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NIU center Harmon will serve as coach

By Chris Sigley | February 23, 1989

Antwon Harmon will soon get the chance to take in some of what he's been dishing out. Come early March, when the NIU's men's basketball team completes its schedule, the 6-8 Huskie center will coach basketball at the Sycamore YMCA. "I'm not looking forward...

Oklahoma still tops; Ball State at No. 20

February 21, 1989

Oklahoma on Monday became the first No. 1 team in five weeks to hold the top spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Sooners did need some extra time, however, as they were taken to overtime before beating Kansas 94-89 last week. That...

Huskie gymnastics teams come up winners

By Eric Burt | February 21, 1989

The NIU men's gymnastics team upped its dual-meet record to 2-2 by defeating Southern Illinois 262.60-255.90 Saturday night in the Huskies' first home dual meet of the season. Still, NIU coach Chuck Ehrlich found little to be happy about. "It was great...

Huskie sports destined to remain juts a secret

By Tom Clegg | February 21, 1989

Northern Illinois University is the best kept secret in the Midwest. If that sounds familiar it's probably because every NIU coach and athletic department administrator has said that at one time or another. Now we know why. The Huskies are getting virtually...

Jordan, Perdue lead Bulls past Trail Blazers

February 21, 1989

CHICAGO (AP)—Michael Jordan awakened a sleepy Chicago offense in the fourth quarter and top draft choice Will Perdue hit two key baskets as the Bulls defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 102-98 Monday. Jordan scored 33 points, including 12 in the final...

Women sweep but need sleep

By Kari Brackett | February 21, 1989

NIU's women gymnasts cleaned up Chick Evans Field House during the weekend with a three-match sweep. The Huskies defeated Western Michigan by a 180.95-178.50 margin Friday night. On Sunday, NIU won the top spot with a 176.10 tally, Ball State grabbed...

Ramblers run down NIU, 100-94

By Chris Sigley | February 20, 1989

CHICAGO—Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis won't leave the building. There was more to the historical atmosphere of the International Amphitheatre Saturday afternoon, where Loyola defeated NIU 100-94, than just the site of the 1968 Democratic Convention. It...

Wrestlers fall to UNI; beat Bears

By Eric Burt | January 30, 1989

NIU's wrestlers added a win and a loss to their record over the weekend, falling to Northern Iowa Friday night, 33-8, and defeating Southwest Missouri State Saturday afternoon, 29-15. "I expected a few more wins against UNI," said NIU coach Ed Vatch....

Joe says Bulls haven’t gone down the drain

By Mike Morris | January 26, 1989

Joe is your typical middle-aged plumbing contractor. Dressed in stocking cap, flannel shirt, droopy jeans, and work boots, he goes pretty much unnoticed in my favorite corner bar back home. But as a sports authority, Joe really knows his stuff. Not only...

Huskies go for series split with UIC

By Mike Morris | January 26, 1989

Thirty-five days ago, NIU and Illinois-Chicago squared off for a run at the championship of the UIC McClendon Classic.

UIC emerged with a 101-90 home-court victory and the championsip trophy, and NIU fell into a seven-game tailspin that didn't end until last Saturday's win at Davidson.

Tonight at 7:05 p.m. in Chick Evans Field House, the Huskies hope to return the favor.

But they'll have to do it without the services of center Antwon Harmon, who suffered a severely sprained right ankle during Monday's 80-69 loss to Akron.

"(Harmon's x-rays showed) some little (bone) chips that they thought were there from before," NIU head coach Jim Rosborough said Tuesday afternoon. "It wasn't anything as a result of last night."

Despite Harmon's departure, NIU did receive some good news. Guard Jo Jo Jackson should be available to the Huskies tonight after missing two games due to illness.

osborough will replace Harmon with either 6-9 freshman Brent Varner or 6-5 freshman Mike Hidden in the starting lineup. If Hidden starts, 6-7 sophomore Andrew Wells would move to center with Hidden at small forward.

"If we go with Mike, the matchups are pretty good for us," Rosborough said. "It hurts us from a depth standpoint without Harmon and a rotation standpoint because we'd gotten down to a pretty decent rotation."

The loss of Harmon depletes an already-sparse NIU bench. UIC assistant coach Denny Wills said NIU's bench was the difference in the first meeting between the two teams.

"Their biggest problem is their lack of depth," Wills said. "When we played them, you could just see when we went to our bench and brought in our sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth man, there was a big, marked difference between ours and theirs."

Missing from that game was NIU guard Stacy Arrington, who left the team after a basketball disagreement with Rosborough. Arrington returned six games ago and is now back in the starting lineup averaging 16.2 points per game.

"(Arrington's) much more of an offensive guard than Jo Jo Jackson," Wills said. "When they played us without Stacy, it seemed like they tried to get the ball inside more to Donnell (Thomas)."

Thomas scored 24 points and pulled down a season-high 20 rebounds in the McClendon championship en route to being named tournament MVP.

NIU down to 7 players; inchee 3 shy of 1,000

By y Bob Regan | January 26, 1989

Tonight's NIU women's basketball game will be a matchup between quality and quantity. A fully-rostered but young Valparaiso team crosses the border into Illinois to take on a shallow-benched but powerful Huskie team tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Chick Evans...

O’Dell: Prop 42 is discriminatory

By Jeff Kirik | January 25, 1989

Conventions are commonly thought of as events where people go to relax and have a little fun. But after several days of meetings and discussions on 147 pieces of legislation at this year's NCAA convention, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell considers...

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