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...

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...

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...

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...

They haven't been installed yet. And NIU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton is hoping they won't have to be, but with players and coaches often catching sleep in the locker room, a couple of cots might be nice additions. "We had a couple guys â€"...

1 NIU men's basketball head coach Ricardo Patton never intended to start playing basketball. Instead, the first-year head coach originally wanted to play trombone. "When I got back to school the next day they were collecting the money for the rental of...

When looking at the roster, many NIU men's basketball fans may ask, "Who are these guys?" There are eight new players on this year's squad, four of whom are freshman. While the newcomers are adjusting to NIU, the rest of the team is also getting used...

Exposure, experience and depth have put the NIU men's golf team back on the map in 2007. Depth is an essential component to being competitive on the links, and for the past few seasons, the NIU men's golf team lacked just that. But things have changed...

"It was one of the toughest choices of my life," said Zach Pancratz, NIU men's basketball player. In his four years as a Huskie, the senior never faced a choice like this. He could either try and play through the pain and hope for the best, or have surgery...

The 2007-2008 NIU men's basketball schedule features six teams that advanced to the postseason last season. The highlight of those matchups is a Nov. 17 against Southern Illinois in Carbondale, IL. Last season, the Salukis made the Sweet 16. The Huskies...