WKU standout and NKU head coach Darrin Horn to be featured speaker at Rooster Booster

Western Kentucky standout and Northern Kentucky University Head Basketball Coach Darrin Horn will be the featured speaker at Thursday’s Rooster Booster.

The event, sponsored this month by Greater Owensboro REALTOR Association, will be held at 7:30 a.m. on the Kentucky Legend Pier at the Owensboro Convention Center. Rooster Booster is a monthly meeting hosted by Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce where people are able to grow their businesses and careers, meet new people and organizations.

“We are thrilled to welcome Coach Horn to our first outdoor Rooster Booster. We look forward to his energy and enthusiasm and maybe even some stories of from his time as a Hilltopper,” said Candance Castlen Brake, Chamber President and CEO.

Horn was named the sixth men’s basketball coach in NKU history by Director of Athletics Ken Bothof on April 23, 2019. Before landing at NKU, Horn was head coach at South Carolina, as well as Western Kentucky, his alma mater.

Horn was the associate head coach at Texas, where he helped the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances and an NIT Championship. During this time, he helped develop Texas frontcourt players, including Mohamed Bamba and Jarrett Allen, two players who have since been drafted to the NBA.

Horn was a standout player at Western Kentucky. A four-time letterwinner and three-year starter at guard for the Hilltoppers, Horn amassed 1,115 points and 139 steals. He helped WKU reach national postseason play in four straight seasons.

After an NIT berth in 1992, Horn helped the Hilltoppers earn NCAA Tournament berths over the next three years. During his sophomore season (1992-93), WKU recorded a 26-6 overall record and advanced to the Sweet 16.

Horn was an All-Sun Belt selection in his senior year (1994-95), and the Hilltoppers went 27-4, including a 17-1 mark in Sun Belt play. WKU won the Sun Belt regular season and tournament titles to advance to the NCAA Tournament, where the Hilltoppers defeated Michigan in the First Round.

By Ryan Richardson The Owensboro Times