Men’s basketball (21-13, 9-9 MAC) fell to the University of California, Santa Barbara 70-63 on Monday, ending the Huskies’ season.NIU’s season comes to a close with 21 wins, tying the second-most wins in school history. Baker finished his remarkable...
Men’s basketball is preparing to participate in the Vegas 16 Tournament, a feat that marks the first time seniors Travon Baker and Chuks Iroegbu have made it to postseason play.The quality of the eight teams in the field, the national exposure on CBS...
Men’s basketball (20-11, 9-9 MAC) defeated Ball State University (19-12, 10-8 MAC) 80-69 on Friday to capture its first 20-win season since the 1995-96 season, the fourth time in school history the team has reached that plateau.Hot shooting guided the...
The last day to vote for NIU senior wing Chuks Iroegbu in the second round of the 2016 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition is Wednesday.The competition is a digital media contest that matches up 16 college dunkers in a bracket. Fans can use DarkHorseDunker.com...
Men’s basketball (17-8, 6-6 MAC) drew its biggest crowd of the season Saturday, snapping its five-game losing streak in a thrilling 80-79 victory against the University of Akron (20-5, 9-3 MAC) at the Convocation Center.Junior guard Aaric Armstead was...
NIU senior wing Chuks Iroegbu has been selected to participate in the 2016 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition in the 28th Annual State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championship on Mar. 31 on ESPN.Iroegbu is one of 16 contestants that fans...
Freshman guard Marshawn Wilson rises for a layup during Tuesday’s game against Central Michigan. Wilson scored 7 points on 3-7 shooting in the game, helping to lead the Huskies to a comeback victory over the Chippewas. The Huskies will play Toledo at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Convocation Center.
Men’s basketball (14-2, 3-0 MAC) defeated Toledo (10-6, 1-2 MAC) 71-66 in a nail-biter on Tuesday to remain undefeated in conference play.NIU ran out to a 12-5 lead in the first, causing an early Toledo timeout. The game went on to remain close despite...
Men’s basketball (13-2, 2-0 MAC) defeated Eastern Michigan (9-6, 1-1 MAC) 80-63 for its second consecutive win in conference play on Saturday.Both teams were getting up and down the floor early and the bigs for both teams were the beneficiaries. EMU’s...
Men’s basketball (9-2, 0-0 MAC) defeated Roosevelt (6-9) in a 33-point blowout on Tuesday.The Huskies shot lights out to start the game. Sophomore center and MAC West Player of the Week Marin Maric scored nine points in the first five minutes of the...
Men’s basketball (8-2, 0-0 MAC) rose victorious on Saturday after a double overtime battle against Florida International (4-7).The Huskies had early trouble getting set on offense and let the Panthers hit some easy baskets. FIU jumped out to an early...
Men’s basketball (3-0, 0-0 MAC) won its first three games of the season last weekend and swept its way through the annual NIU Showcase.Cal State NorthridgeGame one of the weekend came on Friday against Cal State Northridge. Both teams shot over 45 percent...
