Winter break is giving men’s basketball a chance to focus solely on improving its game before heading into MAC play.The Huskies (3-2) will play six non-conference games across break before opening up the MAC season at the Ohio Bobcats Jan. 7. Four of...
Redshirt senior center Jordan Threloff is helping men’s basketball get off to a hot start on both ends of the floor.Threloff is averaging a double-double with 10 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.Threloff spent the tail end of his summer playing in...
Men’s basketball couldn’t handle the DePaul Blue Demons’ full-court pressure as it turned the ball over 21 times.The Huskies (3-2) fell to the Blue Demons (4-1), 78-67, Tuesday at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. DePaul scored 30 points off turnovers...
After countering a 21-point deficit with a 28-2 run, men’s basketball is looking to continue its success when it invades DePaul’s home court.The Huskies (3-1) will face off against the DePaul Blue Demons (3-1) 8 p.m. today at the Allstate Arena in...
Men’s basketball could have given up when it faced a 21-point deficit days after a 21-point road loss. Instead, it fought back and pulled off an unlikely comeback win.The Huskies (3-1) fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2), 70-49, Wednesday in Iowa City,...
Thanksgiving won’t provide much of a break for men’s basketball as it hits the road for the first time this season.The Huskies (2-0) will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa. Their road trip will be short lived as they’ll...
A quartet of Huskies scored in double figures as men’s basketball held off the Idaho Vandals to remain undefeated.The Huskies (2-0) beat the Vandals (2-1), 78-67, Thursday at the Convocation Center to improve to 2-0 for the first time since the 2006-07...
Dontel Highsmith, men’s basketball sophomore guard, is going to be out for the rest of the season as he may need to undergo a second knee operation.“Unfortunately, Dontel Highsmith is going to be more than likely out for the season,” said head coach...
he name of the game for men’s basketball will be defending the perimeter as it takes on a hot 3-point shooting Idaho Vandals team.The Huskies (1-0) play host to the Vandals (2-0) 8 p.m. today at the Convocation Center. NIU is fresh off an 86-56 win...
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 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...
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...
