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Rodgers hits 1,000, but Marshall has last laugh

By Frank Rusnak | February 23, 2001

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...

Men’s basketball gears for Marshall

By Nick Gerts | February 22, 2001

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....

Freshman suspended indefinitely

By Nick Gerts | February 21, 2001

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....

‘The Kid’ shines in Alumni game

By Frank Rusnak | February 19, 2001

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...

All-Star Weekend captures best,worst

February 16, 2001

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...

Alums generate extra excitement

By Frank Rusnak | February 16, 2001

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...

Basketball stung

By Nick Gerts | February 12, 2001

Men's basketball coach Andy Greer hoped the Huskies would play harder Saturday against Toledo. And though the Huskies extended their losing streak to six after falling to the Rockets 87-63, Greer noticed a difference. "We talked about the game, about...

Greer hopes road will cure Huskie slump

By Nick Gerts | February 9, 2001

Interim men's basketball coach Andy Greer thinks this weekend's road trip might do the Huskies good. The action starts Saturday when the Huskies face Toledo, whom they defeated 68-67 this season at Chick Evans Field House when Greg Stempin missed a layup...

Smallwood stands up tall

By Matt Stacionis | February 8, 2001

The freshman swatted and spiked four Marshall shots in the NIU men's basketball team's 94-66 loss. And he managed his swinging success while guarding the Herd's go-to guy. Smallwood was given the toughest defensive assignment of his season by being asked...

‘I feel for them’

By Nick Gerts | February 8, 2001

Marshall coach Greg White knows exactly how Andy Greer is feeling. After the NIU men's basketball team's 94-66 loss to the Thundering Herd Wednesday, the Huskie coach said he couldn't be more disappointed in the way the Huskies (4-16 overall, 3-8 Mid-American...

Professor pleased with increase in female athletes

By Joe Lacdan | February 7, 2001

When Jan Rintala competed in sports during her high school days in the 1960s, she did so without realizing the vast difference in athletic opportunities for men and women. Today marks the 15th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sport Day, which...

Coach hopes past won’t jinx Huskies

By Nick Gerts | February 7, 2001

Andy Greer hopes the NIU men's basketball team won't repeat its most recent performances tonight against Marshall. The Huskies were demolished by Akron 103-75 on Monday night following NIU's 81-74 loss to Central Michigan on Saturday. NIU (4-15 overall,...