NIU men’s basketball player Marcus Smallwood said it best during the Huskies’ media day before this season. When asked about NIU being named the favorite to win the MAC West Division and the MAC tournament, Smallwood replied, “That’s just paper....

On Saturday, the road woes continued for the NIU men’s basketball team. The Huskies dropped to 1-9 on the road this season after an 80-59 loss to Ohio. NIU (7-9 overall, 2-4 MAC) was outscored 44-26 in the second half. “Give credit to Ohio,” NIU...

The NIU men’s basketball team will try to even its conference record at 3-3 at 1 p.m. Saturday on the road against Ohio. The Huskies (7-8 overall, 2-3 MAC) defeated Ohio (4-10, 1-3) 73-63 earlier this season, on Jan. 3. NIU is coming off a win at home...

Marcus Smallwood wasn’t going to rely on the NIU men’ s basketball’s seven-game winning streak at the Convocation Center in Wednesday’s game against Eastern Michigan. Smallwood scored 22 points in the Huskies’ 86-65 win over the Eagles, after...

NIU’s men’s basketball team will look to win its seventh home game in a row at 7:05 p.m. today against Eastern Michigan at the Convocation Center. The Huskies won their final two games last season, and they have won all five games played at the Convo....

Disappointment officially set in. Three months ago, the football team was undefeated and ranked in the top 10 of the BCS. Nearly every major media outlet in the United States featured the Huskies. NIU was the media pick to win the MAC Championship and...

After being selected as preseason MAC favorites, the NIU men’s basketball team now is below .500 after going 3-6 over Winter Break. NIU’s three wins all came at home. Two were over non-Division I teams and one was against an Ohio team with a 3-10...

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! Many of you, like myself, already have a list of items you hope to receive this holiday season. Wish lists do not elude NIU athletics as many players, coaches and teams have been writing their letters to Santa with presents...

The last time the NIU men’s basketball team played Illinois State, sophomore Todd Peterson scored a career-high 18 points. Peterson topped himself on Wednesday when he set a new career high with 19 points as NIU (2-1) beat ISU 66-55 at the Convocation...

The NIU men’s basketball team hasn’t beaten a ranked team in 30 years. The team will have a chance to change that at 7:30 p.m. today when the Huskies travel to South Bend, Ind., to play 21st-ranked Notre Dame. NIU last defeated a ranked team in 1973...

Despite a second-half comeback attempt by Eastern Illinois, the NIU men’s basketball team held on for a 83-76 win Saturday night to begin its season. In front of 3,621 at the Convocation Center, the Huskies were up by as many as 17 points in the second...

Freshman accounting major Ryan Shaughnessy dove to the floor trying to save an errant pass from one of his teammates during basketball practice Wednesday. He wasn’t going all out for NIU men’s basketball coach Rob Judson. He was helping prepare the...