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Junior wing Darrell Bowie (10) drives to the basket Saturday at the Convocation Center in the game against the Aurora Spartans. Four Huskies scored nine or more points in the 86-56 victory.

Men’s basketball rolls to win

By Steve Shonder | November 16, 2014

Men’s basketball cruised past an overmatched Aurora Spartans squad to win its first season opener since 2006.The Huskies (1-0) took down Aurora, 86-56, Saturday at the Convocation Center. Redshirt senior Jordan Threloff said the win sets the tone for...

Men’s hoops spars with Aurora

By Steve Shonder | November 12, 2014

Men’s basketball will put its new-look offense on display when it opens its regular season Saturday.The Huskies will take on the Aurora Spartans 3 p.m. at the Convocation Center. NIU is coming off a 71-44 preseason win over the Roosevelt Lakers.The...

Face Off: Better basketball season

By Steve Shonder | November 12, 2014

Men’s basketball comes into this season having completed the biggest turnaround in program history. It went 15-17 and 8-11 in the MAC last season, which was a 10-win improvement from the previous campaign. Now, the Huskies are returning four of their...

Men’s basketball must make most of schedule

By Steve Shonder | November 10, 2014

Men’s basketball has to go through a solid non-conference slate before MAC play opens up.The Huskies put together a good performance Saturday at the Convocation Center in their 71-44 exhibition win over the Roosevelt Lakers, but there are still quite...

Men’s basketball drowns Lakers

By Steve Shonder | November 9, 2014

Men’s basketball set the tone early and never looked back in a lopsided win over Roosevelt.The Huskies flattened the Roosevelt Lakers, 71-44, Saturday at the Convocation Center. NIU opened the game with a 17-0 run in the first nine minutes, forcing...

Men’s basketball tunes up for regular season

By Steve Shonder | November 5, 2014

Men’s basketball is going through its final rehearsal before the regular season gets underway.The Huskies will host the Roosevelt Lakers 5 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center for an exhibition matchup. The last time the teams met, the Huskies blew...

Sophomore Travon Baker drops in a layup against Kent State Jan. 15 at the Convocation Center. Men’s basketball will play Ball State in its last regular season home game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

High expectations set for men’s basketball

By Steve Shonder | October 28, 2014

Men’s basketball will lean on a veteran lineup as it gears up for another season it hopes ends with a trip to the MAC Tournament in Cleveland.The Huskies are returning their top six scorers and four of their five starters. On top of that, redshirt senior...

Men’s basketball unveils schedule

By Northern Star Staff | September 3, 2014

After unveiling its court a few weeks ago the men’s basketball team now knows who it will play on it.The Huskies’ 2014-15 schedule, revealed Wednesday, comprises 29 games, including 16 homes. They also take on Big Ten, ACC and Big East teams during...

Frazier finds footing

By Frank Gogola | July 13, 2014

With 20 phone calls and five meetings the day before the Fourth of July, athletic director Sean Frazier keeps his nose to the grindstone — that’s the kind of work ethic he brought with him to NIU.Frazier, who celebrates his one-year anniversary at...

No. 5 Athlete of the Year: Jordan Threloff

By Brian Earle | April 29, 2014

Redshirt junior center Jordan Threloff proved to be one of the most important additions to men’s basketball this season, earning him Sports’ No. 5 athlete of 2013-2014.When Threloff transferred from Illinois State, he immediately bolstered the Huskies’...

No. 3 Story of the Year: Men’s basketball turns around program

By Brian Earle | April 29, 2014

After years of last-place finishes and rotting in the cellar of the MAC standings, men’s basketball had more than enough, resulting in the biggest single-season turnaround in NIU history.With head coach Mark Montgomery at the helm, the Huskies won 15...

Frazier’s plan: Build up Huskie Stadium

By Steve Shonder | April 23, 2014

Athletics Director Sean Frazier is rolling out his plans for renovating NIU’s athletics facilities.After a year that saw Jordan Lynch finish third in the Heisman and men’s and women’s basketball make impressive turnarounds, Athletics is on track...