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Northern Star File Photo - Antone Christian (3) and Jeremiah Jackson (43) January 31 2012

Men’s basketball to face Western Michigan in second round of MAC Tournament

By Brian Thomas | March 6, 2012

After its upset over Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament, NIU men’s basketball moves onto Cleveland, Ohio to face the No. 8 seed Western Michigan today. The Huskies (5-25, 3-13 MAC) are coming off a 55-52 win over the Eagles, while...

 

Men’s basketball defeats Eastern Michigan in first round MAC tournament

By Brian Thomas | March 5, 2012

NIU men’s basketball could not have picked a better time to earn its first road win of the season, as it pulled off an unexpected upset over No. 5 seeded and MAC West champions Eastern Michigan, 55-52. This is the Huskies (5-25, 3-13 MAC) first win...

Northern Star File Photo - NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher takes the podium at the NIU Basketball Media Day last fall.

Compher discusses Toler, Wicinski scholarships

By Jimmy Johnson | March 5, 2012

Within three months, five NIU athletes have either asked for their release from the program or have been removed from their team. On Feb. 27, in an exclusive interview the Northern Star, Lauren Wicinski said she, Cheyenne Dawson, Jessica Lubic and Haley...

Men’s hoops falls to Ball State

By Brian Thomas | March 4, 2012

NIU men’s basketball made history Saturday, but not in a way that it would have liked to. In their regular season finale, the Huskies (4-25, 3-13 MAC) lost at Ball State, 62-51, making it the worst team in NIU history. With the end of the regular season,...

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Montgomery plans to build NIU his way

By Brian Belford | February 28, 2012

Mark Montgomery, NIU men’s basketball coach, said he is slowly building up the program the way he wants to. Montgomery, following in the footsteps of Joe Novak, former NIU football coach, said he wants to build the basketball program with a certain...

Men’s hoops set for senior night

By Brian Thomas | February 28, 2012

In its final home game of the season, NIU men’s basketball looks to send its seniors out on a winning note at Senior Night against Toledo. “We have to get a win for Tyler and for Grady,” said NIU redshirt sophomore Antone Christian. “They meant...

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Grading our men’s basketball freshmen

By Brian Belford | February 27, 2012

Barring any success in the MAC tournament, the NIU men’s basketball season is coming to a close. With that in mind, it’s time to grade coach Mark Montgomery’s first recruiting class of seven freshmen. Stian Berg, Guard Berg became the team’s starting...

Men’s basketball loses to Central Michigan

By Brian Belford | February 26, 2012

Unable to sweep the season series, NIU fell to Central Michigan on the road Sunday, 74-64. The Chippewas (9-19, 4-10 MAC) were paced by sophomore guard Derek Jackson’s 19 points as they were able to control the lead from halftime to the finish. “We...

Huskies unable to hold off Eastern Michigan

By Matt Hopkinson | February 22, 2012

Despite holding a one-time 13 point lead, NIU men’s basketball came up short against Eastern Michigan Wednesday losing 48-45.The Huskies (3-23, 2-11 MAC) led Eastern Michigan (12-16, 7-6 MAC) in many key statistical categories such as rebounds 42-28,...

Since you’ve already paid for NIU tickets, you might as well go to games

By Brian Belford | February 21, 2012

As an NIU student, there are a lot of things to pay for.The biggest of these, of course, is tuition.According to NIU's bursar tuition estimator, an average, 12 credit hour student pays an estimated yearly tuition of $10,661.68.This grand total includes...

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Men’s hops looks to bounce back against Eastern Michigan

By Brian Thomas | February 21, 2012

After its latest defeat against SIUE at the buzzer, NIU men's basketball will head out out on the road to take on MAC West leading Eastern Michigan.Despite the Huskies' (3-22, 2-10 MAC) heartbreaking loss, they are not letting it affect them."I think...

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Bergseth has a helping hand in recruiting for NIU

By Brian Thomas | February 20, 2012

The trend of Norwegian athletes coming to play at NIU began in 1982 when NIU men's soccer recruited Johan Bergseth.Bergseth is a Norway native. In 1981 Bergseth transferred to Forest View High School in Arlington Heights as an senior foreign exchange...