HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – They are running it back!
The Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati men's basketball programs will meet once again for a cross river rivalry battle on Tuesday, November 19 inside Truist Arena.
The last meeting in Highland Heights was one Norse Nation will remember forever as NKU knocked off the Bearcats, 64-51, in front of a record-crowd of 8,503 screaming fans.
Northern Kentucky is looking to return to the top of the Horizon League and earn the program's fifth bid to the NCAA Tournament in the past eight years. The Norse advanced all the way to the Horizon League semifinals in 2023-24 and will return a strong core that includes
Sam Vinson,
Trey Robinson,
LJ Wells,
Keeyan Itejere,
Randall Pettus II and
Hubertas Pivorius, amongst others.
To go with a strong returning unit, the Norse also went out and added a plethora of talent in both the transfer portal and from the high school ranks for a squad that will be one of the favorites in the Horizon once again this season.
The Norse are led by head coach
Darrin Horn, in his sixth season patrolling the NKU sideline. Under his leadership, NKU has advanced to at least the Horizon semifinal in all five of his seasons in Highland Heights and his teams have posted a record of 98-56 (.636) overall. He enters the 2024-25 campaign just two wins away from 100 for his NKU career.
Cincinnati is coming off a 22-15 campaign in 2023-24. The Bearcats advanced to the quarterfinals of both the Big 12 Championships and the NIT Tournament.
UC is led one again by Wes Miller, now in his fourth year with the program. Since joining Cincinnati, Miller's squads have gone on to go 63-43 (.594) overall to go with two straight NIT Tournament appearances.
The match up will be the 11th overall between Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati and the fourth since 2018. NKU is 1-0 at home and 0-10 on the road in the all-time series. The two sides will now have played four times over the past six seasons to go with seven battles from 1981 through 1988.
SEASON TICKETS ARE ON-SALE NOW!
Another exciting basketball season inside Truist Arena is right around the corner and
Norse Nation can secure their season tickets for the 2024-25 NKU men's and women's basketball seasons NOW!
Cheer on Northern Kentucky as both squads take yet another run at the Horizon League Championship and a spot on the national stage in March!
There are brand new packages this year, which includes additional courtside seating, the first 200 level season ticket in school history, and faculty and staff and first-time alumni rates. This upcoming season also includes the return of the popular Norse Kids Club and Youth Season Tickets offerings to go with birthday party celebrations and premium suite packages.
Also new for this year, all NKU men's basketball season ticket plans that include a seat contribution will include women's season tickets free of charge! To go with the full listing of men's season ticket plans below, fans can secure a full women's season ticket for just $112 for the entire 2024-25 campaign.
Purchase your season tickets now as it is the only way at the moment to secure your seat for the showdown with Cincinnati!
There are two convenient ways for Norse Nation to purchase their season tickets for the upcoming year!
1. Purchase Season Tickets through MyNorse Account
(recommended)
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Access MyNorse Account here or visit
am.ticketmaster.com/nku/buy
- Log in or create a MyNorse Account
- Once in Account Manager, select your seats
- Checkout when finished
2. Contact the NKU Athletics Ticket Office
- You can also still make purchases and get your questions answered right away over the phone by contacting the NKU Athletics Ticket Office at (859)-572-7848
- The Athletics Ticket Office can also be reached by e-mail at
norsetickets@nku.edu
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