Big night at NKU, for the Norse men-and for 2 Hall of Fame coaches who helped the program get here
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sometimes it happens like this. When the past meets the present. As it did…
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Northern Kentucky, Thomas More men return home, return to their winning conference ways
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter Nice job by NKU – both the basketball team and the school’s TV production crew…
When going got tough vs. Youngstown State, new-look Norse found out how deep they could dig
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter No way NKU was going to win this one. Not down 16 to a…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin”: NKU hoops picked, Hall of Famers talk, and Red Luke Maile will stay home
By Dan WeberNKyTribune sports reporter The NKU Norse, after winning last year’s Horizon League tournament on their way to a…
NKU standout Sam Vinson joins Newport’s Nevels Fitness to help next generation of student-athletes
Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball standout Sam Vinson knows a thing or two about dishing assists, so it’s no surprise…
NKU basketball standout Trevon Faulkner coming back for ‘free’ fifth season — ‘I feel comfortable’ here
Northern Kentucky University standout basketball player Trevon Faulkner is coming back. Faulkner, a 6-foot-4 guard from Harrodsburg, will utilize the…
Former NKU player Adheke, now at East Tennessee State, needed to Google ‘basketball’ as a youth
By Joe Avento Johnson City Press You can certainly say Silas Adheke has come a long way in his basketball…
NKU basketball standout Dantez Walton named Scholar-Athlete of the Season by Horizon League
With a mixture of both athletic and academic accomplishments filling his résumé, Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball player Dantez Walton…
Don Owen: Denied a shot at NBA, Kentucky Colonels made Bluegrass epicenter of hoops in 1975
Would you believe the best professional basketball team in the world once made its home in Kentucky? Yes, and in…
Don Owen: NKU basketball, writing novels symbolically intersect during this unfortunate March
Playing sports and writing novels have more in common than I ever imagined. You can approach the first completion point…
Don Owen: Exactly 24 years ago, a walk with Ken Shields was a journey into NKU history
National television beckoned for the first time in school history. An NCAA championship would be at stake in less than…
Don Owen: Yes, the sports world is on hiatus and we’re all worried, but here is a story of perspective
Everyone is frightened right now. All of us. While we wait out the pandemic and pray for the best, the…
Don Owen: Gateway into March Madness is closed, but an uplifting NCAA experience is still possible
Selection Sunday is normally a time of bracket-filling anticipation and great joy for college basketball fans. For obvious reasons, the…
Don Owen: Here’s a chance for the NCAA to redeem itself — and senior athletes — with eligibility relief
Common sense has never been one of the redeeming qualities of the NCAA in its attempt to govern collegiate sports…
Sweet repeat! NKU captures second straight Horizon League Tournament championship, NCAA berth
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter INDIANAPOLIS — A new head coach. A completely different system. A one-time role player turned…
Tate, Sharpe and Walton combine for 62 points, NKU defeats Green Bay in Horizon League semifinals
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter INDIANAPOLIS — After his team dropped an 80-69 decision to Northern Kentucky on Monday night…
Wright State holds off late NKU rally for 64-62 win, captures Horizon League regular-season title
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter To the energized crowd of 6,776 inside BB&T Arena, Friday night’s showdown between Wright State…
Don Owen: While denying Tyler Sharpe eligibility appeal, NCAA completely overlooks common sense
Are you searching for the ultimate irony of sports justice inside the wishy-washy, leaning-tower-of-jello world called the NCAA? Look no…
Norse survive late Penguin rally for 61-59 win; NKU, Wright State meet for top seed in Horizon League
NKyTribune staff YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Thanks to a stellar defensive performance against Youngstown State scoring dynamo Darius Quisenberry, Northern Kentucky…
Walton nets 22 points, NKU clinches fourth consecutive 20-win season with 73-59 triumph at Cleveland State
NKyTribune staff CLEVELAND — Dantez Walton scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half Thursday night as…
Tate nets career-high 31 points, extinguishes IUPUI upset attempt (and NKU alarms) during 84-70 win
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter With Northern Kentucky struggling against IUPUI on Friday night, the alarm system inside BB&T Arena…
Tate, Faulkner combine for 40 points, NKU rolls to 84-65 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday night
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Statistics should confirm what a basketball coach already knows, so Darrin Horn wasn’t surprised to…