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Northern Star

Tourney game may be home

By Brian Earle | February 24, 2014

With only four games remaining, men’s basketball is fighting for the chance to host their first MAC tournament game since 2003.Every team is fighting for a better position in the standings and looking to earn a higher seed. The top two seeds receive...

5 minutes with… Asst. Coach Jon Borovich

By Brian Earle | February 24, 2014

The Northern Star sat down with men’s basketball assistant coach Jon Borovich to talk about his experience with the Huskies in his last three seasons.In 2011, Borovich became the first addition to head coach Mark Montgomery’s staff. Over the last...

Men’s basketball splits weekend games

By Brian Earle | February 23, 2014

Men’s basketball played in two games that each went down to the wire, coming up with mixed results.The Huskies (12-14, 6-8 MAC) took down Eastern Michigan, 61-59, in a double-overtime thriller at the Convocation Center Thursday before falling to Central...

Huskies face tough challenge

By Brian Earle | February 19, 2014

In its final six games of the regular season, men’s basketball will face a MAC West opponent in each game starting with Eastern Michigan at 6 p.m. today at the Convocation Center.The Huskies (11-13, 5-7 MAC) trail the Eagles (15-10, 7-5 MAC) by two...

Threloff happy to be back in DeKalb

By Brian Earle | February 18, 2014

One of the biggest reasons for men’s basketball’s turnaround this season starts with the man in the middle: redshirt junior center Jordan Threloff.Threloff, a DeKalb native, was a four-year varsity player at DeKalb High School, where he led the Barbs...

Men’s basketball’s offense clicking

By Brian Earle | February 17, 2014

On the offensive side of the ball, basketball head coach Mark Montgomery’s message all season long has been that the team has no discernible stars.The Huskies may not have a go-to scorer per se, but on any given night anyone can be the high scorer....

Men’s basketball falls apart late

By Brian Earle | February 16, 2014

In men’s basketball’s final contest against the MAC East, it came up short, falling to Akron on the road Saturday, 62-54.The difference maker in the game was Akron forward Demetrius Treadwell, who scored a career-high 25 points while going nine for...

Huskies destroy Chippewas

By Brian Earle | February 12, 2014

Men’s basketball scored its second-highest point total of the season in its convincing 88-63 victory over Central Michigan Wednesday at the Convocation Center.After playing from behind in each of their last four games by double digits or more, the Huskies...

Men’s basketball prepared for Central Michigan

By Brian Earle | February 11, 2014

After seeing its three-game winning streak snapped on Sunday, men’s basketball will look to recover against Central Michigan 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center.The Huskies (10-12, 4-6 MAC) fought all the way back from a 16-point deficit against Western...

Culture change on hand for men’s basketball

By Brian Earle | February 10, 2014

For the last five seasons, men’s basketball has established a losing culture in DeKalb as the bottom feeders of the MAC.After winning just five games in each of the last two seasons, losing had become an expectation for the team.That has changed for...

Senior forward Aksel Bolin recently played in his 100th career game as a Huskie.

Bolin a steady presence for men’s basketball

By Brian Earle | February 10, 2014

In the midst of changes throughout the men’s basketball program in the last four years, players and coaches coming and going, one thing has remained the same: senior forward Aksel Bolin.With Bolin coming off the bench against Toledo on Jan. 22, he became...

Men’s basketball’s streak ended

By Steve Shonder | February 9, 2014

For the fourth straight game, men’s basketball found itself down by double digits, but it was unable to complete the comeback as it was defeated by Western Michigan, 74-71, Sunday at the Convocation Center.Guard David Brown was huge for the Broncos,...