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Sophomore wing Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) recorded his first career double-double, scoring a career-high 23 points and grabbing a career-best 12 rebounds, as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team defeated Saint Joseph’s (Ind.), 111-61, on Sunday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. Four Huskies scored in double figures, with sophomore guard J.J....

Sophomore wing Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) scored a career-best 19 points but the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team fell to UW Milwaukee, 82-69, on Sunday afternoon in the NIU Invitational at the NIU Convocation Center. Milwaukee finished the weekend 3-0 to claim the tournament title. Bowie went 6-of-9 from the field and...

Trailing by 10 at the half, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team rallied to within a pair but could never retake the lead, falling to James Madison, 60-55, on Friday evening in the NIU Invitational at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore guard Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) led the way for the Huskies with...

The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team led for 38 minutes, but Nebraska Omaha used 84 percent free throw shooting to slip past the Huskies, 68-66, on Friday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore wing Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) scored a team-high 16 points to lead the Huskies. Sophomore guard Daveon Balls...

Five players scored in double figures as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team earned a 90-57 exhibition victory over Rockford University on Saturday evening at the NIU Convocation Center. Redshirt junior Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench to pace the Huskies. Redshirt junior Pete Rakocevic...

This season, the NCAA has changed the start date for Division I men’s basketball practice, allowing teams to begin practice 42 days prior to their first game of the season. Third-year head coach Mark Montgomery and Northern Illinois will take to the court for their first practice on Saturday. NIUHuskies.com caught up with Montgomery to...

An in-season home tournament and 16 regular season home games highlight the 2013-14 Northern Illinois men’s basketball schedule released on Tuesday. The Huskies will also play an 18-game Mid-American Conference slate for the first time since 2005-06 as the conference adds a pair of games to the league slate. “We are excited about our schedule...

Jordan Threloff of the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team has been granted a legislative relief waiver by the NCAA making him eligible for competition during the 2013-14 season. Threloff will have two seasons of eligibility remaining at NIU. “We are grateful that the NCAA has granted Jordan’s request,” said NIU head coach Mark Montgomery. “I...

Northern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery has announced the promotion of Jason Larson to assistant coach following two seasons as NIU’s director of basketball operations. “I am excited to be able to promote Jason to an assistant coaching position,” said Montgomery. “Jason has done an unbelievable job the last two years in his...

Northern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced today the signing of Jordan Threloff to join the Huskie men’s basketball program. A 6-foot-10 center from DeKalb, Threloff spent three seasons at Illinois State, redshirting during the 2010-11 season before appearing in 51 contests over the past two years. “We are happy to have Jordan...

Northern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced today the addition of Michael Orris to the Huskie basketball program. Orris, a native of Crete, Ill., transfers to NIU after spending one season at Kansas State. “We are really looking forward to having Michael Orris join the Huskie basketball family,” Montgomery said. “Michael is the...

Northern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced today the signing of Aaron and Aaric Armstead to National Letters of Intent to join the Huskie men’s basketball program for the 2013-14 season. Aaron Armstead is a 6-foot-4 guard who started his collegiate career at Wisconsin-Green Bay and will have two remaining seasons of eligibility....