Redshirt senior guard Courtney Woods stretches for a layup Tuesday, passing by Crimson defender Mackenzie Barta in the women’s basketball season opener.
Bringing a hard work ethic and lots of energy to practice is a good way to earn some extra playing time on the basketball court. Recently, freshman guard J.J. Cravatta’s strong play during practice has caught the eyes of his teammates and coach Mark...
Saturday’s Zombie Dash 5K run, sponsored by the Clinton Rosette Middle School Parent Teachers Associate, marked the first of its kind to take place in DeKalb. Runners arrived at 8 a.m. to register at Clinton Rosette Middle School (CRMS), 650 N. First...
Tim Toler is no longer a member of the NIU basketball team.Toler's career as a Huskie came to a halt Thursday, when the senior power forward tweeted, "Well my days as an NIU Huskie have came to an abrupt end...should be an interesting next couple days!"In...
The importance of the point guard in basketball is paramount to the success any team has while playing the sport. The athlete who plays this position will, for the most part, touch the ball on every possession, set up a play and control the flow of the...
Western Michigan(21-13 overall, 11-5 MAC)A superb freshman class and the steady play from now senior guards Mike Douglas (13.9 ppg), Demetrius Ward (4.9 apg) and forward Flenard Whitfield (13.1 ppg) resulted in the Broncos cruising to the top of the MAC...
Brian Thomas: The basketball madness is back. In roughly two weeks, seasons will tip off for NIU men's and women's hoops. Some may think it is early to start talking about basketball, but we have been dying to talk about it.Jimmy Johnson: No doubt, Brian....
Graduating next month is a bummer for so many reasons. One: There won't be any more days of waking up at noon and stumbling to class. Two: The real world will be front and center in my face. The biggest reason why I don't want to graduate, though, is...
DeKALB | Six-foot-six-inch swingman Dre Henley of De La Salle Institute committed to the NIU men's basketball team over the weekend, according to multiple reports. Considered by many to be one of the top unsigned players in Illinois, Henley reportedly...
Recently resigned Saginaw boy's basketball coach Lou Dawkins contacted the Northern Star on Wednesday evening to inform the public that he had accepted an offer to become an assistant on the NIU men's basketball team. Dawkins also revealed that Saginaw...
