Freshman guard Marshawn Wilson has been a consistent player off the bench for men’s basketball, leading the team in scoring six times this season.Wilson is shooting 45 percent on the season and averaging 17.4 minutes per game. He tied and set new career-highs...
Men’s basketball (16-7, 5-5 MAC) fell to Ohio University (14-8, 5-5 MAC) 80-69 despite a great second half effort Saturday in Athens, Ohio.Ohio came out of the gates on fire, shooting 60.6 percent (20-33) in the first half, while the Huskies struggled...
Redshirt sophomore center Marin Maric looks for a rebound off a free throw. Maric finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds, but the Huskies ultimately succumbed to Buffalo in a 90-78 loss Tuesday.
NIU redshirt sophomore Marin Maric has been a solid force for men’s basketball this season, and his play dates back to his days of playing championship FIBA basketball in the likes of Croatia and Greece.Maric has bounced back after injuring himself...
Men’s basketball (16-6, 5-4 MAC) opened MAC-play this season with a victory over Ohio University Bobcats (13-7, 4-4 MAC) on Jan. 6 and will look to sweep the season series with a win over the Bobcats on Saturday.Senior guard Travon Baker scored a career-high...
Men’s basketball (16-6, 5-4 MAC) lost its first home game of the season and its third game in a row overall, falling to Buffalo University 90-78 on Tuesday.The three-game skid for the Huskies comes after a stretch in which the team had won two games...
Men’s basketball (16-5, 5-3 MAC) returns home after a short road trip to take on Buffalo University (11-9, 4-3 MAC) in a conference matchup Tuesday.The Huskies are undefeated at home this season and have won six of their last nine games overall. They...
Men’s basketball is in the middle of an impressive, historic season — something the program hasn’t seen since going 18-2 through 20 games in the 1990-91 season.Here are three observations of the Huskies’ storybook season through 21 games:DefenseThe...
DeKalb | Men’s basketball (16-5, 5-3 MAC) lost its second straight game Saturday on a cold shooting night, falling to MAC-rival Miami University, Ohio (7-14, 1-7 MAC).Miami shot 50 percent from the field more than halfway through the first half, including...
A historic season came to a short pause Tuesday night for men’s basketball (16-4, 5-2 MAC) as the team took a 76-66 loss to Akron for its second conference loss of the season.The Huskies were led by freshman guard Marshawn Wilson, who poured in a team-high...
Senior guard Travon Baker was named MAC West Player of the Week for the second time this season, averaging 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in victories against Central Michigan University on Jan. 19 and Toledo on Friday.Baker scored...
Men’s basketball (16-4, 5-2 MAC) will look to keep its hot streak going as it travels to take on MAC-rival Miami (OH) (6-14, 0-7 MAC) in Oxford, Ohio on Saturday.The two teams last met on Feb. 5 and NIU went on an 8-0 run with two minutes left to win...
