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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

When the tentative NIU men's basketball schedule came out last July, the Huskies were scheduled to play the Russia select team at the Chick Evans Fieldhouse tonight. That isn't going to happen. Instead, the Ginestico of Brazil team will drop by for a...

A familiar saying is being whispered around the circles of those involved in NIU's Intercollegiate Athletic programs. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. They are referring to the proposed move from the Mid-Continent Conference to— you guessed it—another...

NIU men's basketball head coach Brian Hammel looks at his team and see's only one thing: depth everywhere. "I think depth going into the season is certainly one of our strong points," he said. "We have an awful lot of guys who can play some pretty good...

With the NIU men's basketball team preparing to take on the Mid-Continent Conference, it's time to evaluate what the opposition has up their sleeves. "I think the conference is extremely strong, getting better and better every year," said NIU head coach...

Why? The Missouri Valley Conference elected to invite the University of Evansville as its only expansion team for the time being. That leaves NIU asking itself why our bid to join got nixed. "Going in, we were quite aware that the biggest issue within...

Well, it would appear that NIU will remain in the Mid-Continent Conference after all. According to Star sources, the presidents of Missouri Valley Conference voted to extend an invitation to the University of Evansville while voting down NIU's bid. That...