Men’s basketball (3-0, 0-0 MAC) will look to extend its perfect start to the season to four games when it battles Eureka College (1-3) this week.NIUThe Huskies come in averaging 73 points-per-game and are outscoring their opponents by a margin of eight...
Men’s basketball (3-0, 0-0 MAC) won its first three games of the season last weekend and swept its way through the annual NIU Showcase.Cal State NorthridgeGame one of the weekend came on Friday against Cal State Northridge. Both teams shot over 45 percent...
Men’s basketball has not finished with a winning record since the 2005-06 season when it went 17-11, but Huskies fans have plenty of reasons to pick their heads up this year.The team won four-straight games to close out the regular season — including...
Men’s basketball announced the signing of 7-footer Andrew Zelis to a National Letter of Intent on Monday.Zelis will have three seasons of eligibility with the Huskies after leading Kaskaskia College to a 23-9 overall record in 2014-15. He redshirted...
Anthony Johnson, men’s basketball redshirt senior guard, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team, the conference announced Wednesday.Johson averaged 10.8 points (23rd in MAC) and 2.1 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Huskies after tranferring...
Voting is open online until April 22 for Play of the Year, an award that will be presented at the sixth Victors awards banquet on April 27 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.Nominees include Paris Logan’s interception at Northwestern, Lauren...
Men’s basketball announced the signing of Marshawn Wilson to a National Letter of Intent, the program announced Wednesday.Wilson, a 6-foot-2 combo guard, is rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and is ranked at three stars by Rivals.Wilson averaged...
Men’s basketball picked up a stellar commit when four-star guard Marshawn Wilson announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he will be attending NIU.Wilson, from Oakdale, Minn., also had offers from Wisconsin, Northern Iowa, Creighton and Colorado State,...
Men’s basketball saw its attendance increase by nearly 25 percent in a season in which the Huskies’ record remained nearly stagnant.The Huskies went 14-16 (.467) this season after going 15-17 (.469) in 2013-14. Unlike their winning percentage, attendance...
Injuries and inconsistent play were the biggest factors in men’s basketball’s season going awry, but a strong foundation for next season is present.The Huskies ended the regular season playing their best basketball of the year — the blowout loss...
Women’s basketball senior Amanda Corral and freshman Kelly Smith garnered MAC season honors, the conference announced today.Corral was named to the All-MAC First Team and Smith was named to the MAC’s All-Freshman Team. Corral is the first player since...
What happenedThe No. 10 seed men's basketball (13-15, 8-10 MAC) ended its season with a first round loss to the No. 7 seed Akron Zips (18-13, 9-9 MAC), 76-52, Monday in Akron, Ohio. The loss snapped a four-game win streak, which was the Huskies' largest...
