Cardinal-red and black signs flashed Mike Brown's name often at Chick Evans Field House. Even in times that saw very little student support for the men's basketball team, Brown had a following. People liked his game. They liked the style that the senior...

After Tuesday's press conference, the Northern Star obtained an exclusive interview with new head men's basketball coach Rob Judson. Northern Star: What was going through your mind when you first heard of the opening for the head basketball coach position...

Steve Determan's goal of ruining Central Michigan's Senior Night did not happen as the NIU men's basketball team lost to the Chippewas 72-62. The Huskies pulled to within three points, 65-62, with 1:43 remaining in the game after Stephen Jones scored...

Not even the return of Matt Nelson from a freak injury could save the NIU men's basketball team. A 67-62 home loss to Western Michigan on Wednesday gives the Huskies (5-21 overall, 4-13 Mid-American Conference) the worst record in school history. NIU...

In April 1996, women's basketball proclaimed "We Got Next" with the tipoff of the WNBA. Now, the women's movement continues with the inaugural season of the WUSA, a new Women's Professional Soccer League, ready to start. Founded by a group of wealthy...

NIU men's basketball interim coach Andy Greer felt relieved that his Huskies finally snapped a nine-game losing streak. The Huskies defeated Eastern Michigan 62-57, putting them at 5-20 for the season and 4-12 in the Mid-American Conference. "It feels...

Leon Rodgers' eclipsing the career 1,000-point mark wasn't enough to lift the NIU men's basketball team over Marshall, as the Huskies fell 81-65 Thursday night against the Thundering Herd in Huntington, W.Va. Tallying 16 points, the 6-foot-6-inch junior...

The NIU men's basketball team looks for revenge tonight at Marshall. The battleground is Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va., where the Huskies will meet the Thundering Herd for the second time this season. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. In their first game Feb....

Walter Thompson will sit out for the rest of the season after being suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the NIU men's basketball team. The suspension takes effect immediately. Thompson will miss the Huskies' last four games of the season....

This weekend's Alumni basketball game ended on a jumper at the buzzer by NIU's early 1970s star and Chicago Bulls draftee Billy "The Kid" Harris. Tying up the game at a 65-all deadlock, Harris led the White team with 24 points, while recent Huskie graduates...

When the NIU men's basketball team faces off against Ball State on Saturday at 7:05 p.m., current team members will be under the watchful eyes of past Huskie players. Celebrating the men's basketball 100th anniversary, the most prestigious Huskie alumni...

NBA All-Star Weekend was a pure indication of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of professional basketball. The weekend kicked off with the Rookie vs. Sophomore game featuring Wally Szczerbiak's flame-throwing act of 11-of-13 shooting from the field, and...