If everything had gone according to plan, Dustin Maguire would be playing a basketball game for Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday afternoon rather than lying on an operating table undergoing another surgery - this one more serious than any he's had in the last year. Maguire, who came to NKU as a transfer from Division I St. Louis University in time for the 2008-09 season, had back surgery in July to relieve the pain of a bulging disc that had sidelined him for all but a few games last...

Bezold’s 170th win during his 9th season set a NKU record.   (The previous record holder was “Hall of Famer” Kenny Shield who reached his 170th win during his 10th Season) Bezold guided the Norse to more Division I wins during first 3 years of transition than any other coach in transition. ESPN 1530 started to serve as the flagship radio station for NKU during their 2014-15 season. During the 2014-15 season, for the first time in the history of NKU basketball, three NKU play...

2004-12  GLVC Conference (94-55) Overall (169-79) 20012-15 (Transition) A-Sun Conference (21-29) Overall (33-54) Total 194-133

Is anyone else noticing a trend with the men's basketball team since Dave Bezold took over? Maybe "trend" isn't the right term.  The manner in which Bezold recruits is just different than what we're used to in having Kenny Shields around for 16 years. What Bezold is doing is utilizing players available from the junior college ranks as well as getting players who formerly played on Division I teams. In Bezold's fourth year as head coach at Northern Kentucky University, it seems like he h...