2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Ben Jacobson , played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA as members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the regular season 14–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MVC tournament , they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.
Previous season
The Panthers finished 2015–16 season with a record of 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 .
Preseason
The Panthers were picked to finish in third place in the MVC preseason poll.[ 1] Jeremy Morgan was selected as preseason Missouri Valley Conference player of the year.[ 1]
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Hunter Rhodes
21
G
6'0"
175
Junior
Canton, IL
Junior college transferred from Kirkwood CC
Jordan Ashton
23
G
6'4"
195
RS Senior
Mount Pleantsant, MI
Transferred from Iowa State . Will be eligible to play immediately since Ashton graduated from Iowa State .
2016 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Brown PG
Flower Mound, TX
Flower Mound High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Nov 15, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tanner Lohaus SF
North Liberty, IA
West High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
May 19, 2015
Star ratings : 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:
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2017)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Austin Phyfe PF
Waverly, IA
Waverly-Shell Rock High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Nov 5, 2015
Star ratings : 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
2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Adam McDermott (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Xavier
Cedar Rapids, IA
F
2
Klint Carlson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
RS Jr
Waverly-Shell Rock
Waverly, IA
C
3
Ted Friedman
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr
Ankeny
Ankeny, IA
G
5
Rafael de Souza (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Gulf Coast State College
Jundiaí, Brazil
F
12
Lincoln Conrey
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
RS Fr
Waterloo West
Waterloo, IA
G
13
Juwan McCloud
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Fr
Germantown
Germantown, WI
C
15
Justin Dahl
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS Fr
Holy Family
Carver, MN
G
20
Jeremy Morgan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Iowa City West
Coralville, IA
G
21
Hunter Rhodes
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Canton Kirkwood CC
Canton, IL
F
22
Tanner Lohaus
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Iowa City West
North Liberty, IA
G
23
Jordan Ashton
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
RS Sr
Mount Pleasant Iowa State
Mount Pleasant, IA
G
24
Isaiah Brown
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Fr
Flower Mound
Flower Mound, TX
F
25
Bennett Koch
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
RS Jr
Ashwaubenon
Ashwaubenon, WI
G
30
Spencer Haldeman
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
RS Fr
Western Dubuque
Peosta, IA
G
33
Wyatt Lohaus
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Iowa City West
North Liberty, IA
F
34
Luke McDonnell
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
RS Fr
Dubuque Senior
Dubuque, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bemidji State
W 71–48
McLeod Center (3,737)Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016 *11:00 am, ESPN3
Coe
W 74–37
1–0
McLeod Center (4,053)Cedar Falls, IA
11/17/2016 *3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Arizona State Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals
W 82–63
2–0
HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/18/2016 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma Tire Pros Invitational semifinals
W 73–67 OT
3–0
HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/20/2016 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 11 Xavier Tire Pros Invitational championship
L 59–67
3–1
HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/26/2016 *11:00 am, FSN
at No. 9 Xavier Tire Pros Invitational non-bracketed game
L 42–64
3–2
Cintas Center (10,028)Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2016 *7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN3
George Mason
L 50–54
3–3
McLeod Center (4,302)Cedar Falls, IA
12/03/2016 *5:00 pm, Campus Insiders /MWN
at Wyoming MW–MVC Challenge
L 73–81
3–4
Arena-Auditorium (5,539)Laramie, WY
12/07/2016 *7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN3
South Dakota State
W 86–58
4–4
McLeod Center (3,922)Cedar Falls, IA
12/10/2016 *7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN3
North Dakota
W 78–70
5–4
McLeod Center (4,521)Cedar Falls, IA
12/17/2016 *3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Iowa Big Four Classic
L 46–69
5–5
Wells Fargo Arena (15,028)Des Moines, IA
12/21/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 North Carolina
L 42–85
5–6
Dean Smith Center (18,033)Chapel Hill, NC
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/28/2016 8:00 pm, FSMW /CSNC
Missouri State
L 64–68
5–7 (0–1)
McLeod Center (5,448)Cedar Falls, IA
01/01/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
L 58–70
5–8 (0–2)
Ford Center (5,277)Evansville, IN
01/04/2017 6:00 pm, CSNC
at Loyola–Chicago
L 66–77
5–9 (0–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,269)Chicago, IL
01/08/2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU
Wichita State
L 66–80
5–10 (0–4)
McLeod Center (5,547)Cedar Falls, IA
01/11/2017 8:00 pm, FSMW/CSNC
at Bradley
L 61–72
5–11 (0–5)
Carver Arena (5,138)Peoria, IL
01/15/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake
W 79–60
6–11 (1–5)
McLeod Center (4,652)Cedar Falls, IA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, FSMW/CSNC
Loyola–Chicago
W 72–69 2OT
7–11 (2–5)
McLeod Center (3,934)Cedar Falls, IA
01/21/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois
W 58–57
8–11 (3–5)
SIU Arena (5,015)Carbondale, IL
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN3
Evansville
W 61–54
9–11 (4–5)
McLeod Center (3,782)Cedar Falls, IA
01/28/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Drake
W 71–63
10–11 (5–5)
Knapp Center (5,237)Des Moines, IA
02/01/2017 8:00 pm, FSMW/CSNC
at Illinois State
L 51–57
10–12 (5–6)
Redbird Arena (5,732)Normal, IL
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN
Indiana State
W 65–60
11–12 (6–6)
McLeod Center (4,982)Cedar Falls, IA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois
W 49–41
12–12 (7–6)
McLeod Center (3,921)Cedar Falls, IA
02/12/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
W 55–52
13–12 (8–6)
JQH Arena (4,165)Springfield, MO
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN3
Bradley
W 64–61
14–12 (9–6)
McLeod Center (4,225)Cedar Falls, IA
02/18/2017 11:00 am, ESPN2
at Wichita State
L 44–73
14–13 (9–7)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
02/22/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
L 59–69
14–14 (9–8)
Hulman Center (3,778)Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN
Illinois State
L 42–63
14–15 (9–9)
McLeod Center (5,677)Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
03/03/2017 8:35 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC
(3)
vs. (6) Missouri State Quarterfinals
L 64–70
14–16
Scottrade Center (9,124)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
Panther Sports Network (PSN) Cedar Falls Utilities Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, Time Warner Cable KC Channel 324, Comcast SportsNet Chicago
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