# 2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Rashon Burno. They played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). As the seventh seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Kent State in the first round to finish the season 13–19 and 9–9 in the MAC.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2021–22 season 9–21, 6–14 in MAC play, to finish a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Trendon Hankerson | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Novi, MI | Transferred to Akron |
| Noah Kon | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Colorado Christian |
| Montavious Myrick | 4 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Southern Union State Community College |
| Chris Osten | 5 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Crowley, LA | Transferred to IUPUI |
| Chinedu Kingsley Okanu | 11 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Lynwood, IL | Transferred to Grand Valley State |
| Zool Kueth | 12 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Gallatin, TN | Transferred to Tennessee State |
| Adong Makuoi | 13 | C | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Edmonton, AB | Transferred to Tennessee State |
| Edward Manuel | 22 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Lake Charles, LA | Transferred to St. Mary's (TX) |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Zarique Nutter | 2 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Newark, NJ | Transferred from Clarendon College (Texas) |
| Oluwasegun Durosinmi | 4 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred from St. Bonaventure |
| David Coit | 11 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Sophomore | Columbus, NJ | Transferred from Atlantic Cape Community College |
| Harvin Ibarguen | 23 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Cali, Colombia | Transferred from Seward County Community College |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Taku Youngblood G | Yokohama, Japan | St. Thomas More | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Xavier Amos F | Chicago, IL | Whitney Young | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser F | Fraschels, Switzerland | | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m., TBA | | McKendree | W 79–76 | – | 23 – Williams | 8 – Crump | 4 – tied | Convocation Center (467) DeKalb, IL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Illinois–Springfield | L 77–83 | 0–1 | 31 – Coit | 5 – tied | 4 – Thornton | Convocation Center (651) DeKalb, IL |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Northwestern | L 46–63 | 0–2 | 19 – Williams | 8 – Nutter | 2 – Thornton | Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,077) Evanston, IL |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Northwest | W 99–73 | 1–2 | 20 – Nutter | 7 – tied | 7 – Williams | Convocation Center (513) DeKalb, IL |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 50–68 | 1–3 | 18 – Nutter | 15 – Nutter | 3 – tied | McCamish Pavilion (3,269) Atlanta, GA |
| November 22, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Sam Houston State Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 54–88 | 1–4 | 11 – Nutter | 8 – Crump | 2 – Coit | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (244) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 22, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. LIU Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 86–61 | 2–4 | 28 – Williams | 11 – Durosinmi | 11 – Thornton | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (314) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 76–83 | 2–5 | 28 – Williams | 5 – tied | 3 – Williams | McLeod Center (3,378) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 90–70 | 3–5 | 17 – Williams | 5 – tied | 5 – Coit | Lantz Arena (1,651) Charleston, IL |
| December 2, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho | L 47–84 | 3–6 | 10 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 3 – Thornton | ICCU Arena (1,476) Moscow, ID |
| December 12, 2022* 8:00 p.m. | | at No. 15 Gonzaga | L 67–88 | 3–7 | 25 – Williams | 8 – tied | 3 – tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 63–90 | 3–8 | 16 – Williams | 8 – Nutter | 3 – Williams | Siegel Center (6,817) Richmond, VA |
| December 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | L 78–83 | 3–9 | 24 – Coit | 6 – Hunter | 6 – Thornton | Convocation Center (506) DeKalb, IL |
| December 22, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 67–57 | 4–9 | 32 – Williams | 9 – Williams | 3 – Thornton | Hulman Center (2,607) Terre Haute, IN |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 51–76 | 4–10 (0–1) | 11 – Nutter | 9 – Nutter | 1 – tied | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| January 7, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 62–80 | 4–11 (0–2) | 16 – Coit | 7 – Ibarguen | 5 – Thornton | Alumni Arena (2,030) Buffalo, NY |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 73–54 | 5–11 (1–2) | 23 – Coit | 7 – Crump | 4 – Crump | Convocation Center (522) DeKalb, IL |
| January 14, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 67–84 | 5–12 (1–3) | 22 – Hunter | 5 – tied | 7 – Thornton | Convocation Center (1,285) DeKalb, IL |
| January 17, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | W 81–77 | 6–12 (2–3) | 21 – Coit | 8 – Nutter | 5 – Thornton | Millett Hall (979) Oxford, OH |
| January 21, 2023 TBA, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 88–67 | 7–12 (3–3) | 24 – Coit | 8 – Ibarguen | 5 – Coit | George Gervin GameAbove Center (4,719) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kent State | W 86–76 | 8–12 (4–3) | 32 – Coit | 8 – Ibarguen | 4 – Thornton | Convocation Center (837) DeKalb, IL |
| January 28, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN | | Ball State | L 69–87 | 8–13 (4–4) | 20 – Coit | 7 – Crump | 5 – Thornton | Convocation Center (1,438) DeKalb, IL |
| January 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 73–59 | 9–13 (5–4) | 15 – Thornton | 8 – Coit | 5 – Thornton | University Arena (1,757) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 86–78 | 10–13 (6–4) | 21 – Coit | 7 – Ibarguen | 9 – Thornton | Stroh Center (1,884) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ohio | L 76–82 | 10–14 (6–5) | 21 – Thornton | 9 – Nutter | 8 – Thornton | Convocation Center (902) DeKalb, IL |
| February 11, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 81–53 | 11–14 (7–5) | 18 – Nutter | 14 – Crump | 11 – Thornton | Convocation Center (1,048) DeKalb, IL |
| February 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 77–87 | 11–15 (7–6) | 22 – Coit | 8 – Crump | 6 – Coit | Worthen Arena (3,635) Muncie, IN |
| February 18, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 65–66 | 11–16 (7–7) | 17 – Crump | 11 – Crump | 17 – Thornton | Convocation Center (1,690) DeKalb, IL |
| February 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 68–77 | 11–17 (7–8) | 17 – Hunter | 10 – Crump | 9 – Thornton | Convocation Center (4,799) Athens, OH |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | W 84–80 | 12–17 (8–8) | 21 – tied | 7 – Nutter | 5 – Thornton | McGuirk Arena (1,682) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Buffalo | L 75–85 | 12–18 (8–9) | 18 – Hunter | 6 – tied | 9 – Thornton | Convocation Center (701) DeKalb, IL |
| March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 85–66 | 13–18 (9–9) | 19 – Thornton | 7 – Ibarguen | 11 – Thornton | Convocation Center (729) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Kent State Quarterfinals | L 57–76 | 13–19 | 13 – Nutter | 11 – Ibarguen | 6 – Thornton | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source