Northern Kentucky Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Northern Kentucky Norse

Horizon (22-12, 14-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/16 Cincinnati (64-51), 3/6 vs Youngstown State (75-63)
Bad Losses: 11/22 vs Texas-Arlington (56-60), 1/6 Oakland (63-64)
Coach: Darrin Horn
 
Probable Starters:
Chris Brandon, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 9.8 rpg
Xavier Rhodes, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.0 spg
Sam Vinson, Sophomore, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.2 rpg, 2.4 spg
Marques Warrick, Junior, Guard, 19.1 ppg, 2.7 apg
Trey Robinson, Junior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 1.6 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Trevon Faulkner, Senior, Guard, 8.6 ppg
Hubertas Pivorius, Sophomore, Guard, 2.9 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.2 (266th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.7 (28, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (248, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (177, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (68, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (99, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (293, 10)
Rebound Margin: -0.9 (247, 8)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (112, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.7 (100, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas Tech
2018NITFirst Round loss to Louisville
 
*all team stats through 3/5