2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

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

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

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.

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

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.