# 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.
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, eventually being replaced by Alabama assistant John Brannen. Then, on May 11, 2015, it was announced that NKU would leave the A-Sun to join the Horizon League effective July 1, 2015.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| 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. |||||