Northern Illinois has hired former Northern Michigan coach Matt Majkrzak to be its new men’s basketball coach.
Majkrzak went 136-73 over seven seasons at Division II Northern Michigan, including 28-7 this season. The Wildcats, who ranked as high as No. 10 in the D-II poll this year, made the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season.
He previously was the head coach at junior college Bryant & Stratton College-Wisconsin and a top assistant for four seasons at D-II Bemidji State. The Elkhart Lake, Wis., native started his career as a student assistant at Wisconsin-Green Bay.
“He brings a tremendous record of success from his previous head coaching stops and is a true rising star in the profession,” NIU athletic director Sean T. Frazier said in a statement. “Matt has a proven track record of recruiting student-athletes in the Midwest who succeed both athletically and academically and I am extremely excited to have him taking over our program as we enter a new era in the Horizon League.”
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Majkrzak (pronounced MACK-er-zack) was the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference coach of the year in 2024 and 2026.
He replaces Rashon Burno, who resigned after going 48-106 over five seasons at NIU. The Huskies finished 9-21 this season.