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An ankle injury forced Xavier Silas to watch his final home game
as Huskie from the bench.

Silas remains undrafted after NBA lockout takes effect

By Eli Gehn | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | Former NIU men's basketball guard Xavier Silas will have to wait to have his shot to become an NBA player due to an NBA lockout. But he will get his chance, as he received an official invite to attend the Philadelphia 76ers veterans' camp. Silas...

Auburn High School's Fred VanVleet (23) shoots the ball around Boylan's Jason Painter (33) in the third quarter Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, during their game at Boylan in Rockford.

Finding value with Fred Van Vleet

By Andrew Singer | February 8, 2011

Entrenched in a disappointing 7-14 season, there is perhaps no better time than now to discuss potential recruits for the NIU men's basketball team. NIU has been keeping tabs on class of 2012 point guard Fred Van Vleet since the 2009-10 season. Assistant...

Assistant coach Sundance Wicks (right) has had an interesting basketball career that has taken him from DJ-ing to all the way to Norway.

5 minutes with Sundance Wicks

By Andrew Singer | February 8, 2011

Sundance Wicks' basketball career has taken him around the globe, from South Dakota to Europe and back to the states again. The Northern Star sat down with Wicks to both pick his basketball mind and learn how he became a DJ in college. Northern Star:...

NIU guard Aksel Bolin brings a European flavor to the NIU men's basketball roster.

Bolin brings ‘Euro’ flavor to men’s basketball

By Andrew Singer | January 27, 2011

A year ago at this time, Aksel Bolin found himself in Norway trying to make a decision between basketball and school. All college-aged members of the Norway national basketball team are expected to choose between studying at a university in-country or...