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NIUs Kim Davis lead the Huskies with 14 points in Wednesdays win oer CMU.

NIU women’s basketball beats Central Michigan 59-45

By Katie Leb | February 16, 2011

NIU began the last go-round at MAC West competitors the way it wanted to, handily defeating Central Michigan 59-45 Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. From tip-off, the Huskies (11-14 overall, 5-7 MAC) came out aggressively on both ends of the...

Alumnus James Hughes lives the pro basketball dream

By Mike Romor | February 10, 2011

Countless numbers of NCAA athletes graduate, take a day job, and abandon their dreams of reaching the professional level. NIU has never been known for getting basketball players to the pro level, but alumnus James Hughes, who graduated in 2007, is one...

NIU guard Antone Christian poured in 13 points against the Zips during the Huskies Wednesday night victory.

NIU men’s basketball rides Silas’ 39 to victory, commits only six turnovers as a team

By Andrew Singer | January 27, 2011

Prior to Wednesday night's 83-74 win over Akron, the NIU men's basketball team passed around a bucket in the locker room. Each player was to write down an excuse on a slip of paper and throw it in. Without any excuses to call on, the Huskies came out...

NIU guard Marke Freeman paced the Huskies with 13 points in Wednesday nights loss at Kent State.

NIU women’s basketball loses in OT to Kent State

By Katie Leb | January 27, 2011

The Huskies knew it would be an uphill battle to defeat Kent State on its home court. Coming into the M.A.C. Center having won two games in a row, the Huskies were unable to make it three, losing 56-54 in an overtime bout. The Golden Flashes (15-4 overall,...

Patton looks to JUCO for immediate effect

By Andrew Singer | December 1, 2010

Pick up any junior college basketball team's roster and Ricardo Patton can find at least a couple stories worth listening to on it. Leading up to the 2010-11 season, two in particular caught the interest of the head men's basketball coach at NIU. A 270-pound...

Boise State Broncos kicked NIU Huskies to the curb in men’s basketball

By Andrew Singer | November 30, 2010

DeKALB | Without much of a fight, the NIU men's basketball team fell 80-51 to Boise State Monday evening. The Broncos smothered NIU (2-3) with a pressure defense that produced a 26-6 BSU (6-0) run to end the first half. Starting point guard Bryan Hall...

Xavier Silas goes up for two of game-high 34 points Sunday night against Cardinal Stritch.

Silas scores 34 in men’s basketball hoops win

By Andrew Singer | November 28, 2010

Hitting the road one day before Thanksgiving, the NIU men's basketball team took an 86-80 decision from Maryland Eastern Shore on Wednesday. Aided by senior Xavier Silas' 34-point showing, the Huskies (2-2) kept UMES at an arms' length throughout the...

Bennett opens first season at helm

By Jimmy Johnson | November 9, 2010

Marke Freeman didn't realize that the NIU women's basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the MAC West. Regardless of where the national media is predicting the Huskies to finish, she's aware that the fate of success ultimately resides in themselves....

Xavier Silas stands in relaxation during a round of golf.

Ironing out the kinks

By Jimmy Johnson | October 12, 2010

Xavier Silas has been told by many people close to him that he needs to find an escape from basketball. After a summer in which he literally traveled around the world, his friends, family and peers soon realized that the NIU men's basketball forward needed...