2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2014–15 record 13–17 (7–7 A-Sun)
Head coach Dave Bezold (11th year)
Assistant coach Kevin Schappell
Assistant coach Danté Jackson
Assistant coach Ethan Faulkner
Assistant coach Donnie McFarland
Home arena The Bank of Kentucky Center
2014–15 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Florida † 12 – 2   .857     23 – 12   .657
Florida Gulf Coast 11 – 3   .786     22 – 11   .667
USC Upstate 8 – 6   .571     24 – 12   .667
Lipscomb 7 – 7   .500     14 – 17   .452
Northern Kentucky* 7 – 7   .500     13 – 17   .433
Jacksonville 4 – 10   .286     10 – 22   .313
Kennesaw State 4 – 10   .286     10 – 22   .313
Stetson 3 – 11   .214     9 – 22   .290
*NKU was eligible for A-Sun Tourney, but not for postseason play due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by 11th year head coach Dave Bezold, played their home games at the The Bank of Kentucky Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Due to their transition to Division I, the Norse are not be eligible to participate in post season play until 2016. However, they were eligible for the A-Sun Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Lipscomb.

Roster

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Jackson, ChadChad Jackson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Lexington, Kentucky
G 2 Tayler, PersonsPersons Tayler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Kokomo, Indiana
G 3 White, TylerTyler White style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lima, Ohio
F 4 Cole, DeontaeDeontae Cole style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Toledo, Ohio
F 5 Garnett, JordanJordan Garnett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 11 Jackson, JordanJordan Jackson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Paul, Minnesota
F 13 Camps, DanielDaniel Camps style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So Fayetteville, North Carolina
C 20 Giesler, JakeJake Giesler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Fort Thomas, Kentucky
F 21 Billups, JalenJalen Billups style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 22 Rosenwinkel, MattMatt Rosenwinkel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) So Rochelle, Illinois
G 23 Johnson, ToddTodd Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Elkhart, Indiana
G 25 Murray, ColeCole Murray style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Delphi, Indiana
F 32 Bryant, JaredJared Bryant style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 33 Monaco, AnthonyAnthony Monaco style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dover, Ohio
G 44 Danos, DeanDean Danos style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Oak Lawn, Illinois
Head coach

Dave Bezold (Viterbo)

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

Source:

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
November 14, 2014* at #3 Wisconsin L 62–31  0–1 Kohl Center (17,279)
November 16, 2014* at #21 Nebraska L 61–80  0–2 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,479)
November 19, 2014* North Carolina A&T W 68–55  1–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,505)
November 22, 2014* Ohio Mid-Western W 98–48  2–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,942)
November 26, 2014* at Eastern Washington L 60–81  2–3 Reese Court (1,003)
November 29, 2014* at Idaho W 79–74  3–3 Memorial Gym (227)
December 3, 2014* UT Martin L 56–71  3–4 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,272)
December 7, 2014* #16 West Virginia L 42–67  3–5 The Bank of Kentucky Center (5,089)
December 14, 2014* UC–Clermont W 107–53  4–5 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,181)
December 16, 2014* at Chattanooga L 81–93  4–6 McKenzie Arena (2,361)
December 19, 2014* at Morehead State W 83–60  5–6 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,435)
December 22, 2014* Idaho W 81–68  6–6 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,255)
December 27, 2014* at Northwestern L 55–76  6–7 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,650)
December 31, 2014* at Youngstown State L 74–78  6–8 Beeghly Center (1,396)
January 3, 2015* Toledo L 55–57  6–9 The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,055)
January 10, 2015 at Lipscomb L 61–80  6–10 (0–1) Allen Arena (621)
January 14, 2015 Kennesaw State W 76–72  7–10 (1–1) The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,547)
January 17, 2015 at USC Upstate W 66–65  8–10 (2–1) G. B. Hodge Center (801)
January 22, 2015 North Florida L 66–74  8–11 (2–2) The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,090)
January 24, 2015 Jacksonville W 81–59  9–11 (3–2) The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,443)
January 29, 2015 at Stetson L 75–85  9–12 (3–3) Edmunds Center (823)
January 31, 2015 at Florida Gulf Coast L 64–74  9–13 (3–4) Alico Arena (4,550)
February 7, 2015 Lipscomb W 77–60  10–13 (4–4) The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,887)
February 12, 2015 Florida Gulf Coast L 59–65  10–14 (4–5) The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,226)
February 14, 2015 Stetson W 82–57  11–14 (5–5) The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,520)
February 19, 2015 at Jacksonville L 75–83 OT 11–15 (5–6) Swisher Gymnasium (713)
February 21, 2015 at North Florida L 69–88  11–16 (5–7) UNF Arena (1,427)
February 26, 2015 at Kennesaw State
(Postponed from 2/25/15)		 W 78–53  12–16 (6–7) KSU Convocation Center (682)
February 28, 2015 USC Upstate W 84–65  13–16 (7–7) The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,064)
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 3, 2015 Lipscomb
(Quarterfinals)		 L 73–76 OT 13–17 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,157)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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