Drew McDonald collected a second-straight nod to the Lou Henson All-America Team, reserved for the nation’s best mid-major players. The award comes on the heels of recognition as an AP All-American Honorable Mention last week. McDonald averaged 18.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game in leading Northern Kentucky to a 26-9 overall record as well […]
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NKU Basketball Player Writes Scathing Editorial on Coach’s Behaviors
Photo: NKU Athletics, Chloe Smith. A Northern Kentucky University basketball player published an editorial on the behavior and antics of Head Coach Camryn Whitaker, in which she characterized the coach of bullying and abusive behavior. Taryn Taugher, a redshirt junior from Freeland High School in Michigan, published an article today in The Odyssey Online in […]
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Drew McDonald Named Horizon League Player of the Year
Northern Kentucky’s Drew McDonald will add Horizon League Player of the Year to the lengthy list of awards bestowed to the senior forward for the Norse, as McDonald highlights the list of awards doled out by the league office Tuesday afternoon. Jalen Tate earned a spot of the Horizon League All-Defensive Team as well. McDonald, […]
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NKU Falls to Louisville in First Round of NIT (SPONSORED by The Diamond Exchange)
Two teams with other plans for March Madness met at the KFC Yum Center for a first round match up in the NIT. News reports that #2 seeded Louisville Cardinals didn’t want to play in the NIT seemed to have little effect on the crowd attendance of 9,941 with the lower bowl and suites fully […]
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NKU Men’s Basketball Team to Defend Title at Horizon League Tournament
Photo: nkunorse.com The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team will head to Detroit, Michigan to compete in the Horizon League Basketball Championship (also known as Motor City Madness), which takes place March 2-6. The Norse finished the regular season ranked first in the Horizon League with an overall record of 22-8 and 12-3 for conference […]
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NCC Graduate, Drew McDonald, named to Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List
Northern Kentucky men’s basketball student-athlete Drew McDonald was named to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List. The award, which will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio on March 31, 2018, is given annually to the top mid-major basketball player in NCAA Division I. Lou Henson coached for 41 years and […]
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Jim Nantz: “Scrappy” Is The Perfect Word To Describe NKU
Jim Nantz (CBS) and Mark Collier (Fort Thomas Matters). FTM file. When the final buzzer sounded after the 79-70 victory for the Kentucky Wildcats over the Northern Kentucky Norse and the stands had cleared, I decided to get one more glimpse of the court. I walked down the media tunnel and took a final scan. […]
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University of Kentucky vs. NKU LIVE Feed
FTM file. Fort Thomas Matters is live from Indianapolis to cover the Northern Kentucky University Norse (15) versus the University of Kentucky Wildcats (2). Be sure to follow up on Instagram, Snapchat (FtThomasMatters) and Twitter to get a behind the scenes look into the game. Coach John Brannen said his team is excited about the […]
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NKU wins Horizon League Tournament Championship, 59-53
NCC graduate, Drew McDonald, celebrates the last of his 14 points. ESPN. The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team has been crowned the 2017 Horizon League Tournament Champion after defeating No. 10 seed Milwaukee, 59-53, on Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena. The Norse have earned an automatic NCAA Tournament berth in their first year […]
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NKU Tips As Highest Seeded Team Left
FTM file. With a 21-win regular-season and third-place tie in the Horizon League standings in the books, Northern Kentucky turns the page to the postseason and 2017 Little Caesar’s Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship where it faces No. 5-see Wright State. NKU goes into the game as the highest seeded team left in the tournament […]