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2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Champions
MVC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record30–5 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 30 5   .857
Wichita State 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
Illinois State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Creighton 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
Bradley 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Indiana State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Missouri State 8 10   .444 24 12   .667
Drake 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Southern Illinois 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
Evansville 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
2010 MVC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by fourth-year head coach Ben Jacobson and played their home games at the McLeod Center. They went 15–3 during the regular conference season to win the regular season championship. The Panthers also won the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 9 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated 8 seed UNLV in the first round and upset the overall 1 seed Kansas in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

While they lost in their next game to Michigan State, they got a unique parting gift. Because the NCAA has been increasingly using non-traditional basketball venues in recent NCAA tournaments, it has been building new courts for its regional sites and then selling them to schools in need of a court. UNI purchased the court on which the Panthers played in their loss to the Spartans, and installed it at McLeod Center for the 2010–11 season.[1]

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
Players
5 Ali Farokhmanesh 6'0" 190 G Sr. Iowa City, IA, U.S. Iowa City West HS
Indian Hills CC
Kirkwood CC
10 Brian Haak 6'1" 175 G Sr. Spencer, IA, U.S. Spencer HS
11 Kwadzo Ahelegbe 6'2" 200 G Jr. Oakdale, MN, U.S. Tartan HS
13 Johnny Moran 6'1" 190 G So. Algonquin, IL, U.S. Jacobs HS
15 B. J. Ray 6'3" 205 G Fr. Waynesville, MO, U.S. Waynesville HS
20 Jake Koch 6'9" 255 F Fr. (RS) Ashwaubenon, WI, U.S. Ashwaubenon HS
21 Matt Morrison 6'0" 175 G Fr. Solon, IA, U.S. Solon HS
22 Kerwin Dunham 6'6" 200 G Jr. Bondurant, IA, U.S. Bondurant–Farrar HS
23 Marc Sonnen 6'3" 185 G Fr. St. Paul, MN, U.S. Tartan HS
32 Lucas O'Rear 6'6" 255 F Jr. Nashville, IL, U.S. Nashville HS
33 Austin Pehl 6'10" 245 C Fr. (RS) Cedar Falls, IA, U.S. Cedar Falls HS
34 Adam Koch 6'8" 255 F Sr. Ashwaubenon, WI, U.S. Ashwaubenon HS
40 Tyler Lange 6'6" 210 F Fr. Sac City, IA, U.S. Urbandale HS
43 Adam Rodenberg 6'6" 245 C Sr. Garnavillo, IA, U.S. Clayton Ridge HS
Kirkwood CC
UC Irvine
52 Anthony James 6'0" 175 G Fr. (RS) St. Louis, MO, U.S. Normandy HS
53 Jordan Eglseder 7'0" 280 C Sr. Bellevue, IA, U.S. Marquette HS

Schedule and results

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Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2009
12:05pm
Upper Iowa W 67–39 
McLeod Center (1,525)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/07/2009
12:05pm
UNC Pembroke W 79–44 
McLeod Center (1,528)
Cedar Falls, IA
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:30pm
at Denver W 71–65  1–0
Magness Arena (2,082)
Denver, CO
11/20/2009*
12:05pm
vs. DePaul
Paradise Jam
L 52–60  1–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2009*
2:30pm
vs. East Carolina
Paradise Jam
W 74–68  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2009*
2:30pm
vs. Boston College
Paradise Jam
W 81–69  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (531)
St. Thomas, VI
11/28/2009
7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Northern Illinois W 52–45  4–1
McLeod Center (4,083)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/2/2009
7:05pm, CFU 15
at Iowa State W 63–60  5–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Ames, IA
12/8/2009
7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Iowa W 67–50  6–1
McLeod Center (6,480)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/12/2009
7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Siena W 82–65  7–1
McLeod Center (5,096)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/19/2009
1:05pm, FCS
at North Dakota W 64–41  8–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,961)
Grand Forks, ND
12/23/2009
7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Wyoming
MWC–MVC Challenge
W 72–54  9–1
McLeod Center (3,102)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/29/2009
7:05pm
at Creighton W 60–52  10–1 (1–0)
Qwest Center (17,152)
Omaha, NE
1/1/2010
7:05pm
Evansville W 65–46  11–1 (2–0)
McLeod Center (4,450)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/3/2010
1:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Missouri State W 84–76  12–1 (3–0)
McLeod Center (4,666)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/6/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
at Southern Illinois W 61–49  13–1 (4–0)
SIU Arena (4,679)
Carbondale, IL
1/9/2010
3:00pm, ESPN2
at Illinois State W 59–44  14–1 (5–0)
Redbird Arena (7,755)
Normal, IL
1/12/2010
8:05pm, ESPNU
Bradley W 52–50  15–1 (6–0)
McLeod Center (4,892)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/16/2010
7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Indiana State W 62–40  16–1 (7–0)
McLeod Center (6,778)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/19/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
No. 20 at Wichita State L 51–60  16–2 (7–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
1/24/2010
2:05pm, MVC TV
No. 20 at Indiana State W 67–58  17–2 (8–1)
Hulman Center (3,407)
Terre Haute, IN
1/27/2010
7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Drake W 67–51  18–2 (9–1)
McLeod Center (6,069)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/30/2010
2:05pm
at Missouri State W 55–54  19–2 (10–1)
JQH Arena (9,087)
Springfield, MO
2/3/2010
7:05pm, KWWL
No. 24 Wichita State W 59–56  20–2 (11–1)
McLeod Center (6,723)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/6/2010
5:00pm, ESPN2
No. 24 Southern Illinois W 55–51  21–2 (12–1)
McLeod Center (6,839)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/10/2010
7:05pm, CFU 15
No. 19 at Drake W 57–48  22–2 (13–1)
Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
2/13/2010
1:05pm, MVC TV
No. 19 at Bradley L 59–68  22–3 (13–2)
Carver Arena (9,887)
Peoria, IL
2/16/2010
7:05pm, MVC TV
at Creighton W 70–52  23–3 (14–2)
McLeod Center (5,440)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/19/2010*
6:00pm, ESPN2
Old Dominion
ESPN BracketBusters
W 71–62  24–3
McLeod Center (7,031)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/23/2010
7:05pm
No. 25 at Evansville L 54–55  24–4 (14–3)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (4,716)
Evansville, IN
2/27/2010
7:05pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Illinois State W 61–55  25–4 (15–3)
McLeod Center (7,366)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
3/5/2010
12:05pm, MVC TV
(1) vs. (8) Drake
MVC Quarterfinals
W 55–40  26–4
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
3/6/2010
1:35pm, MVC TV
(1) vs. (5) Bradley
MVC Semifinals
W 57–40  27–4
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
3/7/2010
1:05pm, CBS
(1) vs. (2) Wichita State
MVC Championship Game
W 67–52  28–4
Scottrade Center (9,297)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA tournament
3/18/2010*
6:10pm, CBS
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) UNLV
NCAA First Round
W 69–66  29–4
Ford Center (13,484)
Oklahoma City, OK
3/20/2010*
4:40pm, CBS
(9 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kansas
NCAA Second Round
W 69–67  30–4
Ford Center (15,587)
Oklahoma City, OK
3/26/2010*
8:37pm, CBS
(9 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 13 Michigan State
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
L 52–59  30–5
Edward Jones Dome (26,377)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=NCAA Midwest Region.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Brennan, Eamonn (March 27, 2010). "UNI didn't go home empty-handed". College Basketball Nation Blog. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2010.