The Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1996.
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History
Conference affiliations
1900–01 to 1919–20: Independent
1920–21 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: NCAA Division I Independent
1975–76 to 1985–86: Mid-American Conference
1986–87 to 1989–90: NCAA Division I Independent
1990–91 to 1993–94: Mid-Continent Conference
1994–95 to 1996–97: Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1997–98 to 2025–26: Mid-American Conference
2026–27 to present: Horizon League
Notes
The All-Century Team
Best of Northern Illinois Men's Basketball (1900-2000)
The Northern Illinois University athletic department celebrated 100 years of Huskies basketball in the 2000–01 season. A panel of 29 Administrators, NIU Staff/Faculty, NIU Alumni, Media and NIU Media Services were given the opportunity to cast votes for the greatest players to ever don the cardinal and black of Northern Illinois University, resulting in a total of 46 players. Eighty-six different Huskie players received at least one vote, including 33 Northern Illinois Hall of Famers, plus 12 performers either drafted or signed as free agents by the National Basketball Association. Members of the All-Century Team were acknowledged at halftime of the NIU-Ball State Cardinals men's basketball game on Saturday February 17, 2001 in Chick Evans Field House.
Season-by-season records
Source: NIU Men's Basketball Record Book
Conference Tournament results
MAC tournament
The Huskies have won the MAC tournament once in 1982.
Source: MAC Men's Basketball Tournament History
The Summit League tournament
Source: Summit League History
Horizon League tournament
The Huskies have won the Horizon League tournament once in 1996.
Source: Horizon League Records
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Huskies have appeared in the NCAA tournament three times. Their overall record is 0–3.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Huskies appeared in one NCAA Division II tournament. Their record is 0–2.
Vegas 16 results
The Huskies appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 0–1.
Rashon Burno – Head Coach
Steve Christiansen – Assistant Coach
Drew Gladstone - Assistant Coach
Branden McDonald – Assistant Coach
Matt Fleming – Director of Basketball Operations
TBA – Assistant Director of Basketball Operations