DeKALB | Monday afternoon truly was a welcoming party to DeKalb for Ricardo Patton, NIU's new men's basketball coach. Patton hadn't visited DeKalb until that point, not counting guided DVD tours. During his first day in town, the Northern Star had the...

For the first time in a long time, charisma, energy and life filled the Convocation Center. And no, I'm not talking about the Pep Band - although it was a nice touch for the occasion. No, all the excitement was provided by a man with a microphone. As...

DeKALB | Check your excuses at the door. Ricardo Patton was introduced as the 26th men's basketball coach in the history of NIU Monday at the Convocation Center, and made a bold pronouncement for all in attendance. "We have no excuses," Patton said. "We...

DeKALB | Six years ago, NIU held a press conference at Mike Ditka's Restaurant in Chicago to announce Rob Judson as "program savior," naming him men's basketball head coach. At 11 a.m. today, NIU will hold a press conference at Mike Ditka's to announce...

DeKalb | Northern Illinois University has fired basketball coach Rob Judson, citing a lack of success with the program, the school announced Saturday. Judson, 49, had one year left on his contract. He arrived at NIU in 2001 and had a 74-101 career record...

CLEVELAND | After accumulating its worst overall record since 2001, the season of the NIU men's basketball team has come to an end. A 67-62 loss to Western Michigan halted any hope the Huskies had of advancing in the MAC Tournament. The game, slated to...

DeKALB | With his mother and daughter watching, James Hughes made Senior Day perfect. Well, almost. Hughes was 10-for-10 from the field until 1:53 was left in the game, when he missed on his last jumper to finish the game 10-for-11 from the field. Hughes...

DeKALB | The story for nearly all NIU men's basketball games sound the exactly same. Good first half, bad second half. Such was the story for Thursday's 68-54 loss at Western Michigan. In the first half, the Huskies (6-22 overall, 3-12 MAC) came out like...

DeKALB | There were fast breaks, cherry pickers and plenty of turnovers. No, it wasn't the NIU men's basketball team in action. It was the intramural championships held at the Campus Recreation Center Monday night. After trailing 12-6 early in the first...

DeKALB | The weather in DeKalb mirrored the NIU men's basketball team's 71-64 loss against Central Michigan at Mount Pleasant, Mich. At times, it looked manageable. At other times, a sheer white-out where nothing could be done. With seven minutes left...

DeKALB | Just like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the NIU men's basketball team went down with its guns blazing. The dynamic duo for NIU against Toledo was James Hughes and point guard Cody Yelder. An active Hughes scored a game-high 25 points, and...

DeKALB | The NIU men's basketball team saved the best for last. With four games remaining in the regular season, the Huskies host MAC West-leading Toledo tonight at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center. The Rockets have been on a tear through the conference....