This was supposed to be the year. At the end of the 2004-2005 NIU men's basketball season, all any fan could think of was the following year — this year. NIU's lone senior from the 2004-2005 squad, Jonathan Byrd, left for graduation, but the rest would...

Senior center Jennifer Uptmor concluded her NIU career by earning MAC First-Team All-Academic thanks to her 3.75 grade point average. This marked the first time Uptmor, who averaged four points and 4.8 rebounds per game, was named to the 10-person squad....

Sporting an orange No. 10 jersey, Donald Whiteside was hard to miss during Monday's game. While running the offense from the point guard position, he yelled for teammates to use their screens to get open. After failing to find an open teammate, he hoisted...

Point guard Stephanie Raymond led the NIU women's basketball team's attack all season. Raymond led the Huskies in scoring and assists with 16.4 and 4.3 respectively. The 5-foot-5 senior took time to chat with the Northern Star about her most memorable...

One person can make a difference in the world. That same idea can express the NIU men's basketball 2005-2006 season, as one point made the difference in six games. In those six games the Huskies went 1-5. This Achilles heel proved to be fatal for the...

The season may be over for the NIU men's basketball team, but the fun and games continued Monday night at the fourth annual men's basketball banquet. Players, fans and other guests enjoyed playing horse, pick-up games and shooting around on the floor...

This year's NCAA Tournament stinks. OK, the games are still close and there are upsets and that's all good for TV ratings, but I've been watching March Madness for 12 years now and for the first time there are zero stars. And to make matters worse, this...

Frankfurt, Germany, isn't exactly a top Spring Break vacation spot. But for two former Huskies it's right where they want to be. Rob Lee and Matt McGhghy will spend the entire spring playing football for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe. A six-foot,...

With nine seconds left and the NIU men's basketball team down by three, Anthony Maestranzi found the ball in his hands. Just 10 seconds earlier Maestranzi hit a three pointer to pull the Huskies within four points of Toledo, but one more wasn't in the...

With both NIU basketball teams playing in the MAC tournament, NIU students looking for a place to go over Spring Break might look toward Cleveland, but they may be on their own. The Campus Activities Board has yet to announce if it will sponsor a bus...

There is an old adage coaches use in sports; fill positions important to the team's success with a coach's son. For the NIU men's basketball team, that player is Anthony Maestranzi. The senior point guard from Bartlett orchestrates the offense, initiates...

James Hughes may be out of the Huskies lineup, but he still has found praise within the MAC. Tuesday Hughes won the MAC Defensive Player of the Year award. This marked the first time in NIU history a Huskie won the honor, which is decided by MAC head...