Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
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| University | Northern Kentucky University | |||
| Conference | Horizon | |||
| Location | Highland Heights, KY | |||
| Head coach | John Brannen (2nd year) | |||
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BB&T Arena (Capacity: 9,200) |
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| Nickname | Norse | |||
| Colors | Black, White, and Gold |
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| NCAA Tournament runner-up | ||||
| 1996*, 1997* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1996*, 1997* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1996*, 1997* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 2001* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament second round | ||||
| 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 1998*, 2000*, 2001*, 2011* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1978*, 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 1998*, 2000*, 2001*, 2003*, 2007*, 2008*, 2009*, 2011*, 2012*, 2017 *at Division II level |
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| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| GLVC: 2003, 2009 Horizon: 2017 |
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| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| GLVC: 1995, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2009 | ||||
The Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represents Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. The school's athletic program began a transition to NCAA Division I in the 2012–13 school year. For the first three seasons of the transition (through 2014–15), it was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. In the final season of the transition in 2015–16, the Norse joined the Horizon League. The Norse are currently coached by John Brannen. The program's previous coach was Dave Bezold, who had an overall record of 138 wins and 72 losses.
The program began in 1971, then known as Northern Kentucky State College, played out of Newport High School's gymnasium. The team played its first game on November 12, 1971, against Calvary Bible College; winning 109–65.
Over the past 15 years, NKU became one of the country's premier NCAA Division II college basketball programs. The Norse won three Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tournament Championships in 1994-95, 2002–03, and 2008–09; and GLVC East Division regular season champion in 2006-07, 2007–08, and 2008–09. In NCAA postseason play, NKU made 12 NCAA DII postseason appearances, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons.
On December 8, 2011 NKU officially announced it accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Sun Conference and begin a multi-year transition to Division I beginning in 2012. The Norse began a full Atlantic Sun Conference and Division I schedule in the 2012-13 season, however the university was not eligible for NCAA D-I postseason competition until becoming a full Division I member in 2016.
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