Rashon Burno
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1978 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2002 | DePaul |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2010 | Marmion Academy |
| 2010–2011 | Towson (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Manhattan (assistant) |
| 2012–2015 | Florida (assistant) |
| 2015–2021 | Arizona State (assistant) |
| 2021–2026 | Northern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 48–106 (.312) (college) 42–38 (.525) (high school) |
Rashon Burno (born February 3, 1978) is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team.[1][2]
Playing career
Burno played at St. Anthony High School in New Jersey under Bob Hurley, where he was a part of two national championship teams his junior and senior years.[3] He played collegiately at DePaul under Pat Kennedy and was part of the Blue Demons' 2000 NCAA tournament squad.[4]
After graduating from DePaul, Burno worked in the financial services industry, including a position at Morgan Stanley as a Wealth Advisor before returning to basketball and beginning his coaching career. [5]
Coaching career
Burno got his coaching start as the head basketball coach at Marmion Academy from 2007 to 2010 where he also served as an economics and physical education teacher before landing his first college coaching job as an assistant at Towson, reuniting with his college head coach Kennedy.[3] He'd then move on to assistant coaching stops at Manhattan, and then four years under Billy Donovan at Florida from 2012 to 2015, where he was part of three Elite Eight teams and the 2014 NCAA Final Four team.[6][7] In 2015, he joined Bobby Hurley's staff at Arizona State.[8]
On March 6, 2021, Burno was named the 29th head coach in Northern Illinois history, replacing Mark Montgomery.[9][2]
On March 7, 2026, Burno was fired by Northern Illinois, he finished his five year tenure with the Huskies with a 39-85 record, failing to achieve a winning record in those five seasons.[10]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois Huskies (MAC) (2021–2026) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Northern Illinois | 9–21 | 6–14 | T–9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Northern Illinois | 13–19 | 9–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Northern Illinois | 11–20 | 5–13 | 11th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Northern Illinois | 6–25 | 2–11 | 12th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Northern Illinois | 9–21 | 4–14 | 12th | |||||
| Northern Illinois: | 48–106 (.312) | 26–61 (.299) | |||||||
| Total: | 48–106 (.312) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Rashon Burno Fact Sheet (PDF)" (PDF). NIU Athletics.
- ^ a b Ryan, Shannon. "Rashon Burno, a former DePaul standout, hired by Northern Illinois as the new men's basketball coach". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ a b "Rashon Burno Named as Assistant Coach". Towson University Athletics.
- ^ "Rashon Burno College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Burno returns to where his career began". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Rashon Burno - Men's Basketball Coach". Manhattan College Athletics.
- ^ "Rashon Burno - Men's Basketball Coach". Florida Gators.
- ^ "Rashon Burno - Men's Basketball Coach". Arizona State University Athletics.
- ^ "RASHON BURNO NAMED NIU MEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH". NIU Athletics.
- ^ Kassim, Austin Curtright, Craig Meyer and Ehsan. "College basketball coaches fired: Updated list of schools making changes". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
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