2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team will represent 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]

2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record– (– MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shane Southwell
  • Drew Gladstone
  • Drew Kelly
Home arenaConvocation Center
2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Akron00 00  
Ball State00 00  
Bowling Green00 00  
Buffalo00 00  
Central Michigan00 00  
Eastern Michigan00 00  
Kent State00 00  
Miami (OH)00 00  
Northern Illinois00 00  
Ohio00 00  
Toledo00 00  
Western Michigan00 00  
2024 MAC tournament winner

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 Youngblood1G6'2"185FreshmanYokohama, JapanEntered Transfer Portal
Kaleb Thornton3G6'0"175JuniorBolingbrook, IllinoisTransferred to Akron
Darweshi Hunter24G6'5"200FreshmanCincinnati, OhioTransferred to Miami (OH)
Drew Wiemers25F6'4"200SeniorCoal Valley, Illinois
Armandas Plintauskas41G6'4"185FreshmanKėdainiai, LithuaniaTransferred to Merrimack
Anthony Crump50G6'8"215SeniorInkster, MichiganTransferred to Western Michigan

[6][7][8]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Philmon Gebrewhit5G6'8"185SeniorBoston, MassachusettsTransferred from DePaul
Ethan Butler15G6'7"205SophomoreToronto, OntarioTransferred from Oregon
Quaran McPherson24G6'4"197SophomoreQueens, NYTransferred from Nebraska

[6][7]

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)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
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
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrTulsa Chicago Heights, IL
G 1 Will Lovings-Watts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPutnam 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) FrXaverian Brooklyn, NY
F 4 Oluwasegun Durosinmi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSt. Bonaventure Lagos, Nigeria
G 5 Philmon Gebrewhit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrDePaul Boston, MA
G 10 Zion Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNational Christian Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
G 11 David Coit 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrAtlantic Cape Community College Columbus, NJ
F 13 Xavier Amos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
F 14 Yanic Konan Niederhauser 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoUrsping Fraschels, Switzerland
F 15 Ethan Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoOregon Toronto, ON
G 20 Leo Amari IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrViewpoint Sherman Oaks, CA
F 21 Luka Gogic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrIMG Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 21 Steve Tipton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoBrookfield Central High School Brookfield, WI
F 23 Harvin Ibarguen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrSeward County Community College Cali, Colombia
G 24 Quaran McPherson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) SoNebraska Queens, NY
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
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., TBA
Illinois Wesleyan     Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 5 Marquette     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State
MAC-SBC Challenge
    Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Illinois Tech     Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
November 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., TBA
at Georgia State
Capitol Classic
    GSU Convocation Center 
Atlanta, GA
November 18, 2023*
1:00 p.m., TBA
vs. Little Rock
Capitol Classic
    GSU Convocation Center 
Atlanta, GA
November 25, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS2
at DePaul     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Northwestern     Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State     Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., TBA
Monmouth     Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
December 18, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Calumet College     Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa     Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
December 29, 2023*
TBA, BTN+
at Iowa     Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Akron     Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ohio     Convocation Center 
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

  1. "Rashon Burno". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  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.
  6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  7. "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  8. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  9. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  10. "Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.
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