2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
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 →

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.

ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference

Record13–17 (7–7 A-Sun)

Headcoach

Dave Bezold (11th season)

Assistant coaches

Kevin Schappell
Danté Jackson
Ethan Faulkner
Donnie McFarland

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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

† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner *NKU was eligible for A-Sun Tourney, but not for postseason play due to Div. I transition

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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]

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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.

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