Men’s basketball Horizon League schedule finalized
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — The men’s basketball team announced its first-ever Horizon League schedule Monday morning, as well as game times for home contests.
A Jan. 2 showdown at Green Bay will be the first Horizon League contest for the men’s basketball team. The game will be carried on ESPN3 at 2 p.m.
The first home Horizon League contest will be against the Wright State Raiders 1 p.m. January 9. It is the first of three consecutive league home contests in January and a stretch of eight home games in 10 contests.
Joe Louis Arena in Detroit will be the site of the Horizon League men’s basketball tournament March 5-8.
In addition to the league schedule, start times were announced for other home games as well as the Nov. 23 showdown at Xavier. That game will tip at 8:30 p.m.
The university stated in a release on nkunorse.com that game times are subject to change due to potential television broadcasts.
This is the final season of a four-year transition to Division I for the Norse. NKU will be eligible for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament starting at the end of the 2016-2017 season.
2015-2016 NKU men’s basketball schedule (Horizon League games bold):
- 11/7/2015 vs Ohio Northern (Exh.) HOME 1 p.m.
- 11/13/2015 at West Virginia TBD
- 11/17/2015 vs Tiffin HOME 7 p.m.
- 11/21/2015 vs Morehead State HOME 7 p.m.
- 11/23/2015 at Xavier 8:30 p.m.
- 11/30/2015 at North Carolina A&T 7 p.m.
- 12/5/2015 at Eastern Illinois TBD
- 12/13/2015 vs Norfolk St. HOME 7 p.m.
- 12/15/2015 at Michigan 7 p.m.
- 12/19/2015 vs Southeast Missouri State HOME 7 p.m.
- 12/23/2015 vs IU-Kokomo HOME 7 p.m.
- 12/30/2015 at Toledo 7 p.m.
- 1/2/2016 at Green Bay 2 p.m.
- 1/4/2016 at Milwaukee TBD
- 1/9/2016 vs Wright State HOME 1 p.m.
- 1/14/2016 vs Youngstown State HOME 7 p.m.
- 1/16/2016 vs Cleveland State HOME 7 p.m.
- 1/19/2016 at Oakland 7 p.m.
- 1/22/2016 vs UIC HOME 7 p.m.
- 1/24/2016 vs Valparaiso HOME 1 p.m.
- 1/29/2016 at Detroit TBD
- 2/1/2016 vs Oakland HOME 7 p.m.
- 2/4/2016 vs Green Bay HOME 7 p.m.
- 2/6/2016 vs Milwaukee HOME 7 p.m.
- 2/11/2016 at Valparaiso 8 p.m.
- 2/13/2016 at UIC 4 p.m.
- 2/16/2016 vs Detroit HOME 7 p.m.
- 2/20/2016 at Wright State TBD
- 2/25/2016 at Cleveland State 7:30 p.m.
- 2/27/2016 at Youngstown State 7 p.m.
- 3/5/2016 vs Horizon League Championship Detroit, Mich. TBD
- 3/6/2016 vs Horizon League Championship Detroit, Mich. TBD
- 3/7/2016 vs Horizon League Championship Detroit, Mich. TBD
- 3/8/2016 vs Horizon League Championship Detroit, Mich. TBD