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2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	15–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Mark Montgomery (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jon Borovich; Lou Dawkins; Jason Larson;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 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.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 80–78 ^OT	1–0	Convocation Center (1,565) DeKalb, IL
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM		Roosevelt	W 99–55	2–0	Convocation Center (756) DeKalb, IL
11/16/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		Idaho	W 63–49	3–0	Convocation Center (1,430) DeKalb, IL
11/19/2016* 10:00 PM		at Cal State Northridge	L 82–84	3–1	Matadome (886) Northridge, CA
11/23/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Cal Poly NIU Thanksgiving Classic	L 64–68	3–2	Convocation Center (844) DeKalb, IL
11/25/2016* 1:00 PM		Elon NIU Thanksgiving Classic	L 80–85 ^2OT	3–3	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
11/26/2016* 3:30 PM		UIC NIU Thanksgiving Classic	W 92–81	4–3	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Indiana State	L 52–63	4–4	Hulman Center (3,730) Terre Haute, IN
12/11/2016* 4:00 PM, BTN		at Minnesota	L 57–77	4–5	Williams Arena (8,625) Minneapolis, MN
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM		Olivet Nazarene	W 95–69	5–5	Convocation Center (523) DeKalb, IL
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM		at FIU	W 60–53	6–5	FIU Arena (810) Miami, FL
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at South Florida	W 59–48	7–5	USF Sun Dome (2,129) Tampa, FL
12/31/2016* 3:30 PM		Illinois–Springfield	W 77–62	8–5	Convocation Center (1,083) DeKalb, IL
MAC regular season
01/03/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	L 67–69	8–6 (0–1)	Millett Hall (1,151) Oxford, OH
01/07/2017 3:30 PM		Central Michigan	W 87–83	9–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (1,717) DeKalb, IL
01/10/2017 6:00 PM		at Kent State	W 74–70	10–6 (2–1)	MAC Center (2,033) Kent, OH
01/14/2017 11:00 AM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 69–52	11–6 (3–1)	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
01/17/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 62–58	12–6 (4–1)	Convocation Center (1,053) DeKalb, IL
01/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	L 69–78	12–7 (4–2)	Convocation Center (2,167) DeKalb, IL
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Kent State	L 66–73	12–8 (4–3)	Convocation Center (868) DeKalb, IL
01/28/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 74–72	13–8 (5–3)	Savage Arena (4,864) Toledo, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Akron	L 73–76	13–9 (5–4)	Convocation Center (1,042) DeKalb, IL
02/04/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 81–69	14–9 (6–4)	Convocation Center (2,443) DeKalb, IL
02/07/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 45–65	14–10 (6–5)	Alumni Arena (3,212) Amherst, NY
02/11/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 67–76	14–11 (6–6)	University Arena (3,140) Kalamazoo, MI
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Ball State	L 72–81	14–12 (6–7)	Convocation Center (759) DeKalb, IL
02/18/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3		Toledo	L 80–88 ^OT	14–13 (6–8)	Convocation Center (2,007) DeKalb, IL
02/21/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	W 89–66	15–13 (7–8)	McGuirk Arena (2,531) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/25/2017 11:00 AM, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 68–84	15–14 (7–9)	Convocation Center (1,115) Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Western Michigan	L 56–70	15–15 (7–10)	Convocation Center (862) DeKalb, IL
03/03/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 82–87	15–16 (7–11)	Worthen Arena (4,457) Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	at (8) Eastern Michigan first round	L 69–72	15–17	Convocation Center (981) Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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"2016-17 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, Preseason All-MAC Teams Announced". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Travon Baker	5	G	5'10"	170	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Darrell Bowie	10	G/F	6'7"	220	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated
Chuks Iroegbu	11	G/F	6'4"	210	RS Senior	Elk Grove, CA	Graduated
Jordan Thomas	12	G	5'11"	185	Sophomore	Northfield, IL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Michael Orris	24	G	6'2"	200	RS Junior	Crete, IL	Graduate transferred to South Dakota State
Jay DeHaan	25	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Naperville, IL	Walk-on; transferred to UW–Parkside

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lacey James	4	F	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Grand Rapids, MI	Transferred from Rider. Under NCAA transfer rules, James will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
Sean Damaska	21	C	6'7"	252	RS Senior	Milton, GA	Transferred from Indiana. Will be eligible to play immediately since Damaska graduated from Indiana. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eugene German PG	Gary, IN	21st Century Charter School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jun 21, 2015
Eugene German PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Noah McCarty PF	Sterling, IL	Newman Central Catholic High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 9, 2015
Noah McCarty PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nick Wagner PG	Galesville, WI	Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 6, 2015
Nick Wagner PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Owen Hamilton #37 C	Prescott, WI	Prescott High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sep 18, 2016
Owen Hamilton #37 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

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2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	15–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Mark Montgomery (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Borovich Lou Dawkins Jason Larson
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Kent State †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Bowling Green	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Miami (OH)	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
West
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Western Michigan	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Toledo	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
Northern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Central Michigan	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500

† 2017 MAC tournament winner