Mark Montgomery, NIU men’s basketball coach, said he is slowly building up the program the way he wants to. Montgomery, following in the footsteps of Joe Novak, former NIU football coach, said he wants to build the basketball program with a certain...

Barring any success in the MAC tournament, the NIU men’s basketball season is coming to a close. With that in mind, it’s time to grade coach Mark Montgomery’s first recruiting class of seven freshmen. Stian Berg, Guard Berg became the team’s starting...

After its latest defeat against SIUE at the buzzer, NIU men's basketball will head out out on the road to take on MAC West leading Eastern Michigan.Despite the Huskies' (3-22, 2-10 MAC) heartbreaking loss, they are not letting it affect them."I think...

EDWARDSVILLE | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville hit a buzzer beater shot to steal a 64-62 win away from NIU men's basketball.The Huskies shot 38 percent in the second half and let a possible win slip through their fingers.In their Sears Bracket...

Amid a pink-shirted theme for breast cancer awareness, NIU men's basketball only made fans aware that it once again lost, this time a 78-53 defeat courtesy of Western Michigan.Western Michigan (11-15, 5-7 MAC) was consistent in its rout of the Huskies...

Thanks to a perfect Storm, a replay and a Norwegian who can make free throws, NIU beat Miami (Ohio) 62-59 in dramatic fashion.Huskies' forward Tyler Storm scored a career-high 17 points, and two clutch free throws by Stian Berg and a last second buzzer...