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	18–15 (12–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (5th season);
Associate head coach	Eric Haut
Assistant coaches	Simon McCormack; David Harris; Isaac Wodajo;
Home arena	Truist Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland †	15	–	5	.750	24	–	12	.667
Youngstown State	14	–	6	.700	22	–	10	.688
Green Bay	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
Wright State	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
Northern Kentucky	12	–	8	.600	18	–	15	.545
Milwaukee	12	–	8	.600	20	–	15	.571
Cleveland State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	15	.583
Purdue Fort Wayne	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Robert Morris	6	–	14	.300	10	–	22	.313
IUPUI	2	–	18	.100	6	–	26	.188
Detroit Mercy	1	–	19	.050	1	–	31	.031

† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

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 lost 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 II Pettus	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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Mount St. Joseph	W 85–31		Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 57–74	0–1	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2023* 11:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	L 67–75	0–2	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,026) Seattle, WA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		DePauw	W 85–68	1–2	Truist Arena (3,124) Highland Heights, KY
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati	L 66–90	1–3	Fifth Third Arena (10,018) Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+		LIU NKU Thanksgiving Tournament	W 72–64	3–3	Truist Arena (2,340) Highland Heights, KY
November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 77–59	4–3 (1–0)	Truist Arena (2,770) Highland Heights, KY
December 2, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 71–55	5–3 (2–0)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (663) Indianapolis, IN
December 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 59–62	5–4	CEFCU Arena (3,215) Normal, IL
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Akron	L 76–77	5–5	Truist Arena (4,163) Highland Heights, KY
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cumberlands	W 94–59	6–5	Truist Arena (2,475) Highland Heights, KY
December 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	W 85–75	7–5	Baptist Health Arena (3,046) Richmond, KY
December 21, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	L 56–92	7–6	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,877) Moraga, CA
December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 79–76	8–7 (3–1)	Alico Arena (3,105) Fort Myers, FL
January 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 85–88 ^OT	8–8 (3–2)	Wolstein Center (1,548) Cleveland, OH
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 81–76	9–9 (4–3)	Calihan Hall (627) Detroit, MI
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 90–72	10–9 (5–3)	Truist Arena (3,405) Highland Heights, KY
January 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Green Bay	W 74–52	11–9 (6–3)	Truist Arena (4,935) Highland Heights, KY
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 58–63	11–10 (6–4)	Truist Arena (3,079) Highland Heights, KY
January 28, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 52–82	11–11 (6–5)	Beeghly Center (6,001) Youngstown, OH
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	L 78–85	11–12 (6–6)	Truist Arena (4,760) Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oakland	W 99–89 ^OT	12–12 (7–6)	Truist Arena (2,702) Highland Heights, KY
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 79–67	13–12 (8–6)	Truist Arena (3,119) Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 58–57	14–12 (9–6)	Resch Center (2,425) Ashwaubenon, WI
February 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee	L 72–73	14–13 (9–7)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,509) Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 75–73	15–13 (10–7)	Truist Arena (2,856) Highland Heights, KY
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		IUPUI	W 80–64	16–13 (11–7)	Truist Arena (3,824) Highland Heights, KY
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 70–60	17–13 (12–7)	UPMC Events Center (954) Moon Township, PA
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wright State	L 88–94	17–14 (12–8)	Nutter Center (5,232) Fairborn, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Wright State Quarterfinals	W 99–97 ^OT	18–14	Nutter Center (4,725) Fairborn, OH
March 11, 2024 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	(5)	vs. (6) Milwaukee Semifinals	L 75–82	18–15	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
*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. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
^ Brown, Kyle (March 6, 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. March 8, 2023. 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. Associated Press. March 17, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
^ "Northern Kentucky Norse Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[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. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[3] Brown, Kyle (March 6, 2023). "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. March 8, 2023. 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. Associated Press. March 17, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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

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

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