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Northern Illinois wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman team announced today by the league office. Nader is leading NIU in scoring averaging 10.5 points per game, third-best among freshman in the MAC, and 4.2 rebounds per contest, tops among conference rookies. The Skokie, Ill., native has scored in...

Junior guard Tony Nixon (South Holland, Ill./Seton Academy) scored a game-high 14 points as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team defeated Eastern Michigan 55-52 on Monday night at the EMU Convocation Center to advance to the Second Round of the FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Tournament. The victory snapped a nine-game conference tournament losing streak for the...

Ball State erased an eight-point halftime deficit, defeating the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team, 62-51, on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena in the regular season finale for both team. Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) paced the Huskies with 16 points and a team-best six rebounds. The MAC Freshman of the Year candidate also...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team held Toledo scoreless for the final 4:27 of the contest, helping the Huskies earn a 65-61 comeback victory Wednesday night on Senior Night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies finished the game on an 8-0 run to erase a four-point deficit and earn the victory. Freshman wing Abdel...

Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down a game-best eight rebounds but it wasn’t enough as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team dropped a 74-64 decision to Central Michigan at McGuirk Arena on Sunday afternoon. Freshman forward Kevin Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) added a career-high 13 points....

Eastern Michigan used a 22-6 run to close the game to defeat the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team, 48-45, on Wednesday night at the EMU Convocation Center. Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a team-high 10 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and junior guard Tony Nixon (South Holland, Ill./Seton Academy) also...

Mark Yelovich hit a turnaround jumper from the baseline at the buzzer to lift SIU Edwardsville to a 64-62 win over the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon at the Vadalabene Center. NIU trailed by five with 90 seconds to play but clawed back to even the game and appeared to have forced...

Junior guard Tony Nixon had a season-high 12 points but the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team fell to Western Michigan, 78-53, on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Broncos shot 52.9 percent (27-of-51) in the contest, including 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from behind the three-point arc. “You have to give Western Michigan a lot...

Freshman forward Keith Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) and freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) each scored 13 points, but the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team fell, 75-51, to MAC-leading Akron on Saturday night at Rhodes Arena. The Huskies trailed by single-digits early in the second half but a 14-0 run by the Zips helped...

Trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team used a 21-8 run to close the game to earn a 62-59 victory over Miami University on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior forward Tyler Storm (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo) scored a career-best 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting,...

For those whose ears are still ringing with stadium-filling cheers of euphoria and Bill Baker’s breathless shouts of “Huskies win! Huskies win!” on the radio, Intercollegiate Athletics has some wonderful news. Season ticket sales for the 2012 football campaign begin next week! To celebrate, Athletics and University Relations are inviting all fans to pose for...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team played Bowling Green even in the second half, but were unable to overcome a slow first half start, falling 65-40 on Saturday evening at the Stroh Center. Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) just missed a double-double with eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Stian...