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THE BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER NKU meets UK in exhibition ...... 74 NKU’s state-of-the-art facility ...... 2-7 Bezold era begins on winning note ...... 75 NKU shows Wright stuff, upsets Findlay ...... 79 THE COACHES NKU head coach Dave Bezold ...... 8 The assistant coaches ...... 9 2010-11 roster ...... 10
THE PLAYERS Dennis Gagai ...... 12-13 Chris Knight ...... 14-15 Tony Rack ...... 16-17 Jon Van Hoose ...... 18-19 Ethan Faulkner ...... 20-21 Corey Sorrell ...... 22-23 Erik Stenger ...... 24-25 Brandon Callahan ...... 26-27 Mike Hester ...... 28 NKU WINS 2009 GLVC TOURNEY TITLE ...... 80-83 Malcolm Eleby ...... 28 Josh Tabb ...... 29 Bobby Shannon ...... 29 James Cotton ...... 30 Mitch Shover ...... 30
2009-10 NKU STATISTICS/RESULTS...... 31
NKU HISTORY, 1971-PRESENT Norse men’s historical facts ...... 33-41 NKSC defeats Calvary in first game ...... 42 NKU ALL-TIME RECORDS ...... 84-88 Cluxton is Mr. Perfect from the line ...... 84 Kelsey’s magical 50 points ...... 85
NKU COACHING HISTORY ...... 88
NKU YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS Norse statistics from 1971-present ...... 89-91
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS ...... 92-93
NKU VS. NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS NKU’s all-time results vs. top 25 ...... 94-96 NKU’s upset of Xavier ...... 45 NKU’s all-time series records ...... 98-99 NKU joins the GLVC ...... 48 Shields accepts NKU job ...... 50 NKU’S All-AMERICANS ...... 100-101 NKU emerges as GLVC power ...... 53-54 Norse host at Riverfront Coliseum ...... 55-56 NKU’S ALL-GLVC PERFORMERS ...... 102-104 An elite performance ...... 57 NKU stuns Cal State Bakersfield ...... 58-59 Norse win thriller vs. Virginia Union ...... 60-61 The 2010-11 NKU men’s basketball media guide was written The 1996 NCAA national title game ...... 62 and designed by Don Owen, sports information director. NKU repeats as regional champions ...... 64-65 Editorial assistance provided by Denise Abels, Chad Hensley Norse win 2003 GLVC Tournament title ...... 70-72 and Rick Meyers. Photography by Tim Downer, Jeff McCurry, Fantastic finish in Shields’ home finale ...... 73 Tom Miller, Joe Ruh and Terrie Gabis.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Northern Kentucky University plays its home basketball games in The Bank of Kentucky Center, THEa state-of-the-art BANK OF facility KENTUCKY on the NKU campus. CENTER The 9,400-seat arena includes outstanding locker rooms, coaches offices and strength and conditioning facilities. The Bank of Kentucky Center also features concerts, high school basketball regional tournaments and various shows.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER NKU MEN’S BASKETBALL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Paul Schwarber Danny Boehmker Jillian Daugherty Manager Manager Manager
Brian Roetker Brad Renken Molly Hutson Manager Manager Sports Medicine
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER: A GRAND OPENING
NKU plays Louisville in The Bank of Kentucky Center Nov. 8, 2008 (Photos by Jeff McCurry, Tom Miller and Tim Downer)
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER: A GRAND OPENING
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER: A GRAND OPENING
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER: A GRAND OPENING
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide upset at nationally ranked Lynn (Fla.) in late December. Bezold led his team to wins against NCAA Tournament participants Grand NKUValley State Head and Drury. Coach In his first year as head ave Bezold is entering coach, Bezold led NKU to the his seventh season as championship game of the GLVC team’s defensive coordinator, NKU the men’s basketball Tournament. NKU finished with a won NCAA Division II Great Lakes headD coach at Northern Kentucky 14-15 overall mark and as GLVC Region championships in 1996 and University. Bezold owns a 117-63 Tournament runner-up. ‘97. The Norse also finished as record in six years as Norse head Bezold replaced Ken Shields as NCAA Division II national runner- coach. the Norse’s head coach after the up in those two seasons. Last season, Bezold’s team 2003-04 season. For five games during the 2001- finished with a 17-13 overall Bezold is the fourth head coach 02 season, Bezold temporarily took record and advanced to the in the history of the NKU men’s over as head coach when Shields semifinals of the Great Lakes basketball program. He was was sidelined with back problems. Valley Conference Tournament. selected as the head coach on NKU posted a 3-2 record with Bezold, who spent 14 years April 22, 2004. Bezold guiding the team that as an assistant coach at NKU, “I am proud to represent season. guided his Norse to a third straight Northern Kentucky University and Bezold also served as NKU’s GLVC East Division championship its high standards, and I will do my women’s tennis head coach from during the 2008-09 season. NKU best to uphold the values for which 1996-2000, and he led the Norse posted a 24-7 record, won the NKU is known both locally and to Great Lakes Valley Conference GLVC Tournament championship nationally,” Bezold said. championships in both 1998 and for the first time since 2003 and With Bezold serving as the 1999. advanced to the NCAA Division Bezold was twice named II Tournament for the third GLVC Coach of the Year in consecutive year. women’s tennis, and he guided Four years ago, Bezold led the NKU to a pair of NCAA Division II Norse to a 24-9 record and the Tournament appearances in 1999 GLVC East Division championship. and 2000. His Norse later advanced to the Bezold is a 1990 graduate of NCAA Division II Great Lakes Viterbo (Wis.) College. He played Region Tournament championship four years at Viterbo and helped game. NKU also featured GLVC the V-Hawks advance to the NAIA Player of the Year and first team national tournament twice. Bezold All-American Steven Wright. was Viterbo’s team captain his Five years ago, Bezold guided senior season. his team to a 17-11 record. A 1984 graduate of Holy Cross NKU knocked off No. 6 Findlay High School, Bezold earned three in the season opener, marking letters in basketball for the Indians. the second straight year Bezold He also lettered three years in guided his team to a victory over a baseball at Holy Cross. Bezold and nationally ranked opponent in the his wife, Lisa, have two children, John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic. Dave Bezold made his debut on the NKU Tyler and Abigail. They reside in The Norse also posted a road sideline in Rupp Arena on Nov. 3, 2004. Taylor Mill, Ky.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide KURT YOUNG MATT ELROD The Assistant Coaches Kurt Young is in his second Matt Elrod begins his season as the top assistant seventh year at NKU coach at NKU. Young spent and his fifth as a full-time three years as the top assistant assistant coach. A 2004 coach at Arkansas Tech. ATU graduate of the College of posted a 23-9 record and Wooster, Elrod assists in advanced to the NCAA Division II all areas of coaching for Tournament in Young’s final year. the Norse.
KEVIN SCHAPPELL BRENDEN STOWERS
Kevin Schappell is in his Brenden Stowers begins first season as an assistant his first season as a coach at NKU. A former graduate assistant coach All-GLVC player for NKU, at NKU. Stowers earned Schappell spent the past All-America honors for three years as an assistant the Norse in 2003 after at West Virginia under head leading the team to the coach Bob Huggins. GLVC Tournament title.
DONNIE McFARLAND TRAVIS RASSO
Donnie McFarland begins Travis Rasso starts his 12th year as an assistant his second year as an coach at NKU. McFarland assistant coach at NKU. assists in all areas of Rasso played four years coaching and plays a major at NKU and helped the role in recruiting, scouting Norse advance to two and summer camps. NCAA Tournaments.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide No. Name Class Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School (Previous School)
1 Ethan Faulkner SO G 6-1 175 Sandy Hook, Ky./Elliott County 22010-11 Bobby Shannon NKU basketball JR F 6-5 roster 190 Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac (Southern Maryland) 10 Tony Rack JR G 6-0 185 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller 15 Mike Hester JR G 5-9 165 Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton (Union) 20 Malcolm Eleby SR G 6-3 200 Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Learning Center (St. Bonaventure) 21 Corey Sorrell SO F 6-5 205 Walton, Ky./Holy Cross 23 James Cotton SO F 6-8 210 Pocomoke City, Md./Pocomoke (UM Eastern Shore) 24 Chris Knight SR F 6-7 205 Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow (Bowling Green) 25 Josh Tabb SR G 6-4 197 Carbondale, Ill./Carbondale (Tennessee) 30 Dennis Gagai SR G 6-4 205 Ironton, Ohio/Ironton (West Virginia) 33 Jon Van Hoose JR G 6-5 175 Ashland, Ky./Russell (Evansville) 35 Erik Stenger SO F 6-6 205 Cleves, Ohio/St. Xavier 40 Brandon Callahan JR C 6-7 255 West Harrison, Ind./East Central (Marian) 42 Mitch Shover SO G 5-10 160 Ft. Mitchell, Ky./Covington Catholic (Centre) Head Coach: Dave Bezold (117-63, 7th season) Assistant Coaches: Kurt Young, Matt Elrod, Kevin Schappell, Brenden Stowers, Donnie McFarland, Travis Rasso Managers: Paul Schwarber, Danny Boehmker, Brian Roetker, Jillian Daugherty, Brad Renken
Front Row (sitting left to right): Paul Schwarber, Jon Van Hoose, Corey Sorrell, Erik Stenger, Josh Tabb, Malcolm Eleby, Chris Knight, Dennis Gagai, Brandon Callahan, James Cotton. Middle Row (left to right): Brad Renken, Molly Hutson, Matt Elrod, Donnie McFarland, Dave Bezold, Travis Rasso, Kurt Young, Kevin Schappell, Brenden Stowers, Sean Finley, Brian Roetker. Back Row (left to right): Danny Boehmker, Mike Hester, Ethan Faulkner, Aaron Bluitt, Bobby Shannon, Brady Jolly, Tony Rack, Quinnten Fuller, Mitch Shover.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2010-11 NKU radio/tv roster
1-Ethan Faulkner 2-Bobby Shannon 10-Tony Rack 15-Mike Hester •6-1 •175 •So. •G *6-5 •190 •Jr. •F •6-0 •185 •Jr. •G •5-9 •165 •Jr. •G •Sandy Hook, Ky. •Potomac, Md. •Cincinnati, Ohio •Independence, Ky.
20-Malcolm Eleby 21-Corey Sorrell 23-James Cotton 24-Chris Knight •6-3 •200 •Sr. •G •6-5 •205 •So. •F •6-8 •205 •So. •F •6-7 •205 •Sr. •F Philadelphia, Pa. •Walton, Ky. Pocomoke City, Md. •Cincinnati, Ohio
25-Josh Tabb 30-Dennis Gagai 33-Jon Van Hoose 35-Erik Stenger •6-4 •197 •Sr. •G •6-4 •205 •Sr. •G •6-5 •175 •Jr. •G •6-6 •205 •So. •F Carbondale, Ill. •Ironton, Ohio Ashland, Ky. •Cleves, Ohio
40-Brandon Callahan 42-Mitch Shover Kurt Young Dave Bezold •6-7 •255 •Jr. •C •5-10 •160 •So. •G Assistant Coach NKU Head Coach •West Harrison, Ind. Ft. Mitchell, Ky. (2nd Season) (117-63, 7th season)
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Senior •6-4 •205 •Guard •Ironton, Ohio •Ironton HS
AT NKU: Gagai begins his fourth year with the Norse... outstanding scorer and tough competitor...one of the top 3-point shooters in the nation...a transfer from West Virginia University. 2009-10: Saw action in24 games and started 17 times...averaged 10.1 points per game...made a team- leading 56 shots from 3-point range...shot 85.7 percent from the free-throw line. 2008-09: Played in 30 games...averaged 6.6 points per game...was 39-for-130 from 3-point range... scored in double figures eight times, with a high of 25 points against Lewis...netted 20 points against Lake Superior State in the NCAA Tournament. 2007-08: Saw action in 27 games... averaged 10.3 points and 2.2 rebounds...earned GLVC Freshman of the Year honors...named GLVC Player of the Week after leading NKU to wins against Southern Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Ironton High School...averaged 22.4 points per game as a senior...scored a school-record 1,595 career points as a prep athlete...earned first team Division III All-Ohio honors as a senior...a two-time first team all-district selection by the Associated Press and the Southeast Ohio District Player of the Year as a senior... also lettered in baseball and golf at Ironton...coached by Mark Lafon. PERSONAL: Born on May 17, 1987...son of John and Sheila Gagai.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Dennis Gagai
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2007-08 27-0 95-197 .482 64-143 .448 24-28 .857 11-49 60 2.2 17 2 12 278/10.3 DENNIS2008-09 30-1GAGAI’S 70-185 CAREER .378 STATISTICS39-130 .300 18-25 .720 18-38 56 1.9 17 3 18 197/6.6 2009-10 24-17 81-182 .445 56-129 .434 24-28 .857 16-50 66 2.8 30 1 14 242/10.1 TOTAL 81-18 246-564 .436 159-402 .396 66-81 .815 45-137 182 2.2 64 6 44 717/8.9
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Senior •6-7 •205 •Forward •Cincinnati, Ohio •Withrow HS AT NKU: enters Knight his second season with the Norse... o u t s t a n d i n g o ff e n s i v e p l a y e r a n d r e b o u n d e r. . . a t r a n s f e r f r o m B o w l i n g Green State. 2009-10:Played in 30 games and started 28 times... averaged 9.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game...blocked 28 shots and had 23 steals...shot 72.2 percent from the free-throw line. AT BGSU: Played two seasons for the Falcons...saw action in 24 games in 2008-09...was fifth on the team in scoring (6.2 points) and third in rebounding (4.4 per game)...named Mid-American Conference Eastern Division Player of the Week twice in a three- week stretch...averaged 10.7 points and a team-leading 7.3 rebounds per game as a freshman...named most valuable player of the Peggy Cronin Classic...had a double-double in his collegiate debut with 16 p o i n t s a n d 1 0 r e b o u n d s a g a i n s t We s t e r n C a r o l i n a . . . s c o r e d 2 4 p o i n t s and grabbed eight rebound in a win over Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. SCHOOL:PREP Attended The Patterson School in North Carolina during 2005-06...averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Withrow High School in Cincinnati...a first team all-city and a two-time all-state selection... the Southwest Ohio Public School League MVP as a senior after a v e r a g i n g 2 3 p o i n t s , 1 2 r e b o u n d s a n d s i x b l o c k s p e r g a m e . . . a l s o t h e SWOPL MVP in his junior year, averaging 22 points and 10 boards per game...scored 43 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and blocked 12 shots in a win over Dayton Dunbar...coached by Steve Gentry. PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 9, 1987...son of Chuck and Cynthia Knight.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Chris Knight
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 30-28 118-251 .470 4-27 .148 39-54 .722 39-124 163 5.4 40 28 23 279/9.3 CHRISTOTAL KNIGHT’S 30-28 118-251 CAREER .470 STATISTICS 4-27 .148 39-54 .722 39-124 163 5.4 40 28 23 279/9.3
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Junior •6-0 •185 •Guard •Cincinnati, Ohio •Moeller HS AT NKU: Rack begins his third year at NKU...very unselfish player who finds the open man...outstanding 3-point shooter...provides Norse with great energy and defense off the bench...will challenge for significant playing time in the Norse backcourt. 2009-10: Saw action in 29 games...averaged 4.3 points and led the GLVC in 3-point shooting at .521 (37-for-71)...shot 53.2 percent from field...scored in double figures twice, with a high of 13 points against Saint Joseph’s in the GLVC Tournament. 2008-09: Played in 21 games...averaged 3.2 points per contest...scored a career-high 16 points in his collegiate debut against Ferris State...dished out 19 assists as a freshman...was 15-for-43 from 3-point range. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Moeller... led the Greater Catholic League in assists his last two seasons...averaged 4.3 assists per game as a senior... added 7.5 points per contest as the Crusaders posted a 21-2 record and were ranked No. 1 in the state for most of last season...helped Moeller win the Ohio Division I 2007 state title...received the Man of Moeller award, the only individual honor given out each year...coached by Carl Kremer...also lettered in football for the Crusaders. PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 23, 1989...son of Jim and Susan Rack.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Tony Rack
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2008-09 21-0 21-53 .396 15-43 .349 10-13 .769 10-19 29 1.4 19 1 10 67/3.2 TONY2009-10 RACK’S 29-0 CAREER41-77 .532 STATISTICS 37-71 .521 7-9 .778 11-32 43 1.5 27 1 7 126/4.3 TOTAL 50-0 62-130 .477 52-114 .456 17-22 .773 21-51 72 1.4 46 2 17 193/3.9
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Junior •6-5 •175 •Guard •Ashland, Ky. •Russell HS
AT NKU: Van Hoose begins his third season at NKU...transfer who originally signed with the University of Evansville...excellent outside shooter and scorer... will provide depth in the backcourt this season. 2009-10: Played in 15 games...averaged 3.1 points per game... finished 12-for-36 from 3-point range. 2008-09: Saw action in 18 games...averaged 3.3 points per game...was 16-for-55 from 3-point range... scored a career-high 15 points to help NKU defeat Rockhurst on the road. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Russell High School...averaged 20 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior...scored a school-record 1,907 career points for the Red Devils...named Eastern Kentucky Conference Player of the Year in 2007...earned 16th Region most valuable player accolades and was nominated for McDonald’s All- American...coached by Steve Dodd. PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 15, 1987...son of Robert and Sandy Van Hoose.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide JonVanHoose
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2008-09 18-0 21-66 .318 16-55 .291 2-2 1.000 3-13 16 0.9 5 0 2 60/3.3 JON2009-10 VAN 15-1 HOOSE’S 14-43 CAREER .326 12-36 STATISTICS .333 7-11 .636 6-16 22 1.5 12 1 4 47/3.1 TOTAL 33-1 35-109 .321 28-91 .308 9-13 .692 9-29 38 1.2 17 1 6 107/3.2
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Sophomore •6-1 •175 •Guard •Sandy Hook, Ky. • Elliott County HS
AT NKU: F a u l k n e r e n te r s h i s s e c o n d y e a r w i th th e N o r s e . . . o u t s t a n d i n g p o i n t g u a r d w h o p l a y s w i t h t r e m e n d o u s e ffo r t...e x c e l l e n t s c o r e r a n d p a s s e r...w i l l c h a l l e n g e fo r a starting position this season. 2009-10:Saw action in 30 games and started 13 times...averaged 4.0 points per game...dished out 80 assists and collected 28 steals... made 16 shots from 3-point range...scored a career-high 16 points against Illinois-Springfield on Jan. 28, 2010... dished out a career-best 12 assists against Edinboro (Pa.) on Nov. 27, 2009. H IGH SC H OOL: A 2 0 0 9 g ra d u a te o f E l l i o tt C o u n ty High School...averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior and helped Elliott County advance to the state semifinals... e a r n e d a l l - s ta te h o n o rs a n d h e l p e d th e L i o n s w i n th r e e consecutive regional championships...led Elliott County to 83 wins in his final three seasons.. .scored more t han 2, 000 career points in high school...the only player in history to earn three straight 16th Region Tournament most valuable player honors...coached by Rick Mays. PERSONAL: Born on June 11, 1990...son of Kyle and Cindy Faulkner.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Ethan Faulkner
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 30-13 39-106 .368 16-39 .410 26-39 .667 8-53 61 2.0 80 0 28 120/4.0 ETHANTOTAL FAULKNER’S 30-13 39-106 CAREER.368 16-39 STATISTICS .410 26-39 .667 8-53 61 2.0 80 0 28 120/4.0
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Sophomore •6-5 •190 •Forward •Walton, Ky. •Holy Cross HS
AT NKU: Sorrell starts his third year at NKU...sat out as a redshirt two years ago...outstanding scorer and long- range shooter...constantly works at improving his game... will be counted on to provide scoring this season. 2009-10: Saw action in 30 games and started 21 times...averaged 7.7 points per game and 3.5 rebounds... made 71.7 percent of his free throws...was 24-for-73 from 3-point range...shot 48.1 percent fromj the field...scored in double figures 10 times with a high of 18 points against UC-Clermont on Dec. 23, 2009. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Holy Cross High School...averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds per game w h i l e s h o o t i n g 4 3 p e r c e n t f r o m 3 - p o i n t r a n g e a s a s e n i o r. . . named the Ninth Region Player of the Year by the Kentucky A s s o c i a t i o n o f B a s k e t b a l l C o a c h e s . . . s e l e c t e d t o p l a y i n t h e Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Classic...averaged 15.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a junior...coached by Eric Goetz. PERSONAL: Born on June 1, 1990...son of Tom and Lori Sorrell.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Corey Sorrell
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 30-21 87-181 .481 24-73 .329 33-46 .717 31-75 106 3.5 37 8 10 231/7.7 COREYTOTAL SORRELL’S30-21 87-181 CAREER .481 24-73STATISTICS .329 33-46 .717 31-75 106 3.5 37 8 10 231/7.7
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Sophomore •6-6 •195 •Forward •Cleves, Ohio •St. Xavier HS AT NKU:enters Stenger his second season with the Norse...versatile forward who can score and rebound... could challenge for significant playing time this season in the post. 2009-10: Saw action in 30 games...averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...shot 48 percent from th e fi e l d ...c o l l e c te d 1 2 b l o c ke d s h o ts...sc o r e d a ca r e e r - h i g h 1 0 p o i n t s i n a v i c t o r y a g a i n s t C h r i s t i a n B r o t h e r s i n the championship game of the John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic on Nov. 21, 2009...was named the John L. Griffin Hustle Award recipient for that tournament. H IGH SC H OOL: A 2 0 0 9 g ra d u a te o f C i n ci n n a ti S t. Xavier High School...averaged 17.6 points per game as a s e n i o r. . . a v e r a g e d 7 . 8 r e b o u n d s p e r c o n t e s t a s a s e n i o r a n d helped the Bombers repeat as district champions...named t o t h e A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s A l l - S o u t h w e s t O h i o fi r s t t e a m . . . received special mention Division I all-state accolades... n a m e d S t . X a v i e r’s m o s t v a l u a b l e p l a y e r. . . e a r n e d fi r s t t e a m All-Greater Catholic League South honors as a senior... coached by Scott Martin. PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 28, 1991...son of Mark and Lori Stenger.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Erik Stenger
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 30-0 24-50 .480 0-0 .000 15-29 .517 20-38 58 1.9 1 12 7 63/2.1 ERIKTOTAL STENGER’S 30-0 24-50 CAREER .480 STATISTICS 0-0 .000 15-29 .517 20-38 58 1.9 1 12 7 63/2.1
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Junior •6-7 •255 •Center •West Harrison, Ind. •East Central HS
AT NKU:enters Callahan his second season with the Norse...a transfer from Marian (Ind.)...strong post player who could see playing time. 2009-10: Played in 11 games and started once... scored seven points and grabbed nine rebounds in limited playing time. AT MARIAN: Saw action in 22 games in 2007-08... averaged 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game...shot 43.9 percent from the field...averaged 14 minutes per contest...was 7-for-39 from 3-point range. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of East Central H i g h S c h o o l ...a v e r a g e d 11 .1 p o i n ts a n d 8 .1 r e b o u n d s p e r game as a senior...coached by Dave Disbro. P E R S O N A L : B o r n o n A u g . 1 0 , 1 9 8 8 . . . s o n o f D a r r e n and Becky Callahan.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Brandon Callahan
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 11-1 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 5-4 9 0.8 1 1 2 7/0.6 BRANDONTOTAL 11-1 CALLAHAN’S 2-5 .400 CAREER 0-0 .000 STATISTICS 3-6 .500 5-4 9 0.8 1 1 2 7/0.6
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Junior • 5-9 •165 •Guard •Independence, Ky. •Simon Kenton HS AT NKU: Hester begins his first season at NKU...excellent point guard and floor leader...a transfer from Union (Ky.)...could contend for playing time this season. AT UNION: Played two years for the Bulldogs...averaged 9.8 points per game as a sophomore... dished out 127 assists...named to the All-Appalachian Athletic Conference Freshmen Team after averaging 7.0 ppg. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Simon Kenton High School...averaged 17.1 points per game as a senior...scored more than 1,000 career points for the Pioneers...named all-region as a junior and senior. PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 10, 1988...son of Mike and Missy Hester.
•Senior•6-3 •200 •Guard •Philadelphia, Pa. •Franklin Learning Center
AT NKU: Eleby enters his first year with the Norse...a transfer from St. Bonaventure...powerfully built point guard who has the ability to get to the basket and score inside... versatile guard who can pass it, rebound and play defense...has long arms and great jumping ability... could contend for All-GLVC honors. AT ST. BONAVENTURE: Averaged 5.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game last season...scored in double figures seven times, including a season-high 14 points against Illinois State...also averaged 3.3 assists per game...lettered three years for the Bonnies...as a sophomore two years ago, averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game...also led St. Bonaventure and ranked 14th in the Atlantic 10 Conference with 42 steals...started 57 games in his career for the Bonnies, averaging 5.2 points, 2.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds per contest. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Franklin Learning Center...finished his career as Franklin Learning Center’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,556 points...was also a three-time All-Public League honoree for Franklin Learning Center and averaged 20.9 points per game as a senior...earned Class AAA all-state honors as a senior from the Associated Press. PERSONAL: Born on June 1, 1989...son of Michael and Doreen Eleby.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Senior •6-4 •197 •Guard •Carbondale, Ill. •Carbondale HS/Harmony Prep AT NKU: Tabb begins his first seaason with the Norse...a transfer from Tennessee...tremendous athlete with great strength and quickness...has a chance to step in and be an impact player in the GLVC this season. AT TENNESSEE: Saw action in 96 games in three years for the Volunteers...as a junior in 2008- 09, started 11 times and played in 33 games...averaged 3.4 points and 1.7 assists per game that season...scored 10 points against UNC Ashville as a junior...during his freshman season in 2006-07, netted a career-best 11 points and grabbed five rebounds during a road game at Mississippi...scored 273 career points while at Tennessee...averaged 15.0 minutes per game in his three seasons. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Carbondale High School...averaged 21 points, five assists and six rebounds as a senior at Carbondale...later played at Harmony Prep in Cincinnati and led the team to a Division I national runner-up finish. PERSONAL: Born on April 17, 1986...son of Regina Tabb.
•Junior •6-5 •190 •Forward •Potomac, Md. •Potomac HS/The Patterson School
AT NKU: Shannon starts his first year at NKU...a transfer from Southern Maryland...outstanding scorer and rebounder...has tremendous jumping ability and is skilled at going to the basket...will challenge for a starting position this season. AT SOUTHERN MARYLAND: Played at the College of Southern Maryland last season and led the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference in scoring at 23.0 points per game...also led the Hawks in field-goal percentage (.545) and rebounds per game (6.3) last season. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Potomac High School... led all Washington, D.C., area players in scoring during his senior year at Potomac...averaged 27.1 points and led his team to a share of the Prince George’s 3A/2A league title and the Maryland 2A South Region postseason championship... after attending The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C., Shannon signed with Marshall University but never played for the Thundering Herd. Other schools that recruited Shannon included Arkansas, Georgetown, Maryland, Villanova, Memphis, UTEP, George Washington and Iowa State. PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 9, 1986...son of Robert and Thelma Shannon.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •Sophomore •6-8 •210 •Forward •Pocomoke City, Md. •Pocomoke HS/Rise Academy
AT NKU: Cotton enters his first season with the Norse...a transfer from Maryland Eastern Shore...has good offensive skills and can play the post or the wing...could challenge for significant playing time. AT UM EASTERN SHORE: Saw action in 19 games last season as a freshman for Maryland Eastern Shore...started three times and averaged 2.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game...shot 44.1 percent from the field and collected 11 steals. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Pocomoke (Md.) High School...helped Pocomoke win the Maryland 1A East Regional championship as a junior. PREP SCHOOL: Played one year in prep school at Rise Academy (Pa.) and was rated 78th in Hoopscoop’s ranking of the nation’s top 100 fifth-year players...averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game. PERSONAL: Born on April 29, 1988...son of Barbara Cotton.
•Sophomore •5-10 •160 •Guard •Ft. Mitchell, Ky. •Covington Catholic HS AT NKU: Shover begins his first year with the Norse...transfer from Centre... made team as a walk-on...will add depth in the backcourt. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Covington Catholic High School...averaged 11.0 points and 4.0 assists per game for the Colonels as a senior...earned all-district honors...named honorable mention 9th Region as a senior...earned Scholastic Shootout most valuable player honors at U.S. Bank Arena... also earned Bank of Kentucky Shootout Academic Award...coached by Mike Listerman...also played baseball in high school. PERSONAL: Born on April 5, 1991...son of Michael and Marilyn Shover.
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (17-13) (11-3) (4-9) (2-1) 2009-10CONFERENCE...... NKU final (8-10) statistics (6-3) (2-7) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (9-3) (5-0) (2-2) (2-1)
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------34 Palmer, David...... 30-29 177-325 .545 12-31 .387 147-209 .703 68 178 246 8.2 12 90 59 13 513 17.1 30 Gagai, Dennis...... 24-17 81-182 .445 56-129 .434 24-28 .857 16 50 66 2.8 30 15 1 14 242 10.1 05 Maguire, Dustin.... 8-8 30-66 .455 15-38 .395 4-4 1.000 5 15 20 2.5 10 10 0 9 79 9.9 24 Knight, Chris...... 30-28 118-251 .470 4-27 .148 39-54 .722 39 124 163 5.4 40 62 28 23 279 9.3 01 Bibbins, Scott..... 30-28 92-232 .397 15-62 .242 47-63 .746 12 50 62 2.1 136 57 2 31 246 8.2 21 Sorrell, Corey..... 30-21 87-181 .481 24-73 .329 33-46 .717 31 75 106 3.5 37 39 8 10 231 7.7 10 Rack, Tony...... 29-0 41-77 .532 37-71 .521 7-9 .778 11 32 43 1.5 27 12 1 7 126 4.3 15 Faulkner, Ethan.... 30-13 39-106 .368 16-39 .410 26-39 .667 8 53 61 2.0 80 47 0 28 120 4.0 32 Moukoury, Yan...... 24-4 29-78 .372 6-26 .231 16-26 .615 18 24 42 1.8 10 27 6 8 80 3.3 33 Van Hoose, Jon..... 15-1 14-43 .326 12-36 .333 7-11 .636 6 16 22 1.5 12 5 1 4 47 3.1 35 Stenger, Erik...... 30-0 24-50 .480 0-0 .000 15-29 .517 20 38 58 1.9 1 16 12 7 63 2.1 22 Ryan, Jimmy...... 8-0 2-10 .200 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000 6 4 10 1.3 3 5 0 0 7 0.9 55 Volkerding, Josh... 3-0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 2 0.7 40 Callahan, Brandon.. 11-1 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 5 4 9 0.8 1 1 1 2 7 0.6 Total...... 30 737-1608 .458 198-539 .367 370-526 .703 291 704 995 33.2 399 393 120 156 2042 68.1 Opponents...... 30 672-1620 .415 162-458 .354 445-581 .766 307 663 970 32.3 322 367 74 155 1951 65.0
DATE OPPONENT SCORE 11/15/09 at Grand Valley State 54-57 L 11/20/09 LAKE ERIE W 96-73 2009-1011/21/09 NKU CHRISTIAN season BROTHERS results W 59-57 11/23/09 at UC-Clermont W 90-65 11/27/09 # vs Edinboro W 86-77 11/28/09 # at Gannon 38-40 L 12/3/09 * at Indianapolis 54-55 L 12/5/09 * at Southern Indiana 50-69 L 12/8/09 INDIANA-EAST W 77-66 12/12/09 MT. VERNON NAZARENE W 78-56 12/23/09 UC-CLERMONT W 91-89 (ot) 1/2/10 * LEWIS W 74-73 (ot) 1/4/10 * QUINCY 66-73 L 1/7/10 * at Missouri-St. Louis 56-57 L 1/9/10 * at Rockhurst 64-70 L 1/16/10 * WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE 61-62 L 1/18/10 * at Maryville W 86-79 1/21/10 * KENTUCKY WESLEYAN W 67-62 1/23/10 * BELLARMINE 69-74 L 1/28/10 * at Illinois-Springfield W 59-53 1/30/10 * at Saint Josephʼs 56-57 L 2/4/10 * DRURY W 65-61 2/6/10 * MISSOURI S&T W 72-54 2/11/10 * at Bellarmine 77-85 (ot) L 2/13/10 * at Kentucky Wesleyan 60-80 L 2/18/10 * SOUTHERN INDIANA W 68-56 2/20/10 * INDIANAPOLIS W 65-61 2/27/10 # vs Missouri S&T W 62-53 2/28/10 # at Saint Josephʼs W 66-60 3/6/10 @ vs Kentucky Wesleyan 76-81 L
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NORSENKSC’S MEN’S FIRST BASKETBALL BOX SCORE HISTORICAL FACTS
Shown below is the original box score from Northern Kentucky State College’s first-ever game against Calvary on Nov. 12, 1971. NKSC won the game, 109-65, at Newport High School on Columbia Steet. The statistics below were scanned from the original sheet.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NORTHERNNORSE KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL STATE COLLEGE: HISTORICAL 1971-72 FACTS THE FIRST SEASON OF NORSEMEN BASKETBALL
1971-72 NORTHERN KENTUCKY STATE COLLEGE
Front row: Doug Overmann, Mike Ballinger, Richard Derkson, Bob Griffin, Bob Mitts, Scotty Derkson. Back row: James Perdue, Marvin Johnson, Dennis Egan, Dan Maurer, Dave Rimer, Jim McMillan. Not pictured: Chuck Berger (who did not play in the first game vs. Calvary)
The following story was printed in The Kentucky Post on Nov. 13, 1971, the day after Northern Kentucky State College’s first-ever basketball game against Calvary (Ky.). At this time, NKSC had no gym and played its home games at area high schools. The first game was played at old Newport High School’s gym on Columbia Street.
BY ANDY COX Kentucky Post sports writer
NEWPORT, Ky. - Mote Hils was as happy as a kid who just got a new puppy for Christmas. The veteran coachʼs eyes were sparkling as he received congratulations from well-wishers following Northern Kentucky Stateʼs rather auspicious 109-65 winning debut over little Calvary College at Newport High gym last night. What Hilsʼ charged-up Norsemen did to the country boys from Letcher, Ky., was almost sad to see. Only a masochist would have enjoyed the one-sided rout. Even
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Hils had trouble notNORSE falling MEN’S asleep onBASKETBALL his bench. HISTORICAL FACTS “It was an ideal opener as far as weʼre concerned,” said Hils, the man who put the pizzazz in Covington Catholic High School basketball. “We made some mistakes… thatʼs typical of an opener,” he said, “but we also did some things real well out there, too. “If we can get that ball off the boards, weʼll be okay,” continued Hils with an embarrassed smile. “Weʼll have a good season. I promise we will be an interesting team to watch.” Calvary, now 1-2 on the season, was close only once. That was when the ball went up in the center at 8 p.m. Husky Dan Maurer drove for a layup to start the NKS scoring machine off and perking, but the Chargersʼ Barry Hall tied it on his patented long jumper. After that, it was all over. The baby Norsemen played the ungracious host much to their fansʼ delight and sent the Calvary boys back to Letcher with a real Vi- king funeral. Skinny Marvin Johnson, the Cincinnatian who crossed the river for more playing time, looked impressive with 13 points and 14 rebounds before he was substituted for three-quarters of the way into the first half. About the only anxious moment Hils spent was near the end of the game when his team was trying to hang up 100 points on the scoreboard. James Perdue hit on a layup to give NKS a 99-59 lead. The next time down the court, Perdue had an easy jumper from the foul line, but much to the chagrin of the crowd which stayed around for the post-mortem, the ball rolled off the back of the flange. The reed-thin freshman from Cincinnati Hughes made up for that miss, however, seconds later when he sank a short jumper from the left side to put the Norsemen over the century mark. Only a bit of baffling strategy in the one-sided contest came with just two sec- onds remaining in the game. Calvary coach William Holbrook called for a timeout. “(I just) wanted to make sure we had the ball for one last shot,” he said firmly in the locker room after the game. Holbrook, like his little band of basketball players, was highly impressed with the brand new Norsemen. “They sure are a lot better than Steed,” said Holbrook. Steed had walloped his Crusaders in their opener last week. Holbrook not only had his problems on the court, but he was also wondering where his starting guard, Sam Doyle, had ended up. “We all drove up in different cars,” said a team manager later. “I think Doyle mightʼve had car trouble.” On the other side of the locker room wall, Hils was scratching his head, too. One of his players, Scotty Derkson, hadnʼt showed, either. “I donʼt know where he is,” mumbled Hils, still on cloud nine, at least for the moment. The Norsemen will have to come back to earth this Monday night when they travel to Pikeville. “Theyʼre a good team. Strong and rough,” said Hils.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NKSC’SNORSE FINAL SEASONMEN’S BASKETBALL STATISTICS HISTORICALFROM 1971-72 FACTS
The final season statistics from Northern Kentucky State College’s inaugural campaign of 1971-72. Category leaders are circled on the statistics, which were scanned from the original sheet.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1977-78NORSE/Norsemen MEN’S earn BASKETBALLfirst trip to NCAA HISTORICAL Division II Tournament FACTS
NKU earned its first trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament during the 1977-78 season by winning 20 games. The Norsemen offensive attack was directed by point guard Dennis Bettis, who is pictured at the right driving to the basket against Thomas More that season.
The 1977-78 team also featured a dynamic scoring tandem in Dan Doellman (16.7 ppg) and Pat Ryan (16.1 ppg). The Norsemen’s top rebounder was Tony Faehr (8.3 rpg).
1982-83/NKU competes in NAIA Tournament, defeats Berea in 2OTs
After falling below the NCAA’s six-sport minimum for men’s athletics due to budget cuts, NKU is forced to compete as an NAIA member in 1982-83.
NKU star Brady Jackson (30) is pictured on the left defending Berea’s Don Hairston during the Norsemen’s 87-81 double- overtime victory in the NAIA District 32 Tournament in Regents Hall.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1985-86NORSE/NKU joins MEN’S GLVC, BASKETBALL adds blue-chip classHISTORICAL of eight prized FACTS recruits
Just in time for NKU to enter the GLVC, head coach Mike Beitzel brought in one of the most impressive recruiting classes in Norsemen history in 1985-86. The eight-player recruiting class is pictured above: Front row (kneeling left to right): Stepphone Bishop, Derek Fields, Terrence Moorman. Back row: (standing left to right): Tracey Davis, Kerry Hairston, Terry Hairston, Patrick Holt, Chris Wall.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1994-95NORSE/Norse MEN’S capture first-everBASKETBALL GLVC title, HISTORICAL host NCAA II FACTSRegional
NKU head coach Ken Shields (left) led his team to the 1995 GLVC regular-season title, and the Norse were rewarded with the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament. NKU hosted the event at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pictured below on the left is Shaft Stevenson scoring against Quincy during NKU’s 97-91 victory in the first round of the regional. At the top on the right is Andre McClendon challenging two Quincy defenders. At the bottom are NKU standouts Paul Cluxton (33) and Ryan Schrand (5). The Norse bowed out in the regional championship game to Southern Indiana, 102-94.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2004-05/NORSENKU visits MEN’S Rupp Arena, BASKETBALL throws scare HISTORICALinto UK in front FACTSof 18,824
NKU’s Steve Purdon (center) battles UK standouts Randolph Morris (33) and Kelenna Azubuike (24) for rebounding position on Nov. 3, 2004, in Rupp Arena. UK prevailed in the exhibition, 91-73.
NORSE BATTLE ‘CATS INSIDE RUPP ARENA
Pictured left: NKU’s Pat Cary defends UK freshman post player Randolph Morris in the second half on Nov. 3, 2004. Morris arrived at UK as one of the top recruits in the nation that season.
Pictured right: NKU’s Derek Smith prepares to stop Chuck Hayes (44) from going to the basket in the second half.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NKU battles UK in an exhibition game on Nov. 3, 2004, in Lexington, Ky.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1971-72 • Northern Kentucky StateNORSE College beginsMEN’S its BASKETBALL• Dan Maurer HISTORY scores the first TIMELINE basket in Northern men’s basketball program by hiring Mote Hils as Kentucky State history on a short jumper a the head coach. Hils arrives at Northern Kentucky minute into the game. Barry Hall ties the score at State after a successful career as the head coach 2-2 for Calvary on the Chargers’ next trip down at Covington Catholic High School. the floor, but the Norsemen roll into halftime with a 56-27 lead as Marvin Johnson scores 13 • Jim McMillan, a standout performer at Newport points and grabs 14 rebounds in the opening 20 High School, becomes the first recruit for the minutes. Johnson leads Northern Kentucky State Northern Kentucky State basketball program. with 17 points against Calvary, while teammate Dennis Egan adds 16 points. Richard Derkson • On Nov. 12, 1971, Northern Kentucky State and Maurer each finish with 15 points for the plays its first-ever men’s basketball game against Norsemen, who pull down 96 rebounds in that Calvary College, a small Christian school located game. Northern Kentucky State also attempts 115 in Letcher, Ky., with an enrollment of 40 students. field goals in that contest. The game is played at old Newport High School’s gym on Columbia Street. Northern Kentucky State • On Nov. 15, Pikeville posts a 71-68 win over defeats Calvary, 109-65, as six Norsemen score in Northern Kentucky State at Pikeville, Ky. It is the double figures. first loss in Norsemen history.
Pictured at the left is A BASKETBALL PROGRAM IS BORN ON NOV. 12, 1971 - THE FIRST GAMENorthern Kentucky State College’s first game on Nov. 12, 1971, against Calvary College. The game was played at the old Newport High School gym on Columbia Street. Shown taking a jumper for NKSC is Dan Maurer (34), who finished with 15 points as the Norse- men posted a 109-65 win in their inaugural game. Maurer also scored the first basket in NKSC history on a short jumper.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • Northern Kentucky StateNORSE completes MEN’Sits first season BASKETBALL have a chance HISTORY to tie the contestTIMELINE with less of competition with two straight road wins – 103-92 at than a minute remaining, but a turnover gives Bellarmine, and 108-67 at Calvary. The Norsemen end Tennessee-Chattanooga the ball with 19 seconds their inaugural season with a 12-15 record. Derkson left. Kevin Gray then makes two free throws to leads Northern Kentucky State in scoring at 19.1 points seal the win for Tennessee-Chattanooga. Walt per game. Johnson averages a double-double (10.8 McGary leads Tennessee-Chattanooga with 26 ppg, 10.2 rebounds per contest) in his only season with points and 12 rebounds, the first double-double the Norsemen. in Regents Hall history.
1972-73 • Northern Kentucky State records its first win • After playing home games at local high schools the in Regents Hall with an 87-81 victory over previous season, Northern Kentucky State gets an on- Northwood on Nov. 29, 1972. campus facility in Regents Hall. • Richard Derkson finishes the season by leading the Norsemen in scoring (18.9 ppg) and becomes the first player in Northern Kentucky State history to reach 1,000 career points.
1974-75 • On Feb. 10, 1975, Northern Kentucky State upsets No. 10 Tennessee-Chattanooga, 78-72, in Regents Hall. It marks the Norsemen’s first- ever win over a nationally ranked opponent. Northern Kentucky State leads the entire game, but Tennessee-Chattanooga records 19 blocked shots to stay in contention. The Moccasins pull within two points (72-70) with less than a minute remaining. Northern Kentucky State holds on as Ken Noll (20 points, 14 rebounds), Chuck Berger (16 points 11 rebounds) and Jeff Stowers (14 points, 11 rebounds) all collect double-doubles.
• Richard Derkson finishes his career as Northern Kentucky State’s all-time leading Chuck Berger (32) attempts a jumper against Tennes- scorer with 1,927 see-Chattanooga in the first game played in Regents points. Derkson, Hall on Nov. 27, 1972. the program’s first superstar performer, • On Nov. 27, 1972, Northern Kentucky State plays leaves Northern powerful Tennessee-Chattanooga in the first-ever game Kentucky State with in Regents Hall. Freshman Jeff Stowers scores 21 points virtually every scoring to lead Northern Kentucky State, but the Norsemen drop record. His 39-point Richard Derkson an 84-80 decision to the Moccasins in front of a crowd of performance against 1,500. Freshman Steve Meier adds 12 points and nine Rose-Hulman on Jan. 11, 1972, will stand as the rebounds for Northern Kentucky State, which pulls within Norsemen’s single-game scoring record for more two points (82-80) late in the game. The Norsemen than 20 years.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE
Jeff Stowers accepts The Kentucky Post Long Rifle from state Rep. Art Schmidt after NKSC defeats Thomas More during the 1975-76 season. Stowers finished his career with 1,400 points and helped the Norsemen sweep both games against Thomas More as a senior.
1975-76 • Northern Kentucky State suffers three straight • After starting the season 2-3, Northern losses - a 72-70 overtime setback at Xavier, an Kentucky State wins its next 10 games. It 85-70 defeat at home to Youngstown State and a marks the first double-digit winning streak in devastating, last-second 77-76 loss to Bellarmine. the program’s history. The Norsemen knock off powerhouses such as Tennessee State, • On Feb. 28, 1976, Northern Kentucky State Kentucky Wesleyan and Youngstown State edges Thomas More, 70-69, to complete the during the 10-game winning streak. season series sweep over the Rebels and claim The Kentucky Post • On Feb. 10, 1976, Greg Mills scores 14 of Long Rifle. This is his 18 points in the second half as Northern also the final time Kentucky State knocks off Tennessee- the Norsemen take Chattanooga, 77-70, in Regents Hall. The the court as Northern Norsemen improve to 14-5 with the victory and Kentucky State College clinch the program’s first winning season. Tony (it becomes Northern Faehr leads Northern Kentucky State with 23 Kentucky University in points and 11 rebounds, while Jeff Stowers 1976). finishes with 10 points. The Norsemen open the second half with a 24-9 run to seal the victory. • Jeff Stowers, regarded by many as the most Jeff Stowers • An 85-73 win over Wright State on Feb. 18, talented player in 1976, gives Northern Kentucky State a 16-6 Norsemen history, completes his four-year career record and keeps the Norsemen in the hunt for at Northern Kentucky State with 1,400 points after a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. averaging 17.0 ppg as a senior.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1976-77 • On Jan. 14, 1978, NKU upsets Xavier, 59-58, as • On Feb. 7, 1977, Pat RyanNORSE and Marvin MEN’S Wilson BASKETBALL Mike Hofmeyer HISTORY tips in a shot TIMELINE at the buzzer. Xavier combine for 36 points as NKU posts an 88-76 win misses several key free throws late in the game to over No. 8 Tennessee-Chattanooga in Regents give NKU a chance. The Norsemen’s Marvin Wilson Hall to improve its record to 13-7. Ryan pours in misses a jumper from the right wing in the closing 20 points, and Wilson seconds, but Hofmeyer grabs the offensive rebound finishes with 16. The and scores as time expires to give NKU its first-ever Norsemen lead by as victory against a Division I opponent. It is also the many as 23 points (86- 10th consecutive win for the Norsemen, who are 63) in the second half and sixth nationally in the NCAA Division II poll - the first coast past the Moccasins. national ranking in the history of the program. Tennessee-Chattanooga will go on to win the • NKU wraps up its first 20-win season with a 79-71 NCAA Division II national victory over Kentucky Wesleyan on Feb. 27, 1978. championship in March. The Norsemen earn the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional, but the hosting • In a must-win situation rights are awarded to No. 2 seed Eastern Illinois. Pat Ryan to possibly earn a berth in the NCAA Division II • NKU meets No. 4 seed Indiana State-Evansville Tournament, NKU drops a 71-65 decision at home (now Southern Indiana) in the opening round of the to Thomas More on Feb. 26, 1977. The Norsemen NCAA Division II Tournament and drop an 86-78 finish the season with a 75-68 win at Bellarmine decision to the Screaming Eagles at Charleston, Ill., and a 15-10 record. in front of a crowd of 4,500 at the Eastern Illinois gym. Dan Doellman leads NKU with 28 points and 1977-78 10 rebounds. • With five starters returning and an outstanding class of recruits, NKU is expected to challenge for a • The Norsemen meet Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) in a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. Despite consolation game at the NCAA Tournament and end playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation, the season with a 93-87 loss to the Pumas. NKU the Norsemen open the season by winning 10 of finishes with a 20-8 record and a No. 6 national their first 12 games to set up a local showdown ranking in the NCAA Division II poll. NKU was against Division I Xavier. ranked as high as No. 4 nationally in the Feb. 8 poll.
Tony Faehr (21) battles Xavier on Jan. 14, 1978. NKU’s Tom Schneider (32) gets position against Xavier.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1978-79 • NKU enters the seasonNORSE ranked No. MEN’S 8 nationally BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE in the NCAA Division II poll. The Norsemen are expected to challenge for the regional title and possibly the national championship.
• On Dec. 9, 1978, NKU records its 100th all-time victory with a 76-74 win at Oakland (Mich.). Mike Hofmeyer leads the Norsemen with 22 points.
• On Jan. 6, 1979, NKU shocks Xavier for the second straight season, 63-61, in overtime at Schmidt Fieldhouse. Tom Schneider comes off the bench and scores 25 points to lead the Mike Hofmeyer Norsemen.
• After improving to 10-6 with a win over Bellarmine on Jan. 20, NKU - hampered by injuries Mote Hils, who started the NKU basketball program, finished his college career with a 119-118 record. to several key players - loses its next seven games. The Norsemen finish with a 13-14 overall record. 1979-80 • NKU begins the season with three straight losses, • Dan Doellman but the Norsemen bounce back with wins over finishes his Thomas More, Franklin and Saint Joseph’s to even career at NKU their record at 3-3. by averaging 19.4 points and • On Jan. 19, 1980, NKU posts a 93-79 win at 9.8 rebounds Bellarmine and improves to 8-7. This turns out to as a senior. be final win for Mote Hils as NKU head coach. Doellman leaves as the • No. 2 Wright State visits Regents Hall on Jan. 30, Norsemen’s and the Raiders hand NKU a 116-66 loss. It is the No. 2 all-time worst home defeat in history for the Norsemen. leading scorer with 1,920 • On Feb. 18, Georgetown (Ky.) defeats NKU, 81- points and the 72, in Regents Hall. Senior forward Marvin Wilson program’s top scores 17 points and grabs nine rebounds to lead rebounder with the Norsemen in his final home game. 784 career boards. He is • On Feb. 25, NKU ends the season with its 12th also named to consecutive loss, a 101-78 setback at Kentucky the All-Great Wesleyan. The Norsemen finish with an 8-19 Lakes Region Dan Doellman scored 1,920 points in record. Mote Hils ends his coaching career at NKU first team. his career at NKU. with a 119-118 record in nine seasons.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1980-81 Feb. 13 with an 84-64 win over Thomas More in • Mike Beitzel is NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALLRegents Hall. DanHISTORY Fleming scores TIMELINE 22 points to lead hired as head the Norsemen. coach at NKU to replace Mote 1982-83 Hils. Beitzel’s • Now competing as a member of the NAIA (NKU first victory is fell below the NCAA’s six-sport minimum for men’s an 83-64 win at athletics due to budget cuts), NKU tackles an Kentucky State. ambitious schedule that includes two Division I Brady Jackson schools and 10 Division II opponents. leads the Norsemen with • NKU drops an 82-69 decision to Ivy League 18 points, and powerhouse Pennsylvania on Nov. 30, 1982. That Mike Hofmeyer game is played at the famed Palestra. pulls down 15 rebounds. Mike Beitzel became the second • On Jan. 4, 1983, Eastern Kentucky visits Regents basketball coach in NKU history. Hall, and NKU defeats the Colonels, 69-62. • Thomas More pulls off a 61-52 upset over NKU in Regents Hall • Brady Jackson scores 31 points as NKU defeats in front of a crowd of 1,615 to claim The Kentucky Berea, 87-81, in double overtime during the first Post Long Rifle. It marks the final time during the round of the 20th century that Thomas More defeats NKU in NAIA District 32 men’s basketball. Tournament.
• NKU finishes with a 10-15 record during Beitzel’s • Cumberland first season as head coach. Jackson leads the (Ky.) posts a Norsemen in scoring at 15.5 ppg. Hofmeyer finishes 71-65 win over his career by averaging 15.3 ppg as a senior and NKU in the NAIA leading NKU in rebounding at 7.4 rpg. District 32 final. Steve Jesse 1981-82 collects a double- • NKU begins the season with consecutive losses double (25 points, to Hanover, Wittenberg and Cincinnati. The 15 rebounds) in Norsemen, however, win their next six games to the loss for the improve to 6-3. Norsemen, who finish with a 22-7 • On Jan. 2, 1982, Brady Jackson ties a school- record. record by scoring 39 points during NKU’s 87-69 road win at Central State. Jackson’s 39 points tie • Jackson finishes the Norsemen single-game record held by Richard his career as Derkson. NKU’s all-time leading scorer • Jackson pours in 34 points - 16 on made free with 1,980 points. Brady Jackson emerged as the most throws - and grabs 10 rebounds to lead NKU to a He averages 21.2 prolific scorer in NKU history during 64-62 road upset at Division I Eastern Kentucky points as a senior his career. The 6-foot-4 forward fin- on Jan. 25 at Richmond, Ky. It is NKU’s first win and is named ished with 1,980 career points, which against in-state rival Eastern Kentucky. NAIA honorable was No. 1 in school history for the mention All- next 19 years. He led NKU to a 22-7 record in 1982-83. • NKU reclaims The Kentucky Post Long Rifle on American.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1983-84 1985-86 • On Nov. 28, 1983, in frontNORSE of a crowd MEN’S of 7,814 BASKETBALL• Bolstered HISTORY by one of the topTIMELINE recruiting classes at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Ind., NKU in the program’s history, NKU begins play in the shocks Division I member Evansville, 61-59, in Great Lakes Valley Conference on Dec. 21, 1985, overtime. Dan Fleming tallies 15 points to lead with a road game against Bellarmine at Louisville, the Norsemen, and Steve Jesse (14 points, Ky. The Norsemen get 30 points from freshman 12 rebounds) scores six straight points in the guard Derek Fields, but Bellarmine outlasts NKU, overtime to key the victory. NKU, continuing to 63-62, at Knights Hall. compete as an NAIA member, improves to 5-0. • On Jan. 4, 1986, • On Jan. 14, 1984, NKU plays host to Tennessee NKU records its State in Regents Hall. The Norsemen hold first GLVC victory on to stun the Tigers, 66-64, to secure their by defeating second victory of the season against a Division IPFW, 79-62, in I opponent. This also marks the final time a Regents Hall. Division I men’s basketball team visits Regents Fields scores Hall for a game against NKU. 22 points to lead NKU, while • Cumberland edges NKU in overtime, 77-76, teammate Willie at Williamsburg, Ky., in the NAIA District 32 Schlarman adds Tournament. Steve Jesse leads the Norsemen nine rebounds and (17-11 overall record) with 18 points, but eight assists. Cumberland shoots 63.2 percent from the field. This is the final time NKU competes as an NAIA Derek Fields in action vs. Cincinnati. • NKU wins member. consecutive
The 1985-86 team featured seven freshmen who represented one of the top recruiting classes in NKU history.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide double-overtime games against Saint Joseph’s (83- 77) and Lewis (64-62) inNORSE Regents Hall. MEN’S Shawn ScottBASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE totals 58 points in those two wins.
• On Feb. 20, freshman Terrence Moorman sets an NKU record with 13 assists as the Norsemen defeat Wilmington, 91-76, in Regents Hall. NKU finishes 15-13 (7-9 GLVC) after a season-ending 66-65 loss to Bellarmine.
1986-87 • On Nov. 21, 1986, Willie Schlarman makes the first 3-point field goal in NKU history during an 88-74 victory over Northeastern Illinois in Regents Hall. This is the first season the NCAA begins using the 3-pointer in all games.
• Mike Beitzel picks up his 100th career win at NKU as the Norsemen post a 56-53 victory over IPFW on Dec. 22 in Regents Hall.
• Wright State makes its final appearance in Regents Hall as an NCAA Division II member on Feb. 7, 1987. The Raiders, who will begin play as a Division I affiliate the following season, fall to NKU by a 64-52 score. It marks the 26th and final meeting between the two small-college rivals, and this is the seventh win for the Norsemen in the Chris Wall challenges Wright State during the 1986-87 sea- series. son at Regents Hall. NKU’s Terry Hairston (40) and Patrick Holt (52) are also pictured. • NKU drops to 12-13 after losing to Saint Joseph’s, 66-55, in Regents Hall. With just three • NKU pulls off an improbable 103-102 overtime games remaining, the Norsemen’s streak of five win over No. 2 Kentucky Wesleyan on Jan. 7, consecutive winning seasons appears in jeopardy. 1988, in Regents Hall. Kerry Hairston scores four points in the final four seconds to give NKU the • On Feb. 28, NKU clinches its sixth straight winning upset. season by knocking off IPFW, 93-92, at Fort Wayne, Ind. Freshman guard Jeff Moffett hits three key • NKU loses seven of its next eight games to 3-pointers in the second half as NKU rallies past fall to 10-10 overall. The Norsemen drop GLVC the Mastodons. The Norsemen finish with a 15-13 home contests against Ashland, Indianapolis and overall record, including 7-9 mark in the GLVC. Bellarmine during this stretch.
1987-88 • On Feb. 11, 1988, Shawn Scott scores 29 • Expected by many to challenge for the GLVC points as NKU knocks off 11th-ranked Kentucky championship, NKU opens the season with a 6-1 Wesleyan, 93-85, at Owensboro, Ky. Derek Fields record. The Norsemen’s only loss during the first adds 10 rebounds for the Norsemen, who complete seven games is a 76-65 setback at Cincinnati on the season’s sweep of Kentucky Wesleyan for the Nov. 29, 1987. first time as a GLVC member.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • NKU wins its final three games of the season to • On Jan. 26, 1989, Deron Blasingame’s 18-footer finish with a 15-13 overallNORSE record. The MEN’S Norsemen, BASKETBALL as the buzzer HISTORY sounds gives TIMELINE NKU an 86-85 win over however, post a 6-10 GLVC mark and finish in Lewis in Regents Hall. Lewis took an 85-84 lead sixth place. with eight seconds remaining on two free throws, but Blasingame hits a shot at the buzzer as NKU • Mike Beitzel resigns as NKU head coach to improves to 12-5, 4-3 in the GLVC. accept a position at Hanover College in May of 1988. Beitzel finishes his career as Norsemen • Fields ties an NKU single-game record by scoring head coach with a 126-95 record in eight years. 39 points during a 122-111 win at Kentucky State His teams also post seven consecutive winning on Feb. 15, 1989. Wall (24 points, 12 rebounds), seasons. Smith (18 points, 12 rebounds) and Terry Hairston (20 points, 13 rebounds) each collect double- 1988-89 doubles in the win. • Ken Shields is named NKU’s head coach in August of 1988. Shields arrives at NKU as the all- • In the final game of his career on March 4, 1989, time winningest coach in Fields pours in 35 points, dishes out 10 assists and northern Kentucky prep grabs six rebounds as NKU outlasts Indianapolis, history with 460 career 124-118, in Regents Hall. Fields ends his career victories. Shields had by averaging a school-record 23.7 points per game built both St. Thomas and scoring an NKU single-season best 664 points. and Highlands into He is named GLVC Player of the Year, the first NKU regional powers. performer to ever receive that honor. Fields is also named to the NABC’s All-America third team. NKU • In his coaching debut finishes 17-11 overall, 8-8 in the GLVC. at NKU on Nov. 18, 1988, Shields guides the Norsemen to a 94-66 win over Judson (Ill.) Ken Shields College in Regents Hall. Chris Wall pours in 24 points and grabs eight rebounds for NKU, which wins the battle of the boards by a 55-29 margin. Derek Fields adds 15 points for the Norsemen, while George Smith finishes with 12 points off the bench.
• NKU jumps out to an 11-3 record, including a 95-80 road win at Ashland on Jan. 14, 1989. Fields scores 26 points, grabs six rebounds and dishes out four assists in the victory at Ashland.
• On Jan. 19, 1989, Southern Indiana posts a 94-80 win over NKU at Evansville, Ind. The Screaming Eagles finish 11-for-19 from 3-point range and total 38 points from their bench players. Wall leads NKU with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Two days later at Owensboro, Ky., Derek Fields finished his career by earning GLVC Player of NKU fall to Kentucky Wesleyan, 84-71. the Year honors in 1989.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1989-90 • On Feb. 14, 1991, Chris Bowles scores a • NKU faces a major rebuildingNORSE season MEN’S after losing BASKETBALL Regents Hall-record HISTORY 45 points TIMELINE as Southern Indiana all five starters. The Norsemen drop early-season defeats NKU, 107-98, in double overtime. home games against Taylor, Milligan, Wilmington and Hanover to start off 2-6. • NKU finishes the season with two straight home wins against IPFW and Indianapolis. NKU ends • On Dec. 29, 1989, NKU stuns Gannon (Pa.), 84-81, the campaign with a 14-15 overall record, 6-12 in at the Porreco Cup in Erie, Pa. The Norsemen fall to the GLVC. Texas A&I the next evening, the beginning of a 14- game losing streak that will not end until February. 1991-92 • On Jan. 4, 1992, David Marshall ties an • On Jan. 18, 1990, Kentucky Wesleyan hands NKU NKU single-game record with 39 points as the a 117-47 loss in Owensboro, Ky. The 70-point loss is Norsemen defeat Indianapolis, 104-81, in Regents the worst in Norsemen history. Hall. Marshall shoots 14-of-20 from the field, including 5-for-9 from 3-point range. • On Feb. 22, 1990, NKU posts a 94-77 win over Saint Joseph’s in Regents Hall. This snaps the Norsemen’s • Exactly two weeks later, Jan. 18, 1992, Greg school-record losing streak at 14 games. Phelia pours in a school-record 43 points as NKU upsets Kentucky Wesleyan, 114-109, in double • NKU ends the season with a 118-110 overtime loss overtime in Regents Hall. Kentucky Wesleyan at Lewis. The Norsemen finish with a 7-21 record. holds a four-point lead in the closing seconds of regulation, but Phelia is fouled while making a 3- 1990-91 pointer. He converts the free throw to tie the game, • NKU begins the season by winning five of its first and NKU pulls out the win in the second overtime. six games. The Norsemen travel to Hawaii during Phelia goes 8-for-12 from 3-point range and is 15- the semester break and lose the first two games to for-21 from the field. Hawaii-Hilo (79-72) and Hawaii Pacific (99-87).
• David Marshall hits a free throw with no time remaining in overtime as NKU defeats Hawaii-Loa, 114-113, to conclude the trip with a victory. NKU trailed by four points (113-109) with 11 seconds left, but Craig Wilhoit hits two free throws. Marshall scores after a Hawaii- Loa turnover with six seconds left to tie the game, and Wilhoit David Marshall steals the ensuing inbounds pass. Marshall is fouled at the buzzer, and he converts the winning free throw with no time remaining. Greg Phelia scored 43 points during a double-overtime win against Kentucky Wesleyan on Jan. 18, 1992.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • NKU ends the season NORSEwith four straight MEN’S losses BASKETBALL • NKU falls to 2-7HISTORY TIMELINE and finishes below .500 (13-15) for the third after dropping a straight year. In addition, junior All-GLVC center 103-99 decision Todd Svoboda announces he will transfer to the to Central University of Kentucky to complete his degree in Oklahoma in chemical engineering. the Porreco Cup consolation 1992-93 game. • NKU announces it will use the nickname of Norse for both men’s and women’s athletics • NKU begins teams, instead of Norsemen or Lady Norse. January by winning back-to- • NKU drops its final five games of the season, back road games including a 99-89 decision at home to Ashland in at Kentucky the finale. The Norsemen finish 11-16 overall, 4-14 State (84-69) and in the GLVC. Bellarmine (84- 66). 1993-94 • The Norse • On Dec. 1, 1993, a crowd of 10,836 - the largest extend their to ever see a Norse athletic event up to that point winning streak to - watches the University of Dayton rally past NKU, three with a 61- 99-82, at Dayton, Ohio. Shaft Stevenson scores 55 victory against 19 points and grabs six rebounds for NKU. Oakland City. Reggie Talbert against Oakland City. NKU closes out January with an eight-game winning streak.
• NKU loses its next five games - one by two points and two others by two points - to drop to 10-12 on the season. The Norse, however, bounce back to defeat Ashland and IPFW in their final homestand. Stevenson scores 27 points and grabs 12 rebounds against Ashland.
• On March 3, 1994, Southern Indiana scores 74 points in the second half en route to a 112-83 win over NKU at Evansville, Ind. The 74 points in one half are the most ever allowed by an NKU basketball team. Shaft Stevenson
• NKU closes out the season with a 94-83 loss at Kentucky Wesleyan. The Norse, playing against one of the nation’s toughest schedules, finish with a 12- 14 record but post a 9-9 mark in the GLVC. Shaft Stevenson scores against Dayton on Dec. 1, 1993
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The 1994-95 season provided NKU fans with some of the greatest moments in Norse basketball history. Pictured above is the line waiting to purchase tickets for the final regular-season game on March 4, 1995, as NKU hosted Kentucky Wesleyan for the GLVC championship. The Norse prevailed in triple overtime, 100-99.
1994-95 Mastodons build • On Dec. 10, 1994, NKU travels to Evansville, a 24-point lead in Ind., to meet No. 1 Southern Indiana. LaRon the second half Moore scores 29 points - 16 in the second half and hold off a late - as the Norse stun the top-ranked Screaming Norse rally. It will Eagles, 96-90, at the PAC Arena. NKU rallies be the last defeat from a 68-57 deficit with a 14-2 run. The Norse in the regular take the lead for good, 91-90, on a pair of free season for NKU. throws by Reggie Talbert, who finishes with 13 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots. • On Feb. 9, 1995, Talbert also makes five free throws in the final NKU coasts to 1:01 of the game to seal the victory. a 102-77 win over Ashland in • NKU wins the Rydell Classic at Grand Forks, Regents Hall. N.D., with an 84-74 victory against North Two nights later, Dakota in the championship game. Moore leads the Norse roll to NKU with 19 points and eight rebounds. a 111-75 win over IPFW to improve NKU’s LaRon Moore emerged • Ryan Glidden scores 19 points as IPFW to 18-3 overall, as a star during the 1994-95 upsets NKU, 84-75, at Fort Wayne, Ind. The 11-2 in the GLVC. season.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • NKU enters the last week of the regular season by hostingNORSE Southern MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan. The Norse can claim their first-ever GLVC championship by sweeping both games.
• On March 2, 1995, NKU outlasts Southern Indiana, 101-97, in Regents Hall. Reggie Talbert blocks a 3-point attempt in the closing seconds, chases down the rebound and seals the win with a breakaway dunk. LaRon Moore scores 26 to lead the Norse, who will face Kentucky Wesleyan for the GLVC championship two days later.
• Playing before a sellout crowd in Regents Hall, NKU wins the GLVC regular-season championship by defeating Kentucky Wesleyan, 100- 99, in three overtimes. Paul Cluxton’s LaRon Moore (left) finishes off a fast break against Southern Indiana during 3-pointer with 1:09 remaining gives NKU’s 101-97 win on March 2, 1995. Two days later, Moore is shown cutting NKU a 100-99 lead, and the Norse down the net after the Norse defeated Kentucky Wesleyan for the GLVC title. survive a last-second shot attempt by Kentucky Wesleyan to claim the GLVC • NKU is awarded the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the title. Moore grabs the final rebound and NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament, and the outlets to Ryan Schrand, who dribbles Norse host the event at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. out the final seconds. Kentucky Wesleyan is the No. 2 seed and also gets a bye.
NKU players, coaches and fans celebrate as the final seconds tick off the clock during the Norse’s 100-99 triple-overtime win over Kentucky Wesleyan on March 4, 1995. The victory gave NKU its first-ever GLVC championship.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE 1995 GREAT LAKES REGIONAL (at Cincinnati, Ohio) NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE • Southern Indiana knocks off Kentucky Wesleyan in the opening game on March 11, 1995, at Riverfront Coliseum.
• Shaft Stevenson pours in 26 points as NKU defeats Quincy, 97-91, in the second semifinal. Talbert adds 19 points for the Norse, who extend their winning streak to 16 consecutive games.
• On March 12, Chad Gilbert and Brian Huebner Shaft Stevenson scores against Quincy. each score 22 points as Southern Indiana holds off a late NKU rally to win the Great Lakes Region championship, 102-94. Shannon Minor scores 31 points to lead NKU, and Stevenson adds 17 points in his final collegiate game. NKU finishes with a 25-4 record - the best in the program’s history. Two weeks later, Southern Indiana - which NKU defeated twice in the regular season - wins the NCAA Division II national championship at Reggie Talbert goes over Quincy’s John Peck during NKU’s 97-91 NCAA Tournament victory in 1995. Louisville, Ky.
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Shaft Stevenson (right) is given a standing ovation by NKU fans as he leaves the court for the final time during Southern Indiana’s 102-94 victory over the Norse on March 12, 1995, at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. NKU senior guard Ryan Schrand (left) greets Stevenson as the Norse finish the season with a 25-4 record.
1995-96 • On Jan. 4, 1996, at Evansville, Ind., Southern • The expectations are at an all-time high for the Indiana rolls to a 99-66 win over NKU. Stan Gouard NKU men’s basketball program. The Norse return leads the Screaming Eagles with 26 points as the four starters from a 25-4 team and are ranked defending national champions win the showdown nationally in every preseason publication. with NKU.
• NKU opens the season with five consecutive • Two days later, freshman guard Kevin Listerman wins to set up a GLVC showdown at Indianapolis and sophomore forward/guard Andy Listerman are on Dec. 7, 1995. Indianapolis controls the tempo inserted into the NKU starting lineup for a road game and coasts to an 89-73 victory over the Norse in at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The Norse defeat Nicoson Hall. the Cougars, 79-67, as Shannon Minor and LaRon Moore each score 19 points. • For the first time in the program’s history, NKU travels to the west coast to meet both Cal State • On Feb. 3, Chad Gilbert hits a 3-pointer in the final Bakersfield and Cal State-Los Angeles. The Norse seconds to give Southern Indiana a 103-102 win open the California trip Dec. 18 by dropping an 83- over NKU in front of a crowd of 1,849 in Regents 71 decision at Cal State Bakersfield. NKU bounces Hall. NKU held a double-digit lead with less than five back two nights later with a 76-63 win over Cal minutes remaining, but Southern Indiana - sparked State-Los Angeles. by Gilbert’s 39 points - rallies for the victory.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE 1996 GREAT LAKES REGIONAL (at Evansville, Ind.) NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE • NKU begins the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament on March 8 with an 82-71 win over Northern (S.D.) State at Evansville, Ind. The Norse build a 50-27 lead at halftime and coast to the win as LaRon Moore pours in 19 points and grabs 11 rebounds. Paul Cluxton adds 14 points, while teammates Shannon Minor and Kevin Listerman each score 12 points. Northern (S.D.) State had advanced to the semifinals by defeating Oakland (Mich.) the previous night in the six-team Great Lakes Regional field. Indianapolis knocked off Lake Superior State in the other opening-round game. Top-seeded Southern Indiana rallies for a 75-71 win over Indianapolis in the other regional semifinal.
• On March 9, Paul Cluxton scores 33 points as NKU wins its first-ever regional championship with a 99-87 victory over Southern Indiana at the PAC Arena before a sellout crowd of 3,300. Andre McClendon adds 19 points and six rebounds for the Norse, who avenge two regular-season LaRon Moore follows through after setbacks against the defending NCAA Division II champions. dunking against Northern State.
NKU stuns top-seeded Southern Indiana, 99-87, to win first-ever regional title
NKU’s Andy Listerman (above) enjoys the post- game celebration after the Norse’s 99-87 win over Southern Indiana in 1996. Pictured left is Kevin Listerman (22), NKU head coach Ken Shields - whose team owns an 80-68 lead with 5:13 left in the game - and Paul Cluxton, who watches as the final seconds wind down in the title game.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE 1996 NCAA II ELITE EIGHT (at Louisville, Ky.) NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE
• NKU and Cal State Bakersfield meet for the second time in three months on March 20 at the Commonwealth Convention Center. The Norse build a double-digit lead in the first half, but Cal State Bakersfield rallies and trails just 31-27 at the half. The Roadrunners eventually take the lead in the second half and own a 55-54 advantage with 10 seconds left.
• Kevin Listerman grabs the rebound after a Cal-State Bakersfield missed free throw and drives the length of the floor. Listerman penetrates the lane and finds his brother, Andy, open for a layup with 2.8 seconds left on the clock as NKU takes a 56-55 lead. Andy Listerman intercepts the ensuing inbounds pass and the Norse advance to the NCAA Division II Final Four against powerful Virginia Union.
Andy Listerman is shown scoring with 2.8 seconds remaining to give NKU a 56-55 lead against Cal State Bakersfield. Listerman’s basket came off an assist from his brother, Kevin. Andy Listerman then seals the Norse win by stealing the inbounds pass.
Andre McClendon (left) scores in the first half against Cal State Bakersfield. Kevin Listerman (above) celebrates with his brother, Andy, after NKU pulls out the 56-55 win over the Roadrunners.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NORTHERN KENTUCKY VS. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD (photos by Joe Ruh) NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE
Pictured above: The NKU crowd erupts after Cal State Bakersfield is forced to call a timeout in the first half of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight on March 20, 1996. NKU built a double-digit lead in the first half behind the play of Reggie Talbert (shown dunking against Edmond Jackson of Cal State Bakersfield) and Andre McClendon (shown challenging All-American Kebu Stewart on a drive to the basket). NKU pulled out a 56-55 win in the closing seconds on Andy Listerman’s basket. The victory sent NKU to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the first time in history.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE 1996 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL SEMIFINALS (photos by Joe Ruh and Terrie Gabis) NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE • NKU faces powerful Virginia Union - expected by most to win the national title - in the NCAA Division II Final Four on March 21. Virginia Union enters the game against NKU leading the nation in field-goal percentage defense at .366. The Panthers employ an aggressive zone defense that encourages teams to shoot from the perimeter.
• NKU has no problems with the Virginia Union zone defense in the first half and builds a 37-25 halftime lead.
• Led by All-America center and eventual NBA standout Ben Wallace (14 rebounds) and Luther Bates (20 points), Virginia Union rallies from a double-digit deficit to tie NKU at 61-all late in regulation. Paul Cluxton, however, responds by hitting a long 3-pointer to give NKU a 64-61 lead with two minutes remaining.
• Cluxton misses the front end of the bonus with 44 seconds left and NKU holding a 66-64 lead. Bates is fouled with 27 seconds remaining, and he hits both free throws to tie the game at 66-all.
• With less than 10 seconds remaining, LaRon Moore takes a pass, dribbles and puts up a 12-foot turnaround jumper that is defended by Wallace. Moore’s jumper finds the bottom of the net to give NKU a 68-66 lead. Virginia Union’s Thomas Meredith attempts a desperation 3- pointer that falls short at the buzzer, and NKU advances to the national championship game against unbeaten Fort Hays State. For the first LaRon Moore releases the winning shot over Virginia time in the history of the program, the Norse Union’s Ben Wallace in the closing seconds of the 1996 will appear on national television on CBS in the national semifinals. Moore’s basket gave NKU a 68-66 lead with 3.2 seconds remaining, and the Norse held on national championship game. for the victory.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NORTHERN KENTUCKY VS. VIRGINIA UNION (photos by Joe Ruh and Terrie Gabis) NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE
Pictured left to right: John Gibson (55) has his shot attempt blocked by Virginia Union’s Marquise Newbie in the 1996 NCAA Division II national semifinals. Shannon Minor (12) drives to the basket against Virginia Union in the first half. LaRon Moore (40) glides past Virginia Union All-American Ben Wallace (32) for a basket in the first half.
Paul Cluxton, LaRon Moore, Andre McClendon and head coach Ken Shields address the media after defeating Virginia Union.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide THE 1996 NCAA II DIVISION II NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALLNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY TIMELINE GAME
• Playing before a CBS national television audience on March 23 at the Commonwealth Convention Center, NKU Northern Kentucky vs. Fort Hays State and unbeaten Fort Hays State square off for the NCAA Division II national championship. A crowd of 3,707 is in attendance to watch NKU BATTLES FORT HAYS STATE the national title game. FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP • NKU limits standout center Alonzo Goldston to just 12 points, but Sherick Simpson scores 24 points and Anthony Pope adds 19 as Fort Hays State wins the national title with a 70-63 victory over NKU.
• Pope hits a crucial 3-pointer late in the game to seal the title for Fort Hays State, which finishes with a 34-0 record.
• Paul Cluxton leads NKU with 17 points, while Andy Listerman adds 15 points. Cluxton - who missed his final free-throw attempt two nights earlier against Virginia Union late in the second half - hits all four of his attempts from the free-throw line against Fort Hays State. The Norse, however, shoot just 29.3 percent from the field.
Paul Cluxton looks to pass • Andre against Fort Hays State. McClendon - playing with an NKU’s Andre McClendon drives against Fort Hays State’s Sherick injured hamstring suffered two nights earlier Simpson (32) and All-America center Alonzo Goldston (52) - puts on a courageous display against the during the 1996 NCAA Division II national championship game. 6-foot-9 Goldston and finishes with 11 points McClendon finished with 11 points and five rebounds for the Norse, who dropped a 70-63 decision. Simpson was named the and five rebounds in 21 minutes of action. most outstanding player of the Elite Eight after scoring 24 points McClendon is named the Chevrolet Most against NKU. Anthony Pope added 19 points for Fort Hays State, Valuable Player by CBS for his effort. which finished with a 34-0 record en route to the national title.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1996-97 NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALLof regulation HISTORY to TIMELINE • Four returning starters and the addition of three send the game key transfers make NKU one of the preseason into overtime. The favorites to win the national championship. Street victory is No. 127 & Smith’s Yearbook selects NKU No. 1 in the for Norse head preseason poll. The Norse begin the season at coach Ken Shields the inaugural NCAA Division II Tipoff Classic at and moves him Richmond, Va., where eight of the top teams in the past Mike Beitzel nation - one from each region - meet in a three-day for first place in that tournament. category.
• NKU knocks off No. 18 South Dakota and • NKU travels to hometown favorite No. 5 Virginia Union to set up the state of Florida a championship game against No. 3 Washburn to take on No. 9 (Kan.). Florida Southern and perennial Ken Shields became NKU’s all- • On Nov. 10, 1996, NKU pulls out a 69-63 overtime powerhouse time leader in career wins. victory against Washburn to win the NCAA Division Tampa. The Norse II Tipoff Classic championship. LaRon Moore leads win both games by NKU with 20 points and hits a shot near the end double figures, beating Florida Southern, 61-50, and then defeating Tampa, 79-65, on Thanksgiving Eve.
• Having won its first 12 games of the season, NKU hits the road to face Kentucky Wesleyan on Jan. 2, 1997. The Norse enter the contest having lost eight consecutive times in the Owensboro Sportscenter.
• Kentucky Wesleyan builds an early double-digit lead, but NKU battles back and has three chances at the end of the game to pull out the win. The Norse, however, miss two layups and a tip-in at the buzzer bounces off the rim, and Kentucky Wesleyan escapes with a 75-74 win.
• A week later, Indianapolis survives a last-second shot attempt by NKU and holds on for a 74-73 win over the Norse at Indianapolis, Ind.
• On Feb. 27, 1997, Paul Cluxton shatters the NCAA record for consecutive free throws made with his 75th straight make during NKU’s 101-86 victory over SIUE at Edwardsville, Ill. Cluxton will end his senior season by making all 94 of his attempts from the free-throw line - something no one in collegiate basketball had never done. Going back to his junior year, Cluxton finishes his career by making 98 Cliff Clinton dunks against Virginia Union during the consecutive free throws. He also ends his career NCAA Division II Tipoff Classic in 1996 at Richmond, Va. The Norse defeated No. 5 Virginia Union, 83-66. as the NCAA’s all-time career leader in free-throw percentage at .934.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • On March 1, NKU has a chance to win the long range, but GLVC championship outrightNORSE with a MEN’Svictory BASKETBALLLaRon Moore HISTORY TIMELINE at Southern Indiana in the PAC Arena. The dominates inside Screaming Eagles, however, rally for a 116- with 35 points 111 overtime win over the Norse and end in as NKU wins the a three-way tie with NKU and Indianapolis regional title, 101- for first place in the GLVC. Indianapolis is 87. Paul Cluxton selected as the No. 1 seed and host for the adds 19 points, NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional. and Cliff Clinton pours in 17 for the • Shannon Minor scores 21 points as NKU Norse. rolls past Quincy, 82-54, in the regional semifinals on March 7, at Nicoson Hall. • Moore is Quincy had upset Southern Indiana in the named the most opening round to advance. Later that night, outstanding Oakland (Mich.) rallies from a huge first-half player of the deficit to stun top-seeded Indianapolis and Great Lakes advance to the regional title game against Regional as NKU NKU. heads back to the NCAA Division LaRon Moore is escorted by his parents • Oakland (Mich.) puts on a 3-point shooting II Elite Eight in during Senior Day festivities in 1997. exhibition, making 13-of-31 attempts from Louisville, Ky.
LaRon Moore, Shannon Minor, head coach Ken Shields and Paul Cluxton enjoy the spotlight after NKU wins the 1997 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional championship with a 101-87 victory over Oakland (Mich.).
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• NKU meets Texas A&M-Commerce in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight on March 19, 1997, and the Norse coast to a 79-67 victory over the Lions at the Commonwealth Convention Center. NKU jumps out to a 40-29 halftime lead and is never threatened. Cliff Clinton scores 18 points to lead the Norse.
• Paul Cluxton and Shannon Minor each score 18 points as NKU routs Lynn (Fla.), 79-58, in the national semifinals on March 20. Clinton adds 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Norse. Demond Lane comes off the bench and gives NKU a spark with seven points and four rebounds. Todd Clark adds six points and four rebounds in a reserve role for the Norse.
• In the other national Andy Listerman semifinal on Demond Lane drives past a Lynn (Fla.) defender during NKU’s 79-58 March 20, Cal victory in the 1997 national semifinals. Lane came off the bench and sparked the Norse with seven points and four rebounds. State Bakersfield rallies to defeat Salem- Teikyo.
THE 1997 NCAA II DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The storybook ending, something even CBS Sports couldn’t have scripted any better, was waiting to happen for Northern Kentucky. With 2.5 seconds remaining in the NCAA Division II national championshipNorthern game Kentucky against Cal vs. State Cal Bakersfield, State Bakersfield the Norse trailed 57-56 but had the ball underneath their own basket. Sophomore guard Kevin Listerman, always known for his prudent decision-making on the basketball court, was inbounding the ball. As the NKU players attempted to break loose for an open shot, junior guard Andy Listerman came off a pick and received the inbounds pass about 10 feet from the basket.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide A year earlier, Listerman had also taken a pass from his younger brother to scoreNORSE the winning MEN’S basket againstBASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE Bakersfield in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals. Was history about to repeat itself on the same exact court? Against the same team? This time for the national championship? Not this time. Listerman’s jumper fell short, and Bakersfield escaped with a 57-56 win. It was the Roadrunners’ third national championships of the 1990s, and the setback ended NKU’s season at 30-5 - the best record in school history. Kebu Stewart finished with 18 points and 21 rebounds to lead Bakersfield. Michael Jackson also collected a double-double for the Roadrunners with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Cliff Clinton paced NKU with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Shannon Minor scored 12 points for the Norse, who were just 2-for-7 from the free-throw line. Bakersfield won the rebounding battle by a 46-35 margin. Clinton, Minor and Paul Cluxton were each named to the Elite Eight All-Tournament Team. Stewart was named the most outstanding player of the Elite Eight. Cluxton did not get to the free-throw line during the national championship game and finished his senior year perfect - 94-for-94 - from the charity stripe. He is the only player in collegiate history to accomplish that feat. Cliff Clinton shoots over Michael Jackson (33) and Kebu Stewart (left).
Roadrunners survive last-second attempt to defeat Norse, win 1997 NCAA Division II national championship NKU’S NCAA TITLE HOPES FALL SHORT Andy Listerman (pictured at the left) appears upset by an official’s failure to call a foul after his last-second shot attempt falls short at the buzzer during the 1997 NCAA Division II national championship game against Cal State Bakersfield. With 2.5 seconds remaining in the game and NKU trailing 57-56, Listerman took the inbounds pass and attempted a short jumper that was closely guarded by Cal State Bakersfield’s defense. The ball appeared to be slightly deflected just after the shot, and some contact did occur on the play. No call was made, however, and Bakersfield survived to capture the national championship. A year earlier, NKU eliminated Cal State Bakersfield from the Elite Eight on Listerman’s last-second basket.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1997-98 • Kentucky Wesleyan knocks off NKU in the • NKU must replace the scoring,NORSE rebounding, MEN’S BASKETBALLGLVC Tournament HISTORY semifinals, TIMELINE 111-70, at shooting and passing of Paul Cluxton, LaRon Moore Evansville, Ind., in Roberts Stadium. The loss and Shannon Minor. Those three players led the ends NKU’s season with a 16-12 record, and Norse to three straight NCAA Division II Tournament the Norse do not make the NCAA Division II appearances and two regional championships. They Tournament for the first time since 1994. also combined for 4,591 career points. 1999-2000 • The Norse jump • NKU, expected to challenge for the GLVC out to a 15-3 record, title, begins the season by winning 17 of its first including wins over 19 games and being ranked as high as No. 6 LeMoyne-Owen, Quincy nationally. During that stretch, the Norse give and Southern Indiana. head coach Ken Shields his 200th career victory Newcomers Scott with a 77-47 win over Emporia State on Dec. 18, Marston, Brian Lawhon 1999, at Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Craig Sanders and Adam Norwell make scores 22 points to lead NKU. immediate impacts, as does redshirt freshman • On March 10, 2000, NKU defeats Northern Craig Conley. Michigan, 89-57, in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament at Owensboro, Ky. • Cliff Clinton scores 20 points and grabs 19 • The next day, Kentucky Wesleyan ends NKU’s rebounds as NKU holds Brian Lawhon season with a 66-62 victory. Scott Marston leads off Central State, 68-64, the Norse with 17 points. on Feb. 9, 1998, at Wilberforce, Ohio.
• On March 24, 1998, NKU plays host to Indianapolis in the first round of the inaugural GLVC Tournament. The Norse defeat the Greyhounds, 85-76, behind Clinton’s 24 points and 12 rebounds.
• In the GLVC Tournament semifinals at Owensboro, Ky., Southern Indiana edges NKU, 79-78. Conley and Todd Clark each score 24 points for the Norse. A week later, NKU makes its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament, also held at Owensboro, Ky. The Norse defeat Ferris State in the opening round, but Southern Indiana knocks off NKU in the regional semifinals.
• Brian Lawhon is named GLVC Freshman of the Year. He is the first NKU men’s basketball player to receive the honor.
1998-99 • On Dec. 22, 1998, Brian Lawhon hits a school-record 11 3-pointers as NKU rallies past Kentucky State, 96-93, in overtime in Regents Hall. Lawhon’s 11 treys Craig Sanders drives against Kentucky Wesleyan breaks the previous record of 10 held by Paul Cluxton. during the 2001 GLVC Tournament.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2000-01 NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALLNKU’s home winning HISTORY streak at TIMELINE 25 games with a 101- • NKU opens the season by capturing the Disney 82 victory in Regents Hall. Brandon Yates, Hodges Division II Tip-Off Classic championship in Lake Smith and Marlin Murphy all score 17 points for Saint Buena Vista, Fla. The Norse defeat Wayne (Neb.) Joseph’s. State, Bentley (Mass.) and Rollins to win the title. NKU’s Carl Mitchell is named the tournament’s • In the opening round of the NCAA Division II Great most valuable player. Lakes Regional at Owensboro, Ky., NKU holds off a late rally by Grand Valley State to post a 106-102 win • On Jan. 4, 2001, Craig Sanders scores 22 over the Lakers. NKU survives a barrage of 3-pointers points as NKU defeats Southern Illinois University by Grand Valley State - an assault that results in 25 at Edwardsville, 99-75, in Regents Hall. Adam points in the final two minutes. Grand Valley hits 17 3- Norwell adds 14 points, 13 rebounds and six point shots, including six in the final two minutes. Craig assists Sanders scores 32 points to lead NKU. as NKU improves to • The next night, Brian Lawhon hits a free throw in the 13-0. NKU’s closing seconds of overtime to give NKU a 93-92 win 13-0 start over Southern Indiana in the regional semifinals. NKU is the best advances to meet top-seeded Kentucky Wesleyan. in school history. Craig • Lorico Duncan makes two clutch free throws with Conley adds 4.3 seconds left, and Kentucky Wesleyan holds on 15 points to claim a 59-57 win over NKU in the NCAA Division and nine II Great Lakes Regional championship game. Craig assists for Sanders hits a 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left to cut NKU, which the deficit to one, 57-56, but Duncan is then fouled wins its 23rd and hits both free throws to give Kentucky Wesleyan a consecutive 59-56 lead. Conley is fouled game in dribbling the ball upcourt to Regents Hall. prevent NKU from attempting a 3-point shot. He makes the • Two nights first free throw, and misses Adam Norwell powers his way inside. later at the second intentionally. Evansville, Kentucky Wesleyan’s Anwar Ind., Marlowe Currie scores 27 points as Southern Perry, though, chases Indiana defeats NKU, 90-75, in a battle of down the rebound and the unbeaten teams. NKU entered the game ranked Panthers earn the trip to the No. 4 nationally in the Division II poll, while Elite Eight. Conley finishes Southern Indiana entered the showdown ranked Craig Conley his career as NKU’s all-time No. 3. leader in assists with 530.
• On Jan. 20, Todd Clark scores 21 points and 2001-02 grabs seven rebounds as No. 7 NKU knocks off • On Feb. 28, 2002, in the opening round of the GLVC No. 3 Kentucky Wesleyan, 106-86, in Regents Tournament at Evansville, Ind., Wisconsin-Parkside Hall. Clark scores 11 points in the first half as NKU scores 64 points in the second half to defeat NKU, 93- builds a 51-29 lead. Craig Sanders scores 17 of 87. It marks the first time in GLVC Tournament history his 20 points after halftime. a No. 7 seed defeats a No. 2 seed. Sanders becomes NKU’s all-time leading scorer during this game by • On Feb. 8, Brent Mason scores 34 points and pouring in 31 points. He finishes his career with 2,007 grabs 12 rebounds as Saint Joseph’s ends points.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2002-03 • NKU improves to 10-0 with an 85-65 win over Ferris • NKU adds a pair of DivisionNORSE I transfers MEN’S - 6-5 BASKETBALLState. Smith leadsHISTORY the Norse TIMELINE with 17 points and forward Quentin Smith from Morehead State and seven rebounds. 6-10 center Chris Seabrooks from Pittsburgh - and is expected to • Hillsdale (Mich.) halts NKU’s season-opening challenge for winning streak at 10 with a 74-60 triumph over the both the GLVC Norse at Hillsdale, Mich. and national championships. • On Jan. 4, 2003, Brenden Stowers scores 35 points as NKU rallies from an 18-point deficit to defeat Saint • NKU opens Joseph’s, 100-99, at Rensselaer, Ind. Jesse Rupe’s the season with basket in the closing seconds gives NKU the victory. a 70-62 win Stowers also records his 1,000th career point in this over Findlay game and joins his father, Jeff, as members of NKU’s in the John L. 1,000-point club. Griffin/Lions Club Classic in • In a battle of nationally ranked teams on Jan. 9 in Regents Hall. Regents Hall, No. 12 NKU knocks off No. 14 Lewis, Smith scores 12 83-71. Stowers points and leads leads the Norse the Norse with with 20 points, eight rebounds and Smith Quentin Smith helped NKU defeat in his debut. adds 18 points. Findlay in the opener. Seabrooks • On Dec. hauls down 5, 2002, Mike Kelsey’s driving layup with 1:05 10 rebounds remaining in the game snaps a 72-72 tie and as NKU wins lifts NKU to a 74-73 victory over No. 2 Kentucky the GLVC Wesleyan in the Owensboro Sportscenter. After showdown. Kelsey’s basket, Damon Garris hits one of two free throws with 41 seconds remaining to bring • Smith’s Kentucky Wesleyan within 74-73. The Panthers basket with have two shots to win in the closing seconds, but 13.5 seconds Eric Freeman’s six-foot jumper at the buzzer is off remaining gives target, and NKU celebrates its first win against the NKU a 76-75 win Panthers in the Owensboro Sportscenter since over Wisconsin- Feb. 11, 1988. NKU head coach Ken Shields was Parkside on Feb. 0-16 against Kentucky Wesleyan in the Owensboro 1 in Regents Sportscenter prior to this victory. Bobby St-Preux Hall. On the final leads NKU with 14 points. Smith adds 13 points possession, and Adam Howell scores 12 points as the Norse Wisconsin- end Kentucky Wesleyan’s 41-game home winning Parkside’s Brian streak. Maastricht passes the ball Chris Seabrooks gave NKU a powerful • Seabrooks scores 18 points and grabs seven underneath the post presence during 2002-03. rebounds as NKU knocks off regional opponent basket to Glen Wayne (Mich.) State, 79-66, on Ken Shields Barlow with less than a second remaining. Barlow’s Bobblehead Doll Night in front of a crowd of 1,844 shot attempt, however, comes after the buzzer in Regents Hall. sounds and his basket is not allowed.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • On Feb. 13, Southern Indiana visits Regents Hall to • Charles Warren scores 25 points as sixth-seeded meet NKU in a GLVC showdown.NORSE NKU MEN’S builds a 76-BASKETBALLFindlay knocks HISTORY off NKU in theTIMELINE opening game of 71 lead with 29 seconds remaining in the game and the NCAA Tournament. The Oilers also avenge a appears on its way to a victory. The Norse, however, season-opening 70-62 loss to NKU. NKU - ranked miss three key free throws in the closing seconds, No. 4 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll - shoots and Southern Indiana’s David Ragland hits a 3- 53.6 percent from the field, but the Norse commit pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. 24 turnovers and allow Findlay to connect on 56.9 Cris Brunson gives Southern Indiana an 87-85 win by percent of hitting a leaning jumper in the lane with 2.1 seconds its shots left. The loss snaps NKU’s home winning streak at 20 from the consecutive games. field. The Norse • On March 7 in the GLVC Tournament semifinals, lead by as Jordan Stowers’ basket and free throw late in the many as game gives NKU an 84-82 win over Southern Indiana 10 points in in Roberts Stadium at Evansville, Ind. Brenden the first half Stowers leads NKU with 23 points, and the Norse as Quentin advance to the GLVC Tournament championship Smith game for the first time in history. scores 16 of his 18 • The following night, Brenden Stowers scores 18 of points, but his 23 points in the second half as NKU rallies from Findlay a 13-point deficit to knock off Lewis, 58-55, to win uses a the GLVC Tournament championship for the first time 15-2 run in school history. Stowers also earns most valuable to start the player honors as NKU improves to 25-5. Bobby St- second half Preux adds 14 to take a points, including 50-42 lead. a running jumper The Oilers in the lane with eventually Brenden Stowers earned most valuable six seconds build a player honors at the GLVC Tournament. remaining in 10-point the game that cushion (61-51), but NKU rallies late. Bobby St- extends NKU’s Preux’s basket with less than a minute left cuts advantage to 58- Findlay’s lead to 77-76, but Dustin Pfeifer hits a pair 55. Lewis’ Monta of free throws with 16 seconds remaining to extend McGhee misses the Oilers’ advantage to 79-76. NKU’s Mike Kelsey a desperation attempts a 3-point shot in the closing seconds, but 3-point attempt the ball rims out and Pfeifer adds a free throw for at the buzzer, the final margin. NKU finishes the season 25-6 and and NKU earns ranked No. 4 nationally. Stowers, who scores 20 the automatic points in his final collegiate game, is named second berth to the team All-American by Division II Bulletin. NCAA Division II Tournament. 2003-04 The third-seeded • During a press conference on Oct. 7, 2003, Ken Bobby St-Preux with the dunk. Norse travel to Shields announces he will retire as head coach at Houghton, Mich., the conclusion of the upcoming season. Shields will for the Great Lakes Regional to play Findlay in the be entering his 16th year as NKU head coach. opener.
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NORSE TAKE FIRST-EVER GLVC TITLE NKU players and coaches (top) pose after defeating Lewis, 58-55, in the 2003 GLVC Tournament championship game. On the right, Quentin Smith drives against Sidney Holmes of Lewis in the GLVC Tournament title game.
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NKU WINS 2003 GLVC TOURNAMENT TITLE Chris Seabrooks (top left) attempts to block Southern Indiana’s Ayton Branch’s shot during the first half of NKU’s 84-82 overtime win in the 2003 GLVC Tournament semifinals in Roberts Stadium. NKU head coach Ken Shields (top right) cuts down the net after his Norse defeat Lewis, 58-55, in the GLVC championship game. Pictured on the bottom right is NKU senior guard Brenden Stowers posing with the GLVC Tournament’s most valuable player award.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • On Dec. 30, 2003, Shields records his 300th His 50-point performance shatters the previous NKU career victory at NKU withNORSE an 82-67 MEN’Svictory over BASKETBALL the record of 43, HISTORYset by Greg Phelia TIMELINE in 1992. College of Mount St. Joseph in Regents Hall. • Kelsey scores 24 points and converts a key basket • On Jan. 2, 2004, Mike Kelsey scores a school- late in the game as NKU upsets No. 1 Southern record 50 points - including 39 in the second half Indiana, 81-80, on Jan. 10 in Regents Hall. With - but David Logan NKU holding an 81-79 lead and 2.6 seconds pours in 44 points remaining, Southern Indiana’s John Oden is fouled as Indianapolis attempting a layup. Oden makes the first free throw, edges NKU in but, after an NKU timeout, he misses the second overtime, 95-92, in attempt and the Norse get the rebound. Regents Hall. The Norse rally from • On Feb. 14, NKU plays host to Lewis in Shields’ a 17-point deficit final home appearance as head coach. In dramatic and send the game fashion, the Norse upset the powerful Flyers in triple into overtime when overtime, 93-90. Pat Cary hits two free throws with Kelsey makes 1.1 seconds left to give NKU a 91-90 lead. After a three free throws Lewis turnover, Cary seals the win by converting a with 2.5 seconds layup at the buzzer. remaining in regulation after he • In the first round of the GLVC Tournament on March is fouled attempting Mike Kelsey (11) after hitting a 5, Southern Indiana posts an 83-74 win over NKU at a 3-pointer with 3-pointer against Indianapolis. Roberts Stadium. This is the final game for Shields, Indianapolis who finishes his 16-year coaching career with the holding an 83-80 lead. Kelsey finishes 16-for-25 Norse with a 306-170 record. The Norse end the from the field, including 9-for-13 from 3-point range. season with a 16-15 record.
On Feb. 14, 2004, NKU pulled off a 93-90 upset of Lewis in triple overtime. Pictured above is the final play of that game as NKU owns a 91-90 lead with 1.5 seconds remaining. The Norse are preparing to inbound the ball underneath their own basket. Pat Cary, who hit two free throws seconds earlier to give NKU the lead, seals the win with a layup on this play.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2004-05 • Dave Bezold is selectedNORSE to replace MEN’SKen Shields BASKETBALL as HISTORY TIMELINE NKU head coach on April 22, 2004. Bezold spent 14 years as an assistant coach under Shields and was the Norse’s defensive coordinator. Bezold is introduced to the media at a press conference in the NKU Welcome Center. He becomes the fourth head coach in the history of the NKU men’s basketball program.
Dave Bezold • On Nov. 3, 2004, Bezold’s first game as head coach is an exhibition contest against the University of Kentucky in Rupp Arena. In front of 18,824 fans - the largest crowd to ever watch NKU play - the Norse NKU’s Mike Kelsey shoots over UK’s Patrick Sparks. build an eight-point lead (20-12) in the first half.
• UK goes on a 15-0 run to take a 27-20 lead, but NKU battles back and trails by just three points (41-38) at halftime. NKU uses 7-for-12 shooting (58.3 percent) from 3-point range in the first half to stay in the game. The Norse’s Mike Kelsey nets 18 of his game-high 27 points before halftime.
• In the second half, UK forces 17 turnovers with its full-court pressure en route to a 91-73 win over NKU. Kelsey’s 3-pointer with 12:44 left in the game brings NKU with 51-49, but UK uses a 14-2 run to build a 65-51 advantage and coasts to the win.
UK’s Chuck Hayes (44) looks for an opening against NKU. Jordan Stowers (5) drives against Ramel Bradley.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • On Nov. 19, NKU plays host to No. 6 Michigan • NKU’s five seniors - Kelsey, Pat Cary, Steve Tech in its regular-seasonNORSE opener during MEN’S the BASKETBALLPurdon, Jordan HISTORY Stowers and TIMELINE Sean Rowland - play John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic. Freshman key roles in the Norse’s 91-79 win over Missouri-St. Harrison Morton Louis on Senior scores the final Day in Regents five points of the Hall. Kelsey, game, including Cary and Purdon a driving, off- combine for 59 balance scoop points, while shot with Stowers and 1.5 seconds Rowland teamed remaining to give up to dish out 10 NKU a 55-53 assists. lead. Michigan Tech has one final • Steve Purdon’s chance, but a long driving layup inbounds pass is with 3.7 seconds knocked away as left in the game the buzzer sounds lifts NKU to a and NKU gives 52-51 upset Bezold a victory over No. 3 seed in his coaching Indianapolis in Steve Purdon hits a jumper against UM-St. Louis on Senior Day. debut. Harrison Morton scores the winning the first round basket against Michigan Tech. of the GLVC • One week later, Tournament at Evansville, Ind. Indianapolis held a Bezold guides NKU to a 79-67 win over Kentucky 51-50 lead with 17.3 seconds remaining, but the Wesleyan at Owensboro, Ky. Kelsey leads NKU Greyhounds’ David Logan misses the front end of with 25 points. the bonus and NKU rebounds. Purdon takes a pass on the left side, drives to the basket and converts a • On Feb. 12, 2005, David Logan pours in 42 layup with 3.7 seconds left to give NKU the lead. points as Indianapolis posts an 87-74 win over NKU in Regents Hall. The previous season in • Mike Kelsey pours in 35 points as NKU stuns No. Regents Hall, Logan scored 44 points against the 2 seed SIUE, 73-62, in the semifinals of the GLVC Norse. Tournament. Kelsey makes seven 3-pointers and is 10-for-15 from the field as sixth-seeded NKU advances to the GLVC championship game. Kelsey scores 25 points in the second half as the Norse build a 19-point lead and avenge two regular-season losses to SIUE. Kelsey’s 35-point performance ties the tournament record, which was set two days earlier by Sullivan Sykes of Saint Joseph’s.
• Randy Holbrook and Carl Richburg combine for 39 points as Southern Indiana posts a 79-49 victory over NKU to capture the GLVC Tournament championship in Roberts Stadium. Holbrook finishes with 23 points and is named the tournament’s most outstanding player. Kelsey leads NKU with 14 points David Logan (12) of Indianapolis averaged 43.0 ppg in his and ends his career with 1,595 points. final two games in Regents Hall.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2005-06 • A huge second-half runNORSE carries NKU MEN’S to an 81- BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE 71 upset over sixth-ranked Findlay in the John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic. The Norse use the scoring of Vincent Humphrey and Kevin Schappell to fuel the rally, which features a 21-3 run. Humphrey nets 13 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. Schappell scores all 14 of his points in the second half. It marks the second straight year in which NKU opens the season by defeating the sixth-ranked team in the nation (the Norse upset No. 6 Michigan Tech the previous season in the John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic).
• Billy Finnell is named the most outstanding player of the John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic for NKU after leading the Norse to a 74-66 win over Saginaw Valley State in Regents Hall. Finnell comes off the bench and dishes out a career-best eight assists, scores nine points and adds three steals. The NKU bench pours in 40 points and adds nine assists to spark the victory.
Billy Finnell drives against Grand Valley State during the Norse’s 73-63 win.
• NKU builds a 16-point halftime lead and holds off Grand Valley State, 73-63, in Regents Hall. The Norse limit the Lakers to 28 percent shooting from the field in the first half. NKU uses a 15-2 run to end the first half and take a 38-22 lead. Billy Finnell finishes with 16 points and four steals.
• NKU is unable to overcome a slow start against Brigham Young during a 65-46 loss at Provo, Utah. Keena Young scores 12 points and grabs six rebounds to lead BYU, which shot 55.1 percent from the field to hand NKU (6-1) its first loss of the season in front of a crowd of 7,205 in the Marriott Center. Gavin Ludgood leads NKU with 17 points and eight rebounds. The game marks the first time in 11 years that the Norse have met a Division I opponent in the regular season. NKU had not played a Division I opponent since the 1994-95 NKU’s Vincent Humphrey (right) attempts a season, when the Norse dropped an 85-63 decision shot during the Norse’s 81-71 upset of No. 6 Findlay on Nov. 18, 2005. at Toledo.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • Kevin Schappell scores 18 points and makes six free • Andre Muse hits a 15-foot jumper from the left throws in the final 20 secondsNORSE of the MEN’S game as NKU BASKETBALL side of the HISTORYlane with three TIMELINE seconds remaining to upsets No. 19 Lynn (Fla.), 69-68, at Boca Raton, Fla. give 20th-ranked Quincy a 70-68 victory over NKU Scott Bibbins finishes with a career-high 11 points for in Regents Hall on Nov. 30. the Norse, who led by nine points (60-51) with just more than a minute remaining and hold off a late rally. • Two days later, Steven Wright pours in 29 points After Bibbins converts two free throws with three as NKU upsets No. 21 SIUE, 81-76, in Regents seconds left to give NKU a 69-65 lead, Lynn’s James Hall. Vincent Humphrey adds 17 points for the Cage hits a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin. Norse, who finish with a 45-7 advantage in bench points. • J.B. Jones sets a GLVC Tournament record by going 13-for-13 from the free-throw line as Southern Illinois • On Dec. 19, Findlay rallies from a 13-point at Edwardsville holds off NKU, 78-74, in the first round deficit and converts 18 of 25 free throws in the at Evansville, Ind. Harrison Morton rallies NKU from a second half to down NKU, 59-53, at Findlay, Ohio. 14-point deficit by scoring 26 points, including a career- The Oilers, ranked No. 9 nationally in the NCAA high five 3-point field goals. Morton’s final 3-pointer Division II poll, extend their home winning streak brings NKU within 76-74 with 8.1 seconds remaining. to 45 games. The Norse own a 10-point lead with less than 11 minutes remaining in the game, but 2006-07 NKU goes 10 minutes without scoring a field goal. • On Nov. 17, Steven Wright scores 19 points on 7-for- 8 shooting from the field in his regular-season debut for • NKU wins the GLVC East Division title on Feb. NKU during a 73-59 win over Ferris State in Regents 19 with a 91-82 overtime victory over Bellarmine Hall. Wright, a transfer from Bowling Green, nets 13 in Regents Hall. Billy Finnell leads the Norse with points before halftime as NKU builds a 44-29 lead. 21 points.
On the left, Steven Wright prepares to dunk against Wayne State during the 2006 John L. Griffin Classic in Regents Hall. Pictured on the right is Wright slamming down a basket while being fouled by Tiffin’s Lamont Ellis.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • NKU begins the GLVC Tournament with a 71-61 victory over Rockhurst in RobertsNORSE Stadium. Steven MEN’S Wright BASKETBALL scores HISTORY TIMELINE 19 points to lead the Norse, while Kevin Schappell adds 17 points.
• Anthony Teague pours in 22 points to lead NKU past Drury, 69-62, in the GLVC Tournament semifinals. Harrison Morton scores 13 points for the Norse, who use a 12-0 run in the second half to turn a 50-45 deficit into a 57-50 lead.
• Southern Indiana rallies from a 10-point deficit in the final 9:52 of the game to post a 63-61 win over NKU in the GLVC Tournament championship game. The Screaming Eagles take the lead on a rebound basket by Kenny Page with 34 seconds remaining. NKU has a final chance to win in the closing seconds, but Billy Finnell’s driving, off-balance shot misses and is rebounded by Southern Indiana. Kenny Love adds a free throws with 0.1 seconds left for the final margin. Steven Wright leads NKU with 17 points, and Harrison Mortons adds 14 off the bench. NKU receives an at-large Kevin Schappell drives against Rockhurst berth in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional. during the 2007 GLVC Tournament.
NKU BATTLES USI FOR GLVC TITLE
James Cripe (left) slams down a basket against Southern Indiana during the second half of the 2007 GLVC Tournament championship game. Pictured above is NKU’s Harrison Morton attempting a shot against two Southern Indiana defenders. The Screaming Eagles rallied to defeat the Norse, 63-61, in the final GLVC Tournament championship game ever played in Roberts Stadium at Evansville, Ind. (Photos by Tim Downer, NKU Sports Information)
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NKU players and fans NORSE MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE(left) celebrate dur- ing the final seconds of the Norse’s 60-56 victory over Findlay in the 2007 NCAA II Great Lakes Region semi- finals. NKU snapped top-seeded Findlay’s 59-game home winning streak with the victory in Croy Gymnasium. Pictured left to right are Travis Rasso, Mark Hawkins (22), Harrison Morton, Kevin Schap- pell (33) and Anthony Teague (23).
• NKU meets Drury in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament and posts a 73-68 win over the Pan- thers at Findlay, Ohio. Steven Wright nets a game-high 26 points to lead NKU.
• On March 11, 2007, NKU ends Findlay’s 59-game home winning streak - the nation’s longest at any level - with a 60-56 victory in Croy Gymnasium. Steven Wright scores 18 points and gives NKU the lead for good (57-56) with a breakaway dunk with 1:59 left in the game. Anthony Teague and Billy Finnell each score 11 points for NKU, which shoots 56.1 percent from the field.
• Grand Valley State ends NKU’s season with a 66-42 win in the championship game of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional on March 13, 2007.
NKU’s Steven Wright (left) glides past Findlay’s Frank Phillips (44) for a basket in the 2007 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional. NKU players and coaches react after the final buzzer (pictured above).
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2008-09 • NKU’s first regular-seasonNORSE game MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE inside The Bank of Kentucky Center is on Nov. 15, 2008, against Ferris State. The Norse coast to a 72-57 win against the visiting Bulldogs. Dustin Maguire scores 28 points and grabs nine rebounds to lead NKU, while Tony Rack comes off the bench to add 16 points for the Norse. Rack knocks down five 3-point field goals as NKU wins its home opener in front of a crowd of 2,477.
• Ferris State’s Justin Keenan scores the first official basket in The Bank of Kentucky Center’s history at the 19:50 mark to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 advantage.
• Scott Bibbins nets the first basket Pictured on the left is Scott Bibbins (1) scoring NKU’s first-ever basket in The Bank of Kentucky Center while being fouled by Ferris State’s Justin Keenan. in NKU history inside the new arena On the right, DeAaron Williams finishes off the first-ever dunk in the new arena by converting a driving layup while during the second half against Ferris State. being fouled at the 18:15 mark. Bibbins then hits the first free throw • DeAaron Williams records the first official dunk in The Bank of in The Bank of Kentucky Center’s Kentucky Center’s history by finishing off a slam in the second half history to give NKU a 3-2 lead. against Ferris State.
On the left, Justin Keenan of Ferris State and NKU’s Tanner Jacobs (30) prepare to compete for the opening tip in the first regular-season game in The Bank of Kentucky Center. On the right, NKU’s A’Daeron Duncan (35) alters Keenan’s shot attempt.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide • On Jan. 17, Dustin Maguire makes three 3-pointers in the final 1:05 of regulation to force overtimeNORSE as NKU ralliesMEN’S from BASKETBALLa 13-point deficit to post HISTORY TIMELINE a 91-86 victory against Drury at Springfield, Mo. Maguire finishes with a career-high 30 points and hits seven shots from 3-point range. Drury held a 61-48 lead with 6:31 remaining and still owned a 68-61 advantage with 1:14 left on the clock, but Maguire takes over and buries three consecutive 3-pointers. Maguire’s 3-pointer with 23 seconds remaining ties the game.
• NKU wins its third straight GLVC East Division title with a 71-54 victory against Lewis on Feb. 28, 2009, in a game played in Regents Hall. Dennis Gagai comes off the bench and scores 25 points for NKU.
•On March 8, Leslie Malone ties a GLVC Tournament record with eight blocked shots as NKU rolls past Bellarmine, 69-47, in the championship game. Malone also grabs 15 rebounds and is named the GLVC Tournament’s most outstanding player. This is also head coach Dave Bezold’s 100th career victory, NKU’s A’Daeron Duncan finishes •On March 14, Lake Superior State defeats NKU in the NCAA Tournament with a dunk against Bellarmine. opener, 75-72, in double overtime at Findlay, Ohio. GLVC EAST DIVISION THREE-PEAT!
NKU wins its third straight GLVC East Division title during the 2008-09 seaason
NKU’s Leslie Malone (top left) slams home a basket against Missouri S&T. Pictured above is Dustin Maguire (5) launching a 3-pointer against Bellarmine. Maguire led NKU in scoring (15.0 ppg) and finished No. 1 nationally in free-throw percentage at .936 in 2008-09.
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(Photos by Jeff McCurry and Tim Downer, NKU Sports Information)
NORSE A FORCE
LEFT: NKU’s Leslie Malone (23) jams down two points against Rockhurst during the 2009 GLVC Tournament semifinals at Evansville, Ind. The Norse previaled in that game, 67-62, to advance to the championship contest against Bellarmine.
BOTTOM: Malone receives the GLVC’s most outstanding player award from commissioner Jim Naumovich after the title game. Pictured at the bottom right are NKU players and coaches posing for photos after winning the GLVC Tournament title for the first time since 2003.
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NKU’s Dustin Maguire (left) hits a 3-pointer against Bellarmine in the 2009 GLVC Tournament championship game. Maguire scored NKU’s first 16 points in that contest. The Norse’s Leslie Malone (top center and top right) is shown collecting two of his eight blocked shots in the GLVC Tournament title game. Malone tied a GLVC Tournament record with those eight rejections and was named the event’s most outstanding player.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NKU ALL-TIME RECORDS
Cluxton sets all-time collegiate record by making 94 straight free throws during the 1996-97 season
f statistics mean anything, NKU’s Paul Cluxton is the greatest shooter in the history of college basketball. CluxtonI set a collegiate basketball record by converting 94 consecutive free throws during the 1996-97 campaign. He finished 94-for-94 that season and is the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in free- throw percentage without missing a shot from the line. Going back to his junior season, Cluxton actually made 98 consecutive free throws. He converted his final four attempts from the line in 1995-96 and then proceeded to hit 94 consecutive free throws as a senior. Cluxton’s shooting skills were not just limited to free throws, though. The native of Lynchburg, Ohio, also made 303 attempts from 3-point range during his career. As a senior, Cluxton was 111-for-226 from 3-point range and averaged 15.2 points per game. He was also named third team All-American by the NABC his senior season and helped NKU win two straight NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region championships. The Norse also advanced to the national championship games in 1996 and ‘97. Cluxton finished his career with 1,495 points.
1. .934 - Paul Cluxton (272-291) - 1993-97 2. .865 - Dan Fleming (307-355) - 1981-85 3. .854 - Brian Lawhon (217-254) - 1997-01 (MINIMUM - 100 MADE FTS) 4. .832 - David Marshall (218-262) - 1990-92 NKU CAREER FREE-THROW 5. .823 - Shannon Minor (298-362) - 1993-97 6. .822 - Brenden Stowers (396-482) - 1999-03 PERCENTAGE LEADERS 7. .818 - Kevin Schappell (198-242) - 2003-07 8. .814 - Ryan Schrand (219-269) - 1991-95 9. .814 - Scott Bibbins (175-215) - 2005-10 10. .813 - Mike Kelsey (266-327) - 2001-05 11. .805 - Steve Howe (153-190) - 1979-83 Paul Cluxton Dan Fleming Kevin Schappell 12. .801 - Vincent Humphrey (125-156) - 2005-08 13. .798 - Craig Conley (431-540) - 1997-01 14. .788 - Craig Sanders (327-415) - 1998-02 15. .786 - Pat Ryan (253-322) - 1974-78
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NKU guard pours in school-record 50 points against Indianapolis in Regents Hall on Jan. 2, 2004
wild shootout took place in Regents Hall on Jan. 2, 2004, between Northern Kentucky University and Indianapolis. David Logan of Indianapolis scored 44 pointsA and led his team to a 95-92 victory in overtime, but the story of that evening was the performance of NKU’s Mike Kelsey. Kelsey poured in a school-record 50 points, including 39 in the second half. The junior guard connected on 16-for-25 attempts from the field, including 9-for-13 from 3-point range. Most of Kelsey’s 3-pointers in that game were from several feet beyond the arc. His 50-point performance shattered the previous NKU record of 43, set by Greg Phelia in 1992. Kelsey sent the game into overtime by hitting three free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining in regulation. He had been fouled attempting a 3-pointer with Indianapolis holding an 83- 80 lead. Kelsey and Phelia are the only two NKU players to reach Mike Kelsey drained nine 3-pointers 40 points in a game. against Indianapolis en route to scoring a school-record 50 points on Jan. 2, 2004.
Most Points ...... 50 by Mike Kelsey vs. Indianapolis, 1-2-04 Most Rebounds ...... 24 by Marvin Johnson vs. Campbellsville, 2-1-72 MostINDIVIDUAL Field Goals MadeGAME ...... RECORDS 17 by Richard Derkson vs. Cumberland, 2-10-72 by Dan Doellman vs. Bellarmine, 1-29-77 by David Palmer vs. UC-Clermont, 12-23-09 Brady Jackson Most Field Goal Attempts ...... 34 by Richard Derkson vs. Cumberland, 2-10-72 Most 3-PT FG Made ...... 11 by Brian Lawhon vs. Kentucky State, 12-22-98 Most 3-PT FG Attempts ...... 16 by Brian Lawhon vs. Kentucky State, 12-22-98 Most Free Throws Made ...... 17 by Derek Fields vs. Kentucky State, 2-15-89 Most Free Throw Attempts ...... 21 by Brady Jackson vs. E. Kentucky, 1-25-82 Consecutive Free Throws ...... 15 by Dan Fleming vs. IPFW, 1-19-81 Highest FG % (8 att.) ...... 1.000 by Brian Lawhon (10-10) vs. Bellarmine, 1-10-98 Dan Fleming Highest 3-PT FG % (7 att.) ...... 875 by Dennis Gagai (7-8) vs. Southern Indiana, 1-17-08 Highest FT % (10 att.) ...... 1.000 by Dan Fleming vs. IPFW, (15-15) Most Assists...... 14 by Craig Conley vs. UM-St. Louis, 2-22-01 Most Steals ...... 10 by Greg Phelia vs. Hawaii-Loa, 12-22-90 Most Turnovers ...... 9 by Craig Conley vs. IPFW, 1-9-99 Most Blocked Shots ...... 8 by Gary Woeste vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1-17-80 by Patrick Holt vs. N.E. Illinois, 11-21-86 Leslie Malone by Leslie Malone vs. Missouri S&T, 1-22-09 by Leslie Malone vs. Bellarmine, 3-8-09
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NKUMost Games ALL-TIME ...... RECORDS 35 shared by seven players (96-97) Most Games Started ...... 35 by Kevin Listerman (96-97) INDIVIDUALMost Minutes ...... SEASON RECORDS 1077 by Paul Cluxton (96-97) Most Points Scored ...... 664 by Derek Fields (88-89) Highest Scoring Average ...... 23.7 by Derek Fields (88-89) Most Field Goals ...... 232 by Richard Derkson (73-74) Most Field Goal Attempts ...... 503 by Richard Derkson (71-72) Highest FG % ...... 636 by Steve Jesse (82-83) Most 3-PT FG ...... 114 by Craig Sanders (00-01) Most 3-PT FG Att...... 259 by Craig Sanders (00-01) Highest 3-PT FG % ...... 535 by Paul Cluxton (95-96) Most Free Throws ...... 187 by Brenden Stowers (02-03) Most Free Throw Att...... 226 by Brenden Stowers (02-03) Highest FT % ...... 1.000 by Paul Cluxton (96-97) Consecutive Free Throws ...... 94 by Paul Cluxton (96-97) Most Rebounds ...... 304 by Todd Svoboda (91-92) Highest Rebound Average ...... 10.9 by Todd Svoboda (91-92) Most Assists...... 205 by Craig Conley (00-01) Most Steals ...... 90 by Kevin Listerman (96-97) Most Turnovers ...... 124 by Derek Fields (88-89) Most Personal Fouls ...... 111 by Mike Hofmeyer (78-79) Most Blocked Shots ...... 73 by Patrick Holt (85-86) Kevin Listerman owns the NKU record Most Dunks ...... 41 by LaRon Moore (95-96) for steals in a season with 90. Most Wins ...... 30 by the 1996-97 team
Most Games ...... 128 by Kevin Listerman (1995-00) Most Games Started ...... 120 by LaRon Moore (93-97) INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS by Craig Sanders (98-02) Most Points Scored ...... 2007 by Craig Sanders (98-02) Highest Scoring Average ...... 18.9 by Richard Derkson (71-75) by Brady Jackson (79-83) Most Field Goals ...... 796 by Brady Jackson (79-83) Most Field Goal Attempts ...... 1858 by Richard Derkson (71-75) Highest Field Goal % ...... 603 by Cliff Clinton (96-98) Most 3-PT Field Goals ...... 356 by Craig Sanders (98-02) Most 3-PT FG Attempts ...... 876 by Craig Sanders (98-02) Highest 3-PT FG % ...... 489 by Paul Cluxton (93-97) Most Free Throws Made ...... 396 by Brenden Stowers (99-03) Most Free Throw Attempts ...... 564 by Brady Jackson (79-83) Highest Free Throw % ...... 934 by Paul Cluxton (93-97) Most Rebounds ...... 859 by LaRon Moore (93-97) Highest Rebound Average ...... 9.1 by Todd Svoboda (89-92) Consec. Games (Doub. Fig) ...... 47 by Craig Sanders (98-02) Consec. Games (20 pts.) ...... 11 by Brady Jackson (79-83) Most Assists...... 530 by Craig Conley (97-01) Most Steals ...... 304 by Kevin Listerman (95-00) Most Turnovers ...... 286 by Brady Jackson (79-83) Craig Conley is NKU’s all-time career Most Personal Fouls ...... 404 by LaRon Moore (93-97) leader with 530 assists. Most Blocked Shots ...... 246 by Patrick Holt (85-89)
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide NKUMost ALL-TIME Points ...... 126 RECORDS vs. Oakland City, 12-16-91 Fewest Points ...... 38 vs. Gannon (Pa.), 11-28-09 MostNKU Rebounds TEAM GAME ...... 96 RECORDS vs. Calvary, 11-12-71 Fewest Rebounds ...... 16 vs. Findlay, 11-17-07 Most Field Goal Attempts ...... 115 vs. Calvary, 11-12-71 Fewest Field Goal Attempts ...... 35 vs. Kentucky State, 1-21-84 Most 3-PT FG Made ...... 19 vs. Indiana-East, 12-19-07 Most 3-PT FG Attempted ...... 39 vs. Kentucky State, 12-22-98 vs. Shawnee State 11-23-99 Highest 3-PT FG % ... .800 (12-15) vs. LeMoyne-Owen, 11-15-97 Highest FG % ...... 689 (42-61) vs. Franklin, 1-2-82 ...... 689 (31-45) vs. Rockhurst, 2-3-07 Lowest FG % ...... 254 vs. Ky. Wesleyan, 1-18-90 Highest FG % (Half) ...... 881 vs. Thomas More, 2-11-84 Lowest FG % (Half) .... .150 (3-20) vs. Wittenberg, 11-28-81 Most FT Attempts ...... 68 vs. Spalding, 12-8-94 Fewest FT Attempts ...... 5 vs. five opponents Highest FT % ...... 1.000 (23-23) vs. Bellarmine, 2-22-92 1.000 (23-23) vs. Ky. Wesleyan, 3-6-10 Lowest FT % ...... 200 vs. Franklin, 12-18-80 Most Points (Half) ...... 66 vs. Kentucky State, 2-20-92 vs. Indiana-East, 12-19-07 Most Points (Both Teams) ...... 246 vs. Oakland City, 12-16-91 (NKU, 126-120) Most Points (Home Floor) ...... 124 vs. Wilmington, 12-2-87 vs. Indianapolis, 3-4-89 vs. Indiana-East 12-19-07 Most Points (Road) ...... 126 vs. Oakland City, 12-16-91 Fewest Points (Both Teams) ...... 78 vs. Gannon (Pa.), 11-28-09 (Gannon, 40-38) Fewest Points (Road) ...... 38 vs. Gannon (Pa.), 11-28-09 Most Points Allowed (Home) ... 118 vs. Indianapolis, 3-4-89 Most Points Allowed (Road) ....131 vs. Ky. Wesleyan, 1-6-73 Most Points Allowed (Half) ...... 74 vs. S. Indiana, 3-3-94 Fewest Pts. Allowed (Half) ...... 13 vs. Kentucky State, 1-21-84 13 vs. Gannon (Pa.), 11-28-09 Largest Victory Margin ...... 66 vs. Indiana-East (124-58), 12-19-07 Worst Defeat ...... 70 vs. Ky. Wesleyan, 1-18-90 (47-117) Most Points (Loss) ...... 110 vs. Lewis, 3-3-90 Fewest Points (Loss) ...... 38 vs. Gannon (Pa.), 11-28-09 Fewest FGA (Both Teams) ...... 77 vs. Kentucky State, 1-8-83 Most FGA (Both Teams) ...... 194 vs. Calvary, 11-12-71 Most FGM (Both Teams) ...... 98 vs. Indianapolis, 3-4-89 Most 3-PT FG Made (Both) ...... 27 vs. Indianapolis, 3-4-89 vs. Indianapolis, 3-5-91 vs. Grand Valley State, 3-8-01 Most 3-PT Att. (Both Teams) .....65 vs. IU-Southeast, 12-5-95 Most Fouls (Both Teams) ...... 62 vs. Spalding, 12-8-94 Most Turnovers ...... 30 vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1-30-72 Fewest Turnovers ...... 3 vs. Indianapolis, 2-7-09 Most Assists...... 36 vs. Indiana-East, 12-19-07 Most Steals ...... 21 vs. Aquinas, 11-17-91 Most Blocked Shots ...... 14 vs. Thomas More, 11-23-88
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Mote Hils (1971-80) Mike Beitzel (1980-88) Ken Shields (1988-2004) 119-118 record (.502), 9 years 125-95 record (.570), 8 years 306-170 record (.643), 16 years
Dave Bezold (2004-present) 117-63 record (.650), 6 years AUSPICIOUS DEBUT: NKU head coach Dave Bezold (left) is pictured roaming the sidelines in Rupp Arena on Nov. 3, 2004. That exhibition game against Kentucky marked Bezold’s debut on the NKU sideline as head coach. NKU built an early eight-point lead against UK, and the Norse stayed with the powerful Wildcats for most of the game in the first-ever meeting between the two schools in men’s basketball. UK eventually pulled away for a 91-73 win before 18,824 fans, the largest crowd to ever watch NKU basketball.
COACH YRS. W-L PCT. NKUMote Hils Coaching 9Records 119-118 .502 Mike Beitzel 8 126-95 .570 Ken Shields 16 306-170 .643 Dave Bezold 6 117-63 .650
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1971-72 ppg rpg 1979-80 ppg rpg Richard Derkson 19.1 7.3 Brady Jackson 19.3 5.3 NKUChuck BergerYEAR-BY-YEAR 13.4 7.8 SCORING/REBOUNDINGMike Hofmeyer LEADERS 13.8 7.6 Jim McMillan 13.2 6.6 Marvin Wilson 10.2 5.2 Marvin Johnson 10.8 10.2 Mike List 7.9 3.5 Dan Maurer 9.8 9.2 Richard Derkson Tony Sandfoss 6.5 2.1 Mike Hofmeyer
1972-73 ppg rpg 1980-81 ppg rpg Richard Derkson 18.9 7.5 Brady Jackson 15.5 5.2 Chuck Berger 13.2 8.2 Mike Hofmeyer 15.3 7.4 Jeff Stowers 12.8 6.8 Mike List 9.1 5.6 Jim McMillan 11.5 5.9 Steve Pollock 7.4 2.3 Steve Jesse 6.6 7.3 Steve Meier 7.2 5.8 Jim McMillan Brady Jackson 1973-74 ppg rpg 1981-82 ppg rpg Richard Derkson 22.2 5.9 Brady Jackson 19.0 6.6 Ken Noll 13.8 7.9 Dan Fleming 10.6 1.7 Chuck Berger 11.1 5.8 John Patterson 7.3 5.0 Jeff Stowers 9.9 3.8 Steve Pollock 5.3 1.9 Mark Wilcox 7.5 2.5 Chuck Berger Steve Jesse 5.0 5.6 John Patterson
1974-75 ppg rpg 1982-83 ppg rpg Jeff Stowers 18.6 7.0 Brady Jackson 21.2 5.8 Ken Noll 17.3 9.5 Steve Jesse 8.9 8.4 Richard Derkson 14.6 5.2 Dan Fleming 6.9 1.8 Chuck Berger 10.1 5.8 Larry Hock 6.9 4.1 Greg Mills 6.3 3.3 Steve Pollock 6.5 2.7 Jeff Stowers Dan Fleming 1975-76 ppg rpg 1983-84 ppg rpg Dan Doellman 18.9 8.0 Dan Fleming 14.2 2.0 Jeff Stowers 17.0 6.1 Steve Jesse 11.0 8.6 Tony Faehr 14.8 9.8 Mark Numbers 10.1 3.2 Marvin Wilson 10.5 6.9 Willie Schlarman 7.6 4.3 Larry Hock 6.0 3.6 Greg Mills 9.1 3.8 Tony Faehr Steve Jesse 1976-77 ppg rpg 1984-85 ppg rpg Dan Doellman 19.1 6.6 Dan Fleming 17.6 3.3 Pat Ryan 18.1 2.8 Larry Hock 11.4 6.9 Tony Faehr 12.3 8.6 Ron Benford 9.2 4.3 Mike Jones 9.7 5.5 Darren Davenport 6.7 4.6 Dennis Bettis 7.7 3.0 Willie Schlarman 6.6 5.3 Dennis Bettis Larry Hock 1977-78 ppg rpg 1985-86 ppg rpg Dan Doellman 16.7 6.3 Shawn Scott 16.9 3.8 Pat Ryan 16.1 2.6 Willie Schlarman 14.2 6.3 Tony Faehr 10.4 8.3 Derek Fields 12.3 3.1 Dennis Bettis 8.3 3.0 Bob Schloemer 7.0 3.9 Mike Jones 6.6 2.8 Chris Wall 6.3 4.0 Pat Ryan Shawn Scott 1978-79 ppg rpg 1986-87 ppg rpg Dan Doellman 19.4 9.8 Shawn Scott 16.7 2.8 Mike Hofmeyer 16.4 7.3 Willie Schlarman 9.4 4.9 Tom Schneider 9.8 5.3 Derek Fields 9.6 2.8 Roger Ryan 7.7 1.1 Chris Wall 9.4 6.2 Gary Woeste 7.5 9.3 Terry Hairston 8.4 6.1 Dan Doellman Willie Schlarman
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1987-88 ppg rpg 1995-96 ppg rpg Derek Fields 14.8 3.7 LaRon Moore 17.7 7.3 NKUChris WallYEAR-BY-YEAR 14.6 7.0 SCORING/REBOUNDINGPaul Cluxton LEADERS 16.1 3.6 Shawn Scott 12.7 2.6 Shannon Minor 12.8 1.8 Kerry Hairston 9.2 4.7 Andre McClendon 11.4 4.1 Terry Hairston 7.8 6.6 Chris Wall Reggie Talbert 7.5 5.0 LaRon Moore
1988-89 ppg rpg 1996-97 ppg rpg Derek Fields 23.7 5.9 LaRon Moore 15.9 6.4 Chris Wall 20.5 7.7 Paul Cluxton 15.2 3.1 Terry Hairston 12.6 9.5 Cliff Clinton 13.2 8.1 Tracey Davis 9.3 3.2 Shannon Minor 11.3 1.8 Andy Listerman 7.8 3.5 George Smith 6.9 5.4 Derek Fields Paul Cluxton 1989-90 ppg rpg 1997-98 ppg rpg George Smith 16.3 10.3 Cliff Clinton 15.6 8.6 Jimmy Matthews 15.8 6.1 Todd Clark 12.7 5.9 Todd Svoboda 11.3 8.1 Brian Lawhon 11.3 2.5 Deron Blasingame 10.3 1.9 Scott Marston 10.9 3.6 Greg Phelia 7.9 2.0 George Smith Craig Conley 9.4 2.1 Cliff Clinton
1990-91 ppg rpg 1998-99 ppg rpg David Marshall 16.1 5.8 Craig Sanders 16.6 3.4 Jimmy Matthews 15.3 5.5 Craig Conley 15.7 5.3 Todd Svoboda 10.0 8.2 Brian Lawhon 12.7 3.4 Greg Phelia 8.5 1.9 Adam Norwell 12.3 7.8 Ron Marbrey 8.2 4.3 Charles Nixon 8.1 4.1 Jimmy Matthews Craig Sanders 1991-92 ppg rpg 1999-2000 ppg rpg David Marshall 18.9 7.1 Craig Sanders 12.0 2.3 Todd Svoboda 18.1 10.9 Craig Conley 11.2 3.4 Greg Phelia 15.4 3.0 Brian Lawhon 10.1 2.4 Ryan Schrand 10.4 2.1 Scott Marston 10.1 3.0 Adam Norwell 8.5 4.9 Nick Pangallo 7.0 1.7 David Marshall Adam Norwell 1992-93 ppg rpg 2000-01 ppg rpg Greg Phelia 15.9 4.4 Craig Sanders 17.6 2.1 Antoine Smith 14.8 5.1 Craig Conley 12.5 4.2 Ryan Schrand 13.4 3.5 Carl Mitchell 12.3 6.1 Craig Wilhoit 10.9 2.4 Todd Clark 10.5 5.5 Ron Marbrey 9.2 4.1 Adam Norwell 9.8 5.4 Greg Phelia Craig Conley 1993-94 ppg rpg 2001-02 ppg rpg Antoine Smith 20.9 4.8 Craig Sanders 20.3 3.2 Ryan Schrand 14.4 3.5 Brenden Stowers 13.2 3.5 LaRon Moore 10.3 6.7 Carl Mitchell 13.0 6.8 Shaft Stevenson 10.0 3.4 Bobby St-Preux 11.5 5.5 Paul Cluxton 8.6 2.4 Mike Kelsey 7.6 2.3 Antoine Smith Brenden Stowers 1994-95 ppg rpg 2002-03 ppg rpg LaRon Moore 16.4 7.9 Brenden Stowers 16.2 3.1 Shaft Stevenson 14.2 4.5 Mike Kelsey 14.5 2.5 Ryan Schrand 11.1 3.7 Quentin Smith 13.4 7.9 Reggie Talbert 10.5 8.5 Bobby St-Preux 10.2 3.9 Jamie Pieratt 9.1 3.1 Chris Seabrooks 8.6 5.7 Shannon Minor 9.1 1.7 Shaft Stevenson Jesse Rupe 6.6 4.5 Quentin Smith
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2003-04 ppg rpg Mike Kelsey 16.9 3.1 NKUJesse Rupe YEAR-BY-YEAR 15.8 7.3 SCORING/REBOUNDING LEADERS Steve Purdon 10.7 1.7 Kevin Reinhardt 8.8 3.7 Pat Cary 7.1 6.0 Jesse Rupe 2004-05 ppg rpg Mike Kelsey 16.0 2.7 Pat Cary 10.6 4.6 Derek Smith 10.3 5.6 Kevin Reinhardt 8.4 3.5 Harrison Morton 7.9 2.3 Mike Kelsey
2005-06 ppg rpg Kevin Reinhardt 11.8 4.9 Kevin Schappell 11.2 3.7 Billy Finnell 8.6 3.5 Vincent Humphrey 8.0 3.4 Gavin Ludgood 8.0 5.2 Kevin Schappell
2006-07 ppg rpg Steven Wright 16.8 5.3 Kevin Schappell 10.5 2.3 Kevin Schappell drives against Findlay during the Anthony Teague 9.2 2.6 2007 NCAA Division II Tournament. James Cripe 7.8 4.2 Billy Finnell 7.5 2.7 Steven Wright
2007-08 ppg rpg Harrison Morton 14.1 4.2 Dennis Gagai 10.3 2.2 Anthony Teague 10.0 3.0 Scott Bibbins 8.9 1.8 DeAaron Williams 8.3 4.0 Harrison Morton
2008-09 ppg rpg Dustin Maguire 15.0 4.4 Leslie Malone 12.5 7.0 DeAaron Williams 12.2 5.6 A’Daeron Duncan 9.2 4.9 Scott Bibbins 7.1 1.5 Leslie Malone 2009-10 ppg rpg David Palmer 17.1 8.2 Dennis Gagai 10.1 2.8 Dustin Maguire 9.9 2.5 Chris Knight 9.3 5.4 Scott Bibbins 8.2 2.1 David Palmer
NKU’s Leslie Malone soars in for a dunk against Missouri S&T during the 2008-09 season.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide -B- -D- Keith Greene, 93-94 -K- NKUMike Ballinger, ALL-TIME 71-73 MEN’SDarren BASKETBALLDavenport, 84-85 LETTERWINNERSKen Griffin, 94-95 Mike Kelsey, 01-05 Lenny Bays, 98-99 Derrick Davis, 80-82 Bob Griffin, 71-73 Mike Kimmey, 05-07 Drew Beckett, 98-99 Tracey Davis, 85-89 Jeff Knauf, 83-84 Ron Benford, 84-85 Richard Derkson, 71-75 -H- Chris Knight, 09- Chuck Berger, 71-75 Joe DeVoto, 79-80 Kerry Hairston, 85-89 Matt Koman, 08-09 Dennis Bettis, 75-79 Dan Doellman, 75-79 Terry Hairston, 85-89 Scott Bibbins, 05-10 A’Daeron Duncan, 08-09 Mark Hawkins, 04-08 -L- Mike Bingham, 89-90 Ken Hedges, 80-81 Demond Lane, 96-98 Jeff Blank, 90-91 -E- Mike Hedges, 74-77 Brian Lawhon, 97-01 Deron Blasingame, 88-92 Eric Ebrens, 92-94 Jerry Hinnenkamp, 75-79 Brian Lewin, 03-05 Billy Brewster, 99-00 Dennis Egan, 71-74 Larry Hock, 81-85 Andy Listerman, 94-98 Dan Brinkman, 83-85 Jay Eisenmenger, 79-83 Mike Hofmeyer, 77-81 Kevin Listerman, 95-00 Kenny Brown, 89-92 Rick Elliott, 76-77 Kelly Hoggard, 86-87 Mike List, 79-82 Matt Brown, 89-90 Kenny Ewald, 72-76 Patrick Holt, 85-89 Rob Lohr, 83-84 Mike Buckler, 73-74 Brad Hosler, 08-09 Gavin Ludgood, 05-06 Andy Burns, 81-85 -F- Steve Howe, 79-83 Willard Lund, 89-90 Tony Faehr, 75-78 Adam Howell, 02-04 Keith Lyons, 78-79 -C- Ethan Faulkner, 09- Vincent Humphrey, 05-08 Arturo Caines, 86-87 Aaron Fehler, 97-98 -M- Brandon Callahan, 09- Courtney Fergerson, 04-05 -J- Dustin Maguire, 08-10 Jon Campbell, 88-92 Darnell Fields, 01-02 Brady Jackson, 79-83 Leslie Malone, 08-09 Brian Carpenter, 01-02 Derek Fields, 85-89 Jason James, 95-97 Ron Marbrey, 89-93 John Carpenter, 92-93 Billy Finnell, 05-09 Tanner Jacobs, 08-09 David Marshall, 90-92 Pat Cary, 03-05 Ben Fischer, 79-81 David Jefferson, 06-07 Scott Marston, 97-00 Tim Chadwell, 81-83 Dan Fleming, 81-85 Willie Jenkins, 83-85 Jimmy Matthews, 87-91 Todd Clark, 96-01 Steve Jesse, 80-84 Dan Maurer, 71-73 Cliff Clinton, 96-98 -G- Marvin Johnson, 71-72 Andre McClendon, 92-96 Paul Cluxton, 93-97 Dennis Gagai, 07- Keith Johnson, 80-84 David McFarland, 05-09 Craig Conley, 97-01 Johnathan Gaines, 92-93 Horace Jones, 75-76 Jeff McKinley, 2000 Rick Crable, 77-79 Mike Gergen, 78-79 Mike Jones, 76-78 James Cripe, 06-07 John Gibson, 94-97 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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JimNKU McMillan, ALL-TIME 71-74 MEN’SMitch Perdrix,BASKETBALL 96-00 WillieLETTERWINNERS Schlarman, 83-87 Anthony Teague, 06-08 Jamie Medved, 01-02 Jim Perdue, 71-72 Bob Schloemer, 84-86 Fred Terry, 82-86 Steve Meier, 72-76 Jay Perin, 73-77 Gene Scholes, 84-86 Jerry Tevis, 90-91 Greg Mills, 74-76 Chuck Perry, 92-96 Tom Schneider, 77-79 Shannon Minor, 93-97 Dwight Pewett, 88-89 Tom Schrage, 79-80 -V- Carl Mitchell 00-02 Greg Phelia, 89-93 Ryan Schrand, 91-95 Jon Van Hoose, 08- Bob Mitts, 71-75 Jamie Pieratt, 93-96 Rick Schuster, 81-83 Jim Vidas, 92-93 Jeff Moffett, 86-88 Mike Piening, 73-77 Shawn Scott, 84-88 Andrew Vieth, 01-02 LaRon Moore, 93-97 Steve Pollock, 79-83 Chris Seabrooks, 02-03 Mike Vieth, 95-99 Terrence Moorman, 85-86 Steve Purdon, 03-05 Marty Secrest, 81-83 Josh Volkerding, 09-10 Harrison Morton, 04-08 Nathan Seiter, 98-99 Greg Von Hoene, 72-76 Yan Moukoury, 09-10 -R- Brian Shea, 89-93 Ken Mueller, 75-79 Tony Rack, 08- Trent Sibley, 91-93 -W- Josh Murphy, 99-03 Travis Rasso, 04-08 Antoine Smith, 92-94 Chris Wall, 85-89 Kevin Reinhardt, 03-06 Aaron Smith, 05-06 Jeff Walz, 90-91 -N- Jim Rice, 77-78 Derek Smith, 04-05 Zach Wieber, 99-01 Reggie Nettles, 82-84 Dave Rimer, 71-72 George Smith, 86-90 Mark Wilcox, 72-76 Charles Nixon, 97-99 Jared Ronai, 03-04 Quentin Smith, 02-03 Sean Wilcox, 93-94 Kenny Noll, 73-75 Sean Rowland, 01-05 Corey Sorrell, 09- Craig Wilhoit, 89-93 Adam Norwell, 97-01 Jesse Rupe, 99-04 Chase Steely, 04 Eric Wilkie, 07-09 Mark Numbers, 82-85 Chris Russell, 87-91 Erik Stenger, 09- Adrian Wilkinson, 03-04 Tim Russell, 88-89 Shaft Stevenson, 93-95 DeAaron Williams, 07-09 -O- Jim Ryan, 07-08 Brenden Stowers, 99-03 Marvin Wilson, 75-80 Doug Overmann, 71-73 Pat Ryan, 74-78 Jeff Stowers, 72-76 Gary Woeste, 77-80 Roger Ryan, 77-81 Jordan Stowers, 01-05 William Woods, 87-88 -P- Bobby St-Preux, 01-03 Wayne Wooten, 74-78 David Palmer, 09-10 -S- Dan Sullivan, 79-81 Steven Wright, 06-07 Nick Pangallo, 88-92 Craig Sanders, 98-02 Todd Svoboda, 89-92 Active Players in Bold John Patterson, 81-82 Tony Sandfoss, 79-83 Darral Payton, 06-07 Brian Schaefer, 98-01 -T- Herman Peoples, 88-89 Kevin Schappell, 03-07 Reggie Talbert, 93-96
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide The Associated Press began conducting a poll for the college division of men’s basketball on Jan. 5, 1961. The rankings consisted of colleges and universities that were members of NCAA college division NORTHERNand/or NAIA. A panel KENTUCKY of sportswriters VS. and sportsNATIONALLY broadcasters voted RANKED for the top 10TEAMS teams from 1961 through the final poll of the 1967-68 season. The poll was expanded to a Top 20 from 1968-69 through 1970-71, then reverted back to a Top 10 for the two seasons that followed. In the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons, the poll was extended to rank the top 15 teams. The Associated Press poll was discontinued after the 1974-75 season after the NCAA split the college division into Division II and III. At that time, the NCAA took over the compilation of the weekly poll. The chairmen of each of the eight NCAA Division II regions ranked the top 15 teams starting with the 1975-76 season, and then expanded it to 20 teams in the 1980-81 season. The NCAA continued to conduct the poll until the end of the 1996-97 season. Starting in the 1997-98 season, Division II Bulletin took over the poll and ranked the top 25 teams in NCAA Division II. That continued until the duties of conducting the poll were shifted to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Congress after the 2003-04 season.
1972-73 1980-81 #8 Kentucky State 90, Northern Kentucky 68 (H) #5 ISU-Evansville 76, Northern Kentucky 59 (H) #1 Wright State 90, Northern Kentucky 76 (A) 1973-74 #2 Wright State 91, Northern Kentucky 60 (H) #3 Tennessee State 90, Northern Kentucky 74 (A) #3 Tennessee State 69, Northern Kentucky 63 (H) 1981-82 #1 UT-Chattanooga 92, Northern Kentucky 85 (A) #18 ISU-Evansville 76, Northern Kentucky 71 (ot) (A) #4 Ky. Wesleyan 80, Northern Kentucky 70 (H) #8 Ky. Wesleyan 67, Northern Kentucky 57 (A) #2 UT-Chattanooga 99, Northern Kentucky 78 (H) #2 Wright State 57, Northern Kentucky 55 (ot) (A) #10 Kentucky State 84, Northern Kentucky 80 (H) #14 Wright State 69, Northern Kentucky 67 (H)
1974-75 1982-83 #12 Tennessee State 86, Northern Kentucky 83 (A) Northern Kentucky 86, #11 Ky. Wesleyan (H) 73 #3 UT-Chattanooga 95, Northern Kentucky 76 (A) #4 New Orleans 97, Northern Kentucky 94 (A) 1983-84 Northern Kentucky 78, #10 UT-Chattanooga 72 (H) #1 Ky. Wesleyan 68, Northern Kentucky 49 (A) #1 Kentucky State 108, Northern Kentucky 94 (A) 1984-85 1975-76 #11 Ky. Wesleyan 69, Northern Kentucky 60 (A) #12 UT-Chattanooga 86, Northern Kentucky 82 (A) #12 Ky. Wesleyan 75, Northern Kentucky 71 (H) #4 Tennessee State 89, Northern Kentucky 79 (A) #20 Wright State 55, Northern Kentucky 53 (A) Northern Kentucky 70, #3 Tennessee State 65 (H) #2 Kentucky State 72, Northern Kentucky 63 (H) 1985-86 Northern Kentucky 64 #13 Lewis 62 (2 ot) (H) 1976-77 #6 Ky. Wesleyan 79, Northern Kentucky 67 (A) #7 Kentucky State 92, Northern Kentucky 79 (A) Northern Kentucky 91, #14 Ky. Wesleyan 90 (H) Northern Kentucky 81, #4 Youngstown (H) #15 Lewis 73, Northern Kentucky 64 (A) #8 UT-Chattanooga 94, Northern Kentucky 79 (A) #1 Wright State 74, Northern Kentucky 67 (H) Northern Kentucky 88, #8 UT-Chattanooga 76 (H) 1986-87 1977-78 Northern Kentucky 72, #19 Lewis 62 (A) #5 Northern Kentucky 77, #15 Wright State 73 (ot) (A) #7 Ky. Wesleyan 70, Northern Kentucky 58 (H) #5 Ky. Wesleyan 63, Northern Kentucky 52 (A) 1978-79 #14 Southern Indiana 83, Northern Kentucky 68 (A) #4 Wright State 74, Northern Kentucky 69 (ot) (A) Northern Kentucky 63, #9 Eastern Illinois 61 (H) 1987-88 Northern Kentucky 103, #2 Ky. Wesleyan 102 (ot) (H) 1979-80 Northern Kentucky 93, #11 Ky. Wesleyan 85 (A) #2 Wright State 116, Northern Kentucky 66 (H) Northern Kentucky 85, #19 Lewis 75 (H) #14 Eastern Illinois 90, Northern Kentucky 62 (A)
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 1988-89 1996-97 #18 IPFW 96, Northern Kentucky 93 (H) #2 Northern Kentucky 95, #18 South Dakota 87 (N) #19NORTHERN Ky. Wesleyan 100, KENTUCKY Northern Kentucky VS. 97 (H) NATIONALLY#2 Northern RANKED Kentucky TEAMS 83, #5 Virginia Union 66 (A) #20 SIU-Edwardsville 84, Northern Kentucky 81 (H) #2 Northern Kentucky 69, #3 Washburn 63 (ot) (N) #20 Bellarmine 108, Northern Kentucky 105 (ot) (A) #2 Northern Kentucky 61, #9 Fla. Southern 50 (A) #5 Indianapolis 74, #9 Northern Kentucky 73 (A) 1989-90 #17 Northern Kentucky 96, #10 Southern Indiana 79 (H) #20 Texas A&I 107, Northern Kentucky 91 (N) #9 Indianapolis 74, #7 Northern Kentucky 71 (ot) (H) #3 Ky. Wesleyan 117, Northern Kentucky 47 (A) #9 Northern Kentucky 79, #18 Texas A&M-Com. 67 (N) #17 Southern Indiana 95, Northern Kentucky 72 (A) #7 Cal State Bakersfield 57, #9 Northern Kentucky 56 (N) #12 Southern Indiana 83, Northern Kentucky 82 (H) #1 Ky. Wesleyan 106, Northern Kentucky 88 (H) 1997-98 #12 Ashland 88, Northern Kentucky 62 (A) #20 Northern Kentucky 87, #7 Southern Indiana 75 (H) #4 Ky. Wesleyan 62, #18 Northern Kentucky 55 (A) 1990-91 #12 Northern Kentucky 83, #4 Ky. Wesleyan 76 (H) #16 Ky. Wesleyan 89, Northern Kentucky 77 (A) #7 Southern Indiana 79, #13 Northern Kentucky 78 (N) #14 Bellarmine 79, Northern Kentucky 73 (H) #7 Southern Indiana 81, #13 Northern Kentucky 66 (N) #1 Ashland 99, Northern Kentucky 84 (A) #11 Ky. Wesleyan 85, Northern Kentucky 65 (H) 1998-99 #14 Bellarmine 88, Northern Kentucky 82 (A) #1 Ky. Wesleyan 86, Northern Kentucky 77 (H) #3 Ashland 93, Northern Kentucky 84 (H) #2 Southern Indiana 97, Northern Kentucky 76 (A) #4 Southern Indiana 79, Northern Kentucky 74 (H) 1991-92 #1 Ky. Wesleyan 69, Northern Kentucky 65 (A) Northern Kentucky 114, #6 Ky. Wesleyan 109 (2 ot) (H) #1 Ky. Wesleyan 111, Northern Kentucky 70 (N) #11 IPFW 93, Northern Kentucky 87 (H) #12 Ky. Wesleyan 101, Northern Kentucky 75 (A) 1999-00 #10 Northern Kentucky 87, #5 Southern Indiana 79 (H) 1992-93 #3 Ky. Wesleyan 75, #8 Northern Kentucky 64 (A) #4 IPFW 105, Northern Kentucky 88 (A) #13 Southern Indiana 75, #19 Northern Kentucky 60 (A) #14 Southern Indiana 107, Northern Kentucky 79 (H) #8 Southern Indiana 100, #22 Northern Kentucky 89 (N) #11 Ky. Wesleyan 91, Northern Kentucky 81 (H) #2 Ky. Wesleyan 66, #24 Northern Kentucky 62 (A) #19 Ky. Wesleyan 65, Northern Kentucky 62 (A) #14 Southern Indiana 60 Northern Kentucky 59 (A) 2000-01 #14 IPFW 87, Northern Kentucky 70 (H) #3 Southern Indiana 90, #4 Northern Kentucky 75 (A) #7 Northern Kentucky 106, #3 Ky. Wesleyan 86 (H) 1993-94 #5 Ky. Wesleyan 80, #15 Northern Kentucky 57 (A) #3 Ky. Wesleyan 94, Northern Kentucky 72 (H) #2 Ky. Wesleyan 84, #13 Northern Kentucky 67 (N) #19 Gannon 85, Northern Kentucky 75 (A) #14 Northern Kentucky 93, #4 Southern Indiana 92 (ot) (N) #9 Southern Indiana 112, Northern Kentucky 83 (A) #2 Ky. Wesleyan 59, #14 Northern Kentucky 57 (A)
1994-95 2001-02 Northern Kentucky 96, #1 Southern Indiana 90 (A) #1 Ky. Wesleyan 64, #17 Northern Kentucky 62 (H) #13 Ky. Wesleyan 90, # 18 Northern Kentucky 87 (ot) (A) #1 Ky. Wesleyan 99, Northern Kentucky 76 (A) # 9 Northern Kentucky 101, #5 Southern Indiana 97 (H) #9 Northern Kentucky 100, #3 Ky. Wesleyan 99 (3 ot) (H) 2002-03 #5 Southern Indiana 102, #9 Northern Kentucky 94 (N) #6 Northern Kentucky 74, #1 Ky. Wesleyan 73 (A) #12 Northern Kentucky 83, #14 Lewis 71 (H) 1995-96 #4 Ky. Wesleyan 71, #10 Northern Kentucky 68 (H) #5 Cal State Bakersfield 83, #19 Northern Kentucky 71 (A) #13 Northern Kentucky 76, #16 Lewis 72 (A) #4 Southern Indiana 99, #19 Northern Kentucky 66 (A) #10 Northern Kentucky 84, #19 Southern Indiana 82 (N) #4 Southern Indiana 103, # 15 Northern Kentucky 102 (H) #10 Northern Kentucky 58, #20 Lewis 55 (N) Northern Kentucky 70, #15 Indianapolis 67 (H) #19 Northern Kentucky 99, #4 Southern Indiana 87 (A) 2003-04 #19 Northern Kentucky 56, #6 Cal State Bakersfield 55 (N) #3 South Dakota State 91, Northern Kentucky 76 (N) #19 Northern Kentucky 68, #2 Virginia Union 66 (N) #15 Christian Brothers 66, Northern Kentucky 55 (H) #1 Fort Hays State 70, #19 Northern Kentucky 63 (N) #16 Indianapolis 95, Northern Kentucky 92 (ot) (H)
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide 2003-04 - continued from previous page 2006-07 Northern Kentucky 81, #1 Southern Indiana 80 (H) #20 Quincy 70, Northern Kentucky 68 (H) #17NORTHERN Southern Indiana KENTUCKY74, Northern Kentucky VS. 66 (A)NATIONALLYNorthern RANKED Kentucky 81, TEAMS #21 SIU-Edwardsville 76 (H) Northern Kentucky 93 #11 Lewis 90 (3ot) (H) #9 Findlay 59, Northern Kentucky 53 (A) #13 Southern Indiana 83, Northern Kentucky 74 (N) #10 Southern Indiana 83, Northern Kentucky 71 (A) #14 Southern Indiana 63, Northern Kentucky 61 (N) 2004-05 Northern Kentucky 60, #3 Findlay 56 (A) Northern Kentucky 55, #6 Michigan Tech 53 (H) #7 Grand Valley State 66, Northern Kentucky 42 (N) #19 Southern Indiana 87, Northern Kentucky 82 (ot) (A) #7 SIU-Edwardsville 69, Northern Kentucky 66 (A) 2007-08 #19 Southern Indiana 80, Northern Kentucky 67 (H) #5 Findlay 66, Northern Kentucky 53 (H) Northern Kentucky 73, #21 SIU-Edwardsville 62 (N) #6 Drury 69, Northern Kentucky 67 (H) #4 Southern Indiana 79, Northern Kentucky 49 (N) Northern Kentucky 78, #22 Ky. Wesleyan 63 (A) #1 Grand Valley State 62, Northern Kentucky 58 (A) 2005-06 Northern Kentucky 81 #6 Findlay 71 (H) 2008-09 Northern Kentucky 69, #19 Lynn (Fla.) 68 (A) #23 Catawba (N.C.) 86, Northern Kentucky 81 (N) #5 Southern Indiana 75, Northern Kentucky 56 (H) #13 Bellarmine 77, Northern Kentucky 60 (A) #18 SIU-Edwardsville 68, Northern Kentucky 59 (A) Northern Kentucky 72, #11 Ky. Wesleyan 60 (A) #10 Saint Joseph’s 75, Northern Kentucky 69 (H) #8 Southern Indiana 83, Northern Kentucky 78 (A) #3 Saint Joseph’s 76, Northern Kentucky 58 #19 Bellarmine 76, Northern Kentucky 68 (H) #22 SIU-Edwardsville 78, Northern Kentucky 74 Northern Kentucky 69, #18 Bellarmine 47 (N)
2009-10 #13 Grand Valley State 57, Northern Kentucky 54 (A) #22 Quincy 73, Northern Kentucky 66 (H) Northern Kentucky 67, #13 Ky. Wesleyan 62 (H) Going into the 2010-11 season, NKU: Northern Kentucky 65, #14 Drury 61 (H)
#8 Ky. Wesleyan 80, Northern Kentucky 60 (A) • hasTHE beaten NKU nationally LOWDOWN ranked teams 51 times. Northern Kentucky 68, #2 Southern Indiana 56 (H) #3 Ky. Wesleyan 81, Northern Kentucky 76 (N) • has played the No. 1-ranked team in the national poll 15 times.
• is 2-13 against No. 1 teams, with both wins coming against Southern Indiana (1994-95 & 2003-04).
• was 5-1 against nationally ranked teams in 2002-03, when the Norse were also in the top 25.
• lost three times in one season to No. 1-ranked Ken- tucky Wesleyan during the 1998-99 campaign.
• was ranked No. 2 during the 1996-97 season and knocked off four nationally ranked foes while sitting at the No. 2 spot.
• lost its first 10 games against nationally ranked opponents from 1972-74.
• beat No. 10 UT-Chattanooga, 78-72, in Regents Hall on Feb. 10, 1975, for its first-ever win against a nationally ranked team. Steven Wright leaves the court after NKU’s 60-56 win at No. 3 Findlay during the 2006-07 season. The Norse also halted the Oilers’ 59-game home winning streak with that victory in the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional.
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NKU’s Steven Wright receives the GLVC Player of the Year trophy from league commissioner Jim Naumovich during the 2007 GLVC Tournament in Roberts Stadium at Evansville, Ind.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Akron...... 4-0 Georgetown (Ky.)...... 6-10 NKUAlabama ALL-T State...... IME SERIES RECORDS 0-2 Grand Valley State...... 2-4 American Christian...... 1-0 Hanover...... 3-2 Anderson...... 1-0 Hawaii Hilo...... 0-1 Aquinas...... 1-0 Hawaii Pacific...... 0-1 Arkansas Tech...... 1-0 Hawaii-Loa...... 1-0 Ashland...... 10-12 Heidelberg...... 1-0 Augustana (S.D.)...... 1-0 Hillsdale...... 0-1 Bellarmine...... 43-32 Humboldt State...... 1-0 Bentley...... 1-0 IPFW...... 24-12 Berea...... 3-0 IU-Southeast...... 9-0 Bethel (Ind.)...... 0-2 IUPUI...... 4-1 Bethel (Tenn.)...... 4-1 Illinois-Springfield...... 1-0 Brescia...... 1-0 Indiana-East...... 3-0 Brigham Young...... 0-1 Indianapolis...... 34-28 Cal State Bakersfield...... 1-2 Judson...... 1-0 Cal State Chico...... 0-1 Kennesaw State...... 1-0 Cal State Los Angeles...... 1-0 Kentucky Christian...... 1-0 California (Pa.)...... 3-1 Kentucky State...... 25-18 Calvary (Ky.)...... 2-0 Kentucky Wesleyan...... 30-44 Calvin...... 0-1 Kenyon...... 1-0 Campbellsville...... 6-8 Lake Erie...... 1-0 Capital...... 0-1 Lake Superior State...... 1-1 Catawba...... 0-1 LeMoyne-Owen...... 1-0 Cedarville...... 2-0 Lewis...... 36-16 Central Oklahoma...... 0-1 Lincoln Memorial...... 1-0 Central State...... 12-6 Lipscomb...... 1-2 Centre...... 1-0 Longwood...... 1-0 Charleston (W. Va.)...... 1-0 Lynn...... 2-0 Christian Brothers...... 6-2 Malone...... 1-1 Cincinnati...... 0-7 Marian (Ind.)...... 2-2 Cumberland (Ky.)...... 6-7 Marietta...... 1-0 Dayton...... 0-1 Maryville...... 1-0 DePauw...... 1-0 Michigan Tech...... 1-1 Denison...... 1-0 Michigan-Dearborn...... 1-0 Drury...... 5-2 Milligan...... 0-1 Dubuque...... 1-0 Missouri S&T...... 6-0 Eastern Illinois...... 2-2 Missouri-St. Louis...... 16-7 Eastern Kentucky...... 2-5 Mo. Western State...... 0-1 Edinboro...... 1-0 Morehead State...... 0-5 Emporia State...... 1-0 Mount Olive...... 1-0 Evansville...... 1-0 Mount St. Joseph...... 1-0 Ferris State...... 7-0 Mt. St. Maryʼs...... 0-1 Findlay...... 4-4 Mt. Vernon Nazarene...... 1-0 Florida Southern...... 2-0 New Orleans...... 0-1 Fort Hays State...... 0-1 Newberry...... 1-0 Franklin...... 7-4 North Alabama...... 2-0 Franklin (Ohio)...... 1-0 North Dakota...... 1-0 Gannon University...... 4-3 Northeastern Illinois...... 1-0
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Northern Michigan...... 2-1 Taylor (Ind.)...... 1-2 NKU Northern ALL-T State...... IME SERIES RECORDS 1-0 Tennessee State...... 3-7 Northwood (Ind.)...... 2-1 Texas A&I...... 0-1 Nova Southeastern...... 0-1 Texas A&M-Commerce...... 1-0 Oakland (Mich.)...... 7-6 Thomas More...... 30-5 Oakland City...... 13-0 Tiffin...... 2-0 Ohio Dominican...... 7-0 Toledo...... 0-1 Ohio Northern...... 1-0 Transylvania...... 6-8 Olivet Nazarene...... 2-0 Trenton State...... 0-1 Otterbein...... 1-0 UC-Clermont...... 7-0 Pennsylvania...... 0-1 UMass Lowell...... 1-0 Pfeiffer...... 0-1 UT-Chattanooga...... 3-7 Philadelphia...... 0-1 UW-La Crosse...... 1-0 Pikeville...... 5-2 UW-Stevens Point...... 1-0 Point Park...... 1-0 Union (Ky.)...... 2-1 Purdue-Calumet...... 3-0 Urbana...... 5-0 Quincy...... 18-7 Virginia Union...... 2-0 Ramapo State...... 1-0 Wabash...... 3-0 Rockhurst...... 6-1 Washburn...... 1-0 Rollins...... 2-0 Wayne State (Mich.)...... 3-0 Rose-Hulman...... 1-0 Wayne State (Neb.)...... 1-0 SIU Edwardsville...... 19-10 West Chester...... 1-0 Saginaw Valley State...... 6-1 West Va. Tech...... 1-0 Saint Josephʼs...... 37-20 Western Illinois...... 2-0 Shawnee State...... 3-0 Westminster (Pa.)...... 2-0 Slippery Rock...... 2-0 Wilberforce...... 1-0 South Dakota...... 1-0 Wilmington (Ohio)...... 7-1 South Dakota State...... 0-1 Wingate...... 0-2 Southern Indiana...... 18-45 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 23-8 Spalding...... 4-0 Wittenberg...... 0-1 Spring Hill...... 2-0 Wright State...... 7-19 Steubenville...... 1-1 Xavier...... 2-3 Tampa...... 1-0 Youngstown State...... 2-6
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide BradyNKU ALL-AMERICANS Jackson
Brady Jackson earned honorable mention All-America recognition for his performance during the 1982-83 season, when he averaged 21.2 points per game and led NKU to a 1983 NAIA honorable22-7 record. mention The 6-foot-4 All-American forward finished with 1,980 career points, which was No. 1 in school history for the next 19 years. Jackson shot 53.4 percent from the field as a senior and also recorded 60 steals. He led the Norse in scoring 24 times as a senior and netted 615 points in his final campaign, which stood as an NKU single-season record for six years. Jackson was inducted into the NKU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
Derek Fields
Derek Fields saved the best for last in his Northern Kentucky University career. As a senior during the 1988-89 season, Fields averaged a school-record 23.7 points per game 1989 NABC thirdand was team named All-American Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year. The 6-foot-1 guard scored a Norse single-season record 664 points and earned a spot on the NABC All- America third team. Fields became the first Norse men’s basketball player in history to earn that NCAA Division II honor from the NABC, and he was later inducted into the NKU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. Fields finished his NKU career with 1,664 points.
Paul Cluxton
Paul Cluxton is the only player to ever go an entire season to shoot perfect from the line and lead the nation in free-throw percentage. Cluxton accomplished the feat during the 1997 NABC third1996-97 team season, All-American when he hit all 94 attempts from the charity stripe. As a senior, Cluxton was 111-for-226 from 3-point range and averaged 15.2 points per game. He was also named third team All-American by the NABC his senior season and helped NKU advance to the national championship games in 1996 and ‘97. Cluxton finished his career with 1,495 points and was inducted into the NKU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
LaRon Moore
LaRon Moore will always be remembered for his rim-rattling dunks and key blocked shots by many, but the 6-foot-6 forward also scored many clutch baskets. As a senior, Moore 1997 NABC thirddominated team the All-American inside with 35 points as NKU defeated Oakland (Mich.), 101-87, to win the regional title at Indianapolis, Ind. Moore is named the most outstanding player of the Great Lakes Regional Tournament for his performance. Moore averaged 15.9 points and 6.4 rebounds as a senior to earn third team All-America honors from the NABC. Moore finished his career with 1,866 career points and an NKU-record 859 rebounds.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide Craig Sanders NKU ALL-AMERICANS
Craig Sanders finished his career with 2,007 career points and as NKU’s all-time scoring leader. A four-year starter, Sanders was a tremendous 3-point shooter who averaged 2002 DII Bulletin16.5 points honorable during his mention career. As All-American a senior in 2001-02, the 6-foot-3 Sanders averaged 20.3 points per game and led the Norse to a 19-8 record. For his performance, Sanders was named honorable mention All-American by Division II Bulletin. In addition to his scoring totals, Sanders also finished No. 1 in Norse history with 356 career 3-point field goals and No. 1 in 3-point attempts with 876. Brenden Stowers
Brenden Stowers finished off an outstanding career as a senior by leading NKU to its first-ever GLVC Tournament title and a No. 4 national ranking in the NCAA Division II poll. 2003 DII BulletinStowers second averaged team 16.2 pointsAll-American as a senior and made a school-record 187 free throws during the 2002-03 season. The 6-foot-2 Stowers consistently drove to the basket as a senior and drew fouls, and he hit many clutch shots to earn second team All-America honors from Division II Bulletin. He was also named the most outstanding player of the GLVC Tournament as a senior and finished with 1,311 career points.
Steven Wright
Steven Wright played just one season at NKU, but the transfer from Bowling Green State put on an exhibition of highlight-reel performances and clutch shooting that helped him 2007 DII Bulletinearn GL firstVC Player team of All-American the Year accolades. A 6-foot-3 leaper, Wright averaged 16.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as NKU won the GLVC East Division title and advanced to the regional championship game. Wright also led the team in steals with 54 and dished out 106 assists. He participated in the NABC/NCAA Division II All-Star Game and scored 13 points for the West, which rallied for a 97-92 win over the East at Springfield, Mass.
THE WRIGHT STUFF: NKU’s Steven Wright participated in the 2007 NABC/NCAA Division II All-Star Game and scored 13 points for the West, which rallied for a 97-92 win over the East at Springfield, Mass. Wright and NKU head coach Dave Bezold are pictured on the left.
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •1986 Shawn Scott (2nd Team) NKU ALL-GLVC HONORS •1987 Shawn Scott (2nd Team) Shawn Scott Chris Wall •1988 Chris Wall (2nd Team)
•1989 Derek Fields (Player of the Year) Derek Fields George Smith •1990 George Smith (2nd Team)
•1991 David Marshall (2nd Team) Jimmy Matthews (HM) David Marshall Jimmy Matthews •1992 David Marshall (2nd Team) Todd Svoboda (2nd Team) Greg Phelia (HM) Shawn Scott was the first NKU men’s basketball •1993 player to earn All-GLVC honors. Greg Phelia (HM) Greg Phelia Todd Svoboda Ryan Schrand (HM) Antoine Smith (HM)
•1994 Antoine Smith (1st Team)
•1995 Ryan Schrand Antoine Smith LaRon Moore (1st Team) Reggie Talbert (2nd Team) Ryan Schrand (HM)
•1996 LaRon Moore (1st Team) Andre McClendon (HM) LaRon Moore Reggie Talbert Paul Cluxton (HM) Shannon Minor (HM)
•1997 LaRon Moore (1st Team) Paul Cluxton (1st Team) Cliff Clinton (HM) Andre McClendon Paul Cluxton Shannon Minor (HM)
•1998 Cliff Clinton (1st Team) Kevin Listerman (2nd Team) Derek Fields earned GLVC Player of the Year Brian Lawhon accolades in 1989. (Freshman of the Year) Shannon Minor Cliff Clinton
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide •1999 Craig Sanders (2nd Team & NKU ALL-GLVC HONORS Fr eshman of the Year) Craig Conley (2nd Team)
•2000 Kevin Listerman Brian Lawhon Craig Sanders (HM) Craig Conley (HM) Kevin Listerman (HM)
•2001 Craig Sanders (1st Team) Craig Sanders Craig Conley Craig Conley (HM)
•2002 Craig Sanders (1st Team) Carl Mitchell (2nd Team) Brenden Stowers (HM) Brenden Stowers Carl Mitchell
•2003 Brenden Stowers (1st Team) Quentin Smith (2nd Team) NKU’s Mike Kelsey earned All-GLVC honors Mike Kelsey (HM) three times in his career. •2004 Mike Kelsey Jesse Rupe Mike Kelsey (2nd Team) Jesse Rupe (2nd Team)
•2005 Mike Kelsey (HM) Quentin Smith Billy Finnell •2006 Kevin Schappell (HM) Billy Finnell (Freshman of the Year)
•2007 Kevin Schappell Steven Wright Steven Wright (Player of the Year)
•2008 Harrison Morton (2nd Team)
Dennis Gagai Harrison Morton Dennis Gagai (Freshman of the Year)
•2009 Dustin Maguire (2nd Team) Leslie Malone (2nd Team) Steven Wright led NKU to the GLVC East title in DeAaron Williams (3rd Team) 2007 and was named GLVC Player of the Year. Dustin Maguire DeAaron Williams
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2010-11 NKU Norse media guide INSIDE FORCE: On Dec. 23, 2009, David Palmer scored a career-high 39 points as NKU •2010 outlasted UC-Clermont in overtime, 91-89, in NKUDavid Palmer ALL-GLVC (1st Team) HONORS The Bank of Kentucky Center. Palmer’s 39-point performance tied for the third-highest scoring total in NKU history, and his 17 field goals Leslie Malone David Palmer equaled the school record.
Interview Policy All NKU coaches and student-athletes are available for interviews with the media following events or practices. All telephone interviews must be arranged through either the sports information office or the head Tocoach the of Media the particular sport. The best time to interview student-athletes is before or after practices, but the sports information office will also set up telephone interviews if requested. The coaching staff is usually available during morning hours and will return calls when requests are made through the sports information office. Following the completion of events, NKU players will be available after a 10-minute cooling off period. The locker rooms are private team areas and media members are not permitted inside unless accompanied by NKU sports information personnel. The sports information staff will assist in locating coaches and players for the media after events.
Practices NKU practices are generally open to the media, but please call the sports information office in advance. Television stations and still photographers are welcome to shoot practice sessions as long as they do not disturb the coaches or players during practice. Please contact the sports information office for practice times and locations.
Credentials Please contact sports information director Don Owen at either (859) 572-5470 or [email protected] for media credentials. Please make requests as soon as possible for credentials. Working press credentials are only for accredited media.
NEWSPAPERS RECORDER NEWSPAPERS WKRC CHANNEL 12 RADIO THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER James Weber Brad Johansen 700 WLW-AM Barry Forbis, Sports Editor 6948 Oakwood Drive 1906 Highland Avenue Bill Dennison Rory Glynn, Deputy Sports Editor Florence, Ky. 41042 Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 Lance McAlister 312 Elm Street (859) 283-0404 (513) 763-5454 8044 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Covering NKU Basketball in 2010-11Suite 650 (513) 768-8438 THE NORTHERNER WLWT CHANNEL 5 Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 Sports Editor George Vogel, Ken Broo (513) 686-8531 THE COURIER-JOURNAL Northern Kentucky University 1700 Young Street Harry Bryan, Sports Editor Highland Heights, Ky. 41099 Cincinnati, Ohio 45210 1530 AM ESPN RADIO 25 W. Broadway, P.O. Box 740031 (513) 412-5088 Lance McAlister 8044 Montgomery Road Louisville, Ky. 40201 TELEVISION Suite 650 (502) 582-4361 WCPO CHANNEL 9 WXIX CHANNEL 19 John Popovich Brian Giesenschlag Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 19 Broadcast Plaza (513) 686-8300 THE HERALD-LEADER Dennis Janson 1720 Gilbert Avenue 635 W. Seventh Street Gene Abell, Sports Editor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 AM1160 Main & Midland (513) 852-4072 (513) 421-0119 Andy Furman Lexington, Ky. 40507 635 West 7th Street (859) 231-3227 Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 (513) 533-2500
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