2019–20 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2019–20
Prev Year:	2018–19
Next Year:	2020–21
Team:	Northern Illinois Huskies
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	MAC
Record:	18–13
Conf Record:	11–7
Hc Year:	9th
Assoc Coach:	Lamar Chapman
Asst Coach1:	Brandon Watkins
Asst Coach2:	Anthony Beane Sr.
Champion:	MAC West Division co-champions

The 2019–20 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represent Northern Illinois University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 9th-year head coach Mark Montgomery, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2018–19 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 defeated Ohio in the first round,^[1] upset Toledo in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to Bowling Green in the semifinals.^[3]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. News: Huskies March On To Cleveland. NIU Athletics. January 19, 2020. en.
2. News: No. 7 Northern Illinois Upsets No. 2 Toledo. Mid-American Conference. January 19, 2020. en.
3. News: Northern Illinois bows out of MAC Tournament with 71-67 semifinal loss to Bowling Green. Chicago Tribune. January 19, 2020. en.
4. News: 2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule. NIU Athletics. January 19, 2020. en.