The Huskies finished the 2015 – 16 season 21 – 13 , 9 – 9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division . They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament before losing to Ohio in the quarterfinals . They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 , which only had eight teams , and lost in the quarterfinals to UC Santa Barbara
MAC Tournament
2016 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team