# 2013–14 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by 10th year head coach Dave Bezold, played their home games at The Bank of Kentucky Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Due to their transition to Division I, the Norse will not be eligible to participate in post season play until 2017, including the Atlantic Sun Tournament.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 8, 2013* 7:00 pm | at Purdue | L 76–77 | 0–1 | Mackey Arena (13,033) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 10, 2013* 4:00 pm, FSN/UK IMG | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 63–93 | 0–2 | Rupp Arena (22,925) Lexington, KY |
| November 16, 2013* 7:00 pm | San Diego | L 44–75 | 0–4 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,617) Highland Heights, KY |
| November 19, 2013* 7:00 pm | Morehead State | L 61–74 | 0–4 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,144) Highland Heights, KY |
| November 23, 2013* 10:00 pm | at Tulane Cure UCD Classic | W 91–86 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,437) New Orleans, LA |
| November 29, 2013* 7:30 pm | vs. Southeast Missouri State Cure UCD Classic | L 65–79 | 1–5 | Puerto Vallarta Convention Center (100) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| November 30, 2013* 7:30 pm | vs. Texas State Cure UCD Classic | L 61–70 | 1–6 | Puerto Vallarta Convention Center (100) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| December 7, 2013* 5:00 pm | at UT Martin | L 66–79 | 1–7 | Skyhawk Arena (527) Martin, TN |
| December 15, 2013* 12:00 pm | Chattanooga | W 87–71 | 2–7 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (947) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 18, 2013* 7:00 pm | Hampton | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,092) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 21, 2013* 12:00 pm | Navy | W 72–65 | 4–7 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,572) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 27, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 19 North Carolina | L 60–75 | 4–8 | Dean E. Smith Center (18,842) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Atlantic Sun regular season |||||
| December 30, 2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 56–60 | 4–9 (0–1) | Alico Arena (4,534) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 30, 2013 7:00 pm | at Stetson | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (1–1) | Edmunds Center (211) DeLand, FL |
| January 4, 2014 7:00 pm | Jacksonville | W 73–66 | 6–9 (2–1) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,507) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 6, 2014 7:00 pm | North Florida | W 70–64 | 7–9 (3–1) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (927) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 9, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate | L 64–73 | 7–10 (3–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (611) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 11, 2014 4:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 65–74 | 7–11 (3–3) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,382) Johnson City, TN |
| January 16, 2014 7:00 pm | Mercer | L 58–74 | 7–12 (3–4) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,782) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 18, 2014 7:00 pm | Kennesaw State | W 82–69 | 8–12 (4–4) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,783) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 24, 2014 7:00 pm | Lipscomb | L 74–75 | 8–13 (4–5) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,006) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 30, 2014 7:30 pm | at North Florida | L 66–67 | 8–14 (4–6) | UNF Arena (1,215) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 1, 2014 3:15 pm | at Jacksonville | L 77–95 | 8–15 (4–7) | Swisher Gymnasium (727) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 6, 2014 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State | L 50–64 | 8–16 (4–8) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,368) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 8, 2014 7:00 pm | USC Upstate | L 59–76 | 8–17 (4–9) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,761) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 14, 2014 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | L 67–69 | 8–18 (4–10) | KSU Convocation Center (605) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 16, 2014 2:00 pm | at Mercer | L 67–89 | 8–19 (4–11) | Hawkins Arena (2,172) Macon, GA |
| February 21, 2014 7:00 pm | at Lipscomb | L 66–70 | 8–20 (4–12) | Allen Arena (1,893) Nashville, TN |
| February 27, 2014 7:00 pm | Stetson | W 96–58 | 9–20 (5–12) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,581) Highland Heights, KY |
| March 1, 2014 1:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | L 72–92 | 9–21 (5–13) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,742) Highland Heights, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||