2018-19 NIU Men’s Basketball Prospectus Preseason Prospectus | NIU BASKETBALL 2018-19 NIU Men’s Basketball UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Location ...................................................................................................................... DeKalb, Ill. 2017-18 Record ............................13-19 overall (11-4 home, 1-13 away, 1-2 neutral) Founded ................................................................................................................................ 1895 2017-18 MAC Record.........................................................................6-12 (Sixth MAC West Enrollment .........................................................................................................................17,169 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................................................................5/0 Nickname .........................................................................................................................Huskies Letterwinners Returning/Lost.........................................................................................10/4 Affi liation ..........................................................................................................NCAA Division I Newcomers ..............................................................................................Trendon Hankerson Conference...........................................................................Mid-American (West Division) ......................................................................................................................................... Justin Lee Colors ........................................................................................................... Cardinal and Black ...................................................................................................................................Zaire Mateen Arena ..................................................................................NIU Convocation Center (9,100) ...................................................................................................................................Austin Richie President ....................................................................................................Dr. Lisa C. Freeman ....................................................................................................................................... Alize Travis Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...............................................................................Sean Frazier Alma Mater, Year ..................................................................................................Alabama, ‘92 NIU BASKETBALL HISTORY Faculty Athletics Rep ............................................................................................Mark Groza First Year of Basketball ................................................................................................1900-01 Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................................................815-753-PACK (7225) All-time Record .........................................................................................................1248-1287 Website ........................................................................................................... NIUHuskies.com First Year of Division I Basketball .............................................................................1967-68 Twitter ..................................................................................................................@NIUAthletics All-time Division I Record ..........................................................................................631-798 Men’s Basketball Twitter ...........................................................................@GoHuskiesMBB Postseason Appearances .......................................................4 (1982, 1991, 1996, 2016) NCAA Appearances .............................................................................3 (1982, 1991, 1996) BASKETBALL STAFF Record in the NCAA Tournament .....................................................................................0-3 Head Coach .............................................................................................. Mark Montgomery NCAA Tournament Games ..........................March 12, 1982: L, 77-68 v. Kansas State Alma Mater ........................................................................................... Michigan State, 2003 ........................................................................................March 8, 1991: L, 75-68 v. St. John’s Career Record/Years ............................................................................88-133/Entering 8th ...................................................................................March 15, 1996: L, 74-73 v. Texas Tech NIU Record/Years ...............................................................................................................Same Vegas 16 Game .....................................March 28, 2016: L, 70-63, v. UC Santa Barbara Best Time to Reach Coach ..................................................................................Contact SID Associate Head Coach ...................................................................................... Jon Borovich NIU MEDIA RELATIONS Alma Mater .......................................................................................Central Michigan, 2001 Basketball Contact ...............................................................................................Jeremy Reid Assistant Coach ............................................................................................Lamar Chapman Offi ce Phone .......................................................................................................815-753-3706 Alma Mater ............................................................................................... Lane College, 1993 Cell Phone ........................................................................................................... 716-867-1908 Assistant Coach ...........................................................................................Brandon Watkins E-mail ..................................................................................................................jreid1@niu.edu Alma Mater ....................................................................................................Penn State, 2007 Mailing Address ............................................................................209 Convocation Center Director of Player Development/Operations ..............................................Chad Pecka ........................................................................1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 Graduate Assistant ......................................................................................Chris MacMartin Press Row Phone .............................................................................................. 815-753-6767 Athletic Trainer ..........................................................................................Leah Oliver-Pataki Basketball Sport Performance Coach........................................................Jacob Ricketts LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (10) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 10 Eugene German* G Jr. 20.6 3.8 1.7 47.1 33.9 76.6 42 Levi Bradley* W Sr. 14.6 5.5 0.8 42.7 28.0 82.9 0 Dante Thorpe* G Sr. 10.8 3.3 1.8 52.8 39.0 69.8 4 Lacey James* F Sr. 5.8 4.7 0.5 40.0 0.0 69.7 2 Gairges Daow* G So. 4.3 3.7 0.8 39.7 32.7 75.0 11 Noah McCarty F Jr. 4.1 3.2 0.6 41.4 24.2 60.5 12 Anastasios Demogerontas W Sr. 3.9 2.1 0.7 46.8 31.8 66.7 22 Rod Henry-Hayes G So. 2.1 0.7 0.6 44.7 34.5 75.0 55 Brandon Danowski G So. 0.8 0.2 0.1 100.0 100.0 66.7 20 Caleb Oehlberg G Jr. 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 OTHER RETURNEES (1) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 15 Jaylen Key F Sr. missed the 2017-18 season due to shoulder surgery LETTERWINNERS LOST (4) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 5 Justin Thomas G 6.0 2.8 1.9 44.7 38.9 61.4 33 Owen Hamilton C 1.9 1.3 0.1 64.7 0.0 50.0 32 Andrew Zelis C 1.5 0.9 0.3 50.0 0.0 50.0 25 Brennen Woods F 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 * denotes starter last season 2018-19 NIU MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 NIU BASKETBALL | 2018-19 Season 2018-19 NIU Men’s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 0 Dante Thorpe 6-4 195 G Sr. Washington, D.C./Friendship Academy/Triton College 1 Trendon Hankerson 6-2 185 G Fr. Novi, Mich./Novi 2 Gairges Daow 6-4 190 G So. Melbourne, Australia/Victory Rock Academy 3 Justin Lee 6-8 210 W Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill 4 Lacey James 6-9 240 F Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider 5 Zaire Mateen 6-0 170 G So. Queens, N.Y./South Shore/Laramie County CC 10 Eugene German 6-0 185 G Jr. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter 11 Noah McCarty 6-8 240 F Jr. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman 12 Anastasios Demogerontas 6-7 215 W Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg/Moraine Valley CC 15 Jaylen Key 6-8 230 F Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead 20 Caleb Oehlberg 6-0 180 G Jr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb 21 Alize Travis 6-0 170 G Jr. Victorville, Calif./Eastvale Roosevelt/Pima CC 22 Rod Henry-Hayes 6-4 185 G So. Zion, Ill./Zion-Benton Township 32 Austin Richie 6-6 225 W Fr. Glenwood, Ill./Don Bosco Institute 42 Levi Bradley 6-7 210 W Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI 55 Brandon Danowski 5-11 180 G So. Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy