2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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
Seasons
2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
Kent State † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Akron 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Ohio 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Buffalo 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 13 – 19   .406
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Bowling Green 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Eastern Michigan 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .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 (MAC). 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

Main article: 2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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, MI Transferred to Akron
Noah Kon 3 G 6'1" 180 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Colorado Christian
Montavious Myrick 4 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Southern Union State Community College
Chris Osten 5 F 6'9" 215 Senior Crowley, LA Transferred to IUPUI
Chinedu Kingsley Okanu 11 F 6'7" 225 Senior Lynwood, IL Transferred to Grand Valley State
Zool Kueth 12 F 6'7" 210 Senior Gallatin, TN Transferred to Tennessee State
Adong Makuoi 13 C 6'9" 220 Senior Edmonton, AB Transferred to Tennessee State
Edward Manuel 22 G 6'6" 190 Junior Lake Charles, LA 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, NJ 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, NJ 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

College recruiting information
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)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Xavier Amos
F 		Chicago, IL Whitney Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
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)  
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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Tulsa Chicago Heights, IL
G 1 Taku Youngblood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Yokohama, Japan
G 2 Zarique Nutter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Clarendon College Newark, NJ
G 3 Kaleb Thornton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Bolingbrook, IL
F 4 Oluwasegun Durosinmi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Bonaventure Lagos, Nigeria
F 5 Xavier Amos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 10 Zion Russell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So National Christian Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
G 11 David Coit 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Atlantic 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) Jr Seward County Community College Cali, Colombia
G 24 Darweshi Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Weber State Cincinnati, OH
F 25 Drew Wiemers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Benedictine 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 Sr Middle 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. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  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. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Illinois Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2024.