2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	9–8 (4–2 Horizon)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Simon McCormack David Harris R.J. Evans
Home arena	Truist Arena

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Youngstown State	6	–	1		.857			11	–	6		.647
Cleveland State	5	–	1		.833			11	–	6		.647
Purdue Fort Wayne	5	–	2		.714			12	–	6		.667
Milwaukee	4	–	2		.667			11	–	6		.647
Northern Kentucky	4	–	2		.667			9	–	8		.529
Wright State	3	–	3		.500			9	–	8		.529
Robert Morris	2	–	4		.333			10	–	7		.588
Oakland	2	–	4		.333			5	–	12		.294
Detroit Mercy	2	–	5		.286			6	–	12		.333
IU Indy	2	–	5		.286			6	–	12		.333
Green Bay	0	–	6		.000			2	–	15		.118
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of January 9, 2025

The 2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represents Northern Kentucky University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by sixth-year head coach Darrin Horn, play their home games at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Norse finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 12–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated Wright State,[2] before falling to Milwaukee in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Dan Gherezgher Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Michigan Tech Brookfield, WI G 1 Trey Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Hamilton HS Hamilton, OH G 2 Sam Vinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Highlands HS Fort Thomas, KY G 4 Bryce Darbyshire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sycamore HS Cincinnati, OH F 5 LJ Wells 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Eau Claire Memorial HS Eau Claire, WI F 9 Paulius Rapolis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr IMG Academy Vilnius, Lithuania G/F 10 Donovan Rakotonanahary 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Oak Hill Academy Fianarantsoa, Madagascar G 11 Randall Pettus II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bessemer City HS Bessemer City, NC G 12 Josh Dilling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Northern State Oshkosh, WI G 14 Jeramiah Israel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lloyd Memorial HS Erlanger, KY F 15 Cesar Tchilombo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So The John Carroll School Goma, DR Congo G 24 Jake Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Male HS Louisville, KY G 26 Mitchel Minor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Scott HS Taylor Mill, KY G 30 Max Hyman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Tarleton State Southlake, TX G 34 Hubertas Pivorius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Christopher Columbus HS Vilnius, Lithuania F 40 Keeyan Itejere 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Marquette Knightdale, NC	Head coach Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Simon McCormack (American) David Harris (Ashland) R.J. Evans (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Florida State	L 62–74	0–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,872) Tallahassee, FL
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at No. 14 Purdue	L 50–72	0–2	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	L 59–61	0–3	Truist Arena (2,345) Highland Heights, KY
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH		No. 18 Cincinnati	L 60–76	0–4	Truist Arena (7,485) Highland Heights, KY
November 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Kentucky State	W 85–59	1–4	Truist Arena (1,856) Highland Heights, KY
November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	L 64–79	1–5	TD Arena (4,718) Charleston, SC
November 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH		Bellarmine	W 86–70	2–5	Truist Arena (3,325) Highland Heights, KY
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 73–86	2–6	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,578) Akron, OH
December 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at IU Indy	W 66–64	3–6 (1–0)	The Jungle (536) Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cumberlands	W 98–79	4–6	Truist Arena (1,721) Highland Heights, KY
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State	W 71–62	5–6	Truist Arena (3,279) Highland Heights, KY
December 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 73–60	6–6 (2–0)	Truist Arena (1,936) Highland Heights, KY
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 58–47	7–6	Truist Arena (1,937) Highland Heights, KY
December 29, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 93–97 ^3OT	7–7 (2–1)	UPMC Events Center (784) Moon Township, PA
January 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 69–68 ^OT	8–7 (3–1)	Truist Arena (1,987) Highland Heights, KY
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	W 78–60	9–7 (4–1)	Truist Arena (2,119) Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 61–72	9–8 (4–2)	Beeghly Center (1,639) Youngstown, OH
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland			Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State			Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH		Wright State			Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
January 24, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee			Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy			Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland			OU Credit Union O'rena  Auburn Hills, MI
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State			Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH		Robert Morris			Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay			Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee			UWM Panther Arena  Milwaukee, WI
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State			Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		IU Indy			Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne			Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, IN
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State			Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
2. "NKU defeats Wright State in overtime, advances to Horizon League semifinals". WLWT. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
3. "UWM knocks off the champs to reach the Horizon League men's basketball championship game". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
5. "Northern Kentucky Norse 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2024.