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 (MAC). 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.
Previous season The Huskies finished the 2017–18 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Marlo Brown 3 G 6'5" 200 Freshman Southfield, MI Transferred to Tyler JC Andrew Zelis 32 C 7'0" 255 RS Senior Wheaton, IL Graduated Owen Hamilton 33 C 7'0" 2255 Freshman Prescott, WI Transferred to Wisconsin
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Zaire Mateen 5 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Queens, NY Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC Alize Travis 21 G 6'1" 175 Junior Victorville, CA Junior college transferred Pima CC
2018 recruiting class
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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