2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2024 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Huskies basketball wordmark.svg 250 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 21–13 9–9 Mark Montgomery 5th Jon BorovichLou DawkinsJason Larson Convocation Center Vegas 16 Quarterfinals The 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fifth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the 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 to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Ohio. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to UC Santa Barbara. Previous season The Huskies finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Akron.https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/kent-state/2015/03/09/akron-throttles-northern-illinois-76/10721409007/ Akron throttles Northern Illinois 76-52 in first round of Mid-American Conference men’s basketball tournament Akron Beacon Journal March 9, 2015 February 10, 2024 Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Pete Rakocevic 0 C 6'11" 245 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Aaron Armstead 2 G 6'4" 195 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Kevin Gray 13 F 6'8" 225 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated & transferred to Minnesota State Keith Gray 21 F 6'8" 225 RS Junior Chicago, IL Graduated & transferred to Flagler College Anthony Johnson 33 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Jordan Threloff 42 F 6'9" 255 RS Senior DeKalb, IL Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Andrew Zelis 32 C 7'0" 245 Junior Wheaton, IL Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2015 Marshawn Wilson #27 PG Oakdale, MN Hill-Murray School 6 3 185 03/31/2015 0 3 80 Jaylen Key #39 PF Milwaukee, WI Homestead High School 6 6 210 09/07/2014 0 3 79 Levi Bradley SF Milwaukee, WI Pius XI High School 6 5 170 09/07/2014 0 3 79 Laytwan Porter PG Rockford, IL Auburn High School 6 0 170 09/08/2014 0 0 NR Austin Pauga SG Naperville, IL IMG Academy 6 6 205 10/14/2014 0 0 NR 2015 2015 Northern Illinois Basketball Commits 2015 Northern Illinois Basketball Commits 2015 Northern Illinois Basketball Commits September 20, 2015 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 Eugene German PG Gary, IN 21st Century Charter School 6 1 150 06/21/2015 0 0 NR Noah McCarty PF Sterling, IL Newman Central Catholic High School 6 8 220 08/09/2015 0 0 NR Nick Wagner PG Galesville, WI Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School 6 3 180 09/06/2015 0 0 NR 2016 2016 Northern Illinois Basketball Commits 2016 Northern Illinois Basketball Commits 2016 Northern Illinois Basketball Commits September 20, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies y yes Marshawn Wilson 0 G 6 3 205 fr Oakdale, MN Hill-Murray Laytwan Porter 2 G 6 2 185 fr Rockford, IL Auburn Dontel Highsmith 3 G 6 2 200 jr Dowagiac, MI Dowagiac Travon Baker 5 G 5 10 170 sr Detroit, MI Detroit Consortium Darrell Bowie 10 G/F 6 7 220 sr Milwaukee, WI La Jolla Prep Chuks Iroegbu 11 G/F 6 4 210 sr y Elk Grove, CA Franklin HSWashington State Jordan Thomas 12 G 5 11 185 so Northfield, IL Menomonee Falls (WI) W Jaylen Key 15 F 6 8 220 fr Mequon, WI Homestead Aaric Armstead 23 G 6 5 195 jr Chicago, IL La Jolla Prep Michael Orris 24 G 6 2 200 jr y Crete, IL Crete-MoneeKansas State Jay DeHaan 25 G 6 2 185 so Naperville, IL Waubonsie Valley W Austin Pauga 31 G 6 6 210 fr Naperville, IL IMG Academy Andrew Zelis 32 C 7 0 255 jr Wheaton, IL Wheaton NorthKaskaskia College Jon Siu 33 G 6 5 255 fr Hong Kong Middlesex School W Marin Maric 34 C 6 10 250 jr Split, Croatia La Lumiere School Levi Bradley 42 G/F 6 7 200 fr Milwaukee, WI Pius XI Mark Montgomery (Michigan State) Jon Borovich (Central Michigan) Lou Dawkins (Tulsa) Jason Larson (Grand Valley State) http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/niu-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 no yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes no Cal State Northridge Convocation Center DeKalb, IL NIU Showcase ESPN3 83–71 1–0 995 11/14/2015 3:30 pm yes no South Dakota Convocation Center DeKalb, IL NIU Showcase 72–65 2–0 913 11/15/2015 3:30 pm yes no Wright State Convocation Center DeKalb, IL NIU Showcase ESPN3 65–59 3–0 888 11/21/2015 1:00 pm yes no Eureka Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 100–52 4–0 457 11/25/2015 7:00 pm yes no Indiana Northwest Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 87–55 5–0 578 11/28/2015 9:00 pm yes yes no Idaho Memorial Gym Moscow, ID 66–59 6–0 571 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes no Chicago State Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 80–58 7–0 1,047 12/04/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO 71–78 7–1 6,214 12/16/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 54–67 7–2 12,880 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes no FIU Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 78–75 2OT 8–2 959 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes no Roosevelt Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 85–52 9–2 823 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 70–65 10–2 2,349 01/02/2016 1:00 pm yes no Judson Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 91–48 11–2 1,073 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;" | MAC Regular season 01/06/2016 7:00 pm no Ohio Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 80–69 12–2 1–0 1,038 01/09/2016 7:30 pm no Eastern Michigan Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 80–63 13–2 2–0 1,349 01/12/2016 6:00 pm yes no Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 71–66 14–2 3–0 4,271 01/16/2016 6:00 pm yes no Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 69–83 14–3 3–1 2,649 01/19/2016 7:00 pm no Central Michigan Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 75–70 15–3 4–1 1,497 01/22/2016 5:30 pm no Toledo Convocation Center DeKalb, IL CBSSN 58–49 16–3 5–1 3,166 01/26/2016 6:00 pm yes no Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 66–76 16–4 5–2 3,205 01/30/2016 2:30 pm yes no Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH ESPN3 59–72 16–5 5–3 1,297 02/02/2016 8:00 pm no Buffalo Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ASN 78–90 16–6 5–4 1,494 02/06/2016 1:00 pm yes no Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 69–80 16–7 5–5 8,773 02/09/2016 6:00 pm yes no Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH 74–75 16–8 5–6 2,764 02/13/2016 4:45 pm no Akron Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 80–79 17–8 6–6 3,457 02/16/2016 7:00 pm no Bowling Green Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 71–60 18–8 7–6 1,148 02/19/2016 5:30 pm yes no Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN CBSSN 59–63 18–9 7–7 5,160 02/23/2016 6:00 pm yes no Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 64–76 18–10 7–8 2,371 02/27/2016 3:30 pm no Western Michigan Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 76–67 19–10 8–8 3,019 03/01/2016 6:00 pm yes no Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 71–75 19–11 8–9 993 03/04/2016 6:00 pm no Ball State Convocation Center DeKalb, IL CBSSN 80–69 20–11 9–9 2,102 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;" | MAC tournament 03/07/2016 7:00 pm no Western Michigan Convocation Center DeKalb, IL First round ESPN3 56–50 21–11 1,594 03/10/2016 5:30 pm yes no Ohio Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals ESPN3 62–79 21–12 2,311 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;" | Vegas 16 03/28/2016 4:30 pm yes yes no UC Santa Barbara Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals CBSSN 63–70 21–13 yes AP Poll Central Time References Northern Illinois Category:Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball seasons Northern Illinois Northern Northern