Despite scoring a season-high in points, NIU men's basketball fell to Nebraska Omaha at home Saturday, 77-72. The Huskies (0-7) lost their seventh game in a row. NIU once again started the game playing from behind and got off to a slow start, a reoccurring...

Despite its winless status, NIU's men basketball will take the floor Saturday night to try for its first win of the season against the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks."Our heads aren't down," said NIU senior forward Tim Toler. "Everyone still has that hungry...

A long road trip and jet lag might have helped factor into another loss for NIU men's basketball Monday night 58-47.Coming off a loss to Boise State, the Huskies (0-6) traveled to Utah and dropped their second straight road game out west to the Utah Valley...

Sometimes, a change of scenery is all it takes to reverse bad fortunes. Perhaps a glimpse of the rocky mountains will help NIU men's basketball turn things around. The Huskies (0-4) are winless after dropping their fourth loss in a row at home to Eastern...

Another game, another quality Big Ten opponent.Tonight, NIU men's basketball (0-2) will continue its trend of playing Big Ten teams when it travels to Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.Both players and coaches agree the Huskies have to play the best...

A halfcourt buzzer-beater would not be in the cards for NIU men's basketball last night at the end of regulation. The Huskies (0-2) dropped their season opener as well as Mark Montgomery's coaching debut to Milwaukee, 59-57 at the Convocation Center.With...

The floors are waxed and the lineups are set.College basketball season has arrived, and new head coach Mark Montgomery and NIU will tip-off the year against Purdue in L-afayette, Ind., Friday night.This could be a difficult matchup for a young Huskies'...

The Mark Montgomery era officially begins for NIU men's basketball today as it hosts Carthage for its only exhibition game.The Huskies are a young team returning just one starter, senior Tim Toler, and have nine newcomers this season, eight of them freshmen....

The loss of center Nate Rucker, along with power forward Lee Fisher, has created a hole in the NIU men's basketball team's front court that needs to be addressed. Although Rucker did not lead the team in either points or rebounds, he was a force on the...

After the departure of its leading scorer last season, Xavier Silas, along with other key players, NIU men's basketball's backcourt will have an entirely different look to it this season.The Huskies backcourt will be led this year by returning redshirt...