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Deck stacked against NIU Fastbreak Fest

By Dave Elsesser | December 2, 1988

In this the year in which the NIU women's basketball team is expecting to reach new heights, the Huskies still might not do something they've never done before—win their own tournament. While NIU has reached the championship game in four of its first...

Hearing for NIU athletes continued

December 2, 1988

A preliminary hearing Thursday for two NIU basketball players charged with the theft of a check has been continued for the second time. The hearing for Brian Banks, 20, 356 West Neptune Residence Hall, and Antwon Harmon, 19, West Neptune, is set for Dec....

Montana St. next test for cage kids

By Chris Sigley | December 2, 1988

NIU's men's basketball team hits the road this weekend with intent to beat Montana State and to overcome three of coach Jim Rosborough's philosophies. The Huskies will take on the Bobcats at 8:30 p.m. (CST) in Breeden Fieldhouse. Though the Huskies are...

Huskies cruise past Westerwinds, 81-50

By Bob Regan | December 2, 1988

From the opening tip-off to the final second of the game, the NIU women's basketball team kept its home crowd at ease and coasted to a 81-50 defeat over Western Illinois Thursday night at Chick Evans Field House. Carol Owens dominated the statistics for...

Dismissal reasons given

By Susie Snyder | December 2, 1988

During a press conference Thursday for the NIU Black Student Union, CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer stood by her academic adviser as he publicly recited the contents of a document which contained the university's reasons behind Palmer's dismissal. NIU...

Phoenix burn Huskies with second-half spark

By Mike Morris | December 1, 1988

Last night's 75-65 defeat at the hands of Wisconsin-Green Bay in front of 2,602 at Chick Evans Field House was a tale of two halves for the NIU basketball team. In the first half, the Huskies (2-1) jumped out to a 10-point advantage, 39-29, thanks to...

Preliminary hearing set for two NIU basketball players

December 1, 1988

A preliminary hearing for two NIU basketball players charged with the theft of a check is set for 1:30 p.m. today at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. Brian Banks, 20, 356 West Neptune Residence Hall, and Antwon Harmon, 19, 348 W. Neptune, pleaded...

NIU speculates WIU not a breeze

By Bob Regan | December 1, 1988

When the Western Illinois Westerwinds step onto the court of the Chick Evans Field House tonight at 7:00 p.m., the NIU women's basketball team might want to keep the old fable of the "Tortoise and the Hare in mind." The Huskies' will be the taller more...

Greenbay style not NIU fast-paced tempo

By Mike Morris | November 30, 1988

If there ever was a game that will feature two teams with contrasting styles of play, this is it. Wisconsin-Green Bay will bring their disciplined offense into Chick Evans Field House tonight for a 7:05 game against NIU's runnin‘ Huskies. And if basketball...

Cager fans ignite interest for student participation

By Eric Burt | November 30, 1988

If you were at Monday night's men's basketball game, you probably noticed a group of fans donning red fire hats. No, it wasn't a field trip for a local fire department. It was a group of students known as the Organization of Particularly Rowdy A-------,...

Panthers’ loss is Huskies’ gain

By Chris Sigley | November 29, 1988

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough should be more than ecstatic that Antwon Harmon was dressed in cardinal red and black in Monday night's home game against Eastern Illinois. The 6-foot-8 Huskie center, who fired the last-second shot to gun down...

Hoops coach eager to volunteer

By Chris Sigley | November 29, 1988

Looking at all the new faces on the bench of the NIU men's basketball team, there is no doubt the Huskies are shallow when it comes to experience. However, the cagers' new graduate assistant, Mike Schalow, might be the exception. The 25-year-old graduate...