2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball | |
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Horizon League tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 24–11 (12–6 Horizon) |
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Home arena | BB&T Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 19 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 21 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 24 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by second-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 24–11, 13–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Wright State,[1] Youngstown State,[2] and Milwaukee[3] to win the Horizon League tournament.[4] They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in the school's first year of eligibility after its transition to a Division I school.[5] They lost in the first round to Kentucky.[6]
Previous season
The Norse finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Milwaukee.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Tyler White | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Lima, OH | Graduated |
Deontae Cole | 4 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Toledo, OH | Graduate transferred to Mount Vernon Nazarene |
Jake Giesler | 20 | F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Senior | Fort Thomas, KY | Graduated |
Jalen Billups | 21 | F/C | 6'6" | 245 | RS Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
Todd Johnson | 23 | G | 5'9" | 175 | Senior | Elkhart, IN | Graduated |
Jared Bryant | 32 | F/C | 6'7" | 255 | RS Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
Skyler Kolli | 33 | G | 5'10" | 150 | Freshman | Indianapolis, IN | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Dean Danos | 44 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Junior | Oak Lawn, IL | Left the team for personal reasons |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Brandon Maxwell | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Junior college transferred from Daytona State College |
Recruiting class of 2016
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Carson Williams #53 SF | Owenton, KY | Owen County High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 26, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 | ||||||
Blake Spellman PG | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 10, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Mason Faulkner SG | Glasgow, KY | Caverna High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Jalen Tate SF | Pickerington, OH | Pickerington Central High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Dantez Walton SF | Lima, OH | Lima Central Catholic High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/04/2016* 8:00 pm | Wilmington | W 102–54 | BB&T Arena (1,750) Highland Heights, KY | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | Earlham | W 95–56 | 1–0 | BB&T Arena (1,868) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
11/13/2016* 6:00 pm | at Illinois | L 64–79 | 1–1 | State Farm Center (10,888) Champaign, IL | |||||||
11/18/2016* 5:00 pm | vs. Austin Peay Tarkett Sports Classic | L 69–77 | 1–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||
11/19/2016* 1:30 pm | vs. Delaware Tarkett Sports Classic | W 74–53 | 2–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | at Miami (OH) Tarkett Sports Classic | W 79–70 | 3–2 | Millett Hall (1,229) Oxford, OH | |||||||
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central | L 74–82 | 3–3 | BB&T Arena (2,141) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | at Morehead State | W 84–79 | 4–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,110) Morehead, KY | |||||||
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm | at Norfolk State | W 72–61 | 5–3 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,261) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 80–70 | 6–3 | BB&T Arena (1,965) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 80–66 | 7–3 | Show Me Center (1,379) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Washington | W 70–48 | 8–3 | BB&T Arena (2,026) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Brescia | W 97–73 | 9–3 | BB&T Arena (1,665) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
12/23/2016* 4:00 pm, RTPT | at No. 11 West Virginia | L 61–92 | 9–4 | WVU Coliseum (10,197) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
Horizon League regular season | |||||||||||
12/29/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | W 81–70 | 10–4 (1–0) | Calihan Hall (1,299) Detroit, MI | |||||||
12/31/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oakland | L 65–76 | 10–5 (1–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,417) Rochester, MI | |||||||
01/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Youngstown State | W 83–70 | 11–5 (2–1) | BB&T Arena (2,632) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cleveland State | W 83–75 | 12–5 (3–1) | BB&T Arena (2,723) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
01/10/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Green Bay | L 71–80 | 12–6 (3–2) | Resch Center (2,063) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
01/12/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Milwaukee | L 58–68 | 12–7 (3–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,389) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
01/20/2017 7:00 pm | Oakland | W 79–70 | 12–8 (3–4) | BB&T Arena (4,784) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
01/22/2017 1:00 pm | Detroit | W 101–87 | 13–8 (4–4) | BB&T Arena (2,083) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
01/27/2017 8:00 pm | at UIC | W 79–62 | 14–8 (5–4) | UIC Pavilion (2,898) Chicago, IL | |||||||
01/29/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Valparaiso | L 58–65 | 14–9 (5–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,578) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
02/04/2017 7:00 pm | at Wright State | W 83–79 | 15–9 (6–5) | Nutter Center (5,993) Dayton, OH | |||||||
02/09/2017 7:30 pm | Green Bay | W 69–67 | 16–9 (7–5) | BB&T Arena (3,416) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Milwaukee | W 69–63 | 17–9 (8–5) | BB&T Arena (4,963) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
02/16/2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | at Cleveland State | W 62–60 | 18–9 (9–5) | Wolstein Center (1,247) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | L 77–81 | 18–10 (9–6) | Beeghly Center (4,609) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wright State | W 83–76 | 19–10 (10–6) | BB&T Arena (2,908) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
02/24/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | W 90–82 | 20–10 (11–6) | BB&T Arena (3,025) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Valparaiso | W 82–78 | 21–10 (12–6) | BB&T Arena (3,304) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Wright State Quarterfinals | W 82–77 | 22–10 | Joe Louis Arena (5,654) Detroit, MI | ||||||
03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (4) | vs. (9) Youngstown State Semifinals | W 84–74 | 23–10 | Joe Louis Arena (3,708) Detroit, MI | ||||||
03/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | (4) | vs. (10) Milwaukee Championship | W 59–53 | 24–10 | Joe Louis Arena (5,929) Detroit, MI | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/19/2017 10:07 pm, CBS | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 5 Kentucky First Round | L 70–79 | 24–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,269) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time Source:[7][8]. |
References
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- ^ "Northern Kentucky downs Youngstown State | Horizon League". www.horizonleague.org. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "UWM Panthers fall to N. Kentucky in Horizon League tournament championship game". FOX6Now.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "NKU goes dancing in first year of eligibility". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "A historic run: NKU savors tournament even in defeat". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Freshmen lead Kentucky over Northern Kentucky: NCAA Tournament first round". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
- ^ "2021-22 Northern Kentucky Norse Schedule".