NIU Men's Basketball

Yanic Konan Niederhauser, who played his freshman and sophomore seasons of college basketball at Northern Illinois University before transferring to Penn State for his junior year, was taken 30th overall Wednesday in the opening round of the NBA Draft.

The NIU men’s basketball team finished the season with an 83-81 double-overtime win at Central Michigan. James Dent led the Huskies with a career-high 36 points, including the game-winner with 1.5 seconds left.

The NIU women picked up a double-overtime win against Bowling Green with Lexi Carlsen scoring a career-best 19, while the NIU men lost.

NIU athletic director Sean Frazier is betting that having football and Olympic sports in separate conferences will set the university up well in an ever-changing landscape of college athletics. It seems like it's a good bet.

NIU athletic director Sean Frazier said the university's decision for a new home for most of its athletic programs came down to two conferences, with the Horizon League winning out.

The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday approved $1.4 million to pay the entrance fee to join the Horizon League, effective July 1, 2026. The move will officially end NIU’s run as a full member of the Mid-American Conference, of which they’ve been a member since 1997.

Sycamore wrestling dropped their team sectional to Geneseo while the NIU men lost at Miami (Ohio).

A roundup of sports across the Daily Chronicle area for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

The NIU men's basketball team erased a 15-point lead and led late against Western Michigan but fell to the Broncos while the H-BR girls reached the Little 10 semifinals and the Indian Creek boys lost.

Davon Grant scored 28 to lead DeKalb, the NIU men's and women's basketball teams lost, plus more in the roundup.

Sycamore boys basketball rolled to a win, plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Indian Creek won its eighth straight game to start the year, DeKalb had four top-15 finishes at the Donnybrook in Iowa, plus other basketball and wrestling results.

The NIU men and Indian Creek boys basketball teams piked up wins on Tuesday. Those plus other scores in the roundup.

Kaneland boys basketball bounced back with win at Woodstock, Sycamore opens the season with a win and Sycamore wrestling sweeps its matches, plus more sports from around the area.

Genoa-Kingston took third at a tournament, Hinckley-Big Rock won both games in a round robin, and the NIU men lost at DePaul.

The Kaneland and DeKalb girls and NIU women won Wednesday while the NIU men fell at home.

The NIU men's basketball team dropped their 10th straight meeting to Bradley, while the Kishwaukee men won and the Kougar women lost.

A scoring push late in the first half staked the NIU men’s basketball team to a lead Tuesday night against Monmouth. A sustained defensive effort in the second half secured the win.

The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team took on Monmouth Tuesday night at the Convocation Center at NIU in DeKalb.

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.