Know your foe: Five facts about Houston's NCAA Tournament opponent Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky forward Chris Brandon has ties to Houston having attended Bellaire High School and being the nephew of former Rockets star John Lucas.Five things to know about the University of Houston’s first-round opponent in the NCAA Tournament.
1. This is the third appearance in the NCAA Tournament for Northern Kentucky, which lost in previous trips as a No. 15 seed in 2017 and No. 14 seed in 2019. The Norse also won the Horizon League in 2020 to clinch an automatic bid, but the tournament was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 2. Chris Brandon, a 6-foot-8 fifth-year senior forward, attended Bellaire High School and is the nephew of Rockets assistant coach John Lucas. Brandon is the Norse’s top rebounder at 9.8 per game. Guard Marques Warrick’s father, Hakim, won a national title at Syracuse in 2003.
3. Before it made the transition to Division I in 2012-13, Northern Kentucky was one of the top Division II men’s basketball programs. The Norse finished as national runner-up in 1996 and 1997 and reached the Sweet 16 in 1995 and 2001 under coach Ken Shields. 4. The school’s logo is a Viking’s helmet with two crisscrossed swords. NKU’s mascot is named Victor E. Viking.
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