The Huskies, led by seventh-year head coach Mark Montgomery,[1] played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

9 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan.

[3][4] Assistant coach Jason Larson was not retained by the school following the season.

[3] On April 28, 2017, the school hired Lamar Chapman as an assistant coach.

[5] On October 12, Brandon Watkins was hired as an assistant to round out the coaching staff.