2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball

Missouri Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record	23–13 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (10th year)
Assistant coach	Erik Crawford
Assistant coach	Kyle Green
Assistant coach	P.J. Hogan
Home arena	McLeod Center

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wichita State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	9	.743
Evansville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Illinois State	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Southern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Northern Iowa †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	13	.639
Indiana State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Missouri State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Loyola–Chicago	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Bradley	3	–	15	.167	5	–	27	.156
Drake	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226


† 2016 MVC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the 23–13, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois, Wichita State, and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated Texas in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Texas A&M.

Previous Season

The Panthers' starting five huddle during their December 5 game vs. Richmond.

The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to win the Missouri Valley Tournamentrandeceived anthe conference's tomatic bid to the NCAA Tournament w. In the Tournament, they defeated Wyoming in the Second Round before losing in the Third Round to Louisville.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Buss, NateNate Buss	14	F	6'9"	212	4 !Senior	Charles City, IA	Graduated
Martino, MaxMax Martino	24	G	6'5"	215	4 !Senior	Cedar Rapids, IA	Graduated
Mitchell, DeonDeon Mitchell	1	G	6'1"	196	4 !Senior	Pflugerville, TX	Graduated
Singleton, MarvinMarvin Singleton	12	F	6'6"	237	4 !Senior	Minneapolis, MN	Graduated
Tuttle, SethSeth Tuttle	10	F	6'8"	220	4 !Senior	Sheffield, IA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Aarias Austin	1	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Gurnee, IL	Junior college transfer from Des Moines Area Community College.

Incoming 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
Luke McDonnell PF	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)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 12, 2014
Spencer Haldeman PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Justin Dahl C	Eden Prairie, MN	Holy Family Catholic High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 8, 2014
Justin Dahl C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Lincoln Conrey SF	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 15, 2015
Lincoln Conrey SF	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

2016 recruiting class

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Juwan McCloud PG	Germantown, WI	Germantown High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	May 9, 2015
Juwan McCloud PG	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Austin, AariasAarias Austin	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Des Moines Area CC Warren Township	Gurnee, IL
3.5 !F	2	Carlson, KlintKlint Carlson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Waverly-Shell Rock	Waverly, IA
5.0 !C	3	Friedman, TedTed Friedman	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Ankeny	Ankeny, IA
1.5 !G	4	Jesperson, PaulPaul Jesperson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Virginia Merrill	Merrill, WI
1.5 !G	5	Bohannon, MattMatt Bohannon	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Linn-Mar	Marion, IA
1.5 !G	11	Washpun, WesWes Washpun	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Washington	Cedar Rapids, IA
3.5 !F	12	Conrey, LincolnLincoln Conrey	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Waterloo West	Waterloo, IA
5.0 !C	15	Dahl, JustinJustin Dahl	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Holy Family	Carver, MN
1.5 !G	20	Morgan, JeremyJeremy Morgan	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Iowa City West	Coralville, IA
1.5 !G	22	Knar, RobertRobert Knar	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mundelein	Mundelein, IL
3.5 !F	25	Koch, BennettBennett Koch	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Ashwaubenon	Ashwaubenon, WI
1.5 !G	30	Haldeman, SpencerSpencer Haldeman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Western Dubuque	Peosta, IA
1.5 !G	33	Lohaus, WyattWyatt Lohaus	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Iowa City West	North Liberty, IA
3.5 !F	35	McDonnell, LukeLuke McDonnell	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dubuque Senior	Dubuque, IA

Head coach

Ben Jacobson (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Erik Crawford (Iowa State)
Kyle Green (Hamline)
P.J. Hogan (Morningside College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2015* 4:00 PM		Truman State	W 70–50		McLeod Center (4,455) Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 11:00 AM		Colorado State MW–MWC Challenge	L 78–84	0–1	McLeod Center (4,455) Cedar Falls, IA
11/17/2015* 7:00 AM, ESPN2		Stephen F. Austin College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 70–60	1–1	McLeod Center (4,720) Cedar Falls, IA
11/21/2015* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		No. 1 North Carolina	W 71–67	2–1	McLeod Center (7,018) Cedar Falls, IA
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Dubuque	W 83–63	3–1	McLeod Center (4,578) Cedar Falls, IA
11/28/2015* 2:00 PM, MidcoSN		at North Dakota	W 97–51	4–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,302) Grand Forks, ND
11/30/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		North Texas	W 93–70	5–1	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
12/05/2015* 5:00 PM, CSN		at Richmond	L 67–82	5–2	Robins Center (6,323) Richmond, VA
12/08/2015* 6:00 PM, ASN		at George Mason	W 73–65	6–2	EagleBank Arena (4,102) Fairfax, VA
12/12/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at New Mexico Diamond Head Classic mainland round	L 57–76	6–3	The Pit (13,154) Albuquerque, NM
12/19/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. No. 5 Iowa State Big Four Classic	W 81–79	7–3	Wells Fargo Arena (15,424) Des Moines, IA
12/22/2015* 12:30 AM, ESPN2		at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 52–68	7–4	Stan Sheriff Center (8,463) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2015* 10:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. Washington State Diamond Head Classic consolation	W 63–59	8–4	Stan Sheriff Center (7,365) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2015* 2:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. BYU Diamond Head Classic 5th place game	L 76–84	8–5	Stan Sheriff Center (6,172) Honolulu, HI
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Bradley	W 80–44	9–5 (1–0)	McLeod Center (5,230) Cedar Falls, IA
01/02/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 73–75	9–6 (1–1)	SIU Arena (6,106) Carbondale, IL
01/06/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 58–59	9–7 (1–2)	JQH Arena (4,297) Springfield, MO
01/09/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Drake	W 77–44	10–7 (2–2)	McLeod Center (5,105) Cedar Falls, IA
01/13/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Indiana State	L 60–74	10–8 (2–3)	Hulman Center (3,544) Terre Haute, IN
01/16/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Loyola–Chicago	L 41–51	10–9 (2–4)	McLeod Center (6,033) Cedar Falls, IA
01/20/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Wichita State	L 55–74	10–10 (2–5)	McLeod Center (5,425) Cedar Falls, IA
01/23/2016 3:00 PM, 7,103		at Illinois State	L 67–76	10–11 (2–6)	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
01/27/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bradley	W 68–50	11–11 (3–6)	Carver Arena (5,334) Peoria, IL
01/31/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Southern Illinois	W 67–58	12–11 (4–6)	McLeod Center (5,275) Cedar Falls, IA
02/03/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3		Evansville	W 57–54	13–11 (5–6)	McLeod Center (4,805) Cedar Falls, IA
02/06/2016 1:00 PM, CBSSN		at Drake	W 82–66	14–11 (6–6)	Knapp Center (4,724) Des Moines, IA
02/10/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Missouri State	W 83–69	15–11 (7–6)	McLeod Center (5,755) Cedar Falls, IA
02/13/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN2		at No. 25 Wichita State	W 53–50	16-11 (8-6)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/17/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	L 56–59	16–12 (8–7)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,690) Chicago, IL
02/20/2016 3:00 PM, CBSSN		Illinois State	W 75–66	17–12 (9–7)	McLeod Center (6,145) Cedar Falls, IA
02/24/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 66–44	18–12 (10–7)	McLeod Center (5,911) Cedar Falls, IA
02/27/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Evansville	W 54–52	19–12 (11–7)	Ford Center (6,552) Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/04/2016 2:30 PM, ESPN3		vs. Southern Illinois q1uarterfinals	W 66–60	20–12	Scottrade Center (10,560) St. Louis, MO
03/05/2016 2:30 PM, CBSSN		vs. Wichita State semifinals	W 57–52 ^OT	21–12	Scottrade Center (14,299) St. Louis, MO
03/06/2016 1:00 PM, CBS		vs. Evansville championship	W 56–54	22–12	Scottrade Center (14,299) St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2016* 8:50 PM, TBS	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) Texas First Round	W 75–72	23–12	Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,279) Oklahoma City, OK
03/20/2016* 6:40 PM, TruTV	(11 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 15 Texas A&M Second Round	L 88–92 ^2OT	23–13	Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,279) Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.unipanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball

Venues	UNI-Dome (1976–2006) McLeod Center (2006–present)

Culture & lore	2007 Summer Universiade Iowa "Big Four"

People	Head coaches

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