2021–22 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

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2021–22 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
NKU Norse logo.png
ConferenceHorizon League
2021–22 record20–12 (14–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Harris
  • Eric Haut
  • Simon McCormack
Home arenaBB&T Arena
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 15 – 6   .714 20 – 11   .645
Purdue Fort Wayne 15 – 6   .714 21 – 12   .636
Northern Kentucky 14 – 6   .700 20 – 12   .625
Wright State † 15 – 7   .682 22 – 14   .611
Oakland 12 – 7   .632 20 – 12   .625
Detroit Mercy 10 – 7   .588 14 – 15   .483
Youngstown State 12 – 9   .571 18 – 15   .545
UIC 9 – 10   .474 14 – 16   .467
Milwaukee 8 – 14   .364 10 – 22   .313
Robert Morris 5 – 16   .238 8 – 23   .258
Green Bay 4 – 16   .200 5 – 25   .167
IUPUI 1 – 16   .059 3 – 26   .103
† 2022 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by third-year head coach Darrin Horn, played their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season[]

The Norse finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated Detroit Mercy in quarterfinals,[1] before losing to Oakland in the semifinals.[2]

Roster[]

2021–22 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Isaiah Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bowling Green HS Bowling Green, KY
G 1 Trey Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hamilton HS Hamilton, OH
G 2 Sam Vinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Highlands HS Fort Thomas, KY
G 3 Marques Warrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Henry Clay HS Lexington, KY
F 4 Adrian Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
C 10 Imanuel Zorgvol 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Central Florida Christian Academy Paramaribo, Suriname
G 11 Bryson Langdon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Arizona Western Chicago, IL
F 13 David Böhm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Montverde Academy Prague, Czech Republic
F 14 Seybian Sims 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr North Dakota Iowa City, IA
F 21 Chris Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Detroit Mercy Houston, TX
G 22 Trevon Faulkner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mercer County HS Harrodsburg, KY
G 24 Jake Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Male HS Louisville, KY
G 34 Hubertas Pivorius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Christopher Columbus HS Vilnius, Lithuania
C 42 Noah Hupmann 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Covington Catholic HS Union, KY
F/C 44 David Wassler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr St. Xavier HS Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Lake Erie W 75–64  –
 BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wheeling W 82–54  1–0
 BB&T Arena (2,146)
Highland Heights, KY
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 69–70 OT 1–1
 BB&T Arena (2,489)
Highland Heights, KY
November 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan
Blue Demon Classic 		W 74–73  2–1
 BB&T Arena (2,220)
Highland Heights, KY
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Illinois
Blue Demon Classic 		L 67–69  2–2
 BB&T Arena (2,065)
Highland Heights, KY
November 26, 2021*
5:00 pm, FS2 		at DePaul
Blue Demon Classic 		L 68–77  2–3
 Wintrust Arena (2,465)
Chicago, IL
December 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 58–72  2–4
(0–1) 		Wolstein Center (1,729)
Cleveland, OH
December 4, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 57–71  2–5
(0–2) 		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,143)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius W 75–62  3–5
 BB&T Arena (2,235)
Highland Heights, KY
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alice Lloyd W 91–55  4–5
 BB&T Arena (1,897)
Highland Heights, KY
December 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky L 68–81 OT 4–6
 McBrayer Arena (3,057)
Richmond, KY
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Indiana L 61–79  4–7
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,497)
Bloomington, IN
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 79-74  5–7
(1–2) 		BB&T Arena (2,384)
Highland Heights, KY
January 1, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 55–61  5–8
(1–3) 		BB&T Arena (2,365)
Highland Heights, KY
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm, BSOH 		UIC Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
January 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State Postponed to Jan. 25 due to COVID-19 protocols BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State W 68–67  6–8
(2–3) 		Beeghly Center (1634)
Youngstown, OH
January 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris L 64–74  6–9
(2–4) 		UPMC Events Center (703)
Moon Township, PA
January 20, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC W 74–70 OT 7–9
(3–4) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (2,024)
Chicago, IL
January 22, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 60–41  8–9
(4–4) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (795)
Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State
Rescheduled from January 10 		W 73–63  9–9
(5–4) 		BB&T Arena (2421)
Highland Heights, KY
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, BSOH 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 59–49  10–9
(6–4) 		BB&T Arena (2,563)
Highland Heights, KY
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, BSOH 		Cleveland State W 78–72  11–9
(7–4) 		BB&T Arena (1993)
Highland Heights, KY
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, BSOH 		Oakland W 87–78 OT 12–9
(8–4) 		BB&T Arena (2,073)
Highland Heights, KY
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy L 68–74  12–10
(8–5) 		BB&T Arena (3,100)
Highland Heights, KY
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 75–39  13–10
(9–5) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,931)
Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 71–62  14–10
(10–5) 		Kress Events Center (1,735)
Green Bay, WI
February 13, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 75–71  15–10
(11–5) 		Nutter Center (3,232)
Dayton, OH
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 52–60  15–11
(11–6) 		Calihan Hall (1,441)
Detroit, MI
February 20, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 71–66  16–11
(12–6) 		Athletics Center O'rena (3,505)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris W 78–64  17–11
(13–6) 		BB&T Arena (3,300)
Highland Heights, KY
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State W 75–61  18–11
(14–6) 		BB&T Arena (2,747)
Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League Tournament
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) (6) Detroit Mercy
Quarterfinals 		W 77–59  19–11
 BB&T Arena (2,177)
Highland Heights, KY
March 7, 2022
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		(3) vs. (2) Purdue Fort Wayne
Semifinals 		W 57–43  20–11
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(3) vs. (4) Wright State
Championship 		L 71–72  20–12
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Böhm buzzer-beater sends @NKUNorseMBB to semifinals with 70-69 defeat over Detroit Mercy". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cleveland State, Oakland Earn Spots in #HLMBB Championship Game". Horizon League. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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