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.
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Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2015-16 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 before losing to Ohio in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, and lost in the quarterfinals to UC Santa Barbara.
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Preseason
Northern Illinois was picked to finish in third place in the West Division in the MAC preseason poll. Marin Maric was selected to the West Division All-MAC preseason team.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting class of 2016
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
See also
- 2016-17 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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