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The Northern Illinois women’s basketball program will hit the Convocation Center hardwood for the first time under new head coach Kathi Bennett at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in an exhibition contest against UW-Parkside. Bennett has been at the reins of the program since being introduced as the program’s ninth head coach in May. Since her hiring,...
Xavier Silas
Northern Illinois senior Xavier Silas, a preseason All-Mid-American Conference choice who earned National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District honors last year, has been named one of just 30 candidates for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for men’s basketball. The award honors seniors playing Division I basketball who have demonstrated high achievement in the...
Xavier Silas
Xavier Silas, who led Northern Illinois and ranked second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring as a junior with 19.7 points per game, was named to the MAC’s Preseason All-Conference Team. The poll, as well as the teams, was selected by a 24-member MAC News Media panel. Northern Illinois was picked to finish fifth in...
Marke Freeman
Northern Illinois point guard Marke Freeman was voted to the Mid-American Conference West Division Preseason Team by coaches and select media members, the league announced Wednesday. Freeman was a MAC All-Conference Second Team performer in 2009-10, an award that includes players from both divisions. She led the Huskies in scoring with 16.8 points per game,...
Kathi Bennett talks to the NIU women's basketball team.
NIU’s Kathi Bennett era took another step forward Monday as the women’s basketball team had its first practice under the Huskies’ new coach. Bennett put the team through the paces for just over two hours, much of which surrounded developing her new team’s identity. “Overall I was pleased; I thought we had pretty good intensity,” Bennett...
Northern Illinois University men’s and women’s basketball action at the Convocation Center is right around the corner. Basketball season tickets, including a combined men’s basketball/football or men’s basketball/women’s basketball season ticket packages, are priced at just $86. Faculty and/or staff, along with senior citizens, can also purchase men’s basketball season tickets for $86. For the general...
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