2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois State	17	–	1	.944	28	–	7	.800
No. 19 Wichita State†	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Missouri State	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Drake	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226

† 2017 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

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 in third place in the MVC preseason poll.^[1] Jeremy Morgan was selected as preseason Missouri Valley Conference player of the year.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Aarias Austin	1	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Gurnee, IL	Transferred to Minnesota State
Paul Jesperson	4	G	6'0"	206	RS Senior	Merrill, WI	Graduated
Matt Bohannon	5	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Marion, IA	Graduated
Wes Washpun	11	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Cedar Rapids, IA	Graduated
Robert Kanar	22	G	6'1"	180	RS Sophomore	Mundelein, IL	Transferred to Missouri–Kansas City

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
Juwan McCloud PG	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
Isaiah Brown PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tanner Lohaus SF	North Libert, IA	West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 19, 2015
Tanner Lohaus SF	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

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
Austin Phyfe PF	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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

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)	So	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

Ben Jacobson (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	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			Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, PSN/ ESPN3	George Mason			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
12/03/2016* 5:00 PM, Campus Insiders/MWN	at Wyoming MW–MVC Challenge			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, PSN/ESPN3	South Dakota State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM, PSN/ESPN3	North Dakota			McLedo Center Cedar Falls, IA
12/17/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Iowa Big Four Classic			Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at North Carolina			Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/28/2016 8:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC	Missouri State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
01/01/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN3	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
01/04/2017 6:00 PM, CSNC	at Loyola–Chicago			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
01/08/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Wichita State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
01/11/2017 8:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
01/15/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Drake			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
01/18/2017 7:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC	Loyola–Chicago			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
01/21/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois			SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, PSN/ ESPN3	Evansville			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
01/28/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/01/2017 8:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
02/04/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN	Indiana State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Southern Illinois			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
02/12/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Missouri State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
02/15/2016 7:00 PM, PSN/ ESPN3	Bradley			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
02/18/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Wichita State			Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
02/22/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2016 1:00 PM	at Illinois State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
	vs.			Scottrade Center 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 CableKC Channel 324, Comcast SportsNet Chicago

References

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