2019–20 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:Northern Iowa Panthers
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:25–6
Conf Record:14–4
Hc Year:14th
Asst Coach1:P. J. Hogan
Asst Coach2:Erik Crawford
Asst Coach3:Kyle Green
Champion:Missouri Valley regular season champions

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

Previous season

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

Offseason

Departures

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

2020 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site:
    1. 86 Northern Iowa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview
    . www.collegesportsmadness.com. en. 2019-09-17.
  2. Web site: University of Northern Iowa Athletics – 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule. unipanthers.com. en.