The 2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by first-year head coach Darrin Horn, played their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play, to finish in second place. They defeated Green Bay and UIC to become champions of the Horizon League tournament. They received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season The Norse finished the 2018–19 season 26–9 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, where they finished as co-regular-season champions, alongside Wright State. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Detroit Mercy in the quarterfinals and Oakland in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game, where they faced Wright State, ultimately winning the game, to become Horizon League tournament champions. In turn, they received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Texas Tech in the first round.
On April 14, 2019, it was announced that former head coach John Brannen had accepted the head coaching position at Cincinnati. On April 23, former Texas assistant Darrin Horn was named as the next head coach.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 5 G 6' 0" 180 Atlanta, GA Graduated 10 G 6' 3" 170 Louisville, KY Walk-on; left program 24 G 6' 4" 205 Lexington, KY Left program 33 C 7' 1" 240 Mayfield, KY Transferred to Cincinnati 34 F/C 6 '8" 250 Cold Spring, KY Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Adham Eleeda G 200 Toronto, ON Junior college transferred from Sheridan College Bryson Langdon G 160 Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Arizona Western CC Karl Harris G 185 Chicago, IL Transferred from Northern Arizona after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
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