2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	9–11 (4–5 Horizon)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Simon McCormack; David Harris; R.J. Evans;
Home arena	Truist Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cleveland State	8	–	1	.889	14	–	6	.700
Purdue Fort Wayne	7	–	2	.778	14	–	6	.700
Youngstown State	7	–	3	.700	12	–	8	.600
Milwaukee	6	–	3	.667	13	–	7	.650
Robert Morris	5	–	4	.556	13	–	7	.650
Oakland	5	–	4	.556	8	–	12	.400
Wright State	4	–	5	.444	10	–	10	.500
Northern Kentucky	4	–	5	.444	9	–	11	.450
Detroit Mercy	2	–	7	.222	6	–	14	.300
IU Indy	2	–	7	.222	6	–	14	.300
Green Bay	0	–	9	.000	2	–	18	.100

† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of January 19, 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	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	L 53–68	9–9 (4–3)	Truist Arena (3,512) Highland Heights, KY
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 58–76	9–10 (4–4)	Wolstein Center (1,275) Cleveland, OH
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH	Wright State	L 70–78	9–11 (4–5)	Truist Arena (2,743) 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

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

[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.

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