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2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

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2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record11–20 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shane Southwell
  • Drew Gladstone
  • Drew Kelly
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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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
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
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.

Source[10][11]

References

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  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 - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  8. ^ a b "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  10. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  11. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.