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March 11, 2010
Is Xavier Silas really the sixth-best player in the MAC West? The league's coaches seem to think so.
March 10, 2010
Is Xavier Silas really the sixth best player in the MAC West? The league's coaches seem to think so.
March 9, 2010
Conyers tabbed as Defensive Player of the Year, Simpson named Sixth Man of the Year
March 8, 2010
NIU's Xavier Silas received 1 vote
March 7, 2010
Huskies finish 2009-10 with a 10-20 record
March 5, 2010
DeKALB – After beating Toledo on a last-second tip-in on Thursday, the Northern Illinois men's basketball team immediately turned its attention to the Mid-American Conference tournament.
March 4, 2010
DeKALB – For spurts, Thursday looked like the game between the bottom two seeds in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament.
February 27, 2010
YPSILANTI, Mich. – Junior guard Jake Anderson recorded his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Sean Kowal was just one point shy of his second-straight double-double, but the Northern Illinois men's basketball team collectively missed 16 free throws, and fell short in a 66-60 decision at Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
February 24, 2010
Huskies stop 10-game losing streak with win over Central Michigan
What happened to dodgeball at halftime? Negotiations with Iowa and an indoor practice facility
February 23, 2010
DeKALB – Northern Illinois athletic director Jeff Compher said Tuesday in a one-on-one interview with the Daily Chronicle that he is committed to men’s basketball coach Ricardo Patton.
Northern Illinois athletic director Jeff Compher said earlier today in a one-on-one interview with the Daily Chronicle that he is committed to men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton.
February 21, 2010
Kyree Jones didn't know the history, but felt an instant connection with Northern Illinois men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton a few minutes later.
Indianapolis PG could be a big recruit for the Huskies
February 20, 2010
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Junior center Sean Kowal poured in a game-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and the Huskies held host Eastern Illinois scoreless for more than three minutes to tie the score (69-69) with just 47 seconds remaining, but the Panthers held off the rally, posting a 73-70 win over the Northern Illinois men's basketball team Saturday night in an ESPNU BracketBusters game at Lantz Arena.
February 18, 2010
Offensive line, Kevin Sabock and frustration with the men's basketball team
February 17, 2010
Huskies fall at Western Michigan to lose ninth game in a row
February 16, 2010
Huskies will try to end eight-game slide Wednesday at Western Michigan
February 15, 2010
Northern Illinois' men's basketball road game at Western Michigan on Wednesday will be carried live on Comcast SportsNet Chicago on the network's "Plus" channel and will available across most of the CSN Chicago coverage area. Tipoff for the Mid-American Conference West Division game is at 6 p.m. (Central) from University Arena in Kalamazoo.
February 13, 2010
NIU loses eighth straight conference game
Huskies lose eighth straight
Huskies lead after an ugly half of basketball
DeKALB – It's hard to pick one area ahead of any other as to what's gone wrong with the Northern Illinois men's basketball team.
February 10, 2010
Huskies finish 0-6 against MAC East, losing streak hits 7
A few thoughts/questions while still trying to get on board with the idea that an earthquake (thankfully a very minor one if you haven't heard) happened in this area...
February 6, 2010
Second-half rally falls short against red-hot RedHawks
Huskies lose at home to RedHawks
Huskies can't cool hot-shooting RedHawks
February 5, 2010
Huskies look to stop skid against Miami (Ohio)
February 4, 2010
AKRON, Ohio – Darryl Roberts had 18 points and eight rebounds and Akron had its highest-scoring game of the season to defeat Northern Illinois, 90-76, on Wednesday night.
February 2, 2010
NIU falls back to Earth, now 4-4 in MAC play
February 1, 2010
KENT, Ohio – Junior guard Jake Anderson (12 points) was the lone Huskie in double figures, and the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team (8-12, 4-4 MAC) shot a season-low 29.5 percent from the field, falling in a convincing 76-46 defeat versus host Kent State (15-7, 6-2 MAC) at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on Monday night.
Northern Illinois will play at Eastern Illinois at 6 p.m. on Feb. 20 as part of the ESPNU BracketBusters. The game will be televised locally in Charleston, Ill. on WEIU.
January 30, 2010
DEKALB – Saturday’s contest against Buffalo was a game that the NIU men’s basketball team couldn’t afford to lose and stay in the hunt.
January 29, 2010
NIU takes on Buffalo at home
January 27, 2010
Patton upset with NIU's defense in 99-84 loss
Cooper, Bassett too much for Huskies
Silas leads NIU with 19 points
January 26, 2010
Click here for the latest edition of On the Wire with NIU women's basketball guard Marke Freeman and Daily Chronicle reporter John Sahly.
January 23, 2010
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – Junior guard Xavier Silas poured in a game-high 26 points, and junior center Sean Kowal posted his second double-double of the season with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, but host Central Michigan (9-8, 4-1 MAC) outscored the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team (8-9, 4-1) 16-8 over the final 4:08, and held off the Huskies for an 81-75 win at Rose Arena on Saturday.
Huskies lose first MAC game of the season, fall to 4-1 in conference play
In conjunction with the Northern Illinois athletic department's ongoing partnership with Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office and the "Life Goes On" initiative, the internationally-known "Jesse White Tumblers" will perform at halftime of Wednesday's men's basketball game versus Ohio.
January 22, 2010
NIU, Central Michigan battle for first in MAC West
January 21, 2010
The "Cram the Convo" basketball doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 30 has a couple of time changes to accommodate a request from Buffalo, which was forced to change its travel schedule on that day according to Northern Illinois.
January 20, 2010
TOLEDO, Ohio – Junior guard Xavier Silas poured in a game-high 19 points, including three-consecutive three-pointers with less than eight minutes remaining, and the Northern Illinois men's basketball team held host Toledo to just a 33.3 percent shooting effort in the second half, edging the Rockets (3-15, 0-4), 58-54, at John F. Savage Arena on Wednesday night.
Huskies off to 4-0 start in MAC play, best in school history
January 19, 2010
Put 3-0 MAC record, five-game winning streak on the line
January 18, 2010
Northern Illinois junior guard Jake Anderson was named the MAC West Player of the Week, announced by the league office today.
January 17, 2010
DeKALB – Ricardo Patton’s biggest concern going forward isn’t the health of his Northern Illinois team or things like rebounding margin or bench points.
