2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	14–11 (11–7 Horizon)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	David Harris; Eric Haut; Simon McCormack;
Home arena	BB&T Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by second-year head coach Darrin Horn, played their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State	16	–	4	.800	18	–	6	.750
Cleveland State †	16	–	4	.800	19	–	8	.704
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6	.625	12	–	10	.545
Northern Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	14	–	11	.560
Oakland	10	–	10	.500	12	–	18	.400
Youngstown State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	12	.556
IUPUI	7	–	9	.438	8	–	10	.444
Milwaukee	7	–	10	.412	10	–	12	.455
Green Bay	8	–	12	.400	8	–	17	.320
UIC	6	–	10	.375	9	–	13	.409
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	14	.300	8	–	15	.348
Robert Morris	3	–	12	.200	4	–	15	.211

† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Norse finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. They defeated Green Bay and UIC to become champions of the Horizon League tournament. They received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trey Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Hamilton HS	Hamilton, Ohio
G	1	Adham Eleeda	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Sheridan College	Toronto, Ontario
G	2	Paul Djoko	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Châlons-Reims	Strasbourg, France
G	3	Marques Warrick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Henry Clay HS	Lexington, Kentucky
F	4	Adrian Nelson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Pickerington Central HS	Pickerington, Ohio
G	5	Darius Harding	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Motlow State CC	Elizabethtown, Kentucky
F	10	John Harge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Aurora, Colorado
G	11	Bryson Langdon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Arizona Western	Chicago, Illinois
G	12	Trevon Faulkner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mercer County HS	Harrodsburg, Kentucky
F	13	David Böhm	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Prague, Czech Republic
G	24	Jake Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Male HS	Louisville, Kentucky
G/F	30	Bryant Mocaby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Derby	Derby, Kansas
C	42	Noah Hupmann	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Covington Catholic HS	Union, Kentucky
F/C	44	David Wassler	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	St. Xavier HS	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	52	Carlos Hines	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Northern Arizona	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 74–73	1–0	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 3, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Tennessee Tech	W 74–65	2–0	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 72–79	2–1	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 60–66	2–2	UD Arena Dayton, OH
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Kent State	L 73–92	2–3	MAC Center Kent, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 79–64	3–3 (1–0)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 20, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2		Youngstown State	L 60–70	3–4 (1–1)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 26, 2020 7:00 pm		Oakland	Cancelled^[1]		Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
December 27, 2020 6:00 pm		Oakland	Cancelled		Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 75–68	4–4 (2–1)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 70–68	5–4 (3–1)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 44–58	5–5 (3–2)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 71–74 ^OT	5–6 (3–3)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI	L 69–74	5–7 (3–4)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI	L 63–65	5–8 (3–5)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Robert Morris	W 81–76	6–8 (4–5)	UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Robert Morris	W 79–74 ^OT	7–8 (5–5)	UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 72–68	8–8 (6–5)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 69–67	9–8 (7–5)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	W 87–73	10–8 (8–5)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	W 79–65	11–8 (9–5)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 82–86	11–9 (9–6)	Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 71–66	12–9 (10–6)	Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	W 81–75	13–9 (11–6)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 71–77	13–10 (11–7)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(5) Detroit Mercy Quarterfinals	W 70–69	14–10	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
March 8, 2021 9:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (3) Oakland Semifinals	L 58–69	14–11	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Activities paused for @NKUNorseMBB, weekend series at Oakland canceled". nkunorse.com. Northern Kentucky University Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[1] "Activities paused for @NKUNorseMBB, weekend series at Oakland canceled". nkunorse.com. Northern Kentucky University Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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