2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Co-Champions; MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–11 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Green; P.J. Hogan; Ben Johnson;
Home arena	McLeod Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Creighton	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	21	–	15	.583
Southern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Evansville	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Wichita State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Drake	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Indiana State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Missouri State	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355

† Missouri Valley Conference tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented University of Northern Iowa in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which played in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by third-year head coach Ben Jacobson. In 2007–08, the Panthers finished 18–14 (9–9 in the MVC).

Pre-season

Northern Iowa played two games during the preseason. They faced Dubuque and Wayne State at home.

Regular season

On January 31, 2009, the Panthers tied a school record for the most consecutive wins with a 61–57 victory over Indians State. The record tied the 1963–1964 State College of Iowa Panthers team. On February 2, 2008, Northern Iowa received 1 point in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked 45th.^[1] On March 9, 2008, Northern Iowa received 3 points in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked T-37th.^[2]

Roster

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No.	Position	Player
5	G	Ali Farokhmanesh
10	G	Brian Haak
11	G	Kwadzo Ahelegbe
13	G	Johnny Moran
15	G	Jon Montgomery
20	F	Jake Koch
21	G	Travis Brown
22	G	Kerwin Dunham

No.	Position	Player
25	G	Carlton Reed
32	F	Lucas O'Rear
33	C	Austin Pehl
34	F	Adam Koch
43	F	Adam Rodenberg
52	G	Anthony James
53	C	Jordan Eglseder

Schedule

Date	Opponent*	Location	Time^#	Result	Overall	Conference
Missouri Valley Conference Standing: T-1st^[3]
Exhibition Games
November 4, 2008	Dubuque	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 69–51	1–0	0–0
November 10, 2008	Wayne State	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 44–27	2–0	0–0
Regular Season Games
November 15, 2008	Denver	Cedar Falls, IA	12:05 p.m.	W 61–56	1–0	0–0
November 19, 2008	Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	7:00 p.m.	L 84–77	1–1	0–0
November 23, 2008	Texas Southern	Cedar Falls, IA	4:05 p.m.	W 74–67	2–1	0–0
November 25, 2008	Chicago State	Cedar Falls, IA	8:05 p.m.	W 81–70	3–1	0–0
November 28, 2008	#15 Marquette	Hoffman Estates, IL	7:30 p.m.	L 73–43	3–2	0–0
November 29, 2008	Auburn	Hoffman Estates, IL	4:30 p.m.	W 67–61	4–2	0–0
December 3, 2008	Iowa State	Cedar Falls, IA	8:05 p.m.	L 71–66	4–3	0–0
December 6, 2008	North Dakota	Cedar Falls, IA	3:05 p.m.	W 69–49	5–3	0–0
December 9, 2008	Iowa	Iowa City, IA	6:05 p.m.	L 65–46	5–4	0–0
December 13, 2008	Wyoming	Casper, WY	4:30 p.m.	L 74–65	5–5	0–0
December 21, 2008	South Dakota State	Cedar Falls, IA	1:05 p.m.	W 72–55	6–5	0–0
December 28, 2008	Indiana State	Cedar Falls, IA	1:05 p.m.	L 85–84	6–6	0–1
December 31, 2008	Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 59–51	7–6	1–1
January 3, 2009	Wichita State	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 78–54	8–6	2–1
January 6, 2009	Creighton	Omaha, NE	7:05 p.m.	W 69–66	9–6	3–1
January 10, 2009	Missouri State	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 78–64	10–6	4–1
January 13, 2009	Evansville	Evansville, IN	7:05 p.m.	W 58–47	11–6	5–1
January 17, 2009	Drake	Des Moines, IA	11:05 a.m.	W 81–59	12–6	6–1
January 21, 2009	Bradley	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 66–61	13–6	7–1
January 25, 2009	Missouri State	Springfield, MO	6:05 p.m.	W 78–69	14–6	8–1
January 28, 2009	Illinois State	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 59–55	15–6	9–1
January 31, 2009	Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	12:05 p.m.	W 61–57	16–6	10–1
February 3, 2009	Bradley	Peoria, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 61–58	17–6	11–1
February 8, 2009	Creighton	Cedar Falls, IA	1:05 p.m.	L 77–71	17–7	11–2
February 11, 2009	Southern Illinois	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 81–55	18–7	12–2
February 14, 2009	Wichita State	Wichita, KS	7:05 p.m.	L 69–61	18–8	12–3
February 18, 2009	Drake	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	L 47–46	18–9	12–4
February 21, 2009	Siena	Newtonville, NY	2:00 p.m.	L 81–75	18–10	12–4
February 24, 2009	Illinois State	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 69–67	19–10	13–4
February 28, 2009	Evansville	Cedar Falls, IA	7:30 p.m.	W 69–62	20–10	14–4
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
March 6, 2009	Indiana State	St. Louis, MO	12:05 p.m.	W 73–69	21–10	14–4
March 7, 2009	Bradley	St. Louis, MO	1:35 p.m.	W 76–62	22–10	14–4
March 8, 2009	Illinois State	St. Louis, MO	1:05 p.m.	W 60–57	23–10	14–4
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2009	#18 Purdue	Portland, OR	1:30 p.m.	L 61–56	23–11	14–4
Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. ^#All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD*.

References

^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Feb. 2)" (Press release). ESPN. February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Mar. 9)" (Press release). ESPN. March 9, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
^ Standings MVC Sports ^{[dead link]}

[1] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Feb. 2)" (Press release). ESPN. February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.

[2] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Mar. 9)" (Press release). ESPN. March 9, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2008.

[3] Standings MVC Sports ^{[dead link]}

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