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2026–27 Team Profile

0–02026–27 OVERALL

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2026–27 Team Metrics

Effective FG%54.4%#69 nationally
Turnover Rate—Rank unavailable
Offensive Rebound %—Rank unavailable
Free Throw Rate36.2%#150 nationally

Season Statistics

Games34
Points / Game83.1
Opponent Points / Game—
Rebounds / Game35.4
Assists / Game15.8
Steals / Game8.6
Blocks / Game3.5
Turnovers / Game11.8
FG%46.7
3PT%34.2
FT%71.4
Offensive Efficiency—
Defensive Efficiency—
Net Efficiency—
Tempo—

2026–27 MMH Rating

MMH Power: 51.4 · Preseason projection. Model ratings include preseason inputs.

2026–27 Player Season Stats

No player statistics are available for this season yet.

2026–27 Schedule and Results

Date (Eastern)AwayHomeStatus / Score
2026-11-02UTEP MinersNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2026-11-04Northern Kentucky NorseSouth Dakota CoyotesScheduled
2026-11-06Northern Kentucky NorseTexas A&M AggiesScheduled
2026-11-10Northern Kentucky NorseSaint Louis BillikensScheduled
2026-11-14Central Michigan ChippewasNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2026-11-19Berea MountaineersNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2026-11-23Georgia Southern EaglesNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2026-11-25Bellarmine KnightsNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2026-12-02Northern Kentucky NorseOakland Golden GrizzliesScheduled
2026-12-05Northern Kentucky NorseDetroit Mercy TitansScheduled
2026-12-08Defiance Yellow JacketsNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2026-12-11South Carolina State BulldogsNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2026-12-15Northern Kentucky NorseEast Tennessee State BuccaneersScheduled
2026-12-20Northern Kentucky NorseHarvard CrimsonScheduled
2026-12-30IU Indianapolis JaguarsNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-01-03Cleveland State VikingsNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-01-07Northern Kentucky NorseGreen Bay PhoenixScheduled
2027-01-09Northern Kentucky NorseMilwaukee PanthersScheduled
2027-01-14Northern Kentucky NorseIU Indianapolis JaguarsScheduled
2027-01-17Wright State RaidersNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-01-21Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-01-23Detroit Mercy TitansNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-01-28Northern Kentucky NorsePurdue Fort Wayne MastodonsScheduled
2027-01-31Northern Kentucky NorseCleveland State VikingsScheduled
2027-02-04Youngstown State PenguinsNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-02-07Northern Kentucky NorseNorthern Illinois HuskiesScheduled
2027-02-11Milwaukee PanthersNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-02-13Green Bay PhoenixNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-02-18Northern Kentucky NorseRobert Morris ColonialsScheduled
2027-02-21Northern Kentucky NorseWright State RaidersScheduled
2027-02-24Oakland Golden GrizzliesNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled
2027-02-27Purdue Fort Wayne MastodonsNorthern Kentucky NorseScheduled

2026–27 Projected Rotation

2026-27 PROJECTION

Projected Rotation

Projected roles are MMH preseason estimates and are not an official depth chart.

Projected Starting Five

Ethan ElliottG | So. | 6-1
ROLELead Point Guard
PREVIOUS TEAMNorthern Kentucky
2025-265.1 PPG • 4.6 APG
RECRUITING—
Eric AckerG | Sr. | 6-3
ROLEPrimary Scorer
PREVIOUS TEAMLa Salle
2025-265.8 PPG • 1.7 APG (26 GP)
RECRUITING—
BJ Davis-RayG | So. | 6-6
ROLEBig Guard
PREVIOUS TEAMSMU
2025-26—
RECRUITING—
Noah PagottoF | Sr. | 6-8
ROLEStarting Forward
PREVIOUS TEAMEast Texas A&M
2025-26—
RECRUITING—
Will ShorttF | Jr. | 6-8
ROLEFrontcourt Starter
PREVIOUS TEAMNiagara
2025-266.5 PPG • 4.4 RPG (30 GP)
RECRUITING—

Key Rotation

Juanma RuizF | So. | 6-9
ROLEFrontcourt Rotation
PREVIOUS TEAMNorthern Kentucky
2025-26—
RECRUITING—
JJ ApathjangG | So. | 6-4
ROLEGuard Depth
PREVIOUS TEAMNorthern Kentucky
2025-26—
RECRUITING—
Ryan TolliverF | So. | 6-7
ROLEForward Rotation
PREVIOUS TEAMNorthern Kentucky
2025-261.0 PPG (22 GP)
RECRUITING—