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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron135 .722269  .743
Ohio117 .6112312  .657
Kent State108 .5561913  .594
Buffalo108 .5562015  .571
Miami (OH)612 .3331320  .394
Bowling Green513 .2781618  .471
West
Ball State108 .5562114  .600
Central Michigan108 .5561716  .515
Northern Illinois99 .5002113  .618
Eastern Michigan99 .5001815  .545
Toledo810 .4441715  .531
Western Michigan711 .3891319  .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.