By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 15, 2023
DeKALB – Career-best scoring performances by NIU senior guards Darweshi Hunter and Kaleb Thornton were not enough to defend home court in Tuesday’s MAC battle against the University of Toledo.
Both players led the box score as the Rockets handed...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 10, 2023
DeKALB – Less than a week after the Harlem Globetrotters left the Convocation Center, NIU men’s basketball senior guard Kaleb Thornton did his best on-court Globetrotter impersonation as he scored his final points of Tuesday’s game in unusual fashion.
The...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 7, 2023
The NIU men’s basketball team was defeated by the University of Akron 76-51 in their first conference matchup of the year.
Akron junior forward Enrique Freeman scored 27 points and recorded 15 rebounds for the Zips. Junior guard Greg Tribble contributed...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| December 23, 2022
NIU junior guard Keshawn Williams tied his career-high 32 points in a 67-57 upset victory over Indiana State University in Thursday’s afternoon matchup.
The Huskies went into Thursday’s game with a record of 3-9, the worst record in the Mid-American...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (3-8) fell to the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (8-4) on Saturday in a 90-63 rout in the Huskies’ final game of an eight-game road trip.
Junior guard Keshawn Williams and sophomore guard Zarique Nutter were...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| December 13, 2022
The NIU men’s basketball team was defeated by No. 15 Gonzaga University 88-67 on Monday in its first ever meeting with the Bulldogs. Gonzaga extended its home winning streak to 71 games, the longest active home winning streak in the NCAA.
A backdoor...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball fell to the University of Idaho Vandals in a blowout 84-47 loss Friday, as the Huskies sit at 3-6 on the season.
The Huskies have two games remaining on their eight game road trip, where they have managed to go 2-4.
Junior...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| December 1, 2022
NIU’s dominant guard play led the way for the Huskies as they got back into the win column with a 90-70 victory over Eastern Illinois University.
The Huskies’ backcourt dominated the Panthers’ defense, as they combined for 49 points in the dominant...
By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter
| November 21, 2022
DeKALB – Shooting woes plagued the Huskies as they fell to 1-3 on their early season, losing 68-50 against the undefeated Georgia Institute of Technology Yellow Jackets in the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off.
Sophomore guard Zarique Nutter put...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball entered the win column for the first time this season after pulling out a 99-73 victory in its first ever meeting with the Purdue University Northwest Pride on Monday evening.
Fresh off a pair of losses to in-state opponents,...
