Northern Kentucky Norse basketball history

Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY)
Truist Arena
Horizon League

Current head coach: Darrin Horn (2019-)

• Asst: Simon McCormack (2019-)
• Asst: David Harris (2019-)
• Asst: R.J. Evans (2024-)
• DPD: Ryan Peterson (2024-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  3  (2017, 2019, 2023)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  0-3
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  1  (2018)
• NIT Overall Record:  0-1
• NCAA Division II National Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 1996, 1997)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  13  (1978, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  17-14

Conference Titles (Great Lakes Valley, Atlantic Sun, Horizon):

• Horizon League Regular Season Championships:  2  (2018, 2019)
• GLVC (Div II) Regular Season Championships:  6  (1995, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• Horizon League Tournament Championships:  4  (2017, 2019, 2020, 2023)
• GLVC (Div II) Tournament Championships:  2  (2003, 2009)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  0
• Horizon League Player of the Year:  1  (Drew McDonald, 2019)
• GLVC (Div II) Player of the Year:  2  (last = Steven Wright, 2007)

Northern Kentucky head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Darrin Horn	2019-Pres	97-60	0	1	0
John Brannen	2015-19	81-51	2	2	0
Dave Bezold	2004-15	194-133	3^	5^	0
Ken Shields	1988-2004	306-170	3^	7^	0
Mike Beitzel	1980-88	125-95	0	0	0
Mote Hils	1971-80	119-118	0	1^	0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Northern Kentucky program was at the Division II level; NKU joined Division I prior to the 2012-13 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.