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Darrin Horn to replace John Brannen as NKU Norse head coach

The Enquirer

Darrin Horn, associate head coach at the University of Texas, is Northern Kentucky University's choice to replace John Brannen as the Norse's sixth men's basketball head coach, a source confirmed to the Enquirer Tuesday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats introduced Brannen as their new head coach April 14, and NKU announced that a national search for Brannen's replacement was under way. 

Several candidates were interviewed in Atlanta on Tuesday.

South Carolina coach Darrin Horn applaud during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Thursday, March 8, 2012.

Horn, 46, is a native of Glasgow, Ky. He has been a head coach at Western Kentucky and South Carolina and an assistant at Western Kentucky, Morehead State and Marquette. His career record as a head coach is 171-112 (.604).

In five years with WKU, his teams went 111-48 with one NCAA Tournament (2008 Sweet 16) and two NIT appearances. His South Carolina teams went 60-63 in four years with one NIT. He was promoted to associate head coach at Texas last summer by Shaka Smart. 

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“Darrin did a tremendous job at Western Kentucky,” said Mike DeCourcy, college basketball analyst for The Sporting News. “He had a phenomenal eye for talent and did a great job of developing the players he recruited. He played an exciting style and was always competitive with the best teams in his league and the levels above. He’ll do a great job at Northern Kentucky.

“I think his experience at Western is most applicable to what he’ll face at NKU. They just didn’t get enough SEC-level players to excel at South Carolina. But I have zero doubts about him as a head coach. I’ve seen what he can do.”

Horn played high school basketball at Tates Creek High School in Lexington, leading his team to a state runner-up finish in 1991. He played college ball for Western Kentucky from 1991-95, advancing to the NCAA Tournament three times.