2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Horizon League Tournament winner ; As of January 30, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
2020–21 record	9–8 (7–5 Horizon)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	David Harris; Eric Haut; Simon McCormack;
Home arena	BB&T Arena

The 2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represents Northern Kentucky University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by second-year head coach Darrin Horn, play their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Norse finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. They defeated Green Bay and UIC to become champions of the Horizon League Tournament. They received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trey Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Hamilton HS	Hamilton, Ohio
G	1	Adham Eleeda	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Sheridan College	Toronto, Ontario
G	2	Paul Djoko	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Châlons-Reims	Strasbourg, France
G	3	Marques Warrick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Henry Clay HS	Lexington, Kentucky
F	4	Adrian Nelson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Pickerington Central HS	Pickerington, Ohio
G	5	Darius Harding	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Motlow State CC	Elizabethtown, Kentucky
F	10	John Harge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Aurora, Colorado
G	11	Bryson Langdon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Arizona Western	Chicago, Illinois
G	12	Trevon Faulkner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mercer County HS	Harrodsburg, Kentucky
F	13	David Böhm	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Prague, Czech Republic
G	24	Jake Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Male HS	Louisville, Kentucky
G/F	30	Bryant Mocaby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Derby	Derby, Kansas
C	42	Noah Hupmann	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Covington Catholic HS	Union, Kentucky
F/C	44	David Wassler	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	St. Xavier HS	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	52	Carlos Hines	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Northern Arizona	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

David Harris (Ashland)
Eric Haut (Kent State)
Simon McCormack (American)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Ball State	W 74–73	1–0	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 3, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Tennessee Tech	W 74–65	2–0	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga	L 72–79	2–1	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dayton	L 60–66	2–2	UD Arena Dayton, OH
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm	at Kent State	L 73–92	2–3	MAC Center Kent, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Youngstown State	W 79–64	3–3 (1–0)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 20, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2	Youngstown State	L 60–70	3–4 (1–1)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 26, 2020 7:00 pm	Oakland	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[1]		Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
December 27, 2020 6:00 pm	Oakland	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Purdue Fort Wayne	W 75–68	4–4 (2–1)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Purdue Fort Wayne	W 70–68	5–4 (3–1)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 44–58	5–5 (3–2)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 71–74 ^OT	5–6 (3–3)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	IUPUI	L 69–74	5–7 (3–4)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	IUPUI	L 63–65	5–8 (3–5)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Robert Morris	W 81–76	6–8 (4–5)	UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at Robert Morris	W 79–74 ^OT	7–8 (5–5)	UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC	W 72–68	8–8 (6–5)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC	W 69–67	9–8 (7–5)	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at Green Bay			Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at Green Bay			Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Wright State			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Wright State			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League Tournament
	vs.			Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

"Activities paused for @NKUNorseMBB, weekend series at Oakland canceled". nkunorse.com. Northern Kentucky University Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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[1] "Activities paused for @NKUNorseMBB, weekend series at Oakland canceled". nkunorse.com. Northern Kentucky University Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Venues	Regents Hall (1973–2008) BB&T Arena (2008–present)
Culture & lore	Victor E. Viking
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cleveland State	12	–	2	.857	12	–	5	.706
Wright State	11	–	3	.786	13	–	4	.765
Northern Kentucky	7	–	5	.583	9	–	8	.529
Oakland	8	–	6	.571	8	–	13	.381
Milwaukee	6	–	5	.545	7	–	6	.538
UIC	5	–	5	.500	8	–	7	.533
Detroit Mercy	5	–	5	.500	6	–	8	.429
Purdue Fort Wayne	5	–	9	.357	6	–	9	.400
Green Bay	5	–	9	.357	5	–	13	.278
IUPUI	3	–	7	.300	4	–	7	.364
Youngstown State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	10	.444
Robert Morris	2	–	7	.222	3	–	9	.250

† 2021 Horizon League Tournament winner As of January 30, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll