2015–16 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record9–21 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBB&T Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 16 – 2   .889 30 – 7   .811
Oakland 13 – 5   .722 23 – 12   .657
Wright State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Green Bay † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 13   .639
Milwaukee 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Detroit 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Youngstown State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Northern Kentucky* 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Cleveland State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
UIC 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by first head coach John Brannen, played their home games at BB&T Arena and were first year members of the Horizon League. Due to their transition to Division I, the Norse were ineligible to participate in NCAA-operated postseason play, specifically the NCAA tournament and NIT, and will remain ineligible for those tournaments until the 2016–17 season. They finished the 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.

Roster

2015–16 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Jeff Garrett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Gadsden, Alabama
F 1 Jordan Garnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Tyler White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lima, Ohio
F 4 Deontae Cole 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
G 11 Lavone Holland II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Louisville, Kentucky
F 13 Brennan Gillis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 20 Jake Giesler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Fort Thomas, Kentucky
F/C 21 Jalen Billups 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 22 Matt Rosenwinkel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Rochelle, Illinois
G 23 Todd Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Elkhart, Indiana
G 25 Cole Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Delphi, Indiana
F/C 32 Jared Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 33 Skyler Kolli 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F/C 34 Drew McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Cold Spring, Kentucky
G 44 Dean Danos 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Oak Lawn, Illinois
Head coach

John Brannen (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12/4/15

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/15*
1:00 pm 		Ohio Northern W 81–76 
BB&T Arena (1,384)
Highland Heights, KY
Regular season
11/13/15*
7:00 pm 		at West Virginia L 61–107  0–1
 WVU Coliseum (10,120)
Morgantown, WV
11/17/15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tiffin W 83–71  1–1
 BB&T Arena (1,794)
Highland Heights, KY
11/21/15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Morehead State L 56–64  1–2
 BB&T Arena (2,798)
Highland Heights, KY
11/23/15*
8:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 23 Xavier L 66–78  1–3
 Cintas Center (9,688)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/15*
7:00 pm 		at North Carolina A&T L 63–74  1–4
 Corbett Sports Center (546)
Greensboro, NC
12/05/15*
8:00 pm 		at Eastern Illinois L 73–79  1–5
 Lantz Arena (1,021)
Charleston, IL
12/13/15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Norfolk State W 81–60  2–5
 BB&T Arena (2,351)
Highland Heights, KY
12/15/15*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Michigan L 62–77  2–6
 Crisler Center (10,424)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southeast Missouri State W 79–69  3–6
 BB&T Arena (2,096)
Highland Heights, KY
12/23/15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		IU–Kokomo W 88–44  4–6
 BB&T Arena (1,638)
Highland Heights, KY
12/30/15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 73–90  4–7
 Savage Arena (4,609)
Toledo, OH
Horizon League regular season
01/02/16
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 70–86  4–8
(0–1) 		Resch Center (3,560)
Green Bay, WI
01/04/16
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Milwaukee L 67–76  4–9
(0–2) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,813)
Milwaukee, WI
01/09/16
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State L 46–60  4–10
(0–3) 		BB&T Arena (2,804)
Highland Heights, KY
01/14/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Youngstown State W 84–64  5–10
(1–3) 		BB&T Arena (1,866)
Highland Heights, KY
01/16/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cleveland State L 65–70  5–11
(1–4) 		BB&T Arena (2,615)
Highland Heights, KY
01/19/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Oakland W 90–73  6–11
(2–4) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,533)
Rochester, MI
01/22/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC W 82–69 OT 7–11
(3–4) 		BB&T Arena (1,755)
Highland Heights, KY
01/24/16
1:00 pm, ASN 		Valparaiso L 46–71  7–12
(3–5) 		BB&T Arena (2,079)
Highland Heights, KY
01/29/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit W 91–83  8–12
(4–5) 		Calihan Hall (2,025)
Detroit, MI
02/01/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 74–85  8–13
(4–6) 		BB&T Arena (1,746)
Highland Heights, KY
02/04/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay L 78–85  8–14
(4–7) 		BB&T Arena (2,171)
Highland Heights, KY
02/06/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Milwaukee W 75–71  9–14
(5–7) 		BB&T Arena (4,084)
Highland Heights, KY
02/11/16
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Valparaiso L 52–64  9–15
(5–8) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (2,312)
Valparaiso, IN
02/13/16
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UIC L 77–79  9–16
(5–9) 		UIC Pavilion (2,666)
Chicago, IL
02/16/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Detroit L 68–74  9–17
(5–10) 		BB&T Arena (2,357)
Highland Heights, KY
02/20/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State L 64–67  9–18
(5–11) 		Nutter Center (7,825)
Fairborn, OH
02/25/16
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State L 58–63  9–19
(5–12) 		Nutter Center (1,333)
Fairborn, OH
02/27/16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State L 75–94  9–20
(5–13) 		Beeghly Center (3,349)
Youngstown, OH
Horizon League tournament
03/05/16
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Milwaukee
First round 		L 69–86  9–21
 Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".