According to a press release, NIU head men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton announced the Huskies' 2008-09 schedule on Wednesday, featuring two tournaments, including the 2008 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, hosted by the University of Alaska-Anchorage, from Nov. 26-29.

"One of the things we want to do is give our student-athletes as many different experiences as possible," Patton said. "I thought (the Great Alaska Shootout) would be a great opportunity for Northern Illinois."

NIU will open the Shootout against 2008 NCAA Tournament participant Portland State on Wednesday, Nov. 26.


2008-2009 Schedule:
11/02/08 vs. Freed-Hardeman DeKalb, Illinois 2:00 p.m. CT
11/08/08 vs. Carthage DeKalb, Illinois 7:00 p.m. CT
11/14/08 vs. Maine (100 Club Classic) Kennesaw, Georgia 4:00 p.m. CT
11/15/08 Western Illinois/Kennesaw State (100 Club Classic) Kennesaw, Georgia TBA
11/18/08 vs. Indiana State DeKalb, Illinois 7:00 p.m. CT
11/21/08 at Tennessee State Nashville, Tennessee 7:30 p.m. CT
11/26/08 vs. Portland State (Great Alaska Shootout) Anchorage, Alaska TBA
11/28/08 Hampton/Alaska Anchorage (Great Alaska Shootout) Anchorage, Alaska TBA
11/29/08 TBA (Great Alaska Shootout) Anchorage, Alaska TBA
12/03/08 at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colorado 8:00 p.m. CT
12/06/08 vs. Chicago State DeKalb, Illinois 2:00 p.m. CT
12/14/08 at Arkansas-Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas 1:00 p.m. CT
12/17/08 vs. Southern Illinois DeKalb, Illinois 7:00 p.m. CT
12/20/08 vs. Loyola Chicago DeKalb, Illinois 3:00 p.m. CT
01/10/09 vs. Toledo * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
01/13/09 at Ball State * Muncie, Indiana TBA
01/17/09 at Western Michigan * Kalamazoo, Michigan TBA
01/20/09 vs. Eastern Michigan * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
01/24/09 vs. Central Michigan * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
01/28/09 at Miami (Oh) * Oxford, Ohio TBA
01/31/09 vs. Bowling Green * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
02/05/09 at Ohio * Athens, Ohio TBA
02/07/09 at Buffalo * Buffalo, New York TBA
02/10/09 vs. Kent State * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
02/15/09 vs. Akron * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
02/18/09 at Central Michigan * Mount Pleasant, Michigan TBA
02/21/09 ESPN BracketBuster TBD TBA
02/25/09 vs. Western Michigan * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
02/28/09 vs. Ball State * DeKalb, Illinois TBA
03/04/09 at Eastern Michigan * Ypsilanti, Michigan TBA
03/08/09 at Toledo * Toledo, Ohio TBA
03/10/09 Mid-American Conference Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA
03/12/09 Mid-American Conference Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA
03/13/09 Mid-American Conference Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA
03/14/09 Mid-American Conference Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA

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