List of Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

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]

↑ Hammel resigned in December 2000. Andy Greer served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2000–01 season.^[4]
↑ Montgomery was fired in January 2021. Lamar Chapman served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.^[3]

References

1 2 "2021–22 NIU Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois Athletics. p. 2-4. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
↑ 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.
1 2 "Northern Illinois fires Michigan State product Mark Montgomery after 1-7 start". The Detroit News . Associated Press. January 3, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
↑ Jauss, Bill (December 8, 2000). "HAMMEL'S 'PASSION' GONE". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 1, 2023.

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[HammelResigns-5] Hammel resigned in December 2000. Andy Greer served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2000–01 season.^[4]

[MontgomeryChapman-6] Montgomery was fired in January 2021. Lamar Chapman served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.^[3]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "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.

[MontgomeryFired-3] 1 2 "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.

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