2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Cancún Challenge champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 11
2014–15 record 31–4 (16–2 The Valley)
Head coach Ben Jacobson (9th year)
Assistant coach Erik Crawford
Assistant coach Kyle Green
Assistant coach P.J. Hogan
Home arena McLeod Center
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Wichita State 17 1   .944     30 5   .857
#11 Northern Iowa 16 2   .889     31 4   .886
Illinois State 11 7   .611     22 13   .629
Indiana State 11 7   .611     15 16   .484
Evansville 9 9   .500     24 12   .667
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444     24 13   .649
Drake 6 12   .333     9 22   .290
Missouri State 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Southern Illinois 4 14   .222     12 21   .364
Bradley 3 15   .167     9 24   .273
2015 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to become champions of the Missouri Valley Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Wyoming in the second round before losing in the third round to Louisville.

Previous Season

The Panthers finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Southern Illinois.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chip Rank 4 F 6'6" 235 Senior Cedarburg, WI Graduated
Nate Buchheit 15 G 6'4" 190 Junior Pella, IA Graduated
Matt Morrison 21 G 6'0" 180 Senior Solon, IA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kasey Semler 13 G 6'2" 190 Junior Cedar Falls, IA Junior college transfer from Kirkwood Community College.

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wyatt Lohaus
PG
Iowa City, IA West High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 9, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Class of 2015 recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Luke McDonnell
PF
Dubuque, IA Dubuque Senior High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 18, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Spencer Haldeman
PG
Epworth, IA Western Dubuque High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A May 12, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Mitchell, DeonDeon Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX
F 2 Carlson, KlintKlint Carlson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Waverly-Shell Rock Waverly, IA
C 3 Friedman, TedTed Friedman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Ankeny Ankeny, IA
G 4 Jesperson, PaulPaul Jesperson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Virginia
Merrill
Merrill, WI
G 5 Bohannon, MattMatt Bohannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Linn-Mar Marion, IA
F 10 Tuttle, SethSeth Tuttle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr West Fork Sheffield, IA
G 11 Washpun, WesWes Washpun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Washington Cedar Rapids, IA
F 12 Singleton, MarvinMarvin Singleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Hopkins Minneapolis, MN
G 13 Semler, KaseyKasey Semler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Kirkwood CC
Marion
Cedar Rapids, IA
F 14 Buss, NateNate Buss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Charles City Charles City, IA
G 20 Morgan, JeremyJeremy Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Iowa City West Coralville, IA
G 22 Knar, RobertRobert Knar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Mundelein Mundelein, IL
G 23 Olson, TaylorTaylor Olson  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Kirkwood CC
Jefferson
Cedar Rapids, IA
G 24 Martino, MaxMax Martino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kennedy Cedar Rapids, IA
F 25 Koch, BennettBennett Koch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Fr Ashwaubenon Ashwaubenon, WI
G 33 Lohaus, WyattWyatt Lohaus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Iowa City West North Liberty, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-25

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

10/30/2014*
7:00 PM
Upper Iowa W 83–66 
McLeod Center (3,825)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/09/2014*
1:00 PM
Bemidji State W 64–45 
McLeod Center (2,121)
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-Conference Regular season

11/15/2014*
1:00 PM
North Dakota W 64–52  1–0
McLeod Center (3,716)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/18/2014*
8:00 AM, ESPN2
at Stephen F. Austin
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
W 79–77 OT 2–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,096)
Nacogdoches, TX

11/20/2014*
7:00 PM
Morgan State
Cancún Challenge
W 73–53  3–0
McLeod Center (3,127)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/22/2014*
1:00 PM
North Florida
Cancún Challenge
W 66–49[2]  4–0
McLeod Center (3,220)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/25/2014*
6:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Virginia Tech
Cancún Challenge semifinals
W 73–54[3]  5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650)
Cancún, MX

11/26/2014*
2:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Northwestern
Cancún Challenge championship[4]
W 61–42[5]  6–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650)
Cancún, MX

11/30/2014*
2:00 PM
Richmond W 55–50[6]  7–0
McLeod Center (3,081)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/06/2014*
7:00 PM
George Mason W 71–65 OT[7] 8–0
McLeod Center (4,525)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/10/2014*
8:00 PM
No. 23 at Denver W 65–55[8]  9–0
Magness Arena (1,545)
Denver, CO

12/13/2014*
6:00 PM, NBCSN
No. 23 at VCU L 87–93 2OT 9–1
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

12/20/2014*
6:30 PM, BTN
vs. Iowa
Big Four Classic
W 56–44  10–1
Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
Des Moines, IA

12/28/2014*
2:00 PM
No. 23 South Dakota State W 74–63  11–1
McLeod Center (6,333)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season

01/01/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 23 at Evansville L 49–52  11–2 (0–1)
Ford Center (5,151)
Evansville, IN

01/04/2015
2:30 PM, ESPN3
No. 23 Loyola–Chicago W 67–58  12–2 (1–1)
McLeod Center (5,111)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/07/2015
7:00 PM, KCRG
Southern Illinois W 55–39  13–2 (2–1)
McLeod Center (3,910)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/10/2015
3:00 PM, MVC TV
at Drake W 64–40  14–2 (3–1)
Knapp Center (4,780)
Des Moines, IA

01/13/2015
7:00 PM
No. 23 at Bradley W 63–52  15–2 (4–1)
Carver Arena (5,129)
Peoria, IL

01/18/2015
3:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 23 Missouri State W 60–46  16–2 (5–1)
McLeod Center (4,941)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/21/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 20 Indiana State W 66–60  17–2 (6–1)
McLeod Center (6,205)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/25/2015
3:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 20 at Illinois State W 54–53  18–2 (7–1)
Redbird Arena (6,118)
Normal, IL

01/28/2015
7:00 PM
No. 18 at Southern Illinois W 59–52  19–2 (8–1)
SIU Arena (5,267)
Carbondale, IL

01/31/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 18 No. 12 Wichita State W 70–54  20–2 (9–1)
McLeod Center (7,050)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/03/2015
6:00 PM
No. 14 at Indiana State W 61–51  21–2 (10–1)
Hulman Center (4,595)
Terre Haute, IN

02/07/2015
7:00 PM, KCRG/CSN Chicago
No. 14 Drake W 69–53  22–2 (11–1)
McLeod Center (6,650)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/11/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 13 Illinois State W 83–64  23–2 (12–1)
McLeod Center (6,103)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/15/2015
3:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 13 at Missouri State W 68–57  24–2 (13–1)
JQH Arena (5,452)
Springfield, MO

02/18/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 11 at Loyola–Chicago W 58–39  25–2 (14–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,725)
Chicago, IL

02/21/2015
3:00 PM, MVC TV
No. 11 Bradley W 56–39  26–2 (15–1)
McLeod Center (6,650)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/25/2015
8:00 PM, MVC TV
No. 10 Evansville W 68–57  27–2 (16–1)
McLeod Center (6,935)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/28/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN
No. 10 at No. 11 Wichita State L 60–74  27–3 (16–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Tournament

03/06/2015
6:05 PM, MVC TV/ESPN3
No. 11 vs. Bradley
Quarterfinals
W 71–46  28–3
Scottrade Center (N/A)
St. Louis, MO

03/07/2015
4:05 PM, MVC TV/ESPN3
No. 11 vs. Loyola–Chicago
Semifinals
W 63–49  29–3
Scottrade Center (13,898)
St. Louis, MO

03/08/2015
1:05 PM, CBS
No. 11 vs. Illinois State
Championship game
W 69–60  30–3
Scottrade Center (13,552)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament

03/20/2015*
12:40 PM, TBS
No. 11 (5 E) vs. (12 E) Wyoming
Second round
W 71–54  31–3
KeyArena (14,509)
Seattle, WA

03/22/2015*
8:40 PM, TBS
No. 11 (5 E) vs. No. 17 (4 E) Louisville
Third round
L 53–66  31–4
KeyArena (14,901)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

Rankings

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Mid-Major 5[9] 4 4[10] 3[11] 3[12] 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 -

References

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