A young NIU men's basketball team suffered a few growing pains over the weekend. The Huskies dropped a 75-73 decision at Tennessee State Friday evening in a game that saw a combined 25 ties and lead changes. Freshman Mike DiNunno led NIU in scoring for...

Hitting the road to take on Tennessee State will be a family affair for NIU head coach Ricardo Patton and his son, second year guard Michael Patton. The two will return to their home state to take on the Tigers today at 12:45 p.m. "The biggest deal is...

Three Huskies notched double-digit scoring figures to lead the NIU men's basketball team to a 86-79 win over Indiana State Tuesday night. Freshman Mike DiNunno and sophomore Darion "Jake" Anderson led their team at the Convocation Center, scoring 27 points...

When the NCAA introduced the three-point shot in the early 80s, it changed the game in many ways. The NIU men's basketball team used the three-pointer as a dagger to beat Indiana State 86-79 Tuesday night at the Convocation Center. The Huskies (2-1) shot...

Led by a pack of talented youth, the NIU men's basketball team will compete in its first regular season home game at 7 p.m. tonight at the Convocation Center. The Huskies will take on Missouri Valley Conference's Indiana State. NIU is off to a 1-1 start,...

The NIU men's basketball team returned home from its southern road trip splitting its two games. The Huskies dropped their regular season opener 77-64 at the hands of Maine Friday evening in Kennesaw, Ga. NIU then bounced back to defeat Western Illinois...

The NIU men's basketball team travels south to kick off its 2008-09 regular season. The Huskies face Maine and Western Illinois in the 100 Club Classic hosted by Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga. NIU squares off with Maine today at 4 p.m. and...

The NIU men's basketball team wrapped up exhibition play Saturday afternoon with a 76-62 victory over Carthage College. The Huskies coasted behind Darion ‘Jake' Anderson's double-double. The sophomore poured in a game-high 31 points and 10 rebounds...

A pair of team captains led the NIU men's basketball to victory in its final exhibition game over the weekend. In Saturday's match-up against Carthage, sophomore captains Darion ‘Jake' Anderson and Sean Kowal stepped up and led by example in their...

Exhibition play comes to an end this weekend as the NIU men's basketball team hosts Carthage at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Huskies began exhibition play last weekend with a 84-72 win over Freed-Hardeman. In the game, red-shirt freshman Lee Fisher and freshman...

When freshmen come to a new team, they are faced with the pressures of succeeding. The pressure may be a little more intense for the NIU men's basketball 2008 freshmen class as the first-year players make up the majority of the team. Seven players are...