Following Tuesday night’s win over Cleveland State in the Horizon League championship game, the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time since transitioning to Division I in the 2012-13 season.
The Norse were Division II runner-up in both 1996 and 1997 and also made the Sweet 16 in 1995 and 2001 under coach Ken Shields.
While this is the school’s fourth Horizon League tournament title, it will be the third time participating in the NCAA Tournament. NKU won the Horizon in coach Darrin Horn’s first season in 2020, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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