By Woodrow Carroll With the college basketball season heading into the stretch, we might enjoy looking into some of the past NCAA men’s finals and the story that went with them. The first men’s final was held in 1939 with Oregon the victor. Each and every final since has produced
Aurora UniversityWed, Jan. 3, at Dominican University, L 66-62Wed, Jan. 10, at Edgewood College, W 79-67Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Marian University, L 67-61 otWed, Jan. 17, vs. Wisconsin Luth. Col., L 94-78Sat, Jan. 20, at Rockford University, L 77-74Wed, Jan. 24, vs. Illinois Inst. of Tech., L 81-69Sat, Jan. 27,
University of IllinoisWed, Jan. 17, vs. Rutgers, W 96-68Sat, Jan. 20, at Maryland, L 90-82Thu, Jan. 25, vs. Ohio State, L 67-59Sun, Jan. 28, vs. Minnesota, W 73-68Wed, Jan. 31, at Michigan, W 77-64Mon, Feb. 5, at Purdue, L 77-72, otThu, Feb. 8, vs. Northwestern, W 82-71Sun, Feb. 11, vs.
By Woodrow Carroll Coming off a 76-66 victory over Eastern Michigan Saturday, Feb. 3, a victory that ended the Northern Illinois eight-game losing streak in Mid-American Conference (MAC) play, the Huskies’ men’s basketball team finds itself in a position to not only improve its record this week, but, to give
Aurora UniversityWed, Jan. 3, at Dominican University, L 66-62Wed, Jan. 10, at Edgewood College, W 79-67Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Marian University, L 67-61 otWed, Jan. 17, vs. Wisconsin Luth. Col., L 94-78Sat, Jan. 20, at Rockford University, L 77-74Wed, Jan. 24, vs. Illinois Inst. of Tech., L 81-69Sat, Jan. 27,
University of IllinoisSun, Jan. 14, at Northwestern, W 93-52Wed, Jan. 17, vs. Rutgers, W 96-68Sat, Jan. 20, at Maryland, L 90-82Thu, Jan. 25, vs. Ohio State, L 67-59Sun, Jan. 28, vs. Minnesota, W 73-68Wed, Jan. 31, at Michigan, W 77-64Mon, Feb. 5, BTN, at Purdue, L 77-72, otThu, Feb. 8,
By Woodrow Carroll With each passing season, those who follow college basketball are wont to point out that the last undefeated (National Collegiate Athletic Association) NCAA men’s basketball champion was the 1975-1976 Indiana University Hoosiers. Just how far in the past are we now? With the death of the late
Aurora UniversityWed, Jan. 3, at Dominican University, L 66-62Wed, Jan. 10, at Edgewood College, W 79-67Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Marian University, L 67-61 otWed, Jan. 17, vs. Wisconsin Luth. Col., L 94-78Sat, Jan. 20, at Rockford University, L 77-74Wed, Jan. 24, vs. Illinois Inst. of Tech., L 81-69Sat, Jan. 27,
University of IllinoisSun, Jan. 7, vs. Wisconsin, L 67-61Thu, Jan. 11, at Nebraska, L 56-48Sun, Jan. 14, at Northwestern, W 93-52Wed, Jan. 17, vs. Rutgers, W 96-68Sat, Jan. 20, at Maryland, L 90-82Thu, Jan. 25, vs. Ohio State, L 67-59Sun, Jan. 28, vs. Minnesota, W 73-68Wed, Jan. 31, 6 p.m.,
Fri, Dec. 22, 2023vs. Missouri, W 97-73Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, W 104-71Tue, Jan. 2vs. Northwestern, W 96-66Fri, Jan. 5at Purdue, L 83-78Thu, Jan. 11vs. Michigan State, W 71-68Sun, Jan. 14vs. Maryland, L 76-67Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24, 8 p.m., BTNat
Wed, Dec. 20, 2023at Arizona State, W 65-46Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Jackson State, W 74-63Tue, Jan. 2at Illinois, L 96-66Sun, Jan. 7vs. Michigan State, W 88-74Wed, Jan. 10at Penn State, W 76-72Sat, Jan. 13at Wisconsin, L 71-63Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24, 8
By Woodrow Carroll The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball program, a once promising season is suddenly spinning out of control. Keep in mind that six games into the 2023-2024 campaign, the Huskies were 5-1 and the promise of good things to come, in the form of a strong run in
Wed, Dec. 13, 2023vs. Chicago State, L 75-73Sat, Dec. 16, 2023at DePaul, W 56-46Wed, Dec. 20, 2023at Arizona State, W 65-46Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Jackson State, W 74-63Tue, Jan. 2at Illinois, L 96-66Sun, Jan. 7vs. Michigan State, W 88-74Wed, Jan. 10at Penn State, W 76-72Sat, Jan. 13at Wisconsin, L 71-63Wed,
Men’sWed, Jan. 3, at Dominican University, L 66-62Wed, Jan. 10, at Edgewood College, W 79-67Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Marian University, L 67-61 otWed, Jan. 17, 7 p.m., vs. Wisconsin Luth. Col.Sat, Jan. 20, 1 p.m., at Rockford UniversityWed, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., vs. Illinois Inst. of Tech.Sat, Jan. 27, 4:15
Men’sSat, Dec. 30, 2023, vs. Illinois Inst. of Tech., W 83-57Wed, Jan. 3, at Carroll University, W 68-57Sat, Jan. 6, at Elmhurst University, L 82-70Wed, Jan. 10, vs. North Park Uni., L 84-79Wed, Jan. 17, 7 p.m., at Millikin UniversitySat, Jan. 20, 4:15 p.m. vs. Wheaton CollegeWed, Jan. 24, 7
Men’sWed, Jan. 3, at Augustana College, L 67-64Sat, Jan. 6, at North Park University, W 79-69Wed, Jan. 10, vs. Carthage College, L 75-58Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Elmhurst University, W 75-69Wed, Jan. 17, 7 p.m., vs. Illinois Wesleyan Uni.Sat, Jan. 20, 7:15 p.m., at North Central Col.Wed, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.,
Men’sSat, Jan. 6, vs. Concordia Uni. Chicago, L 93-78Wed, Jan. 10, vs. Concordia Uni. (Wis.), W 69-59Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Dominican Uni., W 76-75Wed, Jan. 17, 7 p.m., at Rockford UniversitySat, Jan. 20, 2 p.m., vs. Wisconsin Lutheran Col.Wed, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., at Marian UniversitySat, Jan. 27, 4:15 p.m.,
Aurora University’s Noah Butler (2) drives between Marian University defenders at Aurora Saturday, Jan. 13.
Sun, Nov. 19, 2023vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24, 2023vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2, 2023at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5, 2023vs. Florida Atlantic, W 98-89Sat, Dec. 9, 2023at Tennessee, L 86-79Sun, Dec. 17, 2023vs. Colgate, W 74-57Fri, Dec. 22, 2023vs. Missouri, W 97-73Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Fairleigh Dickinson,
By Woodrow Carroll Major college men’s basketball, Division I, has more than 350 programs. When you think about it, there are almost three times as many Division I basketball operations as there are CBS (College Bowl Subdivision) football programs. There were 133 CBS football teams this season. All the Div.
