2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	9–21 (6–14 MAC)
Head coach	Rashon Burno (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Christinsen Drew Gladstone Branden McDonald
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	17	–	3	.850	26	–	8	.765
Kent State	16	–	4	.800	23	–	11	.676
Ohio	14	–	6	.700	25	–	10	.714
Akron †	14	–	6	.700	24	–	10	.706
Buffalo	13	–	6	.684	19	–	11	.633
Ball State	9	–	10	.474	14	–	17	.452
Miami (OH)	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Central Michigan	6	–	12	.333	7	–	23	.233
Bowling Green	6	–	14	.300	13	–	18	.419
Northern Illinois	6	–	14	.300	9	–	21	.300
Eastern Michigan	5	–	15	.250	10	–	21	.323
Western Michigan	4	–	16	.200	8	–	23	.258

† 2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Rashon Burno, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 6–14 in MAC play to finish a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

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Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Huskies finished the 2020–21 season 3–16, 2–12 in MAC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament which had been limited to provide that the bottom four finishers would not be eligible.^[1] The MAC also announced the removal of divisions in cost-cutting measure partly attributed to COVID-19.^[1]

On January 3, 2021, it was announced that head coach Mark Montgomery had been relieved of his duties after the team's 1–7 start to the season. Associate head coach Lamar Chapman was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[2] On March 6, the school named Arizona State assistant Rashon Burno the new head coach.

Roster

2021–22 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)	So	Tulsa	Chicago Heights, IL
G	1	Trendon Hankerson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Novi HS	Novi, MI
G	2	Kaleb Thornton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Iowa Western CC	Bolingbrook, IL
G	3	Noah Kon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Houston Christian HS	Houston, TX
F	4	Montavious Myrick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	North Atlanta HS	Atlanta, GA
F	5	Chris Osten	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Arizona State	Crowley, LA
G	10	Zion Russell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	National Christian Academy	Upper Marlboro, MD
F	11	Chinedu Kingsley Okanu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Vincennes	Lynwood, IL
F	12	Zool Kueth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Pratt CC	Gallatin, TN
C	13	Adong Makuoi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Daytona State College	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
G	22	Edward Manuel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Navarro College	Lake Charles, LA
G	24	Darweshi Hunter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Weber State	Cincinnati, OH
F	25	Drew Wiemers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Benedictine	Coal Valley, IL
G	50	Anthony Crump	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Middle Tennessee	Inkster, MI

Head coach

Rashon Burno (DePaul)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Christiansen (Northern Illinois)
Drew Gladstone (DePaul)
Branden McDonald (Virginia Union)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 1:00 pm	St. Francis	W 80–57	–	Convocation Center (103) DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N	at Washington	W 71–64	1–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,356) Seattle, WA
November 12, 2021* 6:00 pm, BTN+	at Indiana	L 49–85	1–1	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri Jacksonville Classic campus game	L 37–54	1–2	Mizzou Arena (6,302) Columbia, MO
November 21, 2021* 11:00 am	vs. Boston University Jacksonville Classic (Jax Bracket) semifinal	L 58–76	1–3	UNF Arena (450) Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 2021* 10:00 am	vs. Little Rock Jacksonville Classic (Jax Bracket) consolation	L 60–67	1–4	UNF Arena (180) Jacksonville, FL
November 27, 2021* 7:00 pm, FS2	at Marquette	L 66–80	1–5	Fiserv Forum (13,272) Milwaukee, WI
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Eastern Illinois	W 55–45	2–5	Convocation Center (1,153) DeKalb, IL
December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, BSOH/ESPN+	at Dayton	L 41–79	2–6	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 13, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chicago State	W 70–59	3–6	Jones Convocation Center (262) Chicago, IL
December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC	L 60–61	3–7	Credit Union 1 Arena (2148) Chicago, IL
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Indiana State	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols		Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
MAC regular season
January 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Toledo	L 63–94	3–8 (0–1)	Savage Arena (3,780) Toledo, OH
January 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kent State	W 65–63	4–8 (1–1)	MAC Center (1,423) Kent, OH
January 15, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan	W 77–70	5–8 (2–1)	Convocation Center (1,035) DeKalb, IL
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Bowling Green	L 83–92	5–9 (2–2)	Convocation Center (553) DeKalb, IL
January 22, 2022 2:30 pm, ESPN3	at Miami (OH)	L 82–85 ^OT	5–10 (2–3)	Millett Hall (1,214) Oxford, OH
January 25, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	L 62–74	5–11 (2–4)	Convocation Center (4,783) Athens, OH
January 27, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN3	Ball State Rescheduled from December 29	L 67–74	5–12 (2–5)	Convocation Center (613) DeKalb, IL
January 29, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Central Michigan	L 63–69	5–13 (2–6)	Convocation Center (773) DeKalb, IL
February 1, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Western Michigan	W 75–56	6–13 (3–6)	University Arena (1,217) Kalamazoo, MI
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bowling Green	L 65–87	6–14 (3–7)	Stroh Center (1,995) Bowling Green, OH
February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Akron	L 64–70	6–15 (3–8)	Convocation Center (653) DeKalb, IL
February 12, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Toledo	L 72–100	6–16 (3–9)	Convocation Center (1,141) DeKalb, IL
February 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State	W 64–58	7–16 (4–9)	Worthen Arena (2,918) Muncie, IN
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Akron Rescheduled from January 1	W 66–63	8–16 (5–9)	Rhodes Arena (2,076) Akron, OH
February 19, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)	L 75–78	8–17 (5–10)	Convocation Center (1,507) DeKalb, IL
February 22, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Eastern Michigan	L 72–74	8–18 (5–11)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,294) Ypsilanti, MI
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Buffalo Rescheduled from January 4	L 68–79	8–19 (5–12)	Convocation Center (521) DeKalb, IL
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Buffalo	L 60–70	8–20 (5–13)	Alumni Arena (4,990) Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Kent State	L 55–63	8–21 (5–14)	Convocation Center (706) DeKalb, IL
March 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Ohio	W 58–57	9–21 (6–14)	Convocation Center (794) DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

^ ^a ^b "Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBS Sports. May 12, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "NIU Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change". NIU Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

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Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
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2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

References