List of Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball head coaches

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Darrin Horn, the current head coach of the Northern Kentucky Norse. Darrin Horn (cropped).jpg
Darrin Horn, the current head coach of the Northern Kentucky Norse.

The following is a list of Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball head coaches. There have been six head coaches of the Norse in their 52-season history. [1]

Northern Kentucky's current head coach is Darrin Horn. He was hired as the Norse's head coach in April 2019, [2] replacing John Brannen, who left to become the head coach at Cincinnati. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11971–1980 Mote Hils 9119–118.502
21980–1988 Mike Beitzel 8125–95.568
31988–2004 Ken Shields 16306–170.643
42004–2015 Dave Bezold 11194–133.593
52015–2019 John Brannen 481–51.614
62019–present Darrin Horn 479–45.637
Totals6 coaches52 seasons904–612.596
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source [1]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Northern Kentucky University Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Kentucky Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
    2. Clark, Dave (April 23, 2019). "Social media reactions: NKU Norse name Darrin Horn new head coach" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved April 1, 2023.
    3. Huffmon, Matt (April 14, 2019). "UC hires NKU's Brannen as men's basketball coach". The News Record . Retrieved April 1, 2023.