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2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by seventh-year head coach Mark Montgomery,[1] 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 13–19, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Kent State.
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| 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 13–19 (6–12 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Jon Borovich |
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| Home arena | Convocation Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 MAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan.[2]
Coaching changes
Following the season, assistant coach Lou Dawkins left the school to take an assistant coach position at Cleveland State.[3][4] Assistant coach Jason Larson was not retained by the school following the season.[3]
On April 28, 2017, the school hired Lamar Chapman as an assistant coach.[5] On October 12, Brandon Watkins was hired as an assistant to round out the coaching staff.[6]
Departures
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Dontel Highsmith | 34 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Dowagiac, MI | Graduated and transferred to Cleveland State |
| Marin Maric | 34 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Senior | Split, Croatia | Graduated and transferred to DePaul |
| Laytwan Porter | 14 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Sophomore | Rockford, IL | Transferred |
| Nick Wagner | 14 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Galesville, WI | Transferred |
| Marshawn Wilson | 14 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Sophomore | Oakdale, MN | Left school during season[7] |
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2017 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Safir 'Gairges' Daow SG |
Australia | Victory Rock Prep School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Eugene 'Marlo' Brown SF |
Detroit, MI | DME Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Owen Hamilton #37 C |
Prescott, WI | Prescott High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Sep 18, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Rod Henry-Hayes SG |
Zion, IL | Zion-Benton Township High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm |
St. Francis (IL) Postponed (Unsafe court conditions), Make-up Nov 16[9] |
Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||||
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Green Bay | W 85–65 | 1–0 |
Convocation Center (858) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm |
St. Francis (IL) | W 70–60 | 2–0 |
Convocation Center (514) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Nov 20, 2017* 4:00 pm, Flohoops.com |
vs. Penn Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
L 80–93 | 2–1 |
Germain Arena (823) Estero, FL | |||||||
| Nov 21, 2017* 12:30 pm, Flohoops.com |
vs. Florida Atlantic Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round |
L 67–77 | 2–2 |
Germain Arena (841) Estero, FL | |||||||
| Nov 22, 2017* 10:00 am, Flohoops.com |
vs. Manhattan Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game |
W 70–68 | 3–2 |
Germain Arena (868) Estero, FL | |||||||
| Nov 26, 2017* 3:30 pm |
Rockford | W 105–53 | 4–2 |
Convocation Center (649) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Nov 29, 2017* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Milwaukee | L 62–75 | 4–3 |
Convocation Center (1,216) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:05 PM, WAC Digital Network |
at Chicago State | W 95–77 | 5–3 |
Jones Convocation Center (463) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| Dec 4, 2017* 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Iowa State | L 80–94 | 5–4 |
Hilton Coliseum (13,894) Ames, IA | |||||||
| Dec 9, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Central Connecticut | W 61–55 | 6–4 |
Convocation Center (641) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Dec 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, FS1 |
at Marquette | L 70–79 | 6–5 |
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,532) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UIC | W 69–63 | 7–5 |
Convocation Center (889) Dekalb, IL | |||||||
| Dec 29, 2017* 7:00 PM, BTN Plus |
at Iowa | L 75–98 | 7–6 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,665) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Kent State | W 75–61 | 8–6 (1–0) |
Convocation Center (918) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Ohio | L 68–78 | 8–7 (1–1) |
Convocation Center (7,066) Athens, OH | |||||||
| Jan 9, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bowling Green | L 57–66 | 8–8 (1–2) |
Stroh Center (2,013) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
| Jan 13, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Eastern Michigan | W 72–66 | 9–8 (2–2) |
Convocation Center (1,144) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Jan 16, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Buffalo | L 67–95 | 9–9 (2–3) |
Alumni Arena (2,098) Amherst, NY | |||||||
| Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Akron | L 67–82 | 9–10 (2–4) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,378) Akron, OH | |||||||
| Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bowling Green | W 93–62 | 10–10 (3–4) |
Convocation Center (883) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Michigan | L 72–79 | 10–11 (3–5) |
University Arena (3,116) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
| Jan 30, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Central Michigan | L 67–81 | 10–12 (3–6) |
McGuirk Arena (1,820) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| Feb 3, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Miami (OH) | L 65–81 | 10–13 (3–7) |
Convocation Center (1,280) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Feb 6, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Toledo | L 77–82 | 10–14 (3–8) |
Savage Arena (3,861) Toledo, OH | |||||||
| Feb 10, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Buffalo | W 90–88 OT | 11–14 (4–8) |
Convocation Center (1,565) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Feb 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Central Michigan | L 72–80 | 11–15 (4–9) |
Convocation Center (799) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Feb 17, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Western Michigan | W 75–67 | 12–15 (5–9) |
Convocation Center (1,743) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Feb 20, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Ball State | L 68–77 | 12–16 (5–10) |
Worthen Arena (3,745) Muncie, IN | |||||||
| Feb 24, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan | L 53–82 | 12–17 (5–11) |
Convocation Center (1,821) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Toledo | L 67–97 | 12–18 (5–12) |
Convocation Center (869) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Ball State | W 66–65 | 13–18 (6–12) |
Convocation Center (1,007) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| MAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(12) | at (5) Kent State First round |
L 59–61 | 13–19 |
MAC Center (2,024) Kent, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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