| 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball | |
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Vegas 16, Quarterfinals | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 21–13 (9–9 MAC) |
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| Assistant coach | Jon Borovich Lou Dawkins Jason Larson |
| Home arena | Convocation Center |
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| Akron | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ball State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 MAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fifth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Ohio. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to UC Santa Barbara.
The Huskies finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Akron.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Pete Rakocevic | 0 | C | 6'11" | 245 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Aaron Armstead | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Kevin Gray | 13 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated & transferred to Minnesota State |
| Keith Gray | 21 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Junior | Chicago, IL | Graduated & transferred to Flagler College |
| Anthony Johnson | 33 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Jordan Threloff | 42 | F | 6'9" | 255 | RS Senior | DeKalb, IL | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Andrew Zelis | 32 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Junior | Wheaton, IL | Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College |
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| Marshawn Wilson #27 PG | Oakdale, MN | Hill-Murray School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 31, 2015 | |
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| Jaylen Key #39 PF | Milwaukee, WI | Homestead High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 7, 2014 | |
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| Levi Bradley SF | Milwaukee, WI | Pius XI High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 7, 2014 | |
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| Laytwan Porter PG | Rockford, IL | Auburn High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 8, 2014 | |
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| Austin Pauga SG | Naperville, IL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 14, 2014 | |
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| Eugene German PG | Gary, IN | 21st Century Charter School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Jun 21, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Noah McCarty PF | Sterling, IL | Newman Central Catholic High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 9, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Nick Wagner PG | Galesville, WI | Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 6, 2015 | |
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| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cal State Northridge NIU Showcase | W 83–71 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (995) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 11/14/2015* 3:30 pm | South Dakota NIU Showcase | W 72–65 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (913) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 11/15/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Wright State NIU Showcase | W 65–59 | 3–0 | Convocation Center (888) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm | Eureka | W 100–52 | 4–0 | Convocation Center (457) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | Indiana Northwest | W 87–55 | 5–0 | Convocation Center (578) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 11/28/2015* 9:00 pm | at Idaho | W 66–59 | 6–0 | Memorial Gym (571) Moscow, ID | |||||||
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chicago State | W 80–58 | 7–0 | Convocation Center (1,047) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | at Missouri | L 71–78 | 7–1 | Mizzou Arena (6,214) Columbia, MO | |||||||
| 12/16/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | at Ohio State | L 54–67 | 7–2 | Value City Arena (12,880) Columbus, OH | |||||||
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm | FIU | W 78–75 2OT | 8–2 | Convocation Center (959) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Roosevelt | W 85–52 | 9–2 | Convocation Center (823) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | at UIC | W 70–65 | 10–2 | UIC Pavilion (2,349) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 01/02/2016* 1:00 pm | Judson | W 91–48 | 11–2 | Convocation Center (1,073) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
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| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ohio | W 80–69 | 12–2 (1–0) | Convocation Center (1,038) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 01/09/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | W 80–63 | 13–2 (2–0) | Convocation Center (1,349) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 01/12/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 71–66 | 14–2 (3–0) | Savage Arena (4,271) Toledo, OH | |||||||
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 69–83 | 14–3 (3–1) | University Arena (2,649) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
| 01/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Michigan | W 75–70 | 15–3 (4–1) | Convocation Center (1,497) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 01/22/2016 5:30 pm, CBSSN | Toledo | W 58–49 | 16–3 (5–1) | Convocation Center (3,166) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 01/26/2016 6:00 pm | at Akron | L 66–76 | 16–4 (5–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,205) Akron, OH | |||||||
| 01/30/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | L 59–72 | 16–5 (5–3) | Millett Hall (1,297) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| 02/02/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | Buffalo | L 78–90 | 16–6 (5–4) | Convocation Center (1,494) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm | at Ohio | L 69–80 | 16–7 (5–5) | Convocation Center (8,773) Athens, OH | |||||||
| 02/09/2016 6:00 pm | at Kent State | L 74–75 | 16–8 (5–6) | MAC Center (2,764) Kent, OH | |||||||
| 02/13/2016 4:45 pm, ESPN3 | Akron | W 80–79 | 17–8 (6–6) | Convocation Center (3,457) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | W 71–60 | 18–8 (7–6) | Convocation Center (1,148) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 02/19/2016 5:30 pm, CBSSN | at Ball State | L 59–63 | 18–9 (7–7) | John E. Worthen Arena (5,160) Muncie, IN | |||||||
| 02/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 64–76 | 18–10 (7–8) | McGuirk Arena (2,371) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| 02/27/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 76–67 | 19–10 (8–8) | Convocation Center (3,019) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 03/01/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan | L 71–75 | 19–11 (8–9) | Convocation Center (993) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| 03/04/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | Ball State | W 80–69 | 20–11 (9–9) | Convocation Center (2,102) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
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| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan First round | W 56–50 | 21–11 | Convocation Center (1,594) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 03/10/2016 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Ohio Quarterfinals | L 62–79 | 21–12 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,311) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
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| 03/28/2016* 4:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals | L 63–70 | 21–13 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
The 2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Akron.
The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Saul Phillips, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Morehead State.
The 2015–16 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fourteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar. They played their games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Oregon. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Long Beach State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to San Diego State.
The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by third year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost to Miami (OH) in the first round of the MAC tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee State and UT Martin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Columbia.

The 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 100th season of play. The Golden Flashes, led by fifth year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
The 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Toledo in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Akron.
The 2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West division. They defeated Ohio and Western Michigan in the MAC tournament before losing to Toledo in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.
The 2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.
The 2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by sixth-year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan.
The 2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 14th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in MAC play to tie for first in the West Division. As the No. 5 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Ball State. They declined invitations from both the CollegeInsider.com and College Basketball Invitational postseason tournaments.

The 2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was head coach Ron Cottrell's 26th season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to Sam Houston State. The Huskies received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Campbell.
The 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by seventh-year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Kent State.
The 2017–18 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Toledo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Niagara in the first round before losing in the second round to Sam Houston State.
The 2017–18 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by eighth-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. With win over Northern Illinois on February 27, 2018, the Rockets clinched the MAC West division championship. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in MAC play to win the MAC West division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Miami and Eastern Michigan before losing to Buffalo in the tournament championship. Despite winning 23 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
The 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Michigan.
The 2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Montgomery, and played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–17 overall, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the MAC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Bowling Green.
The 2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Ohio. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.
The 2019–20 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represent Northern Illinois University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 9th-year head coach Mark Montgomery, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.
The 2020–21 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by interim head coach Lamar Chapman, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Huskies finished the season 3–16, 2–12 in MAC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament which had been limited to provide that the bottom four finishers would not be eligible. The MAC also announced the removal of divisions in cost-cutting measure partly attributed to COVID-19.
The 2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Rashon Burno. They played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference. As the seventh seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Kent State in the first round to finish the season 13–19 and 9–9 in the MAC.