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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Chippewas pay visit to DeKalb

By Sean Ostruszka | February 9, 2005

The last time Central Michigan tasted victory, it was at the hands of the NIU men’s basketball team. CMU got 27 points from Kevin Nelson and hit 58.8 percent of its three- pointers to pull out the victory on Jan. 15. But at 7:05 p.m. today at the NIU...

No support for basketball teams

By Jarrod Rice | February 8, 2005

Now that NIU is officially a football powerhouse, we should all forget about our basketball teams, right? Besides, it’s February - the new season is only seven short months away and we have a new batch of recruits and a matchup with Michigan to talk...

Hitting the freshman wall

By Sean Ostruszka | February 8, 2005

"I’m weak." NIU’s Zach Pancratz just stared at his shoes, which now projected that message. He knew it was just part of being a freshman - the joking around - but Pancratz just couldn’t let this one slide. Freshman or not, nobody draws all over...

Men’s hoops continues MAC road skid

By Steve Brown | February 7, 2005

The good news for the NIU men’s basketball team is it only has two MAC road games left this season. The bad news is its road losing streak has grown to seven, leaving NIU and Marshall as the only MAC teams without conference wins away this season. The...

NIU happy to come home

By Steve Brown | February 3, 2005

There’s no place like home for the NIU men’s basketball team. The Huskies, who won three of their last four at home, will return to the Convocation Center at 7:05 p.m. tonight against Marshall on Comcast SportsNet. Both teams share many similarities,...

Hughes leads the way for NIU

By Sean Ostruszka | February 1, 2005

On NIU’s James Hughes right shoulder resides Joe Cool. Calm and expressionless, he stares out at the world behind a pair of black sunglasses, moving only when his owner does. And lately, he’s been growing. It started slowly. When the 6-foot-11 Hughes...

Scoreboard unkind to NIU in end

By Sean Ostruszka | January 31, 2005

Rarely was the scoreboard not in favor of the NIU men’s basketball team Saturday at Ball State. Problem is, after the Huskies held the lead for over 22 mintues straight, Ball State took the lead with 4:11 remaining. A three-point play by Terrance Chapman...

NIU tries to turn table on Ball State

By Steve Brown | January 28, 2005

Western Michigan saw its 25-game men’s basketball home winning streak disappear Saturday when Ball State topped the Broncos 66-65. Now, NIU coach Rob Judson wants his team to play the spoiler against BSU, which has won all seven of its home games this...

Late push not enough for men’s basketball

By Sean Ostruszka | January 26, 2005

With 3:25 left in the second half, NIU men’s basketball coach Rob Judson yelled to his team, "Eight points!" After being down by as many as 17 points, NIU was on a 9-0 run, and Judson had started counting down. Two free throws by Cory Sims extended...

Athletes — get your study on or pay the price

By Colin Decair | January 26, 2005

Beginning in the 2005-06 school year NIU and all NCAA teams could lose scholarships and even Division I status if they don’t graduate enough student athletes. Calculated yearly, each school must comply with the NCAA to show the school graduates at least...

Huskie fan involvement shouldn’t be stunted

By Colin Decair | January 26, 2005

Fan interaction with players is now a hot topic since the Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons basketball game Nov. 19. How far is too far seems to be the question. Through events like these, the line of acceptable conduct has been drawn too far. Throwing a...

Convo crew to the rescue

By Sean Ostruszka | January 25, 2005

It’s as if the Convocation Center has no memory. As the morning hours roll around, any memories from hours prior are erased in a wash of red, gray and black. In the middle of the arena, the floor lays barren like a dark, cement pool just waiting to...

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