2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

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

2020–21 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	14–11 (11–7 Horizon)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	David Harris Eric Haut Simon McCormack
Home arena	BB&T Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	16	–	4		.800			18	–	6		.750
Cleveland State †	16	–	4		.800			19	–	8		.704
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6		.625			12	–	10		.545
Northern Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			14	–	11		.560
Oakland	10	–	10		.500			12	–	18		.400
Youngstown State	9	–	11		.450			15	–	12		.556
IUPUI	7	–	9		.438			8	–	10		.444
Milwaukee	7	–	10		.412			10	–	12		.455
Green Bay	8	–	12		.400			8	–	17		.320
UIC	6	–	10		.375			9	–	13		.409
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	14		.300			8	–	15		.348
Robert Morris	3	–	12		.200			4	–	15		.211
† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

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	Rank^#	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^[1]		Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, MI
December 27, 2020 6:00 pm		Oakland	Cancelled		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	W 87–73	10–8 (8–5)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena  Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	W 79–65	11–8 (9–5)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena  Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 82–86	11–9 (9–6)	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 71–66	12–9 (10–6)	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	W 81–75	13–9 (11–6)	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 71–77	13–10 (11–7)	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(5) Detroit Mercy Quarterfinals	W 70–69	14–10	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
March 8, 2021 9:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (3) Oakland Semifinals	L 58–69	14–11	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

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.