The University of Cincinnati Bearcats and Northern Kentucky University Norse are scheduled to meet in non-conference, men's basketball games in three consecutive seasons starting in 2022, per an announcement Wednesday.
UC and NKU last met in Dec. 2018 at Fifth Third Arena, with the Bearcats winning 78-65.
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From a release from NKU Communications and Media Services:
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team begins a three-game series against Cincinnati, meeting once in nonconference action in three-straight seasons, beginning in 2022-23. NKU is set to host games at BB&T Arena on Nov. 16, 2022 and Nov. 13, 2024 and play at UC on Nov. 15, 2023.
“I appreciate and thank John Cunningham, as well as Coach [Darrin] Horn and Coach [Wes] Miller for their work in establishing these dates for the future contests,” said Ken Bothof, Northern Kentucky director of athletics. “This year’s season-ticket holders will be the beneficiaries when we host UC during the 2022-23 season!”
“This is a great opportunity to play a local team with a storied history in front of our fans twice in the next three years,” said Horn. “I know Norse Nation will turn out to support our team, and our guys will certainly be ready to compete as well.”
The three games are part of an original agreement by the schools to play a four-game series, with each school hosting twice, that corresponded with Cincinnati using BB&T Arena as its home venue during the 2017-18 season while Fifth Third Arena was undergoing renovations. NKU and UC met at the renovated venue during the 2018-19 campaign in the first of the four meetings.
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