The Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents
Northern Illinois University (NIU) in
DeKalb,
Illinois. The school's team currently competes in the
Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in the
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from ...
in
1996
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History
* 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
The Midwestern Conference, alternatively Conference of Midwestern Universities, was a college athletic conference which operated in Illinois and Indiana from 1970 to 1972. It was composed of schools which had recently moved from Division II (then ...
* 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 (now known as Summit League)
* 1994–95 to 1996–97:
Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as Horizon League)
* 1997–98 to present:
Mid-American Conference
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
The Chick Evans Field House is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. The arena opened in 1956 and was home to the Northern Illinois University Huskies basketball team prior to the 2002 opening of the Convocation Center. It w ...
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Season-by-season records
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Source
NIU Men's Basketball Record Book
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Conference Tournament results
MAC tournament
The Huskies have won the
MAC tournament once in 1982.
*
Source
MAC Men's Basketball Tournament History
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The Summit League tournament
*
Source
Summit League History
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Horizon League tournament
The Huskies have won the
Horizon League tournament once in 1996.
*
Source
Horizon League Records
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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.
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Rashon Burno
Rashon Burno (born February 3, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team.
Playing career
Burno played at St. Anthony High School in New Jersey under Bob Hurley, where he wa ...
– 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
See also
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NIU Huskies women's basketball
References
External links
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