The 2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. 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

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. 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

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Previous season

The

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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

Incoming Transfers

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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