2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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 153 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 9 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated 8 seed UNLV in the first round and the overall 1 seed Kansas in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

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
2009–10 record30–5 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833  305  .857
Wichita State126 .667  2510  .714
Illinois State117 .611  2211  .667
Creighton108 .556  1816  .529
Bradley99 .500  1615  .516
Indiana State99 .500  1715  .531
Missouri State810 .444  2412  .667
Drake711 .389  1419  .424
Southern Illinois612 .333  1515  .500
Evansville315 .167  921  .300
2010 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

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

# 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

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2009
12:05pm
Upper Iowa W 6739 
McLeod Center (1,525)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/07/2009
12:05pm
UNC Pembroke W 7944 
McLeod Center (1,528)
Cedar Falls, IA
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:30pm
at Denver W 7165  10
Magness Arena (2,082)
Denver, CO
11/20/2009*
12:05pm
vs. DePaul
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 5260  11
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2009*
2:30pm
vs. East Carolina
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 7468  21
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2009*
2:30pm
vs. Boston College
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 8169  31
Sports and Fitness Center (531)
St. Thomas, VI
11/28/2009
7:05pm, KWWL
CFU 15
Northern Illinois W 5245  41
McLeod Center (4,083)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/2/2009
7:05pm, CFU 15
at Iowa State W 6360  51
Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Ames, IA
12/8/2009
7:05pm, KWWL
CFU 15
Iowa W 6750  61
McLeod Center (6,480)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/12/2009
7:05pm, KWWL
CFU 15
Siena W 8265  71
McLeod Center (5,096)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/19/2009
1:05pm, FCS
at North Dakota W 6441  81
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,961)
Grand Forks, ND
12/23/2009
7:05pm, KWWL
CFU 15
Wyoming W 7254  91
McLeod Center (3,102)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/29/2009
7:05pm
at Creighton W 6052  101 (10)
Qwest Center (17,152)
Omaha, NE
1/1/2010
7:05pm
Evansville W 6546  111 (20)
McLeod Center (4,450)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/3/2010
1:05pm, KWWL
CFU 15
Missouri State W 8476  121 (30)
McLeod Center (4,666)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/6/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
at Southern Illinois W 6149  131 (40)
SIU Arena (4,679)
Carbondale, IL
1/9/2010
3:00pm, ESPN2
at Illinois State W 5944  141 (50)
Redbird Arena (7,755)
Normal, IL
1/12/2010
8:05pm, ESPNU
Bradley W 5250  151 (60)
McLeod Center (4,892)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/16/2010
7:05pm, KWWL
CFU 15
Indiana State W 6240  161 (70)
McLeod Center (6,778)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/19/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
No. 20 at Wichita State L 5160  162 (71)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
1/24/2010
2:05pm, MVC TV
No. 20 at Indiana State W 6758  172 (81)
Hulman Center (3,407)
Terre Haute, IN
1/27/2010
7:05pm, KWWL
CFU 15
Drake W 6751  182 (91)
McLeod Center (6,069)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/30/2010
2:05pm
at Missouri State W 5554  192 (101)
JQH Arena (9,087)
Springfield, MO
2/3/2010
7:05pm, KWWL
No. 24 Wichita State W 5956  202 (111)
McLeod Center (6,723)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/6/2010
5:00pm, ESPN2
No. 24 Southern Illinois W 5551  212 (121)
McLeod Center (6,839)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/10/2010
7:05pm, CFU 15
No. 19 at Drake W 5748  222 (131)
Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
2/13/2010
1:05pm, MVC TV
No. 19 at Bradley L 5968  223 (132)
Carver Arena (9,887)
Peoria, IL
2/16/2010
7:05pm, MVC TV
at Creighton W 7052  233 (142)
McLeod Center (5,440)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/19/2010*
6:00pm, ESPN2
Old Dominion
ESPN BracketBusters
W 71–62  24–3 (14–2)
McLeod Center (7,031)
Cedar Falls, IA
2/23/2010
7:05pm
No. 25 at Evansville L 5455  24–4 (14–3)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (4,716)
Evansville, IN
2/27/2010
7:05pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Illinois State W 6155  254 (153)
McLeod Center (7,366)
Cedar Falls, IA
2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/5/2010
12:05pm, MVC TV
vs. Drake
Quarterfinals
W 5540  264
Scottrade Center (NA)
St. Louis, MO
3/6/2010
1:35pm, MVC TV
vs. Bradley
Semifinals
W 5740  274
Scottrade Center (NA)
St. Louis, MO
3/7/2010
1:05pm, CBS
vs. Wichita State
Final
W 6752  284
Scottrade Center (9,297)
St. Louis, MO
2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
3/18/2010*
6:10pm, CBS
vs. UNLV
First Round
W 6966  294
Ford Center (13,484)
Oklahoma City, OK
3/20/2010*
4:40pm, CBS
vs. No. 1 Kansas
Second Round
W 6967  304
Ford Center (15,587)
Oklahoma City, OK
3/26/2010*
8:37pm, CBS
vs. No. 13 Michigan State
Sweet Sixteen
L 5259  305
Edward Jones Dome (26,377)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll during regular season, or Midwest Region seedings during NCAA Tournament.. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. Brennan, Eamonn (2010-03-27). "UNI didn't go home empty-handed". College Basketball Nation Blog. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  2. "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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