2022–23 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
2022–23 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball | |
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Horizon League tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 22–13 (14–6 Horizon) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Truist Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky † | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue Fort Wayne | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IUPUI | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 Horizon League tournament winner |
The 2022–23 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse were led by fourth-year head coach Darrin Horn, and played their home games at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 19–12, 14–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Oakland, Youngstown State, and Cleveland State to claim the title championship 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 top-seeded Houston, closing their season with an overall record of 22–13.
Previous season
[edit]The Norse finished the 2021–22 season 20–12, 14–6 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Detroit Mercy[1] and Purdue Fort Wayne,[2] before falling to Wright State in the championship game.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 24, 2022* 7:30 pm |
Tiffin | W 83–55 | – |
Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 1, 2022* 7:30 pm |
at Transylvania | W 78–55 | – |
Clive M. Beck Center Lexington, KY | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, BSOH/ESPN+ |
Kent State | L 57–79 | 0–1 |
Truist Arena (2,785) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 12, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Clermont | W 89–49 | 1–1 |
Truist Arena (2,504) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | W 64–51 | 2–1 |
Truist Arena (8,503) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
November 21, 2022* 7:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase First Round |
L 61–82 | 2–2 |
Hertz Arena (1,023) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 22, 2022* 1:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. UT Arlington Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd Round |
L 56–60 | 2–3 |
Hertz Arena (243) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 23, 2022* 11:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Toledo Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game |
L 69–82 | 2–4 |
Hertz Arena (142) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 85–77 2OT | 3–4 |
Truist Arena (2,267) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, BSOH/ESPN+ |
Youngstown State | W 77–73 2OT | 4–4 (1–0) |
Truist Arena (2,421) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Robert Morris | W 60–56 | 5–4 (2–0) |
Truist Arena (2,351) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 47–68 | 5–5 |
Beasley Coliseum (2,268) Pullman, WA | |||||||
December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | W 64–61 | 6–5 |
Truist Arena (2,854) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Miami Hamilton | W 81–41 | 7–5 |
Truist Arena (2,294) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
at Florida Atlantic | L 52–67 | 7–6 |
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,448) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wright State | W 78–64 | 8–6 (3–0) |
Truist Arena (3,669) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at IUPUI | W 55–42 | 9–6 (4–0) |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (710) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
January 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oakland | L 63–64 | 9–7 (4–1) |
Truist Arena (2,575) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Detroit Mercy | W 78–76 OT | 10–7 (5–1) |
Truist Arena (2,480) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Milwaukee | L 75–80 | 10–8 (5–2) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,598) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Green Bay | W 74–53 | 11–8 (6–2) |
Resch Center (1,624) Ashwaubenon, WI | |||||||
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cleveland State | W 57–56 | 12–8 (7–2) |
Truist Arena (2,682) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | W 74–54 | 13–8 (8–2) |
Truist Arena (2,872) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Green Bay | W 68–50 | 14–8 (9–2) |
Truist Arena (2,622) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, BSOH/ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | L 74–75 | 14–9 (9–3) |
Truist Arena (4,466) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris | W 65–52 | 15–9 (10–3) |
UPMC Events Center (1,147) Moon Township, PA | |||||||
February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | L 56–74 | 15–10 (10–4) |
Beeghly Center (3,531) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
February 10, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State | L 65–83 | 15–11 (10–5) |
Nutter Center (5,659) Dayton, OH | |||||||
February 12, 2023 1:00 pm, BSOH/ESPN+ |
IUPUI | W 86–47 | 16–11 (11–5) |
Truist Arena (2,554) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 63–50 | 17–11 (12–5) |
Memorial Coliseum (1,978) Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
February 19, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | L 63–64 | 17–12 (12–6) |
Wolstein Center (1,805) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Detroit Mercy | W 67–64 | 18–12 (13–6) |
Calihan Hall (1,335) Detroit, MI | |||||||
February 25, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oakland | W 78–69 | 19–12 (14–6) |
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI | |||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | (5) Oakland Quarterfinals |
W 81–74 | 20–12 |
Truist Arena (2,672) Highland Heights, KY | ||||||
March 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(4) | vs. (1) Youngstown State Semifinals |
W 75–63 | 21–12 |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
March 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(4) | vs. (3) Cleveland State Championship |
W 63–61 | 22–12 |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2023* 9:20 pm, TNT |
(16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Houston First Round |
L 52–63 | 22–13 |
Legacy Arena (15,154) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "@NKUNorseMBB downs Detroit Mercy, punches ticket to #HLMBB Championship semifinals". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Mastodons Fall in #HLMBB Semifinals to Northern Kentucky". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Wright State Captures 2022 Keeps Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship". Horizon League. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Northern Kentucky Norse Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2022.