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 
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 
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  
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)  
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  
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:

Roster

2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Garnett, JordanJordan Garnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Maxwell, BrandonBrandon Maxwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Orlando, Florida
G 3 Spellman, BlakeBlake Spellman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lee's Summit, Missouri
F 4 Garrett, JeffJeff Garrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Gadsden, Alabama
F 5 Tate, JalenJalen Tate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pickerington, Ohio
G 10 Cobbs, TreTre Cobbs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lima, Ohio
G 11 Faulkner, MasonMason Faulkner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Glasgow, Kentucky
F 13 Gillis, BrennanBrennan Gillis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 22 Rosenwinkel, MattMatt Rosenwinkel (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rochelle, Illinois
F 23 Williams, CarsonCarson Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Owenton, Kentucky
G 25 Murray, ColeCole Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Delphi, Indiana
G 30 Holland II, LavoneLavone Holland II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 32 Walton, DantezDantez Walton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lima, Ohio
F/C 34 McDonald, DrewDrew McDonald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Cold Spring, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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

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