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2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Oakland Hoops Challenge Champions
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	17–17 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Mark Montgomery (8th season);
Associate head coach	Jon Borovich
Assistant coaches	Lamar Chapman; Brandon Watkins;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Montgomery, and 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 17–17 overall, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the MAC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Bowling Green.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Rockford Battle for the 16th District p	W 93–54	1–0	Convocation Center (843) DeKalb, IL
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 85–88 ^2OT	1–1	Convocation Center (895) DeKalb, IL
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm		Illinois Tech Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase	W 73–66	2–1	Convocation Center (673) DeKalb, IL
Nov 23, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. Oral Roberts Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase	W 87–66	3–1	Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
Nov 24, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. James Madison Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase	L 74–78	3–2	Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
Nov 25, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland Men Against Breast Cancer Hoop Showcase	W 92–72	4–2	Athletics Center O'rena (2.093) Rochester, MI
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 83–85	4–3	Resch Center (1,669) Green Bay, WI
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Davis	W 71–62	5–3	Convocation Center (910) DeKalb, IL
Dec 8, 2018* 3:30 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 68–95	5–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,247) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Illinois	W 91–76	6–4	Convocation Center (1,012) DeKalb, IL
Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 62–65	6–5	BB&T Arena (2,757) Highland Heights, KY
Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	W 100–59	7–5	Convocation Center (765) DeKalb, IL
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, BTN		at No. 8 Michigan State	L 60–88	7–6	Breslin Center (14,796) East Lansing, MI
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	W 72–66 ^OT	8–6 (1–0)	Convocation Center (5,121) Athens, OH
Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	W 83–70	9–6 (2–0)	Millett Hall (1,611) Oxford, OH
Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Akron	W 73–56	10–6 (3–0)	Convocation Center (906) DeKalb, IL
Jan 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	L 69–78	10–7 (3–1)	Convocation Center (1,001) DeKalb, IL
Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	L 68–78	10–8 (3–2)	MAC Center (2,291) Kent, OH
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 14 Buffalo	W 77–75	11–8 (4–2)	Convocation Center (1,284) DeKalb, IL
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 65–67	11–9 (4–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,996) Akron, OH
Jan 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	W 71–60	12–9 (5–3)	Convocation Center (737) DeKalb, IL
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 55–69	12–10 (5–4)	Convocation Center (1,348) DeKalb, IL
Feb 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	L 71–72	12–11 (5–5)	Convocation Center (462) DeKalb, IL
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 49–57	12–12 (5–6)	Convocation Center (1,634) Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	L 74–76	12–13 (5–7)	University Arena (1,760) Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	L 67–87	12–14 (5–8)	Convocation Center (2,869) DeKalb, IL
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Toledo	L 54–57	12–15 (5–9)	Savage Arena (5,534) Toledo, OH
Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan	W 70–65	13–15 (6–9)	Convocation Center (1,115) DeKalb, IL
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	L 69–75	13–16 (6–10)	Convocation Center (1,439) DeKalb, IL
Mar 5, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 89–86	14–16 (7–10)	McGuirk Arena (1,709) Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	W 64–57	15–16 (8–10)	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
Mar 11, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	(10) Ohio First round	W 80–61	16–16	Convocation Center (1,070) DeKalb, IL
Mar 14, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Toledo Quarterfinals	W 80–76	17–16	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019 8:00 pm, FCS	(7)	vs. (3) Bowling Green Semifinals	L 67–71	17–17	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Marlo Brown	3	G	6'5"	200	Freshman	Southfield, MI	Transferred to Tyler JC
Andrew Zelis	32	C	7'0"	255	RS Senior	Wheaton, IL	Graduated
Owen Hamilton	33	C	7'0"	2255	Freshman	Prescott, WI	Transferred to Wisconsin

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Zaire Mateen	5	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Queens, NY	Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC
Alize Travis	21	G	6'1"	175	Junior	Victorville, CA	Junior college transferred Pima CC

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Austin Richie SF	Chicago Heights, IL	Bosco Institute	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 3, 2017
Austin Richie SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Justin Lee SF	Lawrenceville, GA	Collins Hill High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 11, 2017
Justin Lee SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Cochran PG	Bolingbrook, IL	Bolingbrook High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 14, 2018
Tyler Cochran PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Keenon Cole PF	Streamwood, IL	Streamwood High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Jun 29, 2018
Keenon Cole PF	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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

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2018–19 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	4	.889
Bowling Green	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Akron	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Miami (OH)	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Ohio	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
West
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
Central Michigan	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Ball State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Western Michigan	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2019 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll