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Edwin_Bambino

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Well football is over so time for the 4 of us who care about hoops to get in here. I didn’t watch the pre season game but family members who did seemed to like what they saw. Also rumors that they smacked Boise in a close door game. I have no idea how good they will be this year but until I know for certain they suck I will be interested in seeing how this team performs.
 
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NIU was 18-13 last year, and randomly it looks like that was good enough for Michigan State to hire their head coach, bizarre. Haven’t made the NCAA tournament in forever.
 
2020-21 Northern Illinois Huskies (2-12/3-16)

Northern Illinois University Rosterhttps://niuhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

NIU has a new head coach in former Arizona State associate head coach Rashon Burno who should be very familiar with the UW and Mike Hopkins having faced the UW on the basketball court over the past four seasons in Pac-12 conference play.

NIU brings back six returnees from a season ago, led by senior G 6’2 Trendon Hankerson who averaged 13.9 points per game while starting all 19 contests a season ago. Each of NIU’s other five returnees also started games last season as C 6’9 Adong Makuoi (Sr) made 14 starts, G 6’8 Anthony Crump (Sr) started 11 games, F 6’7 Zool Kueth (Sr) made nine starts, F 6’7 Chinedu Kingsley Okanu (Sr) started five contests and G 6’0 Kaleb Thornton (Jr) was in the starting lineup three times.

Among NIU’s seven newcomers, three bring Division I experience, including F 6’9 Chris Osten (Sr) who joins the Huskies after playing 24 games, including six starts, with the Arizona State Sun Devils a season ago. G 6’3 Keshawn Williams (So) returns to Chicagoland following one season at Tulsa while G 6’5 Darweshi Hunter (Jr) spent last season in the Big Sky Conference at Weber State.
 
NIU was 18-13 last year, and randomly it looks like that was good enough for Michigan State to hire their head coach, bizarre. Haven’t made the NCAA tournament in forever.
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Wikipedia lied, that was 2 season ago. They were 3-16 last season. Whoops.
 
NIU was 18-13 last year, and randomly it looks like that was good enough for Michigan State to hire their head coach, bizarre. Haven’t made the NCAA tournament in forever.
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Damn you had me thinking I missed an Izzo retirement announcement for a minute there.
 
NIU was 18-13 last year, and randomly it looks like that was good enough for Michigan State to hire their head coach, bizarre. Haven’t made the NCAA tournament in forever.
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Damn you had me thinking I missed an Izzo retirement announcement for a minute there.
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Their coach went back to MSU to be an assistant under Izzo. Ill chalk up my lack of reading comprehension to a little academic prowess.
 
NIU was 18-13 last year, and randomly it looks like that was good enough for Michigan State to hire their head coach, bizarre. Haven’t made the NCAA tournament in forever.
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Damn you had me thinking I missed an Izzo retirement announcement for a minute there.
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Their coach went back to MSU to be an assistant under Izzo. Ill chalk up my lack of reading comprehension to a little academic prowess.
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Yeah I figured that out. He was a long-time Izzo assistant before going to NIU.
 
Husky News[/b]

Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/sports...d-their-back-home-on-uw-mens-basketball-team/

Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/sports...ketball-2021-22-season-keys-players-to-watch/

Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/sports...ions-but-ucla-and-oregon-still-teams-to-beat/

UWDawgPoundhttps://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/11...how-to-watch-uw-washington-huskies-basketball

UWDawgPoundhttps://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/11...-washington-huskies-mike-hopkins-expectations

UW Depth Chart[/b]

CP: Roberts/Sorn
PF: Matthews/Wilson/Grant/Ariyibi
SF: Bey/Bajema/*Lundeen
SG: Davis/Fuller
PG: Brown/Penn

Walk-Ons:[/b]

G: Geron, G Hopkins, G Luttinen, G Neubauer, G Iglesia

*Lundeen was recently awarded a scholarship for 2021-22
https://twitter.com/UW_MBB/status/1457529666546245632https://twitter.com/UW_MBB/status/1457530463665278978

 
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Well, uh, not great. They did pull it together a little bit at the end of the half so hopefully that continues. But if they play like that all season it will certainly be Hopkins last.
 
What are the Huskies trying to do on offense? I legit couldn't even begin to describe what they're looking to do, sets they run, or any sort of philosophy.

It's just a free for all. What do they do at practice? I don't understand. Absolutely zero movement off the ball.
 
Well, uh if UW shoots like this all year it’s going to be a long season, and Hopkins last. NIU isn’t good, if UW just shoots decently they win this game comfortably.

Roberts monster game, if only he was average offensively.

Thought Terrell Brown looked like a player.

Davis, Matthew’s, and Bey all had absolute stinkers. Bajema was invisible.

Offensive in the half court looked stagnant. Press looked good, that’s about it. If I’m trying to be an optimist hopefully this cold shooting night was an aberration and the team gels with more experience together. Most likely it’s going to be a long season but the investigation into if this team sucks will continue for a few more games. So far all signs point to yes.

Also NIU with dagger three pointers anytime they really needed to stop the momentum. Brutal.
 
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Kimmy’s got some explaining to do
 
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Well, uh if UW shoots like this all year it’s going to be a long season, and Hopkins last. NIU isn’t good, if UW just shoots decently they win this game comfortably.

Roberts monster game, if only he was average offensively.

Thought Terrell Brown looked like a player.

Davis, Matthew’s, and Bey all had absolute stinkers. Bajema was invisible.

Offensive in the half court looked stagnant. Press looked good, that’s about it. If I’m trying to be an optimist hopefully this cold shooting night was an aberration and the team gels with more experience together. That’s about it.
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The refs have been trying to help the UW out big time...but they can't shoot ft at a high %...21-36 (58%)
 
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