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2016-17 Men’s Basketball Game Notes

10UNI (5-4) vs. Iowa (5-5)Sat., Dec. 17, 2016 • 3:30 p.m. (CT)Des Moines, Iowa • Wells Fargo Arena

2016-17 ScheduleDate Opponent Time

O28 Bemidji State (Exhib.) W, 71-48

N12 Coe (ESPN3) W, 74-37

Tire Pros Invitational (Orlando, Fla.)

N17 vs. Arizona State (ESPNU) W, 82-63

N18 vs. Oklahoma (ESPNU) W, 73-67 OT

N20 vs. #11 Xavier (ESPN2) L, 67-59

N26 at #9 Xavier (Fox Sports) L, 64-42

N30 George Mason (PSN/ESPN3) L, 54-50

D3 at Wyoming (Campus Insiders) L, 81-73

D7 South Dakota St. (PSN/ESPN3) W, 86-58

D10 North Dakota (PSN/ESPN3) W, 78-70

D17 vs. Iowa (ESPN3) 3:30 pm

D21 at North Carolina (ESPN2) 7 pm

D28 Missouri State* (MVC TV) 8 pm

J1 at Evansville* (ESPN3) 3 pm

J4 at Loyola (Comcast Chicago) 6 pm

J8 Wichita State* (ESPNU) 3 pm

J11 at Bradley* (MVC TV) 8 pm

J15 Drake* (ESPNU/3) 3 pm

J18 Loyola* (MVC TV) 7 pm

J21 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) 7 pm

J25 Evansville* (PSN/ESPN3) 7 pm

J28 at Drake* (CBS Sports) 1 pm

F1 at Illinois State* (MVC TV) 8 pm

F4 Indiana State* (CBS Sports) 1 pm

F8 Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) 7 pm

F12 at Missouri State* (ESPNU/3) 3 pm

F15 Bradley* (PSN/ESPN3) 7 pm

F18 at Wichita State* (ESPN/2) 11 am

F22 at Indiana State* (ESPN3) 6 pm

F25 Illinois State* (TBD) TBD

M2-5 at MVC Tournament

* - Conference Game

home games in BOLD

UNI Men’s Basketball Storylines

Broadcast Information

• UNI (5-4 overall) will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to take part in The Hy-Vee Classic held in Wells Fargo Arena. The Panthers will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-5 overall) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Drake and Iowa State will meet in the second game of the day at 6 p.m.

• UNI is looking to match the longest win streak in The Hy-Vee Classic’s five-year existence. Iowa State set the mark with wins from 2012-2014.

• Senior guard Jeremy Morgan, the preseason MVC player of the year, scored a career-high 38 points – all in the second half – of UNI’s 78-70 win over North Dakota. He was named the MVC Player of the Week.

• Morgan leads the Panthers in scoring (18.1), rebounding (7.3), assists (3.2), blocks (1.7), steals (3.0), three-pointers made (27) and free throws made (36). Morgan ranks No. 6 in the nation in steals per game (3.0).

• UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has recorded four victories over Iowa - the most of any Panther head coach against the Hawkeyes. Jacobson scored wins over Iowa in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2014.

• UNI set its school record and the McLeod Center mark for 3-point field goals made with 20 in an 86-58 win over South Dakota State. The previous mark of 17 was set Jan. 29, 2014, in a 95-81 win over Evansville. UNI also tied the Missouri Valley Conference record for 3-pointers made.

TelevisionESPN3Play-by-Play: Jordan BernfieldAnalyst: Mac McCausland

RadioPanther Sports NetworkPlay-by-Play: Gary RimaAnalyst: Kevin BoyleFlagship Station - NewsTalk 1540 KXELOn the Web - www.UNIPanthers.comTuneIn App

StatsUNI.Statbroadcast.com

#3 Ted Friedman6-9, R-Jr., Center

#13 Juwan McCloud5-11, Fr., Guard

#20 Jeremy Morgan6-5, Sr., Guard

#24 Isaiah Brown6-5, Fr., Guard

#30 Spencer Haldeman6-1, R-Fr., Guard

Series NotesAll-Times Series: Iowa leads 34-10• Last Meeting: UNI 56, Iowa 44 (Dec. 20, 2014)• UNI and Iowa have split the last 14 meetings between the two programs. Ben Jacobson has four wins over Iowa - the most for a UNI head coach vs. Iowa.

UNI Quick Facts

Location .................... Cedar Falls, IowaFounded ......................................... 1876Nickname ................................ PanthersColors ...................Purple and Old GoldEnrollment .................................. 11,905Conference .................. Missouri ValleyPresident ........................Dr. Mark NookDirector of Athletics ......... David HarrisHead Coach ................... Ben JacobsonAssistants ..P.J. Hogan, Erik Crawford, ............................................. Kyle GreenDirector of Operations ....Derrik NettenStrength & Conditioning .......Andrea CominiVideo Coordinator ....... Johnny MoranGraduate Manager ...............Jake KochAthletic Trainer ..................Don Bishop

2 • UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL

#1 - Adam McDermottSo., GuardCedar Rapids, Iowa

#2 - Klint CarlsonJr., ForwardWaverly, Iowa

#3 - Ted FriedmanJr., CenterAnkeny, Iowa

#5 - Rafael de SouzaJr., GuardJundiai, Brazil

#12 - Lincoln ConreyR-Fr., ForwardWaterloo, Iowa

#13- Juwan McCloudFr., GuardGermantown, Wis.

#15 - Justin DahlR-Fr., CenterCarver, Minn.

#20 - Jeremy MorganSr., GuardCoralville, Iowa

#21 - Hunter RhodesJr., GuardCanton, Ill.

#22 - Tanner LohausFr., ForwardNorth Liberty, Iowa

#23 - Jordan AshtonSr., GuardMount Pleasant, Iowa

#24 - Isaiah BrownFr., GuardFlower Mound, Texas

#25 - Bennett KochJr., ForwardAshwaubenon, Wis.

#30 - Spencer HaldemanR-Fr., GuardPeosta, Iowa

#33 Wyatt LohausJr., GuardNorth Liberty, Iowa

#34 - Luke McDonnellR-Fr., ForwardDubuque, Iowa

2016-17 UNI Radio/TV Roster

UNI HEADS TO DES MOINES FOR THE HY-VEE CLASSICUNI (5-4 overall) will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to take part in The Hy-Vee Classic held in Wells Fargo Arena. The Panthers will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-5 overall) Satur-day at 3:30 p.m. Drake and Iowa State will meet in the second game of the day at 6 p.m.

BROADCAST INFORMATIONSaturday’s game will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Jordan Bernfield (play-by-play) and Mac McCausland (analyst) will call the action courtside in Wells Fargo Arena.

IOWA HAWKEYESThe University of Iowa Hawkeyes will enter Saturday’s game with an overall record of 5-5. Iowa has scored wins over Kennesaw State (91-74), Savannah State (116-84), UT Rio Grand Valley (95-67), Stetson (95-68) and No. 25 Iowa State (78-64). Iowa is led in scoring by Peter Jok (23.8 ppg), Tyler Cook (13.7 ppg) and Cordell Pemsl (10.6 ppg). Freshman Jordan Bohannon, younger brother of former UNI Pan-ther Matt Bohannon, is averaging 8.4 points and ranks second on the squad with 23 3-pointers.

ALL-TIME SERIESIowa holds a 34-10 lead in the all-time series vs. UNI. However, the squads have split their last 14 meetings with UNI and Iowa each earning seven victories.

THE HY-VEE CLASSIC HISTORYThis year marks the fifth year of The Hy-Vee Classic. The event allows all four of the state’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs to play in the same venue on the same day. PANTHERS LOOK FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN IN HY-VEE CLASSICUNI is looking to match the longest win streak in The Hy-Vee Classic this Saturday when the Panthers take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. UNI has scored victories over

Iowa (W, 56-44 in 2014) and Iowa State (W, 81-79 in 2015). Iowa State won three straight games in The Hy-Vee Classic from 2012-2014 as they took down Drake twice (2012, 2014) and UNI (2013) before falling last season to the Panthers.

2012Iowa 80, UNI 73Iowa State 86, Drake 77

2013Iowa State 91, UNI 82 (OT)Iowa 83, Drake 66

2014UNI 56, Iowa 44Iowa State 83, Drake 54

2015UNI 81, Iowa State 79Iowa 70, Drake 64

The Hy-Vee Classic RecordsIowa 3-1Iowa State 3-1UNI 2-2Drake 0-4

JAKE AGAINST THE HAWKSUNI head coach Ben Jacobson has recorded four victories over Iowa - the most of any Panther head coach against the Hawkeyes. Jacobson scored wins over Iowa in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2014. Greg McDermott tallied three victories over the Hawkeyes in 2001, 2003 and 2005. Eldon Miller notched two wins over Iowa in 1990 and 1997. UNI’s only other head coach to defeat Iowa came when H.F. Pasini led the Panthers to a 21-15 win over Iowa in the 1914-15 season.

MORGAN EARNS SECOND MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORFor the week, Jeremy Morgan averaged 27.5 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game, 4.5 assists per game and shot 57.1 percent from the floor to earn MVC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. Morgan poured in a career-high 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in leading UNI to a 78-70 win over

North Dakota Saturday in the McLeod Center. Morgan scored all 38 of his points in the second half and led the Panthers to a comeback victory after trailing by four points at the break. Morgan posted 17 points, se-cured eight rebounds and handed out seven assists in an 86-58 victory over South Dakota State Wednes-day at home. Morgan made 6-of-11 shots from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point land.

MORGAN TAKES OVERSenior guard Jeremy Morgan simply took over the second half Saturday in a 78-70 win over North Dakota. The Panthers trailed the Fight-ing Hawks at the break, 33-29, and Morgan was scoreless after going 0-of-5 from the field. From that point on, it became the Jeremy Morgan Show. Morgan made 10-of-12 field goals and 16-of-22 free throws in the final 20 minutes as he poured in a career-high 38 points. Morgan set the UNI scoring record in the McLeod Center taking over Jake Koch’s mark of 34 points against Bradley on Jan. 9, 2011. He also broke Koch’s UNI McLeod Cen-ter record of 15 made free throws from that same night vs. the Braves. Morgan set the McLeod Cen-ter record for free throw attempts (22) breaking the mark of 21 set by Evansville’s D.J. Balentine on Jan. 29, 2014.

Active 20-Plus Point Scoring GamesJeremy Morgan (7) Klint Carlson (1)Bennett Koch (1)Hunter Rhodes (1)

Missouri Valley Conference Standings Conference OverallSchool W-L W-LWichita State 0-0 9-2Loyola 0-0 9-2Missouri State 0-0 5-3Illinois State 0-0 5-3Evansville 0-0 6-4UNI 0-0 5-4Southern Illinois 0-0 5-5Bradley 0-0 5-5Indiana State 0-0 5-5Drake 0-0 1-8


MORGAN LEADS UNISenior Jeremy Morgan, the pre-season MVC player of the year, leads the Panthers in scoring (18.1), rebounding (7.3), assists (3.2), blocks (1.7), steals (3.0), 3-pointers made (27) and free throws made (36). Morgan ranks No. 6 in the nation in steals per game.

THIRD DOUBLE-DOUBLEMorgan recorded his third dou-ble-double of the season with 38 points and 11 rebounds vs. North Dakota. It is the the fourth dou-ble-double of his collegiate career. Morgan’s only previ-ous double-double before this season came in the 2016 NCAA Tournament vs. Texas A&M with 36 points and 12 rebounds.

UNI’s Active Double-Double ListJeremy Morgan (4)Jordan Ashton (1)Bennett Koch (1)

MORGAN HITS FOR 30-PLUS AGAINSenior Jeremy Morgan scored his second career 30-plus point scoring game with a career-high 38 points vs. North Dakota. Morgan tallied all 38 points against the Fighting Hawks in the second half as he was score-less at the half having missed all five field goal attempts. Morgan is the first Panther since Robbie Sieverding to have multiple 30-plus point scor-ing games. Sieverding got his 30-point games in 1999 (31 vs. Drake) and 2001 (30 vs. Iowa).

UNI’s 30-POINT GAMES SINCE 1980-8140 - Cam Johnson (2/12/94 vs. Drake)38 - Jeremy Morgan (12/10/16 vs. North Dakota)38 - Jason Reese (3/1/90 at Missouri State)38 - Randy Kraayenbrink (2/4/84 at Cleveland St.)37 - Jason Daisy (1/22/97 vs. Illinois State)37 - Jason Reese (12/30/88 at SMU)36 - Jeremy Morgan (3/20/16 vs. Texas A&M)36 - Jason Daisy (12/16/95 vs. Nebraska)35 - Jason Daisy (12/2/95 vs. UCF)35 - Jason Reese (12/17/88 vs. Youngstown St.)35 - James Parker (12/28/87 vs. LSU)34 - Jake Koch (1/9/11 vs. Bradley)34 - Jason Daisy (2/15/97 vs. Southern Illinois)33 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/28/84 at Illinois-Chicago)32 - Kwadzo Ahelegbe (11/23/09 vs. Boston College)32 - Jason Daisy (2/18/95 vs. Loyola Chicago)32 - Randy Kraayenbrink (12/30/85 at San Diego)32 - Randy Kraayenbrink (11/30/85 vs. Prairie View A&M)

32 - Scott Stafford (1/21/85 vs. Valparaiso)31 - Jordan Eglseder (12/13/08 vs. Wyoming)31 - Ben Jacobson (2/9/05 vs. Creighton)31 - Robbie Sieverding (2/22/99 vs. Drake)31 - Tony Brus (2/17/99 vs. Illinois State)31 - Jason Reese (1/7/89 at Stephen F. Austin)31 - Jason Reese (2/14/89 vs. Missouri State)31 - Jason Reese (2/25/89 vs. Illinois-Chicago)31 - Maurice Newby (1/28/87 vs. Northern Illinois)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/18/86 at Cleveland St.)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (2/25/85 vs. Green Bay)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/14/84 vs. Illinois-Chicago)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (12/26/83 vs. Wayne St.)30 - Adam Koch (1/25/09 vs. Missouri State)30 - Robbie Sieverding (12/4/01 vs. Iowa)30 - Randy Blocker (3/5/94 vs. Illinois State)30 - Randy Blocker (2/7/94 vs. Bradley)30 - Randy Blocker (1/15/94 vs. Wichita State)30 - Randy Blocker (12/21/93 vs. Long Island)30 - Troy Muilenberg (12/8/90 vs. Morningside)30 - Jason Reese (12/11/89 at Sam Houston St.)30 - Jason Reese (1/28/89 at Illinois-Chicago)30 - Randy Kraayenbrink (3/6/86 vs. Cleveland St.)30 - Randy Kraayenbrink (12/21/85 vs. Elmhurst)30 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/12/85 at Eastern Illinois)30 - Ray Storck (2/20/82 vs. UNC-Wilmington)

MORGAN MOVING UP THE DEFENSIVE CHARTSSenior guard Jeremy Morgan, who earned a spot on last year’s MVC All-Defensive squad, is making his way up the UNI defensive charts in regard to blocked shots and steals. Morgan ranks No. 4 at UNI in steals (152) and No. 9 in blocked shots (81).

BLOCKED SHOTS - UNI (CAREER)1. Grant Stout (2004-0) 2222. Jake Koch (2009-13) 1233. Jordan Eglseder (2006-10) 1204. Sean Hawkins (1995-98) 1185. Eric Coleman (2004-08) 1156. Seth Tuttle (2011-15) 957. Jason Sims (1993-96) 908. Scott Stafford (1984-85) 859. Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) 81 10. Steve Phyfe (1988-90) 66

STEALS - UNI (CAREER)1. Brent Carmichael (1981-83) 1802. Nick Nurse (1986-89) 1653. Andy Woodley (1998-02) 1594. Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) 1555. Ben Jacobson (2002-06) 1546. Johnny Moran (2008-12) 1527. Dale Turner (1988-92) 1438. Robbie Williams (1982-86) 1409. Brian Carpenter (1992-96) 13810. Darian DeVries (1994-98) 131

RHODES BREAKS OUTJunior guard Hunter Rhodes notched a career-high with 20 points off the bench in an 86-58 win over South Dakota State (12/7). Rhodes buried 6-of-9 three-pointers against the Jackrabbits as UNI set a school record with 20 made three-pointers. Rhodes also handed out four assists vs. the Jacks.


Statistics

UNI IOWARecord: 5-4 5-5Scoring Offense: 68.6 85.8Scoring Defense: 62.3 81.2Scoring Margin: +6.2 +4.6FG Percentage: .419 .458FG Percentage Defense: .410 .4403-Pt. FG Percentage: .394 .3713-Pt. FG % Defense: .343 .3693-Pt. FG Made Per Game: 10.6 10.2FT Percentage: .711 .694Rebounding Offense: 31.1 40.6Rebounding Defense: 36.4 40.2Rebounding Margin: -5.3 +0.4Assists: 11.9 18.5Turnovers: 11.4 14.0Steals: 8.6 6.5Blocked Shots: 2.8 4.3Turnover Margin: +5.7 -0.2Assist/TO Ratio: 1.0 1.3

When UNI .............................................................Then UNI isShoots a Higher Percentage: .........................................4-0Shoots a Lower Percentage: ..........................................1-4Shoots the Same ................................................................0-0

Makes More Field Goals: .................................................4-0Makes Fewer Field Goals: ................................................1-4Makes the Same Number: ..............................................0-0

Makes More Threes: ..........................................................4-2Makes Fewer Threes: ........................................................0-2Makes the Same Number: ..............................................1-0

Makes More Free Throws: ...............................................2-1Makes Fewer Free Throws: .............................................2-2Makes the Same Number: ..............................................1-1

Outrebounds Its Opponent: ..........................................2-0Is Outrebounded: ..............................................................2-3Ties in Rebounding: ..........................................................1-1

Leads at the Half: ...............................................................3-1Trails at the Half: ................................................................2-1Is Tied at the Half: ..............................................................0-2

Plays in Overtime: ..............................................................1-0

Scores Less Than 60 Points: ............................................0-3Scores Between 60-69 Points: .......................................0-0Scores Between 70-79 Points: .......................................3-1Scores Between 80-89 Points: .......................................2-0Scores 90 or More Points: ...............................................0-0

Allows Less Than 60 Points: ...........................................2-1Allows Between 60-69 Points: .......................................2-2Allows Between 70-79 Points: .......................................1-0Allows Between 80-89 Points: .......................................0-1Allows 90 or More Points: ...............................................0-0

Game is Decided By 1-3 Points: ....................................0-0Game is Decided by 4-6 Points: ....................................1-1Game is Decided by 7-10 Points: .................................1-2Game is Decided by 11-14 Points: ...............................0-0Game is Decided by 15+ Points: ..................................3-1

On Monday: .........................................................................0-0On Tuesday: .........................................................................0-0On Wednesday: ..................................................................1-1On Thursday: .......................................................................1-0On Friday: .............................................................................1-0On Saturday: ........................................................................2-2On Sunday: ..........................................................................0-1

Rhodes added seven points in a career-high 26 minutes in UNI’s 78-70 win over North Da-kota (12/10). Rhodes made 2-of-5 shots from the field, including a three-pointer vs. the Fighting Hawks. Rhodes averaged 13.5 points per game and made 7-of-12 shots from 3-point land over the two games. Rhodes shot 57.1 percent from the field (8-of-14) in the two UNI wins. Rhodes became the first Pan-ther to score 20 or more points off the bench since Nate Buss scored 23 against Bradley (March 6, 2015) at the 2015 MVC Tournament.

HALDEMAN PROVIDES THE 3 Redshirt freshman Spencer Halde-man ranks second on the squad in scoring (10.0) and in 3-pointers made (23). Haldeman has made at least two 3-pointers in five consecutive games. He has reached double-figure scoring in three of his last four games and is averaging 13.3 points per game over the past four con-tests.

TEDDY HITS THE BOARDS Junior center Ted Friedman leads the Panthers with 13 offensive rebounds. Friedman has notched three offensive rebounds in each of the last three games – all games he has started.

PERFECT VS. HIS ALMA MATER UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has secured a perfect 8-0 record against his alma mater – the Uni-versity of North Dakota. Jacobson’s eight victories over UND are the most he has tallied against any non-conference foe he has faced.

JAKE’S MOST NON-CONF WINS8-0 vs. North Dakota6-2 vs. Iowa State4-1 vs. South Dakota State4-2 vs. Milwaukee4-4 vs. Iowa

AMONG THE NATION’S BESTUNI ranks No. 7 in the nation in three-pointers made per game (10.6). The Panthers rank No. 10 in the nation in turnover margin (+5.7).

HOT/COLD PANTHERSIn UNI’s five victories this season, the Panthers have shot 40.0 per-cent or better. In UNI’s four losses, the Pan-thers have not shot better than 37.9 percent.

UNI’S 3-POINT STREAKUNI has made at least one 3-point-er in 540 straight games – the longest active streak in the MVC.

COACH JAKE RANKS T-6TH IN ALL-TIME MVC VICTORIESUNI head coach Ben Jacobson has tallied 225 career wins to rank T-No. 6 in MVC history. With his next victory, Jacobson would surpass Rich Herrin (South-ern Illinois), who tallied 225 career coaching victories.

MVC Coaching Victories1. Henry Iba (Oklahoma State) 4862. Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis) 3373. Dana Altman (Creighton) 3274. Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) 2395. Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU) 2366. Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois) 225 Ben Jacobson (UNI) 2258. Ralph Miller (Wichita State) 2219. Maury John (Drake) 21110. Joe Stowell (Bradley) 197

FOUR NON-CONFERENCE LOSSESUNI has dropped four non-confer-ence games (Wyoming, George Mason and Xavier, twice) for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The Panthers fell five times in the 2008-09 non-conference slate to Illinois-Chicago, Marquette, Iowa State, Iowa and Wyoming. However, the 2008-09 Pan-ther captured the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title and played in the 2009 NCAA Tourna-ment. UNI finished the 2008-09 season with a record of 23-11.

AMONG THE ELITEUNI is one of 13 teams to have won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament and accumu-late 54 combined wins over the


HEAD COACH BEN JACOBSON

11th Year at UNIOverall Record: 225-122

UNI head coach Ben Jacobson personifies class and dignity on and off the floor as the leader of the Panther men’s basketball team. Jacobson is the UNI men’s basketball program’s all-time wins leader with 225 victories in 11 seasons. He has guided the Panthers to four NCAA Tournament ap-pearances and four NCAA victories. He is also a three-time MVC Coach of the Year award recipient. Jacobson has guided the Panthers to postseason play in seven of his 10 sea-sons as head coach, including four trips to the NCAA Tournament (2009, 2010, 2015 and 2016). UNI reached the Sweet 16 in 2010 following wins over UNLV and No. 1-ranked Kansas. UNI has recorded at least one victory in each of its last three NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2015-16, Jacobson led the Pan-thers to a 23-13 overall record and the program’s eighth NCAA Tournament ap-pearance. UNI earned a spot in the 2016 NCAA Tournament by capturing the MVC Tournament title. UNI then scored a 75-72 victory over Texas in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament on a half-court buzzer-beater by senior Paul Jesperson. The season also featured wins over No. 1 North Carolina, No. 5 Iowa State and No. 25 Wichita State. A native of Mayville, N.D., Jacobson graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1989 as valedictorian. He re-ceived his bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of North Dakota in 1994. Jacobson and his wife, Dawn, have two children, Hunter (12) and Tanner (10).

past two seasons. The elite list of squads include UNI, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Ken-tucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Villanova, Wichita State, Wisconsin and Vir-ginia.

EIGHT NCAA TRIPS FOR UNIUNI made its eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Panthers are 5-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

UNI’s All-Time NCAA Tourney Results1990 - W, 74-71 vs. #3 Missouri1990 - L, 84-81 vs. #6 Minnesota2004 - L, 65-60 vs. #3 Georgia Tech2005 - L, 57-52 vs. #6 Wisconsin2006 - L, 54-49 vs. #7 Georgetown2009 - L, 61-56 vs. #5 Purdue2010 - W, 69-66 vs. #8 UNLV2010 - W, 69-67 vs. #1 Kansas2010 - L, 59-52 vs. #5 Michigan State2015 - W, 71-54 vs. #12 Wyoming2015 - L, 66-53 vs. #4 Louisville2016 - W, 75-72 vs. #6 Texas2016 - L, 92-88 (2OT) vs. #3 Texas A&M

7TH NCAA APPEARANCE SINCE 2004The Panthers made their seventh NCAA appearance since the 2004 season. The seven appearances since 2004 is the most of any mem-ber of the MVC in that time frame. Wichita State has appeared in six NCAA Tournaments since 2004, to rank second in the MVC behind the Panthers.

MVC’S NCAA Appearances Since 2004UNI (7) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016Wichita St. (6) - 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016Southern Illinois (4) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Creighton (4) - 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013Indiana State (1) - 2011Drake (1) - 2008Bradley (1) - 2006

20-WIN SEASONSUNI has had 12 20-win seasons in program history – 10 of those 20-win seasons have come since 2003-04.

BOOK IT IN THE UPPER HALFUNI’s streak of 13 straight up-per-half finishes in the MVC is the league’s longest active streak.

NINE OR MORE MVC WINSThe Panthers have won nine or more MVC games in each of the past 13 seasons – also the MVC’s

longest active streak.

TOP-FOUR FINISHES IN MVCUNI has finished in the top four of the MVC standings in eight consec-utive seasons.

IN THE UPPER HALFUNI has finished in the upper half of the Missouri Valley Conference’s final standings in 13 straight sea-sons. It is the longest active streak in the league. Prior to the 2003-04 season, when the current streak began, UNI had finished in the top half of the MVC on two occasions (1993-94 - 5th, 1996-97 - 4th) since joining the league in 1991-92. 13 STRAIGHT YEARS OF 9 OR MORE MVC WINSUNI has won nine or more MVC games in 13 consecutive seasons - the longest active streak in the league. Wichita State has the second longest active streak at seven.

UNI in the MVC Since 2003-04 2003-04 - 12-6 (T-2nd)2004-05 - 11-7 (T-3rd)2005-06 - 11-7 (T-5th)2006-07 - 9-9 (5th)2007-08 - 9-9 (T-5th)2008-09 - 14-4 (T-1st)2009-10 - 15-3 (1st)2010-11 - 10-8 (T-4th)2011-12 - 9-9 (T-3rd)2012-13 - 11-7 (3rd)2013-14 - 10-8 (3rd)2014-15 - 16-2 (2nd)2015-16 - 11-7 (T-4th)

WINNING TRADITION IN MCLEOD CENTERUNI will be playing its 11th season in the McLeod Center and the Pan-thers have made winning a priority in their home venue. UNI has posted an all-time mark of 127-32 (.799) in games played in the McLeod Center. UNI secured a school-record 16 home wins in the 2012-13 season. UNI has posted a trio of perfect home seasons since moving to NCAA Division I. UNI was a perfect 14-0 in both the 1983-84 and 2009-10 seasons and then UNI notched a 15-0 mark at home in 2014-15. UNI set its home-court win

streak of 21 consecutive victories between the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons. The McLeod Center opened in November 2006.

11 HOME WINS IN 9 STRAIGHT YRSUNI has won 11 or more home games in the McLeod Center in nine consecutive seasons.

UNI’s Home Record Since 2007-08Year Record2007-08 11-62008-09 11-42009-10 14-02010-11 13-52011-12 13-32012-13 16-42013-14 11-22014-15 15-02015-16 11-32016-17 3-1

PROTECTING THE HOME COURTUNI has won 11 or more home games in the McLeod Center in nine consecutive seasons.

80 OR MORE IS A GOOD SIGNUNI is 43-6 when scoring 80 or more points in the Ben Jacobson coaching era.

UNI SCORING 80+IN JACOBSON ERADate Opponent Results12/7/16 South Dakota State W, 86-5811/17/16 vs. Arizona State W, 82-633/20/16 vs. Texas A&M L, 92-88 (2OT)2/10/15 Missouri State W, 83-692/6/15 at Drake W, 82-6612/30/15 Bradley W, 80-4412/19/15 vs. Iowa State W, 81-7911/30/15 North Texas W, 93-7011/28/15 at North Dakota W, 97-5111/25/15 Dubuque W, 83-632/11/15 Illinois State W, 83-6412/13/14 at VCU L, 93-87 (2OT)2/1/14 Indiana State L, 87-811/29/14 Evansville W, 95-811/25/14 at Loyola L, 93-87 (OT)1/14/14 Missouri State W, 94-891/8/14 at Evansville W, 80-531/1/14 Bradley W, 80-4612/28/13 Iona W, 90-7812/7/13 vs. Iowa State L, 91-82 (OT)11/22/13 Loyola Marymount W, 90-8111/11/13 Coe W, 86-523/26/13 Bradley W, 90-773/2/13 Illinois State W, 80-721/20/13 Drake W, 85-551/12/13 Bradley W, 84-5312/23/12 Saint Mary’s W, 82-7512/8/12 at George Mason W, 82-77 (OT)11/14/12 Toledo W, 84-81 (OT)11/10/12 Wartburg W, 103-501/7/12 at Drake W, 83-6812/19/11 Loras W, 84-48


12/6/11 Iowa W, 80-6012/3/11 Colorado State W, 83-773/15/11 Rider W, 84-502/15/11 at Bradley W, 80-701/9/11 Bradley W, 83-7711/16/10 Coe W, 84-451/3/10 Missouri State W, 84-7612/12/09 Siena W, 82-6511/23/09 vs. Boston College W, 81-692/11/09 Southern Illinois W, 81-551/17/09 at Drake W, 81-5912/28/08 Indiana State L, 85-84 (2OT)11/25/08 Chicago State W, 81-7012/15/07 Wartburg W, 99-4812/20/06 Wartburg W, 83-6112/09/06 UMKC W, 85-5311/13/06 vs. Pepperdine W, 83-58

YOUTHFUL BEGINNINGSUNI’s starting lineup against South Dakota State featured three fresh-men. Four of the five starters had combined to start 11 total games prior to game on Dec. 7. Senior Jeremy Morgan had made 88 career starts. Entering the game, Juwan McCloud had made seven starts and Ted Friedman had four career starts. Spencer Haldeman and Isaiah Brown made their first collegiate starts against the Jackrabbits.

RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT FROM BEHIND THE ARCUNI put together a record-breaking night from behind the three-point arc by making 20 three-pointers in its 86-58 win over South Dakota State (12/7). UNI set its school record and the McLeod Center mark for 3-point field goals made with 20. The pre-vious mark of 17 was set Jan. 29, 2014, in a 95-81 win over Evansville. UNI tied the Missouri Valley Conference record for 3-pointers made with Creighton (vs. Chatta-nooga - 2/19/05) and Bradley (vs. Florida A&M - 11/21/06). The 20 three-pointers made is the third-highest single-game total in all of NCAA Division I basketball this season. The Panthers also set a school record for most three-point at-tempts (37 - previous mark was 35 set vs. BYU on Dec. 25, 2015). UNI’s 37 three-point attempts is the 12th-most in MVC history in a single game.

LOW PERCENTAGE VS. MASONUNI shot its lowest field goal per-centage game at 25.9 percent in the 11-year history of the McLeod Center vs. George Mason (11/30). The previous low came when the Panthers shot 27.1 percent vs. Loyola in a 51-41 loss to the Ram-blers on Jan. 16, 2016. It was UNI’s lowest shooting percentage in 147 games. The last time UNI shot a worse percentage came when the Panthers shot 25.5 percent against the Illinois State Redbirds in the quarterfinals of 2012 MVC Tournament (March 2, 2012).

LOWEST FIELD GOAL % UNDER JAKE.239 at Indiana State (1/7/2011).255 vs. Illinois State (3/2/2012).259 GEORGE MASON (11/30/2016).271 LOYOLA (1/16/16).271 at Saint Mary’s (11/14/2011).273 at Iowa (12/7/2010).273 at Syracuse (11/12/2010).275 SMU (3/21/2011).290 CREIGHTON (2/8/2009)

CHILLY IN CINCINNATIUNI was limited to 12 points on four made field goals in the opening 20 minutes Saturday at No. 9-ranked Xavier. The 12 first-half points are the fewest scored in an opening half in head coach Ben Jacobson’s 11 years at the helm of the Panther program. The previous lowest first-half output came when the Panthers mustered 13 points at Saint Mary’s en route to a 57-41 loss in Moraga, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2011. The 42-point output for the game is the lowest since UNI lost to Loyola last season at home, 51-41.

LOHAUS GAMES PLAYED STREAK SNAPPEDJunior guard Wyatt Lohaus had his streak of 75 consecutive games played halted at Xavier (11/26) when he sat out with an ankle injury.

ASHTON DRAWS FIRST STARTSenior guard Jordan Ashton made his first collegiate start at Xavier as he took the place of an injured Wyatt Lohaus.

MORGAN NAMED MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEKSenior guard Jeremy Morgan averaged a double-double and was named to the Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament team, which helped him earn his first Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week hon-or (11/21). Morgan scored 57 points (19.0 ppg), grabbed 30 rebounds (10.0 rpg), handed out 12 assists (4.0 apg), notched 12 steals (4.0 spg) and blocked eight shots (2.67 bpg), while shooting 10-of-24 from three-point range. Morgan posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in an 82-63 win over Arizona State. Morgan was 4-of-6 from 3-point range and handed out four assists vs. the Sun Devils. Morgan keyed an 18-point sec-ond-half comeback against Oklaho-ma by scoring 17 points, grabbing seven rebounds, handing out four assists, notching seven steals and blocking four shots against the Sooners. Morgan closed the weekend by scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to go with four assists, four blocks and three steals against the No. 11-ranked Xavier Muske-teers. Morgan buried four 3-point-ers against the Musketeers. For the week, Morgan also made 17-of-19 (89.5 percent) free throws.

WORKIN’ OVERTIMEUNI played its first overtime game of the 2016-17 season in the semi-finals of the Tire Pros Invitational against Oklahoma. UNI posted a 73-67 win over the Sooners. Head coach Ben Jacobson is 10-8 all-time in overtime games.

UNI’s Overtime Games Since 2006L, 67-64 at Illinois State (1/9/07)W, 64-60 at UMKC (12/19/07)W, 77-75 vs. Wichita State (2/13/08)L, 71-66 vs. Iowa State (12/3/08)L, 85-84 (2OT) vs. Indiana State (12/28/08)W, 69-67 at Illinois State (2/24/09)W, 60-57 vs. Illinois State (3/8/09) W, 84-81 vs. Toledo (11/14/12)W, 82-77 at George Mason (12/8/12)L, 54-51 at Evansville (1/29/13)L, 91-82 vs. Iowa State (12/7/13)L, 93-87 at Loyola (1/25/14)W, 79-77 at Stephen F. Austin (11/18/14)


W, 71-65 vs. George Mason (12/6/14)L, 93-87 (2OT) at VCU (12/13/14)W, 57-52 vs. Wichita State (3/5/16)L, 92-88 (2OT) vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16)W, 73-67 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

UNI VS. RANKED TEAMSSince the 1979-80 season, UNI is 17-37 vs. ranked foes. UNI has registered 17 wins over ranked Division I opponents and 14 of those wins have come since Ben Jacobson joined the UNI coaching staff in the 2001-02 season. UNI has three neutral-court wins over ranked foes, with two of those coming in 1990 and 2010 NCAA tournaments. UNI is 2-0 all-time against No. 1-ranked opponents. UNI secured a 71-67 win over North Carolina in the McLeod Center on Nov. 21, 2015. The Panthers also recorded a 69-67 win over No. 1 Kansas in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. UNI has posted a mark of 3-2 in its last five matchups against top-five ranked foes.

UNI vs. Ranked Opponents (since 1979-80)#9 Xavier L, 64-42 (A) - 11/26/16#11 Xavier L, 67-59 (N) - 11/20/16#15 Texas A&M L, 92-88 2ot (N) - 3/20/16#25 Wichita State W, 53-50 (A) - 2/13/16#5 Iowa State W, 81-79 (N) - 12/19/15#1 North Carolina W, 71-67 (H) - 11/21/15#17 Louisville L, 66-53 (N) - 3/22/15#11 Wichita State L, 74-60 (A) - 2/28/15#12 Wichita State W, 70-54 (H) - 1/31/15#4 Wichita State L, 82-73 (H) - 2/8/14#8 Wichita State L, 67-53 (A) - 1/5/14#17 Iowa State L, 91-82 OT (N) - 12/7/13#15 Wichita State W, 57-52 (H) - 2/2/13#12 Creighton L, 79-68 (A) - 1/15/13#21 UNLV L, 73-59 (A) - 12/19/12#19 Memphis L, 52-47 (N) - 11/24/12#2 Louisville L, 51-46 (N) - 11/22/12#13 Creighton W, 65-62 (H) - 2/4/12#23 Creighton L, 63-60 (A) - 1/10/12#10 Syracuse L, 68-46 (A) - 11/12/10#13 Michigan State L, 59-52 (N) - 3/26/10#1 Kansas W, 69-67 (N) - 3/20/10#15 Marquette L, 73-43 (N) - 11/28/08#14 Drake L, 65-55 (H) - 2/16/08#22 Drake L, 58-54 (A) - 1/26/08#11 Nevada L, 79-64 (A) - 2/17/07#16 Wichita State W, 63-59 (A) - 12/30/06#17 Washington L, 70-61 (A) - 11/14/06#23 Georgetown L, 54-49 (N) - 3/17/06#24 Bucknell W, 65-61 (H) - 2/18/06#12 Iowa W, 67-63 (H) - 12/6/05#20 Wisconsin L, 57-52 (N) - 3/18/05#17 Iowa L, 76-73 (A) - 12/7/05#14 Georgia Tech L, 65-60 (N) - 3/19/04#15 Southern Illinois W, 68-52 (H) - 3/1/04#20 Creighton W, 82-73 (H) - 1/14/04#24 Iowa W, 77-66 (H) - 12/9/03#13 Creighton L, 84-75 (H) - 2/4/03#11 Iowa W, 78-76 (H) - 12/4/01

#17 Alabama L, 64-56 (N) - 12/20/00#10 Iowa W, 84-78 (H) - 12/9/97#12 Iowa L, 78-73 (H) - 12/5/95#11 Iowa State L, 81-62 (H) - 1/25/95#8 Iowa L, 64-44 (A) - 12/8/92#16 Iowa L, 108-85 (H) - 12/19/91#20 Minnesota L, 81-78 (N) - 3/18/90#11 Missouri W, 74-71 (N) - 3/16/90#20 Iowa W, 77-74 (H) - 1/3/90#3 Georgetown L, 83-49 (N) - 12/29/89#5 Iowa L, 95-76 (A) - 12/6/88#14 Missouri L, 91-62 (A) - 1/12/83#6 Iowa L, 84-53 (A) - 12/21/81#14 Iowa L, 86-52 (A) - 12/30/80#20 Iowa L, 78-46 (A) - 12/6/79NOTE: Associated Press poll used

UNI’s Record vs. Ranked OpponentsOverall Home Away Neutral17-37 12-6 2-17 3-14

TIES PANTHERS’ LARGEST COME-BACKUNI’s 18-point comeback victory over Oklahoma ties it for the lon-gest such win in the school’s NCAA Division I history. UNI also posted an 18-point comeback win over Illinois State on March 8, 2015, in the 2015 Missou-ri Valley Conference Tournament Championship game.

CARLSON RECORDS 2ND STRAIGHT CAREER-HIGHKlint Carlson has scored career-highs in each game of the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational. Carlson scored 19 points in a win over Arizona State (11/17). Carlson added 22 points in UNI’s triumph over Oklahoma (11/18).

CARLSON IN 20-POINT CLUBUNI junior forward Klint Carlson posted his first 20-point with 22 points against the Oklahoma Soon-ers. Through the game’s first 33 minutes, Carlson had scored four points. In the final 11:27 (regula-tion and overtime), Carlson add-ed 18 points which included four three-pointers. His final three-point-er gave UNI a 67-64 lead with :42.9 left in overtime.

HALDEMAN HEATS UPRedshirt freshman Spencer Halde-man knocked in five three-pointers and scored 17 points off the bench in UNI’s 82-63 win over Arizona State in Orlando.

THE UNDER 50 CLUBUNI limited Coe to 37 points in the Panthers’s 74-37 season-opening victory. It marks the 44th time in the Ben Jacobson coaching era that the Panthers have held a team to under 50 points. UNI is 43-1 in those contests. UNI has won 36 straight games when holding the opposition to less than 50 points.

OPP. HELD UNDER 50 PTS IN JACOBSON COACHING ERADate Opponent Result11/12/16 Coe W, 74-372/24/15 Indiana State W, 66-441/9/15 Drake W, 77-4412/30/15 Bradley W, 80-443/7/15 vs. Loyola W, 63-49 (MVC Tournament)3/6/15 vs. Bradley W, 71-46 (MVC Tournament)2/21/15 Bradley W, 56-392/18/15 at Loyola W, 58-391/18/15 Missouri State W, 60-461/10/15 at Drake W, 64-401/7/15 Southern Illinois W, 55-3912/20/14 vs. Iowa W, 56-4411/26/14 vs. Northwestern W, 61-4211/22/14 North Florida W, 66-491/1/14 Bradley W, 80-462/5/13 Missouri State W, 48-371/23/13 Southern Illinois W, 58-4511/17/12 North Dakota W, 72-471/31/12 Southern Illinois W, 58-491/4/12 Indiana State W, 65-4812/19/11 Loras W, 84-4811/22/11 Western Carolina W, 59-3911/12/11 Old Dominion W, 63-461/22/11 Drake W, 69-491/12/11 at Illinois State W, 46-4412/19/10 SIU Edwardsville W, 68-4711/16/10 Coe W, 84-453/6/10 vs. Bradley W, 57-40 (MVC Tournament)3/5/10 vs. Drake W, 55-40 (MVC Tournament)2/10/10 at Drake W, 57-481/16/10 vs. Indiana State W, 62-401/9/10 at Illinois State W, 59-441/6/10 at Southern Illinois W, 61-491/1/10 vs. Evansville W, 65-4612/19/09 at North Dakota W, 64-4111/28/09 vs. Northern Illinois W, 52-452/18/09 vs. Drake L, 47-4612/6 /08 vs. North Dakota W, 69-493/7/08 vs. Southern Illinois W, 54-49 (MVC Tournament)12/29/07 at Bradley W, 59-4612/15/07 vs. Wartburg W, 99-4811/27/07 at Iowa State W, 61-4811/9/07 vs. Northern Illinois W, 75-4512/2/06 at Bucknell W, 57-48

PANTHERS TABBED THIRD IN MVC PRESEASON POLLUNI has been slotted to finish third in the preseason 2016-17 Missouri Valley Conference poll.


MVC Preseason PollSchool (First-Place Votes) Total1. Wichita State (37) 4132. Illinois State (4) 3563. UNI (1) 3484. Missouri State 2785. Southern Illinois 2286. Indiana State 2197. Loyola 1798. Bradley 1109. Evansville 10610. Drake 73

STINGY DEFENSEUNI held Coe to 37 points - tying it for the lowest point total by an opponent in head coach Ben Jacob-son’s 11 seasons for the Panthers. UNI also held Missouri State to 37 points on Feb. 5, 2013.

UNI OPENS UP WITH 71-48 EXHIBI-TION WIN OVER BEMIDJI STATEUNI scored a 71-48 exhibition victo-ry over Truman State in the McLeod Center on Oct. 28. The Panthers were paced four four double-digit scorers in Jeremy Morgan, Juwan McCloud, Spencer Haldeman and Wyatt Lohaus. Each tallied 10 points in the victory. Ben-nett Koch secured a team-best nine rebounds and scored eight points. UNI MBB IN APR TOP-10 PERCENT The UNI men’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, women’s cross country and women’s volleyball teams have been recognized by the NCAA for their latest multi-year Ac-ademic Progress Rate (APR) scores. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The UNI men’s basketball team has been recognized with a perfect APR score (1,000) in each of the last four seasons - the only MVC school to do that in each of the past three years. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the aca-demic progress of each student-ath-lete on scholarship. The APR ac-counts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team’s academic perfor-mance.

UNI SIGNS PHYFE TO NLIUNI head men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson announced the sign-ing of Austin Phyfe (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock HS) to a Na-tional Letter-of-Intent to play for the Panthers beginning in 2017-18. Phyfe (6’9”, 235 lbs., Forward) is the No. 2 recruit in the state of Iowa, according to IowaPreps.com. He earned second-team all-state honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association as a junior for head coach Nate Stegge. Phyfe notched third-team all-state accolades as a sophomore. Phyfe is a three-time all-Northeast Iowa Conference pick, including a pair of first-team hon-ors the past two seasons. Phyfe averaged 14.5 points, grabbed 8.4 rebounds and shot 64 percent from the field in leading Waverly-Shell Rock to an 18-6 record in 2015-16. Phyfe scored 13.7 points and grabbed 7.9 rebounds as a soph-omore in helping the GoHawks to a 22-3 record and a berth into the state tournament. As a freshman, he helped the GoHawks the state tournament and into the semifinals. Phyfe played AAU for the Iowa Barnstormers. He is the son of Steve and Lisa Phyfe. His father, Steve, played bas-ketball for the Panthers from 1987-1990. His sister, Aftin, is a member of the UNI swimming and diving team.

UNI TO PLAY IN 2017 BATTLE 4 ATLANTISCelebrating its seventh year of elite collegiate tournament play, the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis will include Villano-va, Arizona, Purdue, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Southern Meth-odist, Western Kentucky and UNI. The 2017 early season tourna-ment field boasts a combined 16 Final Four appearances and five National Championships between the field. The annual Battle 4 At-lantis once again falls during the Thanksgiving holiday, scheduled to take place November 22-24, 2017. The 12-game, three-day tournament is regarded as one of the most chal-lenging early-season tournaments. It will mark UNI’s second ap-pearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

UNI also took part in the tourna-ment in the 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis as the Panthers played Louisville, Stanford and Memphis.

RADIO INFORMATIONThis year’s UNI men’s basketball games can be heard on the UNI Sports Radio Network, with KXEL (1540 AM, Waterloo, Iowa) serving as flagship station. Affiliates include KBGG (1700 AM, Des Moines), KGYM (1600 AM, Cedar Rapids), KQCR (98.9 FM, Hampton), KILJ (105.5 FM, Mount Pleasant), KFXE (1160 AM, Decorah-Waukon) and KVFD (1400 AM, Fort Dodge). Long-time Panthers announcer Gary Rima handles play-by-play du-ties, while Kevin Boyle serves as an-alyst. Head coach Ben Jacobson’s weekly radio call-in show will air on Thursdays, beginning in December at 6 p.m., live from The Other Place in Cedar Falls.

WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEONS UNI head coach Ben Jacobson or a member of his coaching staff will be available at the weekly Press Luncheons held each Monday beginning at noon in the back room of Pepper’s Grill and Sports Pub lo-cated on 18th Street in Cedar Falls.

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2016-17 UNI MBB RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School)1 Adam McDermott G 6-4 195 So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (North Dakota)2 Klint Carlson F 6-7 225 Jr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock)3 Ted Friedman C 6-9 243 Jr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny)5 Rafael de Souza G 6-1 180 Jr. Jundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College)12 Lincoln Conrey F 6-7 218 R-Fr. Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West)13 Juwan McCloud G 5-11 173 Fr. Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) 15 Justin Dahl C 6-11 250 R-Fr. Carver, Minn. (Holy Family)20 Jeremy Morgan G 6-5 195 Sr. Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)21 Hunter Rhodes G 6-0 175 Jr. Canton, Ill. (Kirkwood CC)22 Tanner Lohaus F 6-7 205 Fr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West)23 Jordan Ashton G 6-4 192 Sr. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (Iowa State Univ.)24 Isaiah Brown G 6-5 172 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)25 Bennett Koch F 6-10 235 Jr. Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)30 Spencer Haldeman G 6-1 173 R-Fr. Peosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque)33 Wyatt Lohaus G 6-2 180 Jr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West)34 Luke McDonnell F 6-9 218 R-Fr. Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior)

Head Coach: Ben Jacobson (Univ. of North Dakota ‘94)Assistant Coaches: P.J. Hogan (Morningside ‘99), Kyle Green (Hamline ‘92), Erik Crawford (UNI ‘06)Director of Basketball Operations: Derrik Netten (UNI ‘06)Strength & Conditioning: Andrea Comini (Univ. of Verona ‘05)Video Coordinator: Johnny Moran (UNI ‘12)Graduate Manager: Jake Koch (UNI ‘13)Athletic Trainer: Don Bishop (Upper Iowa ‘92)

Pronunciation GuideLincoln Conrey CON-reeJustin Dahl DollRafael de Souza day-SOO-zahTed Friedman FREED-muhnSpencer Haldeman HALL-duh-muhnBennett Koch COOKTanner Lohaus LOW-houseWyatt Lohaus LOW-houseJuwan McCloud JEW-ahn



McLeod Center - A Winning TraditionGame-By-Gamein the McLeod Center

2006-07 (9-4)11/19 Milwaukee W, 69-5811/24 S. Dakota St. W, 69-5612/9 UMKC W, 85-5312/20 Wartburg W, 83-6112/27 Bradley W, 76-651/3 Evansville W, 64-611/6 Southern Ill. W, 66-611/12 Creighton L, 62-541/20 Indiana St. W, 74-641/30 Wichita St. L, 67-612/8 Drake L, 67-592/10 Missouri St. L, 62-582/24 Illinois St. W, 71-66

2007-08 (11-6)11/9 Northern Ill. W, 75-4511/10 Cal Poly W, 62-5511/11 UMass W, 75-6812/1 Loyola (Ill.) W, 61-5012/5 Iowa L, 62-5512/15 Wartburg W, 99-4812/22 Nevada L, 55-521/2 Evansville W, 64-511/12 Bradley L, 75-731/15 Creighton L, 68-591/20 Missouri St. W, 70-551/30 Illinois St. W, 69-612/2 Southern Ill. W, 68-632/13 Wichita St. W, 77-75 (OT)2/16 Drake L, 65-552/23 Ill.-Chicago L, 70-582/27 Indiana St. W, 73-58

2008-09 (11-4)11/15 Denver W, 61-5611/23 Texas Southern W, 74-6711/25 Chicago St. W, 81-7012/3 Iowa State L, 71-66 (OT)12/6 North Dakota W, 69-4912/21 S. Dakota St. W, 72-5512/28 Indiana St. L, 85-84 (2OT)1/3 Wichita St. W, 78-541/10 Missouri St. W, 78-641/21 Bradley W, 66-611/28 Illinois St. W, 59-552/8 Creighton L, 77-712/11 Southern Ill. W, 81-552/18 Drake L, 47-462/28 Evansville W, 69-62

2009-10 (14-0)11/28 Northern Ill. W, 52-4512/8 Iowa W, 67-5012/12 Siena W, 82-6512/23 Wyoming W, 72-541/1 Evansville W, 65-461/3 Missouri St. W, 84-761/12 Bradley W, 52-501/16 Indiana St. W, 62-401/27 Drake W, 67-51

2/3 Wichita St. W, 59-562/6 Southern Ill. W, 55-522/16 Creighton W, 70-522/19 Old Dominion W, 71-622/27 Illinois St. W, 61-55

2010-11 (13-5)11/16 Coe W, 84-4511/27 North Dakota W, 65-5212/1 Iowa State W, 60-5412/11 Morehead St. W, 69-5312/17 S. Carolina St. W, 66-5212/19 SIUE W, 68-4712/29 Missouri St. L, 58-571/4 Evansville W, 65-531/9 Bradley W, 83-771/15 Southern Ill. W, 72-521/22 Drake W, 69-491/26 Creighton W, 71-662/2 Illinois St. W, 53-512/12 Wichita St. L, 73-552/19 George Mason L, 77-712/22 Indiana St. L, 76-743/15 Rider W, 84-503/21 SMU L, 57-50

2011-12 (13-3)11/20 N. Colorado W, 78-6911/22 W. Carolina W, 59-3912/3 Colorado St. W, 83-7712/6 Iowa W, 80-6012/10 Milwaukee W, 67-5112/19 Loras W, 84-4812/20 Ohio L, 76-591/1 Evansville L, 76-651/4 Indiana St. W, 65-481/13 Missouri St. W, 61-601/18 Wichita St. L, 71-681/22 Drake W, 66-521/31 Southern Ill. W, 58-492/4 Creighton W, 65-522/11 Illinois St. W, 78-632/22 Bradley W, 64-55

2012-13 (16-4)11/10 Wartburg W, 103-5011/14 Toledo W, 84-81 OT11/17 North Dakota W, 72-4712/1 Milwaukee W, 72-61

12/5 N. Colorado W, 76-5912/23 Saint Mary’s W, 82-751/2 Indiana State L, 65-611/9 Evansville L, 62-591/12 Bradley W, 84-531/20 Drake W, 85-551/23 Southern Ill. W, 58-452/2 Wichita State W, 57-522/5 Missouri St. W, 48-372/13 Creighton W, 61-542/23 Denver L, 63-573/2 Illinois State W, 80-723/20 North Dakota W, 77-663/23 Ill.-Chicago W, 63-513/26 Bradley W, 90-773/30 Weber State L, 59-56

2013-14 (11-2)11/11 Coe W, 86-5212/10 Savannah St. W, 55-5012/14 VCU W, 77-6812/28 Iona W, 90-781/1 Bradley W, 80-461/11 Drake W, 76-661/18 Missouri St. W, 94-891/29 Evansville W, 95-812/1 Indiana State L, 87-812/8 Wichita State L, 82-732/12 Loyola W, 80-582/23 Illinois State W, 72-59 2/26 Southern Ill. W, 73-54

2014-15 (15-0)11/15 North Dakota W, 64-5211/20 Morgan State W, 73-5311/22 North Florida W, 66-4911/30 Richmond W, 55-5012/6 George Mason W, 71-65 OT12/28 S. Dakota St. W, 74-631/4 Loyola W, 67-581/7 Southern Ill. W, 55-391/18 Missouri State W, 60-461/21 Indiana State W, 66-601/31 Wichita State W, 70-542/7 Drake W, 69-532/11 Illinois State W, 83-642/21 Bradley W, 56-392/25 Evansville W, 68-57

2015-16 (11-3)11/14 Colorado State L, 84-7811/17 Stephen F. Austin W, 70-6011/21 North Carolina W, 71-6711/25 Dubuque W, 83-6311/30 North Texas W, 93-7012/30 Bradley W, 80-441/9 Drake W, 77-441/16 Loyola L, 51-411/20 Wichita State L, 74-551/31 Southern Ill. W, 67-582/3 Evansville W, 57-542/10 Missouri St. W, 83-692/20 Illinois State W, 75-662/24 Indiana State W, 66-44

2016-17 (3-1)11/12 Coe W, 74-3711/30 George Mason L, 54-5012/7 S. Dakota St. W, 86-5812/10 North Dakota W, 78-70

McLeod Center HistoryOverall 127-32 (.799)MVC Record 69-21 (.767)Non-Conf 58-11 (.841)

Month-by Month Record November: 26-2December 29-6January 38-10February 29-12March 5-2

MVC School’s Record in the McLeod CenterWichita State 5-5Indiana State 4-6Drake 3-7Evansville 2-8Missouri State 2-8Loyola 1-3Bradley 1-10Illinois State 0-10Southern Illinois 0-10*Creighton 3-4 * - no longer in the MVC

UNI Largest Margin of Victory53 – UNI 103, Wartburg 50 (11/10/12)

UNI Largest Margin of Defeat19 – Wichita State 74, UNI 55 (1/20/16)


#2Klint Carlson6-7, 225, Jr., ForwardWaverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock)

• Ranks third on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg)• Dished out a career-high 7 assists vs. George Mason (11/30)• Tallied a career-high 22 points in a 73-67 overtime win over Oklahoma (11/18)• Scored 18 of his 22 points vs. Oklahoma in the final 11:27 (regulation/overtime)• His 3-pointer with :42.9 left in overtime gave UNI a 67-64 lead over Oklahoma• Scored a career-high 19 points in an 82-63 win over Arizona State (11/17)• Grabbed six rebounds in UNI’s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28)• Has 12 double-figure scoring games in his career• Named to the 2016 MVC All-Tournament Team; averaged 11.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg• Named to the 2015-16 MVC’s All-Bench Team

Carlson’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 22 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)Season 22 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

FG Made Career 8, two timesSeason 8 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)

3FG Made Career 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)Season 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

FT Made Career 5 vs. North Texas (11/30/15)Season 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

FT Att. Career 6, two timesSeason 5 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

Rebounds Career 9 vs. Wichita State (3/5/16)Season 6, two times

Assists Career 7 vs. George Mason (11/30/16)Season 7 vs. George Mason (11/30/16)

StealsCareer 4 vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16)Season 1, seven times

BlocksCareer 1, six timesSeason none

Minutes Career 39 vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16)Season 38, two times

Carlson’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe* 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1511/17 Arizona State* 8-10 2-4 1-1 1-3-4 2 19 1 0 0 0 3011/18 Oklahoma* 7-13 4-8 4-5 0-2-2 4 22 3 3 0 1 3811/20 Xavier* 3-10 2-4 1-2 2-4-6 1 9 1 1 0 1 3811/26 at Xavier* 4-8 0-1 3-3 0-3-3 3 11 3 3 0 1 2411/30 George Mason* 3-9 0-2 0-0 1-5-6 2 6 7 1 0 1 3712/3 at Wyoming* 0-5 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1412/7 South Dakota State 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 4 3 0 0 1 1 1212/10 North Dakota 5-8 1-2 0-0 3-2-5 2 11 2 1 1 0 35

Carlson’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2014-15 19-0 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667 9-0.5 3 2 2 0 1 12-0.62015-16 33-0 92-190 .484 17-53 .321 42-54 .778 120-3.6 62 23 31 7 23 243-7.42016-17 9-7 31-68 .456 10-25 .400 11-13 .846 29-3.2 21 20 11 2 7 83-9.2Totals 61-7 126-265 .475 29-80 .363 57-73 .781 158-2.6 86 45 44 9 31 338-5.5


#3Ted Friedman6-9, 242, Jr., CenterAnkeny, Iowa (Ankeny)

• Leads the squad with 13 offensive rebounds• Has recorded three offensive rebounds in three consecutive games (all starts)• Scored 4 points on a pair of dunks in a 74-37 win over Coe (11/12)• Elite 18 Award recipient at the 2016 MVC Tournament• Honorable Mention Scholar-Athlete selection with a 3.96 GPA in Finance/Psychology

Friedman’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 8 at Richmond (12/5/15)Season 4, two times

FG Made Career 4 at Richmond (12/5/15)Season 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

3FG Made Career noneSeason none

FT Made Career 2, three timesSeason 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

FT Att. Career 4 at North Dakota (11/28/15)Season 3 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

Rebounds Career 6 vs. Coe (11/11/13)Season 4, two times

Assists Career 2, two timesSeason 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

StealsCareer 1, six timesSeason 1, three times

Blocks Career 2 vs. Colorado St. (11/14/15)Season none

Minutes Career 28 vs. North Carolina (11/21/15)Season 26 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

Friedman’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 4 2 0 0 1 1311/17 Arizona State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 711/18 Oklahoma 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 411/20 Xavier 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 0 2 0 0 511/26 at Xavier 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-0-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1511/30 George Mason 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 512/3 at Wyoming* 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 4 2 0 0 0 0 2012/7 South Dakota State* 1-2 0-0 2-3 3-0-3 3 4 1 0 0 1 2612/10 North Dakota* 1-4 0-0 0-2 3-1-4 1 2 0 1 0 0 13

Friedman’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2013-14 21-3 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 9-13 .692 17-0.8 17 0 5 1 1 15-0.72014-15 Redshirted2015-16 36-0 14-28 .500 0-0 .000 3-18 .167 45-1.3 40 9 9 5 2 31-0.92016-17 9-3 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 2-8 .250 17-1.9 18 4 5 0 3 12-1.3Totals 66-6 22-45 .489 0-0 .000 14-39 .359 79-1.2 75 13 19 6 6 58-0.9


#5Rafael de Souza6-1, 180, Jr., GuardJundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College)

• Played three minutes in UNI’s 74-37 win over Coe (11/12)• Played two seasons at Gulf Coast State College

de Souza’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career noneSeason none

FG Made Career noneSeason none


FT Made Career noneSeason none

FT Att. Career noneSeason none

Rebounds Career noneSeason none

Assists Career 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

StealsCareer 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

Blocks Career noneSeason none

Minutes Career 3, two timesSeason 3, two times

de Souza’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 311/17 Arizona State DNP11/18 Oklahoma DNP11/20 Xavier DNP11/26 at Xavier DNP11/30 George Mason DNP12/3 at Wyoming DNP12/7 South Dakota State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 312/10 North Dakota DNP

de Souza’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 2-0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0-0.0

#12Lincoln Conrey6-7, 218, R-Fr., ForwardWaterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West)

• Saw five minutes of action and tallied an assist in UNI’s 74-37 win over Coe (11/12)• Played two minutes in UNI’s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28)• Redshirted in the 2015-16 season

Conrey’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career noneSeason none

FG Made Career noneSeason none




Rebounds Career noneSeason none


StealsCareer noneSeason none


Minutes Career 5 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 5 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

Conrey’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 511/17 Arizona State DNP11/18 Oklahoma DNP11/20 Xavier DNP11/26 at Xavier DNP11/30 George Mason DNP12/3 at Wyoming DNP12/7 South Dakota State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212/10 North Dakota DNP

Conrey’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 2-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0.0



#13Juwan McCloud5-11, 173, Fr., GuardGermantown, Wis. (Germantown)

• Tied his career-high with eight points in an 86-58 win over South Dakota State (12/7)• Secured five steals in the triumph over the Jackrabbits• Scored a career-high eight points and had three assists at Wyoming (12/3)• Handed out a career-high five assists vs. No. 11 Xavier (11/20)• Knocked in all four of his free throw attempts vs. Arizona State (11/17)• Scored 3 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in his first career start vs. Coe (11/12)• Scored 10 points and handed out two assists in an exhibition win over Bemidji State

McCloud’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 8, two timesSeason 8, two times

FG Made Career 3 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 3 at Wyoming (12/3/16)

3FG Made Career 1, two timesSeason 1, two times

FT Made Career 4, two timesSeason 4, two times

FT Att. Career 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

Rebounds Career 3, three timesSeason 3, three times

Assists Career 5 vs. Xavier (11/20/16)Season 5 vs. Xavier (11/20/16)

StealsCareer 5 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 5 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

Blocks Career 1 at Xavier (11/26/16)Season 1 at Xavier (11/26/16)

Minutes Career 27 at Xavier (11/26/16)Season 27 at Xavier (11/26/16)

McCloud’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe* 1-6 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 1 3 2 1 0 1 2311/17 Arizona State* 0-6 0-2 4-4 0-1-1 0 4 1 1 0 1 2411/18 Oklahoma* 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 1 1 0 1 1511/20 Xavier* 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 1 3 5 3 0 2 2611/26 at Xavier* 1-1 0-0 2-4 0-0-0 0 4 1 1 1 1 2711/30 George Mason* 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1712/3 at Wyoming* 3-12 1-6 1-4 0-0-0 2 8 3 2 0 1 2512/7 South Dakota State* 2-3 0-1 4-6 0-3-3 3 8 4 1 0 5 1912/10 North Dakota* 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 2 0 2 14

McCloud’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 9-9 10-42 .238 2-17 .118 12-20 .600 11-1.2 12 17 13 1 14 34-3.8


#15Justin Dahl6-11, 250, R-Fr., CenterCarver, Minn. (Holy Family)

• Played extensive minutes (13) and scored a bucket with two rebounds at Wyoming (12/3)• Scored 9 pts, including an impressive tip-dunk in UNI’s 74-37 win over Coe (11/12)• Scored 6 pts, grabbed 5 rbs in an exhibition win over Bemidji State• Redshirted in the 2015-16 season

Dahl’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 9 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 9 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

FG Made Career 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)


FT Made Career 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

FT Att. Career 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

Rebounds Career 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)





Dahl’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 4-5 0-0 1-3 2-2-4 3 9 1 2 0 1 1411/17 Arizona State DNP11/18 Oklahoma DNP11/20 Xavier DNP11/26 at Xavier 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 411/30 George Mason DNP12/3 at Wyoming 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1312/7 South Dakota State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212/10 North Dakota DNP

Dahl’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 4-0 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 7-1.8 4 1 4 0 1 11-2.8


#20Jeremy Morgan6-5, 195, Sr., GuardCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)

• Preseason MVC Player of the Year• Named MVC PLayer of the Week for his play in two wins over SDSU and UND• Scored all 38 of his points in the second half of a 78-70 win over North Dakota (12/10)• Set McLeod Center record for free throw attempts (22) vs. North Dakota• First Panther since Robbie Sieverding to have multiple 30-point scoring games• Leads UNI in scoring (18.1), rebounding (7.3), steals (3.0), blocks (1.7)• Ranks No. 6 in the nation in steals per game (3.0)• Shooting 80.0% from the free throw line; shooting 45.5 from 3-point land (27-of-59)• Has made at least one 3-pointer in 15 straight games• Ranks No. 4 on UNI’s all-time steals list with 155• Ranks No. 9 on UNI’s all-time blocked shots list with 81• Buried five first-half 3-pointers and scored 17 points vs. South Dakota State (12/7)• Tallied 6th career 20-point game at Wyoming (12/3)• Earned first MVC Player of the Week award for his play in Orlando• Named to the Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team• Recorded his third career double-double with 20 pts and 11 rbs vs. Xavier (11/20)• Filled stat sheet with 17 points, 7 rbs, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 4 assists vs. Oklahoma• Notched a double-double in an 82-63 win over Arizona State (11/17)• Poured in 20 points and grabbed a career-high tying 12 rebounds vs. the Sun Devils• Scored all 11 of his points in a 17-0 first-half run vs. Coe (11/12)• Drained a trio of 3-pointers in the season-opening 74-37 win vs. Coe

Morgan’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 38 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)Season 38 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)

FG Made Career 10, two timesSeason 10 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)

3FG Made Career 5 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 5 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

FT Made Career 16 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)Season 16 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)

FT Att. Career 22 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)Season 22 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)

Rebounds Career 12, two timesSeason 12 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)

Assists Career 7 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 7 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

StealsCareer 7, two timesSeason 7 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

Blocks Career 5 vs. Illinois State (2/20/16)Season 4, three times

Minutes Career 49 vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16)Season 41 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

Morgan’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe* 4-6 3-5 0-0 0-1-1 0 11 0 1 1 4 1911/17 Arizona State* 6-9 4-6 4-4 1-11-12 2 20 4 1 0 2 3711/18 Oklahoma* 4-15 2-9 7-8 0-7-7 2 17 4 1 4 7 4111/20 Xavier* 5-13 4-9 6-7 2-9-11 4 20 4 3 4 3 3811/26 at Xavier* 5-11 4-6 0-0 0-3-3 1 14 1 1 4 3 3411/30 George Mason* 2-13 1-6 1-2 3-8-11 2 6 3 2 1 4 3412/3 at Wyoming* 8-15 2-5 2-2 0-2-2 5 20 4 3 0 1 3312/7 South Dakota State* 6-11 5-8 0-0 1-7-8 0 17 7 1 1 2 3212/10 North Dakota* 10-17 2-5 16-22 0-11-11 3 38 2 1 0 1 34

Morgan’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2013-14 31-10 65-154 .422 32-90 .356 24-31 .774 84-2.7 79 43 35 15 18 186-6.02014-15 35-35 64-151 .424 31-93 .333 38-52 .731 108-3.1 63 30 17 19 40 197-5.62015-16 36-36 128-264 .485 50-123 .407 99-123 .805 189-5.3 85 83 50 32 70 405-11.32016-17 9-9 50-110 .455 27-59 .458 36-45 .800 66-7.3 19 29 14 15 27 163-18.1Totals 111-90 307-679 .452 140-365 .384 197-251 .785 447-4.0 246 185 116 81 155 951-8.6


#21Hunter Rhodes6-0, 175, Jr., GuardCanton, Ill. (Canton/Kirkwood CC)

• Poured in a career-high 20 points and handed out 4 assists vs. South Dakota State (12/7)• His 3-pointer gave UNI a 16-7 lead over Xavier with 10:51 left in the 1st half• Scored 7 pts and grabbed 4 rbs in UNI’s 74-37 win over Coe (11/12)• Played 14 minutes and scored 2 pts in UNI’s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28)• Led Kirkwood CC to the NJCAA Division II national title in 2015-16

Rhodes’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 20 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 20 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

FG Made Career 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

3FG Made Career 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

FT Made Career 2, two timesSeason 2, two times

FT Att. Career 2, two timesSeason 2, two times

Rebounds Career 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

Assists Career 4 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 4 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

StealsCareer 1, four timesSeason 1, four times

Blocks Career 1 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)Season 1 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)

Minutes Career 26 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)Season 26 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)

Rhodes’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 3-4 1-2 0-0 0-4-4 1 7 1 1 0 1 1611/17 Arizona State 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1611/18 Oklahoma 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 711/20 Xavier 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 311/26 at Xavier 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1311/30 George Mason 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1912/3 at Wyoming 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 812/7 South Dakota State 6-9 6-9 2-2 0-1-1 2 20 4 0 0 0 2012/10 North Dakota 2-5 1-3 2-2 0-1-1 2 7 0 1 0 0 26

Rhodes’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 9-0 13-32 .406 10-21 .476 4-4 1.000 11-1.2 9 8 3 1 4 40-4.4


#23Jordan Ashton6-4, 192, Sr., GuardMount Pleasant, Iowa (Iowa State Univ.)

• Ranks second on the team in rebounding (4.4 rpg)• Third on the squad in 3-pointers made (15)• Ranks fourth on the squad in scoring (8.4 ppg) • Scored a career-high 15 points in an 86-58 win over South Dakota State (12/7)• Tallied his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds at Wyoming (12/3)• Buried two 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds vs. George Mason (11/30)• Made his first collegiate start at Xavier (11/26)• Poured in 13 points in UNI’s 73-67 overtime victory vs. Oklahoma (11/18)• Was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point land vs. the Sooners• His 3-pointer gave UNI a 64-62 lead with 2:25 left in overtime against Oklahoma• Knocked in two 3-pointers and dished out 3 asts in an 82-63 win over Arizona St. (11/17)• Scored career-high 9 pts, grabbed 4 rbs, handed out 3 asts in a win over Coe (11/12)• Started and scored 9 points in UNI’s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28)• Played in 24 games last season at Iowa State University• Played his sophomore season at Kirkwood Community College• Began his collegiate career at Northwest Missouri State University

Ashton’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 15 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 15 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)

FG Made Career 5, two timesSeason 5, two times


FT Made Career 2, three timesSeason 2, three times

FT Att. Career 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)Season 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

Rebounds Career 12 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 12 at Wyoming (12/3/16)

Assists Career 3, three timesSeason 3, three times

StealsCareer 1, nine timesSeason 1, five times

Blocks Career 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

Minutes Career 37 vs. George Mason (11/30/16)Season 37 vs. George Mason (11/30/16)

Ashton’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 4-7 1-4 0-0 1-3-4 1 9 3 1 1 0 1811/17 Arizona State 2-8 2-7 0-0 0-1-1 2 6 3 1 0 1 2711/18 Oklahoma 4-7 3-3 2-3 1-6-7 3 13 2 1 0 1 3411/20 Xavier 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-6-7 1 8 0 1 0 0 2511/26 at Xavier* 0-7 0-4 2-2 0-1-1 2 2 0 3 0 1 2911/30 George Mason* 2-9 2-6 1-3 0-5-5 2 7 0 0 0 0 3712/3 at Wyoming* 5-11 2-4 2-2 4-8-12 1 14 1 1 0 1 3312/7 South Dakota State 5-8 3-4 2-2 1-1-2 0 15 3 0 0 1 2712/10 North Dakota 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 9

Ashton’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 24-0 9-26 .346 5-18 .278 0-0 .000 17-0.7 11 6 5 0 4 23-1.02016-17 9-3 26-63 .413 15-34 .441 9-12 .750 40-4.4 13 12 9 1 5 76-8.4 Totals 33-3 35-89 .393 20-52 .385 9-12 .750 57-1.7 24 18 14 1 9 99-3.0


#24Isaiah Brown6-5, 173, Fr., GuardFlower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)

• Made his first career start in UNI’s 86-58 win over South Dakota State (12/7)• Played a career-high 29 minutes and scored 7 points at Wyoming (12/3)• First Panther freshman since Jeremy Morgan to reach double figures in a season opener• Scored 10 pts in his collegiate debut off the bench vs. Coe (11/12)• Scored 2 pts in 12 minutes of action in UNI’s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28)

Brown’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 10 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 10 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

FG Made Career 3, two timesSeason 3, two times


FT Made Career 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

FT Att. Career 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

Rebounds Career 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16)

Assists Career 1, two timesSeason 1, two times



Minutes Career 29 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 29 at Wyoming (12/3/16)

Brown’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 3-6 2-4 2-2 0-2-2 3 10 0 2 0 1 1811/17 Arizona State DNP11/18 Oklahoma DNP11/20 Xavier DNP11/26 at Xavier 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1911/30 George Mason DNP12/3 at Wyoming 3-8 1-6 0-0 1-3-4 4 7 0 0 0 0 2912/7 South Dakota State* 2-7 2-5 0-0 0-3-3 0 6 1 1 0 0 1912/10 North Dakota* 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6

Brown’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 5-2 9-26 .346 5-17 .294 2-2 1.000 40-4.4 13 12 9 1 5 76-8.4


#25Bennett Koch6-10, 235, Jr., ForwardAshwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)

• Sat out UNI’s game at Wyoming (12/3) with an illness ending a streak of 43 straight games played• Shooting a team-best 61.0 percent from the field• Ranks fifth on the team in scoring at 7.9 ppg• One of two Panthers in double figures with 10 points vs. George Mason (11/30)• Fouled out of the fourth game of his career at Xavier (11/26)• One of two Panthers to reach double figures with 11 points against No. 11 Xavier (11/20)• Buried 6-of-7 shots and scored 14 points in an 82-63 win over Arizona State (11/17)• Tied for team-high scoring honors with 11 points and grabbed 5 boards vs. Coe (11/12)• Scored 8 pts, grabbed 9 rbs in UNI’s 71-48 exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28)• Named to the 2015-16 MVC Most-Improved Team

Koch’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 22 vs. SIU (1/31/16)Season 14 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)

FG Made Career 8 vs. SIU (1/31/16)Season 6 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)


FT Made Career 8, two timesSeason 6 vs. George Mason (11/30/16)

FT Att. Career 12 vs. SIU (1/31/16)Season 6, two times

Rebounds Career 11 vs. SIU (1/31/16)Season 5 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

Assists Career 2, four timesSeason 2 vs. Xavier (11/20/16)

StealsCareer 2, two timesSeason 1 vs. Xavier (11/20/16)

Blocks Career 3, two timesSeason 3 vs. George Mason (11/30/16)

Minutes Career 30 vs. SIU (1/31/16)Season 25 vs. Xavier (11/20/16)

Koch’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe* 5-8 0-0 1-2 2-3-5 1 11 0 2 0 0 1311/17 Arizona State* 6-7 0-0 2-4 0-2-2 3 14 0 2 0 0 2111/18 Oklahoma* 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 8 0 2 2 0 1911/20 Xavier* 4-8 0-0 3-6 0-3-3 1 11 2 6 0 1 2511/26 at Xavier* 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 5 5 0 4 0 0 1811/30 George Mason* 2-4 0-0 6-6 1-2-3 3 10 0 1 3 0 1912/3 at Wyoming DNP – ill12/7 South Dakota State 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 4 4 0 2 0 0 1212/10 North Dakota 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6

Koch’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2014-15 28-0 15-28 .536 0-0 .000 9-17 .529 17-0.6 23 0 9 3 0 39-1.42015-16 36-36 99-199 .497 0-0 .000 77-104 .740 127-3.5 91 16 52 13 10 275-7.62016-17 8-6 25-41 .610 0-0 .000 13-21 .619 17-2.1 19 2 21 5 1 63-7.9 Totals 72-42 139-268 .519 0-0 .000 99-142 .697 161-2.2 133 18 82 21 11 377-5.2


#30Spencer Haldeman6-1, 173, R-Fr., GuardPeosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque)

• Second on the team in scoring (10.0 ppg) and in 3-pointers (23)• Has made two or more 3-pointers in fvie consecutive games• Has made at least one 3-pointer in eight of the nine games this season• Knocked in two 3-pointers and scored 12 points in a 78-70 win over North Dakota (12/10)• Made his first career start in an 86-58 win over South Dakota State (12/7)• Posted a career-high 18 points (all in the 2nd half) at Wyoming (12/3)• Scored 16 points while making four 3-pointers vs. George Mason (11/30)• Made two 3-pointers at Xavier (11/26)• Buried five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in an 82-63 win over Arizona State (11/17)• Drained a 3-pointer for his first collegiate points in a 74-37 win over Coe (11/12)• Scored 10 pts, drained two 3-ptrs in an exhibition win over Bemidji State• Redshirted in the 2015-16 season

Haldeman’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 18 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 18 at Wyoming (12/3/16)

FG Made Career 6 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)Season 6 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)

3FG Made Career 5 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)Season 5 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)

FT Made Career 6 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 6 at Wyoming (12/3/16)

FT Att. Career 6, two timesSeason 6, two times

Rebounds Career 5 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)Season 5 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)


StealsCareer 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16)


Minutes Career 33 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)Season 33 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)

Haldeman’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-4-4 0 3 2 1 0 0 2111/17 Arizona State 6-8 5-7 0-0 0-2-2 4 17 1 3 0 1 2311/18 Oklahoma 3-7 2-6 0-0 1-4-5 2 8 1 4 0 0 2611/20 Xavier 0-4 0-4 1-2 0-1-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1111/26 at Xavier 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-3-3 1 6 0 1 0 0 1411/30 George Mason 4-14 4-12 4-5 0-1-1 4 16 0 1 0 2 3212/3 at Wyoming 4-10 4-9 6-6 0-1-1 0 18 1 2 0 4 2512/7 South Dakota State* 3-7 3-7 0-0 0-4-4 3 9 1 0 0 1 2412/10 North Dakota* 3-6 2-4 4-6 0-2-2 3 12 2 0 0 0 33

Haldeman’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 9-2 26-64 .406 23-56 .411 15-19 .789 23-2.6 21 8 12 0 8 90-10.0


#33Wyatt Lohaus6-2, 180, Jr., GuardNorth Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West)

• Returned to action vs. North Dakota after missing four games with an ankle injury• Snapped a streak of 75 consecutive games played when he did not play at Xavier (11/26)• Played a career-high 41 minutes in a 73-67 overtime win over Oklahoma (11/18)• Made first career start in UNI’s 74-37 win over Coe (11/12)• Scored 10 points, grabbed 3 rbs in UNI’ 71-48 exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28)• Second Team Scholar-Athlete honoree with a 3.28 GPA in movement & exercise science

Lohaus’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 12 at New Mexico (12/12/15)Season 4, three times

FG Made Career 5, three timesSeason 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

3FG Made Career 3 vs. Dubuque (11/25/15)Season 1, two times

FT Made Career 3, two timesSeason 2 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16)

FT Att. Career 4 vs. Bradley (12/30/15)Season 2, two times

Rebounds Career 6 vs. Texas (3/18/16)Season 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)


StealsCareer 3, two timesSeason 2 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)


Minutes Career 41 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)Season 41 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)

Lohaus’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe* 2-6 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1411/17 Arizona State* 1-7 0-4 0-0 1-1-2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1511/18 Oklahoma* 1-5 1-3 0-0 1-3-4 3 3 1 0 0 0 4111/20 Xavier* 1-4 1-2 1-2 0-0-0 4 4 0 0 0 1 2911/26 at Xavier DNP – ankle11/30 George Mason DNP – ankle12/3 at Wyoming DNP – ankle12/7 South Dakota State DNP – ankle12/10 North Dakota 1-4 0-1 2-2 0-3-3 1 4 0 0 0 0 24

Lohaus’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2014-15 35-0 46-110 .418 17-36 .472 23-27 .852 41-1.2 33 23 19 0 20 132-3.82015-16 36-0 53-136 .390 18-56 .321 21-27 .778 56-1.6 39 36 31 0 13 145-4.02016-17 5-4 6-26 .231 2-11 .182 3-4 .750 11-2.2 8 2 2 0 3 17-3.4Totals 76-4 105-272 .386 37-103 .359 47-58 .810 108-1.4 80 61 52 0 36 294-3.9


#34Luke McDonnell6-9, 218, R-Fr., GuardDubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior)

• Got two steals in the final two minutes of UNI’s 86-58 win over South Dakota St. (12/7)• Knocked in a 3-pointer in eight minutes of action vs. Coe (11/12)• Saw three minutes of action and grabbed a rebound in exhibition play vs. Bemidji State• Redshirted in the 2015-16 season

McDonnell’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

FG Made Career 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)

3FG Made Career 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)



Rebounds Career 2, two timesSeason 2, two times

Assists Career noneSeason none

StealsCareer 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)



McDonnell’s 2016-17 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/12 Coe 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 3 0 1 0 0 811/17 Arizona State DNP11/18 Oklahoma DNP11/20 Xavier DNP11/26 at Xavier 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 311/30 George Mason DNP12/3 at Wyoming DNP12/7 South Dakota State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 1 0 2 212/10 North Dakota DNP

McDonnell’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 3-0 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 5-1.7 1 0 2 0 2 3-1.0

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