2008-09 HUSKIE BASKETBALL game notes » game 23 » akron 2008-09 schedule/results game information NIU (6-16, 2-8 MAC) vs. Akron (16-8, 7-3) Date: Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 DATE OPPONENT TIME Tip-off: 2 p.m. CST Nov. 2 Freed-Hardeman (Exh.) W, 84-72 Location: DeKalb, Ill. Arena: Convocation Center (9,100) Nov. 8 Carthage College (Exh.) W, 76-62 Television: None Nov. 14 vs. Maine! L, 64-77 Radio: Huskie Sports Radio Network northern illinois akron Nov. 15 vs. Western Illinois! W, 65-54 Bill Baker (play-by-play)/Casey Kahler (color) Flagship: WLBK-AM (1360, DeKalb) HUSKIES ZIPS Nov. 18 Indiana State W, 86-79 NIUHuskies.com Nov. 21 at Tennessee State L, 73-75 Record: 6-16 (2-8 MAC) Record: 16-8 (7-3 MAC) PLAYER TO WATCH Coach: Ricardo Patton Coach: Keith Dambrot Nov. 26 vs. Portland State@ L, 58-79 Freshman guard Mike DiNunno scored a game-high 23 Alma Mater: Belmont, ‘80 Alma Mater: Akron, ‘82 Nov. 28 at Alaska-Anchorage@ W, 71-68 points in Northern Illinois’ 86-83 double-overtime loss Career Record: 196-198 Career Record: 216-116 Nov. 29 vs. Western Carolina@ L, 67-71 versus Kent State at the Convocation Center Tuesday. School Record: 12-38 School Record: 108-46 `07-08 Record: 6-22 (3-12 MAC) `07-08 Record: 24-11 (13-3 MAC) Dec. 3 at Air Force L, 55-67 DiNunno leads all MAC freshmen in scoring, 3-point Series: Akron leads, 17-7 Series: Akron leads, 17-7 Dec. 6 Chicago State W, 93-81 field goals per game, assists per game, assist/turnover Last Meeting: NIU 88, Akron 78 Last Meeting: NIU 88, Akron 78 ratio and minutes played. He is averaging 15.6 points (Feb. 12, 2008; Akron, Ohio) (Feb. 12, 2008; Akron, Ohio) Dec. 14 at Arkansas Little-Rock L, 85-97 per game at home, nearly three points above his SID: Brett McWethy SID: Greg Bach Dec. 17 Southern Illinois L, 58-73 season average (12.9). Website: niuhuskies.com Website: gozips.com Dec. 20 Loyola-Chicago L, 62-72 Jan. 10 Toledo* W, 75-51 Jan. 13 at Ball State* L, 54-60 NIU LAST GAME STARTERS Jan. 17 at Western Michigan* L, 52-71 #41 Sean Kowal, C AGAINST KENT STATE: Scored 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting, pulled down six Jan. 20 Eastern Michigan* W, 72-52 6-11 » 240 » So. rebounds, and had one block with three turnovers in 24 minutes. St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 24 Central Michigan* L, 45-58 NOTEWORTHY: Leads the MAC in individual field goal percentage (.554), and Jan. 28 at Miami University* L, 52-80 PTS REB BLK MIN has tallied 12 double-digit scoring efforts. 9.9 4.8 1.0 26.6 Jan. 31 Bowling Green* L, 61-69 Feb. 5 at Ohio* L, 59-89 #44 Tyler Storm, F AGAINST KENT STATE: Scored three points on 1-of-4 shooting, tallied two steals and pulled down one rebound with one turnover in 13 minutes. Feb. 7 at Buffalo* L, 46-68 6-7 » 206 » Fr. Geneseo, Ill. Feb. 10 Kent State* L, 83-86 (2 OT) NOTEWORTHY: Has started the last four games, averaging 20 minutes per PTS REB AST MIN contest in that stretch ... has scored a combined three points in the last three Feb. 15 Akron* 2 p.m. 3.3 1.6 0.7 13.4 games. Feb. 18 at Central Michigan* 6 p.m. #55 Michael Fakuade, C AGAINST KENT STATE: Scored seven points, and pulled down seven Feb. 21 at SE Missouri State# 7:45 p.m. 6-7 » 222 » Fr. rebounds, including five offensive caroms, in 28 minutes -- also had two blocks. Chicago, Ill. Feb. 25 Western Michigan* 7 p.m. NOTEWORTHY: Is averaging six points and seven rebounds per game over Feb. 28 Ball State* 2 p.m. PTS REB AST MIN the last three contests -- has led the Huskies in rebounding in two-of the last three games. March 4 at Eastern Michigan* 6 p.m. 1.8 2.0 0.1 7.6 March 8 at Toledo* 1 p.m. #32 Darion AGAINST KENT STATE: Scored 16 points with a 7-of-9 effort from the free throw line -- also pulled down a team-high nine rebounds, but fouled out with March 10-14 at MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) “Jake” Anderson, G 1:45 remaining in the first overtime session. 6-2 » 201 » So. » Chicago, Ill. NOTEWORTHY: Has scored in double-figures in 18 games this season, and PTS REB AST MIN led the Huskies in scoring 13 times ... two-time MAC-West Player of the Week. ! 100 Club Classic (Kennesaw, Ga.) 16.3 5.6 2.1 31.2 @ Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Ala.) AGAINST KENT STATE: Scored a game-high 23 points, dished out six assists * Mid-American Conference game #11 Mike DiNunno, G 5-11 » 177 » Fr. against three turnovers, swept four steals and pulled down three rebounds in a # ESPNU BracketBuster game career-high 46 minutes ... hit the game-tying half-court shot as time expired at Chicago, Ill. the end of the first overtime. Home Games listed in Bold PTS REB AST MIN NOTEWORTHY: Has 15 double-digit scoring efforts, and leads the team in 12.9 2.0 2.8 31.0 both assists (62) and three-pointers (48). NIU MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact: Brett McWethy akron’s last game starters McWethy’s E-mail: [email protected] No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes McWethy’s Office: 815-753-3706 12 Darryl Roberts G 5-11 165 Jr. 9.2 4.4 1.0 24.8 13 Nikola Cvetinovic F 6-8 230 Fr. 3.6 2.2 0.4 10.4 McWethy’s Cell: 815-751-1015 24 Anthony Hitchens G 5-9 168 Fr. 9.5 1.6 2.4 23.3 30 Chris McNight F 6-7 225 Jr. 9.2 4.4 1.0 23.0 33 Nate Linhart F 6-8 205 Sr. 9.9 6.1 1.6 30.2 game notes » game 23 » akron TALE OF THE TAPE 2008-09 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ROSTER NIU UA No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Bryan Hall 6-1 157 Fr. G Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) W/L Record 6-16 16-8 2 Najul Ervin 6-5 214 Jr. F Memphis, Tenn. (Mitchell/Kankakee CC) MAC Record 2-8 7-3 4 Michael Patton 5-10 177 So. G Boulder, Colo. (Boulder/Solebury School [Pa.] Points Scored 65.3 67.3 10 Keith Smith 5-5 135 Fr. G Chicago, Ill. (St. Ignatius) Points Allowed 71.7 58.5 11 Mike DiNunno 5-11 177 Fr. G Chicago, Ill. (Von Steuben) Scoring Margin -6.4 +8.8 12 Sean Smith 6-7 190 Sr. F Gary, Ind. (West Side/Vincennes J.C.) FG Percentage 42.1 42.2 13 Xavier Silas* 6-5 201 Jr. G Austin, Texas (Brewster Academy/Colorado) Def. FG Percentage 44.7 39.4 15 Ante Dzepina 6-8 235 Jr. C Kraljevica, Croatia (Highland CC) Avg. FG Att./Game 55.8 55.9 22 Justin Peaster 5-11 165 Fr. G Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 3-pt. Percentage 34.1 32.5 24 Jeremy Landers 6-2 185 So. G Milwaukee, Wis. (Murphysboro, Ill./Genesis One) Def. 3-Pt. Percentage 36.5 30.4 30 Lee Fisher 6-5 206 Fr. G Dolton, Ill. (Thornridge) Avg. 3FGA/Game 16.8 21.8 32 Darion “Jake” Anderson 6-2 201 So. G Chicago, Ill. (Carver Military Academy) Pct. off shots from three 30.1 38.9 41 Sean Kowal 6-11 240 So. C St. Louis, Mo. (Desmet Jesuit/Colorado) FT Percentage 58.1 71.2 44 Tyler Storm 6-7 206 Fr. F Geneseo, Ill. (Geneseo) Average FT/Att./Game 21.6 18.3 55 Michael Fakuade 6-7 222 Fr. C Chicago, Ill. (Von Steuben) Offensive Rebounds 12.5 11.8 Total Rebounds 34.4 33.2 * Will sit out the 2008-09 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules Rebounding Margin -1.7 -1.7 Assists 12.6 12.5 Head Coach: Ricardo Patton Associate Head Coach: Dennis Gates Assistant Coach: Sundance Wicks Turnover Average 16.2 13.4 Assistant Coach: Will Smith Director of Basketball Operations: Scott Stevens Turnover Margin -0.3 +5.2 Steal Average 7.8 7.7 2008-09 KENT STATE ROSTER Block Average 3.2 2.7 No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown (Last School/High School) Fouls 20.8 19.9 1 Ronnie Steward 5-10 175 Fr.-RS G Columbus, Ohio (Eastmoor Academy) 4 Steve McNees 6-2 170 So. G New Castle, Pa. (Shenango) 5 Brett McClanahan 6-4 185 Fr. G Nitro, W. Va. (Nitro) UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS 12 Darryl Roberts 6-2 170 Jr. G Toledo, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) Founded .....................................................................1895 13 Nikola Cvetinovic 6-8 230 Fr. F Loznica, Serbia (Virginia Episcopal School) Location ............................................................ DeKalb, Ill. 14 Eric Coblentz 6-2 185 Fr.-RS G Uniontown, Ohio (Lake) Enrollment ...............................................................25,208 15 Tim Carroll 6-5 215 Jr. F Akron, Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) Nickname ...............................................................Huskies 23 Brett McKnight 6-6 245 So. F Lancaster, Ohio (Lancaster) Colors ...................................................Cardinal and Black 24 Anthony Hitchens 5-9 168 Fr. G Chillicothe, Ohio (Chillicothe) Affiliation .................................................. NCAA Division I Conference ...................................................Mid-American 30 Chris McKnight 6-7 225 Jr. F Lancaster, Ohio (Lancaster) Home Court ............................Convocation Center (9,100) 32 Jimmy Conyers 6-5 220 Sr.