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Faceoff: Which NIU coach will do better?

By Andrew Singer and Mike Romor | March 28, 2011

Andrew Singer: In the span of three and a half months, NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher has made two major hires. In the weekend before the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl, Compher hired Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Doeren as the NIU football team's...

Huskie Briefs: March 29

By Andrew Singer | March 28, 2011

Coming up golden in the field Cora Caulfield and nine other Huskies won events at the Viking Olympics hosted by Augustana College over the weekend. Caulfield broke her own school record in the discuss with a throw of 162-11. The throw was over 30 feet...

Mark Montgomery introduced as new NIU basketball coach

By Andrew Singer | March 24, 2011

Mark Montgomery spoke for the first time as the men's basketball head coach at NIU in a virtual press conference on Thursday afternoon. An assistant to Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo since 2001, Montgomery comes to NIU for his first head coaching...

Josh Radtke | The State News
Mark Montgomery (center) has been hired as the new men's basketball head coach at NIU. He has spent the last 10 years as an assistant to Tom Izzo (left) and has coached in three Final Fours.

Mark Montgomery hired as NIU men’s basketball coach

By Andrew Singer | March 23, 2011

NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher confirmed on Wednesday evening that Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery has been hired as the head men's basketball coach. Montgomery has been at Michigan State with head coach Tom Izzo since the 2001-2002...

Faceoff: What to do about NIU’s next coach

By Andrew Singer and Brian Thomas | March 22, 2011

Andrew Singer: When NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher fired NIU men's basketball head coach RicardoPatton, he gave the university a chance to start fresh with a new coach. With any luck, the new coach won't be paid $300,000 annually to guide the Huskies...

After going 35-83 at NIU, Ricardo Patton will not be returning as the Huskie's head coach next season.

That’s that, Pat: Basketball coach Patton fired

By Andrew Singer | March 9, 2011

Ricardo Patton received his walking papers from NIU on Wednesday, four seasons and 83 losses after being hired as the men's head basketball coach. NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher confirmed through niuhuskies.com that Patton will not return next season....

Men’s season ends on the road, loses to Bowling Green

By Andrew Singer | March 8, 2011

2010-11 came to a merciful end for the NIU men's basketball team on Tuesday evening in the first round of the MAC Tournament. NIU lost 74-54 at Bowling Green, sending the Falcons to Cleveland for the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals. The Huskies (9-21 overall,...

Faceoff: BYU’s Brandon Davies

By Andrew Singer and Jimmy Johnson | March 7, 2011

Andrew Singer: Brandon Davies was released by the Brigham Young men's basketball team late last week and I am still fuming. Yes, he had sex with his girlfriend and that is against the BYU honor code. Should he have done it (pun intended)? No, but the...

Men’s basketball concludes regular season with loss at Ball State

By Jimmy Johnson | March 6, 2011

Being without Xavier Silas for the past two games was a hurdle the NIU men's basketball team overcame as it won both games despite not having its leading scorer. In their season finale against Ball State, the Huskies failed to make it a trilogy of wins,...

An ankle injury forced Xavier Silas to watch his final home game
as Huskie from the bench.

NIU men’s basketball seniors honored on senior night

March 2, 2011

Everything seemed to be in the right place Wednesday evening at the NIU Convocation Center. It was Senior Night for the Huskie men's basketball team. Wearing their NIU jumpsuits, seniors Jeremy Landers and Michael Patton walked with family members toward...

Senior guard leads NIU men’s basketball to victory over Eastern Michigan

By Jimmy Johnson | March 2, 2011

On a night where its seniors were revered, NIU guard Jeremy Landers came through with a huge performance. With senior Xavier Silas still nursing an ankle injury from the Central Michigan matchup on Feb. 23, Landers tied a career-high with 17 points, leading...

Faceoff: Which NIU sports program should face eviction?

By Andrew Singer and Mike Romor | February 28, 2011

Andrew Singer: The Chicago Tribune reported on Friday that the Schaumburg Flyers baseball team have been evicted from their home park for unpaid rent totaling near $900,000. This eviction has me thinking of the current state of NIU sports. Now, it's not...