2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–8 (0–2 MAC)
Head coach	Rashon Burno (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Shane Southwell; Drew Gladstone; Drew Kelly;
Home arena	Convocation Center

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
Toledo	4	–	0	1.000	10	–	6	.625
Western Michigan	4	–	0	1.000	7	–	9	.438
Bowling Green	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
Central Michigan	3	–	1	.750	8	–	8	.500
Miami (OH)	2	–	2	.500	8	–	8	.500
Eastern Michigan	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Kent State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Ohio	1	–	3	.250	7	–	9	.438
Buffalo	1	–	3	.250	2	–	14	.125
Ball State	0	–	4	.000	8	–	8	.500
Northern Illinois	0	–	4	.000	6	–	10	.375

† 2024 MAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by third-year head coach Rashon Burno.^[1] They play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[2]^[3]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season 13–19 and 9–9 in the MAC to finish a tie for sixth place..^[4] As the seventh seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Kent State in the first round.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Taku Youngblood	1	G	6'2"	185	Freshman	Yokohama, Japan	Entered Transfer Portal
Kaleb Thornton	3	G	6'0"	175	Junior	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Transferred to Akron
Darweshi Hunter	24	G	6'5"	200	Freshman	Cincinnati, Ohio	Transferred to Miami (OH)
Drew Wiemers	25	F	6'4"	200	Senior	Coal Valley, Illinois
Armandas Plintauskas	41	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Kėdainiai, Lithuania	Transferred to Merrimack
Anthony Crump	50	G	6'8"	215	Senior	Inkster, Michigan	Transferred to Western Michigan

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Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Philmon Gebrewhit	5	G	6'8"	185	Senior	Boston, Massachusetts	Transferred from DePaul
Ethan Butler	15	G	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred from Oregon
Quaran McPherson	24	G	6'4"	197	Sophomore	Queens, NY	Transferred from Nebraska

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Lovings-Watts G	Jefferson, Indiana	Putnam Science	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Will Lovings-Watts G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Nasir Muhammad G	Brooklyn, NY	Xaverian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 18, 2023
Nasir Muhammad G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Leo Amari G	Sherman Oaks, California	Viewpoint	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Leo Amari G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Luka Gogic F	Belgrade, Serbia	IMG Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Luka Gogic F	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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Keshawn Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Tulsa	Chicago Heights, IL
G	1	Will Lovings-Watts	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science	Jefferson, Indiana
G	2	Zarique Nutter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Clarendon College	Newark, NJ
G	3	Nasir Muhammad	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
F	4	Oluwasegun Durosinmi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	St. Bonaventure	Lagos, Nigeria
G	5	Philmon Gebrewhit	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	DePaul	Boston, MA
G	10	Zion Russell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	National Christian Academy	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	11	David Coit	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Atlantic Cape Community College	Columbus, NJ
F	13	Xavier Amos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
F	14	Yanic Konan Niederhauser	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Ursping	Fraschels, Switzerland
F	15	Ethan Butler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Oregon	Toronto, ON
G	20	Leo Amari IV	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Viewpoint	Sherman Oaks, CA
F	21	Luka Gogic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
G	21	Steve Tipton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Brookfield Central High School	Brookfield, WI
F	23	Harvin Ibarguen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Seward County Community College	Cali, Colombia
G	24	Quaran McPherson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Nebraska	Queens, NY

Head coach

Rashon Burno (DePaul)

Assistant coach(es)

Shane Southwell (Kansas State)
Drew Gladstone (DePaul)
Drew Kelly (Villanova)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Illinois Wesleyan	W 81–64	–	16 – Konan Niederhauser	9 – Amos	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (387) DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1	at No. 5 Marquette	L 70–92	0–1	14 – Coit	11 – Konan Niederhauser	3 – Tied	Fiserv Forum (16,352) Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State MAC-SBC Challenge	W 91–78	1–1	27 – Coit	6 – Nutter	6 – Coit	Convocation Center (1,071) DeKalb, IL
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Illinois Tech	W 107–55	2–1	19 – Lovings-Watts	7 – Konan Niederhauser	5 – Coit	Convocation Center (596) DeKalb, IL
November 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State Capitol Challenge	W 70–64	3–1	22 – Nutter	9 – Ibarguen	5 – Coit	GSU Convocation Center (1,337) Atlanta, GA
November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	vs. Little Rock Capitol Challenge	W 98–93	4–1	21 – Amos	8 – Coit	6 – Coit	GSU Convocation Center (1,188) Atlanta, GA
November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2	at DePaul	W 89–79	5–1	34 – Coit	8 – Amos	4 – Gebrewhit	Wintrust Arena (2,745) Chicago, IL
November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	at Northwestern	L 67–89	5–2	26 – Amos	7 – Amos	6 – Nutter	Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,564) Evanston, IL
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State	L 67–90	5–3	13 – Coit	6 – Amos	2 – Coit	Convocation Center (1,242) DeKalb, IL
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	L 71–74	5–4	21 – Tied	11 – Amos	4 – Coit	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,722) West Long Branch, NJ
December 18, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Calumet College	W 92–48	6–4	23 – Lovings-Watts	10 – Tied	3 – Coit	Convocation Center (747) DeKalb, IL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Iowa	L 63–76	6–5	17 – Coit	8 – Konan Niederhauser	3 – Coit	Convocation Center (803) DeKalb, IL
December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN+	at Iowa	L 74–103	6–6	23 – Coit	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,846) Iowa City, IA
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron	L 51–73	6–7 (0–1)	21 – Coit	7 – Ibarguen	2 – Ibarguen	Convocation Center (917) DeKalb, IL
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio	L 66–78	6–8 (1–1)	22 – Amos	7 – Amos	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (3,802) Athens, OH
January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., TBA	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toledo						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
MAC-SBC Challenge
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
MAC regular season
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ball State						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Ohio						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA Quarterfinals						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "Rashon Burno". Northern Illinois Athletics.
↑ "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
↑ "About the Convocation Center". Northern Illinois University. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
↑ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
↑ "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
1 2 "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
1 2 "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Illinois Athletics.
↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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[2] "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-05-19.

[3] "About the Convocation Center". Northern Illinois University. Retrieved 2023-08-27.

[4] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[5] "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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[9] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Illinois Athletics.

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