More of the same came the Huskies' way on Saturday as the men's basketball team dropped another conference match-up, this time at the hand of Buffalo. For the fifth time this season, the Huskies failed to reach 60 points against a MAC opponent and fell...

Free throws proved to make the difference for the NIU men's basketball team in Thursday night's loss at Ohio. The Huskies (6-14 overall, 2-6 MAC) fell 89-59 to the Bobcats in their fourth consecutive loss. NIU continues to struggle on the road, dropping...

Once again, NIU men's basketball hits the road in search of its first conference road victory when it faces Ohio tonight at 6 p.m. The Huskies (6-13 overall, 2-5 MAC) are back in full form following the one-game suspensions of guards Darion ‘Jake'...

Moving to a new country can be rough. A new culture, a new language and no family within a thousand miles seems like a pretty stressful situation. But, for NIU men's basketball player Ante Dzepina, the ride to America has been nothing less than fun. Dzepina,...

When athletes behave badly, everyone pays attention. Whether it is on a national scale or a more local setting, athletes make unwise decisions and face scrutiny from both fans and media. Everyone wants to know "how could they do such a thing?" and try...

Men's basketball leading scorer Jake Anderson may have provided the spark his team needed and all he did was return to practice. Anderson, along with teammate Jeremy Landers, was suspended on Jan. 30 for an unspecified violation of team rules. Head coach...

Darion "Jake" Anderson and Jeremy Landers weren't dressed in their usual jerseys and shorts for the NIU men's basketball game against Bowling Green Saturday at the Convocation Center. Instead, the pair donned casual apparel, sat among the crowd and watched...

When times get hard, many people compare their experiences to running into a wall. The NIU men's basketball team is trying to find its way around that wall seven games into its conference schedule. The Huskies, 6-12 overall, 2-4 MAC, square off with Bowling...

Early Wednesday, the MAC signed a new eight-year contract with ESPN, which calls for at least 25 MAC sporting events, between football and men's and women's basketball, to be broadcasted annually on the ESPN family of networks. The contract extends through...

If former Miami (Ohio) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plays anything like his alma mater's men's basketball team, the Arizona Cardinals won't be crowned NFL Champions. The Pittsburgh quarterback, making the trip to the Super Bowl on Sunday, would have...

It's not easy being the lone senior on a young team that's in the process of rebuilding. Naturally, younger players may look to Sean Smith for guidance as he is the most seasoned player on the NIU men's basketball team roster. But Smith does not see it...

After an up and down week the Northern Illinois men's basketball team will travel to Oxford, Ohio to take on the Miami (OH) Redhawks at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Huskies (6-11 overall, 2-3 MAC) have lost their last five road games and are 2-8 away at the...