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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

NIU then-sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (14) goes to the basket against Calumet College then-junior guard Joshua Morris (3) during a non-conference basketball game on Dec. 18, 2023, inside the Convocation Center in DeKalb. Niederhäuser was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Former NIU big Yanic Konan Niederhäuser selected No. 30 in NBA draft by Los Angeles Clippers

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | June 26, 2025

When NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Penn State’s Yanic Konan Niederhäuser as the final pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night, the 22-year-old etched his name into NIU’s history books. A 6-foot-11 center who began...

Sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser prepares to shoot a free throw in an NIU men's basketball home game against Central Michigan University on March 5. Konan Niederhauser announced his commitment to The Pennsylvania State University on Monday via Instagram. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Konan Niederhauser commits to Penn State

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | April 16, 2024

DeKALB – Former NIU sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser announced his commitment to The Pennsylvania State University for the 2024-25 season via his Instagram Monday night.  Konan Niederhauser is the first of seven 2023-24 Huskies who entered...

Sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser (from left) shoots a free throw while sophomore forward Xavier Amos (13), freshman guard Will Lovings-Watts (1), junior guard Zarique Nutter (2) and redshirt sophomore Zion Russell huddle up in an NIU men's basketball home game against the University at Buffalo on Feb. 13. All five players have entered the transfer portal since the end of the 2023-2024 regular season. (Ryanne Sandifer | Northern Star)

5 NIU men’s basketball players enter transfer portal

By Ethan Gonzales, Sports Editor | March 27, 2024

DeKALB – Five NIU men’s basketball players have entered the transfer portal, per multiple social media posts. Verbal Commits announced that junior guard Zarique Nutter, sophomore forwards Xavier Amos and Yanic Konan Niederhauser, freshman guard...

Sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser (14) and junior guard David Coit (11) double team Central Michigan University junior guard Anthony Pritchard in an NIU men's basketball home game on Tuesday. Konan Niederhauser and Coit combined for 39 points in the Huskies 69-63 defeat. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Konan Niederhauser breaks out in Huskies’ loss to CMU

By Ethan Gonzales, Sports Editor | March 6, 2024

DeKALB – Central Michigan University’s (17-13, 11-6 MAC) balanced offensive attack proved to be too much for NIU men’s basketball (10-20, 4-13 MAC) to handle as the Huskies fell 69-63 Tuesday in their final home game of the 2023-2024 season. Sophomore...

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) goes up to shoot against Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Sunday in Chicago. Jokic is the NBA's reigning Most Valuable Players after winning the award for the past two seasons. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

COLUMN: International players are taking over the NBA

By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter | November 15, 2022

Editor's note: Michael Stoll is a junior journalism and communications double major and serves as a sports reporter at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece. American players have dominated...

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