10 14 .714 1 3 .333 7 7 1.000 1 7 8 8.0 3 0 0 2 1 2 28 28.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 34 1 544 16.0 85 173 .491 21 51 .412 37 48 .771 38 82 120 3.5 75 1 15 0.4 22 0.6 11 0.3 13 0.4 228 6.7 2016-17 32 7 721 22.5 104 253 .411 15 60 .250 57 74 .770 32 102 134 4.2 80 2 25 0.8 33 1.0 5 0.2 13 0.4 280 8.8 2017-18 1 1 33 33.0 10 14 .714 1 3 .333 7 7 1.000 1 7 8 8.0 3 0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 28 28.0 Career 67 9 1298 19.4 199 440 .452 37 114 .325 101 129 .783 71 191 262 3.9 158 3 40 0.6 57 0.9 17 0.3 28 0.4 536 8.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Brandon Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a DANOWSKI Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 5-11 | 180 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Wilmette, Ill. | Loyola Academy Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE DANOWSKI FILE Blocks n/a • Saw his fi rst collegiate action against Green Bay (Nov. 14) in the season Steals n/a opener. 55 Minutes 1 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Spent last season at Gateway Sports Academy in Granite City, Ill., as a post- graduate, averaging 17 points and four assists per game. CAREER HIGHS Points n/a • Prepped at Loyola Academy, where he earned Chicago Catholic League North Field Goals n/a Division All-Conference honors as a senior and was also named to the Daily- Field Goal Attempts n/a NorthShore.com All-Area Second Team. 3-Point Field Goals n/a • Majoring in Business Administration. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a Blocks n/a Steals n/a Minutes 1 Green Bay (11/14/17)
2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 vs. Penn Nov. 20 vs. FAU/Towson Nov. 21 vs. TBD Nov. 22 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 at Chicago State Dec. 2 at Iowa State Dec. 4 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 at Marquette Dec. 18 UIC DEC. 21 at Iowa Dec. 29 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 at Akron* Jan. 20 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 at Ball State* Feb. 20 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2
Totals 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Career 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: RESULTS Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 1-0 1-0 Conference Games Non-Conference Games 1-0 1-0
Date Opponent Result Attendance Top Scorer Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Nov. 14 Green Bay W, 85-65 858 Bradley (28) James (13) Thomas (2) four tied at (2) four tied at (1) Nov. 16 St. Francis (Ill.)
Gulf Coast Showcase Nov. 20 vs. Penn Nov. 21 vs. Florida Atlantic or Towson Nov. 22 TBD
Nov. 26 Rockford Nov. 29 Milwaukee Dec. 2 at Chicago State Dec. 4 at Iowa State Dec. 9 Central Connecticut Dec. 18 at Marquette Dec. 21 UIC Dec. 29 at Iowa Jan. 2 Kent State* Jan. 6 at Ohio* Jan. 9 at Bowling Green* Jan. 13 Eastern Michigan* Jan. 16 at Buff alo* Jan. 20 at Akron* Jan. 23 Bowling Green* Jan. 27 at Western Michigan* Jan. 30 at Central Michigan* Feb. 3 Miami (Ohio)* Feb. 6 at Toledo* Feb. 10 Buff alo* Feb. 13 Central Michigan* Feb. 17 Western Michigan* Feb. 20 at Ball State* Feb. 24 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 27 Toledo* March 2 Ball State*
* denotes Mid-American Conference games
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES
GGAMEAME 1 NIU: 85 Green Bay: 65 November 14, 2017 • NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, Ill.
DEKALB, Ill. – Four players scored in double fi gures, led by a career-high 28 points from junior Levi Bradley (Milwaukee, Wis./ Pius XI), as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team defeated Green Bay, 85-65, on Tuesday night in the season opener at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore Eugene German added 21 points, junior Dante Thorpe chipped in 14 and junior Lacey James added a double- double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. The Huskies shot 50.9 percent (29-of-57) from the fi eld in the contest. NIU jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and extended that ad- vantage to 11-3 inside the opening six minutes of the contest; German had seven of the fi rst 11 to fuel the Huskie off ense early. Green Bay answered with the next nine on three-straight triples, taking a one-point lead, 12-11. The Phoenix increased their advantage to fi ve, 17-12, but the Huskies answered with a 12-0 run. Thorpe ignited the burst by the Huskies with a trifecta, Thomas added a triple and Thorpe then scored the next six as NIU moved back in front, 24-17, with just over eight minutes to play before the intermission. With the Huskies in front by eight, 35-27, NIU used a 7-0 run to take a 15-point lead. German had a pair of baskets during the run, Bradley added a bucket and sophomore Justin Thomas added a free-throw. Green Bay made a pair of free throws in the fi nal second of the half as NIU took a 42-29 lead into the break. German led all scorers with 16 points at the intermission on 6-of-8 shooting from the fi eld. Green Bay came out of halftime with a 13-4 run as the Phoenix trimmed the NIU lead to just four, 46-42. Thorpe held off the Green Bay run with an old-fashioned three-point play and a jumper as the NIU advantage grew back to nine. The Phoenix wouldn’t go away as they responded with seven- straight points to get within a pair, 51-49, with 11:42 left, but James and Bradley combined to score the next eight as the Huskies pushed their lead back to double-digits with 9:24 to play. A triple with 8:34 for Green Bay brought the Phoenix within eight, but it was the last fi eld goal Green Bay would make until the fi nal two minutes of the contest as the Huskie advantage grew to as much as 22. Bradley scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half, James had all 10 of his points after the intermission as the Huskies shot 56 percent (14-of-25) from the fi eld in the second 20 minutes. Khalil Small led Green Bay with 13 points and 10 rebounds; Trevian Bell added 12 points while T.J. Parham and Manny Pat- terson each had 11 points. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 4 James, L. 3-9 0-0 4-4 4-9 13 4 10 1 5 1 1 29 42 Bradley, L. 10-14 1-3 7-7 1-7 8 3 28 0 2 1 2 33 0 Thorpe, D. 5-7 1-3 3-4 2-2 4 3 14 1 1 0 2 29 5 Thomas, J. 2-6 1-2 3-7 1-4 5 1 8 2 2 1 1 30 10 German, E. 7-14 0-2 7-11 0-9 9 0 21 1 2 0 2 32 2 Daow, G. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 11 McCarty, N. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 Demogerontas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 18 22 Henry-hayes, R. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 25 Woods, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 0-0 0 1 TOTALS 29-57 3-13 24-33 8-34 42 26 85 7 15 4 10 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-32 .469 2nd: 14-25 .560 Game: 29-57 .509 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 1-6 .167 Game: 3-13 .231 FT%: 1st: 10-14 .714 2nd: 14-19 .737 Game: 24-33 .727
No. Green Bay FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 11 Bains, S. 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 4 3 3 4 1 0 13 42 Jesperson, D. 1-6 0-2 1-1 0-2 2 2 3 1 2 1 0 20 3 Small, K. 2-14 1-4 8-8 3-7 10 3 13 2 3 0 0 37 21 Hankerson, K. 3-9 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 3 8 4 2 1 2 32 30 Crist, H. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 15 0 Parham, T.J. 3-10 1-5 4-5 2-0 2 3 11 0 3 0 0 24 2 Pipes, P.J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 Bell, T. 3-11 2-5 4-6 1-3 4 1 12 0 1 0 0 24 15 Patterson, M. 3-7 0-0 5-7 3-3 6 4 11 0 1 0 0 16 34 Chevalier, W. 0-4 0-2 2-2 2-0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 TEAM 4-1 5 TOTALS 17-66 7-27 24-29 18-24 42 30 65 10 18 3 2 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-34 .235 2nd: 9-32 .281 Game: 17-66 .258 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-17 .235 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 7-27 .259 FT%: 1st: 9-10 .900 2nd: 15-19 .789 Game: 24-29 .828
Technical Fouls: Green Bay - Pipes; NIU - Bradley Officials: Courtney Green, Lewis Garrison, Brooks Wells Attendance: 858 Score by Half Green Bay ...... 29-36 65 NIU ...... 42-43 85
Game 2: vs. St. Francis (Ill.) 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 NIU Men's Basketball Northern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2017) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a toblk stl pts avg 42 BRADLEY, Levi 1-1 33 33.0 10-14 . 7 1 4 1-3 . 3 3 3 7-7 1.000 1 7 8 8.0 3 0 0 2 1 2 28 28.0 10 GERMAN, Eugene 1-1 32 32.0 7-14 . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 7-11 . 6 3 6 0 9 9 9.0 0 0 1 2 0 2 21 21.0 00 THORPE, Dante 1-1 29 29.0 5-7 . 7 1 4 1-3 . 3 3 3 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 1 0 2 14 14.0 04 JAMES, Lacey 1-1 29 29.0 3-9 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 4 9 13 13.0 4 0 1 5 1 1 10 10.0 05 THOMAS, Justin 1-1 30 30.0 2-6 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 2 2 1 1 8 8.0 02 DAOW, Gairges 1-0 12 12.0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 11 McCARTY, Noah 1-0 4 4.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 55 DANOWSKI, Brandon 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 33 HAMILTON, Owen 1-0 5 5.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 25 WOODS, Brennen 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22 HENRY-HAYES, Rod 1-0 6 6.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 12 DEMOGERONTAS, A. 1-0 18 18.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.0 Team 0 0 0 1 Total...... 1 200 29-57 . 5 0 9 3-13 . 2 3 1 24-33 . 7 2 7 8 34 42 42.0 26 0 7 15 4 10 85 85.0 Opponents...... 1 200 17-66 . 2 5 8 7-27 . 2 5 9 24-29 . 8 2 8 18 24 42 42.0 30 - 10 18 3 2 65 65.0
TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 85 65 11/14/17 GREEN BAY W 85-65 858 Points per game 85.0 65.0 Scoring margin +20.0 - * - Conference game FIELD GOALS-ATT 29-57 17-66 Field goal pct . 5 0 9 . 2 5 8 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-13 7-27 3-point FG pct . 2 3 1 . 2 5 9 3-pt FG made per game 3.0 7.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 24-33 24-29 Free throw pct . 7 2 7 . 8 2 8 F-Throws made per game 24.0 24.0 REBOUNDS 42 42 Rebounds per game 42.0 42.0 Rebounding margin +0.0 - ASSISTS 7 10 Assists per game 7.0 10.0 TURNOVERS 15 18 Turnovers per game 15.0 18.0 Turnover margin +3.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 0.6 STEALS 10 2 Steals per game 10.0 2.0 BLOCKS 4 3 Blocks per game 4.0 3.0 ATTENDANCE 858 0 Home games-Avg/Game 1-858 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Northern Illinois 42 43 85 Opponents 29 36 65