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2018–19 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

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2018–19 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Horizon League Tournament champions
Horizon League regular season co-champions
NKU Basketball Classic champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record26–9 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dwyer
  • Tim Morris
  • Chris Shumate
Home arenaBB&T Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 13 5   .722 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Oakland 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Green Bay 10 8   .556 21 17   .553
UIC 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Youngstown State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Detroit Mercy 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
IUPUI 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Cleveland State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Milwaukee 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2019 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by fourth-year head coach John Brannen, played their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play, to win a share of the regular season championship with Wright State. They defeated Detroit Mercy, Oakland, and Wright State to be champions of the Horizon League tournament. They received the Horizon League's automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas Tech.

During the season, forward Drew McDonald became the school's all-time career leader in both scoring and rebounds. He passed LaRon Moore's previous record of 859 rebounds[1] in a December 8 loss to Eastern Kentucky,[2] and passed Craig Sanders' previous record of 2,007 points in a win over Green Bay in the team's final regular-season game on March 2.[3]

Previous season

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The Norse finished the 2017–18 season 22–10, 15–3 in Horizon League play, to win the Horizon League regular season championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament by No. 8 seed Cleveland State. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisville.

Roster

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2018–19 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Silas Adheke 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Evansville Chattanooga, TN
G 2 Paul Djoko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Châlons-Reims Strasbourg, France
G 3 Tre Cobbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lima Central Catholic Lima, OH
F 4 Adrian Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 5 Zaynah Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Norfolk State Atlanta, GA
G 10 Gerald Gray Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Pleasure Ridge Park Louisville, KY
G/F 11 Jalen Tate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 12 Trevon Faulkner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Mercer County Harrodsburg, KY
G 15 Tyler Sharpe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bullitt East Mount Washington, KY
G 24 Brooks Ely 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Glenville State Lexington, KY
G/F 25 Bryant Mocaby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Derby Derby, KS
G 32 Dantez Walton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lima Central Catholic Lima, OH
C 33 Chris Vogt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Graves County Mayfield, KY
F/C 34 Drew McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Newport Central Catholic Cold Spring, KY
F/C 44 David Wassler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Urbana W 84–47 
BB&T Arena (2,973)
Highland Heights, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wilmington (OH) W 102–38  1–0
BB&T Arena (2,454)
Highland Heights, KY
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois W 88–85 2OT 2–0
Convocation Center (895)
DeKalb, IL
Nov 11, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Wabash
NKU Basketball Classic
W 99–59  3–0
BB&T Arena (2,472)
Highland Heights, KY
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville
NKU Basketball Classic
W 77–50  4–0
BB&T Arena (2,936)
Highland Heights, KY
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan
NKU Basketball Classic
W 59–53  5–0
BB&T Arena (3,351)
Highland Heights, KY
Nov 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, FSOH
Coastal Carolina
NKU Basketball Classic
W 89–83  6–0
BB&T Arena (2,718)
Highland Heights, KY
Nov 24, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at UCF L 53–66  6–1
CFE Arena (3,374)
Orlando, FL
Nov 27, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State W 93–71  7–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,874)
Morehead, KY
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMBC W 78–60  8–1
BB&T Arena (3,462)
Highland Heights, KY
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOH
at Cincinnati L 65–78  8–2
Fifth Third Arena (11,218)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 74–76  8–3
McBrayer Arena (3,035)
Richmond, KY
Dec 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOH
Miami (OH) W 72–66  9–3
BB&T Arena (3,100)
Highland Heights, KY
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 65–62  10–3
BB&T Arena (2,757)
Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 92–77  11–3
(1–0)
BB&T Arena (3,303)
Highland Heights, KY
Dec 30, 2018
6:00 pm, FSOH
UIC W 73–58  12–3
(2–0)
BB&T Arena (2,923)
Highland Heights, KY
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 74–76  12–4
(2–1)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,281)
Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 95–73  13–4
(3–1)
Calihan Hall (1,241)
Detroit, MI
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Wright State
Men's Basketball Alumni Night
W 68–64  14–4
(4–1)
BB&T Arena (5,848)
Highland Heights, KY
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State W 91–76  15–4
(5–1)
Wolstein Center (866)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 19, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 82–74  16–4
(6–1)
Beeghly Center (2,950)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
Green Bay W 87–65  17–4
(7–1)
BB&T Arena (3,257)
Highland Heights, KY
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm
Milwaukee W 73–60  18–4
(8–1)
BB&T Arena (4,225)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI L 77–83  18–5
(8–2)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,169)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 3, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 67–69  18–6
(8–3)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,060)
Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 97–65  19–6
(9–3)
BB&T Arena (3,025)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland
Homecoming
W 79–64  20–6
(10–3)
BB&T Arena (6,792)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 15, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wright State L 77–81  20–7
(10–4)
Nutter Center (6,233)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 76–69  21–7
(11–4)
BB&T Arena (3,408)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State
Senior Night
L 77–83  21–8
(11–5)
BB&T Arena (5,047)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 28, 2019
8:00 pm
at Milwaukee W 65–55  22–8
(12–5)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,792)
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay W 86–82  23–8
(13–5)
Resch Center (2,889)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (7) Detroit Mercy
Quarterfinals
W 99–88  24–8
BB&T Arena (3,394)
Highland Heights, KY
Mar 11, 2019
9:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (3) Oakland
Semifinals
W 64–63  25–8
Little Caesars Arena (5,280)
Detroit, MI
Mar 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (1) Wright State
Championship
W 77–66  26–8
Little Caesars Arena (5,612)
Detroit, MI
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
1:30 pm, TNT
(14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 9 Texas Tech
First Round
L 57–72  26–9
BOK Center (12,352)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4]

Awards and honors

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  • Honorable Mention: Drew McDonald

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Kentucky University Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 59. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Owen, Don (December 8, 2018). "McDonald sets NKU career rebounding record, but Eastern Kentucky pulls out last-second 76-74 win". Edgewood, KY: Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Danneman, Joe (February 28, 2019). "McDonald becomes NKU's all-time leading scorer in win". Cincinnati: WXIX-TV. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Northern Kentucky University Athletics". nkunorse.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.