2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 3–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.^[1]

2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–25 (3–13 MAC)
Head coach	Mark Montgomery (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Borovich Todd Townsend Lou Dawkins
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Ohio	14	–	2		.875			24	–	10		.706
Kent State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	14		.600
Buffalo	7	–	9		.438			14	–	20		.412
Bowling Green	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Miami	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
West
Western Michigan	10	–	6		.625			22	–	13		.629
Toledo*	10	–	6		.625			15	–	13		.536
Ball State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	9		.438			16	–	18		.471
Central Michigan	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
Northern Illinois	3	–	13		.188			5	–	25		.167
† 2013 MAC tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties Rankings from AP Poll

Class of 2012 Signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sam Mader PF	Appleton, Wisconsin	Appleton East	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Darrell Bowie SF	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	La Jolla Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Mike Davis SG	Garfield Heights, Ohio	Garfield Heights	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Akeem Springs SG	Waukegan, Illinois	Waukegan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 0 Pete Rakocevic (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Wilbraham & Monson Prep/Sacramento State Chicago, Illinois G 3 Antone Christian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Martin Luther King Magnet Nashville, Tennessee F 4 Brandon Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Homewood-Flossmoor/Parkland College Homewood, Illinois G 5 Travon Baket 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Detroit Consortium Detroit, Michigan G/F 10 Darrell Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr La Jolla Prep Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 11 Daveon Balls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, Indiana F 13 Kevin Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brooks Academy Chicago, Illinois F 14 Sam Mader  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Appleton East Appleton, Wisconsin G 15 J.J. Cravatta 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Streator Township Streator, Illinois F 21 Keith Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brooks Academy Chicago, Illinois G/F 23 Abdel Nader 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Niles North Skokie, Illinois G 24 Mike Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Garfield Heights Cleveland, Ohio G 25 Tony Nixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Seton Academy Chicago, Illinois G/F 32 Aksel Bolin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Asker Asker, Norway	Head coach Mark Montgomery Assistant coach(es) Jon Borovich Todd Townsend Lou Dawkins Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 31, 2013

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2012* 7:00 pm	Aurora	W 89–56		Convocation Center (1,005) DeKalb, IL
Regular season
11/09/2012* 8:00 pm	at Nebraska-Omaha	L 64–77	0–1	Ralston Arena (2,224) Ralston, NE
11/13/2012* 7:00 am, ESPN	at Valparaiso ESPN College Hoops Tip-off Marathon	L 46–69	0–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,445) Valparaiso, IN
11/18/2012* 4:00 pm	Judson	W 72–54	1–2	Convocation Center (626) DeKalb, IL
11/24/2012* 3:00 pm	Loyola–Chicago	L 46–53	1–3	Convocation Center (995) DeKalb, IL
11/27/2012* 7:00 pm	UIC	L 46–58	1–4	Convocation Center (947) DeKalb, IL
12/01/2012* 8:00 pm	at Dayton	L 43–60	1–5	University of Dayton Arena (12,637) Dayton, OH
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm	SIU Edwardsville	W 65–54	2–5	Convocation Center (2,750) DeKalb, IL
12/07/2012* 7:00 pm	at Milwaukee	L 73–80 OT	2–6	Klotsche Center (2,034) Milwaukee, WI
12/16/2012* 4:00 pm	at DePaul	L 64–69	2–7	Allstate Arena (7,155) Rosemont, IL
12/19/2012* 9:00 pm	at Seattle	L 48–75	2–8	KeyArena (2,362) Seattle, WA
12/22/2012* 6:00 pm, Pac-12 Network	at Washington	L 57–67	2–9	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,805) Seattle, WA
12/29/2012* 3:00 pm	at Massachusetts	L 59–64	2–10	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1,100) Amherst, MA
01/09/2013 6:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	W 72–61	3–10 (1–0)	Millett Hall (907) Oxford, OH
01/12/2013 3:00 pm	Akron	L 53–68	3–11 (1–1)	Convocation Center (977) DeKalb, IL
01/16/2013 6:00 pm	at Ohio	L 63–81	3–12 (1–2)	Convocation Center (7,648) Athens, OH
01/19/2013 7:00 pm	Western Michigan	L 34–71	3–13 (1–3)	Convocation Center (997) DeKalb, IL
01/23/2013 6:00 pm	at Central Michigan	W 74–61	4–13 (2–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,347) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/26/2013 1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	L 25–42	4–14 (2–4)	Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center (888) Ypsilanti, MI
01/30/2013 7:00 pm	Kent State	W 67–65	5–14 (3–4)	Convocation Center (719) DeKalb, IL
02/02/2013 3:00 pm	Toledo	L 64–69	5–15 (3–5)	Convocation Center (1,382) DeKalb, IL
02/06/2013 7:00 pm	Bowling Green	L 41–57	5–16 (3–6)	Convocation Center (708) DeKalb, IL
02/09/2013 12:00 pm	at Buffalo	L 54–59	5–17 (3–7)	Alumni Arena (4,136) Amherst, NY
02/13/2013 7:00 pm	Ball State	L 52–56	5–18 (3–8)	Convocation Center (864) DeKalb, IL
02/16/2013 5:00 pm, STO/ESPN3	at Western Michigan	L 58–66	5–19 (3–9)	University Arena (3,569) Kalamazoo, MI
02/23/2013* 3:00 pm	Eastern Illinois BracketBusters	L 47–59	5–20	Convocation Center (1,009) DeKalb, IL
02/27/2013 7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	L 41–53	5–21 (3–10)	Convocation Center (826) DeKalb, IL
03/02/2013 7:00 pm	Central Michigan	L 50–69	5–22 (3–11)	Convocation Center (1,324) DeKalb, IL
03/05/2013 6:00 pm	at Toledo	L 46–70	5–23 (3–12)	Savage Arena (3,603) Toledo, OH
03/09/2013 1:00 pm	at Ball State	L 51–53	5–24 (3–13)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,237) Muncie, IN
2013 MAC men's basketball tournament
03/11/2013 6:00 pm	Eastern Michigan First Round	L 44–45	5–25	Convocation Center (302) Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

NCAA Record

The Huskies set an NCAA Division I record during the shot-clock era on December 1, 2012 against the Dayton Flyers scoring five points in the first half.

This record was broken against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on January 26. 2013, where the Huskies scored four points in the first half. The Huskies had a 3.2% field goal shooting in the first half which also set a record, breaking Savannah State's 4.3% shooting percentage against Kansas State in 2008.