NIU Men's Basketball

Chelby Koker helped spark the NIU women's basketball team to a come-from-behind win against Louisiana while the men opened the season with a loss at Georgia Southern.

Whether it was for a rebuild or complimentary pieces to take care of unfinished business, the No. 1 priority for both the NIU men and women's basketball teams in the transfer portal was players who fit the culture of the program.

Coach Rashon Burno praised Steven Tipton after NIU’s lopsided loss Saturday to Ohio. On Tuesday, the sophomore walk-on guard hit a pair of free throws down the stretch, backing up David Coit’s 27-point performance in a 75-72 upset win at Toledo.

Ohio handed NIU its third straight loss, 80-59. NIU remained in 11th place in the MAC, three games behind Kent State for the final spot in Cleveland with four to play.

Both the NIU men and women were on the road Saturday, with the women's team holding on for a win at Eastern Michigan and the men falling hard at Kent State.

The Kaneland and Sycamore girls basketball team opened postseason plays with victories, while Hinckley-Big Rock's upset bid fell short. That, the NIU men winning and more is all in the roundup.

The NIU women put on an offensive clinic in a home win while the men fell on the road in a pair of MAC-Sun Belt Challenge games on Saturday.

The NIU men’s basketball team knocked off Eastern Michigan 76-66 on Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center, the Huskies’ first win against an NCAA Division I opponent since beating DePaul on Nov. 25.

The NIU women's basketball team had three chances to tie or win on its final possession but couldn't get a shot to fall, while the NIU men lost for the 12th straight time against an NCAA Division I opponent.

The NIU men dropped their sixth straight game while Sycamore wrestling lost to Yorkville Christian.

The NIU men's basketball team, still missing three projected starters, dropped their eighth straight game against a D-I opponent, 95-90 at Western Michigan in overtime.

The NIU men fell on the road while missing two starters while the women picked up a home win against Miami thanks to a fourth-quarter comeback.

The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team took on Akron in a conference matchup Tuesday night at the Convocation Center in DeKalb.

Making his first start of the year, Will Lovings-Watts scored more points than any NIU freshman in almost six years, pouring in 23 points as the Huskies knocked off Calumet College 92-48 on Monday.

The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team hosted Calumet College Monday night at the Convocation Center at NIU in DeKalb.

DeKalb beat a previously undefeated United Township team, Indian Creek came north and knocked off Genoa-Kingston while the NIU men lost at Monmouth. All that and more in the roundup.

The Wildcats heated up from the floor, the Huskies turned ice cold and started turning the ball over again, and Northwestern came away with the 89-67 win, snapping a five-game winning streak for NIU.

NIU goes wire-to-wire for win at DePaul; IC takes tournament title; DeKalb boys, H-BR girls pick up wins, and more inside the prep roundup.

Xavier Amos scored 21 to help NIU get off to its best start in eight years, plus girls' basketball scores all in the local roundup.

The NIU men’s basketball team picked up its third straight win, knocking off host Georgia State in the first game of the Capitol Challenge on Friday afternoon in Atlanta.

The steals were leading to dunks, the 3s were dropping, five players scored in double figures and NIU went above .500 for the second time in coach Rashon Burno’s tenure at the school with a 107-55 win against Illinois Tech on Monday.

David Coit scored 27 points, leading four NIU players in double figures as the Huskies knocked off Appalachian State 91-78 in their home opener.

David Coit scored 14 points but the NIU men’s basketball team lost its season opener at No. 5 Marquette 92-70 on Monday.

The NIU men tip off Nov. 6 at Marquette while the women’s season begins Nov. 9 at Arkansas State. Both have high expectations for the year. Here's why.

Northern Illinois University recently announced plans to build a $4 million new athletics nutrition facility on campus, meant to expand its existing sports center, cater to student athletes and serve as a recruitment tool for future Huskies.

The NIU men’s basketball team will be tested from the start, opening the 2023-24 season against Big East champ Marquette. The schedule, released by the school on Wednesday, also includes trips to DePaul, Northwestern and Iowa.

The No. 7 seed Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team was unable to overcome a slow start offensively as the Huskies fell to No. 2 seed Kent State, 76-57.

The NIU men’s basketball team closed the regular season leading wire-to-wire in an 85-66 win against Eastern Michigan on Friday in a game moved to a noon start time.

For NIU, MAC play opened with a 24-point loss to Akron, an 18-point loss to Buffalo and the loss of their leading scorer. Two months later the Huskies are prepping for a trip to Cleveland for the MAC tournament.

Off the high of clinching a postseason berth the last time out, the NIU men’s basketball team fell down as much as 19 to Buffalo on Tuesday in an 85-75 loss.

The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team hosted Buffalo in a Mid-American Conference matchup at the Convocation Center at NIU.

The NIU men's basketball team clinched a trip to the MAC tournament, A'Jah Davis made history in a double-overtime win, and Kaneland's Brooklyn Sheaffer took sixth at state wrestling.

The NIU men's basketball team gave up a late 10-0 run at Ohio in a 77-68 loss on Tuesday.

The DeKalb-Sycamore boys swimming team earned its second straight sectional title Saturday thanks in part to the effort of Jacob Gramer. Plus more local results in Saturday's roundup.

Looking for something to do this weekend in DeKalb County? Check out NIU's ‘Cram the Convo’ Alumni Day Saturday, Safe Passage's ‘Love Over Violence Event’ Friday, a Winter Star Party Friday in Sycamore and more.

The Genoa-Kingston Cogs battled but fell short during a Class 2A Marengo Regional girls semifinal matchup, plus more from around the Daily Chronicle area from Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.

DeKalb sent four boys and one girl to state, Genoa-Kingston sent one on the boys side, the NIU men romped Western Michigan, the Genoa-Kingston girls won a playoff game, plus more basketball, bowling and wrestling from Saturday:

For a team riding its longest road winning streak in two decades, NIU is having decidedly less success at home. The Huskies lost for the fourth time in their last six home game, trailing throughout the second half in an 82-76 loss to Ohio on Tuesday.

The Northern Illinois University Huskies welcomed Ohio Tuesday night for a Mid-American Conference matchup.

Kaneland won three dual wrestling matches Saturday, and more in the Daily Chronicle's Saturday high school sports roundup.

'Too many bites of the apple:' NIU committed 12 first-half turnovers, fell down by as many as 22 in the first 20 minutes and lost to Toledo on Saturday.

Ally Poegel connected on a running floater with three seconds remaining Tuesday to lift Genoa-Kingston girls basketball to a 37-35 nonconference win over host Forreston. Plus more local results in Tuesday's roundup.

Keshawn Williams is doing it all for NIU as MAC play is set to begin. But both he and coach Rashon Burno said there's a big area he can make a leap.

Sophomore junior college transfer David Coit had what NIU coach Rashon Burno called his best game as Huskie on Tuesday, pouring in a game-high 24 in an 83-78 loss to Albany.

The Northern Illinois University mens basketball team hosted Albany in a rare Tuesday afternoon matchup in DeKalb.

Kendra Brown hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift Kaneland girls basketball to a 36-34 win over Prairie Ridge on Thursday at the Burlington Central Thanksgiving Tournament. Read more local results in Thursday's roundup.

Keshawn Williams scored 19 points but the Northern Illinois men's basketball team fell at Northwestern 63-45 on Friday.

The Mid-American Conference announced on Friday afternoon the 2022 season for men’s soccer will be the last one sponsored by the conference, with NIU announcing it will join the Missouri Valley Conference next season.

A self-described NIU men’s basketball locker room full of competitors is certainly going to get some competition this season. The season starts Monday at home against Illinois-Springfield. But the pre-MAC slate includes four games against Power 5 school or perennial powers.

For 20 years, one building has acted as a campus hub helping to shape the athletic, living and learning experiences at Northern Illinois University: the Convocation Center.