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Huskies soar high above Eagles

By Nick Gerts | January 18, 2001

The NIU men's basketball team held Eastern Michigan scoreless in the final 2 minutes 50 seconds to defeat the Eagles 58-52 on Wednesday night. The win is only the Huskies' third of the season and their second in the Mid-American Conference. NIU had only...

Greer hopes for best

By Nick Gerts | January 17, 2001

Assistant Sports Editor Andy Greer hasn't been happy with the way his NIU men's basketball team has been playing as of late. In his first four games as coach, Greer said he noticed the team playing like a team. But in the losses against Kent State and...

Now what?

By Nick Gerts | January 16, 2001

Assistant Sports Editor Iowa State associate head coach Terry Carroll thinks he could be a good addition to the NIU men's basketball program. Carroll called associate athletics director Rob Collins about the opening for the coaching job and thought his...

‘They keep fighting’

By Nick Gerts | January 16, 2001

Assistant Sports Editor The NIU men's basketball team continued to struggle during the winter break, losing five out of six games. Interim head coach Andy Greer got his first win as a Huskie coach after NIU defeated Buffalo 64-49 Jan. 6. The Huskies face...

Hoop squad prepares for a tough holiday

By PATRICK H. MOORE II | December 3, 1993

A much needed Christmas break is just around the corner for the majority of NIU students, but as we hop in our cars and head for home, the men's basketball team will be preparing for a holiday schedule that could make for an unhappy new year. The Huskies...

Huskies can’t find Midas touch against KSU

By PATRICK H. MOORE II | December 2, 1993

Last night at Kent State University the NIU men's basketball team fell into a hole they couldn't get out of. Falling behind early and poor shooting put the Huskies (1-1) on the losing end of a 80-57 score, at the hands of Kent State (1-0). The Golden...

NIU hoop squad hopes to ‘hold on’ in Kent

By PATRICK H. MOORE II | December 1, 1993

Coming fresh off of a 93 to 77 win over Aurora College in their season opener, the NIU men's hoop squad will take on Kent State tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Kent, Ohio. The last time these two squads met was Feb. 1, 1986 in Kent, Ohio. The Huskies came out...

Countdown to the ball begins…

By RICH CARLSON | November 30, 1993

Chick Evans Field House will be rocking with exciting female action Wednesday night as the women's basketball team follows the NCAA volleyball tournament action by hosting the University of Southern California. "It's going to be a tremendous day for women's...

Rebounding jumpstarts opening season win

By MARC WESNER | November 29, 1993

There is nothing like opening the season at home with a good old fashioned blowout. The NIU men's basketball team stepped into the regular season and handed Aurora a 93-77 loss in front of 1,738 in the Huskie's season opener at Chick Evans Fieldhouse...

Huskies hoping to strike oil in final tuneup

By MARC WESNER | November 23, 1993

After head coach Brian Hammel saw what a bad team like Ginestico of Brazil could do to the NIU men's basketball team defense, he was not too happy. So when the Marathon Oil AAU Team stops in for a 7:05 p.m. exhibition visit to Chick Evans Fieldhouse tonight,...

Proviso East guard signs Letter of Intent

By CHRIS TAGLER | November 22, 1993

One might look at NIU's men's basketball team and feel that it has the talent to go far in the Mid-Continent Conference this year. Nevertheless, head coach Brian Hammel is looking to go farther in future seasons with the signing of a point guard from...

Flaws seen in defense

By PATRICK H. MOORE | November 18, 1993

Last night at Chick Evans Field House the men's basketball team dusted the Ginestico of Brazil squad 90-59. Huskie fans finally got a chance to see Huskie super-soph Jamal Robinson lace up his sneakers and get his college career off to a late start after...