Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles men's basketball

Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles
Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles
University	Northeastern Illinois University
Head coach	Rees Johnson
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference; D1 Division
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Arena	Physical Education Complex
Nickname	Golden Eagles
Colors	Gold and Royal Blue;

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] Guard Victor Snipes (1991–93) led NCAA Division I in steals per game as sophomore in 1991–92.^[4]

Record by year

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Rees Johnson (Division II Independent) (1988–1990)
1988–89	Rees Johnson	11–17			—
1989–90	Rees Johnson	6–21^[5]			—
Rees Johnson (Division I Independent) (1990–1993)
1990–91	Rees Johnson	2–25^[6]			—
1991–92	Rees Johnson	8–20^[7]			—
1992–93	Rees Johnson	11–16^[8]			—
Rees Johnson (East Coast Conference) (1993–1994)
1993–94	Rees Johnson	17–11^[9]	4–1	2nd	ECC Tournament Runners-Up
Rees Johnson (Mid-Continent Conference^[10]) (1994–1998)
1994–95	Rees Johnson	4–22^[11]	2–16	10th	—
1995–96	Rees Johnson	14–13^[12]	10–8	T–3rd	—
1996–97	Rees Johnson	16–12^[13]	8–8	5th	Mid-Con Tournament Semifinals
1997–98	Rees Johnson	6–19^[14]	3–13	8th	—
Total:		95–176	0–0
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Conference tournament history

East Coast Conference

Date	Seed	Location	Round	Result
March 5, 1994^[15]	2nd	Buffalo Arena • Buffalo, New York^[9]	Semifinals	W 83–81 2OT over (3) Buffalo
March 6, 1994	2nd	Buffalo Arena • Buffalo, New York	Championship	L 88–86 2OT to (5) Hofstra^[16]

Mid-Continent Conference

Date	Seed	Location	Round	Result
March 2, 1997^[17]	4th	Moline, Illinois	Quarterfinals	W 75–48 over (5) UMKC
March 3, 1997^[17]		Moline, Illinois	Semifinals	L 88–82 1OT to (1) Valparaiso

Head coaching history

#	Name	Years	Record
1	Rees Johnson	1988—1998	95–176

References

^ Sherman, Ed (March 8, 1991). "Added fee weighs on Northeastern". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
^ Ziehm, Len (October 4, 1997). "NE Illinois to drop sports after current school year". The Chicago Sun-Times. p. 84. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via NewsBank.
^ Fan, Antoine (October 31, 2008). "NCAA Dunk Champions". Dunk Contest: The Ultimate Slam Dunk Contest Resource. DotClear. Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
^ Tierney, Tim. "Northeastern". articles.chicagotribune.com. October 21, 1991. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20II_1990_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1991_1263_Northern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1992_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1993_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1994_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "The Summit League; Record Book Men's Basketball" (PDF). The Summit League. 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1995_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1996_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_College%20Division_1997_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1998_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball 2012–13 Information Guide" (PDF). Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
^ "2012–13 Hofstra Pride Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Hofstra University. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b http://static.psbin.com/s/r/y50zvmji9ge5hm/Men-s_Basketball_History.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

[1] Sherman, Ed (March 8, 1991). "Added fee weighs on Northeastern". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2010.

[2] Ziehm, Len (October 4, 1997). "NE Illinois to drop sports after current school year". The Chicago Sun-Times. p. 84. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via NewsBank.

[3] Fan, Antoine (October 31, 2008). "NCAA Dunk Champions". Dunk Contest: The Ultimate Slam Dunk Contest Resource. DotClear. Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved August 24, 2010.

[4] Tierney, Tim. "Northeastern". articles.chicagotribune.com. October 21, 1991. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[5] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20II_1990_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[6] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1991_1263_Northern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[7] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1992_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[8] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1993_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[web1.ncaa.org-9] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1994_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[10] "The Summit League; Record Book Men's Basketball" (PDF). The Summit League. 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1995_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[12] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1996_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[13] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_College%20Division_1997_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[14] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1998_1263_Northeastern%20Illinois%20University.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[15] "Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball 2012–13 Information Guide" (PDF). Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

[16] "2012–13 Hofstra Pride Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Hofstra University. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

[2012–13_The_Summit_League_Men's_Basketball_Media_Guide;_Record_Book-17] ttp://static.psbin.com/s/r/y50zvmji9ge5hm/Men-s_Basketball_History.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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