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NIU men's basketball: Huskies postseason status still unclear

The postseason fate for the Northern Illinois men's basketball team will have to wait.

The athletic program announced a press conference on Monday morning in regards to the Huskies' postseason plans, before postponing it two hours later. It appears that the Huskies, who were practicing on Monday afternoon, are destined to be in the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament, but the event has been having trouble fielding a full bracket.

"Confirmed that Vegas event looking more like 8-team deal," tweeted Brian Mull of CollegeInsider. "Northern Illinois, Boise State, UC-(Santa Barbara), Oakland, Towson, (Old Dominion), (East Tennessee State), La.