2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
2016–17 record	3–2 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach	John Brannen (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Sean Dwyer
Assistant coach	Tim Morris
Assistant coach	Chris Shumate
Home arena	BB&T Arena

2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Wright State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Northern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
UIC	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Youngstown State	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Green Bay	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Milwaukee	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Cleveland State	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Detroit	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125


† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016;

The 2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represents Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by second year head coach John Brannen, play their home games at BB&T Arena and are second year members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Norse finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Milwaukee.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tyler White	3	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Lima, OH	Graduated
Deontae Cole	4	F	6'6"	210	Junior	Toledo, OH	Graduate transferred to Mount Vernon Nazarene
Jake Giesler	20	F	6'7"	235	RS Senior	Fort Thomas, KY	Graduated
Jalen Billups	21	F/C	6'6"	245	RS Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Todd Johnson	23	G	5'9"	175	Senior	Elkhart, IN	Graduated
Jared Bryant	32	F/C	6'7"	255	RS Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Skyler Kolli	33	G	5'10"	150	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Dean Danos	44	G	5'11"	175	Junior	Oak Lawn, IL	Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Brandon Maxwell	2	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Junior college transferred from Daytona State College

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Carson Williams #53 SF	Owenton, KY	Owen County High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 26, 2015
Carson Williams #53 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Blake Spellman PG	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 10, 2015
Blake Spellman PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mason Faulkner SG	Glasgow, KY	Caverna High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Mason Faulkner SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Tate SF	Pickerington, OH	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Jalen Tate SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Dantez Walton SF	Lima, OH	Lima Central Catholic School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Dantez Walton SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Garnett, JordanJordan Garnett	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	2	Maxwell, BrandonBrandon Maxwell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	3	Spellman, BlakeBlake Spellman	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lee's Summit, Missouri
3.5 !F	4	Garrett, JeffJeff Garrett	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Gadsden, Alabama
3.5 !F	5	Tate, JalenJalen Tate	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pickerington, Ohio
1.5 !G	10	Cobbs, TreTre Cobbs	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lima, Ohio
1.5 !G	11	Faulkner, MasonMason Faulkner	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Glasgow, Kentucky
3.5 !F	13	Gillis, BrennanBrennan Gillis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	22	Rosenwinkel, MattMatt Rosenwinkel (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rochelle, Illinois
3.5 !F	23	Williams, CarsonCarson Williams	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Owenton, Kentucky
1.5 !G	25	Murray, ColeCole Murray	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Delphi, Indiana
1.5 !G	30	Holland II, LavoneLavone Holland II	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	32	Walton, DantezDantez Walton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lima, Ohio
4.5 !F/C	34	McDonald, DrewDrew McDonald	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Cold Spring, Kentucky

Head coach

John Brannen (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Dwyer (Michigan State)
Tim Morris (Stanford)
Chris Shumate (Murray State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[1]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 8:00 PM	Wilmington	W 102–54		BB&T Arena (1,750) Highland Heights, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Earlham	W 95–56	1–0	BB&T Arena (1,868) Highland Heights, KY
11/13/2016* 6:00 PM	at Illinois	L 64–79	1–1	State Farm Center (10,888) Champaign, IL
11/18/2016* 5:00 PM	vs. Austin Peay Tarkett Sports Classic	L 69–77	1–2	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
11/19/2016* 1:30 PM	vs. Delaware Tarkett Sports Classic	W 74–53	2–2	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM	at Miami (OH) Tarkett Sports Classic	W 79–70	3–2	Millett Hall (1,229) Oxford, OH
11/26/2016* 7:00 PM	North Carolina Central			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
12/03/2016* 6:00 PM	at Norfolk State			Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Eastern Illinois			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
12/10/2016* 3:00 PM	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
12/18/2016* 1:00 PM	Eastern Washington			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Brescia			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
12/23/2016* 4:00 PM, RTPT	at West Virginia			WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016 7:30 PM	at Detroit			Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
12/31/2016 3:00 PM	at Oakland			Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
01/05/2017 7:30 PM	Youngstown State			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
01/07/2017 1:00 PM	Cleveland State			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
01/10/2017 8:00 PM	at Green Bay			Resch Center Green Bay, WI
01/12/2017 8:00 PM	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
01/20/2017 7:00 PM	Oakland			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
01/22/2017 1:00 PM	Detroit			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
01/27/2017 8:00 PM	at UIC			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
01/29/2017 2:30 PM	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Wright State			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
02/09/2017 7:30 PM	Green Bay			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	Milwaukee			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
02/16/2017 7:45 PM	at Cleveland State			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	at Youngstown State			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
02/21/2017 7:00 PM	Wright State			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
02/24/2017 7:30 PM	UIC			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
02/26/2017 1:00 PM	Valparaiso			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League Tournament
03/03–07/2017	vs.			Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.nkunorse.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=135&path=mbball

Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball

Venues	Regents Hall (1973–2008) BB&T Arena (2008–present)

Culture & lore	History Victor E. Viking

People	Head coaches

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