2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	9–9 (4–3 Horizon)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (5th season);
Associate head coach	Eric Haut
Assistant coaches	Simon McCormack; David Harris; Isaac Wodajo;
Home arena	Truist Arena

2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Green Bay	6	–	2	.750	11	–	8	.579
Oakland	6	–	2	.750	11	–	8	.579
Youngstown State	5	–	2	.714	13	–	5	.722
Milwaukee	4	–	2	.667	9	–	8	.529
Purdue Fort Wayne	4	–	3	.571	13	–	5	.722
Northern Kentucky	4	–	3	.571	9	–	9	.500
Wright State	4	–	3	.571	9	–	9	.500
Cleveland State	4	–	4	.500	11	–	8	.579
Robert Morris	2	–	5	.286	6	–	12	.333
IUPUI	1	–	7	.125	5	–	14	.263
Detroit Mercy	0	–	7	.000	0	–	18	.000

† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represents Northern Kentucky University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by fifth-year head coach Darrin Horn, play their home games at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Norse finished the 2022–23 season 22–13, 14–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Oakland,^[2] Youngstown State,^[3] and Cleveland State to win the Horizon League tournament, earning the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.^[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #16 seed in the Midwest Region.^[5] They would lose to the region's top seed Houston in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Trey Robinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Hamilton High School	Hamilton, OH
G	2	Sam Vinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Highlands High School	Fort Thomas, KY
G	3	Marques Warrick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Henry Clay High School	Lexington, KY
F	5	LJ Wells	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Eau Claire Memorial High School	Eau Claire, WI
F	10	Cade Meyer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Green Bay	Monroe, WI
G	11	Randall Pettus II	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Bessemer City High School	Bessemer City, NC
G	12	Mitchel Minor	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Scott High School	Taylor Mill, KY
G	13	Cole Sherman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	St. Xavier High School	Louisville, KY
G	14	Jeramiah Israel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lloyd Memorial High School	Erlanger, KY
F	15	Cesar Tchilombo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	The John Carroll School	Goma, DR Congo
G	22	Michael Bradley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Mercyhurst	San Antonio, TX
G	32	Fiston Ipassou	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Adelaide 36ers	Adelaide, Australia
G	34	Hubertas Pivorius	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Christopher Columbus High School	Vilnius, Lithuania
F	40	Keeyan Itejere	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Marquette	Knightdale, NC

Head coach

Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Haut (Kent State)
Simon McCormack (American)
David Harris (Ashland)
Isaac Wodajo (Texas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm	Mount St. Joseph	W 85–31		Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:30 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 57–74	0–1	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2023* 11:00 pm, P12N	at Washington	L 67–75	0–2	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,026) Seattle, WA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	DePauw	W 85–68	1–2	Truist Arena (3,124) Highland Heights, KY
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cincinnati	L 66–90	1–3	Fifth Third Arena (10,018) Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi NKU Thanksgiving Tournament	W 88–73	2–3	Truist Arena (2,395) Highland Heights, KY
November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	LIU NKU Thanksgiving Tournament	W 72–64	3–3	Truist Arena (2,340) Highland Heights, KY
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Robert Morris	W 77–59	4–3 (1–0)	Truist Arena (2,770) Highland Heights, KY
December 2, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at IUPUI	W 71–55	5–3 (2–0)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (663) Indianapolis, IN
December 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Illinois State	L 59–62	5–4	CEFCU Arena (3,215) Normal, IL
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Akron	L 76–77	5–5	Truist Arena (4,163) Highland Heights, KY
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cumberlands	W 94–59	6–5	Truist Arena (2,475) Highland Heights, KY
December 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	W 85–75	7–5	Baptist Health Arena (3,046) Richmond, KY
December 21, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 56–92	7–6	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,877) Moraga, CA
December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 60–73	7–7 (2–1)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,107) Fort Wayne, IN
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Youngstown State	W 79–76	8–7 (3–1)	Alico Arena (3,105) Fort Myers, FL
January 7, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 85–88 ^OT	8–8 (3–2)	Wolstein Center (1,548) Cleveland, OH
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oakland	L 65–70	8–9 (3–3)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,683) Auburn Hills, MI
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy	W 81–76	9–9 (4–3)	Calihan Hall (627) Detroit, MI
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Milwaukee			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 20, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Green Bay			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Purdue Fort Wayne			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 28, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+	at Youngstown State			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
February 4, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Wright State			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Oakland			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Detroit Mercy			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Green Bay			Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
February 17, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cleveland State			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	IUPUI			Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Robert Morris			UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wright State			Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "Men's Basketball advances to Horizon League Semifinals after victory over Oakland". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "Northern Kentucky basketball defeats Youngstown State in Horizon League semifinals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "Norse edge Cleveland State to win Horizon League tourney". AP News. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "2023 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "Houston digs deep to avoid Northern Kentucky upset in Round of 64". Fox News. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "Northern Kentucky Norse 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[2] "Men's Basketball advances to Horizon League Semifinals after victory over Oakland". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[3] "Northern Kentucky basketball defeats Youngstown State in Horizon League semifinals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[4] "Norse edge Cleveland State to win Horizon League tourney". AP News. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[5] "2023 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[6] "Houston digs deep to avoid Northern Kentucky upset in Round of 64". Fox News. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[7] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[8] "Northern Kentucky Norse 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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