A quartet of Huskies scored in double figures as men’s basketball held off the Idaho Vandals to remain undefeated.The Huskies (2-0) beat the Vandals (2-1), 78-67, Thursday at the Convocation Center to improve to 2-0 for the first time since the 2006-07...
he name of the game for men’s basketball will be defending the perimeter as it takes on a hot 3-point shooting Idaho Vandals team.The Huskies (1-0) play host to the Vandals (2-0) 8 p.m. today at the Convocation Center. NIU is fresh off an 86-56 win...
Men’s basketball will put its new-look offense on display when it opens its regular season Saturday.The Huskies will take on the Aurora Spartans 3 p.m. at the Convocation Center. NIU is coming off a 71-44 preseason win over the Roosevelt Lakers.The...
Men’s basketball comes into this season having completed the biggest turnaround in program history. It went 15-17 and 8-11 in the MAC last season, which was a 10-win improvement from the previous campaign. Now, the Huskies are returning four of their...
Men’s basketball set the tone early and never looked back in a lopsided win over Roosevelt.The Huskies flattened the Roosevelt Lakers, 71-44, Saturday at the Convocation Center. NIU opened the game with a 17-0 run in the first nine minutes, forcing...
Men’s basketball is going through its final rehearsal before the regular season gets underway.The Huskies will host the Roosevelt Lakers 5 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center for an exhibition matchup. The last time the teams met, the Huskies blew...
Men’s basketball will lean on a veteran lineup as it gears up for another season it hopes ends with a trip to the MAC Tournament in Cleveland.The Huskies are returning their top six scorers and four of their five starters. On top of that, redshirt senior...
Sophomore Travon Baker, a member of the men’s basketball team, was arrested at about 3 p.m. Thursday by NIU Police on an in-state warrant.Associate Athletics Director Donna Turner said Baker’s arrest was related to a missed court appearance for driving...
DeKalb | In year three of the Mark Montgomery era, men’s basketball took a giant step in the right direction in the biggest turnaround in school history.After winning just five games total in each of the last two seasons, the Huskies tripled that by...
Men’s basketball officially punched its ticket to Cleveland with a 54-51 overtime victory over Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC Tournament at the Convocation Center March 10.With 25 seconds left at the end of regulation, guard Aaric Armstead...
For men’s basketball and head coach Mark Montgomery, defense has been the name of the game this season.Ever since Montgomery took the head coaching job at NIU, he has been preaching defense. This season, the Huskies have bought into his defensive philosophy...
Men’s basketball’s upset bid of the MAC’s best in the West ended with a court rush.The Huskies (13-14, 7-8 MAC) knocked off the Toledo Rockets (23-5, 11-4 MAC), 74-66, Wednesday at the Convocation Center. Coming into the game, Toledo was on a two-game...
