2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by 11th-year head coach Dave Bezold, played their home games at The Bank of Kentucky Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They finished the season 13–17, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Due to their transition to Division I, the Norse were ineligible to participate in NCAA-operated postseason play, specifically the NCAA tournament and NIT, and will remain ineligible for those tournaments until the 2016–17 season. However, they were eligible for the A-Sun tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Lipscomb.

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	13–17 (7–7 A-Sun)
Head coach	Dave Bezold (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schappell Danté Jackson Ethan Faulkner Donnie McFarland
Home arena	The Bank of Kentucky Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Florida †	12	–	2		.857			23	–	12		.657
Florida Gulf Coast	11	–	3		.786			22	–	11		.667
USC Upstate	8	–	6		.571			24	–	12		.667
Lipscomb	7	–	7		.500			14	–	17		.452
Northern Kentucky*	7	–	7		.500			13	–	17		.433
Jacksonville	4	–	10		.286			10	–	22		.313
Kennesaw State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	22		.313
Stetson	3	–	11		.214			9	–	22		.290
*NKU was eligible for A-Sun Tourney, but not for postseason play due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

This proved to be the final season of both Bezold's tenure at NKU and the school's membership in the A-Sun. Following the season, Bezold was fired,^[1] eventually being replaced by Alabama assistant John Brannen.^[2] Then, on May 11, 2015, it was announced that NKU would leave the A-Sun to join the Horizon League effective July 1, 2015.^[3]

Roster

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Chad Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Lexington, Kentucky G 2 Tayler Persons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Kokomo, Indiana G 3 Tyler White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lima, Ohio F 4 Deontae Cole 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Toledo, Ohio F 5 Jordan Garnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana G 11 Jordan Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Paul, Minnesota F 13 Daniel Camps 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Fayetteville, North Carolina C 20 Jake Giesler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Fort Thomas, Kentucky F 21 Jalen Billups 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio G 22 Matt Rosenwinkel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Rochelle, Illinois G 23 Todd Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Elkhart, Indiana G 25 Cole Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Delphi, Indiana F 32 Jared Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Cincinnati, Ohio G 33 Anthony Monaco 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dover, Ohio G 44 Dean Danos 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Oak Lawn, Illinois	Head coach Dave Bezold (Viterbo) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Schappell (Northern Kentucky) Danté Jackson (Xavier) Ethan Faulkner (Northern Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2014* 9:00 pm, BTN	at No. 3 Wisconsin	W 62–31	0–1	Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI
November 16, 2014* 2:00 pm	at No. 21 Nebraska	L 61–80	0–2	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,479) Lincoln, NE
November 19, 2014* 7:00 pm	North Carolina A&T	W 68–55	1–2	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,505) Highland Heights, KY
November 22, 2014* 7:00 pm	Ohio Mid-Western	W 98–48	2–2	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,942) Highland Heights, KY
November 26, 2014* 9:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	L 60–81	2–3	Reese Court (1,003) Cheney, WA
November 29, 2014* 10:00 pm	at Idaho	W 79–74	3–3	Memorial Gym (227) Moscow, ID
December 3, 2014* 7:00 pm	UT Martin	L 56–71	3–4	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,272) Highland Heights, KY
December 7, 2014* 7:00 pm	No. 16 West Virginia	L 42–67	3–5	The Bank of Kentucky Center (5,089) Highland Heights, KY
December 14, 2014* 2:00 pm	UC–Clermont	W 107–53	4–5	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,181) Highland Heights, KY
December 16, 2014* 7:00 pm	at Chattanooga	L 81–93	4–6	McKenzie Arena (2,361) Chattanooga, TN
December 19, 2014* 7:00 pm	at Morehead State	W 83–60	5–6	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,435) Morehead, KY
December 22, 2014* 7:00 pm	Idaho	W 81–68	6–6	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,255) Highland Heights, KY
December 27, 2014* 3:00 Pm, BTN	at Northwestern	L 55–76	6–7	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,650) Evanston, IL
December 31, 2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at Youngstown State	L 74–78	6–8	Beeghly Center (1,396) Youngstown, OH
January 3, 2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Toledo	L 55–57	6–9	The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,055) Highland Heights, KY
Atlantic Sun regular season
January 10, 2015 7:30 pm	at Lipscomb	L 61–80	6–10 (0–1)	Allen Arena (621) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2015 7:00 pm	Kennesaw State	W 76–72	7–10 (1–1)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,547) Highland Heights, KY
January 17, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at USC Upstate	W 66–65	8–10 (2–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (801) Spartanburg, SC
January 22, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	North Florida	L 66–74	8–11 (2–2)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,090) Highland Heights, KY
January 24, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Jacksonville	W 81–59	9–11 (3–2)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,443) Highland Heights, KY
January 29, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stetson	L 75–85	9–12 (3–3)	Edmunds Center (823) DeLand, FL
January 31, 2015 7:00 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 64–74	9–13 (3–4)	Alico Arena (4,550) Fort Myers, FL
February 7, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Lipscomb	W 77–60	10–13 (4–4)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,887) Highland Heights, KY
February 12, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Florida Gulf Coast	L 59–65	10–14 (4–5)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,226) Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Stetson	W 82–57	11–14 (5–5)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,520) Highland Heights, KY
February 19, 2015 7:00 pm	at Jacksonville	L 75–83 OT	11–15 (5–6)	Swisher Gymnasium (713) Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Florida	L 69–88	11–16 (5–7)	UNF Arena (1,427) Jacksonville, FL
February 26, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kennesaw State Postponed from 2/25/15	W 78–53	12–16 (6–7)	KSU Convocation Center (682) Kennesaw, GA
February 28, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	USC Upstate	W 84–65	13–16 (7–7)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,064) Highland Heights, KY
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 3, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Lipscomb Quarterfinals	L 73–76 OT	13–17	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,157) Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. Broering, Rick (March 17, 2015). "Bezold out as NKU coach after 11 seasons". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
2. "John Brannen welcomed as men's basketball head coach" (Press release). Northern Kentucky Norse. April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
3. "Northern Kentucky University to Join Horizon League in July" (Press release). Horizon League. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2021.