2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represents Northern Kentucky University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by first-year head coach Darrin Horn, play their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.
2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball | |
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Horizon League Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament | |
Conference | Horizon League |
2019–20 record | 23–9 (13–5 Horizon) |
Head coach | Darrin Horn (1st season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | BB&T Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IUPUI | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Norse finished the 2018–19 season 26–9 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, where they finished as co-regular season champions, alongside Wright State. In the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated Detroit Mercy in the quarterfinals,[1] Oakland in the semifinals,[2] advancing to the championship game, where they faced Wright State, ultimately winning the game, to become Horizon League Tournament champions.[3] In turn, they received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Texas Tech in the First Round.[4]
On April 14, 2019, it was announced that former head coach John Brannen had accepted the head coaching position at Cincinnati.[5] On April 23, former Texas assistant Darrin Horn was named as the next head coach.[6]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Zaynah Robinson | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Graduate Student | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
Gerald Gray Jr. | 10 | G | 6'3" | 170 | RS Freshman | Louisville, KY | Walk-on; left program |
Brooks Ely | 24 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Junior | Lexington, KY | Left program |
Chris Vogt | 33 | C | 7'1" | 240 | Sophomore | Mayfield, KY | Transferred to Cincinnati |
Drew McDonald | 34 | F/C | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Cold Spring, KY | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Adham Eleeda | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Toronto, ON | Junior college transferred from Sheridan College.[7] |
Bryson Langdon | G | 5'9" | 160 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from Arizona Western CC.[8] |
Karl Harris | G | 6'5" | 185 | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Northern Arizona after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[9] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Transylvania | W 71–45 | BB&T Arena (2,593) Highland Heights, KY | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UC–Clermont | W 105–55 | 1–0 |
BB&T Arena (2,857) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Missouri | L 56–71 | 1–1 |
Mizzou Arena (8,486) Columbia, MO | |||||||
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | W 69–68 | 2–1 |
HTC Center (1,015) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Coppin State Collegiate Hoops Roadshow - Norse Regional |
W 82–70 | 3–1 |
BB&T Arena (2,807) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Ball State | W 59–57 | 4–1 |
Worthen Arena (3,722) Muncie, IN | |||||||
November 23, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Texas Southern Collegiate Hoops Roadshow - Norse Regional |
L 96–98 2OT | 4–2 |
BB&T Arena (3,118) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Midway Collegiate Hoops Roadshow - Norse Regional |
W 86–56 | 5–2 |
BB&T Arena (2,478) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 30, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Arkansas | L 60–66 | 5–3 |
Bud Walton Arena (14,080) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Miami (OH) | W 76–54 | 6–3 |
Millett Hall (1,588) Oxford, OH | |||||||
December 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | W 76–57 | 7–3 |
BB&T Arena (3,199) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Illinois State | W 79–64 | 8–3 |
BB&T Arena (2,820) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 50–67 | 8–4 |
Fleming Gymnasium (648) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Horizon League regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | W 74–64 | 9–4 (1–0) |
BB&T Arena (2,551) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Green Bay | L 59–73 | 9–5 (1–1) |
BB&T Arena (3,127) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Detroit Mercy | L 58–66 | 9–6 (1–2) |
Calihan Hall (1,323) Detroit, MI | |||||||
January 5, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oakland | W 75–64 | 10–6 (2–2) |
Athletics Center O'rena (2,879) Auburn Hills, MI | |||||||
January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at UIC | W 68–52 | 11–6 (3–2) |
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,858) Chicago, IL | |||||||
January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at IUPUI | W 96–71 | 12–6 (4–2) |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (789) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Youngstown State | W 88–63 | 13–6 (5–2) |
BB&T Arena (3,232) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cleveland State | W 75–49 | 14–6 (6–2) |
BB&T Arena (4,390) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 24, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Wright State | L 63–95 | 14–7 (6–3) |
Nutter Center (6,217) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
January 31, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Green Bay | W 71–62 | 15–7 (7–3) |
Kress Events Center (1,885) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Milwaukee | W 65–56 | 16–7 (8–3) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,070) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, FSOH |
Oakland | W 73–70 | 17–7 (9–3) |
BB&T Arena (3,241) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Detroit Mercy | W 84–65 | 18–7 (10–3) |
BB&T Arena (6,231) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
IUPUI | W 84–70 | 19–7 (11–3) |
BB&T Arena (3,013) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, FSOH |
UIC | L 43–73 | 19–8 (11–4) |
BB&T Arena (3,545) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | W 73–59 | 20–8 (12–4) |
Wolstein Center (1,508) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | W 61–59 | 21–8 (13–4) |
Beeghly Center (4,213) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Wright State | L 62–64 | 21–9 (13–5) |
BB&T Arena (6,776) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
Horizon League Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2020 9:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | vs. (3) Green Bay Semifinals |
W 80–69 | 22–9 |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
March 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(2) | vs. (4) UIC Championship |
W 71–62 | 23–9 |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Source[10]
References
- "@NKUNorseMBB opens Horizon League Tournament play with 99-88 win over Detroit Mercy". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "McDonald's last-second three lifts @NKUNorseMBB to Horizon League Championship game". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "@NKUNorseMBB clinches NCAA Tournament berth with 77-66 win over Wright State". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "No. 3 seed Texas Tech tops No. 14 @NKUNorseMBB, 72-57". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "National search begins for @NKUNorseMBB head coach". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "Northern Kentucky names Darrin Horn as head men's basketball coach". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "NKU men's basketball adds versatile shooting guard Adham Eleeda to roster for 2019-20 season". NKYTribune.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- Newton, Sierra. "NKU MBB adds point guard Bryson Langdon". thenortherner.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Brown, Kyle. "Northern Kentucky University Norse add graduate transfer Karl Harris to basketball team". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.