Todd Townsend will be retained as a member of NIU men's basketball coach Mark Montgomery's staff, according to a press release. The Marquette alumnus spent the previous two seasons with the Huskies as an assistant coach under former head coach Ricardo...

Andrew Singer: When NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher fired NIU men's basketball head coach RicardoPatton, he gave the university a chance to start fresh with a new coach. With any luck, the new coach won't be paid $300,000 annually to guide the Huskies...

NIU announced Wednesday that Ricardo Patton will not return be the head men’s basketball coach. The announcement comes after a 9-21 season, which was Patton’s fourth consecutive 20-loss season. The Huskies were 35-83 during Patton’s tenure. Athletic...

2010-11 came to a merciful end for the NIU men's basketball team on Tuesday evening in the first round of the MAC Tournament. NIU lost 74-54 at Bowling Green, sending the Falcons to Cleveland for the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals. The Huskies (9-21 overall,...

Being without Xavier Silas for the past two games was a hurdle the NIU men's basketball team overcame as it won both games despite not having its leading scorer. In their season finale against Ball State, the Huskies failed to make it a trilogy of wins,...

On a night where its seniors were revered, NIU guard Jeremy Landers came through with a huge performance. With senior Xavier Silas still nursing an ankle injury from the Central Michigan matchup on Feb. 23, Landers tied a career-high with 17 points, leading...

While flipping through the television channels on Feb. 19, I stumbled upon the NBA dunk contest just in time to see the flashbulbs go off. As has been the case in the NBA, attention has been paid to what is flashy, showy, ostentatious or whatever synonym...

Ricardo Patton breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday evening.While the head coach of the NIU men's basketball team didn't receive any job reassurance, his team did snap an eight-game losing streak, beating Toledo 75-70 on the road in overtime.Down by...

Xavier Silas watched from the bench as the NIU men’s basketball team lost its eighth consecutive game on Wednesday night to Central Michigan, 64-58. Silas left with an ankle injury about eight minutes into the second half. Without their leading scorer,...

On Tuesday night, NIU head coach Ricardo Patton saw exactly how far the NIU men's basketball team could get without a productive Xavier Silas in the lineup.NIU (7-17 overall, 3-9 MAC) lost 77-65 in the second game of a four-game home stand. Silas struggled...

DeKALB | NIU forward Nate Rucker is commonly referred by his nickname, "The Dog," yet he didn't play like a full-grown canine Saturday afternoon against Kent State. The Huskies true freshman struggled to find rhythm inside against Golden Flashes' center...