The 2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with c ...

in the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach

Rashon Burno Rashon Burno (born February 3, 1978) is an American basketball coach (basketball), coach who is the head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team. Playing career Burno played at St. Anthony High School (New Jersey), St. Antho ...

, played their home games at the Convocation Center in

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as members of the

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. 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.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, 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. The MAC also announced the removal of divisions in cost-cutting measure partly attributed to COVID-19. 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. On March 6, the school named

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assistant Rashon Burno the new head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Northern Illinois Huskies The Northern Illinois Huskies are the athletic teams that represent Northern Illinois University (NIU). The Huskies are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I and the Mid-American Conference (M ...

Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball The Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb, Illinois. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in the NCAA D ...