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.
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
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;" | MAC Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;" | MAC tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C41E3A;" | Vegas 16
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