2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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]

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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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)

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Incoming transfers

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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

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Recruiting class

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Xavier Amos
F
Chicago, IL Whitney Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Yanic Konan Niederhauser
F
Fraschels, Switzerland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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.

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References

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  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.