Rashon Burno

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Northern Illinois Huskies
Current conference: Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Northern Illinois record: 33-60 (.355)
Overall record: 33-60 (.355)

Rashon Thomas Burno
Born February 3, 1978
Hometown: Jersey City, New Jersey
Alma Mater: DePaul University (BA, 2002)
Played at St. Anthony HS in Jersey City for legendary head coach Bob Hurley, Sr.; won back-to-back national championships (1996-97)
Went to Chicago for college, where he played for Pat Kennedy and the DePaul Blue Demons; played in the NCAA Tournament in 2001
Started his coaching career in 2007 at Marmion Academy in suburban Aurora, IL, coaching (and teaching) there for three years
Joined Kennedy‘s staff at Towson as an assistant in 2010, then spent one year on Steve Masiello‘s staff at Manhattan
Next stop was a three-year stint at Florida under Billy Donovan, during which time the Gators won two SEC titles and went to the 2014 Final Four
Hired by Bobby Hurley, son of his former HS coach, as an assistant at Arizona State in 2015 and was elevated to associate head coach in 2016
- Part of multiple NCAA Tournament teams and helped develop star players like Remy Martin and Luguentz Dort
Burno was hired in March 2021 to become the head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies
- Through three seasons, Burno is 33-60 overall with the Huskies