Northern Kentucky Sports Chronicle

  --- (This article was originally published on Nov. 8, 2008) HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino was puzzled about all the talk about Division I and Division II on Saturday night after his third-ranked Cardinals beat Division II Northern Kentucky University, 84-69, before 8,408 fans in The Bank of Kentucky Center’s college basketball debut. (Complete article provided below in a PDF document) https://online.fliphtml5.com/hfocp/ffws/#p=1

                                                                                                                                                                Attached below in a PDF file is the history timeline of Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball. It was published for several years in the NKU media guides and features much of the history from 1971 until 2013. Also included are team photos from each season (1971-2013) and all-time records that were updated through 2013. https://online.fliphtml5.com/hfo...

(This story was originally published on Nov. 12, 2011) HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — For their 40th birthday on Saturday, the Norse of Northern Kentucky University blew out the candles. Then, they blew away UC-Clermont. NKU opened the game with a 38-8 run and cruised to a 106-58 victory over visiting UC-Clermont. Given it was the 40th anniversary of the program’s first-ever game, the Norse appropriately built a 40-point halftime lead (64-24) by shooting 61.1 percent from the field. “We moved the ball really well in the first half and knocked down open shots, and that allowed us to build a huge lead,” NKU head coach Dave Bezold said. “We were able to get everyone in the game, and it was a nice way to begin the regular season.” Jon Van Hoose led NKU (1-0) with 17 points, going 5-for-8 from 3-point range. DeAndre Nealy added 16 points and nine rebounds in his Norse debut, while Stretch Watson finished with 14 points and nine boards. Ethan Faulkner scored 13 points, dished out six assists and co...

L ooking back at it, the night of Nov. 8, 2008, emphatically revealed the impressive growth of Northern Kentucky University and the impact of intercollegiate athletics. The roads in Highland Heights were jammed with vehicles headed to The Bank of Kentucky Center. Unless you were on the pass list, parking on campus was a nightmare after 5 p.m. Why? Folks from all over the region were gathering to see NKU play host to the University of Louisville in the first-ever college basketball event in the new facility. Yes, the same basketball program that began its existence without a home floor in 1971 was welcoming legendary head coach Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals to open NKU’s new 9,400-seat arena. Who could’ve imagined this in 1971, when then-Northern Kentucky State College met Calvary College inside Newport High School’s small gym in the Norsemen’s debut as a basketball program? But it really happened. A raucous crowd of 8,408 — most of them wearing the black and gold of NKU — s...