Busy could barely describe Ricardo Patton before his first game as the NIU men's basketball team head coach. Everyone knew Patton was invested in teaching a new group of players his style of basketball. But behind the scene he was also engaged in recruiting,...

On its second time around in the MAC West division, the NIU men's basketball team looks to ride the momentum from its last two games through the remainder of the season. The Huskies (7-16 overall, 3-8 MAC) head northeast to square off with Central Michigan...

Sunday's 83-79 victory was significant in many ways for the NIU student population. The NIU men's basketball team's win over Akron (16-9 overall, 7-4 MAC) ended the Zips' seven-game winning streak. It also broke the Huskies' six-game skid. But the main...

Streaks were smashed Sunday afternoon when the NIU men's basketball team grabbed a much needed win over Akron. The Huskies pulled off a 83-79 win over the Zips to end a six-game losing skid, as well as Akron's seven-game winning streak. With the win,...

It's nothing new that less attention is payed to women's sports than men's. One has to look no further than the financial struggles of the WNBA, a league that each day appears to be on the cusp of folding completely. The same applies to the world of NCAA...

Imagine Duke University coming to the Convocation Center for a non-conference battle with NIU. Stop fantasizing, it won't happen. "We're not gonna get Duke in here or Northern Carolina to ever come to Northern Illinois," said Sundance Wicks, assistant...

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...