Norse defeat Cleveland State to create 5-game winning streak
Ty DeBonis, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2020
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team captured their second win in three days Saturday night against the Cleveland State Vikings. The win marks five straight conference wins for the Black and Gold.
Sharpe has a night: 1,000 career points and ties career high with 33
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
January 16, 2020
Tyler Sharpe scored his 1,000th career point in NKU victory
Norse take down Milwaukee Panthers in Conference Opener
Ty DeBonis, Reporter
December 29, 2019
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team won its Horizon League conference opener Saturday afternoon against the Milwaukee Panthers 74-64 at BB&T Arena. Senior guard Tyler Sharpe led the Norse with 31 points, including six 3-pointers. This game was Sharpe’s third consecutive 30 point performance.
Tyler Sharpe posts career-high 30 points after defeating Illinois State
Ty DeBonis, Reporter
December 16, 2019
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team took down the Illinois State Redbirds Sunday afternoon at BB&T Arena. With their third straight win the Norse are now tied with Horizon League foe Wright State with identical 8-3 records.
Northern Kentucky takes down Eastern Kentucky 76-57
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
December 8, 2019
The in-state battle Sunday night ended in NKU’s favor with a 76-57 win. The Norse are now 7-3 on the season. Senior forward Dantez Walton led with 18 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore guard Trevon Faulkner also had 18 points and led in assists with seven.
Double overtime ends in 98-96 loss for NKU men’s basketball
Ty DeBonis, Reporter
November 24, 2019
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team dropped a nail-biter Saturday night against the Texas Southern Tigers. The Norse fell 98-96 after a double overtime thriller. For the second straight game at BB&T Arena, two Norse scored 20 or more points.
NKU held off Ball State Cardinals in 59-57 win
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
November 20, 2019
The Norse defeated Ball State University Cardinals on their home court 59-57 Wednesday night. Three Norse scored in double digits. Senior forward Dantez Walton led the charge with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Post-McDonald Era: Pressure is off, opportunity to build
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
November 6, 2019
The past three years for NKU men’s basketball program have been history-making, with two trips to the NCAA tournament (2017, 2019) and one trip to the NIT (2018). The Norse are focused on improving from those seasons with new coaching staff, a new style of play and four players returning out of last season’s starting five.
Men’s Basketball exhibition ends in 71-45 win over Transylvania
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
October 30, 2019
NKU men’s basketball team opens up exhibition season with a win over Transylvania University Pioneers. Redshirt junior guard led the team with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Senior forward Dantez Walton led the night in made three pointers with three, contributing 13 points, and 4 rebounds. Senior guard Tyler Sharpe led the night in steals with 5 and added 6 points to the scoreboard.
Men’s Basketball signs team IMPACT player Elijah Walters
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
October 23, 2019
In 2015, athletic and energetic Elijah Walters was diagnosed with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease—a rare childhood condition where the blood flow to the femoral head gets restricted. This causes blood to stop. The bone begins to die resulting in the hip to collapse, fragment and disintegrate.
New MBB coach wants ‘a thousand students in the gym’
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
August 23, 2019
Head men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn is looking to make NKU the hardest place to play in the Horizon League. Through the summer, he’s prepared his team to play a more competitive schedule, and wants Norse Nation to match the energy. “We need a thousand students in BB&T Arena,” Horn said. ...
NKU MBB adds point guard Bryson Langdon
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
June 20, 2019
Head Coach Darrin Horn announced the addition of Bryson Langdon Wednesday. Langdon is a 5’9” Chicago native from Arizona Western College.
