Northern Kentucky Men's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

Northern Kentucky Norse

Horizon (22-9, 15-3)

 
Big Wins: 11/10 East Tennessee State (81-63), 11/18 vs Iona (85-72), 1/5 at Oakland (87-83)
Bad Losses: 12/17 at UMBC (75-76), 1/26 Oakland (70-83), 3/3 vs Cleveland State (80-89)
Coach: John Brannen
 
Probable Starters:
Lavone Holland II, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 4.5 apg, 4.1 rpg
Jalen Tate, Freshman, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 2.0 apg, 2.3 rpg
Jordan Garnett, Senior, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 2.0 apg, 3.1 rpg
Carson Williams, Sophomore, Forward, 12.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Drew McDonald, Junior, Forward/Center, 16.9 ppg, 2.3 apg, 9.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Tyler Sharpe, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg
Mason Faulkner, Sophomore, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 2.3 apg
Dantez Walton, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Jeff Garrett, Junior, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.3 (68th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.0 (33, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (34, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (28, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (124, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.8 (190, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (101, 4)
Rebound Margin: 3.5 (62, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (26, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (119, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
No Recent Tournament History
 
*all team stats through 3/4