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Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles men's basketball

{{Infobox college basketball team

|name = Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles

|logo = Ne illinois 65.png

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|university = Northeastern Illinois University

|conference = Mid-Continent Conference

|division = D1

|location = Chicago, Illinois

|coach = Rees Johnson

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|arena = Physical Education Complex

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|nickname = Golden Eagles

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|color2 = Royal Blue

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Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles men's basketball formerly represented Northeastern Illinois University in intercollegiate men's basketball. The team participated in NCAA Division I beginning with the 1990–91 season.{{cite news|first=Ed|last=Sherman|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24785886.html?dids=24785886:24785886&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+08%2C+1991&author=Ed+Sherman.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Added+fee+weighs+on+Northeastern&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103153551/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24785886.html?dids=24785886:24785886&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+08,+1991&author=Ed+Sherman.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Added+fee+weighs+on+Northeastern&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2012|title=Added fee weighs on Northeastern|work=The Chicago Tribune|date=March 8, 1991|accessdate=August 24, 2010}}

The squad briefly joined the East Coast Conference before moving to the Mid-Continent Conference from 1994–98. At the end of the 1997–98 academic year, the university's administration disbanded the athletic department.{{cite news|first=Len|last=Ziehm|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D10F2CADB4B24C0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB42341CAF9A10A|title=NE Illinois to drop sports after current school year|work=The Chicago Sun-Times|page=84|via=NewsBank|date=October 4, 1997|accessdate=March 20, 2023}}

Leading players of this era included high-scoring guard Reggie Smith (1992–94), imposing center Monte O'Quinn (1992–96). Another guard, Andrell Hoard (1995–97), won the 1997 ESPN National Slam Dunk Championship.{{cite news|first=Antoine|last=Fan|url=http://dunkcontest.free.fr/index.php?post/NCAA-Dunk-Champions|title=NCAA Dunk Champions|work=Dunk Contest: The Ultimate Slam Dunk Contest Resource|publisher=DotClear|date=October 31, 2008|accessdate=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027061836/http://dunkcontest.free.fr/index.php?post%2FNCAA-Dunk-Champions|archive-date=2013-10-27|url-status=dead}} Guard Victor Snipes (1991–93) led NCAA Division I in steals per game as sophomore in 1991–92.Tierney, Tim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001815/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/king-high-school/featured/4 "Northeastern"]. articles.chicagotribune.com. October 21, 1991. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

Record by year

{{incomplete list|date=March 2018}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = team | conference = | postseason = | poll = both}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Rees Johnson | conference = Division II Independent | startyear = 1988 | endyear = 1990}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1988–89

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 11–17

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| confstanding =

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1989–90

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 6–21{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20II_1990_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|title=Final 1990 Division II Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518063120/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20II_1990_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference =

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| postseason = —

| ranking = no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Rees Johnson | conference = Division I Independent | startyear = 1990 | endyear = 1993}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1990–91

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 2–25{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1991_1263_Northern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|title=Final 1991 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518023228/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1991_1263_Northern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1991–92

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 8–20{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1992_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|title=Final 1992 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518035050/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1992_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1992–93

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall =11–16{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1993_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|title=Final 1993 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518030729/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1993_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference =

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| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Rees Johnson | conference = East Coast Conference | startyear = 1993 | endyear = 1994}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1993–94

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 17–11{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1994_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|title=Final 1994 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518080708/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1994_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = ECC Tournament Runners-Up

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Rees Johnson | conference = Mid-Continent Conference{{cite web|url=http://static.psbin.com/s/r/y50zvmji9ge5hm/Men-s_Basketball_History.pdf|title=The Summit League; Record Book Men's Basketball|year=2012|publisher=The Summit League|accessdate=7 February 2013}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | startyear = 1994 | endyear = 1998}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1994–95

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 4–22{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1995_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|title=Final 1995 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518025022/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1995_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference = 2–16

| confstanding = 10th

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1995–96

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 14–13{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1996_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|title=Final 1996 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521213813/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1996_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|archive-date=21 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference =10–8

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1996–97

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 16–12{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_College%20Division_1997_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|title=Final 1997 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518074600/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1997_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference = 8–8

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = Mid-Con Tournament Semifinals

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

| bg_color=

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1997–98

| name = Rees Johnson

| overall = 6–19{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1998_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|title=Final 1998 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report|publisher=NCAA Statistics Service|website=web1.ncaa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518030030/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1998_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2023|url-status=dead}}

| conference = 3–13

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

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}}

{{CBB Yearly Record End|overall=95–176|conference=0–0

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=Conference tournament history=

==East Coast Conference==

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! Date !! Seed !! Location !! Round !! Result

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| March 5, 1994{{cite web|url=http://static.psbin.com/l/y/fydq15gyw5en6k/1213_ub_mbb_mg.pdf|title=Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball 2012–13 Information Guide|year=2012|publisher=University at Buffalo|accessdate=8 February 2013|location=Buffalo, New York}}

2ndBuffalo Arena • Buffalo, New YorkSemifinalsW 83–81 2OT over (3) Buffalo
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| March 6, 1994

2ndBuffalo Arena • Buffalo, New YorkChampionshipL 88–86 2OT to (5) Hofstra{{cite web|url=http://www.gohofstra.com/fls/22200/pdf/1213MBBGuideFinal.pdf|title=2012–13 Hofstra Pride Men's Basketball Media Guide|year=2012|publisher=Hofstra University|accessdate=8 February 2013}}

==Mid-Continent Conference==

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! Date !! Seed !! Location !! Round !! Result

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| March 2, 1997http://static.psbin.com/s/r/y50zvmji9ge5hm/Men-s_Basketball_History.pdf{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

4thMoline, IllinoisQuarterfinalsW 75–48 over (5) UMKC
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| March 3, 1997

Moline, IllinoisSemifinalsL 88–82 1OT to (1) Valparaiso

Head coaching history

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! Name

! Years

! Record

1

| Rees Johnson

| 1988—1998

| 95–176

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106040357/https://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf7/78574.pdf Men's Basketball History]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110828021240/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/NEIL/ Sports Reference, College Basketball - Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles]