2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record13–19 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shane Southwell
  • Drew Gladstone
  • Drew Kelly
Home arenaConvocation Center
2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo162 .889278  .771
Kent State153 .833287  .800
Akron135 .7222211  .667
Ball State117 .6112012  .625
Ohio108 .5561914  .576
Buffalo99 .5001517  .469
Northern Illinois99 .5001319  .406
Miami (OH)612 .3331220  .375
Bowling Green513 .2781120  .355
Eastern Michigan513 .278823  .258
Central Michigan513 .2781021  .323
Western Michigan414 .222823  .258
2023 MAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Rashon Burno.[1] They played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference. As the seventh seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Kent State in the first round to finish the season 13–19 and 9–9 in the MAC.[2][3]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2021–22 season 9–21, 6–14 in MAC play to finish a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Trendon Hankerson 1 G 6'2" 185 Senior Novi, Michigan Transferred to Akron
Noah Kon 3 G 6'1" 180 Freshman Houston, Texas Transferred to Colorado Christian
Montavious Myrick 4 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia Transferred to Southern Union State Community College
Chris Osten 5 F 6'9" 215 Senior Crowley, Louisiana Transferred to IUPUI
Chinedu Kingsley Okanu 11 F 6'7" 225 Senior Lynwood, Illinois Transferred to Grand Valley State
Zool Kueth 12 F 6'7" 210 Senior Gallatin, Tennessee Transferred to Tennessee State
Adong Makuoi 13 C 6'9" 220 Senior Edmonton, Alberta Transferred to Tennessee State
Edward Manuel 22 G 6'6" 190 Junior Lake Charles, Louisiana Transferred to St. Mary's (TX)

[5][6][7]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Zarique Nutter 2 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Newark, New Jersey Transferred from Clarendon College (Texas)
Oluwasegun Durosinmi 4 F 6'9" 235 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria Transferred from St. Bonaventure
David Coit 11 G 5'11" 175 Sophomore Columbus, New Jersey Transferred from Atlantic Cape Community College
Harvin Ibarguen 23 F 6'9" 225 Junior Cali, Colombia Transferred from Seward County Community College

[5][6]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taku Youngblood
G
Yokohama, Japan St. Thomas More 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Xavier Amos
F
Chicago, Illinois Whitney Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Yanic Konan Niederhauser
F
Fraschels, Switzerland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrTulsa Chicago Heights, IL
G 1 Taku Youngblood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Thomas More Yokohama, Japan
G 2 Zarique Nutter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoClarendon College Newark, NJ
G 3 Kaleb Thornton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrIowa Western CC Bolingbrook, IL
F 4 Oluwasegun Durosinmi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSt. Bonaventure Lagos, Nigeria
F 5 Xavier Amos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 10 Zion Russell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoNational Christian Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
G 11 David Coit 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoAtlantic Cape Community College Columbus, NJ
F 14 Yanic Konan Niederhauser 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr  Fraschels, Switzerland
F 23 Harvin Ibarguen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSeward County Community College Cali, Colombia
G 24 Darweshi Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrWeber State Cincinnati, OH
F 25 Drew Wiemers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBenedictine Coal Valley, IL
G 41 Armandas Plintauskas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr  Kedainiai, Lithuania
G 50 Anthony Crump 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrMiddle Tennessee Inkster, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2022*
7:00 p.m., TBA
McKendree W 79–76 
 23  Williams  8  Crump  4  Tied  Convocation Center (467)
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Illinois-Springfield L 77–83  0–1
 31  Coit  5  Tied  4  Thornton  Convocation Center (651)
DeKalb, IL
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Northwestern L 46–63  0–2
 19  Williams  8  Nutter  2  Thornton  Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,077)
Evanston, IL
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Northwest W 99–73  1–2
 20  Nutter  7  Tied  7  Williams  Convocation Center (513)
DeKalb, IL
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 50–68  1–3
 18  Nutter  15  Nutter  3  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (3,269)
Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2022*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Sam Houston State
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 54–88  1–4
 11  Nutter  8  Crump  2  Coit  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (244)
Fort Myers, FL
November 22, 2022*
11:00 a.m.
vs. LIU
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off
W 86–61  2–4
 28  Williams  11  Durosinmi  11  Thornton  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (314)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 76–83  2–5
 28  Williams  5  Tied  3  Williams  McLeod Center (3,378)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 90–70  3–5
 17  Williams  5  Tied  5  Coit  Lantz Arena (1,651)
Charleston, IL
December 2, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho L 47–84  3–6
 10  Williams  7  Williams  3  Thornton  ICCU Arena (1,476)
Moscow, ID
December 12, 2022*
8:00 p.m.
at No. 15 Gonzaga L 67–88  3–7
 25  Williams  8  Tied  3  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 17, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU L 63–90  3–8
 16  Williams  8  Nutter  3  Williams  Siegel Center (6,817)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Albany L 78–83  3–9
 24  Coit  6  Hunter  6  Thornton  Convocation Center (506)
DeKalb, IL
December 22, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State W 67–57  4–9
 32  Williams  9  Williams  3  Thornton  Hulman Center (2,607)
Terre Haute, IN
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Akron L 51–76  4–10
(0–1)
 11  Nutter  9  Nutter  1  Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
January 7, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Buffalo L 62–80  4–11
(0–2)
 16  Coit  7  Ibarguen  5  Thornton  Alumni Arena (2,030)
Buffalo, NY
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan W 73–54  5–11
(1–2)
 23  Coit  7  Crump  4  Crump  Convocation Center (522)
DeKalb, IL
January 14, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Toledo L 67–84  5–12
(1–3)
 22  Hunter  5  Tied  7  Thornton  Convocation Center (1,285)
DeKalb, IL
January 17, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Miami (OH) W 81–77  6–12
(2–3)
 21  Coit  8  Nutter  5  Thornton  Millett Hall (979)
Oxford, OH
January 21, 2023
TBA, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 88–67  7–12
(3–3)
 24  Coit  8  Ibarguen  5  Coit  George Gervin GameAbove Center (4,719)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kent State W 86–76  8–12
(4–3)
 32  Coit  8  Ibarguen  4  Thornton  Convocation Center (837)
DeKalb, IL
January 28, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Ball State L 69–87  8–13
(4–4)
 20  Coit  7  Crump  5  Thornton  Convocation Center (1,438)
DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 73–59  9–13
(5–4)
 15  Thornton  8  Coit  5  Thornton  University Arena (1,757)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 86–78  10–13
(6–4)
 21  Coit  7  Ibarguen  9  Thornton  Stroh Center (1,884)
Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ohio L 76–82  10–14
(6–5)
 21  Thornton  9  Nutter  8  Thornton  Convocation Center (902)
DeKalb, IL
February 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
Western Michigan W 81–53  11–14
(7–5)
 18  Nutter  14  Crump  11  Thornton  Convocation Center (1,048)
DeKalb, IL
February 14, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ball State L 77–87  11–15
(7–6)
 22  Coit  8  Crump  6  Coit  Worthen Arena (3,635)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Miami (OH) L 65–66  11–16
(7–7)
 17  Crump  11  Crump  17  Thornton  Convocation Center (1,690)
DeKalb, IL
February 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ohio L 68–77  11–17
(7–8)
 17  Hunter  10  Crump  9  Thornton  Convocation Center (4,799)
Athens, OH
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 84–80  12–17
(8–8)
 21  Tied  7  Nutter  5  Thornton  McGuirk Arena (1,682)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo L 75–85  12–18
(8–9)
 18  Hunter  6  Tied  9  Thornton  Convocation Center (701)
DeKalb, IL
March 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 85–66  13–18
(9–9)
 19  Thornton  7  Ibarguen  11  Thornton  Convocation Center (729)
DeKalb, IL
MAC tournament
March 9, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Kent State
Quarterfinals
L 57–76  13–19
 13  Nutter  11  Ibarguen  6  Thornton  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[8]

References

  1. "Rashon Burno". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  2. "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. "Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.
  5. 1 2 "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  6. 1 2 "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  8. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Illinois Athletics.
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