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2019–20 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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2019–20 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Missouri Valley regular season champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–6 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • P. J. Hogan
  • Erik Crawford
  • Kyle Green
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Indiana State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Bradley 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Drake 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Evansville 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 14th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 14–4 in MVC play to win the MVC regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Drake. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they were set to receive an automatic bid to NIT. However, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 16–18, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Southern Illinois and Drake before losing to Bradley in the championship.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tray Croft 5 G 6'1" 170 Junior Anniston, AL Transferred to Wisconsin–Parkside
Miles Wentzien 10 G 6'3" 190 Senior Fort Madison, IA Walk-on; graduated
Wyatt Lohaus 22 G 6'2" 192 RS Senior North Liberty, IA Graduated

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
James Betz
PF
Garner, IA Garner–Hayfield High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Cole Henry
SG
Oskaloosa, IA Oskaloosa High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 13, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Noah Carter
PF
Dubuque, IA Dubuque Senior High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Antwan Kimmons
PG
Saint Paul, MN Tartan High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tytan Anderson
PG
Eldridge, IA North Scott Senior High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Aug 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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

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2019–20 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Cole Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Oskaloosa Oskaloosa, IA
G 3 Tywhon Pickford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Maple Grove Minneapolis, MN
G 4 A. J. Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
G 10 Logan Wolf (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
G 11 Trae Berhow 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Watertown Mayer
Pepperdine
Watertown, MN
F 12 Lincoln Conrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Waterloo West Waterloo, IA
G 13 Evan Gauger (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Indianola Indianola, IA
C 15 Justin Dahl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 261 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Holy Family Carver, MN
F 20 Shandon Goldman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lincoln
Chipola College
Evansville, AR
G 22 Antwan Kimmons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tartan Oakdale, MN
F 23 Derek Krogmann (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr West Delaware West Delaware, IA
G 24 Isaiah Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX
G 30 Spencer Haldeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Western Dubuque Peosta, IA
F 32 James Betz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Garner–Hayfield–Ventura West Delaware, IA
F 34 Luke McDonnell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Dubuque Senior Dubuque, IA
F 35 Noah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Dubuque Senior Dubuque, IA
F 50 Austin Phyfe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Waverly-Shell Rock Waverly, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN+
Old Dominion W 58–53  1–0
McLeod Center (3,705)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 9, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 64–54  2–0
Convocation Center (1,003)
DeKalb, IL
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 67–55  3–0
McLeod Center (3,151)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Colorado
Cancún Challenge campus site game
W 77–72  4–0
McLeod Center (3,580)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN+
UT Martin
Cancún Challenge campus site game
W 87–67  5–0
McLeod Center (3,128)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell (IA) W 88–66  6–0
McLeod Center (3,171)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. West Virginia
Cancún Challenge Riviera semifinal
L 55–60  6–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,478)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2019*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. South Carolina
Cancún Challenge Riviera Consolation
W 78–72  7–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,176)
Cancún, Mexico
December 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Luther College W 110–51  8–1
McLeod Center (3,088)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 10, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 24 Colorado W 79–76  9–1
CU Events Center (6,570)
Boulder, CO
December 12, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand Canyon W 82–58  10–1
GCU Arena (7,186)
Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall W 88–80  11–1
McLeod Center (4,648)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
December 31, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State L 70–76  11–2
(0–1)
Redbird Arena (5,190)
Normal, IL
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Bradley W 69–64  12–2
(1–1)
McLeod Center (4,269)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State W 68–60  13–2
(2–1)
McLeod Center (3,697)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSCHI/ESPN+
at Missouri State W 80–57  14–2
(3–1)
JQH Arena (3,520)
Springfield, MO
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN+
Valparaiso W 88–78  15–2
(4–1)
McLeod Center (4,057)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Bradley W 86–71  16–2
(5–1)
Carver Arena (6,774)
Peoria, IL
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSCHI/ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 66–68  16–3
(5–2)
SIU Arena (4,319)
Carbondale, IL
January 26, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Loyola–Chicago W 67–62 OT 17–3
(6–2)
McLeod Center (5,145)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSCHI/ESPN+
Missouri State W 95–66  18–3
(7–2)
McLeod Center (4,076)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSCHI/ESPN3
at Evansville W 80–68  19–3
(8–2)
Ford Center (4,669)
Evansville, IN
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 63–51  20–3
(9–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,030)
Valparaiso, IN
February 8, 2020
3:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSCHI
Drake W 83–73  21–3
(10–2)
McLeod Center (6,497)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, PSN
Illinois State W 71–63  22–3
(11–2)
McLeod Center (4,477)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Loyola–Chicago L 73–82 OT 22–4
(11–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
Chicago, IL
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State L 64–67  22–5
(11–4)
Hulman Center (3,765)
Terre Haute, IN
February 23, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Southern Illinois W 64–52  23–5
(12–4)
McLeod Center (6,497)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 26, 2020
7:00PM, PSN/ESPN+
Evansville W 84–64  24–5
(13–4)
McLeod Center (4,934)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Drake W 70–43  25–5
(14–4)
Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
March 6, 2020
12:05 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Drake
Quarterfinals
L 56–77  25–6
Enterprise Center (7,399)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

Panther Sports Network (PSN) Cedar Falls Utilities Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBCSC+)

References

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