Quickly establishing himself as a tenacious defender and a vocal court leader, Nored started all 32 games in his freshman season. His season-high game came when he went 4-for-4 from the court, including the game-winning shot, in an 11-point night against Cleveland State.[4] In his sophomore season he was named the Horizon League's co-defensive player of the year and the league's all-tournament team.[5] He recorded a career-high 8 assists in a home win over Wright State.[6] His high-scoring night came against Illinois–Chicago with 16 points.[7] He scored 15 points and had 6 assists in Butler's 2nd-round NCAA tournament victory over Murray State[8] and grabbed five steals against Syracuse in the West Region semifinal.[9] He scored 7 points with 6 rebounds in the loss to Duke in the championship game.[9]
As a junior, Nored averaged 5.0 points per game with a high of 16 against Utah.[10] He helped Butler return to the title game of the NCAA tournament, but failed to score from the field, earning all 6 of his tournament points at the free-throw line. He did get two steals and four rebounds in 26 minutes against Connecticut in the title game.[10]
Nored grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, where his father, Ron Nored Sr., was pastor of Bethel AME Church in Ensley and a co-founder and executive director of Bethel-Ensley Action Task (BEAT). Nored Sr., died from pancreatic cancer in 2003. Ron is happily married to Danielle Eng, a former accountant for RSM. With two children, Avery and Kai.[15]
