2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MAC Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021;

2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
2021–22 record	3–6 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Rashon Burno (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Christinsen; Drew Gladstone; Branden McDonald;
Home arena	Convocation Center

The 2021–22 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by first-year head coach Rashon Burno, will play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due tot he 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.

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* 11:00 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	Eastern Illinois	W 55–45	2–5	Convocation Center (1,153) DeKalb, IL
December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm	at Dayton	L 41–79	2–6	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 13, 2021* 12:00 pm	at Chicago State	W 70–59	2–6	Jones Convocation Center (262) Chicago, IL
December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm	at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
December 22, 2021 7:00 pm	Indiana State			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
MAC regular season
December 28, 2021 TBA	Ball State			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 1, 2022 TBA	at Akron			Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 4, 2022 TBA	Buffalo			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 8, 2022 TBA	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 11, 2022 TBA	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
January 15, 2022 TBA	Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 18, 2022 TBA	Bowling Green			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 22, 2022 TBA	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 25, 2022 TBA	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 29, 2022 TBA	Western Michigan			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 5, 2022 TBA	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 8, 2022 TBA	Akron			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 12, 2022 TBA	Toledo			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 15, 2022 TBA	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 19, 2022 TBA	Miami (OH)			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 22, 2022 TBA	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 26, 2022 TBA	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2022 TBA	Kent State			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 4, 2022 TBA	Ohio			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

"Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. 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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[:0-1] "Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[2] "NIU Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change". NIU Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Chick Evans Field House (1956–2002) Convocation Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Toledo	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Akron	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Kent State	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	9	.100

† 2022 MAC Tournament winner As of December 10, 2021;