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Cager fans ignite interest for student participation

By Eric Burt | November 30, 1988

If you were at Monday night's men's basketball game, you probably noticed a group of fans donning red fire hats. No, it wasn't a field trip for a local fire department. It was a group of students known as the Organization of Particularly Rowdy A-------,...

Panthers’ loss is Huskies’ gain

By Chris Sigley | November 29, 1988

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough should be more than ecstatic that Antwon Harmon was dressed in cardinal red and black in Monday night's home game against Eastern Illinois. The 6-foot-8 Huskie center, who fired the last-second shot to gun down...

Hoops coach eager to volunteer

By Chris Sigley | November 29, 1988

Looking at all the new faces on the bench of the NIU men's basketball team, there is no doubt the Huskies are shallow when it comes to experience. However, the cagers' new graduate assistant, Mike Schalow, might be the exception. The 25-year-old graduate...

NIU drops bomb on EIU for second-straight win

By Mike Morris | November 29, 1988

General George Patton would have been proud of the NIU men's basketball team last night. Not only did the Huskies win the battle, they also won the war the NIU coaching staff had anticipated. Antwon Harmon's 15-foot jumper, with one second remaining,...

NIU beats up on Bethel, 20-75, in home opener

By Chris Sigley | November 28, 1988

From Saturday's opening tipoff, a scrappy NIU men's basketball team fit coach Jim Rosborough's description of a "young and restless" squad. But the Huskies' 120-75 demolishing of Division III Bethel College was pretty much a gimmee for NIU in its home...

Introducing the 1988-89 men’s and…

November 28, 1988

...women's Huskie basketball squads Donald Whiteside "Anyone who questions his size has no idea what beats inside that young man's chest," NIU men's coach Jim Rosborough said. "He won't have to score a lot to be valuable to us." This 5-foot-10 sophomore...

Men’s basketball team a litter of Huskie pups

By Mike Morris | November 28, 1988

Don't be alarmed. The ear-shattering sound you'll hear later this week will be courtesy of the 1988-89 men's basketball team. It will either be the shattering of the sound barrier as a squad of young and eager athletes soar to new heights, or the crash-landing...

Four freshmen give youthful depth to NIU

By Chris Sigley | November 28, 1988

Although sophomores Donnell Thomas and Donald Whiteside have been declared co-captains of the NIU men's basketball team, another Huskie has taken on a different leadership role. Standing 6-foot-9 at 245 pounds, freshman Brent Varner has acquired the nickname...

Rosborough relies on sophs as scorers, rebounders, etc.

By Mike Morris | November 28, 1988

As starting lineups go, this one is in a class by itself. Sophomore class—that is. With a roster that includes two junior transfers, six sophomores and four freshmen, what else is a coach to do? Actually, men's head basketball coach Jim Rosborough said...

Huskies plan Royal welcome for Bethel

By Chris Sigley | November 22, 1988

When the Bethel College men's basketball team steps foot in Chick Evans Field House Saturday for NIU's season opener, history will be made. It will be the first time in Division III Bethel's history that the Royals will play against a Division I program....

NIU escapes Aurora with 100-93 win

By Mike Morris | November 15, 1988

The NIU men's basketball team survived a second-half surge by the Aurora Challenge to post a 100-93 victory at West Aurora High School Monday night. Ex-Huskies Rodney Davis and Randy Norman helped the Challenge bounce back from a 20-point first-half deficit...

NIU hurt by hot hands, Portuguese tongue

By Chris Sigley | November 14, 1988

While the NIU men's basketball team's 96-82 loss Saturday may be attributed to a lid on the Huskie basket during the second half, a couple of foreign obstacles also shielded the Huskies from a win. A lack of communication seemed to pose a problem to some...