The men's basketball team continued to win at home but struggled on the road over winter break. NIU lost a heartbreaking game 76-72 in overtime to Loyola Chicago on Dec. 15, despite guard Jarvis Nichols' 15 points off the bench. The Huskies then traveled...

NIU's men's basketball team saw its two-game winning streak come to an end against Notre Dame, as the Fighting Irish beat the Huskies 108-62. With the victory, Notre Dame (7-2) set a school record of 25 straight wins at home. The Fighting Irish also played...

When NIU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton put together an out-of-conference schedule, he had one goal in mind â€" learn his team's weaknesses. Patton got his wish. The combined record of NIU's eight opponents is 34-23, a winning percentage of...

NIU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton has been winning more than just games recently. The first-year head coach had another recruit sign a national letter of intent last week. This time Patton inked 6-foot-5-inch guard Dominique Johnson as a future...

An unexpected story emerged this semester, as the NIU women's soccer team had the most successful season of all of the fall sports. After an up-and-down, roller-coaster start, NIU finished its last six games with a 5-0-1 record. Overall, the Huskies finished...

With an opposing bench player coming in as a significant threat, the NIU men's basketball team knew they would need their bench to deliver in big win. And that's exactly what NIU got in Tuesday's 63-52 victory over the Air Force Academy. The Huskies'...

With help from a strong bench and the "energy guy," the NIU men's basketball team found themselves in the win column for the second straight time. The Huskies notched a commanding 63-52 victory over Air Force in front of 1,169 at the Convocation Center...

Air Force's athletic Web site has an error. According to the men's basketball game preview, the Falcons' next opponent is a 1-6 team led by first year coach Ricardo Patton. While this is correct, the academy believes Patton is still coaching at Colorado,...

This isn't Kansas anymore. This is a fact senior forward Egan Grafel, a native of Oberlin, Kan., found out last year when he transferred from the junior college ranks into Division I. But a tireless work ethic and an early-season sit-down with NIU men's...

No one has secured a starting spot for men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton. That is, except for senior forward Egan Grafel. After a 74-50 loss against Stephen F. Austin, the head coach said he's still looking for four more players to join Grafel as...

On Nov. 25, 2006, NIU Athletic Director Jim Phillips stood in the corner of the media room in the Convocation Center. His eyes focused on a small TV playing college football. Phillips, along with the rest of the media, waited for then-NIU men's basketball...

There wasn't much to be thankful for during Thanksgiving Break for the NIU men's basketball team. The Huskies (0-6) lost two games, including their home opener, over the five-day break. "Certainly it's a very disappointing performance," NIU head coach...