2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Vegas 16, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–13 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJon Borovich
Lou Dawkins
Jason Larson
Home arenaConvocation Center
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Ohio 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Kent State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Buffalo 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 16 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
2016 MAC tournament winner

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.