2016 – 17 Northern Illinois Huskies men 's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Huskies , led by sixth-year head coach Mark Montgomery , 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 15 – 17 , 7 – 11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place . As the No. 9 seed in the MAC Tournament , they lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan
MAC Tournament
2017 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team