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,...
DeKALB – Men’s basketball (0-1, 0-0 MAC) fell just short of University of Illinois Springfield (1-0) in an 83-77 loss in Monday’s season opener at the NIU Convocation Center.
Junior guard Keshawn Williams and sophomore guard David Coit combined...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| November 1, 2022
DeKALB – Junior guard Keshawn Williams and sophomore guard Zarique Nutter led the NIU men’s basketball team to a 79-76 victory over McKendree University in their first exhibition game of the season.
Both the Huskies and the Bearcats got out to slow...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball is set to begin the 2022-23 regular season under the reins of second-year head coach Rashon Burno.
Burno was hired at the beginning of the 2021-22 season after spending six seasons at Arizona State University. Burno...
The Mid-American Conference men’s basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, released Wednesday, has the Huskies projected to finish last by the end of the season.
Last season, the Huskies finished in tenth place in the MAC with a record of 9-21.14 of...
Multiple new signees have been announced for both the NIU men’s and women’s basketball team rosters going into the 2022-23 season, according to NIU Athletics news releases.
Men’s basketball recruits
Xavier Amos is a 6’8 forward from Chicago....
It’s been a wild first few days of NBA Playoff basketball. With so many matchups to keep track of, you can quickly miss out on important details and narratives hidden within all the games.
Thankfully, I’m here to keep you up to speed with what...
The NBA season is coming to an end, and the race to win the scoring title is very close between Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
James is currently the...
DeKALB — Five men’s basketball players have announced their intention to transfer out of NIU’s program in the past week. The announcements come after a 2021-22 season where the Huskies finished 4-18 overall and third-worst in the Mid-American Conference.
Seniors...
March Madness will begin on Tuesday, and the top 68 teams in college basketball have been selected.
Here are predictions on teams’ fates in the tournament:
Best matchups
The best matchup in the first round will be North Carolina vs Marquette.
The...
