2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 15 – 5   .750 24 – 8   .750
Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Milwaukee 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Youngstown State 13 – 7   .650 20 – 12   .625
Purdue Fort Wayne 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Oakland 11 – 9   .550 16 – 17   .485
Northern Kentucky 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Wright State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
IU Indy 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
Detroit Mercy 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250
Green Bay 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of March 6, 2025

The 2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by sixth-year head coach Darrin Horn, played their home games at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Norse finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 12–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated Wright State,[2] before falling to Milwaukee in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dan Gherezgher Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Michigan Tech Brookfield, WI
G 1 Trey Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Hamilton HS Hamilton, OH
G 2 Sam Vinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Highlands HS Fort Thomas, KY
G 4 Bryce Darbyshire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sycamore HS Cincinnati, OH
F 5 LJ Wells 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Eau Claire Memorial HS Eau Claire, WI
F 9 Paulius Rapolis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr IMG Academy Vilnius, Lithuania
G/F 10 Donovan Rakotonanahary 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Fr Oak Hill Academy Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
G 11 Randall Pettus II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bessemer City HS Bessemer City, NC
G 12 Josh Dilling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Northern State Oshkosh, WI
G 14 Jeramiah Israel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lloyd Memorial HS Erlanger, KY
F 15 Cesar Tchilombo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So The John Carroll School Goma, DR Congo
G 24 Jake Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Male HS Louisville, KY
G 26 Mitchel Minor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Scott HS Taylor Mill, KY
G 30 Max Hyman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Tarleton State Southlake, TX
G 34 Hubertas Pivorius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Christopher Columbus HS Vilnius, Lithuania
F 40 Keeyan Itejere 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Marquette Knightdale, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Florida State L 62–74  0–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (4,872)
Tallahassee, FL
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 14 Purdue L 50–72  0–2
 Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 59–61  0–3
 Truist Arena (2,345)
Highland Heights, KY
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH 		No. 18 Cincinnati L 60–76  0–4
 Truist Arena (7,485)
Highland Heights, KY
November 23, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kentucky State W 85–59  1–4
 Truist Arena (1,856)
Highland Heights, KY
November 27, 2024*
1:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Charleston L 64–79  1–5
 TD Arena (4,718)
Charleston, SC
November 30, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH 		Bellarmine W 86–70  2–5
 Truist Arena (3,325)
Highland Heights, KY
December 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron L 73–86  2–6
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,578)
Akron, OH
December 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IU Indy W 66–64  3–6
(1–0) 		The Jungle (536)
Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cumberlands W 98–79  4–6
 Truist Arena (1,721)
Highland Heights, KY
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Norfolk State W 71–62  5–6
 Truist Arena (3,279)
Highland Heights, KY
December 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 73–60  6–6
(2–0) 		Truist Arena (1,936)
Highland Heights, KY
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 58–47  7–6
 Truist Arena (1,937)
Highland Heights, KY
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris L 93–97 3OT 7–7
(2–1) 		UPMC Events Center (784)
Moon Township, PA
January 1, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 69–68 OT 8–7
(3–1) 		Truist Arena (1,987)
Highland Heights, KY
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 78–60  9–7
(4–1) 		Truist Arena (2,119)
Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 61–72  9–8
(4–2) 		Beeghly Center (1,639)
Youngstown, OH
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland L 53–68  9–9
(4–3) 		Truist Arena (3,512)
Highland Heights, KY
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 58–76  9–10
(4–4) 		Wolstein Center (1,275)
Cleveland, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH 		Wright State L 70–78  9–11
(4–5) 		Truist Arena (2,743)
Highland Heights, KY
January 24, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 59–79  9–12
(4–6) 		Truist Arena (2,712)
Highland Heights, KY
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 57–68  9–13
(4–7) 		Calihan Hall (931)
Detroit, MI
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 84–75  10–13
(5–7) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,993)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 85–75  11–13
(6–7) 		Truist Arena (2,380)
Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH 		Robert Morris L 76–81  11–14
(6–8) 		Truist Arena (3,006)
Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 73–60  12–14
(7–8) 		Kress Events Center (1,501)
Green Bay, WI
February 16, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 70–92  12–15
(7–9) 		UWM Panther Arena (2,883)
Milwaukee, WI
February 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 80–76  13–15
(8–9) 		Nutter Center (4,732)
Fairborn, OH
February 23, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IU Indy W 71–67  14–15
(9–9) 		Truist Arena (2,535)
Highland Heights, KY
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne W 79–74  15–15
(10–9) 		Memorial Coliseum (1,721)
Fort Wayne, IN
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State W 88–79  16–15
(11–9) 		Truist Arena (4,030)
Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) (10) Detroit Mercy
First round 		W 99–75  17–15
 Truist Arena (1,879)
Highland Heights, KY
March 6, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) at (2) Cleveland State
Quarterfinal 		L 63–68  17–16
 Wolstein Center (1,465)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "NKU defeats Wright State in overtime, advances to Horizon League semifinals". WLWT. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "UWM knocks off the champs to reach the Horizon League men's basketball championship game". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Northern Kentucky Norse 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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