The 2018–19 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented
Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...
. The Norse, led by fourth-year head coach
John Brannen John Brannen may refer to:
* John Brannen (basketball) (born 1974), American basketball coach
* John Brannen (singer)
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, played their home games at
BB&T Arena in
Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the
Horizon League. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play to win a share of the regular season championship with
Wright State
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
. They defeated
Detroit Mercy,
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
, and Wright State to be champions 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
Texas Tech.
During the season, forward
Drew McDonald Andrew McDonald may refer to:
Politics
* Andrew McDonald (Australian politician) (born 1955), Australian doctor and politician
* Andrew J. McDonald (born 1966), American judge and politician from Connecticut
* Andy McDonald (politician) (born 195 ...
became the school’s all-time career leader in both scoring and rebounds. He passed LaRon Moore's previous record of 859 rebounds in a December 8 loss to
Eastern Kentucky, and passed Craig Sanders’ previous record of 2,007 points in a win over
Green Bay in the team's final regular-season game on March 2.
Previous season
The
Norse
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Norse may also refer to:
Culture and religion
* Nor ...
finished the
2017–18 season 22–10, 15–3 in Horizon League play to win the Horizon League regular season championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the
Horizon League tournament by No. 8 seed
Cleveland State
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. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the
National Invitation Tournament
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where they lost in the first round to
Louisville.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Horizon League tournament
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NCAA tournament
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Awards and honors
All-American
*Honorable Mention: Drew McDonald
References
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