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 in 1996. 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 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. 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 See also NIU Huskies women's basketball References External links