2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2012–13 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 ←  2013–14 →

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.

Class of 2012 Signees[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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)
	Recruiting 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)
	Recruiting 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)
	Recruiting 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)
	Recruiting 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[]

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.

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