Although students will get a break after Tuesday, the men's basketball team will not. NIU (0-4) plays Games 5 and 6 of its season over the break. The first contest will be at 6 p.m. at Indiana State (1-2). The Huskies then host Stephen F. Austin (2-1)...

It could have been a game decided by three points for NIU. Instead, the Huskies lost 88-68 against No. 21 Southern Illinois on Saturday night. NIU (0-4) didn't score its first points until 10:04 remained in the first half. At that moment, Huskie guard...

Another weekend means another trip to the "Valley" for the NIU men's basketball team. Once again, the Huskies (0-3) will be the visiting Missouri Valley Conference team for their season opener. This time around, NIU will face off against the No. 23 team...

When you offered my old baseball coach an opinion, you got a customary response. "Nokes," he would say. "You know what opinions are like? I'll give you a hint; we all got ‘em and they all stink." For those of you reading between the lines, you can...

Tom Jorgensen was the last NIU men's basketball coach to win his first game as a Huskie. On Friday night, Ricardo Patton tried to be the first since Jorgensen in 1966 to accomplish the same feat. However, Patton and the Huskies didn't win their season...

For the first time in the 2007-2008 men's basketball campaign, a win or loss will matter. The Huskies start the season tonight at the BTI Tip-Off Tournament at Northern Iowa. NIU begins the tourney by facing host Northern Iowa today at 8:15 p.m. It will...

With all the new faces on the NIU women's basketball team this season, there is one who should look familiar to Huskie fans. While assistant women's basketball coach Carl Armato is new to the team, he is not new to NIU basketball. He made the switch from...

As the NIU men's basketball team advances further into its season, one of its newest players could prove to be one of its most valuable. Senior forward Mike Hart - one of the Huskies' new faces after walking-on to the team - provided athleticism down...

Another exhibition game equaled another win for the men's basketball team. The Huskies beat Augustana 77-63 in their second contest of the preseason. The win wraps up NIU's exhibition schedule. However, some NIU players didn't feel like they won by 14-points...

They call them "juco kids" for short. The term isn't negative, but it isn't positive, either. It's just an identification tool used to describe players who have transferred from a junior college to a four-year institution. For one reason or another, these...

A win is a win for men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton. It doesn't matter if it was an exhibition, who their opponent was or that the final score was 87-70. The only numbers that matter are those in the win and loss columns. "You know what, I found...

When a team loses its leading scorer and rebounder in one season, it's usually a cause for concern. But for the men's basketball team, the 2007-2008 season can't get any worse than last year. Despite losing senior guard Mike McKinney and center James...