2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 11–20 (5–13 MAC) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by third-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.[2][3] They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in 11th place.[4] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season 13–19 and 9–9 in the MAC to finish a tie for sixth place..[5] As the seventh seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Kent State in the first round.[6]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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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
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Will Lovings-Watts G | Jefferson, Indiana | Putnam Science | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
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Nasir Muhammad G | Brooklyn, NY | Xaverian | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 18, 2023 | |
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) | ||
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) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 (0–2) | 22 – Amos | 7 – Amos | 3 – Tied | Convocation Center (3,802) Athens, OH | ||||
January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | L 90–95 OT | 6–9 (0–3) | 32 – Coit | 13 – Ibarguen | 10 – Coit | University Arena (1,339) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bowling Green | L 72–83 | 6–10 (0–4) | 27 – Coit | 8 – Amos | 3 – Gebrewhit | Convocation Center (1,041) DeKalb, IL | ||||
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Kent State | L 76–83 | 6–11 (0–5) | 20 – Amos | 5 – Butler | 4 – Coit | Convocation Center (809) DeKalb, IL | ||||
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Toledo | L 73–89 | 6–12 (0–6) | 23 – Coit | 6 – Nutter | 3 – Coit | Convocation Center (1,534) DeKalb, IL | ||||
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 71–81 | 6–13 (0–7) | 25 – Coit | 8 – Amos | 3 – Tied | Worthen Arena (4,010) Muncie, IN | ||||
January 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | L 77–84 2OT | 6–14 (0–8) | 25 – Amos | 11 – Ibarguen | 3 – Russell | McGuirk Arena (1,520) Mount Pleasant, MI | ||||
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Michigan | W 76–66 | 7–14 (1–8) | 19 – Amos | 7 – Tied | 5 – Nutter | Convocation Center (1,537) DeKalb, IL | ||||
February 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | W 62–59 | 8–14 (2–8) | 22 – Nutter | 12 – Amos | 2 – Tied | Millett Hall (2,242) Oxford, OH | ||||
February 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at South Alabama MAC-SBC Challenge | L 66–75 | 8–15 | 16 – Amos | 10 – Nutter | 4 – Tied | Mitchell Center (1,539) Mobile, AL | ||||
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Buffalo | W 72–68 | 9–15 (3–8) | 25 – Amos | 12 – Nutter | 2 – Tied | Convocation Center (1,425) DeKalb, IL | ||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 47–85 | 9–16 (3–9) | 17 – Butler | 5 – Butler | 3 – Coit | MAC Center (2,894) Kent, OH | ||||
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ball State | L 63–70 | 9–17 (3–10) | 28 – Coit | 10 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Convocation Center (1,317) DeKalb, IL | ||||
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Ohio | L 59–80 | 9–18 (3–11) | 27 – Coit | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Convocation Center (2,886) DeKalb, IL | ||||
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Toledo | W 75–72 | 10–18 (4–11) | 27 – Coit | 10 – Lovings-Watts | 5 – Tied | Savage Arena (4,692) Toledo, OH | ||||
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Akron | L 73–80 | 10–19 (4–12) | 35 – Coit | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,331) Akron, OH | ||||
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Central Michigan | L 63–69 | 10–20 (4–13) | 27 – Konan Niederhauser | 8 – Konan Niederhauser | 4 – Coit | Convocation Center (1,399) DeKalb, IL | ||||
March 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Buffalo | W 78–68 | 11–20 (5–13) | 37 – Coit | 11 – Tied | 6 – Coit | Alumni Arena (2,416) Buffalo, NY | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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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 - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
- ^ a b "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.