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 . 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
MAC Tournament
2019 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team