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2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 15th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the season 10–15, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the first round before being forced to forfeit their quarterfinal game against Drake due to positive COVID-19 tests.
Quick Facts Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 10–15 (7–11 MVC) |
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| Home arena | McLeod Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Loyola Chicago † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 18 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Panthers finished the 2019–20 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 thereafter canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Departures
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Logan Wolf | 10 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Freshman | Cedar Falls, IA | Walk-on and dual-sport athlete (football); left basketball program to focus on football. |
| Lincoln Conrey | 12 | F | 6'5" | 203 | Senior | Waterloo, IA | Graduated |
| Justin Dahl | 15 | C | 7'0" | 261 | RS Senior | Carver, MN | Graduated |
| Shandon Goldman | 20 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Senior | Evansville, AR | Graduated |
| Isaiah Brown | 24 | G | 6'7" | 180 | Senior | Flower Mound, TX | Graduated |
| Spencer Haldeman | 30 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Senior | Peosta, IA | Graduated |
| Luke McDonnell | 34 | F | 6'9" | 212 | RS Senior | Dubuque, IA | Graduated |
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2020 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Nate Heise #0 SG |
Lake City, MN | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | May 13, 2019 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Bowen Born #13 PG |
Norwalk, IA | Norwalk High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 24, 2019 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Tytan Anderson #32 SF |
Eldridge, IA | North Scott High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 14, 2018 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
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2021 recruiting class
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| Michael Duax SF |
Dubuque, IA | Hempstead High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Chase Courbat C |
Cedar Falls, IA | Cedar Falls High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 26, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Landon Wolf SG |
Cedar Falls, IA | Cedar Falls High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 25, 2020* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Western Kentucky Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic |
L 87–93 | 0–1 |
Sanford Pentagon (0) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
| November 26, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN |
vs. Saint Mary's Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic |
L 64–66 | 0–2 |
Sanford Pentagon (0) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
| November 27, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Utah State Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic |
L 71–82 | 0–3 |
Sanford Pentagon (0) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
| December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Ambrose | W 98–53 | 1–3 |
McLeod Center (0) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| December 9, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 19 Richmond | L 68–78 | 1–4 |
Robins Center (0) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| December 27, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Missouri State | L 59–79 | 1–5 (0–1) |
McLeod Center (668) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| December 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Missouri State | W 85–75 | 2–5 (1–1) |
McLeod Center (0) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | L 61–65 | 2–6 (1–2) |
Ford Center (0) Evansville, IN | |||||||
| January 3, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | L 64–70 | 2–7 (1–3) |
Ford Center (0) Evansville, IN | |||||||
| January 10, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bradley | W 78–72 | 3–7 (2–3) |
McLeod Center (708) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| January 11, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bradley | L 73–75 | 3–8 (2–4) |
McLeod Center (608) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Loyola | L 57–72 | 3–9 (2–5) |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (0) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| January 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN |
at Loyola | L 46–88 | 3–10 (2–6) |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (0) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| January 25, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coe | W 70–60 | 4–10 |
McLeod Center (515) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southern Illinois | W 74–62 | 5–10 (3–6) |
Banterra Center (0) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
| January 31, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Southern Illinois | L 68–71 | 5–11 (3–7) |
Banterra Center (0) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
Indiana State | L 57–61 | 5–12 (3–8) |
McLeod Center (0) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| February 7, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Indiana State | W 70–67 | 6–12 (4–8) |
McLeod Center (826) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| February 10, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Drake | L 59–80 | 6–13 (4–9) |
Knapp Center (971) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | L 57–70 | 6–14 (4–10) |
McLeod Center (713) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| February 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | W 74–60 | 7–14 (5–10) |
McLeod Center (953) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Drake | L 69–77 | 7–15 (5–11) |
McLeod Center (914) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Illinois State | W 70–56 | 8–15 (6–11) |
Redbird Arena Normal, IL | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Illinois State | W 94–87 2OT | 9–15 (7–11) |
Redbird Arena Normal, IL | |||||||
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| March 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (10) Illinois State First round |
W 65–60 | 10–15 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| March 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (2) Drake Quarterfinals |
Forfeit[lower-alpha 1] | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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Source[3]
- Prior to the game, the MVC announced that due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Northern Iowa program and subsequent contact tracing, the Panthers would not have enough available players to compete. Therefore, in accordance with policies that had been in place all season, the contest was canceled and the MVC ruled that Drake would advance to the semifinals.[2]
- "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- "MVC STATEMENT ON CANCELATION OF UNI-DRAKE MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME". MVC-Sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.