List of Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball head coaches. There have been 29 head coaches of the Huskies in their 123-season history.[1]

Northern Illinois' current head coach is Rashon Burno. He was hired as the Huskies' head coach in March 2021,[2] replacing Mark Montgomery, who was fired in January 2021.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1900–1902
1904–1905
John A. H. Keith 3 13–7 .650
2 1902–1903 Fred Charles 1 2–1 .667
3 1903–1904 William Crocker 1 3–7 .300
4 1905–1906 Harry Sauthoff 1 7–2 .778
5 1906–1910 Nelson A. Kellogg 4 17–27 .386
6 1910–1918 William Wirtz 8 57–31 .648
7 1918–1920 Ralph Wagner 2 13–10 .565
8 1920–1923 Milo Oakland 3 25–18 .581
9 1923–1926 William Muir 3 34–11 .756
10 1926–1929 Roland Cowell 3 40–14 .741
11 1929–1940 Chick Evans 11 125–93 .573
12 1940–1948 Ralph McKinzie 8 94–56 .627
13 1948–1949 Gene Fekete 1 10–11 .476
14 1949–1950 Gilbert Wilson 1 4–17 .190
15 1950–1954 Gilman Hertz 4 35–44 .443
16 1954–1963 William Healey 9 96–94 .505
17 1963–1966 Ev Cochrane 3 33–34 .493
18 1966–1973 Tom Jorgensen 7 95–71 .572
19 1973–1976 Emory Luck 3 21–53 .284
20 1976–1986 John McDougal 10 136–141 .491
21 1986–1989 Jim Rosborough 3 28–56 .333
22 1989–1991 Jim Molinari 2 42–17 .712
23 1991–2000[a] Brian Hammel 10 117–138 .459
24 2000–2001* Andy Greer 1 4–17 .190
25 2001–2007 Rob Judson 6 74–101 .423
26 2007–2011 Ricardo Patton 4 35–83 .297
27 2011–2021[b] Mark Montgomery 10 124–170 .422
28 2021* Lamar Chapman 1 2–9 .182
29 2021–present Rashon Burno 2 22–40 .355
Totals 29 coaches 123 seasons 1,308–1,373 .488
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Hammel resigned in December 2000. Andy Greer served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2000–01 season.[4]
  2. ^ Montgomery was fired in January 2021. Lamar Chapman served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021–22 NIU Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois Athletics. p. 2-4. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Ryan, Shannon (March 6, 2021). "Rashon Burno, a former DePaul standout, hired by Northern Illinois as the new men's basketball coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Northern Illinois fires Michigan State product Mark Montgomery after 1-7 start". The Detroit News. Associated Press. January 3, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Jauss, Bill (December 8, 2000). "HAMMEL'S 'PASSION' GONE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2023.