Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball

Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois Huskies
	2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
University	Northern Illinois University
Head coach	Mark Montgomery (6th season)
Conference	Mid-American Conference; West Division
Arena	Convocation Center ; (capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Huskies
Colors	Cardinal and black;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1982, 1991, 1996
Conference tournament champions
	1932 (IIAC); 1982 (MAC); 1996 (MCC)
Conference regular season champions
	1933, 1934, 1941, 1945 (IIAC); 1972 (Midwestern); 1981 (MAC); 1991 (Mid-Con)

The Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1996. The Huskies are coached by Mark Montgomery. Mark Montgomery spent 10 years on the Michigan State University Staff under Coach Tom Izzo.^[2]

History

1900–01 to 1904–05: Independent
1905–06 to 1909–10: play suspended
1910–11 to 1918–19: Independent
1919–20 to 1965–66: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1966–67 to 1967–70: NCAA Division I Independent
1970–71 to 1971–72: Midwestern Conference
1972–73 to 1974–75: Back as an NCAA Division I Independent
1975–76 to 1985–86: Mid-American Conference
1986–87 to 1989–90: Back as an NCAA Division I Independent
1990–91 to 1993–94: Mid-Continent Conference
1994–95 to 1996–97: Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1997–98 to present: Back to the Mid-American Conference (West Division)

Division I season–by–season records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Tom Jorgensen (1966–1973)
1966–67	Tom Jorgensen	8–12
1967–68	Tom Jorgensen	10–14
1968–69	Tom Jorgensen	13–11
1969–70	Tom Jorgensen	13–12
1970–71	Tom Jorgensen	13–10	4–4	3rd (Midwestern)
1971–72	Tom Jorgensen	21–4	7–1	1st (Midwestern)
1972–73	Tom Jorgensen	17–8
Tom Jorgensen:		95–71
Emory Luck (1973–1976)
1973–74	Emory Luck	8–17
1974–75	Emory Luck	8–15
1975–76	Emory Luck	5–21	2–14	9th (MAC)
Emory Luck:		21–53
John McDougal (1976–1986)
1976–77	John McDougal	13–14	10–6	4th (MAC)
1977–78	John McDougal	11–16	9–7	5th (MAC)
1978–79	John McDougal	14–13	8–8	5th (MAC)
1979–80	John McDougal	16–13	9–7	3rd (MAC)
1980–81	John McDougal	17–12	10–6	T–1st (MAC)
1981–82	John McDougal	16–14	9–7	3rd (MAC)	NCAA Round of 48
1982–83	John McDougal	11–16	8–10	8th (MAC)
1983–84	John McDougal	12–15	9–9	5th (MAC)
1984–85	John McDougal	11–16	7–11	T–7th (MAC)
1985–86	John McDougal	15–12	10–8	4th (MAC)
John McDougal:		136–141
Jim Rosborough (1986–1989)
1986–87	Jim Rosborough	9–19
1987–88	Jim Rosborough	8–20
1988–89	Jim Rosborough	11–17
Jim Rosborough:		28–56
Jim Molinari (1989–1991)
1989–90	Jim Molinari	17–11
1990–91	Jim Molinari	25–6	14–2	1st (Mid–Con)	NCAA Round of 64
Jim Molinari:		42–17
Brian Hammel (1991–2000)
1991–92	Brian Hammel	11–17	7–9	T–6th (Mid–Con)
1992–93	Brian Hammel	15–12	10–6	T–2nd (Mid–Con)
1993–94	Brian Hammel	10–17	7–11	T–6th (Mid–Con)
1994–95	Brian Hammel	19–10	7–8	7th (MCC)
1995–96	Brian Hammel	20–10	10–6	3rd (MCC)	NCAA Round of 64
1996–97	Brian Hammel	12–15	6–10	T–6th (MCC)
1997–98	Brian Hammel	10–16	6–12	5th (MAC–W)
1998–99	Brian Hammel	6–20	2–16	6th (MAC–W)
1999–00	Brian Hammel	13–15	7–11	4th (MAC–W)
Brian Hammel:		116–132
Andy Greer (2000–2001)
2000–01	Andy Greer	5–23	7–11	5th (MAC–W)
Andy Greer:		5–23	7–11
Rob Judson (2001–2007)
2001–02	Rob Judson	12–16	8–10	4th (MAC–W)
2002–03	Rob Judson	17–14	11–7	2nd (MAC–W)
2003–04	Rob Judson	10–20	5–13	6th (MAC–W)
2004–05	Rob Judson	11–17	7–11	5th (MAC–W)
2005–06	Rob Judson	17–11	12–6	1st (MAC–W)
2006–07	Rob Judson	7–23	4–12	6th (MAC–W)
Rob Judson:		74–101
Ricardo Patton (2007–2011)
2007–08	Ricardo Patton	6–22	3–12	6th (MAC–W)
2008–09	Ricardo Patton	10–20	5–11	5th (MAC–W)
2009–10	Ricardo Patton	10–20	6–10	5th (MAC–W)
2010–11	Ricardo Patton	9–21	5–11	4th (MAC–W)
Ricardo Patton:		35–83	19–44
Mark Montgomery (2011–present)
2011–12	Mark Montgomery	5–26	3–13	6th (MAC–W)
2012–13	Mark Montgomery	5–25	3–13	6th (MAC–W)
2013–14	Mark Montgomery	15–17	8–10	4th (MAC–W)
2014–15	Mark Montgomery	14–16	8–10	T–4th (MAC-W)
2015–16	Mark Montgomery	21–13	9–9	T–3rd (MAC-W)	Vegas 16 Quarterfinals
Mark Montgomery:		60–97	31–55
Total:		612–774
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Conference Tournament results

Mid-American Conference Tournament

The Huskies have won the Mid-American Conference Tournament once in 1982.

Year	Seed	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1980	3rd	DeKalb, IL Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI	Quarterfinal Semifinal Consolation	(6) Miami (2) Bowling Green (5) Ball State	W 58–53 L 54–49 W 71–58	John McDougal
1981	5th	Bowling Green, OH Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI	Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship	(4) Bowling Green (1) Western Michigan (2) Ball State	W 79–72 W 78–73 L 79–66	John McDougal
1982	3rd	DeKalb, IL Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI	Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship	(6) Ohio (2) Bowling Green (1) Ball State	W 70–68 W 67–66 W 79–75 (OT)	John McDougal
1984	5th	Rockford, IL	Quarterfinal	(4) Toledo	L 73–68	John McDougal
1986	4th	Rockford, IL	Quarterfinal	(5) Toledo	L 82–79	John McDougal
2000	10th	Toledo, OH	First Round	(7) Toledo	L 68–64	Brian Hammel
2001	11th	Muncie, IN	First Round	(6) Ball State	L 89–57	Andy Greer
2002	9th	Huntington, WV	First Round	(8) Marshall	L 97–93	Rob Judson
2003	4th	DeKalb, IL Cleveland, OH Cleveland, OH	First Round Quarterfinal Semifinal	(13) Buffalo (5) Western Michigan (1) Central Michigan	W 81–64 W 75–63 L 94–72	Rob Judson
2004	12th	Buffalo, NY	First Round	(5) Buffalo	L 90–73	Rob Judson
2005	10th	Buffalo, NY	First Round	(7) Buffalo	L 73–66	Rob Judson
2006	2nd	Cleveland, OH	Quarterfinal	(7) Toledo	L 78–77	Rob Judson
2007	11th	Cleveland, OH	First Round	(6) Western Michigan	L 67–62	Rob Judson
2008	11th	Cleveland, OH	First Round	(6) Central Michigan	L 83–71	Ricardo Patton
2009	11th	Cleveland, OH	First Round	(6) Kent State	L 64–61	Ricardo Patton
2010	11th	Cleveland, OH	First Round	(6) Eastern Michigan	L 65–59	Ricardo Patton
2011	10th	Bowling Green, OH	First Round	(7) Bowling Green	L 74–54	Ricardo Patton
2012	12th	Ypsilanti, MI Cleveland, OH	First Round Second Round	(5) Eastern Michigan (8) Western Michigan	W 52–55 L 54–71	Mark Montgomery
2013	10th	Ypsilanti, MI	First Round	(7) Eastern Michigan	L 45–44	Mark Montgomery
2014	7th	DeKalb, IL Cleveland, OH	First Round Second Round	(10) Bowling Green (6) Eastern Michigan	W 54–51 L 58–43	Mark Montgomery
2015	10th	Akron, OH	First Round	(7) Akron	L 76–52	Mark Montgomery
2016	7th	DeKalb, IL Cleveland, OH	First Round Second Round	(10) Western Michigan (2) Ohio	W 56–50 L 79–62	Mark Montgomery

Source: 2011–12 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament History

The Summit League Tournament

Year	Seed	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1991	1st	Green Bay, WI	Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship	(8) Illinois-Chicago (5) Northern Iowa (2) UW-Green Bay	W 77–52 W 76–63 (OT) L 56–39	Jim Molinari
1992	6th	Cleveland, OH	Quarterfinal	(3) Illinois-Chicago	L 80–66	Brian Hammel
1993	2nd	Dayton, OH	Quarterfinal	(7) Valparaiso	L 83–75	Brian Hammel
1994	7th	Rosemont, IL	Quarterfinal	(2) Illinois-Chicago	L 87–77	Brian Hammel

Source: Summit League History

Horizon League Tournament

The Huskies have won the Horizon League Tournament once in 1996.

Year	Seed	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1995	7th	Dayton, OH	First Round Quarterfinal Semifinal	(10) Loyola (2) Illinois-Chicago (3) Green Bay	W 62–57 W 87–83 L 68–65	Brian Hammel
1996	3rd	Dayton, OH	Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship	(6) Milwaukee (7) Illinois-Chicago (5) Detroit	W 80–60 W 95–60 W 84–60	Brian Hammel
1997	6th	Dayton, OH	Quarterfinal	(3) Illinois-Chicago	L 76–65	Brian Hammel

Source: Horizon League Records

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Huskies have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. Their overall record is 0–3.

Year	Seed	Region	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1982	12th	Midwest	Dallas, TX	Round of 48	(5) Kansas State	L 77–68	John McDougal
1991	13th	Midwest	Dayton, OH	Round of 64	(4) St. John's	L 75–68	Jim Molinari
1996	14th	East	Richmond, VA	Round of 64	(3) Texas Tech	L 74–73	Brian Hammel

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Huskies appeared in one NCAA Division II Tournament. Their record is 0–2.

Year	Region	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1958	Great Lakes	Aurora, IL	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Hope St. Norbert	L 95–101 L 76–70	William Healey

Vegas 16 results

The Huskies appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
2016	Paradise, Nevada	Quarterfinals	UC Santa Barbara	L 70–63	Mark Montgomery

References

^ "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ Powers, Scott. "NIU hires Mich. St.'s Mark Montgomery". Retrieved 24 March 2011.

[1] "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[2] Powers, Scott. "NIU hires Mich. St.'s Mark Montgomery". Retrieved 24 March 2011.

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Venues	Chick Evans Field House (1956–2002) Convocation Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
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Located in: DeKalb, Illinois
Academics	College of Business College of Education College of Engineering and Engineering Technology College of Health and Human Sciences College of Law College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Visual and Performing Arts
Campus	Huskie Stadium NIU Convocation Center Chick Evans Field House Ralph McKinzie Field NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
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Media	Northern Star Northern Illinois University Press Northern Public Radio
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Founded: 1895

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Future teams	UMass Minutemen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
Seasons	1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25