2016-17 Northern Kentucky Men's Basketball Notes

L, 64-79 L, 69-77 L, 74-82 L, 61-92 L, 65-76 L, 71-80 L, 58-68 L, 70-79 L, 58-65 L, 77-81 W, 96-56 W, 74-53 W, 79-70 W, 84-79 W, 72-61 W, 80-70 W, 80-66 W, 70-48 W, 97-73 W, 81-70 W, 83-70 W, 83-75 W, 79-62 W, 83-79 W, 69-67 W, 69-63 W, 62-60 W, 83-76 W, 90-82 W, 82-78 W, 82-77 W, 84-74 W, 59-53 W, 9:40 p.m. W, 102-54 W, 101-87 W, Time (ET)/Result Time Bryan McEldowney Contact Bryan McEldowney [email protected] (859) 572-5470 (937) 478-5027 (859) 572-7956 Schedule Opponent Wilmington (Exh.) Earlham at Illinois vs. Austin Peay^ vs. Delaware^ at Miami (Ohio)^ Central North Carolina State at Morehead at Norfolk State Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State Eastern Washington Brescia Virginia at No. 11/13 West Mercy* at Detroit at Oakland* State* Youngstown Cleveland State* Bay * at Green at Milwaukee* Oakland* Mercy* Detroit at UIC* at Valparaiso* State* at Wright Bay* Green Milwaukee* at Cleveland State* State* at Youngstown State* Wright UIC* Valparaiso* State & No. 5 Wright State & No. 9 Youngstown No. 10 Milwaukee & No. 2 Kentucky $ ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ATHLETIC Date November 4 11 13 18 19 20 26 30 December 3 7 10 18 21 23 29 31 January 5 7 10 12 20 22 27 29 February 4 9 11 16 18 21 24 26 March 5 6 7 17 Ohio) Sports Classic (Oxford, ^ Tarkett * Horizon League Contest Mich. & Horizon League Championship in Detroit, $ NCAA Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.) Assistant AD for Communications: Email: Office Phone: Cell Phone: Fax: to Reach Coach: Best Time of Comm. (Video): Brad Pope Director Chloe Smith Asst. Athletic Comm. Dir.: Athletic Comm. GA: Melissa Powell - - So. Drew 7.7 RPG 1.7 APG 16.4 PPG McDonald 34 - Jr. 2.8 RPG 4.1 APG 14.3 PPG Lavone Holland II 30 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,165) in Indianapolis, Ind. Bankers Life Fieldhouse Sr. Cole 3.2 RPG 10.2 PPG Murray 40.6% 3FG 25 Fast-Break Points Fast-Break Last Game Starters Game Last Fr. 5.8 RPG Carson was named Horizon League Coach of the Year after leading the leading after Year the of Coach League Horizon named was John Brannen 10.5 PPG 59.7% FG Williams 23 2016-17 NORTHERN KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES BASKETBALL MEN’S KENTUCKY 2016-17 NORTHERN

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converting 40.6 percent. He has made a triple in 32-of-34 games. converting 40.6 percent. tionally with 99 made threes this year and No. 35 in 3-point shooting percent, this year and No. 35 in 3-point shooting percent, tionally with 99 made threes

• F Cole Murray is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.2 ppg, ranks No. 25 na second in rebounding (5.8). second in rebounding last two of the regular-season. He is third on the team in scoring (10.5) and He is third last two of the regular-season. after collecting a league-best four freshman of the week honors, including the of the week freshman after collecting a league-best four was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team Team • F Carson Williams was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman scoring (16.4) and rebounding (7.7). scoring (16.4) and rebounding • Second-year head coach head Second-year • and leads NKU in • McDonald has a team-high 11 double-doubles on the year, six-straight wins. He is second on the team at 14.3 ppg, but has a team-high 141 assists. per game in the Horizon League Tournament. averaged 16.0 points and 9.0 rebounds • Holland has averaged 18.5 points and 6.2 assists per game during the last six games, helping NKU to • Holland has averaged 18.5 points and 6.2 assists per game during the last six games, McDonald • F Drew was named to the all-Horizon league first, all-academic and all-tourney teams. He rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in the tourney. rebounds league finish and Horizon League tourney championship. wins, third-place Norse to 21 regular-season was named the Horizon League Tournament MVP after averaging 18.7 points, 3.3 • G Lavone Holland II was named the Horizon League Tournament Norse Points • NKU has eight players who set foot on a DI collegiate basketball court for the first time this year. Accord year. this time first the for court basketball collegiate DI a on foot set who players eight has NKU • when holding opponents to 70 or fewer points. is 292nd. ing to KenPom.com, the average experience for the Norse this year is 1.30 years, which • The 70-point plateau is key for NKU. Northern• The 70-point plateau 70 points and 14-2 Kentucky is 20-4 when scoring at least • NKU reached a program-best No. 87 in the March 14 RPI release. No. 87 in the March a program-best • NKU reached solely on wins. According to the NCAA, which also considers losses, NKU is third at plus-13. to the NCAA, which also considers losses, NKU is third solely on wins. According • NKU’s 24 wins are 15 more than it had last year, a turnaround that is the second-best in the nation based than it had last year, 15 more 24 wins are • NKU’s in the 2014-15 season as a member of the Atlantic Sun. • NKU sits at 24-10 and has established a new Division I-era record for victories, topping the 13 recorded for victories, topping the 13 recorded • NKU sits at 24-10 and has established a new Division I-era record • NKU has won six-straight games and 12 of its last 14. into the NCAA Tournament, becoming just the seventh institution to earn a berth in its first season eligible. season first its in berth a earn to institution seventh the just becoming Tournament, NCAA the into • By virtue of it’s Horizon League Championship on March 7, NKU earned the League’s automatic berth 7, NKU earned Horizon League Championship on March the League’s • By virtue of it’s • After a four-year reclassification process, NKU became eligible to compete for a berth in the NCAA tour NCAA the in berth a for compete to eligible became NKU process, reclassification four-year a After • the NCAA in August 2016. active status from ney after receiving the Wildcats defeating the Norse 93-63 on Nov. 10, 2013 at Rupp Arena. the Wildcats defeating the Norse 93-63 on Nov. • The matchup marks the second time the two teams have faced one another in NKU’s Division I-era, with Division teams have faced one another in NKU’s • The matchup marks the second time the two of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Indianapolis on Friday. of the NCAA Men’s • NKU earned the No. 15 seed in the South Region and will play No. 2-seed Kentucky in the opening round • NKU earned the South Region and will play No. 2-seed Kentucky in the opening round the No. 15 seed in Northern Kentucky Points Friday, March 17 - 9:40 p.m. (ET) 17 March Friday, (29-5 Overall, 16-2 SEC, SEC Champions) Wildcats (29-5 Overall, 16-2 SEC, No. 2 University of Kentucky No. 15 Northern League, Horizon Champions) Norse (24-10 Overall, 12-6 Horizon Kentucky University Chris Carrino (play-by-play) & Jim Jackson (analysis) One (Sirius 134, XM 201, Online 961) w/ Westwood Steve Moeller Kappes (play-by-play) & (analysis) Radio:55KRC (550 AM) w/ Andrew Tracy Wolfson (sideline) Wolfson : CBS w/ Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill & Tracy Raftery TV NKU NORSE 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 20 Nick Ayers G 6-3 190 Jr. Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton 10 Tre Cobbs G 5-10 185 Fr. Lima, Ohio/Lima Central Catholic 11 Mason Faulkner G 6-1 165 Fr. Glasgow, Ky./Caverna 1 Jordan Garnett F 6-5 220 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central 4 Jeff Garrett F 6-6 220 R-So. Gadsden, Ala./Oldsmar Christian School (Fla.)/Alabama 13 Brennan Gillis F 6-7 215 So. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 30 Lavone Holland II G 6-1 185 Jr. Louisville, Ky./Ballard/Coffeyville CC 2 Brandon Maxwell G 6-2 190 So. Orlando, Fla./Orlando Christian Prep/Daytona State CC 34 Drew McDonald F/C 6-7 250 So. Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic 25 Cole Murray G 6-7 210 Sr. Delphi, Ind./Delphi 22 Matt Rosenwinkel G 6-2 230 Sr. Rochelle, Ill./Rochelle Township 5 Jalen Tate F 6-5 170 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central 32 Dantez Walton G 6-5 205 Fr. Lima, Ohio/Lima Central Catholic 23 Carson Williams F 6-5 230 Fr. Owenton, Ky./Owen County

Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Jordan Garnett F 6-5 220 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central 2 Brandon Maxwell G 6-2 190 So. Orlando, Fla./Orlando Christian Prep/Daytona State CC 4 Jeff Garrett F 6-6 220 R-So. Gadsden, Ala./Oldsmar Christian School (Fla.)/Alabama 5 Jalen Tate F 6-5 170 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central 10 Tre Cobbs G 5-10 185 Fr. Lima, Ohio/Lima Central Catholic 11 Mason Faulkner G 6-1 165 Fr. Glasgow, Ky./Caverna 13 Brennan Gillis F 6-7 215 So. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 20 Nick Ayers G 6-3 190 Jr. Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton 22 Matt Rosenwinkel G 6-2 230 Sr. Rochelle, Ill./Rochelle Township 23 Carson Williams F 6-5 230 Fr. Owenton, Ky./Owen County 25 Cole Murray G 6-7 210 Sr. Delphi, Ind./Delphi 30 Lavone Holland II G 6-1 185 Jr. Louisville, Ky./Ballard/Coffeyville CC 32 Dantez Walton G 6-5 205 Fr. Lima, Ohio/Lima Central Catholic 34 Drew McDonald F/C 6-7 250 So. Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic

Staff Head Coach John Brannen (2nd Season, Marshall ‘97) Assistant Coach Sean Dwyer (2nd Season, Michigan State ‘09) Assistant Coach Tim Morris (1st Season, Stanford ‘08) Assistant Coach Chris Shumate (1st Season, Murray State ‘04) Dir. of Basketball Ops. Tony Rack (2nd Season, Northern Kentucky ‘12) Video Coordinator McIntyre Webb (1st Season, Michigan State ‘14) Graduate Assistant Kellen Smith (Saginaw Valley State, ‘16) Strength & Conditioning Coach Brian Boos Associate AD for Sports Med. Molly Woods

2016-17 HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE School Conference Overall Oakland 14-4 25-8 Tre Cobbs...... TRAY Valparaiso 14-4 24-9 Lavone Holland II...... luh-VONN Matt Rosenwinkel...... ROSE-en-wink-uhl Northern Kentucky 12-6 24-10 Dantez Walton...... DAN-tez Green Bay 12-6 18-13 Wright State 11-7 20-12 UIC 7-11 15-18 Detroit Mercy 6-12 8-23 PRESEASON ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE HONORS Youngstown State 5-13 13-21 First Team Cleveland State 5-13 9-22 Alec Peters F Sr. Valparaiso Milwaukee 4-14 11-24 Jalen Hayes F R-Jr. Oakland Cameron Morse G Jr. Youngstown State * Through games played March 14 Dikembe Dixson F So. UIC HORIZON LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL Charles Cooper G Sr. Green Bay Rank (1st) Pts Second Team 1. Valparaiso (35)...... 385 Mark Alstork G Jr. Wright State 2. Oakland (2)...... 337 Chris Jenkins G/F Sr. Detroit Mercy 3. Green Bay (2)...... 309 Tai Odiase F/C Jr. UIC 4. UIC...... 217 Rob Edwards G So. Cleveland State 5. Wright State...... 202 Shane Hammink G R-Sr. Valparaiso 6. Detroit Mercy...... 195 7. Northern Kentucky...... 153 Player of the Year 8. Cleveland State...... 150 Alec Peters, Valparaiso 9. Youngstown State...... 125 10. Milwaukee...... 72 NKU2 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

NOTES notice that the Greater Cincinnati area is lay- the Norse were eligible for NCAA postseason POSTSEASON HISTORY ing claim to its territory as a hoops hotbed. The play since reclassifying from DII only five years nation is well aware that Xavier University and ago. Lavone Holland II controlled the game Though competing in the postseason for the the University of Cincinnati lie just three miles throughout for NKU, earning tournament MVP first time in its Division I-era, the Northern Ken- apart, but just 10 miles south of both of those honors after posting 20 points, six rebounds, tucky men’s basketball team has a storied histo- traditional basketball powers lies Northern Ken- four assists and a pair of steals. Drew McDon- ry in the postseason. In their 46-year history, the tucky University. All three teams made this year’s ald joined Holland on the all-tournament team Norse have now made the postseason 16 times, NCAA tournament and reside within a round after posting 14 points and 12 rebounds in the including 13 as an NCAA DII member and two trip between the schools that is just 23 miles in title match. in the NAIA, and holds an 18-16 all-time record. total. By comparison, the Duke, UNC and N.C. NKU secured consecutive runner-up finishes in State round trip is 59 miles. the 1996 and 1997 NCAA Division II Champion- SCOUTING KENTUCKY ship. Further proof that the “Queen City” (Cincin- nati) is the King of college hoops lies in the Kentucky (29-5, 16-2 SEC) won the SEC regular- Season...... Finish fact that four coaches in the NCAA tournament season for the 48th time and conference tour- 2016-17...... NCAA DI played their prep career in the area: Northern nament for the 30th time. The Wildcats are no 2011-12...... NCAA DII First Rd. Kentucky’s John Brannen (Newport Central stranger to the NCAA tournament, reaching the 2010-11...... NCAA DII Second Rd. Catholic HS), Xavier’s Chris Mack (St. Xavier HS), field for a national-record 56th time in school 2008-09...... NCAA DII First Rd. Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin (La Salle HS) and Win- history. UK ranks fifth in both the AP and USA 2007-08...... NCAA DII Second Rd. throp’s Pat Kelsey (Elder HS). Today Coaches Poll, while sporting the fourth- 2006-07...... NCAA DII Grt. Lakes Runner-Up best RPI in the nation. Malik Monk boasts a 2002-03...... NCAA DII Grt. Lakes Reg. 1st Rd. team-best 20.4 points per game scoring aver- 2000-01...... NCAA DII Grt. Lakes Runner-Up HOMETOWN HEROES age, while De’Aaron Fox averages 16.1 points 1999-00...... NCAA DII Grt. Lakes 2nd Rd. and 4.8 assists per game. Bam Adebayo leads 1997-98...... NCAA DII Grt. Lakes 2nd Rd. Head coach John Brannen grew up in Alexan- the Wildcats’ inside presence at 13.3 points and 1996-97...... NCAA DII National Runner-Up dria, Kentucky, which is just seven miles away 7.8 rebounds a game. At 12.6 points an outing, 1995-96...... NCAA DII National Runner-Up from Northern Kentucky’s Highland Heights, Isaiah Briscoe provides the nation’s fifth-best of- 1994-95...... NCAA DII Grt. Lakes 2nd Rd. Kentucky, campus. Sophomore Drew McDon- fensive team (85.9 ppg) with its fourth double- 1983-84...... NAIA District 32 1st Rd. ald was raised even closer in Cold Spring, Ken- digit scorer (12.6 ppg). UK has won 11-straight 1982-83 ...... NAIA District 32 2nd Rd. tucky, which is a stone’s throw away at 1.6 miles. games entering Friday’s matchup. 1977-78...... NCAA DII Grt. Lakes 2nd Rd. Also of note, both Brannen and McDonald at- tended the same high school, Newport Central Catholic, although nearly 25 years apart. In es- SERIES STUFF: KENTUCKY RARE AIR IN NCAA DI TOURNEY sense, the Brannen-McDonald duo has taken its hometown college team to the NCAA tourna- NKU is 0-1 all-time versus UK after the Wild- Northern Kentucky’s Horizon League Men’s ment in the first season eligible to do so. cats won the only meeting at Rupp Arena, 93- Basketball Championship punched its ticket to 63, on Nov. 10, 2013. and the NCAA DI Tournament, making NKU only Cole Murray Matt Rosenwinkel (three points combined) were on the seventh team ever to reach the tourney in MOTOR CITY MADNESS RECAP that Northern Kentucky team, while Derek Willis its first year eligible and just the second since and Dominique Hawkins (six points combined) 1970. While UL Lafayette also reached the field Northern Kentucky put an exclamation point on suited up for Kentucky. as an at-large in 1972, its season was vacated its second-ever Horizon League Tournament, and doesn’t count in official rankings. winning three-straight games to capture the championship and lay claim to the league’s au- NKU AND UK ON THE SAME 2017 - Northern Kentucky - Won Horizon League tomatic berth to the Big Dance. Throughout the 2009 - North Dakota St. - Won Summit League entirety of the tournament, which truly encapsu- TEAM? 1970 - Long Beach St. - At Large lated the championship’s “Motor City Madness” 1962 - UMass - Won Yankee Conference nickname, NKU was the only higher-seed to win On Friday, they are first-round opponents in the 1956 - Morehead State - Won OVC any game, as the high seed went a combined NCAA Tournament. But Feb. 27 they shared the 1955 - Memphis - At-Large 3-6 in the tourney. The fourth-seeded Norse de- same stage as the University of Kentucky Col- 1953 - Seattle - At-Large feated No. 5 Wright State, No. 9 Youngstown lege of Medicine announced plans to develop State and No. 10 Milwaukee. a regional medical school campus at Northern Kentucky University. The newest UK College of THEY HAD ONE SHOT... Medicine initiative is in partnership with NKU ALL-TOURNEY TEAM and Northern Kentucky-based St. Elizabeth Cole Murray has made more than 250 three- Healthcare, which will provide clinical experienc- pointers in his career, and each of them have was named Horizon League es for students. Dr. Robert DiPaola, dean of the helped Northern Kentucky lay the foundation Lavone Holland II Tournament MVP and, he and Drew McDonald UK College of Medicine, and UK President Eli for Division I success. But, the one shot he con- were members of the all-tourney team. Holland Capilouto, shared the podium at Northern Ken- nected on that will go down in Norse record was sensational, averaging 18.7 points, 3.3 re- tucky with NKU President Geoffrey Mearns and books as the biggest of all was not a field-goal bounds and 5.1 assists per game. He opened St. Elizabeth President & CEO Garren Colvin. attempt. He leads a trio of seniors that commit- with 16 points and nine assists versus Wright “In Kentucky we have a shortage of physicians, ted to Northern Kentucky University when the State and followed with 20 points in both the especially primary care physicians, throughout team was just beginning its journey into Divi- semifinal matchup with Youngstown State and the state,” Capilouto said. “As the university sion I status. The three seniors - which includes the title game with Milwaukee. McDonald av- for Kentucky, we are working in close partner- Matt Rosenwinkel and former-player-turned- eraged 16 points and nine boards in the tour- ship with leading universities in our state and student-assistant Dean Danos - committed to ney. He had 26 points and nine rebounds in the regional medical centers to directly respond to NKU knowing they would only have one shot semis and 14 points, 12 rebounds in the cham- this need.” Said Mearns: “NKU is proud to have to play in March Madness due to the NCAA’s pionship. the opportunity to partner with the University of rule that prohibits reclassifying institutions from Kentucky and St. Elizabeth Healthcare to lever- postseason competition. Murray, Rosenwinkel age our individual strengths and the power of and Danos connected on the one that matters LAST GAME: MILWAUKEE our brands to bring professional medical educa- most, their shot at the Big Dance. tion to Northern Kentucky. Among other things, Northern Kentucky trailed for a mere 12-sec- this medical school campus at NKU will help onds, but had to fend off a pesky Milwaukee us further the mission of our Health Innovation HOOPS HOTBED team to earn a hard-fought 59-53 victory in the Center to improve the health of the people that Horizon League Championship title game. The we serve.” Over the years, Duke, North Carolina and N.C. win provided NKU with its first-ever Horizon State have received plenty of publicity as the League Championship and the program’s first- Research Triangle and their success as three of berth into the NCAA Division I Championship, the programs that lie along Tobacco Road in a remarkable feat given that it was the first time North Carolina. However, the nation should take NKU NORSE3 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

NOTES Northern Kentucky has nearly made a complete Player of the Week REGULAR-SEASON ACCOLADES turnaround at 24-10. NKU went 5-13 in the Ho- Drew McDonald Dec. 5, Jan. 9, Feb. 27 rizon League a year ago, but finished 12-6 and Lavone Holland II Dec. 12 After being just one of two teams in the Horizon tied for third in the league standings. The 15- Freshman of the Week League without a preseason honor bestowed game turnaround in the win column is the sec- Carson Williams Nov. 14, Dec. 19, Feb. 20, to its players, Northern Kentucky made up for ond-best in the nation, trailing Minnesota’s plus- Feb. 27 it with three postseason awards. Head coach 16. The NCAA includes both wins and losses in Mason Faulkner Jan. 9 John Brannen was named the coach of the year its most-improved analysis and NKU’s plus-13 is after leading NKU to a third-place (tied) finish the third-best turnaround in the nation behind and DI-era record 21 regular-season wins. Drew Minnesota and UCLA. HEADING TO THE POLLS McDonald was named to both the All-Horizon League first and all-academic teams after pacing The Norse have also improved in scoring, in- For the first time in the Division I era, Northern the Norse in scoring (16.4 ppg) and rebound- creasing from 70.5 ppg last year to 76.1 ppg, Kentucky earned a ranking in the mid-major ing (7.7 rpg), while posting a 3.26 cumulative and defense, improving from 74.4 ppg to 71.4 polls. The Norse began receiving votes in the GPA in marketing. Carson Williams garnered ppg. Dec. 12 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 all-freshman team honors following a campaign Poll, and then catapulted into the rankings on that saw him win a league-best four freshman of Dec. 19 at No. 24 with 89 points. After also the week accolades, averaging 10.5 points and ROAD TESTED spending a week at No. 25, Northern Kentucky 5.8 rebounds per game. went back among those receiving votes and Northern Kentucky has played 20 games away stayed before dropping out Jan. 9. However, from BB&T Arena, including 15 true road games on Feb. 27 NKU moved back into the receiving THEY DID WHAT? and two at neutral sites. NKU posted a 12-8 votes category and stayed there through the mark in the games, which includes an 8-7 re- latest rankings. The Norse also received votes In just its fifth-year as a Division I program and cord in true road contests. The eight true road in the Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings on first with NCAA Tournament eligibility, - North wins are tied for the 31st-most in the country Dec. 20, but dropped out after one week. The ern Kentucky posted its first 20-win season in (through games played March 13), while the Norse currently sit at a program-record No. 87 the DI era and did so with just one senior (Cole nine road/neutral site victories are tied for the in the RPI. Murray) who receives significant minutes. The 14th-most. Norse defied the preseason prognostications that picked them as the seventh-best team 20-20 VISION in the Horizon League and earned a share of STREAKING third-place with Green Bay before winning the NKU has had a player record 20 or more points Horizon League Championship. NKU’s 24-10 Northern Kentucky has won six-straight games, 28 times this season, which includes six games overall record, including 21-10 regular-season, where at least two players reached the plateau. is now the second-best win total in the Horizon 10-of-11 and 12 of its last 14. The victories have come against Detroit Mercy, UIC (2x), Wright Drew McDonald and Lavone Holland II have League, trailing perennial-power Oakland (25- teamed up three times (Miami (Ohio), NC Cen- 8) and tying Valpo (24-9). Northern Kentucky’s State (3x), Green Bay, Milwaukee (2x), Cleveland State, Valparaiso and Youngstown State. In fact, tral and Youngstown State) to eclipse 20 points program-record No. 87 RPI is the second-best in the same game. McDonald also paired with in the league, trailing just Valpo (71). the Norse have only lost once (10-1) since the calendar flipped to February. One statistic does Carson Williams (Brescia) and Mason Faulkner not stand out as being dominant during the 14- (Detroit Mercy) and Holland teamed with Cole game stretch, but the Norse have bested their Murray (at Detroit Mercy) to achieve the feat TEAM WINDEX foes in shooting percent (46.9-44.0), three-point the other three instances. Northern Kentucky is shooting percent (36.0-33.4), rebounding mar- 19-3 when a player reaches at least 20 points in Northern Kentucky has established itself as an gin (+1.6), assist average (13.7-13.2) and turn- the scoring column. elite-rebounding team, winning the battle of the over average (12.1-13.0) during the streak. boards in 26 of its 34 games this year, including both contests against Power-5 opponents - Il- linois (43-32) and West Virginia (39-34). NKU is 70’S AND SUNNY outrebounding teams by an average of 4.7 rpg, NORSE NATIONAL RANKINGS which is the 44th-best margin in the nation. Its Bright skies are aplenty for the Norse when 1,279 total rebounds are the 35th-most nation- NKU is ranked in the top-75 nationally in several they post at least 70 points in a game. NKU ally. and categories. has amassed a stout 20-4 record when eclips- Drew McDonald, Carson Williams Jeff 26th 827 ing the 70-point plateau in a game. Conversely, Garrett have combined for 17 double-figure re- 3-Point FGA bounding performances. Total Rebounds 35th 1,279 the skies aren’t so sunny for NKU’s opponents 3-point FGM 40th 292 when they fail to reach the mark. On the defen- NKU’s strength in rebounding is even more im- Rebound Margin 44th +4.7 sive end, the Norse are 14-2 when holding op- pressive considering the team’s average height Win-Lost Percentage 54th 70.6 ponents to 70 points or fewer. is approximately 6-foot-3. According to CBSS- 3-Point FG Defense 68th 32.8 ports.com, there are 37 teams whose average Def. Rebounds/Game 68th 26.50 height is 6-3 or less. With 351 teams compet- 3-Point FG/Game 74th 8.6 ODDS AND ENDS ing nationally at the Division I level, there are at least 314 teams in men’s basketball taller than Individually, NKU players appear in the top-100 • NKU secured its 15th 20-win season in the NKU. of national rankings seven times: 46-year history of the program. The 24 Lavone Holland II 97th Total Assists 141 wins are tied for the seventh-most all-time Drew McDonald 56th Double-Doubles 11 for the Norse. It also matches the 2008-09 91st Total Rebounds 263 and 2006-07 editions with the most vic- ON THE REBOUND 96th Total FGM 196 tories since winning 25 games during the 100th Def. Reb/Game 5.71 2002-03 season. Northern Kentucky is a stout 21-5 when out- Cole Murray 25th 3-Pt FGM 99 • The 24-win season is the first 20-win cam- rebounding its opponents this season, but 3-5 31st 3-Pt FGA 244 paign of the Division I era and first since when losing or tying its foe on the glass. Two 35th 3-Pt FG Perc. 40.6 going 23-7 in 2011-12, the last campaign of the wins came at home against Green Bay 37th 3-Pt FG/Game 2.91 of the Division II era. and UIC and the other came in the Horizon ***Rankings through games played March 13. • Drew McDonald’s 263 rebounds this year League Championship quarterfinals against are the 7th-best single-season total in Wright State. All seven times this year that NKU school history and most since Cliff Clinton has been outrebounded came during Horizon WEEKLY LEAGUE AWARDS pulled down 282 in NKU’s DII national run- League action and four of the seven were at ner-up campaign in 1996-97. McDonald’s road or neutral sitse. Norse were recipients of nine weekly awards this 559 points are the 6th most in a single- year, more than any other team in the Horizon season at NKU. League. • Cole Murray’s 99 made threes now ranks OH, THE DIFFERENCE IN A YEAR as the fifth-highest single-season mark in program history, while his 244 attempts are After finishing last year with a 9-21 record, NKU4 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

the second-most. Delaware 28 points 13 rebounds field and 45 percent (13-of-29) from three. • Lavone Holland II has 141 assists this year, NC Central 20 points 11 rebounds tied for the 8th-best single-season total at Morehead St. 32 points 11 rebounds Holland is second on the team in scoring (14.3 NKU. Oakland 13 points 10 rebounds ppg) and his 4.1 assists per game average leads Youngstown St. 15 points 15 rebounds NKU. Holland now has 786 career points, which Cleveland St. 37 points 10 rebounds ranks 45th all-time for the Norse. MILESTONES ON THE HORIZON Green Bay 23 points 12 rebounds Oakland 11 points 11 rebounds Career Scoring Cleveland State 13 points 13 rebounds MURRAY DIALING LONG DIS- 31. Harrison Morton 935 Milwaukee 14 points 12 rebounds 32. Antoine Smith 927 Carson Williams (4) TANCE 33. Cole Murray 924 Illinois 10 points 14 rebounds 34. Cliff Clinton 899 Brescia 21 points 11 rebounds Last year, senior guard Cole Murray finished the 35. George Smith 889 Detroit Mercy 13 points 10 rebounds season ninth in the nation in 3-point field-goal 36. Drew McDonald 873 Youngstown St. 11 points 10 rebounds percentage, making 45.3 percent (78-of-172) at- 43. Chad Jackson 798 Jeff Garrett (1) tempts. Murray finds himself back in the nation- 44. Ken Noll 793 Earlham 12 points 14 rebounds al rankings again this season, currently sitting at 45. Lavone Holland II 786 *McDonald’s 11 double-doubles are the most 35th at 40.6 percent (99-of-244) with 99 made by a Norse in at least the last 11 years. threes, the 25th-best total in the nation. Murray Scoring Average is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.2 ppg. 16. Shawn Scott (111 games) 13.8 17. Drew McDonald (64 games) 13.6 MCDOUBLE-DOUBLE 18. Quentin Smith (31 games) 13.4 CARSON MOTORING 24. Malcolm Eleby (30 games) 12.8 Sophomore Drew McDonald tallied his 11th 25. Lavone Holland II (62 games) 12.7 double-double of the year and 16th of his ca- When NKU signed Carson Williams last fall, 26. Carl Mitchell (60 games) 12.6 reer against Milwaukee with 14 points and 12 head coach John Brannen said that Norse fans 40. Jimmy Matthews (102 games) 10.6 boards. McDonald is averaging one double- “are going to enjoy watching him.” If the start 41. Carson Williams (34 games) 10.5 double every 4.0 games. However, after regis- of his career is any indication, that statement 42. Brendan Stowers (125 games) 10.5 tering zero double-doubles in his first 11 colle- will hold true. Williams was named the Horizon giate games, he has registered 16 in the last 53 League Freshman of the Week on four separate Career 3-Point FG Percent outings, which is one in every 3.3 games. occasions, more than any other freshman in the 10. Jon Van Hoose (181-432) 41.9 league. 11. Harrison Morton (56-135) 41.5 12. Cole Murray (257-621) 41.4 MCDONALD’S MID-MAJOR MAD- Williams has reached double-digits 21 times. He also has four double-doubles and is third on Career 3-Point FG’s Made NESS the team in scoring (10.5 ppg) and second in 4. Brian Lawhon 284 rebounding (5.8 rpg). 5. Cole Murray 257 Andrew Evans of MidmajorMadness.com listed Drew McDonald as a player to watch in the Assists Horizon League this year. According to Evans, MASON’S MOJO 17. Nick Pangallo 272 McDonald is flying under the radar. 18. Chuck Berger 255 Mason Faulkner has found his groove. The 19. Lavone Holland II 254 Evans wrote, “during conference play in his de- freshman guard has reached double-figures in but season with the Norse, McDonald finished scoring in nine of the last 20 games, including Rebounds as one of only five players in the league to be two outbursts over 20 points. He posted 10 23. Craig Conley 459 used in more than 28 percent of his team’s pos- points in the game at Oakland and went off for 24. Drew McDonald 449 sessions while he was on the court, according a then-career-high 24 points thanks to 9-of-15 to KenPom. Of those five, he finished second shooting against Youngstown State. He added in offensive rating, trailing only league player 16 in NKU’s win over Cleveland State and was YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE of the year Kay Felder. He was also among the named the Horizon League Freshman of the league leaders in both defensive and offensive Week for the first time in his career. In NKU’s According to KenPom.com, Northern Kentucky rebounding percentage.” game against Detroit Mercy in BB&T Arena, the has one of the youngest teams in the nation. freshman exploded for 29 points behind 8-of-12 NKU’s experience rating this season is cur- McDonald is averaging a team-best 16.4 points shooting from the floor and 11-of-14 from the rently 1.30 years, which is 292nd in the nation. and 7.7 rebounds per game. He has 873 career charity stripe. He added 19 in the win at UIC The rating takes into account how much play- points and ranks 36th all-time at NKU. and 16 in the loss to YSU. Faulkner totaled just ing time each person on the team receives and 30 points in NKU’s 13-game non-conference combines that with the number of years played schedule. However, he has scored 210 since collegiately. LAVONE HOLLAND’S OPUS the start of Horizon League play (21 games). Faulkner is averaging 7.5 ppg on the year. Northern Kentucky’s roster features seven new Junior guard Lavone Holland II is an artist on faces, including five freshman, a sophomore the court. He earned Tarkett Classic All-Tourna- and one junior, and eight players making their ment Team honors after averaging 15.3 points DIVISION I ACTIVE STATUS Division I collegiate debut this year. Carson and 5.0 assists, which included a career-high 25 Williams, Kentucky’s reigning Mr. Basketball, points to go along with five assists in the tourna- This marks the first season Northern Kentucky is headlines a recruiting class that was called “one ment finale against Miami (Ohio). In NKU’s game eligible to compete in NCAA sponsored post- of the best mid-major classes in the country for against Eastern Illinois, Holland registered a ca- season events. In each of the past four seasons, the class of 2016” by Next Up Recruits. The in- reer-high 28 points thanks to 6-for-10 shooting NKU has been considered a reclassifying insti- coming class also includes Jalen Tate, Mason from 3-point land. That effort helped him land tution while making the transition to Division I Faulkner, Dantez Walton and Tre Cobbs. NKU Horizon League Player of the Week honors. from Division II. The process reached its conclu- also added Brandon Maxwell, son of two-time sion in August 2016 when the NCAA granted NBA Champion Vernon Maxwell, and walk-on The Louisville, Kentucky, native was named the the Norse active Division I status, which opens Nick Ayers to the fold. Horizon League Championship MVP and earned the door for NKU to earn a berth into the NCAA all-tourney honors after leading NKU to the Championship. During the reclassification pro- championship with a 16-point, nine-assist effort cess, NKU was ineligible for postseason compe- DOUBLING DOWN in the opener and followed with back-to-back tition in events sponsored by the NCAA and the 20-point showings in the semifinals and finals. Norse weren’t included in any official statistical Northern Kentucky has already registered 16 rankings. double-doubles. Holland has been absolutely sensational during NKU’s six-game win-streak. The junior guard has Drew McDonald (11)* averaged 18.5 points and 6.2 assists per game, Austin Peay 21 points 12 rebounds while shooting 49 percent (37-of-76) from the NKU NORSE5 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

ing its transition to Division I status. But, NKU nearly 200 hours serving the community. The WHO ARE THE NORSE? finished eighth. Norse have already volunteered at six local elementary schools and the Northern Kentucky As one of just two programs in the country bear- CollegeInsider.com’s Andrew Evans picked the Youth Development Center this fall, as well ing the nickname Norse, Northern Kentucky Norse to finish seventh in the Horizon League as participated in the Bengals’ Recess in the boasts one of the most unique nicknames in col- this season, but adjusted his prognosis on the Stadium. While in Detroit to start the Horizon lege athletics. So, who are the Norse? The Norse team. In his one-month update of the league League campaign, NKU went to the Salvation were the people who occupied the Northern rankings, he moved the Norse all the way up to Army, where it helped cook food and prepare Scandinavian region between the 8th and 11th third behind Valpo and Oakland. meals for serveral thousand homeless in the Mo- centuries. Today Norse are frequently confused tor City. with Vikings, a term used in the Middle Ages to refer to the profession of raiding and pillag- NORSE MADNESS EN ROUTE TO ing practiced by some, but not all, Norse. NKU NORSE SIGNING selected the nickname shortly after beginning MOTOR CITY collegiate athletics in 1971. It was selected in Signing day turned out to be a big deal for John a campus-wide vote because NKU is located With 12 League victories, Northern Kentucky Brannen and the Norse in more ways than one. at the highest point in Northern Kentucky. The more than doubled its Horizon League win total John Brannen and Co. landed a 3-star recruit term Norse is both singular and plural and can from last season (5). After playing seven of its in 7-0 center Chris Vogt (Graves County HS/ be used as either an adjective or noun. first 11 games on the road, NKU closed the year Maysville, Ky.), marking the fourth 3-star recruit with five of seven at home, going 6-1 down the in the last two years. Vogt is an elite shot-block- final stretch of the regular-season. The Norse er who swatted a KHSAA single-season record HORIZON LEAGUE PRESEASON tied Green Bay in third and secured the No. 4 190 blocks as a junior, which included a state- seed by virtue of the tie-break. record-tying 17 blocks in one game alone. As Northern Kentucky was tabbed seventh in the a junior, he averaged 17 points, 9.7 rebounds Horizon League preseason poll by League and 5.8 blocks per outing. Vogt was recently se- coaches, sports information directors and me- COMMUNITY SERVICE lected to participate on Team Kentucky in the dia members. NKU defied the prognostications Kentucky vs. Ohio All-Star Game set for April 8 and finished in a third-place tie. This marks the Norse Athletics takes great pride in giving back at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky. second year in a row the Norse exceeded ex- to the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati cpectations. Last year, Northern Kentucky was community and the men’s basketball team is picked 10th as first-year members of the Hori- extremely active in those efforts. Last season, zon League and a team that was still navigat- men’s basketball players combined to spend

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BREAKDOWN NKU scored 100 points or more: Jan. 22, 2016 - NKU 101, Detroit Mercy 87 at Highland Heights, Ky. NKU allowed 100 points or more: Nov. 13, 2015 - No. 23 West Virginia 107, NKU 61 at Morgantown, W.Va. Double-Figure Scoring Games (111): Drew Mc- NKU scored 90-99 points: Feb. 24, 2017 - NKU 90, UIC 82 at Highland Heights, Ky. Donald (29), Lavone Holland II (25), Carson Wil- NKU allowed 90-99 points: Dec. 23, 2016 - NKU 61, No. 11/13 West Virginia 92 at Morgantown, W.Va. liams (21), Cole Murray (14), Mason Faulkner (9), NKU scored 80-89 points: March 6, 2017 - NKU 84, Youngstown State 74 at Detroit, Mich. Dantez Walton (5), Brennan Gillis (3), Jalen Tate NKU allowed 80-89 points: Feb. 24, 2017 - NKU 90, UIC 82 at Highland Heights, Ky. (2), Jeff Garrett (2), Jordan Garnett (1) Drew NKU shot better than 50 percent from the field: March 6, 2017 - 50.0 percent (31-of-62) vs. Youngstown State; Double-Figure Rebounding Games (18): NKU 84, Youngstown State 74 McDonald (11), Carson Williams (4), Jeff Garrett NKU shot better than 60 percent from the field: Nov. 11, 2016 - 64.4 percent (38-of-59) vs. Earlham; NKU 96, (3) Earlham 56 20-Point+ Scoring Games (28): Drew McDon- NKU shot better than 60 percent in a half: March 5, 2017 - 66.7 percent (18-of-27) second half vs. Wright State; ald (13), Lavone Holland II (8), Cole Murray (3), NKU 82, Wright State 77 Mason Faulkner (2) , Carson Williams (2) NKU shot better than 70 percent in a half: Jan. 22, 2017 - 77.3 percent (17-of-22) second half vs. Detroit Mercy; 30-Point+ Scoring Games (2): Drew McDonald NKU 101, Detroit Mercy 87 (2) NKU made at least 15 3-pointers: 15-for-29 on Jan. 21, 2012 (NKU 77, Lewis 66 at Highland Heights, Ky.) Double-Doubles/Pts.-Reb. (16): Drew McDon- NKU did not make a 3-pointer: Jan. 2, 2009 against Bellarmine at Louisville, Ky. (0-for-12) ald (11), Carson Williams (4), Jeff Garrett (1) NKU won the rebounding battle in five or more games in a row: 8, Nov. 30, 2016 - Dec. 29, 2016 NKU made 10 or more shots in a row: 14 versus Wright State, March 5, 2017 (NKU 82, Wright State 77) NKU handed out 20 or more assists in a game: 23 vs Brescia, Dec. 21, 2016 (NKU 97, Brescia 71) NKU handed out 20 or more assists in consecutive games: 22 vs. Eastern Washington, Dec. 18, 2016 (NKU 70, SEASON BREAKDOWN Eastern Washington, 48) and 23 vs Brescia, Dec. 21, 2016 (NKU 97, Brescia 71)

Leading at the half: 17-4 NKU won 15 or more games in a row: 1994-95, a school-record 16-consecutive wins Trailing at the half: 7-4 NKU won 10 or more games in a row: 13, Nov. 12, 2011 - Jan. 12, 2013 Tied at the half: 0-2 NKU won 5 or more games in a row: 6, Feb. 21, 2017 - Present In Overtime: 0-0 NKU lost 10 or more games in a row: 1989-90, 14-consecutive losses NKU won an overtime game: Jan. 22, 2016 - NKU 82, UIC 69 at Highland Heights, Ky. NKU Shooting 50% or better: 9-0 NKU lost an overtime game: Dec. 5, 2015 – Eastern Illinois 79, NKU 73 at Charleston, Ill. NKU Shooting between 40-49.9% 14-6 NKU won a double-overtime game: Dec. 22, 2003 – NKU 91, Wayne State 85 at Detroit, Mich. NKU Shooting less than 40%: 1-4 NKU lost a double-overtime game: March 14, 2009 – Lake Superior State 75, NKU 72 at Findlay, Ohio Feb. 14, 2004 – NKU 93, Lewis 90 at Highland Heights, Ky. Opponents shoot 50% or better: 4-3 NKU won a triple-overtime game: NKU lost a game despite scoring at least 100 points: March 1, 1997 – Southern Indiana 116, NKU 111 in over- Opponents shoot less than 50%: 20-7 time at Evansville, Ind. NKU won a game despite allowing at least 100 points: March 8, 2001 – NKU 106, Grand Valley State 102 at NKU outrebounds its opponent: 21-5 Owensboro, Ky. Opponent outrebounds NKU: 3-4 NKU won a game after trailing by double figures in the second half: Feb. 21, 2017 - NKU 83, Wright State 76 Teams are tied in rebounds: 0-1 (Wright State led 47-37 w/ 17:16 remaining.)

NKU Scoring 50 points or less: 0-0 NKU played a nationally-ranked team: Dec. 23, 2016 - NKU 61, No. 11/13 West Virginia 92 at Morgantown, NKU Scoring 51-59 points: 1-2 W.Va. NKU Scoring 60-69 points: 3-4 NKU Scoring 70-79 points: 5-4 NKU placed six players in double figures: Dec. 15, 2013 against Chattanooga at Highland Heights, Ky. Jan. 27, 2017 at UIC at Chicago, Ill. NKU Scoring 80-89 points: 11-0 NKU placed five players in double figures: NKU Scoring 90-99 points: 3-0 NKU had a player score at least 40 points in a game: Jan. 2, 2004 – Mike Kelsey, 50 points vs. Indianapolis NKU Scoring 100 or more points: 1-0 NKU had a player score at least 30 points in a game: Jan. 7, 2017 - Drew McDonald, 37 points vs. Cleveland State (NKU 83, Cleveland State 75 at Highland Heights, Ky.) Allowing 50 points or less: 2-0 NKU had two players score at least 30 points in one game: March 4, 1989 - Derek Fields (35 points), Chris Wall Allowing 51-59 points: 2-0 (30 points) (NKU 124, Indianapolis 118 at Highland Heights, Ky.) Allowing 60-69 points: 6-2 NKU had two players score at least 25 points in one game: March 8, 2001 - Craig Sanders (32 points), Adam Allowing 70-79 points: 12-4 Norwell (28 points) (NKU 106, Grand Valley State 102 at Owensboro, Ky., in NCAA Tournament) Allowing 80-89 points: 2-3 NKU had two players score at least 20 points in one game: March 6, 2017 – Drew McDonald (26 points), Allowing 90 points or more: 0-1 Lavone Holland II (20 points) (NKU 84, Youngstown State 74 at Detroit, Mich.) NKU had two players score at least 20 points in the same contest in back-to-back games: Nov. 20 and 26, 2016 – Lavone Holland II (25 points), Drew McDonald (23 points) (NKU 79, Miami (Ohio) 70 at Oxford, Ohio); Game is decided by 1-4 points: 4-1 Lavone Holland II (20 points) and Drew McDonald (20 points) (NKU 74, North Carolina Central 82 at Highland Game is decided by 5-10 points: 10-6 Heights, Ky.) Game is decided by 11-20 points: 6-2 NKU had a player score at least 20 points in five-straight games: Drew McDonald, Nov. 18-30 (21 vs. Austin Game is decided by 21 points or more: 4-1 Peay, 28 vs. Delaware, 23 at Miami (Ohio), 20 vs. NC Central, 32 at Morehead State) NKU gave up at least 30 points to two players in the same game: Jan. 7, 1993 – Cedric Fuller (37 points) and Playing at night: 17-7 Jermaine Couch (33 points) of Kentucky State (Kentucky State won, 107-95 at Highland Heights, Ky.) Playing in the morning or afternoon: 7-3 NKU had a player record a double-double (Pts/Rebs): March 7, 2017 - Drew McDonald (14 points, 12 rebounds) (NKU 59, Milwaukee 53 in Detroit, Mich. - Horizon League Championship) One Norse scores in double figures 0-0 NKU had a player record a double-double (Pts/Asts): Jan. 18, 2010 – Scott Bibbins (13 points, 12 assists) (NKU Two Norse score in double figures: 4-4 86, Maryville 79 in Maryville, Tenn.) Three Norse score in double figures: 8-4 NKU had two players record double-doubles in same game: Dec. 5, 2015 – Jalen Billups (17 points, 10 rebounds), Lavone Holland II (17 points, 12 rebounds) (NKU 73, Eastern Illinois 79 in overtime at Charleston, Ill.) Four Norse score in double figures: 9-2 NKU had three players record double-doubles in same game: Dec. 8, 2009 – Dennis Gagai (22 points, 10 Five Norse score in double figures: 3-0 rebounds), Chris Knight (10 points, 10 rebounds), David Palmer (17 points, 10 rebounds) (NKU 77, Indiana-East 66 at Highland Heights, Ky.) In November: 4-3 NKU had a player record a double-double in consecutive games: Jan. 7 and 10, 2017 - Drew McDonald versus In December: 6-2 Cleveland State (37 points, 10 rebounds) and Green Bay (23 points, 12 rebounds) In January: 4-4 NKU had a player record a double-double in four-consecutive games: Dec. 31, 2016, Jan. 5, 7 and 10, 2017 - In February: 7-1 Drew McDonald versus Oakland (13 points, 10 rebounds), Youngstown State (15 points, 15 rebounds), Cleveland In March: 3-0 State (37 points, 10 rebounds) and Green Bay (23 points, 12 rebounds) NKU had a player record a triple-double: Feb. 3, 2001 - Craig Conley (24 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists at On Sunday: 5-2 Lewis) On Monday 1-0 NKU surrendered a triple-double to an opposing player: Dec. 15, 2015 – Caris LaVert of Michigan (13 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) On Tuesday: 2-1 NKU had a player grab at least 20 rebounds in a game: Dec. 18, 1972 – Jim McMillan, 23 rebounds vs. Ander- On Wednesday: 3-0 son (Ind.) On Thursday: 4-1 NKU had a player dish out at least 10 assists in a game: Dec. 6, 2011 – Chad Jackson, 10 assists vs. Ohio Mid- On Friday: 3-3 Western On Saturday: 6-3 NKU NORSE7 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

TRE COBBS

2016-17 • Tallied first career basket with a three at Miami (Ohio)

PRIOR TO NKU • Won two state championships (2013-14 and 2015-16) and finished runner-up once (2014-15) at Lima Central Catholic in Lima, Ohio, playing alongside fellow Norse newcomer Dantez Walton • Was tabbed first-team all-state as a senior after averaging 19.7 points per game • Scored over 1,000 points during his prep career

Individual Career History

AYERS, Nick 5-10 • 185 LBS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring FRESHMANSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 10 2016 2-0 2/1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 GUARDTOTAL 2-0 2/1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 LIMA, OHIO • LIMA CENTRAL CATH. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAREERCOBBS, Tre STATS & GAME HIGHS

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 3, at Miami -- 11/20/16; at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 Assists: 1, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 Steals: 1, North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 FG made: 1, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17; at Miami -- 11/20/16 FG attempts: 1, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17; at Miami -- 11/20/162016-17; at West Virginia NKU -- 12-23-16 Men's Basketball 3FG made: 1, at Miami -- 11/20/16 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) 3FG attempts: 1, at Miami -- 11/20/16 All games FT made: 3, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 FT attempts: 4, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 TRE COBBS SEASON#10 GAME-BY-GAME COBBS, Tre STATISTICS FAULKNER, Mason Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Totalgs min fg-fga3-Point pct 3fg-fgaF-Throwspct ft-fta Reboundspct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl ptsScoringavg SeasonEARLHAM gp-gs min/avg11/11/16fg-fga dnppct -fg-fga pct- - ft-fta - pct - off def- tot- avg- -pf fo- -ast - toblk- stl- -pts avg- 2016at Illinois 32-1 582/18.211/13/1678-193 .04 0 4 0-023-95 .0 0 . 20 4 2 0-0 61-80 .0 0 0 .7 6 30-0 13 .063 0 0 760 2.40 062 0.01 066 0 430 02 026 02400.07.5 TOTALvs Austin Peay32-1 582/18.211/18/1678-193 .24 0 4 0-023-95 .0 0 . 20 4 2 0-0 61-80 .0 0 0 .7 6 30-0 13 .063 0 0 760 2.40 062 0.01 066 0 430 02 026 02400.07.5 vs Delaware 11/19/16 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 SINGLE-GAMEat Miami HIGHS [all-time ranking]:11/20/16 3 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.8 NORTH CAROLINA CENT 11/26/16 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.6 Points: 29 [6th], Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 at Morehead State 11/30/16 dnp ------Rebounds: 7, at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 dnp ------Assists: 5, at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17; at Wright State -- 2/4/17 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 dnp ------Steals: 3, UIC -- 02/24/17; Oakland -- 1/20/17 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 dnp ------Blocks: 1, at Youngstown State -- 02/18/17; Eastern Washington -- 12/18/16 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 dnp ------FGBRESCIA made: 9 [t-16th], UNIVERSITY Youngstown12/21/16 State -- 01/04/17 2 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.5 FGat attempts: West Virginia 15, Youngstown State12-23-16 -- 01/04/17 1 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0.9 3FGat made: Detroit 3, Mercy Youngstown State --12/29/16 01/04/17 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 3FGat attempts:Oakland 8, Youngstown State12/31/16 -- 01/04/17 dnp ------FT YOUNGSTOWNmade: 11 [t-5th], Detroit STATE Mercy01/04/17 -- 01/22/17 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0.9 FT CLEVELANDattempts: 14 [t-4th], STATE Detroit Mercy1/7/17 -- 01/22/17 dnp ------at Green Bay 1/10/17 dnp ------at Milwaukee 01/12/17 dnp ------OAKLAND 1/20/17 dnp ------DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 dnp ------at UIC 01/27/17 dnp ------at Valparaiso 01/29/17 dnp ------at Wright State 2/4/17 dnp ------GREEN BAY 02/09/17 dnp ------MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 dnp ------at Cleveland State 2/16/17 dnp ------at Youngstown State 02/18/17 dnp ------WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 dnp ------UIC 02/24/17 dnp ------VALPARAISO 02/26/17 dnp ------vs Wright State 03/05/17 dnp ------vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 dnp ------vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 dnp ------Totals 0 15 2-3 .6 6 7 1-1 1.000 3-4 .7 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 1 4 0 1 8 0.9

Games played: 9 Assists/game: 0.1 Minutes/game: 1.7 Turnovers/game: 0.4 Points/game: 0.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 FG Pct: 66.7 Steals/game: 0.1 3FG Pct: 100.0 FT Pct: 75.0 NKU8 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Individual Career History

MASON FAULKNER AYERS, Nick Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Jan. 9) Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg 2016-17fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 2-0 2/1.0 • Named0-0 .0 0 0 Horizon0-0 League .0 0 0 Freshman0-0 .0 0 0 of0 the0 Week0 after0.0 exploding0 0 0 for0 a 0then-career-high0 0 0.0 24 points versus TOTAL 2-0 2/1.0 Youngstown0-0 .0 0 0 State0-0 .and0 0 0 following0-0 .with0 0 0 160 points0 against0 0.0 Cleveland0 0 State0 0 0 0 0 0.0 • Poured in a career-high 29 points, including 23 in the second half, in NKU’s 101-87 win over Detroit Mercy behind SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and 11-of-14 from the free throw line • Dropped 19 points in NKU’s win at UIC and followed with 13 in the home victory against the Flames. • Posted 10 points in eachCOBBS, of the first Tre two Horizon League Championship games. • Has reached double-figures in nine of the last 20 games and four of the last seven. • TotalAveraged 10.43-Point points per F-Throwsgame in HorizonRebounds League play Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 9-0 15/1.7 PRIOR2-3 TO .6 6NKU 7 1-1 1.000 3-4 .7 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 0 1 4 0 1 8 0.9 TOTAL 9-0 15/1.7 • Kentucky2-3 .6 6 7 Mr. Basketball1-1 1.000 finalist3-4 .as7 5 0a senior0 in0 20160 and0.0 a 3-star5 0 recruit1 from4 0 both1 Scout.com8 0.9 and Rivals • Commonwealth of Kentucky’s leading scorer at 35.9 points per game during senior season, where he also aver- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: aged 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.1 steals per game to lead Caverana to a 16-11 mark and 18th District title Points: 3, at Miami -- 11/20/16; at West• VirginiaList -- 12-23-16 of accolades also includes 2016 Courier Journal and Lexington Herald first-team all-state; 2015 Courier Assists: 1, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 Journal all-state honorable mention Steals: 1, North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16• Finished his career with a school-record 3,148 points 6-1 • 165FG made: LBS 1, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17; at Miami -- 11/20/16 FRESHMANFG attempts: 1, Youngstown State -- PERSONAL01/04/17; at Miami -- 11/20/16; at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 11 GUARD3FG made: 1, at Miami -- 11/20/16 • Son of Meredith and Cornelius Faulkner 3FG attempts: 1, at Miami -- 11/20/16• Has two siblings: Madison (Twin Sister) and Mckeeya GLASGOW, KY. • CAVERNAFT made: 3, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 FT attempts: 4, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16

NORTHERN KENTUCKYFAULKNER, CAREER Mason STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 32-1 582/18.2 78-193 .4 0 4 23-95 .2 4 2 61-80 .7 6 3 13 63 76 2.4 62 1 66 43 2 26 240 7.5 TOTAL 32-1 582/18.2 78-193 .4 0 4 23-95 .2 4 2 61-80 .7 6 3 13 63 76 2.4 62 1 66 43 2 26 240 7.5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 29 [6th], Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 Rebounds: 7, at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 Assists: 5, at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17; at Wright State -- 2/4/17 Steals: 3, UIC -- 02/24/17; Oakland -- 1/20/17 Blocks: 1, at Youngstown State -- 02/18/17; Eastern Washington -- 12/18/16 FG made: 9 [t-16th], Youngstown State -- 01/04/17 FG attempts: 15, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17 3FG made: 3, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball 3FG attempts: 8, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17 FT made: 11 [t-5th], Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 14 [t-4th], Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 All games

MASON FAULKNER SEASON#11 FAULKNER, GAME-BY-GAME Mason STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg EARLHAM 11/11/16 14 2-4 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0 1 1 1.0 3 4 3 0 1 7 7.0 at Illinois 11/13/16 9 0-4 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.0 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 2 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 vs Delaware 11/19/16 4 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 at Miami 11/20/16 dnp ------NORTH CAROLINA CENT 11/26/16 6 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 at Morehead State 11/30/16 dnp ------at Norfolk State 12/03/16 16 0-4 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 4 6 1.7 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.3 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 18 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.6 1 2 1 0 1 2 1.4 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 29 2-6 .3 3 3 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 7 7 2.3 2 4 0 0 1 4 1.8 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 26 2-6 .3 3 3 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.2 1 4 2 1 1 6 2.2 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 14 1-4 .2 5 0 0-3 .0 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 2.1 3 2 1 0 1 5 2.5 at West Virginia 12-23-16 16 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 0 5 5 2.4 5 1 1 0 0 5 2.7 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 17 2-8 .2 5 0 1-3 .3 3 3 4-4 1.000 1 4 5 2.6 4 2 0 0 0 9 3.3 at Oakland 12/31/16 21 4-8 .5 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 1 2 0 0 0 10 3.8 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 25 9-15 .6 0 0 3-8 .3 7 5 3-3 1.000 0 5 5 2.6 0 4 2 0 2 24 5.2 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 26 4-7 .5 7 1 1-4 .2 5 0 7-10 .7 0 0 1 2 3 2.6 2 4 1 0 1 16 5.9 at Green Bay 1/10/17 15 3-10 .3 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 2-4 .5 0 0 1 1 2 2.6 4 1 1 0 1 9 6.1 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 11 1-4 .2 5 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.5 2 1 2 0 1 2 5.9 OAKLAND 1/20/17 26 4-10 .4 0 0 1-6 .1 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 2.5 2 4 5 0 3 9 6.1 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 29 8-12 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 11-14 .7 8 6 1 5 6 2.7 3 2 3 0 1 29 7.3 at UIC 01/27/17 23 7-12 .5 8 3 0-3 .0 0 0 5-7 .7 1 4 1 5 6 2.9 2 2 4 0 2 19 7.9 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 20 3-9 .3 3 3 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 0 2 0 2 8 7.9 at Wright State 2/4/17 23 2-8 .2 5 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.7 3 5 0 0 0 5 7.7 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 21 2-8 .2 5 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0 0 0 2.6 3 2 2 0 1 5 7.6 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 14 2-7 .2 8 6 0-3 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 0 1 2.5 3 1 1 0 0 5 7.5 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 * 27 2-6 .3 3 3 2-6 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 2.6 3 5 3 0 0 6 7.4 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 29 4-8 .5 0 0 0-4 .0 0 0 8-9 .8 8 9 0 2 2 2.6 0 0 1 1 0 16 7.8 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 11 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 2.6 1 2 1 0 0 3 7.6 UIC 02/24/17 17 4-7 .5 7 1 1-2 .5 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 0 0 2.5 0 1 3 0 3 13 7.8 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 20 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.4 2 3 1 0 2 0 7.5 vs Wright State 03/05/17 18 3-4 .7 5 0 2-3 .6 6 7 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 2.4 1 1 1 0 1 10 7.6 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 27 4-8 .5 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 2.4 0 3 0 0 1 10 7.7 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 8 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.4 1 1 2 0 0 2 7.5 Totals 1 582 78-193 .4 0 4 23-95 .2 4 2 61-80 .7 6 3 13 63 76 2.4 62 66 43 2 26 240 7.5

Games played: 32 Rebounds/game: 2.4 Minutes/game: 18.2 Assists/game: 2.1 Points/game: 7.5 Turnovers/game: 1.3 FG Pct: 40.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 3FG Pct: 24.2 Steals/game: 0.8 FT Pct: 76.3 Blocks/game: 0.1 NKU NORSE9 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

JORDAN GARNETT

2016-17 • Played 27 minutes, scored seven points and secured five rebounds to help NKU past Miami (Ohio), 79-70 • Hauled in a career-best eight boards and posted an incredible plus/minus of +19 while NKU outscored Morehead State, 59-40, with him on the court in Northern Kentucky’s win • Had an all-around solid effort at No. 11/13 West Virginia with nine points and seven boards • Limited the nation’s fourth-most prolific scorer in Youngstown State’s Cameron Morse, who was averaging 23.1 ppg prior to playing the Norse, to just 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting • Nabbed a game-high seven rebounds to go along with three points, two steals, two assists and zero turnovers at UIC • Converted a clutch shot-clock-beating three with 30 seconds remaining in NKU’s win at Wright State and hit another three late in the shot clock a second time against the Raiders with four minutes left in NKU’s home win over WSU • Reached double-figures for the first time this year with 10 points in NKU’s semifinal win over Wright State in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinals • Totaled 23 points in the Horizon League Tournament

6-5 • 220 LBS PERSONAL • Business Management major 1 JUNIOR • Son of Donna Garnett and Anthony Garnett FORWARD • Mother playedIndividual volleyball Career at South History Carolina State and father played football at S.C. State INDIANAPOLIS, IND. • WARREN CENTRAL • Has a younger sister, Jayla

NORTHERN KENTUCKYGARNETT, CAREER Jordan STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014 17-0 108/6.4 10-23 .4 3 5 0-4 .0 0 0 12-23 .5 2 2 13 9 22 1.3 15 0 3 8 1 2 32 1.9 2015 30-26 593/19.8 38-91 .4 1 8 7-22 .3 1 8 27-38 .7 1 1 36 46 82 2.7 70 1 31 24 8 15 110 3.7 2016 33-23 777/23.5 55-113 .4 8 7 17-40 .4 2 5 32-40 .8 0 0 39 68 107 3.2 82 2 50 31 10 25 159 4.8 TOTAL 80-49 1478/18.5 103-227 .4 5 4 24-66 .3 6 4 71-101 .7 0 3 88 123 211 2.6 167 3 84 63 19 42 301 3.8

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 10, vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; Norfolk State -- 12/13/15 Rebounds: 8, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 Assists: 5, Brescia University -- 12/21/16 Steals: 3, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17; Valparaiso -- 02/26/17; at Green Bay -- 1/2/16 Blocks: 1, 19 times FG made: 4, 4 times FG attempts: 8, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 3FG made: 2, Wright State -- 02/21/17; vs Wright State -- 03/05/172016-17 NKU Men's Basketball 3FG attempts: 3, 4 times Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2017) FT made: 7, Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 All games FT attempts: 7, Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17

JORDAN GARNETT SEASON#01GARRETT, GARNETT, GAME-BY-GAME Jeff Jordan STATISTICS

Total 3-PointTotal 3-PointersF-Throws Free throwsRebounds Rebounds Scoring SeasonOpponentgp-gs min/avg Date fg-fgags minpct fg-fgafg-fga pctpct 3fg-fgaft-ftapct pctft-ftaoff defpct offtot defavg tot pfavg fopf asta t/otoblkblkstl stlpts avgpts avg 2016 EARLHAM32-11 433/13.5 11/11/1645-111 .4 110 5 0-04-24 . 0 . 10 60 7 0-0 20-43 .0 0 0 .4 6 50-0 38 .0 980 0 1361 14.3 2 502.0 11 172 129 0 101 190 1140.0 3.6 at Illinois 11/13/16 24 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2 2 4 3.0 3 0 2 1 0 5 2.5 TOTALvs Austin32-11 Peay 433/13.5 11/18/1645-111 .4dnp 0 5 -4-24 .1 6- 7 - 20-43 - .4 6 5 - 38 98- 136- -4.3 - 50 - 1 - 17- 29- - 10 - 19 - 114- 3.6 vs Delaware 11/19/16 18 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 0 3 3.0 2 1 0 0 0 4 3.0 SINGLE-GAMEat Miami HIGHS [all-time ranking]:11/20/16 27 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 1 4 5 3.5 3 2 0 0 0 7 4.0 Points: NORTH12, Earlham CAROLINA -- 11/11/16 CENT 11/26/16 13 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2 0 2 3.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 Rebounds:at Morehead 14 [t-3rd], State Earlham -- 11/11/1611/30/16 24 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 4 4 8 4.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 Assists:at 4, Norfolk Earlham State -- 11/11/16 12/03/16 * 26 1-4 .2 5 0 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 4.1 0 3 0 1 0 5 3.0 Steals: EASTERN3, at UIC -- ILLINOIS01/27/17; Earlham12/07/16 -- 11/11/16 17 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 3 5 4.3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3.0 Blocks:at 2, Southeast vs Austin Peay Missouri -- 11/18/1612/10/16; vs Delaware -- 11/19/1616 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 4.1 4 1 3 0 1 0 2.7 FG made:EASTERN 5, Green WASHINGTON Bay -- 02/09/17; 12/18/16Earlham -- 11/11/16* 20 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 4.2 3 2 0 0 0 2 2.6 FG attempts:BRESCIA 13, vs UNIVERSITY Austin Peay -- 11/18/1612/21/16 * 25 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 3 4 7 4.5 2 5 2 1 1 2 2.5 3FG made:at West 2, at Virginia Illinois -- 11/13/16 12-23-16 * 26 4-8 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 4 3 7 4.7 3 1 4 0 0 9 3.1 3FG attempts:at Detroit 3, Mercyat Illinois -- 11/13/1612/29/16; at Oakland -- 12/31/1628 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .5 0 0 1 2 3 4.5 3 2 1 0 0 4 3.2 at Oakland 12/31/16 16 2-4 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 4.3 1 0 0 0 1 5 3.3 FT made: 3, at Oakland -- 12/31/16 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 * 27 2-3 .6 6 7 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 4.1 3 3 2 0 3 5 3.4 FT attempts:CLEVELAND 5, at West STATE Virginia -- 12-23-161/7/17 * 25 3-5 .6 0 0 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 4.0 4 3 2 1 0 9 3.8 at Green Bay 1/10/17 * 32 3-6 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 4.0 2 2 1 1 1 7 3.9 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 * 21 0-2 .0 0 0 GILLIS,0-0 .Brennan0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 3.8 3 1 1 0 1 2 3.8 OAKLAND 1/20/17 * 29 3-7 .4 2 9 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 3.8 5 0 2 1 2 6 3.9 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17Total* 24 1-23-Point .5 0 0 0-0F-Throws .0 0 0 7-7 1.000Rebounds0 1 1 3.7 4 0 1 0 1 9 Scoring4.2 Seasonat UIC gp-gs min/avg 01/27/17fg-fga* pct22 1-3fg-fga .3 3 pct3 0-0 ft-fta .0 0 0 pct1-1 off 1.000def 1tot 6avg 7 pf3.8 fo3 ast2 0to 1blk2 stl3 4.1pts avg 2015 at Valparaiso29-1 253/8.7 01/29/1718-53* .3 204 0 2-35-14 . 6 . 36 57 7 0-1 19-27 .0 0 0 .7 0 40-0 19 .0 250 0 244 01.5 2 433.7 12 72 023 0 71 94 4.160 2.1 2016 at Wright State34-0 314/9.2 2/4/1742-79* .5 253 2 3-48-19 . 7 . 45 20 1 1-1 14-251.000 .5 6 00-0 27 .0 370 0 064 11.9 1 573.6 03 211 131 1 92 67 1064.3 3.1 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 * 22 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1 1 2 3.5 1 3 0 0 1 2 4.2 TOTALMILWAUKEE63-1 567/9.0 02/11/1760-132* .4 215 5 2-313-33 . 6 . 36 97 4 1-2 33-52 .5 0 0 .6 3 50-0 46 .0 620 0 1082 01.7 21003.5 11 280 254 0 160 155 1664.2 2.6 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 * 29 1-5 .2 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 3.5 3 3 0 0 0 3 4.2 SINGLE-GAMEat Youngstown HIGHS State [all-time ranking]:02/18/17 * 30 4-5 .8 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 3.5 5 3 1 0 1 9 4.3 Points: WRIGHT10, Green STATE Bay -- 02/09/17; at02/21/17 West Virginia* -- 12-23-1629 ; 3-4Eastern Washington .7 5 0 2-3 -- 12/18/16 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 3.5 2 3 0 1 0 8 4.5 Rebounds:UIC 7, at Southeast Missouri --02/24/17 12-10-16 * 20 1-4 .2 5 0 0-3 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 3.4 3 0 2 0 0 4 4.4 Assists:VALPARAISO 3, at Detroit Mercy -- 12/29/1602/26/17 * 23 2-3 .6 6 7 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.4 1 1 1 1 3 7 4.5 Steals: vs2, vsWright Wright State State -- 03/05/1703/05/17; IU-Kokomo* -- 12/23/1531 ; at3-4 TOLEDO .7 5-- 0 12/30/152-2 1.000 2-3 .6 6 7 0 3 3 3.4 4 1 0 0 2 10 4.7 Blocks:vs 3 Youngstown[t-15th], Earlham State -- 11/11/1603/06/17 * 28 3-4 .7 5 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 3.3 3 0 0 0 1 7 4.8 FG made:vs Milwaukee4, 4 times 03/07/17 * 29 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 3.2 1 1 0 0 0 6 4.8 FG attempts:Totals 7, Brescia University -- 12/21/16 23 778 55-113 .4 8 7 17-40 .4 2 5 32-40 .8 0 0 39 68 107 3.2 82 50 31 10 25 159 4.8 3FG made: 2, Eastern Washington -- 12/18/16 3FG attempts:Games 3,played: Green 33 Bay -- 02/09/17 Rebounds/game: 3.2 Minutes/game: 23.6 Assists/game: 1.5 FT made: 5, at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 Points/game: 4.8 Turnovers/game: 0.9 FT attempts:FG Pct: 6, 48.7at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16; at West Virginia -- 12-23-16; at TOLEDO -- 12/30/15Assist/turnover ratio: 1.6 3FG Pct: 42.5 Steals/game: 0.8 FT Pct: 80.0 Blocks/game: 0.3 NKU10 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

JEFF GARRETT

2016-17 Individual Career History • Opened season and career with a double-double (12 points, 14 rebounds) versus Earlham • Recorded six points, five rebounds, an assist and career-high-tying three steals at UIC • Dropped 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in NKU’s home win over Green Bay • Helped spark the Norse GARNETT,with seven Jordan points in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinal win over Wright State • Has three double-figure rebounding efforts and is third on the team in rebounding (4.3 rpg) Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg PRIOR TO NKU 2014 17-0 108/6.4 • 10-23Redshirted .4 3 5 freshman0-4 .0season 0 0 12-23(2014-15) .5 2 2at Alabama13 9 22 1.3 15 0 3 8 1 2 32 1.9 2015 30-26 593/19.8 • 38-91Played .4 1at 8 Oldsmar7-22 Christian .3 1 8 under27-38 head .7 1 1 coach36 46 Jordan82 Fair2.7 70 1 31 24 8 15 110 3.7 2016 33-23 777/23.5 • 55-113Averaged .4 8 7 18.317-40 points, .4 2 10.15 rebounds,32-40 .8 0 04.0 39assists68 and107 2.0 blocks3.2 82 per game2 50 31 10 25 159 4.8 TOTAL 80-49 1478/18.5 • 103-227Played .4 5in 4 the 24-66Sunshine .3 6 4Independent71-101 .7 Athletic0 3 88 Association123 211 (SIAA),2.6 167 considered3 84 one63 of19 the42 premier301 conferences3.8 Florida • Helped lead the team to a 25-10 record and a spot in the 2014 SIAA Final Four SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:• Rated as a three-star prospect by 247sports.com, which also ranked him the 17th-best prospect in the state of Florida Points: 10, vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; Norfolkand State the -- 12/13/15 35th-best power forward in the nation Rebounds: 8, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16• Named third team all-state by the Florida High School Athletic Association Assists: 5, Brescia University -- 12/21/16• Previously was a standout at Gadsden City High School for three seasons, earning 6A first team all-state honors in 2013 Steals: 3, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17• ; ValparaisoAveraged -- 02/26/17 14.4; at points Green Bay and -- 1/2/16 10.2 rebounds per game as a junior at Gadsden Blocks: 1, 19 times 6-6 • 220FG made: LBS 4, 4 times FG attempts: 8, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16PERSONAL REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE • Born Dec. 8, 1994 3FG made: 2, Wright State -- 02/21/17; vs Wright State -- 03/05/17 4 • Son of Joyce Byers and Jeffrey Garrett FORWARD3FG attempts: 3, 4 times • Has two brothers: William and DeWarren, and three sisters: Pamela, Priscilla and Queen Ester GADSDEN, ALA. • ALABAMAFT made: 7, Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 FT attempts: 7, Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAREERGARRETT, Jeff STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 32-11 433/13.5 45-111 .4 0 5 4-24 .1 6 7 20-43 .4 6 5 38 98 136 4.3 50 1 17 29 10 19 114 3.6 TOTAL 32-11 433/13.5 45-111 .4 0 5 4-24 .1 6 7 20-43 .4 6 5 38 98 136 4.3 50 1 17 29 10 19 114 3.6

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 12, Earlham -- 11/11/16 Rebounds: 14 [t-3rd], Earlham -- 11/11/16 Assists: 4, Earlham -- 11/11/16 Steals: 3, at UIC -- 01/27/17; Earlham -- 11/11/16 Blocks: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 FG made: 5, Green Bay -- 02/09/17; Earlham -- 11/11/16 FG attempts: 13, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16 3FG made: 2, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 3FG attempts: 3, at Illinois -- 11/13/16; at Oakland -- 12/31/16 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball FT made: 3, at Oakland -- 12/31/16 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 5, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 All games

JEFF GARRETT SEASON#04GILLIS, GARRETT,GAME-BY-GAME Brennan Jeff STATISTICS Total 3-PointTotal 3-PointersF-Throws Free throws ReboundsRebounds Scoring SeasonOpponentgp-gs min/avg Date fg-fgags minpct fg-fgafg-fga pctpct3fg-fga ft-ftapct pctft-fta off pctdef off totdef avgtot avgpf pffo aastt/o blkto stlblk ptsstlavg pts avg EARLHAM 11/11/16 * 18 5-7 .7 1 4 0-1 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 4 10 14 14.0 1 4 0 1 3 12 12.0 2015 at Illinois 29-1 253/8.7 11/13/1618-53* .320 4 0 3-55-14 .6 0 . 30 5 7 2-3 19-27 .6 6 7 .7 00-1 4 19 .0 0 025 0 44 3 1.53 8.543 41 0 72 230 2 7 8 910.0 60 2.1 2016 vs Austin34-0 Peay 314/9.2 11/18/1642-79* .524 3 2 4-138-19 .3 0 . 48 2 1 0-1 14-25 .0 0 0 .5 61-1 0 271.00037 3 64 7 1.910 9.057 50 1 211 312 0 9 9 6 9.7106 3.1 TOTALvs Delaware63-1 567/9.0 11/19/1660-132* .422 5 5 1-513-33 .2 0 . 30 9 4 0-2 33-52 .0 0 0 .6 31-2 5 46 .5 0 062 3108 8 1.711 1009.5 31 3 281 542 116 315 8.0166 2.6 at Miami 11/20/16 * 13 1-4 .2 5 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 5 6 8.8 2 0 3 0 0 3 7.0 SINGLE-GAMENORTH HIGHS CAROLINA [all-time CENT ranking]:11/26/16 * 14 1-5 .2 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 7.8 3 0 1 0 1 2 6.2 Points: 10,at Morehead Green Bay State -- 02/09/17; at11/30/16 West Virginia* -- 12-23-1615 ;0-0 Eastern .Washington0 0 0 0-0 -- 12/18/16 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0 2 2 7.0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5.3 Rebounds:at Norfolk 7, at Southeast State Missouri --12/03/16 12-10-16 10 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 2 2 6.4 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.8 Assists: EASTERN3, at Detroit ILLINOIS Mercy -- 12/29/1612/07/16 * 22 4-9 .4 4 4 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 3 5 8 6.6 2 0 1 1 2 8 5.1 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 * 20 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 6.4 4 1 3 0 0 8 5.4 Steals: 2, vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; IU-Kokomo -- 12/23/15; at TOLEDO -- 12/30/15 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 5 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 5.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.9 Blocks: 3BRESCIA [t-15th], EarlhamUNIVERSITY -- 11/11/1612/21/16 11 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 4 5 5.8 3 1 1 1 0 2 4.7 FG made:at West4, 4 times Virginia 12-23-16 18 3-6 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-5 .2 0 0 0 6 6 5.8 3 0 2 0 0 7 4.8 FG attempts:at Detroit 7, Brescia Mercy University -- 12/29/1612/21/16 * 14 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3 5 8 6.0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4.6 3FG made:at Oakland 2, Eastern Washington --12/31/16 12/18/16 * 24 1-8 .1 2 5 1-3 .3 3 3 3-4 .7 5 0 2 6 8 6.1 2 1 1 0 1 6 4.7 3FG attempts:YOUNGSTOWN 3, Green Bay STATE -- 02/09/1701/04/17 12 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 1 0 2 0 0 3 4.6 FT made:CLEVELAND 5, at Southeast STATE Missouri --1/7/17 12-10-16 15 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 5.6 1 0 1 1 0 0 4.3 FT attempts:at Green 6, at Bay Southeast Missouri1/10/17 -- 12-10-16; at West8 Virginia0-1 -- 12-23-16 .0 0 0 ; at0-0 TOLEDO .0 0 --0 12/30/150-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 5.4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.1 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 8 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 5.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 OAKLAND 1/20/17 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.7 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 14 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 3 5 5.1 2 2 2 0 0 4 3.7 at UIC 01/27/17 18 3-6 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 1 4 5 5.1 1 1 1 0 3 6 3.8 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 11 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.7 at Wright State 2/4/17 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2 2 4 4.9 1 0 1 1 0 3 3.6 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 15 5-6 .8 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 1 2 4.8 3 1 0 0 0 10 3.9 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 6 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 2 4 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 dnp ------at Youngstown State 02/18/17 dnp ------WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 9 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 4.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 UIC 02/24/17 9 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 8 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.5 vs Wright State 03/05/17 10 3-5 .6 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 2 3 4.4 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.6 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 4.3 2 0 0 1 0 4 3.6 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 4.3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.6 Totals 11 433 45-111 .4 0 5 4-24 .1 6 7 20-43 .4 6 5 38 98 136 4.3 50 17 29 10 19 114 3.6

Games played: 32 Rebounds/game: 4.3 Minutes/game: 13.5 Assists/game: 0.5 Points/game: 3.6 Turnovers/game: 0.9 FG Pct: 40.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 3FG Pct: 16.7 Steals/game: 0.6 FT Pct: 46.5 Blocks/game: 0.3 NKU NORSE11 Individual Career History

GARNETT, Jordan

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS2016-17 [all-time ranking]: NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Points: 10, vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; Norfolk State -- 12/13/15 Rebounds: 8, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 Assists: 5, Brescia University -- 12/21/16 Steals: 3, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17; Valparaiso -- 02/26/17; at Green Bay -- 1/2/16 Blocks: 1, 19 times BRENNAN GILLIS FG made: 4, 4 times FG attempts: 8, at West Virginia -- 12-23-162016-17 3FG made: 2, Wright State -- 02/21/17•; vs WrightTied State a-- 03/05/17then-career-high eight points, while pulling down career-high seven boards in win at 3FG attempts: 3, 4 times FT made: 7, Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17 SEMO FT attempts: 7, Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17• Scored a career-high 10 points in win over Eastern Washington and matched it against No. 11/13 West Virginia • Sparked NKU with 10GARRETT, points Jeff on 4-of-6 shooting and added four boards in the home win over Green Bay Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg PRIORfg-fga TOpct NKUfg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 32-11 433/13.5 • 45-111Played .4 0 5 at Ben4-24 Davis .1 6 7 High20-43 School .4 6 5 38 in 98Indianapolis,136 4.3 50 Indiana1 17 and29 club10 19 basketball114 3.6 for the Eric Gor- TOTAL 32-11 433/13.5 45-111don . 4 All0 5 Stars4-24 .1 6 7 20-43 .4 6 5 38 98 136 4.3 50 1 17 29 10 19 114 3.6 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:• Played in Hoosier Reunion All-Star Classic and City vs. County All-Star Game as a senior Points: 12, Earlham -- 11/11/16 • Tabbed first team all-state and named Junior All-Star after averaging 16.6 points per game Rebounds: 14 [t-3rd], Earlham -- 11/11/16• Also earned all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore Assists: 4, Earlham -- 11/11/16 • Also played football in high school Steals: 3, at UIC -- 01/27/17; Earlham -- 11/11/16 Blocks: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 6-7 • 215FG made: LBS 5, Green Bay -- 02/09/17; EarlhamPERSONAL -- 11/11/16 SOPHOMOREFG attempts: 13, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16• Father McKinley Gillis played basketball for one year at Grambling State 13 3FG made: 2, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 FORWARD3FG attempts: 3, at Illinois -- 11/13/16; at Oakland -- 12/31/16 INDIANAPOLIS, IND.FT made: • BEN 3, at Oakland DAVIS -- 12/31/16 FT attempts: 5, at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 NORTHERN KENTUCKY GILLIS,CAREER Brennan STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015 29-1 253/8.7 18-53 .3 4 0 5-14 .3 5 7 19-27 .7 0 4 19 25 44 1.5 43 1 7 23 7 9 60 2.1 2016 34-0 314/9.2 42-79 .5 3 2 8-19 .4 2 1 14-25 .5 6 0 27 37 64 1.9 57 0 21 31 9 6 106 3.1 TOTAL 63-1 567/9.0 60-132 .4 5 5 13-33 .3 9 4 33-52 .6 3 5 46 62 108 1.7 100 1 28 54 16 15 166 2.6

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 10, Green Bay -- 02/09/17; at West Virginia -- 12-23-16; Eastern Washington -- 12/18/16 Rebounds: 7, at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 Assists: 3, at Detroit Mercy -- 12/29/16 Steals: 2, vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; IU-Kokomo -- 12/23/15; at TOLEDO -- 12/30/15 Blocks: 3 [t-15th], Earlham -- 11/11/16 FG made: 4, 4 times FG attempts: 7, Brescia University -- 12/21/16 3FG made: 2, Eastern Washington -- 12/18/16 3FG attempts: 3, Green Bay -- 02/09/17 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball FT made: 5, at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 6, at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16; at West Virginia -- 12-23-16; at TOLEDOAll games-- 12/30/15

BRENNAN GILLIS SEASON#13 GILLIS, GAME-BY-GAME Brennan STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg EARLHAM 11/11/16 18 4-6 .6 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 2 1 3 0 8 8.0 at Illinois 11/13/16 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5.0 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 0 2 0 1 2 4.0 vs Delaware 11/19/16 6 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3.3 at Miami 11/20/16 6 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 1 0 1 2 3.0 NORTH CAROLINA CENT 11/26/16 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.8 at Morehead State 11/30/16 5 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3.0 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2.6 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 13 1-4 .2 5 0 1-2 .5 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 2 5 7 1.6 2 0 2 0 0 8 3.1 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 14 4-5 .8 0 0 2-2 1.000 0-1 .0 0 0 2 1 3 1.7 1 2 0 0 0 10 3.7 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 18 4-7 .5 7 1 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 1.9 1 0 1 0 0 8 4.1 at West Virginia 12-23-16 22 3-5 .6 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 4-6 .6 6 7 2 2 4 2.1 3 0 3 0 0 10 4.5 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 15 1-4 .2 5 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 2 4 2.2 1 3 1 1 0 3 4.4 at Oakland 12/31/16 13 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 14 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1 3 4 2.3 3 2 1 1 1 3 4.1 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 7 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.8 at Green Bay 1/10/17 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 2.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.6 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 3.5 OAKLAND 1/20/17 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 1 0 1 1 0 0 3.4 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 2 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.9 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 at UIC 01/27/17 11 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.8 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 8 2-2 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 1 0 0 4 3.1 at Wright State 2/4/17 8 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 2 4 1.8 1 0 1 0 0 2 3.0 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 16 4-6 .6 6 7 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 0 4 4 1.9 2 2 1 1 0 10 3.3 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 11 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 2 3 2.0 1 1 3 0 1 1 3.2 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 8 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.9 1 0 1 0 0 2 3.2 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 9 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.9 4 1 0 0 0 6 3.3 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 11 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2 2 4 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 2 3.2 UIC 02/24/17 8 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0 2 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3.2 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 9 2-3 .6 6 7 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 2.0 1 0 2 0 0 5 3.3 vs Wright State 03/05/17 11 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-2 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 3 3.3 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 3 0 1 0 0 2 3.2 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.9 1 1 2 0 0 0 3.1 Totals 0 314 42-79 .5 3 2 8-19 .4 2 1 14-25 .5 6 0 27 37 64 1.9 57 21 31 9 6 106 3.1

Games played: 34 Rebounds/game: 1.9 Minutes/game: 9.2 Assists/game: 0.6 Points/game: 3.1 Turnovers/game: 0.9 FG Pct: 53.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 3FG Pct: 42.1 Steals/game: 0.2 FT Pct: 56.0 Blocks/game: 0.3 NKU12 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

LAVONE HOLLAND II

Horizon League Tournament MVP Horizon League Player of the Week (Dec. 12, 2016) Tarkett Classic All-Tournament Team 2016-17 • Named to the Tarkett Classic All-Tournament team after leading NKU to a 2-1 mark and averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 assists per game • Dropped a career-high 28 points against Eastern Illinois on the strength of 6-for10 shooting from 3-point land and followed with 19 points at SEMO to earn Horizon League Player of the Week accolades • Posted a game-high-tying 21 points at Detroit Mercy. Scored 19 of his game-high 21 points in the second half to lead NKU to a come-from-behind win over Milwaukee in NKU’s Homecoming game • Tallied 19 points, six assists, five rebounds, one steal and a late game-sealing block against Wright State • Narrowly missed a double-double with 17 points and nine assists in home win over Valpo • In last six games, has scored 111 total points (18.5 ppg) behind 37-of-76 shooting (49 percent), including 13-of-29 (45 percent) from three, and has dished out 37 assists (6.2 apg). • Currently has 786 career points, ranking 45th all-time at NKU • Has posted double-figures in 25 of NKU’s 34 games • Was named the Horizon League Tournament’s Most Valuable Player after totaling 56 points and 16 assists 6-1 • 185 LBS across NKU’s three games. 30 JUNIOR PERSONAL GUARD • Son of LavoneIndividual Holland, Sr., Career and Michelle History Walker • Has five siblings, Aashia Holland, Lavon’ce Holland, Kai Powers, Dalys Jett and Santana “Willie” Holland LOUISVILLE, KY. • COFFEYVILLE CC

NORTHERN KENTUCKYHOLLAND CAREER II, Lavone STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015 28-24 810/28.9 109-275 .3 9 6 32-86 .3 7 2 50-85 .5 8 8 13 118 131 4.7 57 0 113 85 1 29 300 10.7 2016 34-33 1050/30.9 162-369 .4 3 9 55-147 .3 7 4 107-163 .6 5 6 18 78 96 2.8 63 1 141 103 9 44 486 14.3 TOTAL 62-57 1860/30.0 271-644 .4 2 1 87-233 .3 7 3 157-248 .6 3 3 31 196 227 3.7 120 1 254 188 10 73 786 12.7

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 28 [t-7th], Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 Rebounds: 12 [t-11th], Tiffin -- 11/17/15; at Eastern Illinois -- 12/5/15 Assists: 9 [t-2nd], Valparaiso -- 02/26/17; vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; Tiffin -- 11/17/15 Steals: 5 [t-1st], Green Bay -- 02/09/17; at TOLEDO -- 12/30/15 Blocks: 2, at Miami -- 11/20/16; North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 FG made: 8, 4 times FG attempts: 18 [t-7th], at Milwaukee -- 01/04/16 3FG made: 6 [t-10th], Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 3FG attempts: 10, Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball FT made: 8, UIC -- 01/22/16; Tiffin -- 11/17/15; at NorfolkNorthern State -- 12/03/16 Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 11 [t-15th], Valparaiso -- 02/26/17; Tiffin -- 11/17/15 All games

LAVONE HOLLAND II SEASON#30MAXWELL, HOLLAND BrandonGAME-BY-GAME II, Lavone STATISTICS Total 3-PointTotal 3-PointersF-Throws Free throws ReboundsRebounds Scoring Season Opponentgp-gs min/avg Datefg-fga gs pctmin fg-fgafg-fga pct 3fg-fgaft-ftapct pctft-fta off pctdef off totdef avgtot avgpf pffo a astt/o blkto stlblkpts stlavg pts avg EARLHAM 11/11/16 * 23 2-4 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5.0 2016 at Illinois24-0 201/8.4 11/13/1612-41 * .2 9 326 5-107-28 .52 05 00 3-5 3-8 .6 0 0 .3 7 50-0 2 .0 0 200 1 22 1 0.92 2.026 2 0 0 106 260 0 2 13 59.0 34 1.4 TOTAL vs Austin24-0 Peay201/8.4 11/18/1612-41 * .2 9 334 4-147-28 .2 85 60 1-4 3-8 .2 5 0 .3 7 50-1 2 .0 0 200 0 22 2 0.92 2.026 2 0 6 103 260 2 2 9 59.0 34 1.4 vs Delaware 11/19/16 * 34 5-13 .3 8 5 2-6 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 2.3 1 4 2 0 3 12 9.8 SINGLE-GAMEat Miami HIGHS [all-time ranking]:11/20/16 * 35 8-16 .5 0 0 3-5 .6 0 0 6-7 .8 5 7 0 4 4 2.6 4 5 1 2 2 25 12.8 Points: 6, vs NORTHAustin Peay CAROLINA -- 11/18/16 CENT; at 11/26/16Norfolk State* -- 3712/03/166-12 .5 0 0 3-7 .4 2 9 5-9 .5 5 6 0 3 3 2.7 4 3 1 2 1 20 14.0 Rebounds: 3,at North Morehead Carolina State Centr -- 11/26/1611/30/16 * 34 4-13 .3 0 8 0-3 .0 0 0 4-7 .5 7 1 0 3 3 2.7 1 6 5 0 1 12 13.7 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 * 38 5-11 .4 5 5 2-4 .5 0 0 8-10 .8 0 0 0 2 2 2.6 2 5 4 0 2 20 14.5 Assists: 2, EarlhamEASTERN -- 11/11/16 ILLINOIS; vs Austin12/07/16 Peay -- 11/18/16* 33 8-15 .5 3 3 6-10 .6 0 0 6-10 .6 0 0 1 2 3 2.7 2 1 3 0 0 28 16.0 Steals: 2, Milwaukeeat Southeast -- 02/11/17 Missouri 12/10/16 * 33 5-12 .4 1 7 3-7 .4 2 9 6-10 .6 0 0 1 2 3 2.7 0 3 6 0 0 19 16.3 Blocks: 1, BresciaEASTERN University WASHINGTON -- 12/21/1612/18/16; Eastern Illinois* 33-- 12/7/165-12 .4 1 7 2-4 .5 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 2.6 4 3 4 0 0 16 16.3 FG made: 2,BRESCIA vs Austin UNIVERSITYPeay -- 11/18/16;12/21/16 at Norfolk *State22 -- 12/03/163-5 .6 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.6 0 5 2 1 0 9 15.7 FG attempts:at 4, West vs Austin Virginia Peay -- 11/18/1612-23-16; vs Delaware* 31 -- 11/19/163-8 .3 7 5 1-5 .2 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 2 2 2.5 1 0 3 0 1 10 15.2 3FG made: 2,at atDetroit Norfolk Mercy State -- 12/03/1612/29/16 * 28 7-14 .5 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 6-8 .7 5 0 2 0 2 2.5 3 3 0 0 1 21 15.6 at Oakland 12/31/16 * 35 6-15 .4 0 0 1-5 .2 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 2.5 4 6 4 0 0 14 15.5 3FG attempts: 3, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; at Norfolk State -- 12/03/16 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 * 30 5-10 .5 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 6 6 2.7 2 4 4 0 0 11 15.3 FT made: 2, CLEVELANDUIC -- 02/24/17 STATE 1/7/17 * 25 1-7 .1 4 3 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.6 2 5 1 0 0 2 14.5 FT attempts:at 2, Green 4 times Bay 1/10/17 * 35 2-9 .2 2 2 1-5 .2 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 2 2 2.6 0 1 5 0 1 8 14.1 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 * 35 6-13 .4 6 2 1-4 .2 5 0 4-7 .5 7 1 2 1 3 2.6 2 7 2 0 1 17 14.3 OAKLAND 1/20/17 * 23 3-7 .4 2 9 MCDONALD,2-4 .5 0 0 Drew4-7 .5 7 1 0 2 2 2.6 5 2 1 0 2 12 14.2 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 * 31 6-10 .6 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 5-5 1.000 0 2 2 2.5 2 7 6 0 2 17 14.3 at UIC 01/27/17Total * 29 3-Point5-14 .3 5 7 2-3F-Throws .6 6 7 4-4 1.000Rebounds1 5 6 2.7 4 4 4 0 1 16 14.4 Scoring at Valparaiso 01/29/17 * 33 5-10 .5 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 6 7 2.9 1 5 3 0 2 13 14.3 Season at Wrightgp-gs State min/avg 2/4/17fg-fga * pct25 fg-fga1-7 .1 pct4 3 0-4 ft-fta .0 0 0 pct4-7 off .5 7def 1 0 tot 0 avg0 2.8pf 0fo 4 ast2 0to 2blk 6 stl14.0 pts avg 2015 GREEN30-2 BAY 581/19.4 109-22602/09/17 * .4 8 227 3-87-25 .32 78 50 2-389-122 .6 6 7 .7 3 00-3 64 .0 1220 0 0186 1 6.21 2.756 3 0 3 342 430 511 8 13.78 314 10.5 2016 MILWAUKEE34-34 1015/29.9 196-40702/11/17 * .4 8 234 50-1298-11 .73 28 78 2-4117-159 .5 0 0 .7 3 63-5 69 .6 1940 0 0263 2 7.72 2.778 0 0 4 581 761 419 21 1314.0 559 16.4 TOTAL at Cleveland64-36 1596/24.9 State 305-6332/16/17 .4 8 221 57-1541-3 .3 37 30 1-3206-281 .3 3 3 .7 3 30-0133 .0 3160 0 0449 1 7.01 1342.6 0 0 2 922 1190 130 3 2113.6 873 13.6 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 * 28 3-10 .3 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 1 5 6 2.7 2 1 2 0 2 8 13.4 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 * 34 7-12 .5 8 3 3-6 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 3 5 2.8 2 6 6 1 1 19 13.6 SINGLE-GAMEUIC HIGHS [all-time ranking]:02/24/17 * 32 6-10 .6 0 0 2-2 1.000 5-9 .5 5 6 1 2 3 2.8 3 6 3 0 0 19 13.8 Points: 37 [1st],VALPARAISO Cleveland State -- 1/7/1702/26/17 * 36 4-9 .4 4 4 2-5 .4 0 0 7-11 .6 3 6 1 1 2 2.8 3 9 2 0 1 17 13.9 Rebounds: 15vs Wright[t-1st], YoungstownState State03/05/17 -- 01/04/17* 29 6-15 .4 0 0 1-7 .1 4 3 3-6 .5 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 9 2 1 1 16 13.9 Assists: 5, atvs Cleveland Youngstown State State -- 2/16/1703/06/17 * 33 7-15 .4 6 7 3-3 1.000 3-5 .6 0 0 1 3 4 2.7 0 3 3 0 3 20 14.1 Steals: 2, at vsUIC Milwaukee -- 01/27/17; Southeast 03/07/17Missouri S *-- 12/19/1534 7-15 .4 6 7 2-6 .3 3 3 4-6 .6 6 7 2 4 6 2.8 1 4 3 1 2 20 14.3 Totals 33 1050 162-369 .4 3 9 55-147 .3 7 4 107-163 .6 5 6 18 78 96 2.8 63 141 103 9 44 486 14.3 Blocks: 3 [t-15th], Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17; at UIC -- 02/13/16 FG made: 12Games [2nd], played: at Morehead 34 State -- 11/30/16 Rebounds/game: 2.8 FG attempts:Minutes/game: 20 [t-3rd], at Youngstown30.9 State -- 02/18/17; vs Youngstown State -- 03/06/17 Assists/game: 4.1 3FG made: 5,Points/game: Cleveland State 14.3 -- 1/7/17 Turnovers/game: 3.0 3FG attempts:FG 9, Pct: vs Youngstown43.9 State -- 03/06/17 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 FT made: 133FG [3rd], Pct: at 37.4 Detroit Titans -- 01/29/16 Steals/game: 1.3 FT attempts:FT 14 Pct: [t-4th], 65.6 at Detroit Titans -- 01/29/16 Blocks/game: 0.3 NKU NORSE13 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

BRANDON MAXWELL

2016-17 • Knocked downIndividual 2-of-3 from Career 3-point History range for six points in win at Norfolk State • Sparked NKU on the defensive end with two steals, both of which came in the final two minutes, of Northern Kentucky’s decisive 28-9 run over the last 8:30 to win NKU’s Homecoming game versus Milwaukee,HOLLAND 69-63II, Lavone

PRIORTotal TO NKU3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg • fg-fgaPlayedpct at Daytonafg-fga pct Stateft-fta College,pct off wheredef tothe ledavg thepf Falconsfo ast to ablk 25-7stl recordpts avg in his lone season 2015 28-24 810/28.9 109-275with . 3 the9 6 team,32-86 prior .3 7 2 to50-85 joining .5 8 8 the13 Norse118 131 4.7 57 0 113 85 1 29 300 10.7 2016 34-33 1050/30.9 • 162-369Averaged .4 3 9 55-147 13 points .3 7 4 107-163per game .6 5 6 with18 78made96 832.8 three-pointers63 1 141 103 this9 season,44 486 which14.3 includes seven TOTAL 62-57 1860/30.0 271-644games .4 2 1 with87-233 at least .3 7 3 five157-248 treys .6 3 3 31 196 227 3.7 120 1 254 188 10 73 786 12.7 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:• Also made a name for himself on the defensive end of the court and was tabbed Daytona Points: 28 [t-7th], Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 State’s defensive player of the year Rebounds: 12 [t-11th], Tiffin -- 11/17/15• ; at EasternAveraged Illinois -- 12/5/15 16 points on the strength of 50 percent shooting and was named to the all-tourna- Assists: 9 [t-2nd], Valparaiso -- 02/26/17; vs Wrightment State team -- 03/05/17 at; Tiffinthe -- 11/17/15conclusion of the FSCAA/NJCAA Region VIII tournament Steals: 5 [t-1st], Green Bay -- 02/09/17; at TOLEDO -- 12/30/15 Blocks: 2, at Miami -- 11/20/16; North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 6-2 • 190FG made: LBS 8, 4 times PERSONAL SOPHOMOREFG attempts: 18 [t-7th], at Milwaukee• -- 01/04/16Son of Shell Wiley and Vernon Maxwell 2 3FG made: 6 [t-10th], Eastern Illinois• -- 12/7/16Has three siblings: Vernon, Aerial and Madison GUARD3FG attempts: 10, Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 ORLANDO, FLA. • DAYTONAFT made: 8, UIC STATE-- 01/22/16 CC; Tiffin -- 11/17/15; at Norfolk State -- 12/03/16 FT attempts: 11 [t-15th], Valparaiso -- 02/26/17; Tiffin -- 11/17/15

NORTHERN KENTUCKYMAXWELL, CAREER Brandon STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 24-0 201/8.4 12-41 .2 9 3 7-28 .2 5 0 3-8 .3 7 5 2 20 22 0.9 26 0 10 26 2 5 34 1.4 TOTAL 24-0 201/8.4 12-41 .2 9 3 7-28 .2 5 0 3-8 .3 7 5 2 20 22 0.9 26 0 10 26 2 5 34 1.4

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 6, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; at Norfolk State -- 12/03/16 Rebounds: 3, North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 Assists: 2, Earlham -- 11/11/16; vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16 Steals: 2, Milwaukee -- 02/11/17 Blocks: 1, Brescia University -- 12/21/16; Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 FG made: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; at Norfolk State -- 12/03/16 FG attempts: 4, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 3FG made: 2, at Norfolk State -- 12/03/16 3FG attempts: 3, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; at Norfolk State -- 12/03/162016-17 NKU Men's Basketball FT made: 2, UIC -- 02/24/17 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 2, 4 times All games MCDONALD, Drew BRANDON MAXWELL SEASON#02 MAXWELL, GAME-BY-GAME Brandon STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Season Opponentgp-gs min/avg Datefg-fgags pctmin fg-fgafg-fga pctpct 3fg-fga ft-ftapct pctft-fta off pctdef offtotdef avgtot avgpf pffo aastt/o blkto stlblk ptsstl avg pts avg 2015 EARLHAM30-2 581/19.4 11/11/16109-226 .4 8 132 1-27-25 .5 . 20 80 0 0-189-122 .0 0 0 .7 3 00-0 64 .0 1220 0 0186 1 6.21 561.0 20 234 5 430 011 2 8 2.0314 10.5 2016 at Illinois34-34 1015/29.9 11/13/16196-407 .4 8 52 50-1290-1 .0 . 30 80 8 0-1117-159 .0 0 0 .7 3 60-0 69 .0 1940 0 0263 1 7.71 781.0 10 158 0 760 019 013 1.0559 16.4 TOTAL vs Austin64-36 Peay1596/24.9 11/18/16305-633 .4 8 202 57-1542-4 .5 . 30 70 0 1-3206-281 .3 3 3 .7 3 31-2133 .5 3160 0 1449 1 7.02 1341.3 20 292 2 1190 030 621 2.7873 13.6 vs Delaware 11/19/16 10 0-4 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 at Miami 11/20/16 13 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.6 SINGLE-GAMENORTH HIGHS CAROLINA [all-time CENT ranking]:11/26/16 11 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 1.7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 Points: 37 at [1st], Morehead Cleveland State State -- 1/7/1711/30/16 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 Rebounds:at 15 Norfolk [t-1st], State Youngstown State12/03/16 -- 01/04/17 17 2-3 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 1 3 0 1 6 1.8 Assists: 5, EASTERNat Cleveland ILLINOIS State -- 2/16/1712/07/16 12 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1.8 Steals: 2, atat UICSoutheast -- 01/27/17 Missouri; Southeast12/10/16 Missouri S -- 12/19/154 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 0 0 3 1.9 Blocks: 3 EASTERN[t-15th], Detroit WASHINGTON Mercy -- 01/22/1712/18/16; at UIC -- 02/13/163 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.7 FG made: BRESCIA12 [2nd], atUNIVERSITY Morehead State12/21/16 -- 11/30/16 12 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1.8 FG attempts:at West 20 [t-3rd], Virginia at Youngstown12-23-16 State -- 02/18/176; vs Youngstown0-1 .0 State0 0 --0-1 03/06/17 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.6 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 dnp ------3FG made:at 5, Oakland Cleveland State -- 1/7/1712/31/16 dnp ------3FG attempts:YOUNGSTOWN 9, vs Youngstown STATE State01/04/17 -- 03/06/17 12 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.5 FT made: 13CLEVELAND [3rd], at Detroit STATE Titans -- 1/7/1701/29/16 5 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 2 0 1 3 1.6 FT attempts:at Green14 [t-4th], Bay at Detroit Titans1/10/17 -- 01/29/16 3 1-2 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.7 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 12 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.6 OAKLAND 1/20/17 8 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 1 0 0 3 1.7 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 3 0 2 0 0 0 1.6 at UIC 01/27/17 dnp ------at Valparaiso 01/29/17 dnp ------at Wright State 2/4/17 dnp ------GREEN BAY 02/09/17 dnp ------MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1 1 0 0 2 2 1.6 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 2 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 8 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 0.9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.5 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 dnp ------UIC 02/24/17 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.5 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 vs Wright State 03/05/17 dnp ------vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 dnp ------vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 dnp ------Totals 0 201 12-41 .2 9 3 7-28 .2 5 0 3-8 .3 7 5 2 20 22 0.9 26 10 26 2 5 34 1.4

Games played: 24 Rebounds/game: 0.9 Minutes/game: 8.4 Assists/game: 0.4 Points/game: 1.4 Turnovers/game: 1.1 FG Pct: 29.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 3FG Pct: 25.0 Steals/game: 0.2 FT Pct: 37.5 Blocks/game: 0.1 NKU14 Individual Career History

HOLLAND II, Lavone

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015 28-24 810/28.9 109-275 .3 9 6 32-86 .3 7 2 50-85 .5 8 8 13 118 131 4.7 57 0 113 85 1 29 300 10.7 2016 34-33 1050/30.9 162-369 .4 3 9 55-147 .3 7 4 107-163 .6 5 6 18 78 96 2.8 63 1 141 103 9 44 486 14.3 TOTAL 62-572016-171860/30.0 271-644 NKU .4 2 1 MEN’S87-233 .3 7 3 157-248BASKETBALL .6 3 3 31 196 227 GAME3.7 120 1 NOTES254 188 10 73 786 12.7

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 28 [t-7th], Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 Rebounds: 12 [t-11th], Tiffin -- 11/17/15; at Eastern Illinois -- 12/5/15 DREW MCDONALD Assists: 9 [t-2nd], Valparaiso -- 02/26/17; vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; Tiffin -- 11/17/15 Steals: 5 [t-1st], Green Bay -- 02/09/17; at TOLEDO -- 12/30/15 Blocks: 2, at Miami -- 11/20/16; North HorizonCarolina Centr League -- 11/26/16 All-Tournament Team FG made: 8, 4 times All-Horizon League First Team (2017) FG attempts: 18 [t-7th], at MilwaukeeHorizon -- 01/04/16 League All-Academic Team (2017) 3FG made: 6 [t-10th], Eastern Illinois Horizon-- 12/7/16 League All-Freshman Team (2016) 3FG attempts: 10, Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/163x Horizon League Player of the Week (Dec. 5, 2016; Jan. 9, 2017; Feb. 27, 2017) FT made: 8, UIC -- 01/22/16; Tiffin -- 11/17/152x Horizon; at Norfolk LeagueState -- 12/03/16 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 4, 2016; Jan. 18, 2016) FT attempts: 11 [t-15th], Valparaiso --Tarkett 02/26/17; Tiffin Sports -- 11/17/15 Classic All-Tournament Team

2016-17 MAXWELL, Brandon • One of four Norse averaging double-figures with a team-high 16.4 ppg, ranked sixth in the Horizon TotalLeague 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg • fg-fgaHas reachedpct fg-fga doublepct figuresft-fta in pct44 ofoff thedef last tot54 gamesavg pf datingfo ast backto toblk last stlseasonpts ...avg Has also reached the 2016 24-0 201/8.4 12-4120-point .2 9 3 plataeu7-28 .in2 5 0three of3-8 the .3 7 last5 five2 20 games22 0.9 26 0 10 26 2 5 34 1.4 TOTAL 24-0 201/8.4 • 12-41Has .2recorded 9 3 7-28 11 .2double-doubles 5 0 3-8 .3 7 5 this2 year20 and22 160.9 in 26his career0 10 ...26 His 211 this5 season34 1.4 are the most for a Norse player in a single-season in at least the last 11 years SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:• Named to the Tarkett Sports Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 24.0 points and 11.3 rebounds Points: 6, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; at Norfolkin State leading -- 12/03/16 NKU to a 2-1 mark ... Had two double-doubles (APSU: 21 points, 12 rebs; Delaware - career- Rebounds: 3, North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16high 28 pts, career-high-tying 13 rebs.) 6-7 • 250Assists: 2,LBS Earlham -- 11/11/16; vs Austin• PeayTallied -- 11/18/16 13 points against Milwaukee to move into NKU’s top-50 all-time ... ranks 36th with 873 points SOPHOMORESteals: 2, Milwaukee -- 02/11/17 34 Blocks: 1, Brescia University -- 12/21/16PERSONAL; Eastern Illinois -- 12/7/16 FORWARD/CENTERFG made: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16• ; at NorfolkSon State of --Jeff 12/03/16 and Christie McDonald ... Has two sisters, Rachel and Jessie FG attempts: 4, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16• ; vsMother Delaware -- Christie11/19/16 (Freppon) is a former Norse basketball player and father Jeff roamed the tennis courts COLD SPRING, KY. • NEWPORT CC 3FG made: 2, at Norfolk State -- 12/03/16 for NKU 3FG attempts: 3, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16• ; atGrandfather Norfolk State -- 12/03/16 Tom Freppon Sr., played basketball at Xavier, cousin Kaela Jo Freppon played volleyball at FT made: 2, UIC -- 02/24/17 both NKU and Xavier, aunt Pam Wertz played volleyball at Western Kentucky, uncle Tom Freppon Jr., FT attempts: 2, 4 times played basketball at Thomas More and aunt Debbie (Freppon) Zegarra played volleyball at Midway NORTHERN KENTUCKYMCDONALD, CAREER Drew STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015 30-2 581/19.4 109-226 .4 8 2 7-25 .2 8 0 89-122 .7 3 0 64 122 186 6.2 56 0 34 43 11 8 314 10.5 2016 34-34 1015/29.9 196-407 .4 8 2 50-129 .3 8 8 117-159 .7 3 6 69 194 263 7.7 78 0 58 76 19 13 559 16.4 TOTAL 64-36 1596/24.9 305-633 .4 8 2 57-154 .3 7 0 206-281 .7 3 3 133 316 449 7.0 134 0 92 119 30 21 873 13.6

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 37 [1st], Cleveland State -- 1/7/17 Rebounds: 15 [t-1st], Youngstown State -- 01/04/17 Assists: 5, at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17 Steals: 2, at UIC -- 01/27/17; Southeast Missouri S -- 12/19/15 Blocks: 3 [t-15th], Detroit Mercy -- 01/22/17; at UIC -- 02/13/16 FG made: 12 [2nd], at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 FG attempts: 20 [t-3rd], at Youngstown State -- 02/18/17; vs Youngstown State -- 03/06/17 3FG made: 5, Cleveland State -- 1/7/17 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball 3FG attempts: 9, vs Youngstown State -- 03/06/17 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT made: 13 [3rd], at Detroit Titans -- 01/29/16 All games FT attempts: 14 [t-4th], at Detroit Titans -- 01/29/16 DREW MCDONALD SEASON#34 MCDONALD, GAME-BY-GAME Drew STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg EARLHAM 11/11/16 * 18 6-8 .7 5 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1 2 3 3.0 1 2 2 0 1 13 13.0 at Illinois 11/13/16 * 20 3-10 .3 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 9 11.0 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 * 32 8-17 .4 7 1 0-3 .0 0 0 5-5 1.000 6 6 12 6.0 1 1 2 0 0 21 14.3 vs Delaware 11/19/16 * 29 8-15 .5 3 3 2-4 .5 0 0 10-12 .8 3 3 3 10 13 7.8 3 2 0 0 0 28 17.8 at Miami 11/20/16 * 32 7-16 .4 3 8 1-3 .3 3 3 8-10 .8 0 0 4 5 9 8.0 4 4 4 0 1 23 18.8 NORTH CAROLINA CENT 11/26/16 * 32 8-17 .4 7 1 2-3 .6 6 7 2-4 .5 0 0 7 4 11 8.5 1 0 3 1 0 20 19.0 at Morehead State 11/30/16 * 35 12-14 .8 5 7 3-4 .7 5 0 5-9 .5 5 6 1 10 11 8.9 2 1 3 2 0 32 20.9 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 * 35 7-10 .7 0 0 2-2 1.000 2-3 .6 6 7 1 6 7 8.6 1 2 2 1 0 18 20.5 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 * 36 5-11 .4 5 5 0-3 .0 0 0 7-8 .8 7 5 3 2 5 8.2 2 4 1 0 0 17 20.1 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 * 27 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 7.9 4 3 1 0 1 2 18.3 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 * 26 1-6 .1 6 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 7 7 7.8 3 3 3 0 0 2 16.8 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 * 22 10-15 .6 6 7 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 4 4 8 7.8 0 3 2 0 1 22 17.3 at West Virginia 12-23-16 * 20 0-4 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 2 5 7.6 2 0 7 1 0 0 15.9 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 * 25 4-9 .4 4 4 3-6 .5 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 2 4 6 7.5 1 0 3 2 1 12 15.6 at Oakland 12/31/16 * 29 6-12 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 3 7 10 7.7 3 0 2 1 0 13 15.5 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 * 31 6-15 .4 0 0 1-5 .2 0 0 2-7 .2 8 6 5 10 15 8.1 2 1 3 2 1 15 15.4 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 * 33 11-15 .7 3 3 5-6 .8 3 3 10-11 .9 0 9 3 7 10 8.2 2 2 0 0 0 37 16.7 at Green Bay 1/10/17 * 35 8-15 .5 3 3 4-6 .6 6 7 3-3 1.000 1 11 12 8.4 3 3 5 0 1 23 17.1 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 * 30 5-11 .4 5 5 3-5 .6 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 1 3 8.2 4 0 4 0 0 14 16.9 OAKLAND 1/20/17 * 36 4-13 .3 0 8 1-5 .2 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 2 9 11 8.3 3 1 1 1 1 11 16.6 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 * 36 5-8 .6 2 5 2-2 1.000 9-11 .8 1 8 0 5 5 8.1 3 1 3 3 1 21 16.8 at UIC 01/27/17 * 28 4-8 .5 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 0 3 3 7.9 4 2 2 0 2 10 16.5 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 * 32 4-12 .3 3 3 1-5 .2 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 2 4 6 7.8 4 2 3 2 0 10 16.2 at Wright State 2/4/17 * 32 6-12 .5 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 7-9 .7 7 8 3 4 7 7.8 3 2 2 0 1 20 16.4 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 * 24 4-9 .4 4 4 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 1 2 2 0 0 10 16.1 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 * 29 4-13 .3 0 8 0-2 .0 0 0 5-7 .7 1 4 2 4 6 7.4 2 1 1 1 0 13 16.0 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 * 32 1-7 .1 4 3 1-2 .5 0 0 10-13 .7 6 9 5 8 13 7.6 1 5 2 1 0 13 15.9 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 * 29 6-20 .3 0 0 1-8 .1 2 5 1-1 1.000 1 8 9 7.7 0 2 3 0 0 14 15.8 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 * 28 6-9 .6 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 6-7 .8 5 7 2 4 6 7.6 4 1 2 0 0 18 15.9 UIC 02/24/17 * 32 10-17 .5 8 8 2-4 .5 0 0 5-5 1.000 0 9 9 7.7 2 1 0 0 0 27 16.3 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 * 31 8-13 .6 1 5 1-4 .2 5 0 6-6 1.000 0 6 6 7.6 2 2 4 0 0 23 16.5 vs Wright State 03/05/17 * 28 2-7 .2 8 6 2-4 .5 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0 6 6 7.6 3 2 1 0 0 8 16.2 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 * 36 10-20 .5 0 0 4-9 .4 4 4 2-2 1.000 2 7 9 7.6 2 2 2 1 0 26 16.5 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 * 35 6-17 .3 5 3 2-7 .2 8 6 0-0 .0 0 0 0 12 12 7.7 2 0 0 0 0 14 16.4 Totals 34 1015 196-407 .4 8 2 50-129 .3 8 8 117-159 .7 3 6 69 194 263 7.7 78 58 76 19 13 559 16.4

Games played: 34 Rebounds/game: 7.7 Minutes/game: 29.9 Assists/game: 1.7 Points/game: 16.4 Turnovers/game: 2.2 FG Pct: 48.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 3FG Pct: 38.8 Steals/game: 0.4 FT Pct: 73.6 Blocks/game: 0.6 NKU NORSE15 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

COLE MURRAY

1x Horizon League Player of the Week (Feb. 1, 2016)

CAREER MILESTONES • Has made 257 career threes, ranking 5th all-time, on the strength of 41.4 percent (257-of-621) career three-point shooting, which is 12th all-time • With 21 points at Detroit Mercy, moved into the top-50 all-time in scoring at NKU ... stands 33rd with 924 points

2016-17 • Has reached double-figures 14 times this year and is averaging 10.2 points per game • Has made a three-pointer in all but two games this year • Converted 8-of-11 three point attempts, including a stretch of five-straight in a span of 3:32 in the first half, en route to a career-high-tying 26 points in NKU’s win at SEMO • Went 7-for-12 from three, which included a span of 1:15 in the second half where he went on a personal 9-3 run, to help lift NKU past Detroit Mercy (12/29) • Dropped 14 points in NKU’s win at Wright State, including back-to-back threes to give NKU its first second-half lead with about nine minutes remaining • Posted a team-high 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting in the home win over Green Bay 6-7 • 210 LBS • Poured in 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting versus Wright State at home SENIOR PERSONAL 25 GUARD • Son of DaveIndividual and Angie Murray Career History DELPHI, IND. • DELPHI NORTHERN KENTUCKY MURRAY,CAREER Cole STATS & GAME HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013 30-9 517/17.2 54-137 .3 9 4 48-124 .3 8 7 14-19 .7 3 7 8 42 50 1.7 41 1 19 10 10 7 170 5.7 2014 26-3 261/10.0 36-86 .4 1 9 32-81 .3 9 5 0-0 .0 0 0 1 25 26 1.0 33 0 7 6 1 5 104 4.0 2015 30-29 827/27.6 108-220 .4 9 1 78-172 .4 5 3 8-10 .8 0 0 9 96 105 3.5 69 1 23 30 7 9 302 10.1 2016 34-26 979/28.8 116-268 .4 3 3 99-244 .4 0 6 17-23 .7 3 9 7 102 109 3.2 64 2 37 25 12 17 348 10.2 TOTAL 120-67 2584/21.5 314-711 .4 4 2 257-621 .4 1 4 39-52 .7 5 0 25 265 290 2.4 207 4 86 71 30 38 924 7.7

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 26 [t-12th], at Stetson -- 01/29/15; at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 Rebounds: 7, at Milwaukee -- 01/12/17; Youngstown State -- 01/14/16; at Youngstown State -- 02/27/16 Assists: 4, Eastern Washington -- 12/18/16 Steals: 2, 5 times Blocks: 2, 5 times FG made: 9 [t-16th], at Stetson -- 01/29/15; at Detroit Titans -- 01/29/16 FG attempts: 16, at Youngstown State -- 02/27/16 3FG made: 8 [t-1st], at Stetson -- 01/29/15; at Southeast Missouri -- 2016-1712-10-16 NKU Men's Basketball 3FG attempts: 14 [t-1st], at Youngstown State -- 02/27/16Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT made: 4, UIC -- 02/24/17; Norfolk State -- 12/13/15 All games FT attempts: 5, Lipscomb -- 1/24/14 COLE MURRAY SEASONROSENWINKEL,#25 MURRAY,GAME-BY-GAME Matt Cole STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Season EARLHAMgp-gs min/avg 11/11/16fg-fga pct15 fg-fga2-6 .pct3 3 3 2-6 ft-fta .3 3 3pct 0-0off .def0 0 0 tot0 4avg 4 pf4.0 fo1 ast0 0 to 0 blk0 stl6 6.0pts avg 2013 at Illinois15-1 89/5.9 11/13/167-9 .7 7 814 1-34-6 . 6 . 36 3 73 1-3 3-5 .3 3 .36 0 0 0-0 6 .0 0 60 121 00.8 1 192.5 13 02 0 1 1 0 32 4.521 1.4 2014 vs Austin10-0 Peay 43/4.3 11/18/163-11 .2 7 312 3-100-4 . 3 . 00 0 00 0-4 0-0 .0 0 .00 0 0 0-0 2 .0 0 40 06 20.6 2 52.3 01 01 1 1 0 0 00 3.0 9 0.9 2015 vs Delaware24-0 239/10.0 11/19/164-24 .1 6 720 3-213-6 . 1 . 54 0 30 3-6 5-6 .5 0 .08 3 3 0-0 3 .018 0 0 210 20.9 2 242.3 03 04 0 5 0 0 96 4.516 0.7 2016 at Miami5-1 10/2.0 11/20/161-2 .5 0 024 4-80-1 . 0 . 50 0 00 3-7 0-0 .4 2 .90 0 0 0-0 0 .0 0 20 02 30.4 3 02.4 01 10 1 0 1 0 111 5.8 2 0.4 NORTH CAROLINA CENT 11/26/16 21 3-8 .3 7 5 3-8 .3 7 5 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 2.7 1 1 0 0 1 9 6.3 TOTAL 54-2 381/7.1 15-46 .3 2 6 10-38 .2 6 3 8-11 .7 2 7 11 30 41 0.8 48 1 7 7 0 9 48 0.9 at Morehead State 11/30/16 23 4-9 .4 4 4 4-9 .4 4 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.1 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 29 5-13 .3 8 5 5-12 .4 1 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 2.5 4 0 1 1 0 15 8.1 SINGLE-GAMEEASTERN HIGHS ILLINOIS [all-time ranking]:12/07/16 * 28 3-6 .5 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 2.6 0 1 0 1 1 8 8.1 Points: 7, atat Jacksonville Southeast --Missouri 2/1/14 12/10/16 * 32 8-11 .7 2 7 8-11 .7 2 7 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 2.6 5 2 1 0 2 26 9.9 Rebounds: 4,EASTERN Morehead WASHINGTON State -- 11/21/1512/18/16 * 34 6-12 .5 0 0 5-11 .4 5 5 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 2.7 0 4 0 0 2 17 10.5 Assists: 1, 7BRESCIA times UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 * 20 4-13 .3 0 8 3-12 .2 5 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0 3 3 2.8 1 3 0 0 1 12 10.7 Steals: 2, at atOakland West Virginia -- 01/19/16; at North12-23-16 Carolina A&T* --19 11/30/152-5 .4 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 5 1 0 0 1 5 10.2 FG made: 2,at Ohio Detroit Mid+Western Mercy -- 11/22/1412/29/16; at Jacksonville* 34 -- 2/1/147-13; East .Tennessee5 3 8 7-12 State .5-- 8 2/6/143 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.5 0 1 0 2 1 21 11.0 FG attempts:at 5, Oakland Ohio Mid+Western -- 11/22/1412/31/16 * 35 1-3 .3 3 3 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.5 2 1 1 0 1 3 10.5 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 * 19 3-4 .7 5 0 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 2.5 3 1 0 0 0 8 10.3 3FG made: 2, Ohio Mid+Western -- 11/22/14 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 * 34 3-9 .3 3 3 2-7 .2 8 6 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 2.6 2 3 2 0 1 8 10.2 3FG attempts:at Green5, Ohio Bay Mid+Western -- 11/22/141/10/17 * 34 4-8 .5 0 0 3-7 .4 2 9 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 2.7 2 1 2 1 1 11 10.2 FT made: 2,at Tiffin Milwaukee -- 11/17/15; Morehead01/12/17 State -- 11/21/15* 35; at Jacksonville3-9 .--3 32/1/14 3 3-9 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 7 7 2.9 1 0 2 0 1 11 10.3 FT attempts:OAKLAND 3, San Diego -- 11/16/13 1/20/17 * 37 3-9 .3 3 3 3-8 .3 7 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.9 3 2 0 0 1 9 10.2 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 * 26 3-5 .6 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 3.0 1 0 2 0 0 8 10.1 at UIC 01/27/17 * 37 4-10 .4 0 0SPELLMAN,4-10 .4 0 0 Blake0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 3.0 0 2 1 1 0 12 10.2 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 * 34 3-9 .3 3 3 3-9 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1 5 6 3.2 4 2 0 0 0 9 10.1 at Wright State 2/4/17Total * 33 3-Point5-9 .5 5 6 4-8F-Throws .5 0 0 0-1 .Rebounds0 0 0 0 2 2 3.1 2 1 3 0 0 14 10.3Scoring GREEN BAY 02/09/17 * 35 6-11 .5 4 5 5-10 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 3.2 1 1 1 0 0 17 10.6 Season MILWAUKEEgp-gs min/avg 02/11/17fg-fga * pct36 fg-fga2-5 .pct4 0 0 2-5 ft-fta .4 0 0pct 0-0off .def0 0 0 tot0 3avg 3 pf3.2 fo1 ast1 0 to 0 blk0 stl6 10.4pts avg 2016 at Cleveland11-0 State141/12.8 2/16/178-23 * .3 4 834 7-212-9 . 3 . 23 2 32 2-9 2-2 .2 1.0002 2 2-3 1 .613 6 7 140 41.3 4 63.2 03 18 1 7 0 20 82 10.325 2.3 TOTAL at Youngstown11-0 141/12.8 State 02/18/178-23 * .3 4 823 7-213-7 . 3 . 43 2 39 1-5 2-2 .2 1.0000 0 0-0 1 .013 0 0 140 31.3 3 63.2 04 18 1 7 0 0 72 10.225 2.3 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 * 34 8-14 .5 7 1 5-10 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.2 2 0 2 0 1 23 10.6 SINGLE-GAMEUIC HIGHS [all-time ranking]:02/24/17 * 37 4-7 .5 7 1 4-7 .5 7 1 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 3.2 1 3 0 0 0 16 10.8 Points: 8, at VALPARAISOIllinois -- 11/13/16 02/26/17 * 35 3-4 .7 5 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 3.2 1 0 1 2 0 9 10.7 vs Wright State 03/05/17 * 36 1-7 .1 4 3 0-6 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0 3 3 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 4 10.5 Rebounds: 5, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 * 24 1-5 .2 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 3.2 4 1 1 0 0 3 10.3 Assists: 5, Northvs Milwaukee Carolina Centr -- 11/26/1603/07/17 * 36 2-7 .2 8 6 2-6 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 3.2 0 2 1 2 0 8 10.2 Steals: 1, at TotalsMilwaukee -- 01/12/17; at West Virginia26 -- 12-23-16979 116-268 .4 3 3 99-244 .4 0 6 17-23 .7 3 9 7 102 109 3.2 64 37 25 12 17 348 10.2 FG made: 2, Earlham -- 11/11/16; at Illinois -- 11/13/16; North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 FG attempts:Games 8, at Illinois played: -- 3411/13/16 Rebounds/game: 3.2 3FG made: Minutes/game:2, Earlham -- 11/11/16 28.8 ; at Illinois -- 11/13/16; North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 Assists/game: 1.1 3FG attempts:Points/game: 8, at Illinois 10.2 -- 11/13/16 Turnovers/game: 0.7 FT made: 2,FG at IllinoisPct: 43.3 -- 11/13/16 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 FT attempts:3FG 2, at Pct: Illinois 40.6 -- 11/13/16 Steals/game: 0.5 FT Pct: 73.9 Blocks/game: 0.4 NKU16 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

MATT ROSENWINKEL Individual Career History 2016-17 • Scored first points of the season with a steal and fastbreak layin against Brescia MURRAY, Cole 2015-16 • TotalPlayed a career-high3-Point 18F-Throws minutes againstRebounds West Virginia and Michigan and wasScoring a regular fixture in the Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fgalineuppct duringfg-fga non-conferencepct ft-fta pct playoff def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013 30-9 517/17.2 • 54-137Averaging .3 9 4 48-124 a career-best .3 8 7 14-19 10.0 .7minutes 3 7 8 42in 2450 games1.7 41played1 19 10 10 7 170 5.7 2014 26-3 261/10.0 • 36-86Came .4 1 9up with32-81 two .3 9 5clutch0-0 steals .0 0 0 in final1 25 moments26 1.0 of33 NKU’s0 790-736 road1 5win104 over4.0 Oakland (Jan. 19) 2015 30-29 827/27.6 • 108-220Played .4 9 1 22 78-172minutes .4 5 3and hit8-10 a clutch .8 0 0 9second-half96 105 3.5three69 in Northern1 23 30 Kentucky’s7 9 302 82-6910.1 overtime victory 2016 34-26 979/28.8 116-268 .4 3 3 99-244 .4 0 6 17-23 .7 3 9 7 102 109 3.2 64 2 37 25 12 17 348 10.2 TOTAL 120-67 2584/21.5 314-711against .4 4 2 UIC257-621 (Jan. .4 22)1 4 39-52 .7 5 0 25 265 290 2.4 207 4 86 71 30 38 924 7.7

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:PRIOR TO NKU Points: 26 [t-12th], at Stetson -- 01/29/15• ; at ASoutheast 2013 Missouri graduate -- 12-10-16 of Rochelle Township High School Rebounds: 7, at Milwaukee -- 01/12/17•; YoungstownAveraged State -- 01/14/16 17.2; atpoints Youngstown per State game -- 02/27/16 as a senior and netted a career total of 1,359 Assists: 4, Eastern Washington -- 12/18/16• Earned four letters in basketball for the Hubs Steals: 2, 5 times Blocks: 2, 5 times • Also lettered in soccer 6-2 • 230FG made: LBS 9 [t-16th], at Stetson -- 01/29/15• ; atCoached Detroit Titans --in 01/29/16 basketball by Tim Thompson SENIORFG attempts: 16, at Youngstown State -- 02/27/16 22 3FG made: 8 [t-1st], at Stetson -- 01/29/15PERSONAL; at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 GUARD3FG attempts: 14 [t-1st], at Youngstown• StateSon -- 02/27/16 of Mark and Gayle Rosenwinkel ROCHELLE, ILL. • ROCHELLEFT made: 4, UIC TOWNSHIP -- 02/24/17; Norfolk State -- 12/13/15 FT attempts: 5, Lipscomb -- 1/24/14 NORTHERN KENTUCKYROSENWINKEL, CAREER Matt STATS & GAME HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013 15-1 89/5.9 7-9 .7 7 8 4-6 .6 6 7 3-5 .6 0 0 6 6 12 0.8 19 1 2 1 0 2 21 1.4 2014 10-0 43/4.3 3-11 .2 7 3 3-10 .3 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 4 6 0.6 5 0 1 1 0 0 9 0.9 2015 24-0 239/10.0 4-24 .1 6 7 3-21 .1 4 3 5-6 .8 3 3 3 18 21 0.9 24 0 4 5 0 6 16 0.7 2016 5-1 10/2.0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.4 TOTAL 54-2 381/7.1 15-46 .3 2 6 10-38 .2 6 3 8-11 .7 2 7 11 30 41 0.8 48 1 7 7 0 9 48 0.9

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 7, at Jacksonville -- 2/1/14 Rebounds: 4, Morehead State -- 11/21/15 Assists: 1, 7 times Steals: 2, at Oakland -- 01/19/16; at North Carolina A&T -- 11/30/15 FG made: 2, Ohio Mid+Western -- 11/22/14; at Jacksonville -- 2/1/14; East Tennessee State -- 2/6/14 FG attempts: 5, Ohio Mid+Western -- 11/22/14 3FG made: 2, Ohio Mid+Western -- 11/22/14 3FG attempts: 5, Ohio Mid+Western -- 11/22/14 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball FT made: 2, Tiffin -- 11/17/15; Morehead State -- 11/21/15Northern; at Jacksonville Kentucky -- 2/1/14Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 3, San Diego -- 11/16/13 All games

SPELLMAN, Blake MATT ROSENWINKEL SEASON#22 ROSENWINKEL, GAME-BY-GAME Matt STATISTICS Total 3-PointTotal 3-PointersF-Throws Free throws ReboundsRebounds Scoring Season Opponentgp-gs min/avg Datefg-fgags pctmin fg-fgafg-fga pctpct 3fg-fga ft-ftapct pctft-fta off pctdef off totdef avgtot avgpf pffo aastt/o blkto stlblk ptsstl avg pts avg 2016 EARLHAM11-0 141/12.8 11/11/168-23 .3 4 38 0-07-21 .0 . 30 30 3 0-0 2-2 .0 0 01.0000-0 1 .0 0 130 0 14 0 1.30 0.06 00 0 80 07 0 0 0 2 0.0 25 2.3 TOTAL at Illinois11-0 141/12.8 11/13/168-23 .3 4dnp 8 7-21- .3 3 -3 - 2-2 1.000- - 1 13- - 14 - 1.3- 6- -0 - 8 - 7- - 0 - 2 - 25 2.3 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 dnp ------vs Delaware 11/19/16 dnp ------SINGLE-GAMEat Miami HIGHS [all-time ranking]:11/20/16 dnp ------Points: 8, atNORTH Illinois CAROLINA-- 11/13/16 CENT 11/26/16 dnp ------Rebounds:at 5, Morehead at Illinois --State 11/13/16 11/30/16 dnp ------Assists: 5, atNorth Norfolk Carolina State Centr -- 11/26/1612/03/16 dnp ------Steals: 1, atEASTERN Milwaukee ILLINOIS -- 01/12/17; at 12/07/16West Virginia -- 12-23-160 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 FG made: at2, SoutheastEarlham -- Missouri11/11/16; at Illinois12/10/16 -- 11/13/16dnp; North Carolina- Centr- -- 11/26/16------FG attempts:EASTERN 8, at Illinois WASHINGTON -- 11/13/16 12/18/16 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3FG made:BRESCIA 2, Earlham UNIVERSITY -- 11/11/16; at Illinois12/21/16 -- 11/13/164; North Carolina1-2 Centr .5 0 0 -- 11/26/160-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 at West Virginia 12-23-16 dnp ------3FG attempts: 8, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 dnp ------FT made: 2,at Oaklandat Illinois -- 11/13/16 12/31/16 dnp ------FT attempts:YOUNGSTOWN 2, at Illinois -- 11/13/16STATE 01/04/17 dnp ------CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 dnp ------at Green Bay 1/10/17 dnp ------at Milwaukee 01/12/17 dnp ------OAKLAND 1/20/17 dnp ------DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 dnp ------at UIC 01/27/17 dnp ------at Valparaiso 01/29/17 dnp ------at Wright State 2/4/17 dnp ------GREEN BAY 02/09/17 dnp ------MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 dnp ------at Cleveland State 2/16/17 dnp ------at Youngstown State 02/18/17 dnp ------WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 dnp ------UIC 02/24/17 dnp ------VALPARAISO 02/26/17 * 2 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 vs Wright State 03/05/17 dnp ------vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 dnp ------vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 dnp ------Totals 1 10 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.4

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 0.4 Minutes/game: 2.0 Steals/game: 0.2 Points/game: 0.4 FG Pct: 50.0 3FG Pct: 0.0 NKU NORSE17 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

JALEN TATE

2016-17 • Started each of the first eight games for the Norse, averaging 4.6 points a contest in 18.8 minutes • Played 36 minutes, shooting 5-of-9 from the floor en route to a career-high 13 points against More- head State

PRIOR TO NKU • A 2015 and 2016 all-conference (Ohio Capital Conference) honoree for Pickerington Central HS in Pickerington, Ohio • Led the Tigers to more than 20-wins and district championship as a senior • Averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists a game during his junior campaign • Listed as a 2-star recruit by VerbalCommits.com

PERSONAL • Son of Jermaine and Jenice Tate • Siblings are Jae’Sean, Jada and Jocci • Father Jermaine Tate played for Ohio State and Cincinnati prior to a 13-year professional career 6-5 • 170 LBS overseas 5 FRESHMAN • Brother Jae’Sean Tate plays basketball at Ohio State FORWARD Individual Career History PICKERINGTON, OHIO • PICKERINGTON CENTRAL

NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAREERTATE, Jalen STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 8-8 150/18.8 14-34 .4 1 2 1-10 .1 0 0 8-24 .3 3 3 4 12 16 2.0 24 1 13 10 2 7 37 4.6 TOTAL 8-8 150/18.8 14-34 .4 1 2 1-10 .1 0 0 8-24 .3 3 3 4 12 16 2.0 24 1 13 10 2 7 37 4.6

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 13, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 Rebounds: 4, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16 Assists: 4, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 Steals: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 Blocks: 1, Earlham -- 11/11/16; vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 FG made: 5, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 FG attempts: 9, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 3FG made: 1, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 3FG attempts: 3, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball FT made: 3, Earlham -- 11/11/16 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 5, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 All games

WALTON, Dantez JALEN TATE SEASON#05 GAME-BY-GAME TATE, Jalen STATISTICS Total 3-PointTotal 3-PointersF-Throws Free throws ReboundsRebounds Scoring SeasonOpponentgp-gs min/avg Date fg-fgags minpct fg-fgafg-fga pctpct 3fg-fga ft-ftapct pctft-fta off pctdef offtot def avgtot pfavg pffo asta t/o toblk blkstl ptsstl avgpts avg 2016 EARLHAM28-0 294/10.5 11/11/1639-100* .3 129 0 4-720-66 .5 .73 10 3 0-2 15-21 .0 0 0 .7 1 3-44 22 .7 5 420 064 0 2.30 360.0 21 112 1 141 15 1110 11.0113 4.0 TOTALat Illinois 28-0 294/10.5 11/13/1639-100* .3 189 0 1-220-66 .5 .03 00 3 0-1 15-21 .0 0 0 .7 1 1-54 22 .2 0 420 164 2 2.33 361.5 41 112 1 140 05 103 7.0113 4.0 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 * 23 2-5 .4 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2 2 4 2.3 3 3 1 0 2 4 6.0 vs Delaware 11/19/16 * 20 1-5 .2 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.3 3 4 2 1 0 2 5.0 SINGLE-GAMEat Miami HIGHS [all-time ranking]:11/20/16 * 17 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0 2 2 2.2 5 1 2 0 1 1 4.2 Points: 12,NORTH at Wright CAROLINA State -- 2/4/17CENT 11/26/16 * 18 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0 0 0 1.8 4 1 2 0 2 3 4.0 Rebounds:at Morehead 6, vs Wright State State -- 03/05/1711/30/16; vs Youngstown* 36 State5-9 -- 03/06/17 .5 5 ;6 Earlham1-1 -- 11/11/161.000 2-4 .5 0 0 0 3 3 2.0 2 2 1 0 1 13 5.3 Assists: at2, NorfolkGreen Bay State -- 02/09/17; vs12/03/16 Youngstown* State6 -- 03/06/170-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.6 Steals: 2,EASTERN at Milwaukee ILLINOIS -- 01/12/17; Wright12/07/16 State -- 02/21/17dnp ------Blocks: 1,at 5Southeast times Missouri 12/10/16 dnp ------FG made:EASTERN 4, Earlham WASHINGTON -- 11/11/16; Brescia12/18/16 University --dnp 12/21/16;- at Wright State- --- 2/4/17 ------FG attempts:BRESCIA 9, at ValparaisoUNIVERSITY -- 01/29/1712/21/16 dnp ------3FG made:at West 3, Milwaukee Virginia -- 02/11/1712-23-16 dnp ------at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 dnp ------3FG attempts: 7, at Valparaiso -- 01/29/17 at Oakland 12/31/16 dnp ------FT made:YOUNGSTOWN 2, 7 times STATE 01/04/17 dnp ------FT attempts:CLEVELAND 4, at Wright STATE State -- 2/4/171/7/17 dnp ------at Green Bay 1/10/17 dnp ------at Milwaukee 01/12/17 dnp - - WILLIAMS,- - Carson------OAKLAND 1/20/17 dnp ------DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17Total dnp -3-Point - - F-Throws- - Rebounds------Scoring- Seasonat UIC gp-gs min/avg 01/27/17fg-fga dnppct fg-fga- pct- - ft-fta - pct- off def- -tot - avg - pf - fo- ast- - toblk- stl- -pts avg at Valparaiso 01/29/17 dnp ------2016 at Wright34-33 State 837/24.6 2/4/17132-221 .5dnp 9 7 - 0-2 .0 -0 0 - 94-137 - .6 8 6- 83 114- 197- - 5.8 - 47 - 0- -41 - 51- 15- 18- 358- 10.5 TOTALGREEN34-33 BAY 837/24.6 02/09/17132-221 .5dnp 9 7 - 0-2 .0 -0 0 - 94-137 - .6 8 6- 83 114- 197- - 5.8 - 47 - 0- -41 - 51- 15- 18- 358- 10.5 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 dnp ------SINGLE-GAMEat Cleveland HIGHS State [all-time ranking]:2/16/17 dnp ------Points: 22,at Youngstown at Cleveland StateState -- 2/16/1702/18/17 dnp ------Rebounds:WRIGHT 14 [t-3rd], STATE at Illinois -- 11/13/1602/21/17 dnp ------Assists: UIC5, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 02/24/17 dnp ------Steals: 2,VALPARAISO vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16;02/26/17 at Morehead Statednp -- 11/30/16- ; Brescia- University- -- 12/21/16------Blocks: 2,vs atWright Milwaukee State -- 01/12/17 03/05/17 dnp ------vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 dnp ------FG made: 10 [t-6th], at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 dnp ------FG attempts:Totals 14, at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17 8 150 14-34 .4 1 2 1-10 .1 0 0 8-24 .3 3 3 4 12 16 2.0 24 13 10 2 7 37 4.6 3FG attempts: 1, at UIC -- 01/27/17; at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 FT made:Games 9 [t-16th], played: Brescia 8 University -- 12/21/16 Rebounds/game: 2.0 FT attempts:Minutes/game: 10, Brescia 18.8 University -- 12/21/16 Assists/game: 1.6 Points/game: 4.6 Turnovers/game: 1.3 FG Pct: 41.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 3FG Pct: 10.0 Steals/game: 0.9 FT Pct: 33.3 Blocks/game: 0.3 NKU18 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

DANTEZ WALTON

2016-17 • Has reached double-figures three times this season, scoring 11 against Earlham and 10 versus Brescia Individual Career History • Scored eight points in NKU’s decisive 18-2 first-half run at UIC en route to 10 points versus the Flames • Added eight points offTATE, the Jalenbench versus Valparaiso • Came off the bench to spark NKU with 12 points, all in the second half, in the win at Wright State • TotalDropped a 3-Pointclutch threeF-Throws with just underRebounds two minutes to play in NKU’s semifinalScoring win over YSU Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 8-8 150/18.8 PRIOR14-34 TO .4 1 2NKU1-10 .1 0 0 8-24 .3 3 3 4 12 16 2.0 24 1 13 10 2 7 37 4.6 TOTAL 8-8 150/18.8 • 14-34Ohio’s .4 1 2 Division1-10 III .1 0Co-Player 0 8-24 of .3 3 3the 4Year12 and16 AP2.0 first-team24 1 13all-state10 2honoree7 37 as4.6 a senior • Led Lima Central Catholic to two Ohio Division III State Championships (2016, 2014) and one SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: runner-up (2015) in final three years Points: 13, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16• Ranked a 3-star recruit by Scout.com Rebounds: 4, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16• Averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game as a senior Assists: 4, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 • Tallied 16 points and 8 boards per game as a junior Steals: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 Blocks: 1, Earlham -- 11/11/16; vs Delaware• --High 11/19/16 school teammate of fellow Norse Tre Cobbs 6-5 • 205FG made: LBS 5, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 FRESHMANFG attempts: 9, at Morehead State --PERSONAL 11/30/16 32 3FG made: 1, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16• Son of Lisa and Daniel Walton FORWARD3FG attempts: 3, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16• Siblings are Danyel, Amber, Dannisha LIMA, OHIO • LIMAFT made:CENTRAL 3, Earlham CATH.-- 11/11/16 FT attempts: 5, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 NORTHERN KENTUCKY WALTON,CAREER Dantez STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 28-0 294/10.5 39-100 .3 9 0 20-66 .3 0 3 15-21 .7 1 4 22 42 64 2.3 36 1 12 14 5 10 113 4.0 TOTAL 28-0 294/10.5 39-100 .3 9 0 20-66 .3 0 3 15-21 .7 1 4 22 42 64 2.3 36 1 12 14 5 10 113 4.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 12, at Wright State -- 2/4/17 Rebounds: 6, vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; vs Youngstown State -- 03/06/17; Earlham -- 11/11/16 Assists: 2, Green Bay -- 02/09/17; vs Youngstown State -- 03/06/17 Steals: 2, at Milwaukee -- 01/12/17; Wright State -- 02/21/17 Blocks: 1, 5 times FG made: 4, Earlham -- 11/11/16; Brescia University -- 12/21/16; at Wright State -- 2/4/17 FG attempts: 9, at Valparaiso -- 01/29/17 3FG made: 3, Milwaukee -- 02/11/17 3FG attempts: 7, at Valparaiso -- 01/29/17 FT made: 2, 7 times 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball FT attempts: 4, at Wright State -- 2/4/17 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) All games WILLIAMS, Carson DANTEZ WALTON SEASON#32 WALTON, GAME-BY-GAME Dantez STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct Totalfg-fga pct3-Pointersft-fta Freepct throwsoff def Reboundstot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg 2016 EARLHAM34-33 837/24.611/11/16132-221 18 .5 9 7 4-6 0-2 .6 6 7 .0 0 01-2 94-137 .5 0 0 2-2 .6 8 6 1.00083 1141 1975 6 5.86.0 472 1 0 1 410 510 111511.018 358 10.5 TOTALat Illinois34-33 837/24.611/13/16132-221 .5 9 7 1-3 0-2 .3 3 3 .0 0 00-2 94-137 .0 0 0 0-0 .6 8 6 .083 0 0 1141 1971 2 5.84.0 470 0 0 0 410 510 215 6.518 358 10.5 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 7 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 0 0 1 5 6.0 SINGLE-GAMEvs Delaware HIGHS [all-time ranking]:11/19/16 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 Points: 22,at Miamiat Cleveland State -- 2/16/1711/20/16 dnp ------Rebounds:NORTH 14 [t-3rd], CAROLINA at Illinois CENT -- 11/13/1611/26/16 7 2-5 .4 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.8 0 1 0 0 0 6 4.8 at Morehead State 11/30/16 dnp ------Assists: 5,at atNorfolk Illinois State -- 11/13/16 12/03/16 8 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.7 2 0 0 1 0 4 4.7 Steals: 2,EASTERN vs Austin ILLINOISPeay -- 11/18/1612/07/16; at Morehead Statednp -- 11/30/16- ; Brescia- University- -- -12/21/16------Blocks: 2,at at Southeast Milwaukee Missouri -- 01/12/17 12/10/16 5 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 1.7 2 0 2 0 0 2 4.3 FG made:EASTERN 10 [t-6th], WASHINGTON at Cleveland State12/18/16 -- 2/16/17 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 FG attempts:BRESCIA 14, at UNIVERSITY Cleveland State 12/21/16-- 2/16/17 14 4-8 .5 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2 2 4 1.8 2 1 0 1 1 10 4.4 3FG attempts:at West 1, Virginia at UIC -- 01/27/17;12-23-16 at Southeast Missouri4 -- 0-112-10-16 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 2 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 FT made: 9 [t-16th], Brescia University -- 12/21/16 at Oakland 12/31/16 dnp ------FT attempts:YOUNGSTOWN 10, Brescia UniversitySTATE --01/04/17 12/21/16 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 at Green Bay 1/10/17 dnp ------at Milwaukee 01/12/17 9 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.9 OAKLAND 1/20/17 1 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 dnp ------at UIC 01/27/17 18 3-8 .3 7 5 2-5 .4 0 0 2-2 1.000 4 1 5 1.4 3 1 0 0 0 10 3.1 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 22 3-9 .3 3 3 2-7 .2 8 6 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 2 1 0 0 0 8 3.4 at Wright State 2/4/17 19 4-7 .5 7 1 2-5 .4 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 1 4 5 1.6 2 1 2 1 0 12 3.9 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 15 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 1.7 2 2 0 0 0 2 3.8 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 15 3-5 .6 0 0 3-5 .6 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.8 5 0 1 0 1 11 4.2 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 12 2-4 .5 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 1.9 1 0 0 0 0 5 4.2 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 13 2-8 .2 5 0 2-6 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1 4 5 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 6 4.3 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 20 0-4 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 2.1 1 1 0 0 2 2 4.2 UIC 02/24/17 21 1-6 .1 6 7 0-4 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4.1 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 15 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.1 3 0 1 1 1 0 3.9 vs Wright State 03/05/17 18 3-5 .6 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 4 6 2.2 3 0 2 0 1 7 4.0 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 13 2-4 .5 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 1 5 6 2.4 0 2 3 0 0 8 4.2 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 6 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 Totals 0 294 39-100 .3 9 0 20-66 .3 0 3 15-21 .7 1 4 22 42 64 2.3 36 12 14 5 10 113 4.0

Games played: 28 Rebounds/game: 2.3 Minutes/game: 10.5 Assists/game: 0.4 Points/game: 4.0 Turnovers/game: 0.5 FG Pct: 39.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 3FG Pct: 30.3 Steals/game: 0.4 FT Pct: 71.4 Blocks/game: 0.2 NKU NORSE19 Individual Career History

TATE, Jalen

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS2016-17 [all-time ranking]: NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Points: 13, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 Rebounds: 4, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16 Assists: 4, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 Steals: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; North Carolina Centr -- 11/26/16 Blocks: 1, Earlham -- 11/11/16; vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 CARSON WILLIAMS FG made: 5, at Morehead State -- 11/30/16 FG attempts: 9, at Morehead State --Horizon 11/30/16 League All-Freshman Team 3FG made: 1, at Morehead State -- 11/30/164x Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Nov. 14, Dec. 19, Feb. 20, Feb. 27) 3FG attempts: 3, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 FT made: 3, Earlham -- 11/11/16 2016-17 FT attempts: 5, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 • Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week after a game-high 15 points versus Earlham and first-career double- double of 10 points and 14 boards at Illinois • Collected second freshman of the week accolade following a 17-point, nine-rebound effort in leading NKU past Eastern Washington, 70-48 WALTON, Dantez • Secured third double-double with 13 points and 10 boards in NKU’s 101-87 win over Detroit Mercy • TotalPicked up third3-Point freshman ofF-Throws the week accoladeRebounds after shooting 10-of-14 en route to a career-bestScoring 22 points in NKU’s win Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fgaat Clevelandpct Statefg-fga andpct recordingft-fta fourthpct double-doubleoff def tot withavg 11pf pointsfo astand 10to reboundsblk stl atpts Youngstownavg State 2016 28-0 294/10.5 • 39-100A 17-point .3 9 0 effort20-66 in NKU’s .3 0 3 home15-21 win .7 1 over4 22 then-league-leading42 64 2.3 36 Valpo1 led12 to 14fourth5 freshman10 113 of 4.0the week honor TOTAL 28-0 294/10.5 • 39-100Started .3 9 0career20-66 with double-figure .3 0 3 15-21 .scoring7 1 4 22 in 42each of64 the 2.3first 36four 1games,12 14has now5 reached10 113 double-figures4.0 21 times PRIOR TO NKU SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:• Named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in 2016 and ESPN 3-star recruit Points: 12, at Wright State -- 2/4/17 • Averaged 26.3 points and 10.7 rebounds while leading Owen County to a school-record 29 wins as a senior, after aver- Rebounds: 6, vs Wright State -- 03/05/17; vs Youngstownaged 22.5 State points -- 03/06/17 and; Earlham15.1 rebounds -- 11/11/16 per game as a junior and 24.1 points and 13.8 boards during sophomore campaign Assists: 2, Green Bay -- 02/09/17; vs •Youngstown List Stateof accolades -- 03/06/17 also includes 2016 Lexington Herald Player of the Year (edging Xavier signee Quentin Goodin); 2016 Steals: 2, at Milwaukee -- 01/12/17; Wright StateCourier -- 02/21/17 Journal and Lexington Herald first-team all-state; 2015 Courier Journal, Lexington Herald and AP second-team Blocks: 1, 5 times all-state; 2014 Courier Journal third-team all-state 6-5 • 230FG made: LBS4, Earlham -- 11/11/16; Brescia• UniversityScored -- 12/21/16 2,967; pointsat Wright andState --hauled 2/4/17 in 1,671 rebounds (the fifth-highest total in Kentucky’s history) during high school career FRESHMANFG attempts: 9, at Valparaiso -- 01/29/17• Numerous Academic All-State honors as a 4.0 student at Owen County High School 23 3FG made: 3, Milwaukee -- 02/11/17 FORWARD PERSONAL 3FG attempts: 7, at Valparaiso -- 01/29/17• Son of James (Rusty) and Heidi Williams OWENTON, KY. •FT OWEN made: 2, 7 timesCOUNTY • Siblings are Kelsey Williams Gognat and Sawyer Williams, who currently plays at Carson Newman University FT attempts: 4, at Wright State -- 2/4/17 NORTHERN KENTUCKYWILLIAMS, CAREER Carson STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 34-33 837/24.6 132-221 .5 9 7 0-2 .0 0 0 94-137 .6 8 6 83 114 197 5.8 47 0 41 51 15 18 358 10.5 TOTAL 34-33 837/24.6 132-221 .5 9 7 0-2 .0 0 0 94-137 .6 8 6 83 114 197 5.8 47 0 41 51 15 18 358 10.5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 22, at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17 Rebounds: 14 [t-3rd], at Illinois -- 11/13/16 Assists: 5, at Illinois -- 11/13/16 Steals: 2, vs Austin Peay -- 11/18/16; at Morehead State -- 11/30/16; Brescia University -- 12/21/16 Blocks: 2, at Milwaukee -- 01/12/17 FG made: 10 [t-6th], at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17 FG attempts: 14, at Cleveland State -- 2/16/17 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball 3FG attempts: 1, at UIC -- 01/27/17; at Southeast Missouri -- 12-10-16 FT made: 9 [t-16th], Brescia University -- 12/21/16 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 08, 2017) FT attempts: 10, Brescia University -- 12/21/16 All games

CARSON WILLIAMS SEASON#23 WILLIAMS, GAME-BY-GAME Carson STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg EARLHAM 11/11/16 * 15 6-7 .8 5 7 0-0 .0 0 0 3-6 .5 0 0 3 0 3 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 15 15.0 at Illinois 11/13/16 * 25 2-6 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 6-9 .6 6 7 5 9 14 8.5 2 5 3 0 0 10 12.5 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 * 26 6-8 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-6 .1 6 7 4 3 7 8.0 3 1 3 1 2 13 12.7 vs Delaware 11/19/16 * 19 5-6 .8 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 5 3 8 8.0 1 0 0 0 0 12 12.5 at Miami 11/20/16 * 18 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 6.8 1 0 1 0 1 4 10.8 NORTH CAROLINA CENT 11/26/16 * 19 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 1 3 4 6.3 1 1 0 1 0 6 10.0 at Morehead State 11/30/16 * 18 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 7-7 1.000 3 1 4 6.0 3 1 3 0 2 11 10.1 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 * 11 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 0 2 5.5 2 0 1 0 0 3 9.3 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 * 29 4-6 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 6 9 5.9 2 2 2 1 1 10 9.3 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 * 21 3-7 .4 2 9 0-1 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0 0 0 5.3 1 0 0 0 1 8 9.2 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 * 36 7-12 .5 8 3 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 3 6 9 5.6 2 3 0 0 1 17 9.9 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 * 25 6-10 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 9-10 .9 0 0 7 4 11 6.1 1 2 0 1 2 21 10.8 at West Virginia 12-23-16 * 31 4-8 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 4-6 .6 6 7 2 4 6 6.1 1 1 2 0 0 12 10.9 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 * 27 4-7 .5 7 1 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 6.1 3 1 2 0 1 10 10.9 at Oakland 12/31/16 * 27 6-9 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 2 4 6.0 2 1 3 0 0 14 11.1 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 * 24 4-7 .5 7 1 0-0 .0 0 0 4-4 1.000 1 1 2 5.8 3 1 3 0 0 12 11.1 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 * 30 4-6 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 5 8 5.9 0 1 1 1 1 8 10.9 at Green Bay 1/10/17 * 33 4-9 .4 4 4 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 2 5 7 5.9 0 3 2 0 0 10 10.9 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 * 29 4-6 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 2 6 8 6.1 0 1 1 2 0 10 10.8 OAKLAND 1/20/17 * 29 7-12 .5 8 3 0-0 .0 0 0 5-9 .5 5 6 5 3 8 6.2 1 2 2 0 0 19 11.3 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 * 31 6-10 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 6 4 10 6.3 2 2 2 1 1 13 11.3 at UIC 01/27/17 * 14 1-5 .2 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3 1 4 6.2 0 0 2 1 1 3 11.0 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 * 20 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 2 3 6.1 0 0 0 1 0 2 10.6 at Wright State 2/4/17 * 25 5-7 .7 1 4 0-0 .0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 6.0 1 1 2 1 0 14 10.7 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 * 25 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 2 3 5 6.0 2 2 1 0 0 5 10.5 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 * 25 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 4 4 5.9 1 1 1 0 0 5 10.3 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 * 35 10-14 .7 1 4 0-0 .0 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 2 4 6 5.9 1 0 1 0 0 22 10.7 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 * 31 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 6 4 10 6.0 0 4 3 0 1 11 10.7 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 * 24 3-6 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 1 4 5 6.0 2 1 1 1 1 8 10.6 UIC 02/24/17 * 17 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 5 6 6.0 1 2 3 0 0 5 10.4 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 20 5-7 .7 1 4 0-0 .0 0 0 7-7 1.000 0 4 4 5.9 1 1 1 0 0 17 10.6 vs Wright State 03/05/17 * 19 6-7 .8 5 7 0-0 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 1 4 5 5.9 2 0 2 1 0 17 10.8 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 * 24 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 5.8 2 0 1 0 1 4 10.6 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 * 35 3-6 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3 2 5 5.8 2 1 2 1 1 7 10.5 Totals 33 837 132-221 .5 9 7 0-2 .0 0 0 94-137 .6 8 6 83 114 197 5.8 47 41 51 15 18 358 10.5

Games played: 34 Rebounds/game: 5.8 Minutes/game: 24.6 Assists/game: 1.2 Points/game: 10.5 Turnovers/game: 1.5 FG Pct: 59.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 3FG Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.5 FT Pct: 68.6 Blocks/game: 0.4 NKU20 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

NICK AYERS

PRIOR TO NKU • Played for Trent Steiner at Simon Kenton during his prep career

PERSONAL • Majoring in Middle Grades Social Studies and Special Education • Son of Laurie Ross and Jimmy Ayers • Has one brother, Donovan Ayers

6-3 • 190 LBS JUNIOR 20 GUARD Individual Career History INDEPENDENCE, KY. • SIMON KENTON

NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAREERAYERS, Nick STATS & GAME HIGHS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 2-0 2/1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 2-0 2/1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:

COBBS, Tre

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016 9-0 15/1.7 2-3 .6 6 7 1-1 1.000 3-4 .7 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 0 1 4 0 1 8 0.9 TOTAL 9-0 15/1.7 2-3 .6 6 7 2016-171-1 1.000 NKU3-4 Men's .7 5 0 Basketball0 0 0 0.0 5 0 1 4 0 1 8 0.9 Northern Kentucky Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2017) SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: All games Points: 3, at Miami -- 11/20/16; at West Virginia -- 12-23-16 Assists: 1, vs Delaware -- 11/19/16 Steals: 1, North Carolina CentrNICK -- 11/26/16 AYERS SEASON#20 GAME-BY-GAME AYERS, Nick STATISTICS FG made: 1, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17; at Miami -- 11/20/16 FG attempts: 1, Youngstown State -- 01/04/17; at Miami -- 11/20/16Total; at West Virginia3-Pointers -- 12-23-16 Free throws Rebounds 3FGOpponent made: 1, at Miami -- 11/20/16Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg 3FGEASTERN attempts: WASHINGTON 1, at Miami -- 11/20/1612/18/16 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 FTBRESCIA made: 3, UNIVERSITYat West Virginia -- 12-23-1612/21/16 dnp ------FTat Westattempts: Virginia 4, at West Virginia 12-23-16-- 12-23-16 dnp ------at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 dnp ------at Oakland 12/31/16 dnp - - FAULKNER,- - Mason------YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 dnp ------CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 Total dnp - 3-Point - - F-Throws- - Rebounds------Scoring- - Seasonat Green Bay gp-gs min/avg1/10/17 fg-fga dnppct - fg-fga -pct - ft-fta - pct - off def - tot- avg- pffo- ast- - to - blk - stlpts- avg- at Milwaukee 01/12/17 dnp ------2016OAKLAND 32-1 582/18.21/20/17 78-193 dnp .4 0 4 - 23-95 .2- 4 2 - 61-80 - .7 6 3 - 13 63- 76- 2.4- 62- 1- 66- -43 - 2 - 26- 240- 7.5- TOTAL 32-1 582/18.2 78-193 .4 0 4 23-95 .2 4 2 61-80 .7 6 3 13 63 76 2.4 62 1 66 43 2 26 240 7.5 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 dnp ------at UIC 01/27/17 dnp ------SINGLE-GAMEat Valparaiso HIGHS [all-time01/29/17 ranking]: dnp ------Points:at Wright 29 State[6th], Detroit Mercy --2/4/17 01/22/17 dnp ------Rebounds:GREEN BAY 7, at Southeast Missouri02/09/17 -- 12-10-16 dnp ------Assists:MILWAUKEE 5, at Cleveland State -- 02/11/172/16/17; at Wrightdnp State -- 2/4/17------Steals:at Cleveland 3, UIC --State 02/24/17; Oakland2/16/17 -- 1/20/17 dnp ------Blocks:at Youngstown 1, at Youngstown State State --02/18/17 02/18/17; Easterndnp Washington- -- 12/18/16------FGWRIGHT made: 9STATE [t-16th], Youngstown02/21/17 State -- 01/04/17dnp ------FGUIC attempts: 15, Youngstown State02/24/17 -- 01/04/17 dnp ------3FGVALPARAISO made: 3, Youngstown State02/26/17 -- 01/04/17 dnp ------3FGvs Wright attempts: State 8, Youngstown State03/05/17 -- 01/04/17 dnp ------FTvs made:Youngstown 11 [t-5th], State Detroit Mercy03/06/17 -- 01/22/17 dnp ------FTvs attempts:Milwaukee 14 [t-4th], Detroit Mercy03/07/17 -- 01/22/17 dnp ------Totals 0 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 1.0

NKU NORSE21 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

JOHN BRANNEN

John Brannen was announced as Northern Kentucky University’s fifth men’s basketball head coach in program history by Director of Athletics Ken Bothof on April 6, 2015.

Brannen was recently named Horizon League Coach of the Year after guiding the Norse to a 21-10 record, including a 12-6 mark in league play that led to the Norse tying for third-place in the standings. NKU far exceeded the preseason rankings that predicted a 7th-place finish.

In his first season at the helm of NKU’s program, Brannen saw the team to a 9-21 record, including a 5-13 mark in North- ern Kentucky’s inaugural season in the Horizon League, one of the best mid-major basketball conference in the country. The Norse exceeded the preseason prognostications by finishing two spots higher than their preseason ranking.

Brannen’s 2016-17 recruiting class was dubbed “one of the best mid-major classes in the country for the class of 2016” by Next Up Recruits. The class includes Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball Carson Williams and finalist Mason Faulkner, as well as Ohio’s Division III AP Player of the Year Dantez Walton. Williams and Faulkner teamed up for the Ohio-Kentucky all- star game, where they faced off against fellow signee Jalen Tate. NKU’s fifth signee Blake Spellman recently won the DiRenna Award, which is presented by the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association to the top player in the Kansas City area. The Norse also added Tre Cobbs, who won two Ohio state championships as a teammate with Walton, 2ND SEASON and Brandon Maxwell, son of two-time NBA Champion Vernon Maxwell. CAREER RECORD: 33-31 HC HORIZON LEAGUE: 17-19 Brannen came to Highland Heights, Kentucky, after spending six seasons on the Alabama coaching staff for Anthony Grant, including time as interim head coach during the Crimson Tide’s 2015 NIT second-round appearance and two ALMA MATER: MARSHALL (‘97) seasons as associate head coach. He spent the first four seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He served in the same role on Grant’s staff at VCU and was a part of Grant’s staff for a total of eight seasons.

Brannen was an integral part of lifting the Crimson Tide to three 20-win seasons from 2011-13 and three postseason appearances during his six campaigns in Tus- caloosa, Alabama. During the 2012-13 season, Brannen helped Alabama to a 23-13 overall record (12-6 SEC) as the squad reached the quarterfinals of the NIT and finished second in the SEC. It marked the third-consecutive season the Tide reached the postseason. In 2012, Brannen assisted in directing the Crimson Tide to the NCAA Tournament, the program’s first NCAA appearance since the 2006 season. Alabama finished with a 21-12 mark and won the 2012 SEC West Division title. In Brannen’s second season at Alabama, he helped guide the Tide to a 25-12 record, an appearance in the NIT championship game and an SEC Western Division crown.

His efforts in recruiting have also drawn national acclaim, as he helped the Tide land the nation’s No. 5 recruiting class in 2011 and the No. 21-ranked recruiting class in 2014. In addition to his recruiting duties, Brannen focused on player development, scouting and game preparation. He worked particularly close with the Crimson Tide perimeter players.

During his time at VCU (2007-09), Brannen helped coach the Rams to three-straight conference titles and postseason appearances, including two NCAA Tournaments. At VCU, he continued to develop his reputation as one of the nation’s premier recruiters in landing a 2007 recruiting class that was ranked in the top 20 nationally. Bran- nen followed that up with a 2008 class that was ranked third among mid-major programs by Rivals.com and a 2009 class that was ranked fifth. His 2008 class went on to comprise the starting five of VCU’s memorable Final Four run in 2011. In addition to recruiting the Rams’ championship teams, Brannen helped coach the program to a 76-25 record in his three seasons, with 12 players earning All-Colonial Athletic Association honors including two-time CAA Player of the Year Eric Maynor.

Brannen joined Grant at VCU after spending three seasons in the same capacity at St. Bonaventure, where he was the architect of the program’s recruiting plan to help rebuild the Bonnies’ program. In his first recruiting season, Brannen helped add six student-athletes to the rapidly growing St. Bonaventure program.

Since 2006, Brannen has been a member of the prestigious Villa 7 consortium, which connects the country’s elite assistant basketball coaches in an effort to prepare the next generation of college basketball leaders.

Before his stint at St. Bonaventure, Brannen was the top assistant at Eastern Kentucky for three seasons. He spent the 1999-2000 season at the College of Charleston, helping coach the squad to a 28-4 record. A 1997 graduate of Marshall University with a degree in business management, Brannen played at Marshall when Grant was an assistant for the Herd. A standout on both the court and in the classroom, he was a Rhodes Scholar BRANNEN’S COACHING CAREER finalist and received postgraduate scholarships from both the NCAA Overall Conference Reg. Season and Southern Conference. Bran- Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish nen led the Southern Conference 2016-17 (Horizon) Northern Kentucky (HC) 24 10 .706 12 6 .667 t-3rd in scoring his senior season (1996- 2015-16 (Horizon) Northern Kentucky (HC) 9 21 .300 5 13 .278 8th 97) by averaging 20.9 points per 2014-15 (SEC)* Alabama (AHC, IHC) 19 15 .543 8 10 .444 t-8th game and was named the league 2013-14 (SEC) Alabama (AHC) 13 19 .406 7 11 .389 10th tournament MVP. He began his 2012-13 (SEC) Alabama (AC) 23 13 .639 12 6 .667 t-2nd collegiate career at Morehead 2011-12 (SEC) Alabama (AC) 21 12 .636 9 7 .563 5th State before transferring to Mar- 2010-11 (SEC) Alabama (AC) 25 12 .676 12 4 .750 1st West shall, where he scored 1,008 2009-10 (SEC) Alabama (AC) 17 15 .531 6 10 .375 t-4th West points in only two seasons. Fol- 2008-09 (CAA) VCU (AC) 24 10 .706 14 4 .778 1st lowing graduation from Marshall, 2007-08 (CAA) VCU (AC) 24 8 .750 15 3 .833 1st Brannen played two seasons pro- 2006-07 (CAA) VCU (AC) 28 7 .800 16 2 .889 1st fessionally in Belgium’s First Divi- 2005-06 (A-10) St. Bonaventure (AC) 8 19 .296 2 14 .125 13th sion, earning all-star honors and serving as a player-coach. 2004-05 (A-10) St. Bonaventure (AC) 2 26 .071 1 15 .063 6th East 2003-04 (A-10) St. Bonaventure (AC) 7 21 .250 3 13 .188 5th East Originally hailing from nearby 2002-03 (OVC) E. Kentucky (AC) 11 17 .393 5 11 .313 8th Alexandria, Kentucky, Brannen 2001-02 (OVC) E. Kentucky (AC) 7 20 .259 3 13 .188 9th is married to the former Lisa Els- 2000-01 (OVC) E. Kentucky (AC) 7 19 .269 1 15 .063 9th wick. The couple is parents of twin 1999-2000 (WVIAC) Charleston (AC) 28 2 .933 18 1 .947 1st daughters Jaylee and Katelyn. Total as Head Coach 33 31 .516 Horizon League 17 19 .472 Total Career (Head plus Assistant) 296 266 .527 149 158 .485 * Went 1-1 as interim head coach at Alabama in 2014-15, but NCAA does not recognize on Brannen’s total as head coach. NKU22 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

1-JORDAN GARNETT 2-BRANDON MAXWELL 4-JEFF GARRETT 5-JALEN TATE 10-TRE COBBS •6-5 •220 •Jr. •F •6-2 •190 •So. •G •6-6 •220 •R-So. •F •6-5 •170 •Fr. •G •5-10 •185 •Fr. •G Indianapolis, Ind. • Warren Orlando, Fla. • Daytona State Gadsden, Ala. • Alabama Pickerington, Ohio • Picker- Lima, Ohio • Lima Central Central CC ington Central Catholic

11-MASON FAULKNER 13-BRENNAN GILLIS 20-NICK AYERS 22-MATT ROSENWINKEL 23-CARSON WILLIAMS •6-1 •165 •Fr. •G •6-7 •215 •So. •F •6-3 •190 •Jr. •G •6-2 •230 •Sr. •G •6-5 •230 •Fr. •F Glasgow, Ky. • Caverna Indianapolis, Ind. • Ben Davis Independence, Ky. • Simon Rochelle, Ill. • Rochelle Twp. Owenton, Ky. • Owen County Kenton

25-COLE MURRAY 30-LAVONE HOLLAND II 32-DANTEZ WALTON 34-DREW MCDONALD HC-JOHN BRANNEN •6-7 •210 •Sr. •G •6-1 •185 •Jr. •G •6-5 •205 •Fr. •F •6-7 •250 •So. •F/C •2nd Season •33-31 Delphi, Ind. • Delphi Louisville, Ky. • Coffeyville CC Lima, Ohio • Lima Central Cold Spring, Ky. • Newport Marshall (‘97) Catholic Central Catholic

AC-CHRIS SHUMATE AC-TIM MORRIS AC-SEAN DWYER DBO-TONY RACK MCINTYRE WEBB •1st Season •1st Season •2nd Season •2nd Season Video Coordinator Murray State (‘04) Stanford (‘08) Michigan State (‘09) Northern Kentucky (‘12) Xavier (‘11)

KELLEN SMITH MOLLY WOODS BRIAN BOOS Graduate Assistant Associate AD Strength & Conditioning Saginaw Valley State (‘16) Head Athletic Trainer Coach NKU NORSE23 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Earlham vs Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky vs Illinois 11/11/16 7:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky. (BB&T Arena) 11/13/16 5 p.m. at State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. Earlham 56 • 0-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Northern Kentucky 64 • 1-1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 24 Alex Topalovic f 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 45 Darrell Hutchison f 4-13 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 3 8 1 3 0 0 21 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 3-5 2-3 0-1 0 3 3 4 8 0 2 0 2 20 02 Nick Sands g 4-7 4-5 0-0 0 3 3 4 12 0 2 0 1 15 05 TATE, Jalen f 1-2 0-1 1-5 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 18 05 Elijah Wilson-Thomas g 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 14 30 Blake Bonin g 1-7 0-4 0-0 2 1 3 2 2 4 5 0 0 17 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 2-6 0-0 6-9 5 9 14 2 10 5 3 0 0 25 00 Kamari Hunter 2-5 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 0 8 3 1 0 1 20 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 3-10 1-4 2-2 1 2 3 3 9 1 1 0 1 20 03 Christian Camarillo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 5-10 3-5 0-0 1 1 2 2 13 0 6 0 0 26 12 Kenneth Stalling 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 17 01 GARNETT, Jordan 2-4 0-1 1-2 2 2 4 3 5 0 2 1 0 24 13 Tarig Eldosougi 2-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 8 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 14 Bailey Stewart 0-1 0-1 2-4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 2-8 2-8 2-2 0 5 5 2 8 1 2 0 0 27 15 Cezannie Mount 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 COBBS, Tre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 20 Thomas Sandborn 3-7 2-5 1-2 1 0 1 0 9 0 2 0 1 25 23 Xavier Gibbs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 FAULKNER, Mason 0-4 0-2 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 25 Mitchell Parker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 42 John Sakaleros 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 8 0 2 0 0 21 25 MURRAY, Cole 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 14 Team 2 2 4 32 WALTON, Dantez 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 21-60 8-26 6-12 8 15 23 19 56 11 18 0 6 200 Team 1 1 2 1 FG % 1st Half: 7-25 28.0% 2nd half: 14-35 40.0% Game: 21-60 35.0% Deadball Totals 21-57 9-30 13-23 14 29 43 28 64 9 18 3 3 200 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 8-26 30.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd half: 0-3 0.0% Game: 6-12 50.0% 2 FG % 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 8-25 32.0% Game: 21-57 36.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd half: 6-16 37.5% Game: 9-30 30.0% Rebounds Northern Kentucky 96 • 1-0 FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 9-16 56.3% Game: 13-23 56.5% 6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Illinois 79 • 2-0 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 04 Jeff Garrett f 5-7 0-1 2-4 4 10 14 1 12 4 0 1 3 18 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Jalen Tate f 4-7 0-2 3-4 0 0 0 2 11 1 1 1 1 12 23 Carson Williams f 6-7 0-0 3-6 3 0 3 1 15 0 0 1 0 15 43 Finke, Michael f 4-8 1-5 1-2 4 7 11 3 10 0 3 0 0 30 34 Drew McDonald f 6-8 1-2 0-1 1 2 3 1 13 2 2 0 1 18 22 Morgan, Maverick c 3-5 0-0 2-4 0 3 3 3 8 3 0 2 1 28 30 Lavone Holland II g 2-4 0-2 1-1 0 2 2 0 5 5 5 0 0 23 01 Tate, Jaylon g 2-5 0-1 5-8 1 0 1 4 9 3 2 0 0 28 01 Jordan Garnett 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 11 13 Abrams, Tracy g 2-7 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 3 5 2 0 1 1 26 02 Brandon Maxwell 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 2 5 0 0 13 21 Hill, Malcolm g 13-23 5-8 9-12 4 8 12 0 40 1 1 0 1 36 03 Blake Spellman 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 22 00 Williams, D.J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 11 Mason Faulkner 2-4 0-2 3-4 0 1 1 3 7 4 3 0 1 14 13 Brennan Gillis 4-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 8 2 1 3 0 18 03 Lucas, Te'Jon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 Matt Rosenwinkel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 1-6 1-5 2-2 0 0 0 4 5 1 1 0 2 21 25 Cole Murray 2-6 2-6 0-0 0 4 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 15 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 32 Dantez Walton 4-6 1-2 2-2 1 5 6 2 11 1 1 0 0 18 33 Thorne Jr., Mike 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 8 Team 0 4 4 Team 0 1 1 1 Totals 38-59 6-21 14-22 10 32 42 17 96 23 20 6 7 200 Totals 26-59 7-19 20-30 10 22 32 23 79 10 9 4 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 17-31 54.8% 2nd half: 21-28 75.0% Game: 38-59 64.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 6-21 28.6% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd half: 18-35 51.4% Game: 26-59 44.1% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 11-17 64.7% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 14-22 63.6% 4,3 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 7-19 36.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 12-19 63.2% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 20-30 66.7% 4,4 Officials: Kyle Smith, Izzy Santiago, Jr., Jesse Joseph Technical fouls: Earlham-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Officials: Chris Beaver, Donnie Eppley, Jim Schipper Attendance: 1868 Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 10888 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Earlham 22 34 56 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast EC-M 18 16 10 2 31 Northern Kentucky 33 31 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Northern Kentucky 48 48 96 NKU 62 32 16 12 40 NKU 20 7 8 2 21 Illinois 31 48 79 ILL 28 21 11 7 7 Last FG - EC-M 2nd-02:19, NKU 2nd-00:09. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - EC-M None, NKU by 42 2nd-02:52. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - NKU 2nd-00:31, ILL 2nd-00:39. Score tied - 5 times. EC-M led for 00:00. NKU led for 39:44. Game was tied for 00:16. Largest lead - NKU by 8 1st-03:27, ILL by 18 2nd-01:21. Lead changed - 8 times. NKU led for 09:39. ILL led for 23:39. Game was tied for 06:19.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Austin Peay vs Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky vs Delaware 11/18/16 5:00 PM ET at Millett Hall, Oxford, Ohio 11/19/16 1:30 PM ET at Millett Hall, Oxford, Ohio

Austin Peay 77 • 2-1 Northern Kentucky 74 • 2-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Chris Porter-Bunton f 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 18 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 1-5 0-2 1-2 3 8 11 3 3 3 1 2 1 22 42 Kenny Jones f 5-8 1-1 2-4 2 9 11 2 13 1 4 1 1 34 05 TATE, Jalen f 1-5 0-3 0-2 0 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 0 20 02 Jared Savage g 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 1 16 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 5-6 0-0 2-5 5 3 8 1 12 0 0 0 0 19 04 Josh Robinson g 11-16 6-9 3-5 0 5 5 2 31 3 3 0 0 40 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 8-15 2-4 10-12 3 10 13 3 28 2 0 0 0 29 30 g 45 Zach Glotta g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 HOLLAND II, Lavone 5-13 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 1 12 4 2 0 3 34 01 GARNETT, Jordan 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 18 01 Assane Diop 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 1 3 0 0 16 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 10 Tre' Ivory 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 11 23 Steve Harris 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 14 10 COBBS, Tre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 25 Dre'Kalo Clayton 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 12 11 FAULKNER, Mason 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 John Murry 4-10 1-2 10-12 1 6 7 4 19 1 0 0 0 28 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 Team 1 1 2 25 MURRAY, Cole 3-6 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 3 9 0 0 0 0 20 Totals 25-52 9-18 18-26 5 28 33 19 77 9 12 2 3 200 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 0 1 1 FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd half: 15-26 57.7% Game: 25-52 48.1% Deadball Totals 25-62 8-27 16-25 15 33 48 20 74 15 11 3 4 200 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 9-18 50.0% Rebounds 4,1 FT % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2% Game: 18-26 69.2% FG % 1st Half: 8-32 25.0% 2nd half: 17-30 56.7% Game: 25-62 40.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd half: 7-17 41.2% Game: 8-27 29.6% Rebounds Northern Kentucky 69 • 1-2 FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 13-17 76.5% Game: 16-25 64.0% 3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Delaware 53 • 3-2 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 4-13 0-1 1-1 3 7 10 5 9 1 1 2 0 24 05 TATE, Jalen f 2-5 0-2 0-1 2 2 4 3 4 3 1 0 2 23 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 6-8 0-0 1-6 4 3 7 3 13 1 3 1 2 26 01 Chivarsky Corbett f 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 5 5 3 3 0 2 1 0 22 05 f 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 8-17 0-3 5-5 6 6 12 1 21 1 2 0 0 32 Eric Carter 2-4 0-0 1-3 0 3 3 3 5 1 3 2 0 18 03 Anthony Mosley g 3-8 0-1 5-8 1 3 4 2 11 1 1 1 3 32 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 4-14 1-4 0-1 0 2 2 2 9 6 3 0 2 34 11 Devonne Pinkard g 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 2-4 1-3 1-2 1 1 2 2 6 2 2 0 0 20 22 Cazmon Hayes g 4-15 1-5 4-4 1 7 8 0 13 2 3 3 0 34 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 00 Ryan Daly 4-11 1-3 4-6 3 4 7 3 13 1 0 0 0 25 10 COBBS, Tre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 Barnett Harris 0-2 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 10 11 FAULKNER, Mason 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 Darian Bryant 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 3 4 0 3 0 0 29 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 5 10 Curtis McRoy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 MURRAY, Cole 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 23 Skye Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 6 32 WALTON, Dantez 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 7 25 Curtis Lochner 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 2 1 3 35 Jacob Cushing 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 28-70 3-21 10-18 18 26 44 22 69 15 15 3 8 200 Team 1 1 2 1 Totals 16-53 3-16 18-25 9 28 37 24 53 5 16 7 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 12-37 32.4% Game: 28-70 40.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 3-21 14.3% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 6-22 27.3% 2nd half: 10-31 32.3% Game: 16-53 30.2% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 10-18 55.6% 3 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 3-16 18.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 18-25 72.0% 2 Officials: Tim Sewart, King Whetstone, Matt Morales Technical fouls: Austin Peay-Josh Robinson. Northern Kentucky-MAXWELL, Officials: Bart Wegenke, Donnie Olson, Gerald Williams Brandon. Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Delaware-TEAM. Attendance: Attendance:

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Northern Kentucky 20 54 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Austin Peay 27 50 77 NKU 30 17 10 2 17 APSU 26 12 4 2 26 Delaware Northern Kentucky 35 34 69 NKU 46 17 15 6 13 21 32 53 DELAWA 22 15 7 6 19

Last FG - APSU 2nd-01:18, NKU 2nd-04:24. Score tied - 2 times. Last FG - NKU 2nd-01:41, DELAWARE 2nd-02:00. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - APSU by 8 2nd-00:05, NKU by 16 2nd-14:12. Lead changed - 1 time. Largest lead - NKU by 21 2nd-01:25, DELAWARE by 1 1st-07:13. Lead changed - 6 times. APSU led for 02:22. NKU led for 36:57. Game was tied for 00:41. NKU led for 34:34. DELAWARE led for 04:11. Game was tied for 00:51. NKU24 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Miami North Carolina Centr vs Northern Kentucky 11/20/16 2:32 PM ET at Millett Hall, Oxford, OHio 11/26/16 7:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky. (BB&T Arena)

Northern Kentucky 79 • 3-2 North Carolina Centr 82 • 2-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 1-4 0-2 1-2 1 5 6 2 3 0 3 0 0 13 03 MADISON, Rashaun * 1-6 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 30 05 TATE, Jalen f 0-1 0-0 1-4 0 2 2 5 1 1 2 0 1 17 05 DICKERSON, Del'vin * 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 18 10 GRAF, Dajuan * 7-14 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 1 16 3 1 0 0 36 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 7-16 1-3 8-10 4 5 9 4 23 4 4 0 1 32 11 COLE, Patrick * 11-26 2-4 8-10 1 9 10 3 32 8 2 0 1 37 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 8-16 3-5 6-7 0 4 4 4 25 5 1 2 2 35 42 RANSOM, Will * 4-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 5 8 0 1 0 0 30 01 GARNETT, Jordan 1-1 1-1 4-4 1 4 5 3 7 2 0 0 0 27 01 WIGGINS, C.J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 13 RIVAS, Pablo 5-7 1-2 0-0 0 7 7 4 11 0 0 1 1 26 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 33 TRAPPS, Ron 3-5 2-2 0-0 1 7 8 2 8 0 1 1 1 25 10 COBBS, Tre 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 2 4 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 6 Totals 33-65 6-15 10-12 6 34 40 20 82 12 7 2 3 200 25 MURRAY, Cole 4-8 3-7 0-0 0 3 3 1 11 1 1 1 0 24 FG % 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 17-32 53.1% Game: 33-65 50.8% Deadball Team 2 3 5 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 6-15 40.0% Rebounds Totals 24-53 9-21 22-29 8 30 38 23 79 13 15 3 6 200 FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 10-12 83.3% 0

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 12-28 42.9% Game: 24-53 45.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 9-21 42.9% Rebounds Northern Kentucky 74 • 3-2 FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 16-21 76.2% Game: 22-29 75.9% 5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Miami 70 • 2-3 04 GARRETT, Jeff * 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 14 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 05 TATE, Jalen * 1-2 0-1 1-4 0 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 2 18 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 WILLIAMS, Carson * 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 3 4 1 6 1 0 1 0 19 02 Rod Mills f 1-4 1-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 5 1 5 0 0 21 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone * 6-12 3-7 5-9 0 3 3 4 20 3 1 2 1 37 00 Darius Harper c 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 20 34 MCDONALD, Drew * 8-17 2-3 2-4 7 4 11 1 20 0 3 1 0 32 13 Jake Wright g 4-12 3-9 0-1 1 1 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 30 01 GARNETT, Jordan 0-2 0-1 0-1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 13 24 Michael Weathers g 10-17 1-1 10-12 1 4 5 5 31 2 5 3 1 30 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 30 Abdoulaye Harouna g 2-7 0-4 2-2 0 4 4 4 6 1 0 0 2 24 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 5 0 0 0 19 01 Zach Mccormick 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 COBBS, Tre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 Milos Jovic 1-3 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 10 11 FAULKNER, Mason 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 Dion Wade 3-4 0-0 2-3 4 4 8 3 8 0 2 1 1 29 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 22 Marcus Weathers 1-3 0-1 1-3 1 5 6 3 3 0 0 2 0 26 25 MURRAY, Cole 3-8 3-8 0-0 1 3 4 1 9 1 0 0 1 21 45 Ben Eke Kazee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 32 WALTON, Dantez 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 7 Team 0 2 2 Team 4 1 5 Totals 24-57 5-19 17-24 8 23 31 23 70 5 14 7 6 200 Totals 26-63 12-32 10-21 17 23 40 17 74 14 8 5 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 24-57 42.1% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 2nd half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 26-63 41.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 5-19 26.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-17 23.5% 2nd half: 8-15 53.3% Game: 12-32 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 17-24 70.8% 2 FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 10-21 47.6% 0

Officials: Glenn Mayborg, John Floyd, Brad Clauss Officials: Rusty Cooper, Jason Mirabito, Michael Kitts Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Miami-None. Technical fouls: North Carolina Centr-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: 1229 Attendance: 2141

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Northern Kentucky 34 45 79 North Carolina Centr 42 40 82 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NKU 22 9 10 2 23 NCCUM 41 7 7 6 21 Miami 28 42 70 MIAMI 34 10 9 4 13 Northern Kentucky 29 45 74 NKU 22 8 10 0 23

Last FG - NKU 2nd-01:37, MIAMI 2nd-00:02. Score tied - 1 time. Last FG - NCCUM 2nd-00:04, NKU 2nd-00:21. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - NKU by 11 2nd-05:01, MIAMI by 6 1st-16:43. Lead changed - 3 times. Largest lead - NCCUM by 16 2nd-05:30, NKU by 9 1st-12:26. Lead changed - 1 time. NKU led for 24:37. MIAMI led for 12:54. Game was tied for 02:12. NCCUM led for 25:04. NKU led for 14:25. Game was tied for 00:31.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Morehead State Northern Kentucky vs Norfolk State 11/30/16 7:00 p.m. at Morehead, Ky. / Johnson Arena 12/03/16 6 p.m. at Norfolk, Va. (Joseph Echols Hall)

Northern Kentucky 84 • 4-3 Northern Kentucky 72 • 5-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 15 01 GARNETT, Jordan * 1-4 1-1 2-2 1 4 5 0 5 3 0 1 0 26 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 2-5 0-0 7-7 3 1 4 3 11 1 3 0 2 18 05 TATE, Jalen * 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 12-14 3-4 5-9 1 10 11 2 32 1 3 2 0 35 23 WILLIAMS, Carson * 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 11 05 TATE, Jalen g 5-9 1-1 2-4 0 3 3 2 13 2 1 0 1 36 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone * 5-11 2-4 8-10 0 2 2 2 20 5 4 0 2 38 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 4-13 0-3 4-7 0 3 3 1 12 6 5 0 1 34 34 MCDONALD, Drew * 7-10 2-2 2-3 1 6 7 1 18 2 2 1 0 35 01 GARNETT, Jordan 0-1 0-1 0-0 4 4 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 24 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 2-3 2-3 0-2 0 0 0 3 6 1 3 0 1 17 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 11 FAULKNER, Mason 0-4 0-2 0-0 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 16 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 MURRAY, Cole 4-9 4-9 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 23 25 MURRAY, Cole 5-13 5-12 0-0 0 4 4 4 15 0 1 1 0 29 Team 1 1 2 32 WALTON, Dantez 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 28-54 8-19 20-31 10 24 34 12 84 13 14 2 5 200 Team 3 2 5 1 Totals 23-55 12-26 14-20 12 26 38 18 72 14 13 4 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd half: 13-21 61.9% Game: 28-54 51.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 8-19 42.1% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd half: 9-21 42.9% Game: 23-55 41.8% Deadball 7,1 FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 18-26 69.2% Game: 20-31 64.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 12-26 46.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 14-20 70.0% 2 Morehead State 79 • 2-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Norfolk State 61 • 2-7 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 01 WILLIAMS, Treshaad f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 14 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 MARRERO, DeJuan f 5-12 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 4 12 2 3 1 0 28 02 ROBINSON,Zaynah * 1-15 0-7 2-2 1 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 38 05 DICENT, Miguel g 6-9 3-4 1-2 0 4 4 5 16 2 1 0 1 24 03 WADE,Jonathan * 9-17 3-6 0-2 1 8 9 5 21 2 3 0 0 33 11 MAITLAND, Malik g 7-14 1-2 3-3 0 1 1 1 18 7 2 0 3 34 24 WILLIAMS,Kyle * 3-9 0-2 0-2 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 2 28 22 MOON, Xavier g 4-8 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 11 6 1 1 0 38 44 ROBINSON,Dan * 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 6 1 2 1 1 25 00 BITTING, Ty'Quan 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 45 BUTLER,Jordan * 5-6 0-0 0-1 2 3 5 4 10 0 2 3 0 28 02 WALKER, Jordan 2-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 10 00 WARD,Carrington 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 03 ALEXANDER, Keion 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 GOSS,Micah 1-6 0-2 0-1 3 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 13 HARRIS, Lamontray 7-14 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 3 15 0 2 0 0 28 20 BROWN,Alex 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 25 BEAMON, Ronnye 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 22 LONG,Alex 2-4 0-0 5-7 3 4 7 2 9 1 0 6 2 27 Team 2 1 3 Team 1 1 2 1 Totals 32-63 9-14 6-9 7 20 27 21 79 19 11 3 4 200 Totals 25-64 4-18 7-15 13 23 36 15 61 7 10 10 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-30 53.3% 2nd half: 16-33 48.5% Game: 32-63 50.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 9-34 26.5% 2nd half: 16-30 53.3% Game: 25-64 39.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 9-14 64.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 4-18 22.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 6-9 66.7% 2 FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 7-15 46.7% 8,1

Officials: Scott Johnson, Jason Creek, and Michael Neel Officials: William Covington Sr., Nelson Santiago, Brian Smoot Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Morehead State-DICENT, Miguel. Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Norfolk State-None. Attendance: 3110 Attendance: 1261

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Northern Kentucky 37 47 84 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Northern Kentucky 39 33 72 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NKU 36 10 14 2 16 NKU 22 14 14 7 26 Morehead State 39 40 79 MORM 40 12 11 8 20 Norfolk State 23 38 61 NSUM 32 16 11 4 14

Last FG - NKU 2nd-01:00, MORM 2nd-02:20. Score tied - 8 times. Last FG - NKU 2nd-01:09, NSUM 2nd-00:46. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - NKU by 5 2nd-00:02, MORM by 6 1st-01:55. Lead changed - 17 times. Largest lead - NKU by 17 2nd-19:49, NSUM by 2 1st-19:38. Lead changed - 3 times. NKU led for 11:31. MORM led for 23:06. Game was tied for 05:23. NKU led for 36:55. NSUM led for 00:30. Game was tied for 02:35. NKU NORSE25 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Eastern Illinois vs Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky vs Southeast Missouri 12/7/16 7:00 p.m. at Highland, Heights, Ky. 12-10-16 2 p.m. at Show Me Center -- Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Eastern Illinois 70 • 5-4 Northern Kentucky 80 • 7-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 DAMA, Muusa f 6-9 0-0 1-2 1 5 6 4 13 0 2 1 1 27 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 3-3 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 4 8 1 3 0 0 20 32 MULDOON, Patrick f 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 15 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 3-7 0-1 2-4 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 21 01 McREYNOLDS,Demetriu g 5-9 2-3 4-4 2 1 3 3 16 2 2 0 3 31 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 4 2 3 1 0 1 27 02 JOHNSTON, Cornell g 5-9 5-8 2-2 0 0 0 2 17 1 3 0 0 33 25 MURRAY, Cole g 8-11 8-11 2-2 0 3 3 5 26 2 1 0 2 32 04 GOODWIN, Montell g 4-14 0-5 1-2 0 2 2 1 9 3 0 0 0 32 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 5-12 3-7 6-10 1 2 3 0 19 3 6 0 0 33 03 TESON, Casey 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 17 01 GARNETT, Jordan 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 4 0 1 3 0 1 16 05 CROSSLAND, Ray 3-11 0-2 2-4 3 5 8 2 8 1 1 0 2 33 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 4 24 KULIGOSKI, Joe 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 FAULKNER, Mason 2-6 0-3 0-0 0 7 7 2 4 4 0 0 1 29 55 DIALLO, Aboubacar 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-4 1-2 5-6 2 5 7 2 8 0 2 0 0 13 Team 2 3 5 32 WALTON, Dantez 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 Totals 26-58 8-19 10-14 11 19 30 20 70 8 9 1 6 200 Team 2 3 5 Totals 25-51 13-28 17-24 9 31 40 25 80 14 20 0 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-24 54.2% 2nd half: 13-34 38.2% Game: 26-58 44.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 8-19 42.1% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 15-27 55.6% 2nd half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 25-51 49.0% Deadball 2 FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 10-14 71.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 9-18 50.0% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 13-28 46.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 11-16 68.8% Game: 17-24 70.8% 3 Northern Kentucky 80 • 6-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Southeast Missouri 66 • 4-6 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 4-9 0-2 0-1 3 5 8 2 8 0 1 1 2 22 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 4-6 0-0 2-2 3 6 9 2 10 2 2 1 1 29 13 KELLUM, Trey f 5-7 0-0 5-6 1 2 3 4 15 1 0 1 2 23 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 5-11 0-3 7-8 3 2 5 2 17 4 1 0 0 36 01 CLEVELAND, Antonius g 6-11 1-3 3-9 2 4 6 4 16 0 3 1 3 34 25 MURRAY, Cole g 3-6 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 8 1 0 1 1 28 12 CALVIN, Jamaal g 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 1 1 30 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 8-15 6-10 6-10 1 2 3 2 28 1 3 0 0 33 22 BENTON, Jaylen g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 3 1 0 1 20 01 GARNETT, Jordan 1-3 0-2 1-1 2 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 17 34 MAHONEY, Denzel g 3-11 1-4 5-7 0 1 1 3 12 0 1 0 1 30 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 12 04 VRANES, Milos 2-3 1-1 3-5 1 3 4 2 8 0 0 0 1 16 11 FAULKNER, Mason 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 18 10 DALTON, Jonathan 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 14 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 5 11 SAMPLE, Eli 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 ROSENWINKEL, Matt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 SIMMONS, Daniel 5-8 0-2 3-6 0 1 1 0 13 0 3 0 1 24 Team 0 1 1 35 TCHIENGANG, William 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 Totals 28-56 8-25 16-22 13 24 37 12 80 12 11 4 5 200 Team 0 4 4 1 Totals 22-50 3-13 19-35 6 21 27 21 66 7 14 3 11 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-27 59.3% 2nd half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 28-56 50.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 8-25 32.0% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 22-50 44.0% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 13-17 76.5% Game: 16-22 72.7% 1 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% Game: 3-13 23.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 10-16 62.5% 2nd half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 19-35 54.3% 7 Officials: Bobby Daw, Keith Lewis, Andy O'Brien Technical fouls: Eastern Illinois-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Officials: Brett Miles, Bobby Daw, Blake Thomas Attendance: 1965 Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Southeast Missouri-None. Attendance: 1379 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Eastern Illinois 37 33 70 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast EIU 28 13 11 2 11 Northern Kentucky 39 41 80 Northern Kentucky 45 35 80 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NKU 34 9 19 0 9 NKU 22 10 7 16 17 Southeast Missouri 33 33 66 SEMO 30 22 5 6 21 Last FG - EIU 2nd-00:20, NKU 2nd-02:12. Score tied - 9 times. Largest lead - EIU by 6 1st-15:40, NKU by 11 2nd-00:39. Lead changed - 11 times. Last FG - NKU 2nd-05:26, SEMO 2nd-00:18. Score tied - 0 times. EIU led for 09:04. NKU led for 27:00. Game was tied for 03:56. Largest lead - NKU by 20 2nd-03:53, SEMO by 2 1st-19:44. Lead changed - 3 times. NKU led for 38:30. SEMO led for 01:07. Game was tied for 00:16.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Eastern Washington vs Northern Kentucky Brescia University vs Northern Kentucky 12/18/16 1:00 PM (ET) at Highland Heights, Ky. (BB&T Arena) 12/21/16 7 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky.

Eastern Washington 48 • 8-3 Brescia University 73 • 2-9 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 WILEY, Jacob f 7-14 0-0 0-1 6 6 12 2 14 1 2 2 0 35 11 MCDANIEL, Zach f 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 14 32 BLIZNYUK, Bogdan f 4-14 2-5 2-2 1 3 4 4 12 4 4 1 2 33 22 GERALDS, Dillon f 7-12 0-3 6-7 1 5 6 3 20 1 1 1 0 30 44 VON HOFE, Felix f 4-8 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 9 0 1 0 1 32 33 CARTER, Ed f 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 18 04 WASHINGTON, Sir g 1-9 0-3 1-2 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 29 00 HOWARD, Trey g 7-16 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 2 17 1 3 1 1 25 21 COOPER-LIVERS, Jorda g 0-3 0-1 0-2 0 3 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 22 20 BENZEL, Cody g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 02 JOHNSON, Tavon 1-5 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 2 4 0 1 19 02 GIBSON, Ty 1-4 1-3 2-3 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 0 1 21 04 DOLIAS, Panagiotis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 GIBB, Grant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 STACKER, Brandon 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 8 13 VULIKIC, Luka 1-2 0-1 0-1 1 1 2 0 2 1 4 1 0 15 15 MORROW, Darion 6-7 0-0 0-1 0 3 3 2 12 2 1 0 1 24 14 PEATLING, Mason 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 20 DAVIS, Terrell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 34 HUNT, Jesse 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 32 WILKINSON, Adam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 40 McKAY, Geremy 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 34 DABOIKU, Kayode 5-11 0-0 3-5 3 3 6 3 13 0 0 0 0 23 Team 1 1 2 1 Team 1 2 3 1 Totals 19-58 4-21 6-10 12 22 34 13 48 9 15 5 4 200 Totals 28-63 6-15 11-17 7 24 31 19 73 12 16 3 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 9-29 31.0% Game: 19-58 32.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 28-63 44.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 4-21 19.0% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 6-15 40.0% Rebounds 2 FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 6-10 60.0% 2,1 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 11-17 64.7%

Northern Kentucky 70 • 8-3 Northern Kentucky 97 • 9-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 3 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 20 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 1-4 0-0 0-2 3 4 7 2 2 5 2 1 1 25 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 6-10 0-0 9-10 7 4 11 1 21 2 0 1 2 25 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 7-12 0-0 3-4 3 6 9 2 17 3 0 0 1 36 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 10-15 1-3 1-2 4 4 8 0 22 3 2 0 1 22 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 1-6 0-2 0-0 0 7 7 3 2 3 3 0 0 26 25 MURRAY, Cole g 4-13 3-12 1-3 0 3 3 1 12 3 0 0 1 20 25 MURRAY, Cole g 6-12 5-11 0-0 1 3 4 0 17 4 0 0 2 34 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 3-5 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 0 9 5 2 1 0 22 30 g HOLLAND II, Lavone 5-12 2-4 4-4 0 2 2 4 16 3 4 0 0 33 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 12 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 11 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 04 GARRETT, Jeff 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 11 11 FAULKNER, Mason 2-6 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 6 4 2 1 1 26 10 COBBS, Tre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 GILLIS, Brennan 4-5 2-2 0-1 2 1 3 1 10 2 0 0 0 14 11 FAULKNER, Mason 1-4 0-3 3-3 0 1 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 14 20 AYERS, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 GILLIS, Brennan 4-7 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 1 8 0 1 0 0 18 22 ROSENWINKEL, Matt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 ROSENWINKEL, Matt 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 32 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 WALTON, Dantez 4-8 1-4 1-2 2 2 4 2 10 1 0 1 1 14 Team 1 3 4 Team 0 2 2 1 Totals 37-76 6-31 17-24 17 32 49 15 97 23 13 6 8 200 Totals 26-58 11-26 7-9 10 29 39 15 70 22 11 1 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 21-39 53.8% 2nd half: 16-37 43.2% Game: 37-76 48.7% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd half: 16-32 50.0% Game: 26-58 44.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd half: 1-14 7.1% Game: 6-31 19.4% Rebounds Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 6-15 40.0% Game: 11-26 42.3% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 17-24 70.8% 5 FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 7-9 77.8% 1 Officials: Chris Beaver, Michael Griffith, Michael Kitts Officials: Kevin Ferguson, John Floyd, Brandon Cruz Technical fouls: Brescia University-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Technical fouls: Eastern Washington-None. Northern Kentucky-MURRAY, Cole. Attendance: 1665 Attendance: 2062 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Brescia University 30 43 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Eastern Washington 24 24 48 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BRESCIA 34 11 9 2 31 EWU 26 10 7 2 10 Northern Kentucky 52 45 97 NKU 58 26 15 6 31 Northern Kentucky 29 41 70 NKU 30 16 13 2 16 Last FG - BRESCIA 2nd-00:31, NKU 2nd-01:00. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - EWU 2nd-02:21, NKU 2nd-00:46. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - BRESCIA None, NKU by 28 2nd-18:19. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - EWU by 3 1st-01:45, NKU by 22 2nd-00:46. Lead changed - 3 times. BRESCIA led for 00:00. NKU led for 39:47. Game was tied for 00:13. EWU led for 02:03. NKU led for 37:46. Game was tied for 00:11. NKU26 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs West Virginia Northern Kentucky vs Detroit Mercy 12-23-16 4:00 p.m. at WVU Coliseum, Morgantow, W.Va. 12/29/16 7:37 at Calihan Hall - Detroit, Mich.

Northern Kentucky 61 • 9-4 Northern Kentucky 81 • 10-4, 1-0 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 4-8 0-1 1-2 4 3 7 3 9 1 4 0 0 26 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 0-3 0-0 1-2 3 5 8 2 1 0 2 0 1 14 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 4-8 0-0 4-6 2 4 6 1 12 1 2 0 0 31 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 3 10 1 2 0 1 27 34 MCDONALD, Drew c 0-4 0-2 0-0 3 2 5 2 0 0 7 1 0 20 34 c 25 MURRAY, Cole g 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 1 19 MCDONALD, Drew 4-9 3-6 1-3 2 4 6 1 12 0 3 2 1 25 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 3-8 1-5 3-3 0 2 2 1 10 0 3 0 1 31 25 MURRAY, Cole g 7-13 7-12 0-0 0 2 2 0 21 1 0 2 1 34 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 7-14 1-4 6-8 2 0 2 3 21 3 0 0 1 28 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 01 GARNETT, Jordan 1-1 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 28 04 GARRETT, Jeff 3-6 0-0 1-5 0 6 6 3 7 0 2 0 0 18 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 10 COBBS, Tre 0-1 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 10 COBBS, Tre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 11 FAULKNER, Mason 0-1 0-1 5-6 0 5 5 5 5 1 1 0 0 16 11 FAULKNER, Mason 2-8 1-3 4-4 1 4 5 4 9 2 0 0 0 17 13 GILLIS, Brennan 3-5 0-1 4-6 2 2 4 3 10 0 3 0 0 22 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 15 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 2 1 3 1 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-1 0-1 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 19-48 2-16 21-32 13 26 39 28 61 4 25 1 3 200 Team 3 2 5 Totals 26-61 14-30 15-23 19 25 44 17 81 12 10 5 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 19-48 39.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 2-16 12.5% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 14-31 45.2% Game: 26-61 42.6% Deadball 4 FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 16-23 69.6% Game: 21-32 65.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 9-16 56.3% Game: 14-30 46.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 15-23 65.2% 2 West Virginia 92 • 11-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Detroit Mercy 70 • 2-11, 0-1 HL ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 11 Adrian, Nathan f 3-9 0-3 3-4 5 3 8 1 9 3 1 0 3 32 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Watkins, Brandon f 3-6 0-0 2-5 0 5 5 3 8 0 1 3 0 19 00 JENKINS, Chris f 8-13 2-2 2-3 1 5 6 2 20 2 1 0 2 35 23 Ahmad, Esa f 5-8 0-1 2-4 0 2 2 2 12 1 1 1 1 25 21 HOGAN, Jaleel f 10-15 0-0 2-2 5 3 8 2 22 0 4 8 0 35 02 Carter, Jevon g 3-6 1-3 4-7 2 5 7 3 11 4 1 0 4 32 01 g 04 Miles Jr., Daxter g 3-5 1-2 2-2 1 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 3 18 ALLEN, Corey 2-10 0-5 1-2 0 3 3 3 5 2 0 1 1 32 00 Myers, Teyvon 4-8 0-1 5-5 1 0 1 2 13 2 0 0 1 14 05 GRANT, Matthew g 3-8 2-3 0-0 0 5 5 2 8 1 0 0 0 31 03 Bolden, James 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 23 MCFOLLEY, Josh g 4-8 2-4 5-6 1 0 1 2 15 3 3 0 2 28 12 Phillip, Tarik 7-11 2-4 0-1 0 1 1 2 16 2 2 0 2 19 04 BLACK, DeShawndre 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 Long, James 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 WILLIAMS, Jarod 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 21 14 Harler, Chase 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 EICHLER, Malik 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 West, Lamont 0-2 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 13 LONG, Cole 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 Routt, Logan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1 3 4 1 25 Bender, Maciej 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 45 Macon, Elijah 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 11 Totals 27-60 6-17 10-13 9 22 31 16 70 11 11 10 6 200 50 Konate, Sagaba 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 4 0 8 FG % 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 27-60 45.0% Deadball Team 1 0 1 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 6-17 35.3% Rebounds Totals 32-62 4-17 24-36 11 23 34 24 92 13 8 8 17 200 FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0 Game: 10-13 76.9% 2 FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 18-29 62.1% Game: 32-62 51.6% Deadball Officials: Donald Carstensen, John Gaffney, Matt Morales 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 4-17 23.5% Rebounds Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Detroit Mercy-None. FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 17-24 70.8% Game: 24-36 66.7% 5 Attendance: 1299 Officials: Ray Natili, Marques Pettigrew, Andrew Walton Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-FAULKNER, Mason; TEAM. West Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Virginia-None. Northern Kentucky 34 47 81 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: 10197 NKU 22 5 20 6 16 Detroit Mercy 39 31 70 DETMER 34 6 9 8 0 Murray (NKU) fouled out with 7:03 remaining in the game. Faulkner (NKU) fouled out with 6:02 remaining in the game. Last FG - NKU 2nd-05:34, DETMERCY 2nd-00:05. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - NKU by 18 2nd-02:53, DETMERCY by 5 1st-18:46. Lead changed - 5 times. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast NKU led for 23:07. DETMERCY led for 12:44. Game was tied for 04:09. Northern Kentucky 29 32 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NKU 34 9 9 4 25 West Virginia 36 56 92 WVU 50 31 14 10 43

Last FG - NKU 2nd-03:11, WVU 2nd-03:00. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - NKU by 8 1st-16:37, WVU by 31 2nd-01:45. Lead changed - 3 times. NKU led for 08:25. WVU led for 28:31. Game was tied for 03:04.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Oakland Youngstown State vs Northern Kentucky 12/31/16 3 p.m. at Rochester, Mich (The Blacktop at O'rena) 01/04/17 7:40 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky.

Northern Kentucky 65 • 10-5 (1-1 HL) Youngstown State 70 • 7-9, 1-2 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 GARRETT, Jeff f 1-8 1-3 3-4 2 6 8 2 6 1 1 0 1 24 00 DONLAN, Matt * 1-9 1-6 2-4 0 5 5 1 5 2 1 0 0 28 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 6-9 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 2 14 1 3 0 0 27 15 FRANTZ, Brett * 3-6 1-3 3-3 0 3 3 2 10 2 2 0 0 32 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 6-12 0-1 1-3 3 7 10 3 13 0 2 1 0 29 23 SANTIAGO, Francisco * 5-10 0-1 1-1 2 7 9 3 11 5 3 0 2 23 25 MURRAY, Cole g 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 35 24 MORSE, Cameron * 4-14 0-3 5-6 0 0 0 2 13 2 3 0 0 33 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 6-15 1-5 1-2 1 1 2 4 14 6 4 0 0 35 32 KAUFMAN, Jorden * 3-4 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 3 6 0 1 0 1 17 01 GARNETT, Jordan 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 16 01 HARTFIELD, Braun 4-6 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 8 0 0 0 0 19 11 FAULKNER, Mason 4-8 2-5 0-1 0 0 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 21 02 HAYGOOD, Devin 5-8 0-0 1-1 1 2 3 4 11 1 3 1 1 22 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 04 FERGUSON, Jeremiah 0-2 0-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 8 Team 1 3 4 10 STROLLO, Ryan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26-61 6-19 7-12 11 21 32 16 65 11 11 1 3 200 11 DAVIS, Latin 0-5 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 21 ROSIC, Stefan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 26-61 42.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds Team 2 1 3 FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 7-12 58.3% 2 Totals 26-65 2-15 16-21 7 26 33 17 70 14 13 1 5 200

Oakland 76 • 12-3 (2-0 HL) FG % 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd half: 18-39 46.2% Game: 26-65 40.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 2-15 13.3% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 16-21 76.2% 3 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HAYES,Jalen f 7-14 0-0 4-4 5 3 8 3 18 1 2 2 0 33 Northern Kentucky 83 • 11-5, 2-1 HL 10 BROCK,Isaiah f 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 1 2 1 0 9 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 05 CLARK,Stevie g 2-8 1-5 2-2 1 5 6 0 7 5 1 0 1 25 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 30 DORSEY-WALKER,S g 3-14 2-8 2-2 2 4 6 0 10 5 0 0 0 32 01 GARNETT, Jordan * 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 5 3 2 0 3 27 35 WALKER,Martez g 6-16 3-9 6-7 3 3 6 1 21 0 1 0 0 37 23 WILLIAMS, Carson * 4-7 0-0 4-4 1 1 2 3 12 1 3 0 0 24 02 DANIELS,Nick 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 25 MURRAY, Cole * 3-4 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 3 8 1 0 0 0 19 11 NEELY,Brailen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 15 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone * 5-10 0-3 1-2 0 6 6 2 11 4 4 0 0 30 13 BRECHTING,Brad 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 34 MCDONALD, Drew * 6-15 1-5 2-7 5 10 15 2 15 1 3 2 1 31 14 HILL-MAIS,Xavier 6-10 0-0 2-3 2 3 5 1 14 1 1 3 0 28 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 15 PALOMBIZIO,Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 04 GARRETT, Jeff 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 12 Team 3 3 6 1 10 COBBS, Tre 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 27-67 6-23 16-18 17 27 44 10 76 17 8 6 2 200 11 FAULKNER, Mason 9-15 3-8 3-3 0 5 5 0 24 4 2 0 2 25 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 14 FG % 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 2nd half: 15-34 44.1% Game: 27-67 40.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 6-23 26.1% Rebounds 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9% 2nd half: 8-9 88.9% Game: 16-18 88.9% 4 Team 0 2 2 Totals 32-62 9-26 10-17 7 34 41 21 83 17 18 3 7 200 Officials: Paul Szelc, Donnie Eppley, Steve McJunkins Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-HOLLAND II, Lavone. Oakland-None. FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 18-34 52.9% Game: 32-62 51.6% Deadball Attendance: 2417 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 9-26 34.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 10-17 58.8% 4 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Northern Kentucky 35 30 65 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Officials: Bo Boroski, Edwin Young, Buddy Mayborg NKU 38 12 12 6 15 Technical fouls: Youngstown State-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Oakland 35 41 76 OAK 38 10 19 10 14 Attendance: 2632

Last FG - NKU 2nd-00:01, OAK 2nd-00:11. Score tied - 6 times. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Largest lead - NKU by 5 1st-03:25, OAK by 14 2nd-00:40. Lead changed - 16 times. Youngstown State 20 50 70 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NKU led for 13:23. OAK led for 25:19. Game was tied for 00:54. YSU 38 22 10 2 25 Northern Kentucky 35 48 83 NKU 42 23 2 8 32

Last FG - YSU 2nd-00:24, NKU 2nd-00:05. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - YSU by 3 1st-17:10, NKU by 24 2nd-03:17. Lead changed - 4 times. YSU led for 02:18. NKU led for 36:34. Game was tied for 01:08. NKU NORSE27 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Cleveland State vs Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky vs Green Bay 1/7/17 1:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky. 1/10/17 7:00 PM at Green Bay, Wis. (Resch Center)

Cleveland State 75 • 5-11, 1-3 HL Northern Kentucky 71 • 12-6, 3-2 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 SLOAN, Derek f 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 3-6 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 2 7 2 1 1 1 32 33 FLANNIGAN, Demonte f 7-14 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 14 0 1 0 0 20 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 4-9 0-0 2-4 2 5 7 0 10 3 2 0 0 33 03 EDWARDS, Rob g 7-12 2-4 3-3 2 2 4 2 19 5 3 0 1 35 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 8-15 4-6 3-3 1 11 12 3 23 3 5 0 1 35 12 THOMAS, Kasheem g 2-8 0-3 6-7 0 2 2 3 10 0 0 0 0 24 25 MURRAY, Cole g 4-8 3-7 0-0 0 5 5 2 11 1 2 1 1 34 20 WORD, Bobby g 1-6 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 32 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 2-9 1-5 3-3 0 2 2 0 8 1 5 0 1 35 01 CARPENTER, Kenny 4-8 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 8 2 2 1 0 21 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 04 WRIGHT, Anthony 2-5 0-2 0-0 3 3 6 4 4 2 1 0 2 22 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 05 BLOUNT, Jibri 2-2 2-2 1-2 1 3 4 1 7 0 0 1 0 18 11 FAULKNER, Mason 3-10 1-3 2-4 1 1 2 4 9 1 1 0 1 15 11 HALES, Terrell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 13 MAXWELL, Nelson 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 Team 4 3 7 3 22 CLAYBORNE, Evan 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 11 Totals 25-60 11-23 10-14 12 31 43 15 71 12 19 2 6 200 23 HAIRSTON, Jamarcus 1-1 1-1 0-2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 FG % 1st Half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 25-60 41.7% Deadball Team 2 0 2 2 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 6-13 46.2% Game: 11-23 47.8% Rebounds Totals 29-60 7-18 10-16 11 16 27 19 75 10 9 3 4 200 FT % 1st Half: 5-5 100.0 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 10-14 71.4% 3

FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 15-32 46.9% Game: 29-60 48.3% Deadball Green Bay 80 • 10-6, 4-0 HL 3FG % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 7-18 38.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 10-16 62.5% 2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Northern Kentucky 83 • 12-5, 3-1 HL 01 KANTER, Kerem f 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 11 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 45 LOWE, Kenneth f 6-11 0-1 1-4 1 4 5 1 13 2 0 4 3 29 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 BOTZ, Turner g 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 20 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 3-5 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 4 9 3 2 1 0 25 03 SMALL, Khalil g 5-7 1-2 1-2 1 1 2 4 12 2 0 1 1 26 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 0 8 1 1 1 1 30 12 ANDERSON, Trevor g 2-9 1-6 4-4 1 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 2 32 25 MURRAY, Cole f 3-9 2-7 0-0 1 3 4 2 8 3 2 0 1 34 00 JONES, Warren 4-7 2-3 0-0 0 4 4 3 10 2 1 0 1 16 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 11-15 5-6 10-11 3 7 10 2 37 2 0 0 0 33 23 HURDLE, Jamar 7-8 1-1 0-0 2 2 4 3 15 0 1 2 2 20 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 1-7 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 25 32 FINDLAY, Tevin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 9 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 5 34 COOPER, Charles 5-12 1-2 2-2 0 3 3 1 13 4 2 2 2 29 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 42 JESPERSON, David 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 FAULKNER, Mason 4-7 1-4 7-10 1 2 3 2 16 4 1 0 1 26 Team 0 2 2 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 Totals 32-65 8-20 8-12 5 24 29 16 80 16 7 10 12 200 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ FG % 1st Half: 14-36 38.9% 2nd half: 18-29 62.1% Game: 32-65 49.2% Deadball Team 1 1 2 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 8-20 40.0% Rebounds Totals 27-52 10-24 19-23 10 24 34 17 83 18 11 3 4 200 FT % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 8-12 66.7% 1

FG % 1st Half: 15-27 55.6% 2nd half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 27-52 51.9% Deadball Officials: Donnie Eppley, Pat Driscoll, Steve McJunkins 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 10-24 41.7% Rebounds Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Green Bay-None. FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9% 2nd half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 19-23 82.6% 3 Attendance: 2063

Officials: Scott Siville, John Floyd, Justin Simon Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Technical fouls: Cleveland State-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Northern Kentucky 42 29 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: 2723 NKU 28 5 13 5 12 Green Bay 32 48 80 GB 44 34 8 25 38 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Last FG - NKU 2nd-02:06, GB 2nd-05:22. Score tied - 4 times. Cleveland State 33 42 75 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CSU 38 15 15 2 29 Largest lead - NKU by 15 2nd-17:58, GB by 11 2nd-05:22. Lead changed - 9 times. Northern Kentucky 43 40 83 NKU 28 11 12 6 19 NKU led for 19:16. GB led for 18:12. Game was tied for 02:31.

Last FG - CSU 2nd-00:16, NKU 2nd-01:47. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - CSU None, NKU by 15 2nd-18:48. Lead changed - 0 times. CSU led for 00:00. NKU led for 39:16. Game was tied for 00:42.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Milwaukee Oakland vs Northern Kentucky 01/12/17 7 pm at Milwaukee, Wis. (UWM Panther Arena) 1/20/17 7:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky.

Northern Kentucky 58 • 12-7, 3-3 HL Oakland 79 • 15-5; 5-2 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 21 04 HAYES,Jalen f 7-11 0-0 5-7 3 8 11 3 19 0 3 2 2 39 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 4-6 0-0 2-4 2 6 8 0 10 1 1 2 0 29 10 BROCK,Isaiah f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 34 MCDONALD, Drew c 5-11 3-5 1-1 2 1 3 4 14 0 4 0 0 30 11 NEELY,Brailen g 2-5 1-2 1-1 0 3 3 1 6 3 3 0 2 23 25 MURRAY, Cole g 3-9 3-9 2-2 0 7 7 1 11 0 2 0 1 35 30 DORSEY-WALKER,S g 9-14 2-4 1-2 0 9 9 2 21 3 4 0 4 38 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 6-13 1-4 4-7 2 1 3 2 17 7 2 0 1 35 35 WALKER,Martez g 6-13 0-4 5-5 1 2 3 1 17 0 0 1 0 39 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 02 DANIELS,Nick 3-7 0-3 3-6 0 3 3 0 9 1 1 0 2 19 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 BRECHTING,Brad 3-5 0-0 1-1 3 2 5 3 7 2 1 2 0 19 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 14 HILL-MAIS,Xavier 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 FAULKNER, Mason 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 11 15 PALOMBIZIO,Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 9 21 CUMBERLAND,Jaevin 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 Team 1 2 3 2 Team 1 1 2 Totals 30-58 3-14 16-22 9 31 40 17 79 9 15 6 10 200 Totals 20-48 7-21 11-16 8 21 29 14 58 11 14 2 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 2nd half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 30-58 51.7% Deadball Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 20-48 41.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 3-14 21.4% 3,1 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 7-21 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 16-22 72.7% FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 11-16 68.8% 3 Northern Kentucky 70 • 12-8; 3-4 HL Milwaukee 68 • 5-12, 1-3 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 3-7 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 5 6 0 2 1 2 29 50 PRAHL, Brett f 4-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 3 9 3 2 1 1 29 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 7-12 0-0 5-9 5 3 8 1 19 2 2 0 0 29 03 STULL, Brock g 7-10 3-5 1-2 1 6 7 2 18 3 3 0 1 33 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 4-13 1-5 2-4 2 9 11 3 11 1 1 1 1 36 04 JOHNSON, Jeremy g 1-5 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 20 25 MURRAY, Cole g 3-9 3-8 0-0 0 2 2 3 9 2 0 0 1 37 05 WICHMANN, Cody g 6-13 3-7 0-0 0 4 4 3 15 2 2 0 3 34 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 3-7 2-4 4-7 0 2 2 5 12 2 1 0 2 23 13 HAAS, August g 1-5 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 0 0 32 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 8 00 BARNES, Bryce 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 01 BELL, Jeremiah 4-10 1-4 2-3 0 3 3 1 11 1 1 0 0 25 11 FAULKNER, Mason 4-10 1-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 9 4 5 0 3 26 21 STUDER, Dan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 24 NZE, Bryce 2-2 0-0 2-2 3 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 9 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 HARVEY, Cameron 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 Team 2 1 3 Team 3 2 5 1 Totals 25-63 8-28 12-22 12 23 35 21 70 11 13 3 9 200

Totals 25-56 8-22 10-13 11 22 33 15 68 16 11 1 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 25-63 39.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 8-28 28.6% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 25-56 44.6% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 12-22 54.5% 4 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 8-22 36.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 10-13 76.9% 2 Officials: Terry Wymer, Ray Perone, Bill Ek Technical fouls: Oakland-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Officials: Jeffrey Anderson, Lewis Garrison, Brent Hampton Attendance: 4784 Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Milwaukee-None. Fouled out: Oakland 10 at 6:18; NKU 01 at 46.5 and 30 at 24.7 Attendance: 1389 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 1st 2nd In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods Total Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Oakland 38 41 79 Northern Kentucky 30 28 58 OAK 48 21 12 14 16 NKU 26 14 9 0 4 Northern Kentucky 42 28 70 NKU 32 16 13 6 13 Milwaukee 30 38 68 UWM 32 15 19 8 17 Last FG - OAK 2nd-01:01, NKU 2nd-00:26. Score tied - 4 times. Last FG - NKU 2nd-00:28, UWM 2nd-00:36. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - OAK by 17 1st-11:50, NKU by 6 1st-00:20. Lead changed - 6 times. Largest lead - NKU by 6 1st-13:30, UWM by 12 2nd-00:36. Lead changed - 3 times. OAK led for 22:15. NKU led for 16:37. Game was tied for 01:08. NKU led for 15:33. UWM led for 16:52. Game was tied for 07:35. NKU28 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Detroit Mercy vs Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky vs UIC 01/22/17 1:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky. (BB&T Arena) 01/27/17 7:00 p.m. at UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Ill.)

Detroit Mercy 87 • 4-16, 2-6 (HL) Northern Kentucky 79 • 14-8 (5-4 HL) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 JENKINS, Chris f 5-10 0-3 10-10 2 7 9 4 20 1 1 1 2 26 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 1-3 0-0 1-1 1 6 7 3 3 2 0 1 2 22 13 LONG, Cole f 1-6 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 16 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 1-5 0-1 1-2 3 1 4 0 3 0 2 1 1 14 25 BLACKSHEAR, Gerald f 6-10 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 3 12 0 1 1 2 24 34 MCDONALD, Drew c 4-8 1-3 1-2 0 3 3 4 10 2 2 0 2 28 01 ALLEN, Corey g 5-12 1-3 2-3 3 2 5 3 13 1 1 0 2 38 25 MURRAY, Cole g 4-10 4-10 0-0 0 4 4 0 12 2 1 1 0 37 23 MCFOLLEY, Josh g 5-13 2-8 4-4 0 1 1 3 16 5 4 0 1 36 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 5-14 2-3 4-4 1 5 6 4 16 4 4 0 1 29 02 ROBINSON, Patrick 3-5 2-4 0-0 2 0 2 3 8 0 1 0 0 23 04 GARRETT, Jeff 3-6 0-0 0-3 1 4 5 1 6 1 1 0 3 18 04 BLACK, DeShawndre 1-6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 12 11 FAULKNER, Mason 7-12 0-3 5-7 1 5 6 2 19 2 4 0 2 23 11 WILLIAMS, Jarod 3-6 2-3 4-4 0 0 0 5 12 2 2 0 0 18 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 EICHLER, Malik 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 6 32 WALTON, Dantez 3-8 2-5 2-2 4 1 5 3 10 1 0 0 0 18 55 CARTER III, Ed 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Team 2 2 4 1 Team 1 1 2 Totals 28-68 9-25 14-21 14 31 45 20 79 14 15 3 11 200 Totals 30-69 7-25 20-21 12 14 26 32 87 11 13 4 11 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 28-68 41.2% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 16-36 44.4% Game: 30-69 43.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 9-25 36.0% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 5-17 29.4% Game: 7-25 28.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 14-21 66.7% 3 FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 14-14 100.0 Game: 20-21 95.2% 1 UIC 62 • 11-10 (4-4 HL) Northern Kentucky 101 • 13-8, 4-4 (HL) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 2 SANTOS, K.J. f 5-11 1-4 0-1 2 3 5 5 11 1 2 0 0 31 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 1-2 0-0 7-7 0 1 1 4 9 0 1 0 1 24 21 ODIASE, Tai f 2-3 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 3 6 1 4 0 0 19 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 6-10 0-0 1-3 6 4 10 2 13 2 2 1 1 31 1 KOLAWOLE, Michael g 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 23 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 5-8 2-2 9-11 0 5 5 3 21 1 3 3 1 36 15 BOAHEN, Godwin g 6-10 3-6 4-4 1 6 7 3 19 3 6 0 4 32 25 MURRAY, Cole g 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 5 5 1 8 0 2 0 0 26 5 FERGUSON, Tarkus g 5-16 1-5 2-4 1 2 3 1 13 6 6 2 0 32 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 6-10 0-1 5-5 0 2 2 2 17 7 6 0 2 31 0 MATTHEWS, Dominique 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 4 1 0 1 1 14 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 22 GUICE, Kyle 2-7 2-7 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 1 1 0 0 24 04 GARRETT, Jeff 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 2 4 2 2 0 0 14 3 THOMAS, Hassan 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 FAULKNER, Mason 8-12 2-3 11-14 1 5 6 3 29 2 3 0 1 29 32 ROBINSON, Clint 0-3 0-0 3-6 3 4 7 3 3 0 1 3 0 20 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1 3 4 Team 1 1 2 Totals 22-61 7-26 11-17 12 30 42 18 62 15 23 6 5 200 Totals 30-51 6-10 35-42 11 27 38 23 101 14 21 4 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 22-61 36.1% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 17-22 77.3% Game: 30-51 58.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 7-26 26.9% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 3-3 100.0 Game: 6-10 60.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 11-17 64.7% 2 FT % 1st Half: 12-15 80.0% 2nd half: 23-27 85.2% Game: 35-42 83.3% 3 Officials: Paul Szelc, Bo Boroski, Frank Spencer Officials: Kelly Pfeifer, Scott Siville, Chad Barlow Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. UIC-None. Technical fouls: Detroit Mercy-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: 2898 Attendance: 2083 Fouled Out: Detroit Mercy 12 at 10:45 and 11 at 1:04 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Northern Kentucky 39 40 79 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast NKU 38 26 20 2 35 UIC 30 32 62 UIC 28 17 7 4 13 Detroit Mercy 36 51 87 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench DETMER 34 28 15 4 24 Northern Kentucky 41 60 101 NKU 44 12 9 4 33 Last FG - NKU 2nd-01:18, UIC 2nd-00:32. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - NKU by 23 2nd-04:33, UIC by 11 1st-14:50. Lead changed - 1 time. Last FG - DETMERCY 2nd-00:20, NKU 2nd-00:28. Score tied - 4 times. NKU led for 25:42. UIC led for 13:03. Game was tied for 01:15. Largest lead - DETMERCY by 5 1st-15:00, NKU by 19 2nd-04:51. Lead changed - 5 times. DETMERCY led for 03:40. NKU led for 32:19. Game was tied for 04:01.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Valparaiso Northern Kentucky vs Wright State 01/29/17 1:30 p.m. at Valparaiso, Ind. (ARC) 2/4/17 7:00 PM EST at Wright State Nutter Center

Northern Kentucky 58 • 14-9 (5-5) Northern Kentucky 83 • 15-9, 6-5 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 2-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 20 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 3-4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 7 1 1 1 2 25 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 1-3 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 20 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 5-7 0-0 4-4 0 4 4 1 14 1 2 1 0 25 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 4-12 1-5 1-4 2 4 6 4 10 2 3 2 0 32 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 6-12 1-4 7-9 3 4 7 3 20 2 2 0 1 32 25 MURRAY, Cole g 3-9 3-9 0-0 1 5 6 4 9 2 0 0 0 34 25 MURRAY, Cole g 5-9 4-8 0-1 0 2 2 2 14 1 3 0 0 33 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 5-10 2-4 1-2 1 6 7 1 13 5 3 0 2 33 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 1-7 0-4 4-7 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 2 25 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 04 GARRETT, Jeff 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 10 11 FAULKNER, Mason 3-9 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 4 8 0 2 0 2 20 11 FAULKNER, Mason 2-8 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 3 5 5 0 0 0 23 13 GILLIS, Brennan 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 8 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 32 WALTON, Dantez 3-9 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 0 0 22 32 WALTON, Dantez 4-7 2-5 2-4 1 4 5 2 12 1 2 1 0 19 Team 1 3 4 Team 2 2 4 Totals 23-58 10-31 2-8 8 21 29 20 58 12 9 3 7 200 Totals 28-57 9-25 18-27 11 22 33 16 83 15 14 4 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 23-58 39.7% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 16-28 57.1% Game: 28-57 49.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 9-19 47.4% 2nd half: 1-12 8.3% Game: 10-31 32.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 9-25 36.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 2-8 25.0% 3 FT % 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 18-27 66.7% 5

Valparaiso 65 • 18-4 (8-1) Wright State 79 • 15-9, 6-5 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 PETERS, Alec f 4-15 2-8 6-7 1 11 12 1 16 3 5 0 3 39 00 DAVIS, Steven f 6-10 1-4 2-2 1 4 5 4 15 1 1 0 1 31 21 SMITS, Derrik c 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 12 01 MITCHELL, Justin g 7-11 0-0 4-6 2 7 9 2 18 4 7 1 0 36 01 BRADFORD, Micah g 3-6 3-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 9 1 2 0 1 22 05 La TULIP, Mike g 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 4 2 0 0 36 02 WALKER, Tevonn g 1-10 0-2 1-2 5 6 11 2 3 2 0 0 0 31 13 BENZINGER, Grant g 3-8 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 4 9 0 1 0 0 21 11 HAMMINK, Shane g 7-13 3-7 4-4 1 3 4 1 21 2 3 0 0 34 24 ALSTORK, Mark g 9-20 4-8 5-7 2 2 4 3 27 3 4 1 0 34 03 JOSEPH, Max 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 0 19 03 HUGHES, Mark 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 14 SOROLLA, Jaume 4-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 8 1 0 1 0 22 04 VEST, Alan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 WILLIAMS, Lexus 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 14 22 ERNSTHAUSEN, Parker 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 15 33 KISER, John 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 7 33 CUSTER, Ryan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12 Team 4 1 5 1 Team 1 2 3 Totals 22-55 9-27 12-15 15 29 44 13 65 14 14 4 4 200 Totals 29-57 10-25 11-15 8 22 30 21 79 15 15 2 2 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd half: 8-26 30.8% Game: 22-55 40.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 29-57 50.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 9-27 33.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 10-25 40.0% Rebounds 0,1 FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 12-15 80.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 11-15 73.3% 2

Officials: Steve McJunkins, Tim Stewart, Earl Walton Officials: Brandon Cruz, Owen Shortt and Bobby Daw Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Valparaiso-None. Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Wright State-None. Attendance: 3578 Attendance: 5993

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Northern Kentucky 37 21 58 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NKU 24 11 10 4 20 Northern Kentucky 35 48 83 NKU 30 12 16 2 22 Valparaiso 38 27 65 VALPO 26 11 12 4 15 Wright State 39 40 79 WSU 38 16 6 5 4

Last FG - NKU 2nd-00:55, VALPO 2nd-03:52. Score tied - 3 times. Last FG - NKU 2nd-00:28, WSU 2nd-00:05. Score tied - 10 times. Largest lead - NKU by 6 1st-19:20, VALPO by 14 1st-04:04. Lead changed - 3 times. Largest lead - NKU by 7 2nd-05:26, WSU by 7 1st-02:28. Lead changed - 14 times. NKU led for 05:28. VALPO led for 30:59. Game was tied for 03:33. NKU led for 13:58. WSU led for 20:43. Game was tied for 05:19. NKU NORSE29 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Green Bay vs Northern Kentucky Milwaukee vs Northern Kentucky 02/09/17 7:30 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky. 02/11/17 7:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky.

Green Bay 67 • 15-10 9-4 HL Milwaukee 63 • 8-19, 4-10 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 KANTER, Kerem * 8-13 0-0 7-9 5 9 14 3 23 3 3 0 0 29 50 PRAHL, Brett f 3-3 0-0 2-2 3 5 8 1 8 0 2 4 1 27 02 BOTZ, Turner * 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 20 03 STULL, Brock g 3-10 1-6 0-0 1 4 5 3 7 4 4 1 0 37 03 SMALL, Khalil * 2-7 1-5 2-2 1 4 5 3 7 1 1 0 0 34 05 WICHMANN, Cody g 6-11 5-9 2-3 0 1 1 4 19 1 2 0 0 30 32 FINDLAY, Tevin * 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 13 HAAS, August g 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 4 3 0 1 33 45 LOWE, Kenneth * 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 1 6 1 1 1 0 21 31 HARVEY, Cameron g 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 25 00 JONES, Warren 1-7 0-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 1 3 0 2 24 00 BARNES, Bryce 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 21 HANKERSON, Kameron 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 1 11 01 BELL, Jeremiah 6-11 1-4 2-4 0 2 2 4 15 2 1 0 0 28 23 HURDLE, Jamar 3-7 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 2 3 3 2 19 24 NZE, Bryce 3-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 4 6 1 2 0 0 13 34 COOPER, Charles 4-8 1-2 5-6 0 3 3 0 14 3 2 0 1 28 Team 0 3 3 1 42 JESPERSON, David 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 Totals 24-46 9-24 6-10 5 21 26 19 63 13 17 5 3 200 Team 0 0 0 1 FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 12-21 57.1% Game: 24-46 52.2% Deadball Totals 24-50 3-16 16-19 7 28 35 15 67 13 16 6 7 200 3FG % 1st Half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 9-24 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 6-10 60.0% 1 FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 24-50 48.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 3-16 18.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-5 100.0 2nd half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 16-19 84.2% 2,1 Northern Kentucky 69 • 17-9, 8-5 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Northern Kentucky 69 • 16-9, 7-5 HL ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 2-3 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 21 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 1 5 1 1 0 0 25 01 GARNETT, Jordan * 1-3 0-1 0-1 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 22 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 4-13 0-2 5-7 2 4 6 2 13 1 1 1 0 29 23 WILLIAMS, Carson * 1-2 0-0 3-4 2 3 5 2 5 2 1 0 0 25 25 MURRAY, Cole g 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 1 0 0 0 36 25 MURRAY, Cole * 6-11 5-10 0-0 0 4 4 1 17 1 1 0 0 35 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 8-11 2-4 3-5 0 2 2 0 21 4 1 1 4 34 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone * 3-8 2-3 0-3 0 1 1 3 8 3 2 0 5 27 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 9 34 MCDONALD, Drew * 4-9 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 10 2 2 0 0 24 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 04 GARRETT, Jeff 5-6 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 3 10 1 0 0 0 15 11 FAULKNER, Mason 2-7 0-3 1-1 1 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 14 11 FAULKNER, Mason 2-8 0-2 1-4 0 0 0 3 5 2 2 0 1 21 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 11 13 GILLIS, Brennan 4-6 1-3 1-2 0 4 4 2 10 2 1 1 0 16 32 WALTON, Dantez 3-5 3-5 2-2 1 3 4 5 11 0 1 0 1 15 32 WALTON, Dantez 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 15 Team 2 0 2 Team 3 2 5 1 Totals 24-52 8-21 13-21 11 20 31 15 69 10 10 2 8 200 Totals 27-56 10-25 5-16 7 20 27 18 69 18 10 1 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 13-23 56.5% Game: 24-52 46.2% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 17-31 54.8% 2nd half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 27-56 48.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 8-21 38.1% Rebounds 4 3FG % 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 10-25 40.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0 2nd half: 12-20 60.0% Game: 13-21 61.9% FT % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 5-16 31.3% 4 Officials: Marcus Gossard, Matt Palumb, Michael Kitts Officials: Chris Beaver, Lewis Garrison, Edwin Young Technical fouls: Milwaukee-HAAS, August. Northern Kentucky-None. Technical fouls: Green Bay-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: 4963 Attendance: 3416 Fouled Out: NKU 32 at 7:58 (2nd) Flagrant 1: UWM 13 at 5:21 (2nd) Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Green Bay 29 38 67 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench GB 34 12 11 6 29 Milwaukee 35 28 63 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Northern Kentucky 41 28 69 NKU 30 14 5 0 27 UWM 26 7 6 0 21 Northern Kentucky 27 42 69 NKU 30 32 11 4 19 Last FG - GB 2nd-01:19, NKU 2nd-02:35. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - GB by 5 1st-18:16, NKU by 18 1st-01:52. Lead changed - 3 times. Last FG - UWM 2nd-00:07, NKU 2nd-00:41. Score tied - 3 times. GB led for 04:29. NKU led for 34:20. Game was tied for 00:56. Largest lead - UWM by 13 1st-09:53, NKU by 10 2nd-00:31. Lead changed - 1 time. UWM led for 34:41. NKU led for 03:50. Game was tied for 01:29.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Cleveland State Northern Kentucky vs Youngstown State 2/16/17 8:00 pm at Wolstein Center - Cleveland, Ohio 02/18/17 7 p.m. at Youngstown, Ohio

Northern Kentucky 62 • 18-9, 9-5 HL Northern Kentucky 77 • 18-10, 9-6 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 29 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 4-5 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 5 9 3 1 0 1 30 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 10-14 0-0 2-5 2 4 6 1 22 0 1 0 0 35 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 3-4 0-0 5-6 6 4 10 0 11 4 3 0 1 31 34 MCDONALD, Drew c 1-7 1-2 10-13 5 8 13 1 13 5 2 1 0 32 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 6-20 1-8 1-1 1 8 9 0 14 2 3 0 0 29 11 FAULKNER, Mason g 2-6 2-6 0-0 0 5 5 3 6 5 3 0 0 27 25 MURRAY, Cole g 3-7 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 4 7 1 1 0 0 23 25 MURRAY, Cole g 2-9 2-9 2-3 0 4 4 3 8 1 1 0 2 34 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 3-10 0-3 2-5 1 5 6 2 8 1 2 0 2 28 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 11 FAULKNER, Mason 4-8 0-4 8-9 0 2 2 0 16 0 1 1 0 29 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 21 13 GILLIS, Brennan 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 6 1 0 0 0 9 32 WALTON, Dantez 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 12 32 WALTON, Dantez 2-8 2-6 0-0 1 4 5 1 6 0 1 1 0 13 Team 1 1 2 Team 3 1 4 Totals 20-52 8-26 14-21 9 30 39 14 62 16 10 1 3 200 Totals 28-69 5-30 16-21 14 32 46 16 77 12 12 2 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 8-24 33.3% Game: 20-52 38.5% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd half: 13-36 36.1% Game: 28-69 40.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 8-26 30.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd half: 0-14 0.0% Game: 5-30 16.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 14-21 66.7% 3 FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 16-21 76.2% 4

Cleveland State 60 • 8-19, 4-11 HL Youngstown State 81 • 11-18, 5-11 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 SLOAN, Derek f 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 3 5 1 0 1 0 20 00 DONLAN, Matt f 6-15 2-7 0-1 0 7 7 1 14 1 0 2 0 35 33 FLANNIGAN, Demonte f 2-10 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 4 6 1 1 1 0 25 32 KAUFMAN, Jorden c 6-8 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 3 12 1 1 0 0 23 03 EDWARDS, Rob g 7-16 3-9 2-2 1 5 6 3 19 0 4 0 2 39 14 WARFORD, Tyler g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 THOMAS, Kasheem g 4-10 2-5 1-2 0 4 4 2 11 3 3 0 0 36 15 FRANTZ, Brett g 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 21 20 WORD, Bobby g 2-8 1-5 4-4 1 2 3 2 9 2 0 0 0 31 24 MORSE, Cameron g 7-18 0-6 6-7 0 5 5 1 20 7 0 0 0 36 01 CARPENTER, Kenny 1-4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 01 HARTFIELD, Braun 4-9 0-0 4-4 2 3 5 2 12 1 1 0 2 26 04 WRIGHT, Anthony 1-3 0-1 2-4 1 5 6 1 4 0 0 2 1 24 02 HAYGOOD, Devin 3-6 0-0 0-3 3 3 6 2 6 4 1 1 3 17 05 BLOUNT, Jibri 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 DAVIS, Latin 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 HALES, Terrell 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 WILLIAMS, Rahim 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 MAXWELL, Nelson 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 23 SANTIAGO, Francisco 4-6 2-2 0-2 0 5 5 2 10 4 2 0 2 34 22 CLAYBORNE, Evan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Team 1 1 2 23 HAIRSTON, Jamarcus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33-68 5-17 10-19 6 28 34 14 81 19 6 3 7 200 Team 1 5 6 Totals 20-55 8-22 12-16 8 26 34 16 60 7 8 4 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 19-39 48.7% 2nd half: 14-29 48.3% Game: 33-68 48.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 5-17 29.4% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 20-55 36.4% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 10-19 52.6% 6 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 8-22 36.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 12-16 75.0% 1,1 Officials: Kevin O'Connell, Kevin Ferguson, Darryl Smith Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Youngstown State-None. Officials: Paul Szelc, Mike Eades, Rob Riley Attendance: 4609 Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Cleveland State-None. Attendance: 1247 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Northern Kentucky 40 37 77 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast NKU 34 6 16 8 28 Youngstown State 41 40 81 YSU 44 14 4 10 31 Northern Kentucky 33 29 62 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NKU 22 7 8 2 10 Cleveland State 27 33 60 CSU 22 10 9 8 10 Last FG - NKU 2nd-06:00, YSU 2nd-00:35. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - NKU by 8 2nd-14:29, YSU by 4 1st-06:36. Lead changed - 9 times. Last FG - NKU 2nd-01:24, CSU 2nd-02:33. Score tied - 6 times. NKU led for 21:46. YSU led for 15:49. Game was tied for 02:25. Largest lead - NKU by 12 2nd-17:28, CSU by 3 1st-17:08. Lead changed - 6 times. NKU led for 33:57. CSU led for 01:47. Game was tied for 04:16. NKU30 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Wright State vs Northern Kentucky UIC vs Northern Kentucky 02/21/17 7:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky. 02/24/17 7:30 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky.

Wright State 76 • 19-10; 10-6 HL UIC 82 • 14-16; 7-10 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 DAVIS, Steven f 6-10 0-2 1-1 3 2 5 3 13 1 2 1 0 27 02 SANTOS, K.J. f 3-8 3-5 0-0 2 2 4 2 9 1 3 0 1 32 01 MITCHELL, Justin g 2-7 0-0 1-2 4 2 6 3 5 6 4 1 2 34 21 ODIASE, Tai f 5-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 5 10 1 2 2 0 21 05 La TULIP, Mike g 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 5 3 1 0 1 29 00 MATTHEWS, Dominique g 2-7 1-3 1-2 1 0 1 5 6 0 1 0 0 22 13 BENZINGER, Grant g 6-17 2-9 6-6 0 2 2 4 20 1 1 0 1 37 05 FERGUSON, Tarkus g 9-14 3-5 1-1 0 10 10 0 22 7 1 0 4 39 24 ALSTORK, Mark g 6-18 4-9 8-8 3 5 8 0 24 5 3 0 0 36 23 OTTEY, Marcus g 11-22 1-4 2-5 1 6 7 3 25 2 4 0 3 35 03 HUGHES, Mark 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 01 KOLAWOLE, Michael 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 22 ERNSTHAUSEN, Parker 3-4 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 3 7 1 0 0 0 21 22 GUICE, Kyle 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 33 CUSTER, Ryan 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 12 32 ROBINSON, Clint 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 4 0 3 0 0 19 Team 0 2 2 Team 0 3 3 Totals 26-63 7-24 17-18 12 18 30 18 76 17 11 3 5 200 Totals 35-67 8-20 4-8 7 28 35 19 82 11 14 2 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 26-63 41.3% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 20-38 52.6% Game: 35-67 52.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 7-24 29.2% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 8-20 40.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 11-11 100.0 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 17-18 94.4% 3 FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 4-8 50.0% 4

Northern Kentucky 83 • 19-10; 10-6 HL Northern Kentucky 90 • 20-10; 11-6 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 3-4 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 8 3 0 1 0 29 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 2-4 0-0 1-1 1 5 6 1 5 2 3 0 0 17 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 3-6 0-0 2-3 1 4 5 2 8 1 1 1 1 24 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 10-17 2-4 5-5 0 9 9 2 27 1 0 0 0 32 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 6-9 0-1 6-7 2 4 6 4 18 1 2 0 0 28 01 GARNETT, Jordan g 1-4 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 20 25 MURRAY, Cole g 8-14 5-10 2-2 0 3 3 2 23 0 2 0 1 34 25 MURRAY, Cole g 4-7 4-7 4-4 0 4 4 1 16 3 0 0 0 37 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 7-12 3-6 2-2 2 3 5 2 19 6 6 1 1 34 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 6-10 2-2 5-9 1 2 3 3 19 6 3 0 0 32 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 11 FAULKNER, Mason 1-3 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 11 04 GARRETT, Jeff 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-2 0-1 0-1 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 11 11 FAULKNER, Mason 4-7 1-2 4-4 0 0 0 0 13 1 3 0 3 17 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-4 0-2 2-2 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 20 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 Team 2 1 3 2 32 WALTON, Dantez 1-6 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 21 Totals 29-54 10-24 15-19 11 23 34 17 83 16 15 3 5 200 Team 1 0 1 Totals 29-63 9-23 23-27 8 25 33 11 90 14 11 0 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 18-31 58.1% Game: 29-54 53.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 10-24 41.7% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 15-30 50.0% Game: 29-63 46.0% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 15-19 78.9% 0 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 9-23 39.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 19-21 90.5% Game: 23-27 85.2% 2 Officials: Gerald Williams, Edwin Young, John Hampton Technical fouls: Wright State-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Officials: Chris Beaver, Brent Hampton, Matt Morales Attendance: 2908 Technical fouls: UIC-OTTEY, Marcus. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: 3025 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Fouled out: UIC 21 at 1:57 (2nd) and UIC 00 at 2.2 (2nd) Wright State 40 36 76 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Intentional Foul: UIC 23 at 1:17 (2nd) WSU 28 20 18 0 9 Northern Kentucky 33 50 83 NKU 36 14 15 2 7 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast UIC 37 45 82 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - WSU 2nd-01:20, NKU 2nd-00:40. Score tied - 9 times. UIC 54 16 3 10 10 Largest lead - WSU by 10 2nd-17:16, NKU by 7 2nd-00:11. Lead changed - 7 times. Northern Kentucky 36 54 90 NKU 34 11 13 0 19 WSU led for 29:49. NKU led for 06:37. Game was tied for 03:29. Last FG - UIC 2nd-00:09, NKU 2nd-00:53. Score tied - 10 times. Largest lead - UIC by 9 1st-12:45, NKU by 8 2nd-00:01. Lead changed - 23 times. UIC led for 22:35. NKU led for 14:18. Game was tied for 03:07.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Valparaiso vs Northern Kentucky Wright State vs Northern Kentucky 02/26/17 1:00 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky. 03/05/17 7:45 PM at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, Mich.)

Valparaiso 78 • 24-7; 14-4 HL Wright State 77 • 20-12 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 SOROLLA, Jaume c 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 15 00 DAVIS, Steven f 1-6 0-3 2-2 1 3 4 5 4 1 2 0 0 20 02 WALKER, Tevonn g 7-13 4-9 7-9 2 2 4 2 25 4 1 0 3 34 01 MITCHELL, Justin g 5-10 0-0 2-3 2 10 12 2 12 7 3 1 1 35 11 HAMMINK, Shane g 7-13 4-7 5-6 2 2 4 0 23 1 1 0 3 37 05 La TULIP, Mike g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 20 15 WILLIAMS, Lexus g 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 22 13 BENZINGER, Grant g 9-19 7-14 4-4 1 7 8 4 29 1 3 0 0 35 22 DAVIDSON, Nick g 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 24 ALSTORK, Mark g 7-15 4-8 4-7 0 1 1 4 22 3 3 0 0 29 01 BRADFORD, Micah 3-7 2-5 0-1 0 2 2 4 8 1 1 0 1 15 03 HUGHES, Mark 1-3 0-2 2-3 2 2 4 3 4 1 1 0 2 26 03 JOSEPH, Max 4-8 2-4 2-2 2 2 4 3 12 1 4 1 0 24 04 VEST, Alan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 21 SMITS, Derrik 1-4 0-0 2-2 3 0 3 3 4 1 2 0 0 21 12 WILBURN, Tye 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 KISER, John 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 4 2 1 1 1 0 26 22 ERNSTHAUSEN, Parker 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 1 20 Team 0 2 2 33 CUSTER, Ryan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 Totals 25-57 12-30 16-20 10 17 27 20 78 13 11 2 8 200 Team 3 2 5 1 Totals 26-60 11-31 14-19 10 28 38 26 77 14 14 1 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 25-57 43.9% Deadball Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 12-30 40.0% FG % 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd half: 17-35 48.6% Game: 26-60 43.3% Deadball 3 FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 16-20 80.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 8-19 42.1% Game: 11-31 35.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 14-19 73.7% 2 Northern Kentucky 82 • 21-10; 12-6 HL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Northern Kentucky 82 • 22-10 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 34 MCDONALD, Drew f 8-13 1-4 6-6 0 6 6 2 23 2 4 0 0 31 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 GARNETT, Jordan g 2-3 1-1 2-2 0 3 3 1 7 1 1 1 3 23 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 3-4 2-2 2-3 0 3 3 4 10 1 0 0 2 31 22 ROSENWINKEL, Matt g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 6-7 0-0 5-6 1 4 5 2 17 0 2 1 0 19 25 MURRAY, Cole g 3-4 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 9 0 1 2 0 35 34 MCDONALD, Drew c 2-7 2-4 2-4 0 6 6 3 8 2 1 0 0 28 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 4-9 2-5 7-11 1 1 2 3 17 9 2 0 1 36 25 MURRAY, Cole g 1-7 0-6 2-4 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 36 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 6-15 1-7 3-6 0 0 0 1 16 9 2 1 1 29 04 GARRETT, Jeff 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 04 GARRETT, Jeff 3-5 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 0 7 0 0 0 1 10 11 FAULKNER, Mason 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 2 20 11 FAULKNER, Mason 3-4 2-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 10 1 1 0 1 18 13 GILLIS, Brennan 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 0 2 0 0 9 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 1-1 0-2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 11 23 WILLIAMS, Carson 5-7 0-0 7-7 0 4 4 1 17 1 1 0 0 20 32 WALTON, Dantez 3-5 1-2 0-0 2 4 6 3 7 0 2 0 1 18 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 15 Team 1 3 4 Team 2 1 3 Totals 28-55 9-26 17-29 5 27 32 18 82 13 8 2 8 200 Totals 26-45 8-19 22-26 5 23 28 14 82 16 13 4 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 18-27 66.7% Game: 28-55 50.9% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-22 63.6% 2nd half: 12-23 52.2% Game: 26-45 57.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 9-26 34.6% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 8-19 42.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 13-20 65.0% Game: 17-29 58.6% 6 FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd half: 11-12 91.7% Game: 22-26 84.6% 1 Officials: Bill Ek, Donnie Eppley, Courtney Green Officials: Larry Scirotto, Mike Eades, Brooks Wells Technical fouls: Wright State-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Technical fouls: Valparaiso-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: 5654 Attendance: 3304 FOULED OUT: DAVIS (WSU) 4:30 OF 2ND HALF LaTULIP (WSU) 12.0 OF 2ND HALF

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Valparaiso 37 41 78 Wright State 27 50 77 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench VALPO 24 20 12 4 26 WSU 26 7 8 5 10 Northern Kentucky 40 42 82 NKU 32 12 5 2 26 Northern Kentucky 29 53 82 NKU 38 18 4 16 27

Last FG - VALPO 2nd-00:05, NKU 2nd-01:30. Score tied - 6 times. Last FG - WSU 2nd-00:08, NKU 2nd-02:53. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - VALPO by 1 2nd-12:39, NKU by 10 1st-13:43. Lead changed - 2 times. Largest lead - WSU by 7 1st-15:15, NKU by 11 2nd-01:54. Lead changed - 11 times. VALPO led for 00:32. NKU led for 34:49. Game was tied for 04:39. WSU led for 10:28. NKU led for 24:36. Game was tied for 04:56. NKU NORSE31 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Youngstown State vs Northern Kentucky Milwaukee vs Northern Kentucky 03/06/17 7:00 PM at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, Mich.) 03/07/17 7:00 PM at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, Mich.)

Youngstown State 74 • 13-21 Milwaukee 53 • 11-24 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 DONLAN, Matt f 5-10 4-5 0-0 1 5 6 1 14 0 4 0 0 33 50 PRAHL, Brett f 6-11 0-1 0-0 4 1 5 0 12 0 0 0 0 27 32 KAUFMAN, Jorden f 2-5 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 5 1 1 0 1 21 03 STULL, Brock g 6-14 2-3 5-5 0 4 4 1 19 2 1 0 1 38 01 HARTFIELD, Braun g 4-9 0-3 1-3 2 4 6 4 9 3 0 2 0 38 04 JOHNSON, Jeremy g 1-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 21 23 SANTIAGO, Francisco g 7-13 1-2 0-0 1 8 9 3 15 7 2 0 2 40 05 WICHMANN, Cody g 2-11 1-7 2-2 0 7 7 2 7 1 2 0 0 31 24 MORSE, Cameron g 10-24 3-8 5-6 2 0 2 1 28 2 3 0 2 38 13 HAAS, August g 1-7 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 28 02 HAYGOOD, Devin 1-4 0-0 1-1 1 3 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 20 00 BARNES, Bryce 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 0 1 18 04 FERGUSON, Jeremiah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 BELL, Jeremiah 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9 22 WILLIAMS, Rahim 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 24 NZE, Bryce 3-4 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 0 6 1 1 0 0 18 Team 2 0 2 31 HARVEY, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Totals 29-65 8-18 8-14 11 25 36 15 74 13 12 3 6 200 Team 2 3 5 2 Totals 21-58 4-18 7-9 8 22 30 12 53 10 8 0 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-35 31.4% 2nd half: 18-30 60.0% Game: 29-65 44.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 8-18 44.4% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 21-58 36.2% Deadball 2 FT % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 8-14 57.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 4-18 22.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 7-9 77.8% 2 Northern Kentucky 84 • 23-10 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Northern Kentucky 59 • 24-10 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 1 27 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 1 0 1 24 01 GARNETT, Jordan f 2-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 0 29 34 MCDONALD, Drew c 10-20 4-9 2-2 2 7 9 2 26 2 2 1 0 36 23 WILLIAMS, Carson f 3-6 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 2 7 1 2 1 1 35 25 MURRAY, Cole g 1-5 1-4 0-0 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 24 34 MCDONALD, Drew c 6-17 2-7 0-0 0 12 12 2 14 0 0 0 0 35 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 7-15 3-3 3-5 1 3 4 0 20 3 3 0 3 33 25 MURRAY, Cole g 2-7 2-6 2-2 0 4 4 0 8 2 1 2 0 36 04 GARRETT, Jeff 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 11 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone g 7-15 2-6 4-6 2 4 6 1 20 4 3 1 2 34 11 FAULKNER, Mason 4-8 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 10 3 0 0 1 27 04 GARRETT, Jeff 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 13 GILLIS, Brennan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 11 FAULKNER, Mason 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 8 20 AYERS, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 GILLIS, Brennan 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 32 WALTON, Dantez 2-4 2-4 2-3 1 5 6 0 8 2 3 0 0 13 32 WALTON, Dantez 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Team 2 3 5 Team 2 1 3 Totals 31-62 13-27 9-12 9 28 37 16 84 11 11 2 6 200 Totals 22-53 6-21 9-12 10 28 38 10 59 11 11 4 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd half: 16-30 53.3% Game: 31-62 50.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 9-21 42.9% Game: 22-53 41.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 13-27 48.1% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 6-21 28.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 9-12 75.0% 0,1 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 9-12 75.0% 2,1

Officials: Terry Wymer, Gene Seratore, Paul Szelc Officials: Terry Wymer, Bo Borowski, Paul Szelc Technical fouls: Youngstown State-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Technical fouls: Milwaukee-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: Attendance: 5929 LITTLE CAESARS MOTOR CITY MADNESS HORIZON LEAGUE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast FOULED OUT: BARNES (UWM) 0:03 2ND HALF Youngstown State 27 47 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench YSU 28 8 6 8 3 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Northern Kentucky 42 42 84 NKU 30 13 18 5 24 Milwaukee 28 25 53 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UWM 30 7 8 9 11 Last FG - YSU 2nd-02:21, NKU 2nd-01:38. Score tied - 0 times. Northern Kentucky 31 28 59 NKU 28 10 11 7 4 Largest lead - YSU None, NKU by 16 2nd-06:50. Lead changed - 0 times. YSU led for 00:00. NKU led for 39:32. Game was tied for 00:28. Last FG - UWM 2nd-00:32, NKU 2nd-00:42. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - UWM by 2 1st-18:57, NKU by 9 1st-14:48. Lead changed - 1 time. UWM led for 00:12. NKU led for 38:16. Game was tied for 01:32.

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2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball Northern Kentucky Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 14, 2017) Northern Kentucky Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 26, 2017) All games Conference games

Overall record: 24-10 Conf: 12-6 Home: 12-2 Away: 8-7 Neutral: 4-1 RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 12-6 8-1 4-5 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds CONFERENCE 12-6 8-1 4-5 0-0 ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 34 MCDONALD, Drew 34-34 1015 29.9 196-407 .4 8 2 50-129 .3 8 8 117-159 .7 3 6 69 194 263 7.7 78 0 58 76 19 13 559 16.4 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone 34-33 1050 30.9 162-369 .4 3 9 55-147 .3 7 4 107-163 .6 5 6 18 78 96 2.8 63 1 141 103 9 44 486 14.3 23 WILLIAMS, Carson 34-33 837 24.6 132-221 .5 9 7 0-2 .0 0 0 94-137 .6 8 6 83 114 197 5.8 47 0 41 51 15 18 358 10.5 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds 25 MURRAY, Cole 34-26 979 28.8 116-268 .4 3 3 99-244 .4 0 6 17-23 .7 3 9 7 102 109 3.2 64 2 37 25 12 17 348 10.2 ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 FAULKNER, Mason 32-1 582 18.2 78-193 .4 0 4 23-95 .2 4 2 61-80 .7 6 3 13 63 76 2.4 62 1 66 43 2 26 240 7.5 34 MCDONALD, Drew 18-18 552 30.7 102-218 .4 6 8 29-73 .3 9 7 71-97 .7 3 2 33 104 137 7.6 44 0 28 42 13 8 304 16.9 01 GARNETT, Jordan 33-23 778 23.6 55-113 .4 8 7 17-40 .4 2 5 32-40 .8 0 0 39 68 107 3.2 82 2 50 31 10 25 159 4.8 30 HOLLAND II, Lavone 18-17 541 30.1 79-179 .4 4 1 22-66 .3 3 3 52-82 .6 3 4 12 41 53 2.9 38 1 79 50 2 26 232 12.9 05 TATE, Jalen 8-8 150 18.8 14-34 .4 1 2 1-10 .1 0 0 8-24 .3 3 3 4 12 16 2.0 24 1 13 10 2 7 37 4.6 32 WALTON, Dantez 28-0 294 10.5 39-100 .3 9 0 20-66 .3 0 3 15-21 .7 1 4 22 42 64 2.3 36 1 12 14 5 10 113 4.0 25 MURRAY, Cole 18-18 592 32.9 67-145 .4 6 2 56-130 .4 3 1 10-12 .8 3 3 2 63 65 3.6 33 0 21 19 6 9 200 11.1 04 GARRETT, Jeff 32-11 433 13.5 45-111 .4 0 5 4-24 .1 6 7 20-43 .4 6 5 38 98 136 4.3 50 1 17 29 10 19 114 3.6 11 FAULKNER, Mason 18-1 375 20.8 62-143 .4 3 4 17-64 .2 6 6 47-63 .7 4 6 8 36 44 2.4 39 0 41 32 1 19 188 10.4 13 GILLIS, Brennan 34-0 314 9.2 42-79 .5 3 2 8-19 .4 2 1 14-25 .5 6 0 27 37 64 1.9 57 0 21 31 9 6 106 3.1 23 WILLIAMS, Carson 18-17 466 25.9 72-121 .5 9 5 0-1 .0 0 0 44-64 .6 8 8 40 65 105 5.8 20 0 24 31 8 6 188 10.4 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 11-0 141 12.8 8-23 .3 4 8 7-21 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 1 13 14 1.3 6 0 8 7 0 2 25 2.3 01 GARNETT, Jordan 18-16 443 24.6 35-67 .5 2 2 12-26 .4 6 2 17-19 .8 9 5 12 33 45 2.5 49 2 29 17 7 19 99 5.5 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 24-0 201 8.4 12-41 .2 9 3 7-28 .2 5 0 3-8 .3 7 5 2 20 22 0.9 26 0 10 26 2 5 34 1.4 32 WALTON, Dantez 15-0 185 12.3 19-57 .3 3 3 12-42 .2 8 6 8-12 .6 6 7 13 23 36 2.4 20 1 6 5 3 7 58 3.9 10 COBBS, Tre 9-0 15 1.7 2-3 .6 6 7 1-1 1.000 3-4 .7 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 0 1 4 0 1 8 0.9 22 ROSENWINKEL, Matt 5-1 10 2.0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.4 04 GARRETT, Jeff 16-2 188 11.8 14-43 .3 2 6 2-7 .2 8 6 8-17 .4 7 1 18 34 52 3.3 17 0 5 10 2 8 38 2.4 20 AYERS, Nick 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 GILLIS, Brennan 18-0 168 9.3 18-43 .4 1 9 4-11 .3 6 4 2-6 .3 3 3 16 19 35 1.9 32 0 14 15 4 2 42 2.3 Team 55 58 113 1 10 02 MAXWELL, Brandon 11-0 74 6.7 4-14 .2 8 6 3-9 .3 3 3 2-4 .5 0 0 1 8 9 0.8 12 0 2 6 0 4 13 1.2 Total...... 34 6800 902-1964 .4 5 9 292-827 .3 5 3 493-729 .6 7 6 378 901 1279 37.6 601 9 475 460 95 194 2589 76.1 10 COBBS, Tre 2-0 3 1.5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.0 Opponents...... 34 6800 891-2026 .4 4 0 224-682 .3 2 8 422-600 .7 0 3 313 806 1119 32.9 629 - 405 415 137 202 2428 71.4 22 ROSENWINKEL, Matt 1-1 2 2.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM STATISTICS NKU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. 03 SPELLMAN, Blake 2-0 11 5.5 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 SCORING 2589 2428 11/11/16 EARLHAM W 96-56 1868 Team 32 27 59 7 Points per game 76.1 71.4 11/13/16 at Illinois L 64-79 10888 Total...... 18 3600 473-1032 .4 5 8 157-430 .3 6 5 261-376 .6 9 4 188 453 641 35.6 305 4 249 236 46 109 1364 75.8 Scoring margin +4.7 - # 11/18/16 vs Austin Peay L 69-77 1317 Opponents...... 18 3600 486-1079 .4 5 0 125-385 .3 2 5 221-293 .7 5 4 171 429 600 33.3 315 - 241 222 78 109 1318 73.2 FIELD GOALS-ATT 902-1964 891-2026 # 11/19/16 vs Delaware W 74-53 0 Field goal pct .4 5 9 .4 4 0 # 11/20/16 at Miami W 79-70 1229 3 POINT FG-ATT 292-827 224-682 11/26/16 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR L 74-82 2141 TEAM STATISTICS NKU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. 3-point FG pct .3 5 3 .3 2 8 11/30/16 at Morehead State W 84-79 3110 SCORING 1364 1318 * 12/29/16 at Detroit Mercy W 81-70 1299 3-pt FG made per game 8.6 6.6 12/03/16 at Norfolk State W 72-61 1261 Points per game 75.8 73.2 * 12/31/16 at Oakland L 65-76 2417 FREE THROWS-ATT 493-729 422-600 12/07/16 EASTERN ILLINOIS W 80-70 1965 Scoring margin +2.6 - * 01/04/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 83-70 2632 Free throw pct .6 7 6 .7 0 3 12/10/16 at Southeast Missouri W 80-66 1379 FIELD GOALS-ATT 473-1032 486-1079 * 1/7/17 CLEVELAND STATE W 83-75 2723 F-Throws made per game 14.5 12.4 12/18/16 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 70-48 2062 Field goal pct .4 5 8 .4 5 0 * 1/10/17 at Green Bay L 71-80 2063 REBOUNDS 1279 1119 12/21/16 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY W 97-73 1665 3 POINT FG-ATT 157-430 125-385 * 01/12/17 at Milwaukee L 58-68 1389 Rebounds per game 37.6 32.9 12-23-16 at West Virginia L 61-92 10197 3-point FG pct .3 6 5 .3 2 5 * 1/20/17 OAKLAND L 70-79 4784 Rebounding margin +4.7 - * 12/29/16 at Detroit Mercy W 81-70 1299 3-pt FG made per game 8.7 6.9 * 01/22/17 DETROIT MERCY W 101-87 2083 ASSISTS 475 405 * 12/31/16 at Oakland L 65-76 2417 FREE THROWS-ATT 261-376 221-293 * 01/27/17 at UIC W 79-62 2898 Assists per game 14.0 11.9 * 01/04/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 83-70 2632 Free throw pct .6 9 4 .7 5 4 * 01/29/17 at Valparaiso L 58-65 3578 TURNOVERS 460 415 * 1/7/17 CLEVELAND STATE W 83-75 2723 F-Throws made per game 14.5 12.3 * 2/4/17 at Wright State W 83-79 5993 Turnovers per game 13.5 12.2 * 1/10/17 at Green Bay L 71-80 2063 REBOUNDS 641 600 * 02/09/17 GREEN BAY W 69-67 3416 Turnover margin -1.3 - * L 01/12/17 at Milwaukee 58-68 1389 Rebounds per game 35.6 33.3 * 02/11/17 MILWAUKEE W 69-63 4963 Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0 * 1/20/17 OAKLAND L 70-79 4784 Rebounding margin +2.3 - * 2/16/17 at Cleveland State W 62-60 1247 STEALS 194 202 * 01/22/17 DETROIT MERCY W 101-87 2083 ASSISTS 249 241 * 02/18/17 at Youngstown State L 77-81 4609 Steals per game 5.7 5.9 * 01/27/17 at UIC W 79-62 2898 Assists per game 13.8 13.4 * 02/21/17 WRIGHT STATE W 83-76 2908 BLOCKS 95 137 * 01/29/17 at Valparaiso L 58-65 3578 TURNOVERS 236 222 * 02/24/17 UIC W 90-82 3025 Blocks per game 2.8 4.0 * 2/4/17 at Wright State W 83-79 5993 ATTENDANCE 39539 66457 Turnovers per game 13.1 12.3 * 02/26/17 VALPARAISO W 82-78 3304 * 02/09/17 GREEN BAY W 69-67 3416 Turnover margin -0.8 - Home games-Avg/Game 14-2824 15-3570 * 02/11/17 MILWAUKEE W 69-63 4963 Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.1 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-2580 * 2/16/17 at Cleveland State W 62-60 1247 * = Conference game STEALS 109 109 * 02/18/17 at Youngstown State L 77-81 4609 # = Tarkett Sports Classic (Oxford, Ohio) Steals per game 6.1 6.1 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals * 02/21/17 WRIGHT STATE W 83-76 2908 BLOCKS 46 78 Northern Kentucky 1234 1355 2589 * 02/24/17 UIC W 90-82 3025 Blocks per game 2.6 4.3 Opponents 1091 1337 2428 * 02/26/17 VALPARAISO W 82-78 3304 & 03/05/17 vs Wright State W 82-77 5654 ATTENDANCE 29838 25493 & 03/06/17 vs Youngstown State W 84-74 0 Home games-Avg/Game 9-3315 9-2833 & 03/07/17 vs Milwaukee W 59-53 5929 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

* = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals # = Tarkett Sports Classic (Oxford, Ohio) Northern Kentucky 663 701 1364 & = Horizon League CHampionship (Detroit) Opponents 616 702 1318

2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball Northern Kentucky Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 08, 2017) 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball All games Northern Kentucky Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 08, 2017) All games

01 02 03 04 05 10 11 34 Opponent Date Score GARNETT,JO MAXWELL,BR SPELLMAN,B GARRETT,JE TATE,JALEN COBBS,TRE FAULKNER,M Opponent Date Score MCDONALD,D EARLHAM 11/11/16 96-56 W 0 - 2 - 2 2 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 0 1 2 - 1 4 - 4 1 1 - 0 - 1 DNP 7 - 1 - 4 EARLHAM 11/11/16 96-56 W 1 3 - 3 - 2 at Illinois 11/13/16 64-79 L 5 - 4 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 8 - 5 - 1 8 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 at Illinois 11/13/16 64-79 L 9 - 3 - 1 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 69-77 L DNP 6 - 2 - 2 0 - 2 - 0 9 - 1 0 - 1 4 - 4 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 69-77 L 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 vs Delaware 11/19/16 74-53 W 4 - 3 - 1 0 - 2 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 1 1 - 3 2 - 2 - 4 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 vs Delaware 11/19/16 74-53 W 2 8 - 1 3 - 2 at Miami 11/20/16 79-70 W 7 - 5 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 1 - 2 - 1 3 - 0 - 0 DNP at Miami 11/20/16 79-70 W 2 3 - 9 - 4 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR 11/26/16 74-82 L 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 6 - 2 - 5 2 - 3 - 0 3 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR 11/26/16 74-82 L 2 0 - 1 1 - 0 at Morehead State 11/30/16 84-79 W 0 - 8 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 1 3 - 3 - 2 DNP DNP at Morehead State 11/30/16 84-79 W 3 2 - 1 1 - 1 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 72-61 W 5 - 5 - 3 6 - 0 - 1 DNP 1 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 DNP 0 - 6 - 3 at Norfolk State 12/03/16 72-61 W 1 8 - 7 - 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 80-70 W 3 - 5 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 DNP 8 - 8 - 0 DNP DNP 2 - 1 - 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 80-70 W 1 7 - 5 - 4 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 80-66 W 0 - 3 - 1 3 - 0 - 0 DNP 8 - 5 - 1 DNP DNP 4 - 7 - 4 at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 80-66 W 2 - 5 - 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 70-48 W 2 - 5 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 6 - 2 - 4 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 70-48 W 2 - 7 - 3 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 97-73 W 2 - 7 - 5 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 5 - 1 - 2 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 97-73 W 2 2 - 8 - 3 at West Virginia 12-23-16 61-92 L 9 - 7 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 - 6 - 0 DNP 3 - 0 - 0 5 - 5 - 1 at West Virginia 12-23-16 61-92 L 0 - 5 - 0 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 81-70 W 4 - 3 - 2 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 9 - 5 - 2 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 81-70 W 1 2 - 6 - 0 at Oakland 12/31/16 65-76 L 5 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 6 - 8 - 1 DNP DNP 1 0 - 0 - 2 at Oakland 12/31/16 65-76 L 1 3 - 1 0 - 0 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 83-70 W 5 - 2 - 3 0 - 2 - 1 DNP 3 - 0 - 0 DNP 2 - 0 - 0 2 4 - 5 - 4 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 83-70 W 1 5 - 1 5 - 1 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 83-75 W 9 - 2 - 3 3 - 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 3 - 0 DNP DNP 1 6 - 3 - 4 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 83-75 W 3 7 - 1 0 - 2 at Green Bay 1/10/17 71-80 L 7 - 4 - 2 3 - 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 3 - 0 DNP DNP 9 - 2 - 1 at Green Bay 1/10/17 71-80 L 2 3 - 1 2 - 3 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 58-68 L 2 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 DNP DNP 2 - 1 - 1 at Milwaukee 01/12/17 58-68 L 1 4 - 3 - 0 OAKLAND 1/20/17 70-79 L 6 - 3 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 DNP 1 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 9 - 3 - 4 OAKLAND 1/20/17 70-79 L 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 101-87 W 9 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 DNP 4 - 5 - 2 DNP DNP 2 9 - 6 - 2 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 101-87 W 2 1 - 5 - 1 at UIC 01/27/17 79-62 W 3 - 7 - 2 DNP DNP 6 - 5 - 1 DNP DNP 1 9 - 6 - 2 at UIC 01/27/17 79-62 W 1 0 - 3 - 2 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 58-65 L 4 - 2 - 2 DNP DNP 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 8 - 0 - 0 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 58-65 L 1 0 - 6 - 2 at Wright State 2/4/17 83-79 W 7 - 1 - 1 DNP DNP 3 - 4 - 0 DNP DNP 5 - 2 - 5 at Wright State 2/4/17 83-79 W 2 0 - 7 - 2 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 69-67 W 2 - 2 - 3 DNP DNP 1 0 - 2 - 1 DNP DNP 5 - 0 - 2 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 69-67 W 1 0 - 0 - 2 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 69-63 W 5 - 2 - 0 2 - 0 - 1 DNP 0 - 4 - 0 DNP DNP 5 - 1 - 1 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 69-63 W 1 3 - 6 - 1 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 62-60 W 3 - 4 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 6 - 5 - 5 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 62-60 W 1 3 - 1 3 - 5 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 77-81 L 9 - 4 - 3 0 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 6 - 2 - 0 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 77-81 L 1 4 - 9 - 2 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 83-76 W 8 - 2 - 3 DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 3 - 2 - 2 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 83-76 W 1 8 - 6 - 1 UIC 02/24/17 90-82 W 4 - 1 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 DNP 0 - 3 - 0 DNP DNP 1 3 - 0 - 1 UIC 02/24/17 90-82 W 2 7 - 9 - 1 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 82-78 W 7 - 3 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 DNP 4 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 0 - 1 - 3 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 82-78 W 2 3 - 6 - 2 vs Wright State 03/05/17 82-77 W 1 0 - 3 - 1 DNP DNP 7 - 3 - 0 DNP DNP 1 0 - 1 - 1 vs Wright State 03/05/17 82-77 W 8 - 6 - 2 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 84-74 W 7 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 4 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 1 0 - 3 - 3 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 84-74 W 2 6 - 9 - 2 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 59-53 W 6 - 2 - 1 DNP DNP 2 - 3 - 1 DNP DNP 2 - 2 - 1 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 59-53 W 1 4 - 1 2 - 0 13 20 22 23 25 30 32 Opponent Date Score GILLIS,BRE AYERS,NICK ROSENWINKE WILLIAMS,C MURRAY,COL HOLLAND II WALTON,DAN EARLHAM 11/11/16 96-56 W 8 - 1 - 2 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 5 - 3 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 2 - 5 1 1 - 6 - 1 at Illinois 11/13/16 64-79 L 2 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 1 0 - 1 4 - 5 3 - 1 - 0 1 3 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 69-77 L 2 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 1 3 - 7 - 1 0 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 6 5 - 0 - 1 vs Delaware 11/19/16 74-53 W 1 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 1 2 - 8 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 1 2 - 3 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 at Miami 11/20/16 79-70 W 2 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 4 - 2 - 0 1 1 - 3 - 1 2 5 - 4 - 5 DNP NORTH CAROLINA CENTR 11/26/16 74-82 L 2 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 6 - 4 - 1 9 - 4 - 1 2 0 - 3 - 3 6 - 1 - 1 at Morehead State 11/30/16 84-79 W 4 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 1 1 - 4 - 1 1 2 - 0 - 0 1 2 - 3 - 6 DNP at Norfolk State 12/03/16 72-61 W 0 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 3 - 2 - 0 1 5 - 4 - 0 2 0 - 2 - 5 4 - 1 - 0 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 80-70 W 2 - 0 - 2 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 1 0 - 9 - 2 8 - 3 - 1 2 8 - 3 - 1 DNP at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 80-66 W 8 - 7 - 0 DNP DNP 8 - 0 - 0 2 6 - 3 - 2 1 9 - 3 - 3 2 - 2 - 0 EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 70-48 W 1 0 - 3 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 7 - 9 - 3 1 7 - 4 - 4 1 6 - 2 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 97-73 W 8 - 4 - 0 DNP 2 - 0 - 0 2 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 2 - 3 - 3 9 - 2 - 5 1 0 - 4 - 1 at West Virginia 12-23-16 61-92 L 1 0 - 4 - 0 DNP DNP 1 2 - 6 - 1 5 - 0 - 1 1 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 81-70 W 3 - 4 - 3 DNP DNP 1 0 - 7 - 1 2 1 - 2 - 1 2 1 - 2 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 at Oakland 12/31/16 65-76 L 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 1 4 - 4 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 1 4 - 2 - 6 DNP YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 83-70 W 3 - 4 - 2 DNP DNP 1 2 - 2 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 1 1 - 6 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 83-75 W 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 8 - 8 - 1 8 - 4 - 3 2 - 1 - 5 0 - 0 - 0 at Green Bay 1/10/17 71-80 L 0 - 1 - 1 DNP DNP 1 0 - 7 - 3 1 1 - 5 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 DNP at Milwaukee 01/12/17 58-68 L 2 - 0 - 1 DNP DNP 1 0 - 8 - 1 1 1 - 7 - 0 1 7 - 3 - 7 0 - 0 - 0 OAKLAND 1/20/17 70-79 L 0 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 1 9 - 8 - 2 9 - 2 - 2 1 2 - 2 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 101-87 W 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 1 3 - 1 0 - 2 8 - 5 - 0 1 7 - 2 - 7 DNP at UIC 01/27/17 79-62 W 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 3 - 4 - 0 1 2 - 4 - 2 1 6 - 6 - 4 1 0 - 5 - 1 at Valparaiso 01/29/17 58-65 L 4 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 2 - 3 - 0 9 - 6 - 2 1 3 - 7 - 5 8 - 0 - 1 at Wright State 2/4/17 83-79 W 2 - 4 - 0 DNP DNP 1 4 - 4 - 1 1 4 - 2 - 1 6 - 0 - 4 1 2 - 5 - 1 GREEN BAY 02/09/17 69-67 W 1 0 - 4 - 2 DNP DNP 5 - 5 - 2 1 7 - 4 - 1 8 - 1 - 3 2 - 4 - 2 MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 69-63 W 1 - 3 - 1 DNP DNP 5 - 4 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 2 1 - 2 - 4 1 1 - 4 - 0 at Cleveland State 2/16/17 62-60 W 2 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 2 2 - 6 - 0 8 - 4 - 1 3 - 1 - 2 5 - 3 - 0 at Youngstown State 02/18/17 77-81 L 6 - 1 - 1 DNP DNP 1 1 - 1 0 - 4 7 - 3 - 1 8 - 6 - 1 6 - 5 - 0 WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 83-76 W 2 - 4 - 2 DNP DNP 8 - 5 - 1 2 3 - 3 - 0 1 9 - 5 - 6 2 - 4 - 1 UIC 02/24/17 90-82 W 2 - 2 - 1 DNP DNP 5 - 6 - 2 1 6 - 4 - 3 1 9 - 3 - 6 2 - 2 - 0 VALPARAISO 02/26/17 82-78 W 5 - 3 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 7 - 4 - 1 9 - 2 - 0 1 7 - 2 - 9 0 - 2 - 0 vs Wright State 03/05/17 82-77 W 3 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 1 7 - 5 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 1 6 - 0 - 9 7 - 6 - 0 vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 84-74 W 2 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 4 - 3 - 0 3 - 4 - 1 2 0 - 4 - 3 8 - 6 - 2 vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 59-53 W 0 - 1 - 1 DNP DNP 7 - 5 - 1 8 - 4 - 2 2 0 - 6 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 NKU NORSE33 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball Northern Kentucky Game-by-Game Highs (as of Mar 08, 2017) 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball All games Northern Kentucky Game-by-Game Highs (as of Mar 08, 2017) All games

Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots EARLHAM 11/11/16 96-56 15-WILLIAMS, Carso 14-GARRETT, Jeff 5-HOLLAND II, Lavo 3-GARRETT, Jeff 3-GILLIS, Brennan Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots at Illinois 11/13/16 64-79 13-HOLLAND II, Lavo 14-WILLIAMS, Carso 5-WILLIAMS, Carson 2-GARRETT, Jeff 1-MURRAY, Cole GARRETT, Jeff GARNETT, Jordan MURRAY, Cole GILLIS, Brennan at Milwaukee 01/12/17 58-68 17-HOLLAND II, Lavo 8-WILLIAMS, Carson 7-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-WALTON, Dantez 2-WILLIAMS, Carson vs Austin Peay 11/18/16 69-77 21-MCDONALD, Drew 12-MCDONALD, Drew 6-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-TATE, Jalen 2-GARRETT, Jeff OAKLAND 1/20/17 70-79 19-WILLIAMS, Carso 11-MCDONALD, Drew 4-FAULKNER, Maso 3-FAULKNER, Maso 1-GARNETT, Jordan WILLIAMS, Carson MCDONALD, Drew HOLLAND II, Lavon GILLIS, Brennan vs Delaware 11/19/16 74-53 28-MCDONALD, Drew 13-MCDONALD, Drew 4-HOLLAND II, Lavo 3-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-GARRETT, Jeff DETROIT MERCY 01/22/17 101-87 29-FAULKNER, Maso 10-WILLIAMS, Carso 7-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo 3-MCDONALD, Drew TATE, Jalen at UIC 01/27/17 79-62 19-FAULKNER, Maso 7-GARNETT, Jordan 4-HOLLAND II, Lavo 3-GARRETT, Jeff 1-WILLIAMS, Carson at Miami 11/20/16 79-70 25-HOLLAND II, Lavo 9-MCDONALD, Drew 5-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo GARNETT, Jordan NORTH CAROLINA CENTR 11/26/16 74-82 20-MCDONALD, Drew 11-MCDONALD, Drew 5-SPELLMAN, Blake 2-TATE, Jalen 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo MURRAY, Cole HOLLAND II, Lavon at Valparaiso 01/29/17 58-65 13-HOLLAND II, Lavo 7-HOLLAND II, Lavo 5-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-GARRETT, Jeff 2-MCDONALD, Drew at Morehead State 11/30/16 84-79 32-MCDONALD, Drew 11-MCDONALD, Drew 6-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-WILLIAMS, Carson 2-MCDONALD, Drew HOLLAND II, Lavon at Norfolk State 12/03/16 72-61 20-HOLLAND II, Lavo 7-MCDONALD, Drew 5-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-MURRAY, Cole FAULKNER, Mason MCDONALD, Drew at Wright State 2/4/17 83-79 20-MCDONALD, Drew 7-MCDONALD, Drew 5-FAULKNER, Maso 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-GARRETT, Jeff GARNETT, Jordan GARNETT, Jordan WALTON, Dantez WALTON, Dantez WILLIAMS, Carson EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/07/16 80-70 28-HOLLAND II, Lavo 9-WILLIAMS, Carson 4-MCDONALD, Drew 2-GARRETT, Jeff 1-MURRAY, Cole GARNETT, Jordan MAXWELL, Brando GREEN BAY 02/09/17 69-67 17-MURRAY, Cole 5-WILLIAMS, Carson 3-HOLLAND II, Lavo 5-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-GILLIS, Brennan WILLIAMS, Carson GARNETT, Jordan GARRETT, Jeff MILWAUKEE 02/11/17 69-63 21-HOLLAND II, Lavo 6-MCDONALD, Drew 4-HOLLAND II, Lavo 4-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-MCDONALD, Drew at Southeast Missouri 12/10/16 80-66 26-MURRAY, Cole 7-GILLIS, Brennan 4-FAULKNER, Maso 2-MURRAY, Cole None HOLLAND II, Lavon FAULKNER, Mason at Cleveland State 2/16/17 62-60 22-WILLIAMS, Carso 13-MCDONALD, Drew 5-FAULKNER, Maso 2-MURRAY, Cole 1-MCDONALD, Drew EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/16 70-48 17-MURRAY, Cole 9-WILLIAMS, Carson 4-MURRAY, Cole 2-MURRAY, Cole 1-FAULKNER, Maso MCDONALD, Drew WILLIAMS, Carson FAULKNER, Mason at Youngstown State 02/18/17 77-81 16-FAULKNER, Maso 10-WILLIAMS, Carso 4-WILLIAMS, Carson 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-WALTON, Dantez BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 12/21/16 97-73 22-MCDONALD, Drew 11-WILLIAMS, Carso 5-GARNETT, Jordan 2-WILLIAMS, Carson 1-HOLLAND II, Lavo FAULKNER, Mason HOLLAND II, Lavon MAXWELL, Brando WRIGHT STATE 02/21/17 83-76 23-MURRAY, Cole 6-MCDONALD, Drew 6-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-WALTON, Dantez 1-WILLIAMS, Carson WALTON, Dantez HOLLAND II, Lavon GARNETT, Jordan GARNETT, Jordan GARRETT, Jeff UIC 02/24/17 90-82 27-MCDONALD, Drew 9-MCDONALD, Drew 6-HOLLAND II, Lavo 3-FAULKNER, Maso None WILLIAMS, Carson VALPARAISO 02/26/17 82-78 23-MCDONALD, Drew 6-MCDONALD, Drew 9-HOLLAND II, Lavo 3-GARNETT, Jordan 2-MURRAY, Cole at West Virginia 12-23-16 61-92 12-WILLIAMS, Carso 7-GARNETT, Jordan 1-WILLIAMS, Carson 1-MURRAY, Cole 1-MCDONALD, Drew vs Wright State 03/05/17 82-77 17-WILLIAMS, Carso 6-WALTON, Dantez 9-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-GARNETT, Jordan 1-WILLIAMS, Carson GARNETT, Jordan SPELLMAN, Blake MCDONALD, Drew GILLIS, Brennan HOLLAND II, Lavon MURRAY, Cole HOLLAND II, Lavon vs Youngstown State 03/06/17 84-74 26-MCDONALD, Drew 9-MCDONALD, Drew 3-FAULKNER, Maso 3-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-GARRETT, Jeff FAULKNER, Mason HOLLAND II, Lavon MCDONALD, Drew at Detroit Mercy 12/29/16 81-70 21-HOLLAND II, Lavo 8-GARRETT, Jeff 3-GILLIS, Brennan 1-MURRAY, Cole 2-MURRAY, Cole vs Milwaukee 03/07/17 59-53 20-HOLLAND II, Lavo 12-MCDONALD, Drew 4-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-HOLLAND II, Lavo 2-MURRAY, Cole MURRAY, Cole HOLLAND II, Lavon WILLIAMS, Carson MCDONALD, Drew GARRETT, Jeff MCDONALD, Drew HOLLAND II, Lavon at Oakland 12/31/16 65-76 14-HOLLAND II, Lavo 10-MCDONALD, Drew 6-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-GARNETT, Jordan 1-MCDONALD, Drew WILLIAMS, Carson MURRAY, Cole GARRETT, Jeff YOUNGSTOWN STATE 01/04/17 83-70 24-FAULKNER, Maso 15-MCDONALD, Drew 4-HOLLAND II, Lavo 3-GARNETT, Jordan 2-MCDONALD, Drew FAULKNER, Mason CLEVELAND STATE 1/7/17 83-75 37-MCDONALD, Drew 10-MCDONALD, Drew 5-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-MAXWELL, Brando 1-WILLIAMS, Carson MURRAY, Cole GARRETT, Jeff WILLIAMS, Carson GARNETT, Jordan FAULKNER, Mason at Green Bay 1/10/17 71-80 23-MCDONALD, Drew 12-MCDONALD, Drew 3-WILLIAMS, Carson 1-HOLLAND II, Lavo 1-GARNETT, Jordan MCDONALD, Drew MCDONALD, Drew MURRAY, Cole GARNETT, Jordan FAULKNER, Mason 28/23 20/24 17/20 18/15 25/21 15/19 17/16 21/17 15/16 21/17 20/18 16/21 15/19 16/14 11/19 18/26 10/12 16/15 17/18 14/16 23/32 20/13 17/19 23/23 15/13 28/24 16/10 14/20 22/19 12/20 12/21 14/15 17/19 18/15 Fouls 3/5 4/4 6/3 3/5 8/5 5/6 7/5 5/2 8/3 5/7 4/8 8/4 3/4 6/6 5/5 3/5 7/4 7/6 6/6 4/4 3/2 7/8 8/3 5/6 5/4 7/5 4/4 7/7 6/11 6/12 9/10 11/5 6/11 3/17 Steal 3/4 3/7 5/2 0/3 6/3 3/1 3/6 3/6 4/2 2/5 2/3 0/2 2/1 4/0 2/3 3/3 1/4 4/4 3/4 6/0 3/7 1/5 1/8 1/6 4/2 3/2 4/1 2/3 2/1 3/3 1/6 4/10 5/10 2/10 Block 8/7 18/9 19/7 12/6 8/14 11/8 10/8 9/14 25/8 11/8 11/9 11/9 11/16 13/10 20/14 13/16 10/11 18/13 13/15 15/23 14/15 10/17 11/14 11/12 15/11 21/13 20/18 15/14 11/15 13/11 15/12 14/11 14/11 10/16 T/Over 9/10 15/5 14/7 14/7 11/9 16/7 13/5 22/9 4/13 15/9 12/8 14/12 23/12 12/11 17/14 12/16 14/15 15/15 10/13 12/19 14/11 13/14 11/10 11/13 16/17 14/11 12/14 23/11 11/17 16/13 13/19 11/16 18/10 18/13 Assist - +2 +8 +3 +3 +5 +8 +1 +4 +5 +7 +5 +5 +1 +7 +7 +7 (5) (2) (6) (4) (8) +11 +11 +13 +18 +13 +14 +12 +12 +19 +11 (15) (12) Rebounds 43/32 48/37 40/40 38/36 40/27 49/31 44/31 41/33 43/29 35/40 45/42 33/30 31/26 46/34 33/35 32/38 38/30 37/36 34/30 39/34 38/26 29/44 42/23 38/31 39/34 39/34 32/44 29/33 28/27 34/27 44/33 37/30 34/27 27/35 Pct 2017) FT .565/.667 .640/.720 .476/.833 .700/.467 .708/.543 .708/.647 .652/.769 .588/.762 .714/.667 .545/.727 .667/.647 .667/.733 .619/.600 .762/.526 .852/.500 .586/.737 .750/.778 .750/.571 .789/.944 .667/.750 .833/.952 .250/.800 .636/.500 .759/.708 .778/.600 .656/.667 .583/.889 .688/.769 .846/.800 .826/.625 .556/.692 .727/.714 .645/.667 .313/.842 08, Mar of Throws 9-12/7-9 7-9/6-10 (as 23-27/4-8 9-12/8-14 2-8/12-15 20-31/6-9 14-20/7-15 10-14/8-12 13-21/6-10 7-12/16-18 14-22/6-12 5-16/16-19 13-23/20-30 16-25/18-25 10-21/10-12 17-24/19-35 17-24/11-17 15-23/10-13 10-17/16-21 12-22/16-22 14-21/11-17 18-27/11-15 16-21/10-19 17-29/14-19 15-19/17-18 14-21/12-16 35-42/20-21 21-32/24-36 11-16/10-13 22-29/17-24 22-26/16-20 19-23/10-16 10-18/18-26 16-22/10-14 Free Pct Basketball 3FG .300/.368 .296/.188 .375/.400 .462/.222 .464/.231 .194/.400 .467/.353 .346/.133 .478/.400 .286/.214 .360/.269 .360/.400 .381/.375 .167/.294 .391/.400 .346/.355 .286/.222 .481/.444 .417/.292 .308/.364 .600/.280 .125/.235 .316/.261 .333/.364 .323/.333 .286/.308 .429/.263 .423/.190 .421/.400 .417/.389 .143/.500 .320/.421 .421/.643 .400/.188 Comparison Men's games All 9-30/7-19 8-27/3-16 6-31/6-15 9-26/2-15 8-28/3-14 9-25/7-26 8-21/9-24 5-30/5-17 9-23/8-20 6-21/4-18 8-26/8-22 6-10/7-25 2-16/4-17 6-19/6-23 7-21/8-22 6-21/8-26 9-21/5-19 3-21/9-18 8-25/8-19 8-19/9-14 12-32/6-15 12-26/4-18 13-28/3-13 14-30/6-17 11-23/8-20 9-25/10-25 9-26/11-31 13-27/8-18 10-24/7-24 10-31/9-27 11-26/4-21 8-19/12-30 10-24/7-18 10-25/3-16 3-Pointers NKU Game-by-Game Pct Team FG .368/.441 .403/.302 .413/.508 .418/.391 .490/.440 .487/.444 .426/.450 .516/.400 .417/.492 .397/.517 .412/.361 .491/.509 .462/.522 .406/.485 .460/.522 .509/.433 .415/.362 .500/.446 .537/.413 .385/.364 .588/.435 .396/.516 .426/.403 .417/.446 .397/.400 .644/.350 .453/.421 .448/.328 .578/.439 .519/.483 .400/.481 .500/.448 .519/.508 .482/.480 2016-17 Kentucky FG category Total each 21-57/26-59 25-62/16-53 26-63/33-65 23-55/25-64 25-51/22-50 37-76/28-63 26-61/27-60 32-62/26-65 25-60/32-65 25-63/30-58 28-68/22-61 28-57/29-57 24-52/24-46 28-69/33-68 29-63/35-67 28-55/26-60 22-53/21-58 31-62/29-65 29-54/26-63 20-52/20-55 30-51/30-69 19-48/32-62 26-61/27-67 20-48/25-56 23-58/22-55 38-59/21-60 24-53/24-57 26-58/19-58 26-45/25-57 27-52/29-60 28-70/25-52 28-56/26-58 28-54/32-63 27-56/24-50 for Northern +4 +6 +8 +5 +6 +7 +2 +9 +4 +8 +5 +2 (8) (9) (9) (4) (7) (8) +21 +11 +14 +24 +11 +13 +17 +10 +14 +40 +22 +10 (15) (31) (11) (10) Mar 84-74 83-76 62-60 64-79 74-53 74-82 72-61 80-66 97-73 81-70 83-70 71-80 70-79 79-62 83-79 69-63 77-81 90-82 82-77 59-53 96-56 79-70 70-48 61-92 65-76 58-68 58-65 82-78 83-75 69-77 80-70 84-79 69-67 Score 101-87 TEAM/OPPONENT 2nd 42/47 50/36 29/33 60/51 48/34 45/42 41/24 32/56 30/41 28/38 21/27 42/41 40/42 34/50 41/33 31/48 54/32 45/40 33/38 35/33 45/43 47/31 48/50 29/48 28/41 40/32 48/40 42/28 37/40 54/45 53/50 28/25 47/40 28/38 format 1st the 42/27 33/40 33/27 41/36 48/22 33/31 20/21 34/28 29/42 39/23 45/33 29/24 52/30 29/36 34/39 35/35 35/20 42/32 30/30 42/38 39/30 37/38 35/39 27/35 40/41 36/37 40/37 29/27 31/28 43/33 35/27 39/37 37/39 41/29 in displayed CENTR are STATE STATE State State totals ILLINOIS WASHINGTON Missouri State State UNIVERSITY MERCY STATE BAY CAROLINA State Mercy State State Peay Bay Game Virginia Opponent EARLHAM Illinois Austin Delaware Miami NORTH Morehead Norfolk EASTERN Southeast EASTERN BRESCIA West Detroit Oakland YOUNGSTOWN CLEVELAND Green Milwaukee OAKLAND DETROIT UIC Valparaiso Wright GREEN MILWAUKEE Cleveland Youngstown WRIGHT UIC VALPARAISO Wright Youngstown Milwaukee Note: NKU34 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball Northern Kentucky Team High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 08, 2017) 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball All games Northern Kentucky High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 08, 2017) All games

Northern Kentucky - TEAM GAME HIGHS Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 101 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) 97 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY (12/21/16) POINTS 92 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 96 EARLHAM (11/11/16) 87 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) 90 UIC (02/24/17) 82 UIC (02/24/17) 84 vs Youngstown State (03/06/17) 82 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR (11/26/16) 84 at Morehead State (11/30/16) 81 at Youngstown State (02/18/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 38 EARLHAM (11/11/16) FIELD GOALS MADE 35 UIC (02/24/17) 37 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY (12/21/16) 33 at Youngstown State (02/18/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 76 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY (12/21/16) 33 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR (11/26/16) 70 vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 69 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .644 (38-59) EARLHAM (11/11/16) 68 at Youngstown State (02/18/17) .588 (30-51) DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .522 (35-67) UIC (02/24/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 14 at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) .522 (24-46) MILWAUKEE (02/11/17) 13 vs Youngstown State (03/06/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 12 VALPARAISO (02/26/17) 13 at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) 11 vs Wright State (03/05/17) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 32 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR (11/26/16) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 31 vs Wright State (03/05/17) 31 at Valparaiso (01/29/17) 30 VALPARAISO (02/26/17) 31 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY (12/21/16) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .643 (9-14) at Morehead State (11/30/16) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .600 (6-10) DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) .500 (9-18) vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) .481 (13-27) vs Youngstown State (03/06/17) FREE THROWS MADE 24 at West Virginia (12-23-16) FREE THROWS MADE 35 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) 20 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) 23 UIC (02/24/17) 20 at Illinois (11/13/16) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 42 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 36 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 32 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 35 at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .852 (23-27) UIC (02/24/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .952 (20-21) DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) .846 (22-26) VALPARAISO (02/26/17) .944 (17-18) WRIGHT STATE (02/21/17) REBOUNDS 49 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY (12/21/16) REBOUNDS 44 at Valparaiso (01/29/17) 48 vs Delaware (11/19/16) 44 at Oakland (12/31/16) ASSISTS 23 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY (12/21/16) ASSISTS 19 at Youngstown State (02/18/17) 23 EARLHAM (11/11/16) 19 at Morehead State (11/30/16) STEALS 11 at UIC (01/27/17) STEALS 17 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 9 OAKLAND (1/20/17) 12 at Green Bay (1/10/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 6 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY (12/21/16) BLOCKED SHOTS 10 at Green Bay (1/10/17) 6 EARLHAM (11/11/16) 10 at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) TURNOVERS 25 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 10 at Norfolk State (12/03/16) 21 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) TURNOVERS 23 at UIC (01/27/17) FOULS 28 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 18 EARLHAM (11/11/16) 28 at Illinois (11/13/16) FOULS 32 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) 26 vs Wright State (03/05/17)

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Northern Kentucky - GAME LOWS Opponent - GAME LOWS

POINTS 58 at Milwaukee (01/12/17) POINTS 48 EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/18/16) 58 at Valparaiso (01/29/17) 53 vs Delaware (11/19/16) 59 vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) 53 vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) 61 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 56 EARLHAM (11/11/16) 62 at Cleveland State (2/16/17) 60 at Cleveland State (2/16/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 19 at West Virginia (12-23-16) FIELD GOALS MADE 16 vs Delaware (11/19/16) 20 at Milwaukee (01/12/17) 19 EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/18/16) 20 at Cleveland State (2/16/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 46 MILWAUKEE (02/11/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 45 VALPARAISO (02/26/17) 50 at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) 48 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 50 GREEN BAY (02/09/17) 48 at Milwaukee (01/12/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .302 (16-53) vs Delaware (11/19/16) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .368 (21-57) at Illinois (11/13/16) .328 (19-58) EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/18/16) .385 (20-52) at Cleveland State (2/16/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (01/04/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 3 vs Delaware (11/19/16) 3 vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 3 at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 10 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) 3 OAKLAND (1/20/17) 16 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 3 GREEN BAY (02/09/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .125 (2-16) at West Virginia (12-23-16) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 13 at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) .143 (3-21) vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 14 at Morehead State (11/30/16) FREE THROWS MADE 2 at Valparaiso (01/29/17) 14 OAKLAND (1/20/17) 5 GREEN BAY (02/09/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .133 (2-15) YOUNGSTOWN STATE (01/04/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 8 at Valparaiso (01/29/17) .188 (3-16) vs Delaware (11/19/16) 9 EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/18/16) .188 (3-16) GREEN BAY (02/09/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .250 (2-8) at Valparaiso (01/29/17) FREE THROWS MADE 4 UIC (02/24/17) .313 (5-16) GREEN BAY (02/09/17) 6 EARLHAM (11/11/16) REBOUNDS 27 GREEN BAY (02/09/17) 6 at Morehead State (11/30/16) 28 VALPARAISO (02/26/17) 6 EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/18/16) ASSISTS 4 at West Virginia (12-23-16) 6 MILWAUKEE (02/11/17) 9 at Illinois (11/13/16) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 8 UIC (02/24/17) STEALS 3 at Illinois (11/13/16) 9 at Morehead State (11/30/16) 3 at Norfolk State (12/03/16) 9 vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) 3 at West Virginia (12-23-16) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .467 (7-15) at Norfolk State (12/03/16) 3 at Oakland (12/31/16) .500 (4-8) UIC (02/24/17) 3 at Cleveland State (2/16/17) .500 (6-12) EARLHAM (11/11/16) 3 vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) REBOUNDS 23 EARLHAM (11/11/16) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) 26 DETROIT MERCY (01/22/17) 0 UIC (02/24/17) 26 MILWAUKEE (02/11/17) TURNOVERS 8 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR (11/26/16) ASSISTS 5 vs Delaware (11/19/16) 8 vs Wright State (03/05/17) 5 at Miami (11/20/16) FOULS 10 vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) STEALS 2 at Oakland (12/31/16) 11 UIC (02/24/17) 2 at Wright State (2/4/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 EARLHAM (11/11/16) 0 vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) TURNOVERS 6 at Youngstown State (02/18/17) 7 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR (11/26/16) 7 at Green Bay (1/10/17) FOULS 10 at Oakland (12/31/16) 12 vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) NKU NORSE35 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Assists 9 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Wright State (03/05/17) 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball 9 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Valparaiso (02/26/17) Northern Kentucky Player High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 08, 2017) Steals 5 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Green Bay (02/09/17) All games 4 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Milwaukee (02/11/17) Blocked Shots 3 MCDONALD, Drew vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 3 GILLIS, Brennan vs Earlham (11/11/16) Northern Kentucky - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Turnovers 7 MCDONALD, Drew at West Virginia (12-23-16) Points 37 MCDONALD, Drew vs Cleveland State (1/7/17) 6 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Wright State (02/21/17) 32 MCDONALD, Drew at Morehead State (11/30/16) 6 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 29 FAULKNER, Mason vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 6 HOLLAND II, Lavone at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) 28 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Eastern Illinois (12/07/16) 6 HOLLAND II, Lavone at Illinois (11/13/16) 28 MCDONALD, Drew vs Delaware (11/19/16) Fouls 5 GARNETT, Jordan at Youngstown State (02/18/17) Field Goals Made 12 MCDONALD, Drew at Morehead State (11/30/16) 5 WALTON, Dantez vs Milwaukee (02/11/17) 11 MCDONALD, Drew vs Cleveland State (1/7/17) 5 GARNETT, Jordan vs Oakland (1/20/17) Field Goal Att. 20 MCDONALD, Drew vs Youngstown State (03/06/17) 5 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Oakland (1/20/17) 20 MCDONALD, Drew at Youngstown State (02/18/17) 5 FAULKNER, Mason at West Virginia (12-23-16) FG Pct (min 5 made) .857 (12-14) MCDONALD, Drew at Morehead State (11/30/16) 5 MURRAY, Cole at West Virginia (12-23-16) .857 (6-7) WILLIAMS, Carson vs Wright State (03/05/17) 5 MURRAY, Cole at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) .857 (6-7) WILLIAMS, Carson vs Earlham (11/11/16) 5 TATE, Jalen at Miami (11/20/16) 3-Point FG Made 8 MURRAY, Cole at Southeast Missouri (12/10/16) 5 GARRETT, Jeff vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 7 MURRAY, Cole at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) Minutes 38 HOLLAND II, Lavone at Norfolk State (12/03/16) 3-Point FG Att. 12 MURRAY, Cole at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) 37 MURRAY, Cole vs UIC (02/24/17) 12 MURRAY, Cole vs Brescia University (12/21/16) 37 MURRAY, Cole at UIC (01/27/17) 12 MURRAY, Cole at Norfolk State (12/03/16) 37 MURRAY, Cole vs Oakland (1/20/17) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (3-3) HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Youngstown State (03/06/17) 37 HOLLAND II, Lavone vs North Carolina Centr (11/26/16) 1.000 (2-2) GARNETT, Jordan vs Wright State (03/05/17) 1.000 (2-2) HOLLAND II, Lavone vs UIC (02/24/17) 1.000 (2-2) MCDONALD, Drew vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 1.000 (2-2) GILLIS, Brennan vs Eastern Washington (12/18/16) 1.000 (2-2) MCDONALD, Drew at Norfolk State (12/03/16) 1.000 (2-2) SPELLMAN, Blake vs Earlham (11/11/16) Free Throws Made 11 FAULKNER, Mason vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 10 MCDONALD, Drew at Cleveland State (2/16/17) 10 MCDONALD, Drew vs Cleveland State (1/7/17) 10 MCDONALD, Drew vs Delaware (11/19/16) Free Throw Att. 14 FAULKNER, Mason vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 13 MCDONALD, Drew at Cleveland State (2/16/17) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (7-7) WILLIAMS, Carson vs Valparaiso (02/26/17) 1.000 (7-7) GARNETT, Jordan vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 1.000 (7-7) WILLIAMS, Carson at Morehead State (11/30/16) 1.000 (6-6) MCDONALD, Drew vs Valparaiso (02/26/17) 1.000 (5-5) MCDONALD, Drew vs UIC (02/24/17) 1.000 (5-5) HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 1.000 (5-5) MCDONALD, Drew vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 1.000 (4-4) MURRAY, Cole vs UIC (02/24/17) 1.000 (4-4) FAULKNER, Mason vs UIC (02/24/17) 1.000 (4-4) WILLIAMS, Carson at Wright State (2/4/17) 1.000 (4-4) HOLLAND II, Lavone at UIC (01/27/17) 1.000 (4-4) WILLIAMS, Carson vs Youngstown State (01/04/17) 1.000 (4-4) FAULKNER, Mason at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) 1.000 (4-4) HOLLAND II, Lavone vs Eastern Washington (12/18/16) 1.000 (4-4) GARNETT, Jordan at Miami (11/20/16) 1.000 (3-3) MCDONALD, Drew at Green Bay (1/10/17) 1.000 (3-3) HOLLAND II, Lavone at Green Bay (1/10/17) 1.000 (3-3) FAULKNER, Mason vs Youngstown State (01/04/17) 1.000 (3-3) HOLLAND II, Lavone at West Virginia (12-23-16) 1.000 (3-3) FAULKNER, Mason vs Brescia University (12/21/16) Rebounds 15 MCDONALD, Drew vs Youngstown State (01/04/17) 14 WILLIAMS, Carson at Illinois (11/13/16) 14 GARRETT, Jeff vs Earlham (11/11/16)

1.000 (3-3) MAITLAND, Malik at Morehead State (11/30/16) 2016-17 NKU Men's Basketball Rebounds 14 KANTER, Kerem vs Green Bay (02/09/17) Northern Kentucky Opponent High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 08, 2017) 12 MITCHELL, Justin vs Wright State (03/05/17) All games 12 PETERS, Alec at Valparaiso (01/29/17) 12 WILEY, Jacob vs Eastern Washington (12/18/16) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS 12 Hill, Malcolm at Illinois (11/13/16) Assists 8 COLE, Patrick vs North Carolina Centr (11/26/16) Points 40 Hill, Malcolm at Illinois (11/13/16) 7 SANTIAGO, Francisco vs Youngstown State (03/06/17) 32 COLE, Patrick vs North Carolina Centr (11/26/16) 7 MITCHELL, Justin vs Wright State (03/05/17) 31 Michael Weathers at Miami (11/20/16) 7 FERGUSON, Tarkus vs UIC (02/24/17) 31 Josh Robinson vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 7 MORSE, Cameron at Youngstown State (02/18/17) 29 BENZINGER, Grant vs Wright State (03/05/17) 7 MAITLAND, Malik at Morehead State (11/30/16) Field Goals Made 13 Hill, Malcolm at Illinois (11/13/16) Steals 4 FERGUSON, Tarkus vs UIC (02/24/17) 11 OTTEY, Marcus vs UIC (02/24/17) 4 BOAHEN, Godwin at UIC (01/27/17) 11 COLE, Patrick vs North Carolina Centr (11/26/16) 4 DORSEY-WALKER,S vs Oakland (1/20/17) 11 Josh Robinson vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 4 Carter, Jevon at West Virginia (12-23-16) Field Goal Att. 26 COLE, Patrick vs North Carolina Centr (11/26/16) Blocked Shots 8 HOGAN, Jaleel at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) 24 MORSE, Cameron vs Youngstown State (03/06/17) 6 LONG,Alex at Norfolk State (12/03/16) FG Pct (min 5 made) .875 (7-8) HURDLE, Jamar at Green Bay (1/10/17) Turnovers 7 MITCHELL, Justin at Wright State (2/4/17) .857 (6-7) MORROW, Darion vs Brescia University (12/21/16) 6 BOAHEN, Godwin at UIC (01/27/17) 3-Point FG Made 7 BENZINGER, Grant vs Wright State (03/05/17) 6 FERGUSON, Tarkus at UIC (01/27/17) 6 Josh Robinson vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) Fouls 5 BARNES, Bryce vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) 3-Point FG Att. 14 BENZINGER, Grant vs Wright State (03/05/17) 5 DAVIS, Steven vs Wright State (03/05/17) 9 WALKER, Tevonn vs Valparaiso (02/26/17) 5 La TULIP, Mike vs Wright State (03/05/17) 9 ALSTORK, Mark vs Wright State (02/21/17) 5 ODIASE, Tai vs UIC (02/24/17) 9 BENZINGER, Grant vs Wright State (02/21/17) 5 MATTHEWS, Dominique vs UIC (02/24/17) 9 EDWARDS, Rob at Cleveland State (2/16/17) 5 SANTOS, K.J. at UIC (01/27/17) 9 WICHMANN, Cody vs Milwaukee (02/11/17) 5 EICHLER, Malik vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 9 WALKER,Martez at Oakland (12/31/16) 5 WILLIAMS, Jarod vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 9 Jake Wright at Miami (11/20/16) 5 BROCK,Isaiah vs Oakland (1/20/17) 9 Josh Robinson vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (2-2) SANTIAGO, Francisco at Youngstown State (02/18/17) 5 MULDOON, Patrick vs Eastern Illinois (12/07/16) 1.000 (2-2) BLOUNT, Jibri vs Cleveland State (1/7/17) 5 WADE,Jonathan at Norfolk State (12/03/16) 1.000 (2-2) JENKINS, Chris at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) 5 DICENT, Miguel at Morehead State (11/30/16) 1.000 (2-2) TRAPPS, Ron vs North Carolina Centr (11/26/16) 5 RANSOM, Will vs North Carolina Centr (11/26/16) Free Throws Made 10 JENKINS, Chris vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 5 Michael Weathers at Miami (11/20/16) 10 Michael Weathers at Miami (11/20/16) 10 John Murry vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) Free Throw Att. 12 Michael Weathers at Miami (11/20/16) 12 John Murry vs Austin Peay (11/18/16) 12 Hill, Malcolm at Illinois (11/13/16) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (10-10) JENKINS, Chris vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 1.000 (8-8) ALSTORK, Mark vs Wright State (02/21/17) 1.000 (6-6) BENZINGER, Grant vs Wright State (02/21/17) 1.000 (5-5) STULL, Brock vs Milwaukee (03/07/17) 1.000 (5-5) WALKER,Martez vs Oakland (1/20/17) 1.000 (5-5) Myers, Teyvon at West Virginia (12-23-16) 1.000 (4-4) BENZINGER, Grant vs Wright State (03/05/17) 1.000 (4-4) HARTFIELD, Braun at Youngstown State (02/18/17) 1.000 (4-4) WORD, Bobby at Cleveland State (2/16/17) 1.000 (4-4) HAMMINK, Shane at Valparaiso (01/29/17) 1.000 (4-4) BOAHEN, Godwin at UIC (01/27/17) 1.000 (4-4) WILLIAMS, Jarod vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 1.000 (4-4) MCFOLLEY, Josh vs Detroit Mercy (01/22/17) 1.000 (4-4) ANDERSON, Trevor at Green Bay (1/10/17) 1.000 (4-4) HAYES,Jalen at Oakland (12/31/16) 1.000 (4-4) McREYNOLDS,Demetrius vs Eastern Illinois (12/07/16) 1.000 (4-4) Cazmon Hayes vs Delaware (11/19/16) 1.000 (3-3) EDWARDS, Rob vs Cleveland State (1/7/17) 1.000 (3-3) FRANTZ, Brett vs Youngstown State (01/04/17) NKU36 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Murray gives NKU a deep threat the NCAA Division I era in 3s made. entered his final season at Owen Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 Last season against Illinois-Chicago he County, averaging 22.5 points and Marc Hardin, Cincinnati Enquirer converted 87.5 percent (7-for-8) from 15.1 rebounds his junior season and long range, matching Dennis Gagai’s 24.1 points and 13.8 rebounds as a There is a sense of anticipation among NKU single-game record. sophomore. the Northern Kentucky University He knocked down at least three Brannen was coming from men’s basketball faithful when senior treys in a game on eight of nine Alabama, where he lived and spent Cole Murray gets the ball behind the occasions during an early-season six years, including time as Crimson 3-point arc stretch, beginning with three Tide associate head coach and interim “He’s an elite shooter,” Norse each against Delaware and Miami head coach. How did Williams, a coach John Brannen said. “It’s fun to University, both games in Oxford. player with big numbers at a small watch.” After Murray helped ignite NKU’s first- school, get on the coach’s radar so Watching is seemingly all that ever win over Miami with a season- swiftly? Brannen can thank some Southeast Missouri State and Detroit high 11 bench points, RedHawks brotherly love, quick-twitch recruiting Mercy could do in a pair of December coach John Cooper said the Norse skills and Williams’ sweet display at games in which Murray shot 8-for-11 gunner was mighty dangerous. camp on the home court at Alabama. from 3-point range in Cape Girardeau, “He’s a weapon,” the coach said. “I played against his brother’s team Missouri and 7-for-12 in Detroit. “You better guard him.” in high school,” Williams said of his In the return engagement at Most teams missed the memo. connection to the Brannen family. “I BB&T Arena last month against Murray reset this season’s personal had a little bit of contact with (John Detroit Mercy, Murray received the single-game scoring high in three of Brannen) at an elite camp I was invited ball near the top of the key about the next five games courtesy of the to at Alabama.” six minutes into the contest. As the long ball. He sank four 3-pointers Grant Brannen, formerly of 6-foot-7 swingman squared with the against Morehead State and scored Newport Central Catholic, coaches basket, bent his knees and began the 12 points. He drained five treys the the boys’ basketball team at Walton- ascent for a 3-point jumper, the end next time out accounting for all 15 Verona. NewCath and Walton-Verona of NKU’s bench rose to its feet as if points against Norfolk State. His are small schools in the area like choreographed by an unseen director. career-high eight 3s against Southeast Owen County and they cross each Murray released the basketball Missouri State fueled a season-best 26 others’ paths. Williams played with at the top of his jump. NKU’s bench points. NKU star Drew McDonald on the AAU curled around the opposite baseline Kentucky Travelers. McDonald, who so everybody could see. As the ball NKU reaping benefits of signing played for Grant Brannen at NewCath, rainbowed to the basket, the bench Williams is one year ahead of Williams. jumped in unison. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 NewCath is John and Grant Brannen’s Marc Hardin, Cincinnai Enquirer alma mater. Word travels quickly in Swish. Newport. John Brannen was hired as Northern “I’ve known about him for a while,” Another 3-pointer for the tall drink Kentucky University men’s basketball NKU’s Brannen said. “We knew the of water from Delphi, Indiana. coach April 6, 2015. On April 7, he talent he had with the toughness and “He’s refreshing. Just a genuine offered Owen County senior Carson work ethic. Those three things jumped guy, a free spirit,” Brannen said. Williams a scholarship to play for the off the page with him.” “Everything he does, he’s got that Norse. The coach acted fast when he got spirit. I call him the positive dog.” “I got the job and started to NKU. The numbers were positively great recruiting him the next day,” Brannen “He called me right after he got entering the February slate. Murray, said. “We had him by late October.” the job with an offer,” Williams said. a natural forward who moved into It was a coup. Williams has put Other colleges were wooing him. the starting rotation at guard due to himself firmly in the running for Factors weighing heavily in NKU’s injury, ranked second on the Norse Horizon League freshman of the year favor were proximity to Williams’ and fifth in the Horizon League honors with his third freshman of the home and the move to the Horizon with 41.7-percent 3-point shooting. week award, handed out Feb. 20 after League. “Those were definitely two He shared the league lead with 70 he posted his fourth double-double big factors,” Williams said as he converted 3s and ranked tied for 20th of the season against Youngstown recalled how excited he was by the nationally. He was averaging 10.1 State and a career-high 22 points at prospect of his parents traveling to points after 23 games. Cleveland State. Norse games. “Moving to a stronger “My job heavily relies on my “I made my dream a reality,” Horizon League made a difference.” teammates getting me the ball,” Williams said. “I just want to be the When Williams arrived at NKU, he Murray said. “I’ve got the easy part.” best player I can be.” displayed in practice a pair of traits Practice makes perfect. As a His coming to NKU wasn’t a slam that John Brannen deeply values third-grader, Murray made five dunk until some crucial passing – consistency and toughness. The 3-pointers in his very first competitive of knowledge and an invitation to 6-foot-5, 230-pound forward stepped basketball game. He recognized destiny’s door. right into the starting lineup and paid that he possessed a unique skill and Williams averaged 26.3 points immediate dividends with a team-high worked at its finer points with constant and 10.7 rebounds his final prep 15 points in his first game against shooting away from practice. When it season and led Owen County to a Earlham then 10 points, 14 rebounds comes to long-range production, he school-record 29 wins while carrying and five assists against Illinois in his has become one of the best in NKU a 4.0 grade-point average. He was second outing. history. named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball. He stayed consistent, scoring in Murray is a career 41-percent He completed his career with a double figures 19 times and grabbing 3-point shooter, ranking in the school record 2,967 points and 1,671 at least six rebounds on 15 occasions. school’s top-10 in both accuracy and rebounds, fifth-most in state history. He didn’t miss a start. Heading into converted 3-pointers. He’s on pace to Williams was a known commodity Sunday’s regular-season finale against rank fifth all-time at NKU and first in around the state by the time he Valparaiso at BB&T Arena, he was NKU NORSE37 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES averaging 10.4 points, ranking fourth senior from becoming one of the best has been able to connect with like on the team, and 6.0 rebounds, shooters in the country. Murray ended President Mearns and the relationship ranking second. the regular season shooting 41.5 he has been able to develop there.” “He’s one of the most consistent percent from three, which ranks him At least one of his parents have freshmen I’ve been around. He’s 36th in the nation. been at every game this season and an every-day guy,” coach Brannen “All credit has to go to my throughout his career they have tried said. “If you can get consistency and teammates,” Murray said. “My job is to make every game they could, toughness, I value that greatly. We easy. They create and get me the ball including many road trips. Angie is really needed it.” in the spots I need to be effective.” often wearing a number 25 jersey to Had the Norse not been in games. NKU: A Highland Heights reclassification period last season, Murray got his start in the driveway happening Murray would have ranked in the playing his father, who played college Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 top 15 in three-point shooting basketball at Hanover College in Lance McAlister, ESPN1530 percentage. Southern Indiana in the mid-80s. He also ranks in the top five in Murray recalls his father standing Norse up! NKU history in threes made, which outside for hours rebounding for him How about what’s happening in he views as one of his biggest and helping him improve other areas Highland Heights, Kentucky? accomplishments. of his game. The NKU Norse, in their first season of Murray was a naturally good “The funny thing is, he wouldn’t full Division One standing, picked up shooter in high school. He knew if tell you it, but I’ve always been able to their 20th win Friday night. The Norse he had any chance of becoming a shoot better than him,” Murray said. won nine games a year ago. Friday college player he needed to become “So when it comes to shooting night they won for the 7th time this even better. advice, I would just blow him off and season when trailing at the half. Watch “I worked on it every day,” Murray and be like ‘You don’t know what the video below to see them get a said. “I would go to the gym by you’re talking about, I’m a better shout out on ESPN’s Sports Center as myself or have my high school coach shooter.’” ‘Star of the Night.’ rebound for me and I would just shoot Dave noticed early on that his son Coach John Brannen joined me on shot after shot.” carried himself in a way that could Sports Talk Thursday night. In high school Murray would put bring Murray success in the future. The Norse wrap-up the regular up 700 shots a day, trying to perfect “I think early on, even when he season Sunday at BB&T Arena when his shot. At NKU, Murray estimates he was in little league, he had a mental they take on Valparaiso. puts up about 500 shots a day during capacity about him that was calm and I’m taking Casey and my dad to check practice. in the moment,” Dave said. “I always out the Norse. Murray doesn’t like to do a whole thought from a shooting perspective lot of extra work on his shot during that’s good, because you don’t get Despite constant changes, Murray the season. To him, it makes him feel caught up in the emotion of the thrives for Norse like his shot isn’t where he wants it to game.” Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 be. Christopher Decker, The Northerner “It plays a mind game on me,” Finishing a career strong Murray said. Cole Murray has seen everything This season has been the most fun during his time as a member of the A Family Affair Murray has had in his career at NKU. Northern Kentucky University men’s He’s tried to enjoy himself more in his basketball team. Murray played his final regular final season as a Norse. Guiding the He endured the coaching change season home game Sunday, capping Norse to its first 20-win season in the from Dave Bezold to John Brannen, off his NKU career beating Horizon Division I era didn’t hurt either. played in two Division I conferences, League powerhouse Valparaiso. “I’m just trying to take everything switched from Nike to adidas and Prior to victory, Murray walked across in because I know I’m going to miss it played on two different floor designs. the floor arm in arm with his two next year,” Murray said. “Stuff before “Everything I came into the first day biggest supporters in his basketball that would be a drag to me I now look I got here has changed. Nothing has career: his mother Angie and father forward to.” been overly difficult,” Murray said. Dave. Murray was the only senior who “You just have to adapt to it. As “They have been the most saw the court for the Norse this players you just have to roll with it. influential people,” Murray said. season, and while Murray will say he When you have team chemistry like “Going through all the changes I’ve is more of a quiet leader, Brannen has we have there’s nothing you can’t been through, for them to always be watched him grow as a communicator. overcome. there — I know I can always call them “We have a philosophy that no “It’s been fun to go through all that and tell them what’s going on and ask one leads by example, you lead stuff and look back on it and see how their advice on anything. through communication and he’s much you’ve gone through.” “I’m thankful and blessed I have become a great communicator. He’s Brannen recognizes that Murray, along parents like that.” added the toughness plays,” Brannen with fellow senior Matt Rosenwinkel, Dave said walking out with his said. “There’s nothing I can do to could have rejected the philosophy son before his final game was a help him shoot. He’s a great shooter. the new coach was trying to culmination of all the success Murray His communication and his level of implement. has had on and off the floor. toughness has really developed.” “I’ve felt like I’ve known them “The sense of accomplishment Murray wants to see his career for 20 years and I’ve coached them for what he worked through from end in the NCAA tournament after for a year and a half,” Brannen said. the third grade to where he is today the Norse win the Horizon League “They didn’t have to buy in with a new is overwhelming to his mom and tournament. They will have a chance coaching staff coming in, but they I,” Dave said. “Not only from the to do that in a week, when they begin did.” basketball perspective but from the the tournament on Sunday against None of that has stopped the education side and the people he Wright State. NKU38 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Regardless of when the Norse’s bracket after two seed Valparaiso minutes left was either team able season ends, Murray will cherish this was also upset, 43-41, by 10th seed to impose their will - and Carson final season as NKU’s sharpshooter. Milwaukee. Green Bay plays sixth Williams and LaVone Holland II were “If it ends with us getting beat,” seed UIC Sunday, with the winner in the middle of it. Williams led NKU Murray said. “It’s something that I will facing Milwaukee in Monday’s other with 17 points while Holland had 16 have to accept and will look back on semifinal. The final is Tuesday at 7 points and 9 assists. it and know I really enjoyed my career p.m. After struggling to get the ball here and every aspect of this game.” Brannen was named Horizon inside all game, the Norse finally freed League coach of the year Wednesday up Williams for two key buckets in a NKU looks to continue roll in Motor after guiding the Norse to the second- run and then Holland had three nifty City Madness best turnaround in the country. The drives as well. NKU’s tallest player was Sunday, March 5, 2017 21 wins, an NKU Division I-era record, 6-foot-7, while the Raiders featured James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer are 12 more than last season and trail at least two players over 6-8. In that only Minnesota’s plus-14 in the win stretch in the middle of the second The revved-up Northern Kentucky column. The Norse reached No. 100 half, the Norse reeled off field goals University men’s basketball ready to in this week’s RPI, their highest-ever on 14 straight trips to take control. compete in Detroit, site of the second ranking. Williams said that the coaching annual Motor City Madness Horizon NKU has been collecting hardware staff spotted a mismatch and ran League Championship at Joe Louis since knocking off Valpo on Sunday. consecutive plays for him. That Arena. McDonald, who scored 23 points, loosened up the perimeter, and “We’re hot going into the was selected Horizon League player Holland took over with several drives. tournament,” senior shooting guard of the week a third time then named Earlier in the day, top seeds Cole Murray said. “We just want first-team all-league and first-team Oakland, Valparaiso and Green Bay all to be playing our best.” all-academic. He averaged a team- lost leaving the Norse as the highest They hope to return with the best 16.5 points and 7.6 rebounds remaining seed. NKU plays ninth- league championship trophy and an per game, his 10 double-doubles the seeded Youngstown State at 7 p.m. NCAA berth in their first Division I league’s second-most. Monday in the tournament semifinals. national tournament-eligible season. Carson Williams, the former The winner of the tournament gets “This is what we’ve been playing Kentucky Mr. Basketball from Owen the conference’s automatic bid to the for,” said sophomore forward Drew County, earned Horizon League NCAA tournament. McDonald. “(Momentum) is a big freshman of the week honors a fourth The win gives the Norse (22-10) factor.” time and was named to the league’s their 10th win in 12 games, while The fourth-seeded Norse (21-10, all-freshman team. The forward Wright State finishes at 20-12. 12-6 Horizon) open against fifth seed started all but one game, deferring to The Norse averaged 76.3 points per Wright State (20-11, 11-7) Sunday at Matt Rosenwinkel on Senior Day. He game this season, but points were 7:30 p.m. They enter the postseason averaged 10.6 points and 5.9 hard to come by early on. Neither as hot as any team in the league with rebounds while shooting 59.3 percent team could get anything toing in the nine wins over their final 11 regular- from the field. in the first half, although NKU was season games, including an upset able to get the Raiders into the bonus of Valparaiso in the finale at BB&T NKU men’s hoops wins first early. That led to an extra four points Arena, earning a share of third in postseason game, is top seed and kept the Norse in the game. the standings, and a home win over remaining Wright State. Sunday, March 5, 2017 NKU Norse: 22...... and counting NKU swept Wright State during James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer Monday, March 6, 2017 the season, winning 83-79 on the Lance McAlister, ESPN1530 road Feb. 4 and 83-76 on Feb. 21. DETROIT - Knowing that the way was McDonald, the former Newport cleared for even greater things earlier NKU 82 Wright State 77 Central Catholic standout, and Murray in the evening, the Northern Kentucky averaged 19 points each in the two men’s basketball team notched its The NKU Norse won their first wins. Lavone Holland scored 19 in the first-ever postseason win as an NCAA postseason game as a Division I second meeting against Wright State, Division I program Sunday night with a program and are now a tantalizing a loser in last season’s title game. Last 82-77 win over Wright State University 80 minutes away from the NCAA year’s fourth seed, Wisconsin-Green at Joe Louis Arena. Tournament. The Norse beat Wright Bay, won the crown. “It’s always a The Norse headed into the game State 82-77 to advance to the challenge,” coach John Brannen said as the highest-remaining seed in semi-finals of the Horizon League of the third meeting of the season the tournament after the top three Tournament at Joe Louis Arena in with the Raiders. seeds lost earlier in the day. Two Detroit. The Norse are the highest “For us, it starts on defense. We more wins over lower seeds would remaining seed in the tournament. have to keep guys out of transition put NKU in the NCAA tournament in The Norse trailed 9-2 early but and force difficult shots. On offense, the first season the school is eligible rallied to a 29-27 lead at the half. we need to get out in transition, for March Madness after a four-year After combining for 56 points in the space the ball as well as we can, and probationary period. first half, the two teams exploded for hopefully a few go in.” “Quite frankly, I didn’t even know 103 second half points. The NKU hit The winner will play No. 9 seed that,” said NKU coach John Brannen, 14 consecutive shots in one stretch, Youngstown State in Monday’s 7 p.m. the league’s coach of the year, when on the way to 66.7 percent shooting upper bracket semifinal. YSU won an asked about the first-ever status. in the half and 50.9 percent for the 81-80 shocker over top seed Oakland “We’ve broken a lot of records in game. Saturday. NKU split with the Penguins, the Division I era for the school this Tied 44-44 with 11:13 left, the winning 83-70 at home and losing 81- season, but we try to move on quickly Norse went on a 14-5 run that put 77 in Youngstown. from that.” NKU ahead, 58-49 with 8:20 to play. Third seed Green Bay is the But the win wasn’t easy. In fact, Northern Kentucky led by at least highest seed remaining in the lower it wasn’t until there were about 8 seven points until the final minute. NKU NORSE39 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Wright State came back within four pulling away late, and downing the Tournament. with just eight seconds remaining. Raiders, 82-77. It continues to be a different NKU The fans knew that the victory Norse notebook: Young team player stepping up, game-to-game was NKU’s first as an NCAA Division I poised at game’s end and half-to-half. Carson Williams led team, and another exclamation mark Monday, March 6, 2017 the way with 17 total points, including in a season full of records, including Matt Sexton, The Northerner 15 in the second half alone. All nine victories. Northern Kentucky is now Norse players who saw action scored 22-10 on the season and two games DETROIT — A popular topic of at least three points while seven away from making the NCAA discussion early in the season was different players scored at least seven Tournament in the first year that it is about the youth of the NKU men’s points: 17-16-10-10-8-7-7-4-3. Lavone eligible. basketball team. Holland II added 16 points and was Coach John Brannen is focused The website KenPom.com ranked an assist shy of a double-double. For on the task at hand, though, and not the Norse 293rd-most experienced the second consecutive game he sentimentality. out of 351 Division I basketball teams. contributed a career-high tying nine “I’m not even aware of it, to be However, during this streak of assists. He turned it over just twice honest,” Brannen said in the post- eight wins in nine games, the young and also added a block and a steal. game press conference, in response to Norse have been the more poised Holland has 33 points and 18 assists in a question about the historic occasion. team down the stretch. the last two games and 71 points and He said that he is just looking forward The latest example was making 14 30 assists in the last four games. to taking on Youngstown State on straight field goals over a 10-minute Mason Faulkner and Jordan Monday night in the Horizon League stretch Sunday in an 82-77 win over Garnett each scored 10 total points. semifinals. The Norse are riding a four- Wright State. Drew McDonald and Dantez Walton game winning streak, and the last “That’s kind of been who we’ve led NKU with six rebounds apiece. team to beat them was Youngstown been since the second half of The Norse won on an off night for State, which is riding high after taking conference play,” NKU head coach McDonald and Cole Murray. The two down Oakland. John Brannen said. “Finishing games, combined to shoot just 3 of 14 for The surprising outcome of the playing well down the stretch.” 12 points. They entered the game early rounds of the Horizon League Brannen said his veteran players combining to average 26.7 points per tournament is not much of a surprise have set the example of how the team game. to Brannen, he said. “I’ve gone needs to finish games. Wright State’s Grant Benzinger, son through this league for two years and “That’s a testament to Drew of former Reds 1B Todd Benzinger, the coaching in this league, and the McDonald, Lavone Holland, Cole scored 29 points in a gutty, bust his way teams prepare - it’s a round robin Murray, Brennan Gillis, Jordan tail effort. The Moeller product scored league, a 10-team league, so you see Garnett,” Brannen said. “Guys that 18 second-half points, including six everybody twice,” he said. “What the have been in the program for a year threes and was hitting 25-foot bombs. media sees as upsets, I don’t think and have an understanding of what it Mark Alstork added 22. Benzinger and that the coaches feel that way.” takes to win in this league.” Alstork shot 16 of 31 for 51 points. NKU narrowly avoided being the With the veterans leading the way, The rest of the Raiders were just 10 of fourth of the top four seeds to fall. Brannen’s talented freshman have 29 for 26 points. The game started slow, with both followed their example. The No. 4-seeded Norse (22-10) teams clumsy on offense but a back- “Then you have confident will take on No. 9-seed Youngstown and-forth pace soon took over freshmen who feel like, ‘OK, I can State (13-20) on Monday at 7 p.m. at culminating in several lead changes. follow their lead,’” Brannen said. the Joe Louis Arena in the semifinals Neither team led by more than seven “It just passes itself down. You can’t of Motor City Madness. points until a late 14-5 run by predict that — it’s year-to-year. “This Northern Kentucky midway through group has a good chemistry about NKU Men Get First Post-Season the second half. As the game reached them that they’ve learned how to do Win its end, 12 straight made field goals that.” Monday, March 6, 2017 buoyed NKU to the victory. NKU shot River City News 66.7 percent from the field in the Cracking the Morse code second half. Momentum was on the side of the Carson Williams paced the Norse Awaiting tonight are the underdogs in Detroit as the Horizon with 17 total points, including 15 in Youngstown State Penguins and League’s top-seeded teams fell one the second half. Lavone HOlland II dynamic guard Cameron Morse. after the other in the early rounds of had 16 points, while Mason Faulkner Morse scored 34 points in the the conference tournament. and Jordan Garnett added 10 apiece. Penguins’ upset win over top-seeded First-place Oakland went down, Wright State tied the game at 44 with Oakland Saturday. and so did second-place Valparaiso. 11:13 remaining - strengthened by In two previous meetings against By the time Illinois-Chicago took Cincinnati native Grant Benzinger’s the Norse this season, NKU held out third-seeded Green Bay on 18 second half points for the Raiders - Morse to 13 and 20 points. However, Sunday, superstitious fans of Northern but that’s when NKU launched its 14-5 Brannen did not want to take too Kentucky may have been worried that run, connecting on 12 of 12 shots much credit for slowing down Morse. their team would also be one and from the field. NKU led by seven until “I don’t know if we played good done in their pursuit of a trip to March the final minute when Wright State defense or if he just missed some Madness. battled back to within four with just shots,” Brannen said. “He’s a dynamic The Norse faced Wright State, a eight seconds in the game. scorer. He’s one of the best scorers in team with whom they had split a pair But when time expired on Sunday the country. He provides problems for of regular season match-ups, and night at Joe Louis Arena, Northern every coach in this league.” while the game was mostly back and Kentucky remained the highest- NKU and Youngstown State split forth from start to finish, Northern seeded team left in the tournament, two regular-season meetings, with Kentucky was able to buck the trend and is now the favorite to win the each team winning on its home floor. at Joe Louis Arena on Sunday night, Horizon’s automatic bid to the NCAA NKU won 83-70 on January 5 at BB&T NKU40 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Arena, while Youngstown State won the season and advancing in the second half, but we couldn’t get 81-77 at home Feb. 18. to the next round.” over that hump,” YSU head The loss to Youngstown State is the The next round is the Horizon coach Jerry Slocum said. “There only defeat in the last nine games for League championship, and in a were three 50-50 balls in the last five the Norse. tournament here in Detroit’s famed minutes and we didn’t come Tonight’s game will be televised on Joe away with any of them, and on two of ESPNU at 7 p.m. If the Norse make Louis Arena where NKU was the only them they scored 3s.” the final on Tuesday, the game will be one of the top 4 seeds not to be Youngstown State was riding high, at 7 p.m. on ESPN. knocked out in their first coming off a shocking upset over top- games, anything can happen. seeded Oakland setting up Norse make Bracketology Even history for Northern Kentucky the meeting with NKU. “They fought University. all the way to the buzzer,” Brannen ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and his “When I took the job, it was said. “I wish we could have Bracketology is an institution to all about providing something for closed the game a little better than college basketball fans this time of Northern Kentucky to get excited we did.” year. about college basketball,” said head But at this time of year, as NKU is When Northern Kentucky coach John Brannen, who’s in his learning for the first time as a fully- University fans opened the page this second year at the helm in participating member of morning, they were greeted with the Highland Heights. He and McDonald NCAA Division I competition, only image below. are both Campbell County boys and one thing matters. Indeed, the Norse are projected as graduates of Newport Central “The bottom line is,” Brannen said, a 15-seed and a first-round matchup Catholic. “There is a lot of pride in “the post-season is about advancing.” with two-seed Louisville. the area and a lot of pride in coming NKU advances to play the winner of However, this is not a prediction back. It’s a basketball-crazy region, the other semifinal, Illinois-Chicago or from Lunardi. In one-bid leagues, and there is enough room for another Milwaukee on Tuesday Lunardi places the highest- team to make a little noise.” evening. remaining seed left in the conference The reference to “another team” tournament in the bracket until may be towards the Kentucky Small NKU hoops squad making someone clinches the bid. Wildcats, the bluebloods of college big headlines, one win away from One thing seems certain: if the basketball whose fan base squashes March Madness Norse do not win the Horizon League NKU’s even in Northern Kentucky. But Tuesday, March 7, 2017 tournament, the team that does win as a new tradition blossoms James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer should probably make plans for the in Highland Heights - and this week, First Four at UD Arena in Dayton. in Detroit - there may soon be DETROIT – The tallest player for the For now, it appears the Norse movement. CBS Sports projected Northern Kentucky University men’s would avoid that fate. But any spot Monday morning that if Northern basketball team is listed as 6-foot-7. in the field of 68 would be a dream Kentucky wins the Horizon League, it Yet the Norse stand on the brink of come true for NKU. would be a 15 seed in the NCAA making the NCAA tournament in their That dream is two victories away. Tournament. first year of eligibility. Its first round opponent? How are they doing that with an March Madness Within Reach A #2 seed called Kentucky. average team height of 6-3? as NKU Makes it to Horizon Final “It’s always been my dream to go A dive into the numbers and Monday, March 6, 2017 to the NCAA Tournament,” McDonald highlights from NKU’s first two games River City News said after NKU’s 10-point win. of the Horizon League tournament “I felt there was no better way than show that it’s more than just smoke DETROIT - “Just thinking about it now to take my hometown team and to and mirrors. is giving me a chill a little bit,” said lay the foundation to that school.” Winners of 11 of their last 13 games Drew McDonald, the He said that when Brannen took the and five straight, the fourth-seeded Northern job, he got a call that night from the Norse (23-10) play the No. 10 seed Kentucky sophomore who lit up new coach who had just coached Milwaukee (11-23) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Youngstown State for 26 points on Alabama as interim head coach in the The game will be televised on ESPN Monday night in the semifinals of NIT. “He told us we were gonna win – it’s believed that this will be NKU’s the Horizon League men’s basketball a championship. We believed, we first-ever appearance on the national tournament. bought network. With the 84-74 win, NKU improves in. And it’s been a team effort from Here’s how to follow Tuesday night’s to 23-10, and is now one win away there.” NKU men’s basketball game from reaching its first NCAA In Monday’s team effort, the Norse The winner gets the Horizon League’s Tournament - the first year that the were bolstered by 20 points from automatic bid to March Madness school is eligible after a long four Lavone Holland II and 10 from – and this is NKU’s first year of years in transition from Mason Faulkner. qualifying for the big tournament after Division II. The Norse are riding a 5-game a four-year probationary period that “In the back of our minds, we winning streak, and though they were came after the school moved up from owed them something,” McDonald able to put some room between Division II. said, referencing a February 18 loss themselves and the Penguins on Should they win, NKU is projected at Youngstown State (13-21), the last Monday, Youngstown State continued as a No. 15 seed and could play in time the Norse went down in defeat. to claw back, first by opening Indianapolis in either the East or But even though Northern the second half hot and nearly erasing Midwest Region opening round. Kentucky played with a fervor from NKU’s 15-point lead, and then coming That could mean a matchup against the start and led by 15 at halftime, this back to within single powerhouses Kentucky or Louisville. was about more than digits after NKU pushed the lead back And while they would face a major revenge. “It was more about our goals to 16 late in the game. size disadvantage in those matchups, of what we had at the beginning of “I thought momentum was with us that would be nothing new for the NKU NORSE41 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Norse. NKU is one of the smallest That doesn’t happen often, Except that I’ve found something teams in Division I, although that will however, as the Norse also move the that’s brought us together. change next season as the Norse ball well around the perimeter and Northern Kentucky University signed 7-foot center Chris Vogt from average 14.1 assists a game. basketball. Graves County High in Maysville Holland averages 14.1 points and The Norse are authoring the earlier this year. 4.2 assists a game, but has averaged tri-state’s best college basketball The team overcompensates by 18.2 points and 6.6 assists during the feel-good story. They’re a win over thriving on ball pressure on defense, current five-game win streak. Milwaukee in tonight’s Horizon League playing aggressive man to man Tournament Championship Game defense regardless of the size of the 55 Norse students get free ride, from reaching the NCAA Tournament opponent. And NKU’s fundamentals tickets and hotel for game in the school’s first year of eligibility. on blocking out for rebounds is Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Five years after making the school’s another high point. Perry Schiable, WKRC athletic department made the leap The Norse outrebound their from Division II to Division I, and a opponents by 4.6 boards per game, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (WKRC) season after winning just nine games which turns into that many extra - Northern Kentucky University’s during their first season of Horizon possessions. That differential is in basketball team is one game away League participation, John Brannen’s the top 50 in the country, and NKU’s from possibly clinching a spot in the team has won 23 games, crept into rebounding total overall is also in the NCAA Tournament. the top 90 of the RPI, and with a top 52 nationally. The Norse take on Milwaukee in win tonight, they’ll have guaranteed Not only that but NKU’s “big men” Detroit at 7 p.m. on March 7 in the having their name pop up on the are versatile and can shoot from the title game of the Horizon League screen this Sunday. perimeter as well as post up bigger Championship. And everyone here is rooting for opponents. It’s the first year the team is even them. Sophomore center Drew McDonald eligible for the NCAA Tournament. OK, so maybe the entire area won’t (6-7, 250) put that on display in a They’ll have big crowd in the stands be glued to tonight’s match against breakout game Monday night in the to cheer them on. An anonymous a Milwaukee team that, despite an semis. He went 3-for-6 from three- alum paid for 55 students to take a ugly record, has beaten the Norse point territory in the first half and then bus to Detroit, to to the game and once and nearly beaten them a was able to draw out defenders and stay in a hotel. second time. And some folks are drive by them for key buckets in the Demand was so high another van probably just becoming familiar with second half. was rented to get more students to the fact that NKU could send a team After an off night Sunday, McDonald the game. to the same postseason tournament finished with 26 points and 9 “It would be a huge thing, just for that could house UC, XU, and UK. rebounds, even as he was tasked with NKU, because we’re surrounded by But surely, no one is actively rooting guarding a 7-foot opponent. so many colleges, especially college against them, right? “It was just my turn and it seems basketball teams in this area with Sports fans seemingly enjoy rooting like that happens a lot with this team Xavier and UC, UK, Louisville, Indiana, against more than they get a kick out – it’s a different guy every night,” we’re just surrounded,” said student of rooting for. I’ve had both UC and said McDonald, a Newport Catholic Seth Cooper. “So, being a small XU fans tell me that they get more graduate whose parents also were school and first year eligible, I’m perverse joy out of watching the other athletes for NKU. “If I hit a couple stoked. I think we can do it and I think team lose than they get satisfaction threes early, that opens things up for we’re going to be dancing this year.” for their team winning. (Seems like a everyone.” NKU has a record this season of 23 miserable way to live, but ok.) I know McDonald leads the Norse both in and 10. Milwaukee has won 11 games. a UK fan who’s wondered out loud scoring and rebounding (16.5 ppg, why he’d even befriend someone who 7.6 rpg). Finally, Something to Unite Us. didn’t bleed blue. I have people who Another key advantage for the Tuesday, March 7, 2017 fill my Twitter timeline with pettiness Norse is their depth. “Strength in Mo Egger, ESPN1530 if I tweet something remotely nice numbers” is a major team rallying about a program that’s not their cry, and NKU coach John Brannen We live in a day and age where we favorite. routinely goes nine or 10 deep in can’t agree on anything. Politics. But NKU is, for the time being, a rotation. Ten players hit the court Culture. Life. Doesn’t matter. I could immune. Monday night, and all but two use the internet to make the case I mean, how could you hate NKU? notched more than 10 minutes. that puppies are cute and instantly be Its basketball team is the upstart Overall, eight players average more shouted down. Emphatically. program playing in the backyard of than 10 minutes a game, and six get We’re as divided as ever, and there’s programs with D1 pedigrees, existing more than 18 minutes. maybe nothing that divides us more within the same borders as the sport’s Again, that was highlighted Monday than sports. And perhaps no sports biggest behemoth, and right now with Mason Faulkner coming off the divides as many people as college at least, they’re the area’s biggest bench to score 10 crucial points, basketball, especially in this area, underdog, the kind of they’re-getting- including a back-breaking trey late in where there are so many viable D1 their-shot-at-the-big-time team that the game off a loose-ball scramble teams. makes both college basketball and play. Put UC and Xavier fans in the same the month of March the things they Finally, unlike others in the league, room, and perhaps the only thing are. They’re no threat to anyone the Norse sport a true point guard they’ll agree on is that a basketball is locally, there’s no long-standing bad in LaVone Holland II. He has range round. Maybe. Add to the mix a few blood between the Norse and anyone (he went 3-for-3 from beyond the UK fans, a handful of Ohio State and else in the area, no one here plays arc Monday) but also can get to the Dayton supporters, and even some them on a regular basis (although rim almost at will. That gives NKU an Louisville people, and you have more it’d be cool if they did), and for UC’s option if the offense breaks down late disagreements than a post-election displaced basketball team next in the shot clock possession. Thanksgiving table. season, Northern Kentucky University NKU42 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

will be a gracious, accommodating Tenth-seeded Milwaukee (11-24) Division I. host. was a win away from having the most “Toughness is our second core value It feels like if there’s one thing fans losses in NCAA Tournament history, and it showed tonight,” NKU coach of all the other programs can agree which has had three 20-loss teams John Brannen said. “We knew that it on is that’d it be cool for the Norse - in its history: Cal Poly (2014), Liberty was going to be a possession game. whose leading score and head coach (2013) and Coppin State (2008). So for the first time all season we put are both native to the area, and who “I think it was an inspiration,” the top key on the board before the are playing in the shadow of some Panthers coach LaVall Jordan said. game as being to hit the offensive outstanding D2 Norse teams from “I know for people in the Milwaukee glass. And it worked.” the 90s - to take advantage of their community, our university and our city, NKU (24-10) will probably land a rare turn in the spotlight by winning a it inspired a lot of belief when you are No. 15 seed in the big tournament. conference tournament, and punching down and nobody thinks you can.” CBS and ESPN predicts NKU could their ticket to a dance that to NKU Brock Stull scored 19 points and play either of the commonwealth’s faithful, once seemed like a pipe Brett Prahl had 12 for the Panthers, powerhouse teams in Kentucky dream. who won nine in a row, including three or Louisville in the first round in This will be fun tonight. A team in the tournament, before their run Indianapolis next weekend. from this area having almost universal ended against Northern Kentucky. The win marked the sixth straight support from this area. No one The Norse were in control for much win and the 12th in the last 14 games sniping, sniveling, or outwardly of the game, which had only one for NKU (24-10). It also capped a rooting against the Norse, and no tie and one lead change, but they strong run in the school’s first year of one belittling the accomplishment couldn’t pull away from the pesky eligibility for the NCAA tourney after if it’s realized. It will be a refreshing Panthers. a four-year probationary period that exception rather than the rule, but for Milwaukee pulled within three came following the school’s move up a night at least, we’re all be on the points with 1:11 and 32 seconds from Division II. same team. left, but McDonald made a jumper And while they would face a major Go Norse. and Holland made a free throw on size disadvantage in those matchups, the ensuing possessions to keep a that would be nothing new for the March Madness: NKU headed to relatively comfortable cushion. Norse. Tuesday night, the Panthers NCAA Tournament in its first season BIG PICTURE (11-24) listed two players at 6-8 or eligible By making the NCAA Tournament, taller. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 the Norse have made this a special Yet the Norse outrebounded Associated Press season and any success they have in Milwaukee 38-30, and kept man the NCAA Tournament will be a bonus defensive pressure throughout the Lavone Holland’s body was pressed for the program. game. The Norse outrebound their against the court and he became ALL-TOURNEY TEAM opponents by 4.6 boards per game, the base of a celebratory pile of Holland was voted MVP and which turns into extra possessions. teammates. was joined on the all-tournament That differential is in the top 50 in the Holland scored 20 points to help team by McDonald, Stull, Prahl and country, and NKU’s rebounding total Northern Kentucky hold off Milwaukee Youngstown State’s Cameron Morse. overall is also in the top 52 nationally. for a 59-53 win Tuesday night in the UP NEXT “It was a point of emphasis to Horizon League final, putting the The Norse will have a chance dominate the glass,” said sophomore school in the NCAA Tournament in its to celebrate for the rest of the center Drew McDonald, who hauled first season of eligibility. week before finding out Sunday in 12 boards to go with 14 points. The “It has always been a dream of mine where they’re seeded in the NCAA 6-foot-7, 250-pound sophomore was to be in one of those piles,” Holland Tournament, where they will likely be named to the All-Tournament team. said after getting upright on the court, a low seed and a big underdog. “To us, size is just a number. sporting a championship cap with a “We’ll be prepared to compete,” “If you would have told me as a kid clipped piece of a basketball net tied Brannen said. that I would be playing on an NKU into the back clasp. “And, it’s a dream team going to March Madness, I’d come true for that to happen after NKU punches ticket to NCAA have said you were crazy. This has winning a game that puts us in the tournament always been a dream of mine, and NCAA Tournament.” Tuesday, March 7, 2017 here we are,” said McDonald, who The fourth-seeded Norse (24-10) James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer played locally at Newport Catholic are in their fifth season of Division I and whose parents both were student- basketball, but had to wait until this DETROIT – The tallest player for the athletes for NKU. year to have a shot to earn a spot in Northern Kentucky University men’s Also helping is true point guard college basketball’s showcase. basketball team is listed as 6-foot-7. in LaVone Holland II. He has range “We got another game to play,” Yet the Norse are in the NCAA (he went 2-for-6 from beyond the Drew McDonald said after finishing tournament in their first year of arc Tuesday) but also can get to the with 14 points and 12 rebounds. “I eligibility, showing a heart bigger than rim almost at will. That gives NKU an got the chills just thinking about it.” their height chart and making converts option if the offense breaks down late Jim McMillan, the first recruit for of much of Greater Cincinnati in the in the shot clock possession. the school’s inaugural basketball process. He took over late in the second half team that debuted during the 1971- NKU outfought yet another bigger Tuesday to claim tournament MVP 72 season, waited in a long line to opponent Tuesday night, holding off honors with 20 points and 4 assists, congratulate Northern Kentucky coach 10th-seeded Milwaukee 59-53 to win and hit several key shots to answer John Brannen on the court after the the Horizon League championship any Milwaukee run. game below the banner-filled rafters and the conference’s automatic bid to Holland averaged 18.2 points and at the home of the Detroit Red Wings. March Madness. 6.6 assists during the current five- “Thank you! Thank you!” McMillan This all comes despite an average game win streak. told Brannen after giving him a hug. team height of 6-3 that makes the “Tonight, we just fell back onto our “I’ve been waiting 35 years for this.” Norse one of the shortest teams in core values which are trust, toughness NKU NORSE43 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES and sacrifice,” said Holland, who also a dominant force in Division II, The with Northwestern’s historical failure is a Kentucky native. Norse of Northern Kentucky have to ever reach the Big Dance. Said McDonald: “I was on the floor taken their lumps since moving to Joe Lunardi of ESPN.com projected when LaVone came back in the game college basketball’s top tier. the Norse to land a No. 15 seed and a in the second half and I could see it But Tuesday night, March 7, that date with No. 2 Louisville in his latest was locked in LaVone. And when we journey was worth every step of the Bracketology. Beating any No. 2 seed have that, we have the best player in way. In just their first year of eligibility, would be a daunting challenge, but the league.” NKU was heading to the big dance Middle Tennessee did the seemingly The Norse’s “big men” also can do taking the title game in the Horizon impossible last year with a victory over more than just go inside and pound League’s post season tournament. the No. 2 Michigan State Spartans as the glass. That’s especially true for It was party time in Detroit, The a No. 15 seed. McDonald, who did hit a huge post Norse were going to the big dance In 2013, Florida Gulf Coast up hook over a taller defender in the for the first time in school history and advanced all the way to the Sweet 16 final minute to stem the Panthers’ final the celebration was on. NKU won the as a No. 15 seed with wins over No. push. Horizon League tournament 59-53. 2 Georgetown and No. 7 San Diego “They called the play in the huddle NKU grad Antwaun Saunders said, State. and it’s been the go-to play for me all “This feels great man! Coming from Northern Kentucky is battle-tested year long,” McDonald said. “I’m just NKU I’m a 2001 alum; it means a lot considering it played Illinois and West glad my coaches and teammates have to get in on our first try. I’m really Virginia during the season, although trust in me.” excited!” it lost to both by double digits. The But McDonald does more than Becca Allen, a 2015 grad, said, “It’s Norse team that will take the court in post up. He put that on display in amazing! No one thought NKU would the NCAA tournament should have a breakout game Monday night get this far. When we went Division more confidence since it is riding a in the semis and then followed up I everyone thought we were crazy, it six-game winning streak and has won Tuesday. He hit two treys in the game, would never happen, and here we are 10 of its last 11 games. including a big one that stemmed a tonight and we’re moving on! I mean, Milwaukee run in the second half. it’s exciting!” Old and new NKU fans pumped up Another key advantage for the NKU will find out where they are for the Norse Norse is their depth. “Strength in seeded in the tournament Sunday, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 numbers” is a major team rallying March 12. Joe Webb, WKRC cry, and Brannen routinely goes nine or 10 deep in a rotation. Overall, Northern Kentucky University earns HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (WKRC) eight players average more than 10 NCAA Tournament bid in 1st year - The Northern Kentucky Men’s minfautes a game, and six get more eligibile basketball team was one game away than 18 minutes. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 from a berth in the NCAA Division NKU Notes Scott Polacek, Bleacher Report One tournament in their first year of •NKU alum Christopher Boggs eligibility. sponsored a trip for nearly 70 students The Northern Kentucky Norse are The Norse (23-10) played Milwaukee to see the finals Tuesday. He paid going dancing. (11-23) at 7 p.m. Tuesday night, for the bus (even renting a second Northern Kentucky earned a spot March 7, in the Horizon League bus for overload), hotel rooms, game in the 2017 NCAA tournament Championship game for an automatic tickets and pizza for the students, who Tuesday with a 59-53 victory over the bid to the tournament and won, 59- were due to arrive in Detroit at 2 p.m. Milwaukee Panthers in the Horizon 53. Tuesday. League tournament championship 60 students loaded into a bus and Boggs said he spent nearly $12,000 game. van at BB&T Arena for the drive to Joe on the endeavor, which included a trip Rob Dauster of NBC Sports noted Louis Arena in Detroit. A generous for the semis Monday. this was the first year the Norse were Northern alum picked up the tab for “Isn’t this amazing? This is the eligible for the Big Dance. the students, including hotel rooms least I could do – I love NKU and The team’s official Twitter account for the night. 2013 graduate Joey what it did for me,” Boggs told The shared the celebration. Cunningham made some last minute Enquirer Tuesday as the bus arrived in Lavone Holland II spearheaded t-shirt and pom-pom purchases at the downtown Detroit.. the effort Tuesday with 20 points, six bookstore before loading up his car •Tuesday’s event was the last rebounds, four assists, two steals and and heading north. basketball game to be played at a block. Drew McDonald added a “It’s amazing,” Cunningham said the venerable arena, which is being double-double with 14 points and 12 while brandishing one of his foam turned over to creditors by the city rebounds. Viking swords. ”We’ve always been of Detroit as part of a bankruptcy Holland earned tournament MVP the down and out underdogs for settlement. The arena has long been and was emotional afterward, as Joe sports for some time and we’re home to the Detroit Red Wings, who Danneman of Fox 19 in Cincinnati showing we are a real sports program won four Stanley Cups while playing captured. and we know what we are doing.” there. Holland and McDonald were the On December 8, 2011, NKU The Red Wings and Detroit Pistons only two Norse members to score in announced it was taking the leap from move into a new Little Caesars Arena double figures Tuesday, but Northern NCAA Division-II to Division I. This is elsewhere in downtown Detroit next Kentucky’s defense set the tone. NKU’s first season of full membership season. The Norse held the Panthers to 36.2 in Division I that allows them a chance percent shooting from the field and at winning a spot in the tournament. Put on your dancing shoes! NKU 22.2 percent from three-point range The school had won two women’s D-II advances to NCAA Tournament while winning the battle of the boards, basketball championships and the Tuesday, March 7, 2017 38-30. men were two-time runners up. Brad Underwood, WKRC Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports Elder High School accounting juxtaposed Northern Kentucky’s teacher Andy Listerman played in COLD SPRING, Ky. (WKRC) - Once success in its first year of eligibility both championship games. He was NKU44 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

thrilled for the Norse and head coach first season with a winning record 82-78 win at home against Valparaiso. John Brannen, who he’s known since since making the move, and its first While Northern Kentucky won seven they played together in grade school. with fewer than 16 losses. of eight heading into the Horizon “It’s surreal to see them play in the Milwaukee was looking to make League Tournament, its lone loss in arena that they play in, BB&T Arena, a bit of unpredictable history itself that span was a bad one: allowing and then to see them playing on Tuesday night. Youngstown State to come from ESPN and to think that’s your school, Before this year, no team seeded behind to pick up an 81-77 win. In “ Listerman said between classes at 10th had ever won a single game terms of worst beating, then-No. 11 Elder Tuesday morning. “I think it in the Horizon League tournament. West Virginia forced 28 Northern legitimizes NKU as a major player in Milwaukee changed all that by Kentucky turnovers in a 31-point the region for basketball talent. I think knocking off seventh-seeded defeat. the Miamis of the world have to be a Detroit, second-seeded Valparaiso How’d they get here?: This was little nervous.” and sixth-seeded UIC to reach the the first year Northern Kentucky was NKU was the winner of Tuesday championship game. Had the 11- eligible for the postseason, as the night’s game and likely to get a 15 24 Panthers, who went 4-14 in the NCAA requires a four-year transitional seed in the NCAA tournament. CBS Horizon League during the regular period when an institution moves up projected that NKU would face the season, defeated Northern Kentucky, from Division II to Division I. In their University of Kentucky in the first they would have been the first NCAA first postseason appearance, the round if they won. ESPN has them tournament participant ever with 20 or Norse benefited from a host of upsets slated to face Louisville. more losses. in the quarterfinals. No. 1 Oakland After beginning conference play lost at the buzzer to Youngstown Northern Kentucky wins 2017 with just a 3-4 record, Northern State, No. 2 Valparaiso and its league Horizon League basketball Kentucky will head into the NCAA player of the year Alec Peters, lost, tournament: Norse go dancing in tournament as winners of 10 of their 43-41, to 23-loss Milwaukee. No. 6 first year of eligibility last 11 games. seed UIC upset No. 3 Green Bay. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 With No. 10 Milwaukee reaching the Mike Rutherford, SB Nation Introducing Cinderalla: In first tournament final, the highest seed season eligible for postseason, Northern Kentucky had to beat was After 112 seasons of competition, the Northern Kentucky heads to NCAA No. 5 seed Wright State. Northwestern basketball program is Tournament Outlook: This should be a good primed to make its first appearance Tuesday, March 7, 2017 experience for a team, and a in the NCAA tournament. Northern Terrence Payne, NBC Sports university, that has only been a Kentucky fans will never know that Division I member since 2012. The level of patience. Conference: Horizon League Norse were rolling before the start of In their first year of postseason Coach: John Brannen their first postseason appearance, but eligibility, the Norse took down Record: 24-10 (12-6 T-2) you could argue that it was extended Milwaukee 59-53 in the Horizon Ratings and Rankings: by an improbable path where they League tournament championship – Kenpom: 148 played a lower seed each round they game to punch a ticket to the big – RPI: 91 advanced. That won’t be the case in dance. The win capped a wild – AP/USA Today: N/A Northern Kentucky’s next game. tournament in which both top- Seeding: The Norse won 24 games How do I know you?: As a seeded Oakland and second-seeded and holds an RPI inside the top- newcomer in 2012, you likely don’t. Valparaiso were eliminated in the 100. But with only a singular win quarterfinals. against that top-100, and the fact Norse notebook: Norse are Junior guard Lavone Holland II led that Northern Kentucky had a highly- Cinderella no longer the way for fourth-seeded Northern favorable journey through the Horizon Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Kentucky, scoring 20 points to go League Tournament, expect the Matt Sexton, The Northerner along with six rebounds, four assists committee to slot NKU as a No. 15 and two steals. Sophomore forward seed. DETROIT — Any pre-tournament story Drew McDonald chipped in 14 points. Names you need to know: Drew about Northern Kentucky winning the The NKU basketball program, McDonald emerged as a first-team Horizon League tournament would which was started in 1971, spent all-Horizon League selection as a have labeled the Norse “upstarts” or its first 40 seasons of existence as sophomore, averaging 16.5 points even “a Cinderella story.” a member of Division-II. Over that — shooting just under 50 percent This is no longer the case. time, they appeared in the D-II from the field and 40 percent from While NKU’s appearance in the NCAA tournament 13 times, losing three — 7.6 boards and 1.8 assists Horizon League championship game in the national championship game per game. Lavone Holland is a junior tonight is both an impressive feat and in both 1996 and 1997. The Norse guard who can stuff the stat sheet, like was unexpected by many at the start transitioned to Division-I in 2012, he did with a 20-point, six-rebound, of the tournament, tonight’s opponent spending their first three seasons as four-assist and two-steal effort in now wears the glass slipper. a member of the Atlantic Sun before the Horizon League Tournament Awaiting the Norse are the 10th- accepting an invitation to the Horizon championship win over Milwaukee. seeded Milwaukee Panthers. League. They became eligible for Cole Murray, like McDonald, is The 11-23 Milwaukee Panthers. postseason play in all sports before another sharpshooting wing. Cinderella, indeed. the start of the 2016-17 season. Stats you need to know: One: Milwaukee battled through a rough Just seven teams prior to NKU had In the program’s first postseason regular season. The Panthers finished earned a trip to the big dance in their appearance, Northern Kentucky is the regular season with an eight-game first year of postseason eligibility. going to the NCAA Tournament. The losing streak. In 31 regular season Though the program experienced a university moved up from Division II in games, the Panthers won just eight great deal of success this season, the 2012. times. transition to D-I wasn’t always smooth Big wins, bad losses: The Norse They opened the Horizon League for the Norse. This was the program’s ended the regular season with an tournament by winning the rubber NKU NORSE45 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES match with Detroit in emphatic is right next door to Detroit. freely.” fashion: 85-60. This set up a matchup Here’s hoping for a great game McDonald had another double- with second-seeded Valparaiso. tonight, and a NCAA tournament bid double: 14 points and 12 rebounds. The two teams played a game to write about for the next week or so. The experience has been a dream fitting for a quagmire or quicksand. In come true for McDonald, who was the end, Milwaukee stunned Valpo 43- Norse up! NKU to the NCAA quick to say the dream wasn’t over 41 to advance to Monday’s semifinals. tournament yet. In the semifinals, Milwaukee held off Tuesday, March 7, 2017 “We’re not done yet; we’ve still got Illinois-Chicago 74-68 to advance to Matt Sexton, The Northerner another game to play,” McDonald. tonight’s final against the Norse. “It’s always been a dream of mine. It should be noted that one of DETROIT — In its first year as a full If you would have asked me as a kid Milwaukee’s eight regular season wins member of Division I, the NKU men’s about taking Northern Kentucky to was against Northern Kentucky. The basketball team is going dancing, and the dance, I would have said, ‘You’re Panthers won at home against the it has its defense to thank. crazy! First off, they’re Division II.’ Norse 68-58 on Jan. 12. After five straight victories in which “I’ve got chills just thinking about it.” In that game, Milwaukee outscored the Norse scored 80 or more points, McDonald said the championship NKU 19-9 in second chance points it got the defensive stops it needed belonged to the everyone who and 17-4 in points from the bench. Tuesday to defeat Milwaukee 59-53 supported the team. When the two teams met Feb. 11 at in the Horizon League championship “This championship is more than BB&T Arena, NKU scored 32 points game. just the players and the coaches,” off of 17 Milwaukee turnovers in a 69- Northern Kentucky, winners of McDonald said. “It’s the whole school. 63 victory. 10 of its last 11, earns the Horizon It’s the community. The support League’s automatic bid to the NCAA they’ve given us the whole year. It’s Larger crowd awaits basketball tournament. And the Norse Northern Kentucky’s championship.” earned it with defense. Stull led the Panthers with 19 points, Thanks to NKU grad Christopher “These guys enjoy offense — while Prahl added 12. Milwaukee, Boggs, a bus carrying more than we’re the second-ranked offensive which finished last in the Horizon 60 NKU students and alumni made team in the league,” NKU head League in the regular season, was the trip to Detroit for tonight’s coach John Brannen said. “We won looking for its fourth-straight upset championship game. the championship tonight with our win to steal the automatic bid. Boggs paid for the trip, tickets and defense. These guys bought into it.” Brannen, in just two years as the hotel stays for those who rode the Brannen said defense was his team’s head coach of the Norse, has turned bus from Highland Heights Tuesday focus during the week leading up to the program into a NCAA tournament morning. the Horizon League championship. team. He credits the players, who The crowds in Detroit haven’t He said the team needed to be just a have passed every test he and his staff been great for the games Sunday little better defensively. have placed in front of them. and Monday, but that is due in large “We told them we need to be (a “Every challenge myself and my part to local favorites Detroit and little) better in outlasting the offense, coaching staff has put in front of them, Oakland being bounced on Friday meaning deep in the shot clock,” they’ve attacked,” Brannen said. “You and Saturday, respectively. Brannen said. “We played a team don’t get that all the time. That’s not This is the last year the tournament tonight that forces you deep in the typical of a team. I appreciate these will be played at Joe Louis Arena shot clock every possession.” guys.” before moving into the brand new Both teams struggled to score as Little Caesars Arena next year. the tension mounted late. Cody The Norse Belong. Tonight’s game will be televised on Wichmann hit a three to cut the Wednesday, March 8, 2017 ESPN. The radio broadcast will be on Milwaukee deficit to three, 54-51, with Mo Egger, ESPN1530 ESPN1530. Several restaurants in the 1:11 left. It was as close as Milwaukee Greater Cincinnati area will be holding had been in 11 minutes. Kansas. Kentucky. North Carolina. watch parties for tonight’s game. Following an NKU timeout, the Duke. Villanova. Louisville. Their Norse worked the shot clock down. names will be called. Goodbye to the Joe Drew McDonald hit a jumper with 42 Cincinnati. Gonzaga. Notre Dame. seconds left to put NKU back up five. Their names will be read as well. As a diehard hockey fan, it has Milwaukee’s Brock Stull answered with Maryland. Wisconsin. Butler. Baylor. been pretty neat spending three days 32 seconds left, pulling the Panthers Them too. at Joe Louis Arena, home to several within three, 56-53. Purdue. Arizona. West Virginia. Stanley Cup championship teams in Lavone Holland II, who would be Yeah, them as well. recent years. named tournament MVP, was fouled. And then somewhere, among the However, the building definitely He made one free throw to put the 68 teams lucky enough to see their shows its age. It reminds me a great Norse up four. names on a screen with a number deal of Cincinnati’s US Bank Arena. Milwaukee had three looks at next to it and a first round opponent Both were great buildings in their day, a three to pull within a point, but matched up with it, will be....Northern but their day has passed. missed both. Cole Murray grabbed Kentucky? While Detroit will replace its aging the rebound and was fouled with Yeah, bub. Northern Kentucky. arena, Cincinnati’s remains. This is three seconds left. By that point, the The Norse are going dancin’, having a big reason why the University of celebration had started. wrapped up the school’s first men’s Cincinnati chose to move its men’s Holland led the Norse with 20 points basketball NCAA Tournament bid basketball games to BB&T Arena next and six rebounds. Holland gave credit as a full-fledged Division I member, season rather than play downtown. to both his coaches and teammates gutting their way through fatigue and My only regret of the trip is that I for their belief in him. past an inspired Milwaukee team in don’t have my passport, so I couldn’t “The belief they have in me, it just the Horizon League Tournament final take a day trip into Canada. Because, makes me confident,” Holland said. in Dertroit, 59-53. as my Instagram post below shows, it “If I see an opening, I take it and play The Norse, on Sunday, will have NKU46 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

their name called. to even think about NKU being a entire career knowing he would For a few minutes at least, they’ll Division I member. only get one shot at the NCAA be on equal footing with, and they’ll And now, here they are. Not only a Tournament. Getting players to “buy mentioned in the same sentences as, D1 member, but one of 68 D1 teams in” and stick around through the some of college basketball’s most that will play in the D1 tournament. reclassification process cannot be an storied programs, some of the sport’s NKU basketball has always had easy task. biggest March mainstays, and more a weird place in the local sports Some of the program’s than a few area schools whose fans landscape. Its successes have often upperclassmen have had to endure have come to take tournament bids been met with proverbial pats on a change in conference as well. for granted. the head as attention has been paid Northern Kentucky left the Atlantic NKU has made the NCAA almost exclusively to the bigger Sun for the Horizon League prior to Tournament. That statement without programs on the other side of the the 2015-16 season. They also went context seems important, but perhaps river. It’s been a growing school, but through a coaching change when unimpressive. The charm of the Big with a mostly-commuter student John Brannen replaced Dave Bezold, Dance is the little guy gets his shot, body that, if you polled them, I’ll bet who had led the program for more the school from nowhere getting its swings it sports allegiances to the than a decade, which also took place run with the name brands, improbable school in Lexington. And even as the prior to the 2015-16 season. stories of teams that weren’t Norse have scratched and clawed to But Brannen was able to get the supposed to make it, and even more find their way as a full-fledged, bona players to buy-in and got a crop improbable stories of teams that fide, hey-we-deserve-attentiont-too of young talent to come in and weren’t supposed to win, but did. program, it’s struggled to prove it contribute immediately. As Northern NKU has had its ticket punched to belongs. Kentucky’s star sophomore Drew that dance. One that, like most years, On Tuesday night in Detroit, and McDonald said following his team’s will have plenty of eyebrow-raising over the course of this season, the semifinal win over Youngstown State, invitees. Northwestern will be one. Norse proved that they belong. Both “Coach Brannen got the job and The Wildcats will play in the NCAA here, and among the other 67 that will he called me that first night and he Tournament for the first time, and see their names on TV this Sunday. told us in the locker room the he was much will be made about how that going to win a championship with school finally assembled a team - in Norse Mythology: Why Northern some of the guys in the locker room.” a power league - good enough to Kentucky’s win is so special Despite not knowing when that finally gets the school’s chance at the Wednesday, March 8, 2017 might be or who would still be around Madness. But with all due respect, Andrew Evans, Mid-Major Madness to see it, McDonald said “we believed unlike NKU, Northwestern has had him, we bought-in and it’s been a eight decades to figure out how to Northern Kentucky’s win over team effort from there.” have their name called, having been Milwaukee in Tuesday night’s Horizon The second factor that makes eligible for the tournament since its League championship game was what Northern Kentucky has done so inception. significant for all of the “normal” special is the local makeup of their Northern Kentucky has been eligible reasons any other conference roster. Both Brannen and McDonald since last summer. Why wait 77 years championship win is special. The are products of the Northern Kentucky when you can just make it on your first Norse get to continue playing on region. Beyond those two, the Norse try? college basketball’s biggest stage, have three other Kentucky natives on It’s easy to focus on what specifically and are rewarded for a season the roster. earned the Norse the tournament of effort and a great conference Having a local flavor to the roster berth that will become official on tournament run. and the two main faces hailing from Sunday. They won three games in But there is so much more to the region has been a major boost three days, playing in a one-bid Northern Kentucky’s win than just that. for Northern Kentucky. “When I took league whose tournament embodied First, there is the fact that the job it was all about providing the chaos that’s come to define Northern Kentucky’s Horizon League something for Northern Kentucky to college basketball’s defining weeks. Tournament win came in its first get excited about,” Brannen said in They overcame themselves before year of full eligibility as a Division-I that press conference following the righting things to beat Wright State, program. Northern Kentucky began semifinal win. they countered every punch thrown the transition to Division-I in the 2012- McDonald also touched upon by Youngstown State, and in the 13 season, and were finally given their what it meant to him to win in front championship game, they made just active status in August of 2016. of his hometown, saying “when I enough plays to outlast a history- That means this season was the committed to NKU...I felt there was no minded Milwaukee team that wouldn’t first in which the Norse were eligible other way than to take my hometown go away. to play in the postseason. According team and a team that I had followed But NKU’s story goes beyond to Northern Kentucky’s media guide, a little bit growing up and just lay the the three-day run in Motown. They they now join North Dakota State foundation for that school.” won 21 regular season games, they as the only two schools to make the Getting not only the players, but finished with 12 victories in their NCAA Tournament in their first season also the local community to buy in has league, and survived a tough mid- of eligibility since 1970. helped the Norse grow, and it was winter three-game losing streak to Building a program to the evident on Tuesday night in Detroit. A finish with nine wins in their last 11 point where it can compete upon great deal of the Northern Kentucky games. All of this a year after the immediate eligibility is no easy faithful made the weeknight trek up Norse slogged their way through their task. It takes a tremendous amount I-75 to Joe Louis Arena and made initial Horizon League season with of coaching and recruiting skill to themselves heard. nine wins total. All of this not too far convince a roster of players to bide “I was in the locker room... and removed from toiling in the identity- their time and patiently wait for their I started to ask one of our staff bereft Atlantic Sun Conference. And chance to play in the postseason. members how the crowd was tonight none of it that far removed from A senior starter, such as Northern and I remember the announcer the days when it seemed ambitious Kentucky’s Cole Murray, played his announced ‘the number four seed NKU NORSE47 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Northern Kentucky Norse versus this upstart program. sign. Milwaukee’ and after I heard our NKU’s victory is extra sweet for name I didn’t hear anything else,” said Northern Kentucky University men’s Fischer who expects to graduate this Brannen in regards to the size and basketball team welcomed home spring with a degree in elementary volume of the Norse fans that made after Horizon League victory education. the trip to the championship game. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 In NCAA history, NKU is the 7th As McDonald stated, this time Jordan Burgess, WCPO team ever to make the tournament following the championship victory, in their first year of eligibility as a “This championship’s more than just HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- The Division I team. The 49-year-old the players, the coaches, or the guys Northern Kentucky University university that once played basketball in the locker room. It’s the whole men’s basketball team arrived back in a high school gym had been a school and it’s the community...it’s on campus to cheers from fans Division II powerhouse. Northern Kentucky’s championship.” Wednesday afternoon. NKU punches ticket to NCAA That sense of community makes The Norse returned from Detroit, tournament Northern Kentucky’s Horizon League where they won the Horizon League Cold Spring native and forward Drew championship more than just a win tournament and earned a place in McDonald raised a trophy above his for a program. It’s a win for an entire the NCAA Division I men’s basketball 6-foot-7 inch frame to cheers. region of people. tournament. “It was definitely a dream that The program itself is certainly NKU has been making the transition when I came to NKU to take my special as well. Beyond it being from Division II to Division I over the hometown to an NCAA tournament,” Northern Kentucky’s first year eligible last four years. This was the first year McDonald said. for the NCAA Tournament, it was also they were eligible to go to the NCAA The four-inch basketball net piece just the Norse’s second in the Horizon tournament, and now they are going. McDonald cut hung from his hat as League. “People have been asking me since NKU fans young and old crowded in Year one in the Horizon League was last night, ‘How are you feeling?’ to shake his hand. a struggle for Northern Kentucky as And trying to pick a word would be Winning as a sophomore and “with they finished their inaugural campaign a disservice,” senior Cole Murray these guys” and all the community with a 9-21 record. While there was a said. “There’s nothing I can say that support is “fantastic,” he said. feeling that the program had potential can sum this up at all. It’s unreal, it’s McDonald is 11-year-old Joseph to be great, the quick turnaround was surreal, it’s special. It’s everything I Huber’s favorite player. The unprecedented. thought it would be.” Covington, Kentucky boy said he With the championship game win, NKU wrapped up their Horizon has affectionately started calling Northern Kentucky sits at 24-10. That tournament victory with a 59-53 win McDonald “Big Mac.” is a 15 game improvement in the win over Milwaukee Tuesday night. “He’s a big man and he can score column in just one year. As a result, “We had tremendous belief in this inside and he can also shoot the ball Brannen was named the Horizon team,” coach John Brannon said. “I really well generally,” Huber said. League’s Coach of the Year in just his talked about trust and believing in the Both Huber’s parents both work second season at the helm. McDonald outcome. We had tremendous belief.” at NKU. And Huber’s grandmother was a First Team All-Horizon League NKU President Geoff Mearns said he Marsha Dewitt of Edgewood is an selection, and freshman Carson was “just so proud of how our student alumni who started attending NKU Williams was an All-Freshman Team athletes responded to the challenge when there was only one building pick. Northern Kentucky’s program is and came through with a victory that in 1971. Dewitt gave her grandson oozing with potential and it doesn’t is historic for our university. It was ear muffs when she took him to NKU stop with just those three. exciting.” games as a baby. Northern Kentucky loses just one The Norse won’t know who they’re Like many in Northern Kentucky, rotation player (pending any transfers playing next until Selection Sunday. Huber’s hopes for the NCAA that may occur) this offseason in the tournament ahead are high. senior Murray. The rest could be Hero’s welcome for NKU Norse “I think we are one of the good back, including junior LaVone Holland Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Cinderella teams in the NCAA who was named the Horizon League Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati Enquirer Tournament,” he said. “We’re Tournament Most Valuable Player on overlooked by the other teams and Tuesday night. Outside of Williams, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – Northern that will give us an advantage.” freshmen Mason Faulkner and Dantez Kentucky University hard core fan Zack Being the center of attention is Walton contributed all season long. Fischer found the crowd cheering something tournament MVP Lavonne Add that all up, plus the fact that the the men’s basketball Horizon League Holland II hasn’t gotten used to yet. Norse will welcome in a seven-footer tournament championship team home “I don’t know how to act or the named Chris Vogt next season, and “surreal.” mannerisms that go with being the there is reason to be excited about After all, Fischer sat through center of attention, but at the same Northern Kentucky for at least the four years of NKU Division I men’s time it’s good to see my hard work next few seasons. basketball games when he said he paying off,” Holland said. The Northern Kentucky Norse are counted fewer than 25 fellow students Seeing a crowd waiting almost a “feel good” story for this March. in the crowd. brought Holland to tears for the Their big turnaround from last season, Nearly a few hundred people second time. The win did bring the fact that it was their first year of greeted NKU’s championship team Holland to tears on the court. eligibility, and the support of their back to the Highland Heights campus “After the game when I sat down community make for great story lines. after a five-hour bus ride. NKU earned on the floor I just realized that we But the Norse don’t plan on being a the school’s first-ever invite to the really had, and what was going on - it one-hit wonder. Expect to see them NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament was just crazy,” Holland said. competing for Horizon League titles Tuesday after beating Milwaukee 59- Highland Heights Mayor Greg and possibly even more in the years 53. Meyers said NKU’s win is the greatest to come. This championship could be “This is just surreal,” Fischer said thing to happen for Highland Heights just a stepping stone to greatness for as he waved an over sized #NorseUp maybe ever. NKU48 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

“We’re going to the big dance,” before playing college ball at outings, and had a top 50 rebounding Meyers shouted. Morehead State and Marshall. (He edge all season. also played professionally in Europe Not only that, but Holland raised After winning nine games last before returning home to enter the his game as the season wore on. The season, just how did NKU make college ranks – but not before scoring sophomore averaged 18.5 points, 6.2 March Madness? 41 points against the University of assists and 3.3 rebounds during the Saturday, March 11, 2017 Kentucky in college). “We’re now a current six-game win streak – while James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer destination school.” shooting 49 percent overall and 45 Such a remarkable turnaround is percent from 3-point territory. Since 1990, only one team qualified a testament to Brannen, said CBS And while he acknowledges that for the NCAA Division I men’s college basketball analyst and former NKU caught a break when the top basketball tournament in their first Xavier star Steve Wolf, whose family is three seeds lost early in the Horizon year of eligibility. And only six had lifelong friends with the Brannens. tournament, he also points out that ever done it in history. “I was there as a kid when they “a lot of Hall of Fame coaches won Until this past week. actually broke ground on NKU out thanks to different breaks in the Northern Kentucky University there way back when,” said Wolf, who bracket.” became the latest March Madness is originally from Edgewood. “And “That’s just tournament basketball, newbie with its run to the Horizon what’s happened now is one of the and we played who was in front of League championship in Detroit and most unbelievable things I’ve seen in us,” Brannen said, pointing out that the automatic bid to the tournament a while in college basketball. the Norse had beaten two of those that comes along with that - all in the “Johnny Brannen is the kind of three top seeds once apiece in the first year it could qualify for the sport’s coach that would lose a game to save regular season. “That’s why it’s called biggest stage. a kid – and you can’t say that about March Madness.” NKU punches ticket to NCAA everyone in the profession.” And speaking of that – NKU’s tournament Indeed, Brannen came in with a players will watch Sunday night as So just how did the Norse do it, pedigree well beyond that of a normal the school’s name is called during the especially after a nine-win season the first-time coach, even if he came in selection show late Sunday afternoon. previous season? under a bit of controversy; he was Most pundits have the Norse playing Even second-year head coach John hired soon after the school abruptly either Kentucky or Louisville in Brannen realizes the rarity of the fired his predecessor Dave Bezold Indianapolis in the first round. situation. with little explanation. But Brannen is trying to get the “This is not a common occurrence Brannen was an assistant on the players to follow his mantra of “being … this is a very special team that Virginia Commonwealth team that where your feet are.” is having a very special season,” upset Duke in the first round of the “We can’t control who we play or Brannen said. “It starts with our young 2009 NCAA tournament. He also where we go – and to be honest, the men and it started with recruiting and served as the interim head coach at media will probably care a lot more if retention of the guys who impacted Alabama in the big-time Southeastern we play Kentucky or Louisville, which the program the year before. Conference. are both historically great programs “And as a coach, you hope the Once arriving in Highland with Hall of Fame coaches, don’t get chemistry works. And building the Heights, the former Rhodes scholar me wrong,” Brannen said. culture even through a 9-21 season immediately proved his recruiting “But we’re in the eye of the storm really set the stage for this year.” chops, pulling in well-regarded here trying to focus on how we can It appears that chemistry clicked. point guard LaVone Holland II in his compete and move forward.” The Norse (24-10) have had one of first year and then Kentucky’s Mr. the largest turnarounds in Division I Basketball in Carson Williams before It’s Happening: Northern Kentucky this season, with one of the shortest last season. Draws Kentucky in NCAA teams in college basketball. All just (He’s also signed a 7-footer from Tournament five years removed from being a Maysville to come play for the Norse March 12, 2017 Division II school (NKU needed to next season). Michael Monks, River City News go through a four-year probation But Brannen deflects all that period in Division I before becoming attention back to the players, It will be a baptism by fire for the eligible for the overall tournament this however, saying that they really took Northern Kentucky Norse as the early season). over the team in January. darlings of March Madness draw the The school is no stranger to post- “There’s a saying in coaching: bad blue-blooded standard-bearer of season success, of course, albeit on a teams there’s no leadership, good post-season excellence in their first somewhat smaller scale teams coaches lead and great teams trip to the NCAA Tournament. The NKU men’s basketball team the players lead,” Brannen said. 500 people crowded the Votruba made the Division II championship “Guys in January started playing for Student Union at NKU’s campus to game twice but lost in consecutive each other and communicating to the watch as the NCAA Tournament years. The women won two DII titles level that it takes to achieve on and selection committee voted to send – in 2000 and 2008. And the men’s off the court. That’s what ownership the Norse to Indianapolis as a #15 soccer team won the Division II means to me.” seed where they face off with #2 seed national crown in 2010. It also meant that the Norse were Kentucky. Hero’s welcome for NKU Norse willing to do the little things, box out The Kentucky Wildcats have been to Yet even Brannen admits the pending and fight through screens etc. at a the NCAA Tournament 56 times, to 17 March Madness appearance “is a higher level. NKU this year has been Final Fours, and have 8 championship great opportunity to push our brand” one of the best rebounding teams in banners hanging in Rupp Arena. even beyond what those teams did. college basketball despite the fact For the Norse, who battled their way “There’s an amazing brand here that the Norse only list two players at to a third place finish in the Horizon at Northern Kentucky University,” 6-foot-7. League before winning the conference said Brannen, himself an Alexandria NKU outrebounded its opponents tournament last week in Detroit, native who went to Newport Catholic in all but eight games out of 34 this will be an inaugural trip to the NKU NORSE49 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

NCAA Tournament. It’s also Northern particular reason and a mother believed. Kentucky’s first year eligible for the who told him to keep his elbow in Part of that is a culture Brannen is tournament as a Division I program. when he took jumpshots. This Drew creating. He likes to tell his team, During its Division II days, the Norse McDonald shares his name with that “Be where your feet are.’’ Live were a regional and sometimes Drew McDonald, the late Scottish in the moment, don’t get ahead national power, finishing as NCAA pro wrestler who also called himself of yourselves, don’t worry about Division II runner-up twice in the Mad McDonald and occasionally The basketball when your sneakered feet 1990s. Ultimate Chippendale. are in the classroom. That worked But Northern Kentucky is Division The living Drew doesn’t like closed- well after the top three seeds in the I now, and the Norse hope to minded people, and he doesn’t like Horizon tournament lost in the 1st have destiny on their side with this people who don’t clean up after round, leaving No. 4 NKU the team to marquee match-up on a Friday night themselves, especially when they’re beat. No one did. in Indianapolis - just two hours from at someone else’s home. “I’m a goofy Brannen is smooth and confident Highland Heights - with the all-time guy,’’ he says. and walks with the air of a man on winningest NCAA men’s basketball Ladies and gentlemen, your newest the move. We better take notice program. local sports hero. quickly, before bigger and better The team’s success in Detroit McDonald, an alum of Newport takes him away. Brannen is known has fired up a fan base, and with Central Catholic High, is a 6-foot-7, as a very good recruiter – he got students back on campus Sunday after 250-pound sophomore forward for both Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball and spring break, the student union was Northern Kentucky University. Since his runner-up from last year to come crammed with people clad in black we here at the paper of record tend to NKU – but it was former coach and gold, gasping at each potential to pay as much attention to NKU Dave Bezold’s staff that landed Drew moment that the CBS broadcast basketball as we do the Uruguayan McDonald. would say where NKU would be National Team – sorry, Norse – some “It was just right for me to come headed. getting-to-know-you is in order. here,’’ said McDonald. “To be the There was excitement when Duke’s It might as well start with McDonald, local kid here.’’ name popped up, and derision when who stuck around his home town and When his mother Christie coached Louisville’s did, but when Kentucky’s who embodies NKU sports as much as girls basketball at NewCath and name was called and then Northern the school’s grizzled, goofball mascot, young Drew came with her, she Kentucky’s, the place erupted in Victor the Viking. occasionally spent as much time cheers and texts and tweets. McDonald is a legacy. His dad coaching him as she did her team. Her The team was pumped and the played tennis at NKU. His mother girls would be running drills. She’d tell coach is ready to prepare a game played basketball there, his great her son, playing solo, to “get more plan. uncle was well-known enough to have elevation on your shot.’’ “We’re thrilled to be in the Dance the baseball field named in his honor. Meantime, Drew was breaking par obviously, and to play a prestigious Now Drew is NKU’s leading scorer, a on the golf course as a high school program like Kentucky,” Head Coach versatile shot-maker (38 percent from freshman. He shot a 64 in an event John Brannen told The River City 3-point range) and effective defender at Hickory Sticks in California, KY, News. He’s in his second year as head It’s a fine Madness that will include when he was 16. His grandfather A.C. coach at NKU, and after a sluggish three teams within 10 or 11 miles “Ace’’ McDonald taught him golf and 9-21 campaign last season, the team of one another. UC and Xavier are encouraged him until he died more enters the NCAA Tournament at 24- habitual participants. Neither can than a decade ago. 10. He was an assistant at Alabama say it bats 1.000 when it comes to No one seems to know why Mr. prior, and coached the Crimson Tide making the Dance. NKU is 1-for-1 McDonald used the initials A.C., in the NIT for two games, and faced after earning the bid the first year it or why he became Ace. “When he Kentucky multiple times. “We’ll look was eligible, with its Horizon League got married, they had to give him a forward to preparing this week.” tournament championship. name,’’ Drew explained. Drew got to Brannen urged Northern Kentucky McDonald will get some notice NKU thinking he’d play both golf and fans - which he conceded also now. So will NKU, as it slowly creates basketball, only to decide being very includes lots of Kentucky fans - to its own shadow, while escaping from good at one sport was better than wear their black and gold. beneath the twin canopies of Greater being pretty good at two. “It’s an exciting day in Northern Cincinnati and the University of He has retained some of golf’s zen, Kentucky,” said NKU president Geoff Kentucky. “Brand acknowledgment,’’ though. “Visualization,’’ McDonald Mearns. “It’s gonna be a great day for second-year coach John Brannen said. “Seeing the shot before it the Commonwealth of Kentucky, great called it. “An opportunity for northern happens.’’ That helped him score for Northern Kentucky. All our fans will Kentucky to wrap their arms around better as a golfer. It helps him be able to get out there. It’s going to this team.’’ anticipate plays on the court now. On be a great game.” Brannen, also a NewCath grad, left Sunday, he’ll find out the Norse’s first- Northern Kentucky faces Kentucky in town for 22 years before returning ever Madness opponent. Indianapolis in the NCAA Tournament last season. He said NKU’s growth “We’re going to win a championship at 9:40 p.m. on Friday. The winner stunned him. “It’s now a destination with the men in this room,’’ Brannen moves on to face the winner of the school. When I was coming up, it was told his team when he was hired, two Dayton-Wichita State game. a steppingstone.’’ Aprils ago. They have one already. Tristate, meet Drew McDonald and I wrote about Kenny Shields’ teams Work on the next one continues this the Norse that made a couple Final Fours, but week. March 11, 2017 that was Division II and a long time Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer ago. NKU’s aspirations extended beyond D-II, partly because the HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Drew Powers there believed that Division McDonald played nine holes of golf I sports success was a good way to when he was 3, had a grandfather get their school noticed. And now it who called himself A.C. for no has happened, quicker than anyone NKU50 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

After winning nine games last 41 points against the University of assists and 3.3 rebounds during the season, just how did NKU make Kentucky in college). “We’re now a current six-game win streak – while March Madness? destination school.” shooting 49 percent overall and 45 March 11, 2017 Such a remarkable turnaround is percent from 3-point territory. James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer a testament to Brannen, said CBS And while he acknowledges that college basketball analyst and former NKU caught a break when the top Since 1990, only one team qualified Xavier star Steve Wolf, whose family is three seeds lost early in the Horizon for the NCAA Division I men’s lifelong friends with the Brannens. tournament, he also points out that basketball tournament in their first “I was there as a kid when they “a lot of Hall of Fame coaches won year of eligibility. And only six had actually broke ground on NKU out thanks to different breaks in the ever done it in history. there way back when,” said Wolf, who bracket.” Until this past week. is originally from Edgewood. “And “That’s just tournament basketball, Northern Kentucky University what’s happened now is one of the and we played who was in front of became the latest March Madness most unbelievable things I’ve seen in us,” Brannen said, pointing out that newbie with its run to the Horizon a while in college basketball. the Norse had beaten two of those League championship in Detroit and “Johnny Brannen is the kind of three top seeds once apiece in the the automatic bid to the tournament coach that would lose a game to save regular season. “That’s why it’s called that comes along with that - all in the a kid – and you can’t say that about March Madness.” first year it could qualify for the sport’s everyone in the profession.” And speaking of that – NKU’s biggest stage. Indeed, Brannen came in with a players will watch Sunday night as So just how did the Norse do it, pedigree well beyond that of a normal the school’s name is called during the especially after a nine-win season the first-time coach, even if he came in selection show late Sunday afternoon. previous season? under a bit of controversy; he was Most pundits have the Norse playing Even second-year head coach John hired soon after the school abruptly either Kentucky or Louisville in Brannen realizes the rarity of the fired his predecessor Dave Bezold Indianapolis in the first round. situation. with little explanation. But Brannen is trying to get the “This is not a common occurrence Brannen was an assistant on the players to follow his mantra of “being … this is a very special team that Virginia Commonwealth team that where your feet are.” is having a very special season,” upset Duke in the first round of the “We can’t control who we play or Brannen said. “It starts with our young 2009 NCAA tournament. He also where we go – and to be honest, the men and it started with recruiting and served as the interim head coach at media will probably care a lot more if retention of the guys who impacted Alabama in the big-time Southeastern we play Kentucky or Louisville, which the program the year before. Conference. are both historically great programs “And as a coach, you hope the Once arriving in Highland with Hall of Fame coaches, don’t get chemistry works. And building the Heights, the former Rhodes scholar me wrong,” Brannen said. culture even through a 9-21 season immediately proved his recruiting “But we’re in the eye of the storm really set the stage for this year.” chops, pulling in well-regarded here trying to focus on how we can It appears that chemistry clicked. point guard LaVone Holland II in his compete and move forward.” The Norse (24-10) have had one of first year and then Kentucky’s Mr. the largest turnarounds in Division I Basketball in Carson Williams before NKU to play Kentucky in NCAA this season, with one of the shortest last season. Tournament teams in college basketball. All just (He’s also signed a 7-footer from March 12, 2017 five years removed from being a Maysville to come play for the Norse Chris Decker, The Northerner Division II school (NKU needed to next season). go through a four-year probation But Brannen deflects all that In the last five years a 15-seed has period in Division I before becoming attention back to the players, beaten a 2-seed four times in the eligible for the overall tournament this however, saying that they really took NCAA Tournament. The NKU Norse season). over the team in January. will have a chance to be the fifth team The school is no stranger to post- “There’s a saying in coaching: bad to do that this year. season success, of course, albeit on a teams there’s no leadership, good After winning the Horizon League somewhat smaller scale teams coaches lead and great teams tournament on Tuesday, the NKU The NKU men’s basketball team the players lead,” Brannen said. men’s basketball team have earned made the Division II championship “Guys in January started playing for the right to play the University of game twice but lost in consecutive each other and communicating to the Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament on years. The women won two DII titles level that it takes to achieve on and Friday in Indianapolis. The Norse will – in 2000 and 2008. And the men’s off the court. That’s what ownership play in the South Regional bracket. soccer team won the Division II means to me.” Kentucky is the two seed while national crown in 2010. It also meant that the Norse were the Norse are the 15 seed in the Yet even Brannen admits the willing to do the little things, box out tournament. UK is 29-5 in the regular pending March Madness appearance and fight through screens etc. at a season and just beat Arkansas to win “is a great opportunity to push our higher level. NKU this year has been the SEC Championship. brand” even beyond what those one of the best rebounding teams in When head coach John Brannen teams did. college basketball despite the fact saw his team on the screen, he felt a “There’s an amazing brand here that the Norse only list two players at wide range of emotions as the room at Northern Kentucky University,” 6-foot-7. erupted into cheers. said Brannen, himself an Alexandria NKU outrebounded its opponents in “There’s an excitement level for native who went to Newport Catholic all but eight games out of 34 outings, our young men to experience this,” before playing college ball at and had a top 50 rebounding edge all Brannen said. “I’ve experienced it Morehead State and Marshall. (He season. before and it’s a special feeling for also played professionally in Europe Not only that, but Holland raised your name to pop up on that screen. before returning home to enter the his game as the season wore on. The It’s like Christmas when you are a college ranks – but not before scoring sophomore averaged 18.5 points, 6.2 basketball player or coach.” NKU NORSE51 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Brannen said he wasn’t surprised with some surprising comments from Campus Recreation Center and BB&T when they announced NKU’s matchup local fans. Arena). with Kentucky. Some were upset that two local They will hear about the upcoming “We know the NCAA Selection teams were being forced to play each Health Innovation Center. Committee has a sense of humor with other. Why should one of our local They will hear that the University their selections so I wasn’t stunned,” teams be forced to lose in the first of Kentucky College of Medicine is Brannen said. round? Some were upset because going to develop a regional medical The Norse discovered their fate in they felt their team deserved a higher school campus in partnership with the NKU Student Union Ballroom, seed. I want to take a moment to Northern Kentucky University and St. along with hundreds of students who provide a different opinion. Elizabeth Healthcare. joined them for the NCAA Selection As a lifelong UK fan who is also They will see that the past two NKU Show Party. now an NKU fan, I couldn’t be more presidents – Jim Votruba and Geoff The Norse anxiously awaited their excited about Friday’s matchup. Mearns – left the university much name being called in the Student On Saturday, at least half of the better than they found it. Union with hundreds of students, country had never even heard of Most importantly, they will see fans, and fellow student athletes and Northern Kentucky University. Today, an entire region of people that are coaches. there are office pools in Los Angeles “Proudly Norse”! “It’s just another example of how and New York City choosing between Yes, it can be frustrating that one great this community is,” Drew NKU and UK! of our two favorite teams is going to McDonald said. “Just to have 900 If you’re an NKU fan, don’t be lose. But it is a huge benefit to the people here just to watch a show to disheartened that most will be picking NKY region that they are not only reveal where we are going to play is UK to win. Just remember that playing each other, but also playing great. It really gives us support and Morehead State beat Louisville in the close to home so fans have a chance confidence going into a game.” NCAA Tourney not too long ago, and to attend the game. The Midwest and East regions anything can happen. I promise you, From a UK perspective, I’d rather be were announced prior to announcing plenty of people will be picking NKU playing as a No. 2 seed in Indy, than a the South region, so Norse fans and to win, and that’s not too shabby for No. 1 seed out west! players alike excitedly awaited the a school many hadn’t even heard of a From an NKU perspective, because announcement from Greg Gumbel. week ago. You can’t pay for that kind of the statewide and national “It was incredible,” McDonald said. of marketing. exposure, regardless of the outcome “Your heart is just pounding and it’s a Maybe that will lead to some kids of the game, they’ve already won. different kind of pounding from when around the country taking a second you are playing. You know you’re in look at NKU. Ranking all 68 NCAA tournament and you are trying to know your fate Perhaps they haven’t heard of NKU’s teams by mascot and to see a big time school like College of Informatics, the Haile/US March 13, 2017 Kentucky is a dream come true.” Bank College of Business, Chase Law Charles Curtis, USA Today (For the Brannen is familiar with the Wildcats School or the other terrific programs Win) from his days at Alabama, where offered. But now they will have at least he was an assistant coach. His mind heard NKU’s name, and that’s a start. Some people are March Madness started moving toward how to prepare And because we’re playing UK, the bracket experts, with the kind of in- his team for the upcoming matchup. statewide spotlight will be intense. depth knowledge necessary to sniff “I’m thinking matchups and about High school students all around the out the upsets, ignore the hype on all the little things that take place,” state of Kentucky will now be seeing hot teams and forecast a winning Final Brannen said. “I coached in this SEC NKU’s logo in action. Four. for six years so I have a pretty good We view NKU as a major player in Then there are those folks who use feel for the teams in that league.” our state. Now everyone else will as unconventional methods. That’s where For Cole Murray, the excitement well. this list comes in: As we did last year, to play near his hometown of The “On the Rise” slogan will now we’re ranking this year’s pool of 68 Delphi, Indiana is just as high as his mean something to everyone, not just NCAA Tournament teams based on excitement to play Kentucky. the current students and faculty. their team name or mascot. “We have three guys on the team And the timing couldn’t be better, If it helps you win a few more games who are from Indianapolis specifically as NKU is in the process of recruiting a in your bracket pool, you’re welcome. so for us three it going to be extra new university president. special to play in our home state,” Any candidate for the job will see 68. Maryland Terrapins Murray said. “I get one shot to play in some concerning numbers regarding Okay, look. Testudo is a very good the NCAA tournament and then to do how the state of Kentucky treats mascot. But I’m sorry: A turtle is the against the Kentucky Wildcats is a big higher education. Postsecondary least threatening creature. opportunity for us and it’s something I education has seen a 32 percent will cherish the rest of my life.” reduction in funding over the past 67. Dayton Flyers Stay tuned to the Northerner for 10 years. In addition, NKU’s required analysis of the upcoming matchup contribution to the state retirement 66. Virginia Tech Hokies with Kentucky. system has grown from $1.5 million Too hokey. in 2007, to over $17 million this Column: NKU already a winner year. Those numbers will give any 65. UC Davis Aggies March 13, 2017 candidate pause. The mascot is a mustang, the Brent Cooper, Cincinnati Enquirer But on Friday night, at some point nickname is an Aggie. Should have during a nationally televised game, gone with Mustangs, then. As soon as it was announced that they will hear about NKU’s past Northern Kentucky University’s men’s successes and future opportunities. 64. New Mexico State Aggies basketball team would be playing They will hear about the growing the University of Kentucky on Friday, student population and new state- 63. Creighton Bluejays March 17, social media went ablaze of-the-art facilities (Student Union, The bird is spelled Blue Jay. NKU52 2016-17 NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

16. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 62. Louisville Cardinals 38. Wake Forest Demon Decons AWWWWWWWWW. Or this one? 61. Cincinnati Bearcats 15. Nevada Wolf Pack Same problem I had last year: Bear or 37. Vanderbilt Commodores cat? Yes bearcats are real, but please Him? 14. Florida State Seminoles pick one. A live mascot that has to ride a horse 36. Oklahoma State Cowboys and carry a flaming spear. So much 60. Texas Southern Tigers Nope, I think Pistol Pete wins, danger. Here comes the march of the generic although he’s got the best name. nicknames! 13. Wisconsin Badgers 35. Providence Friars 59. Princeton Tigers No, wait, how could we forget about 12. Kansas Jayhawks this guy, who ended up at No. 5 in our 58. North Carolina Central Eagles creepiest mascots list? 11. SMU Mustangs 57. Winthrop Eagles 34. Kent State Golden Flashes 10. Florida Gators Fact: Adding “Golden” to any 56. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles nickname makes it better, even if 9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Let’s stop for just a sec and plead with “golden flashes” sounds weird. Florida Gulf Coast to permanently 8. Michigan Wolverines change its name to Dunk City. So. 33. Marquette Golden Eagles Much. Cooler. 7. Troy Trojans 32. Minnesota Golden Gophers 55. Gonzaga Bulldogs See? Even the intrepid gopher 6. USC Trojans suddenly becomes majestic in gold. 54. Butler Bulldogs 5. Michigan State Spartans 31. Saint Mary’s Gaels 53. Kansas State Wildcats 4. Duke Blue Devils 30. Iona Gaels 52. Kentucky Wildcats 3. Wichita State Shockers 29. Seton Hall Pirates Again: Angry wheat dude is the best 51. Northwestern Wildcats mascot. 28. East Tennessee State Buccaneers 50. Villanova Wildcats Buccaneers > Pirates. Just rolls off the 2. New Orleans Privateers tongue better. That nickname is something else! 49. Arizona Wildcats From the Mariners’ Museum: 27. Vermont Catamounts “A Privateer is any individual granted 48. North Dakota Fighting Hawks Just the fact that a catamount is a license by their government to attack Bonus points for adding “fighting” to wildcat but the team isn’t call the shipping belonging to an enemy an otherwise bland nickname. Wildcats means they get a boost. government, usually during a war. Privateers are like private contractors: 47. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers 26. Virginia Cavaliers They receive a Letter of Marque from Mountaineers wouldn’t normally be so Why are they so high? Simply because their nation’s Admiralty, which grants high, but check this out: This is Emmit we need to have a mascot fight them permission to raid enemy ships S. Burg (because the school is located between this one and No. 26 below. and keep a percentage of the spoils in Emmitsburg, Md.) and he looks – so long as they pay a cut of that amazing. 25. Xavier Musketeers bounty back to the government.” Or just facial hair battle. 46. West Virgnia Mountaineers That is pretty awesome. Breaks the Mountaineers tie because I 24. Bucknell Bison desperately want to wear this mascot 23. VCU Rams 1. Northern Kentucky Norse costume and grow this beard. 22. Rhode Island Rams An absolute perfect combination of 45. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders amazing nickname and incredible 21. Oregon Ducks mascot. Presenting: Victor E. Viking! 44. UNC Wilmington Seahawks Ducks are just great, even if they’re not as threatening as rams. 43. Iowa State Cyclones 20. Arkansas Razorbacks 42. Miami Hurricanes If you saw a wild boar coming at you at full speed, you’d be petrified. 41. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 19. UCLA Bruins 40. South Carolina Gamecocks A polite reminder that, at the end of 18. Baylor Bears the day, Gamecocks are just chickens. Yeah, ones that fight. But still … 17. North Carolina Tar Heels chickens. Finishes the same place as last year, just so Rameses can tweet at me 39. Purdue Boilermakers again. Weirdest-looking mascot: This guy? NKU NORSE53