MUNCIE — With an eye on making history, Tayler Persons committed to Northern Kentucky for his first year of college basketball. In playing for the Norse, he was set to make an immediate impact for a team at a turning point.
“They were new to Division I and they kind of sold me on their vision,” Persons said. “I’d be able to take them to their first NCAA Tournament and stuff like that — just being able to make your own history.
“That’s not an opportunity you get at too many other schools.”
Last season, Persons led Northern Kentucky in scoring and assists.