2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 MVC Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2020–21 record	6–12 (4–8 MVC)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (15th season);
Assistant coaches	P. J. Hogan; Erik Crawford; Kyle Green;
Home arena	McLeod Center

The 2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 15th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, play their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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 cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Heise #0 SG	Lake City, MN	Lincoln High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	May 13, 2019
Nate Heise #0 SG	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
Bowen Born #13 PG	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
Tytan Anderson #32 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Duax SF	Dubuque, IA	Hempstead High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 11, 2020
Michael Duax SF	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
Chase Courbat C	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
Landon Wolf SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

Roster

2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nate Heise	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Lincoln	Lake City, MN
F	1	Cole Henry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Oskaloosa	Oskaloosa, IA
G	2	Evan Gauger (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Indianola	Indianola, IA
G	3	Tywhon Pickford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Maple Grove	Minneapolis, MN
G	4	AJ Green	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls, IA
G	11	Trae Berhow	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Watertown Mayer Pepperdine	Watertown, MN
G	13	Bowen Born	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Norwalk	Norwalk, IA
F	14	Goanar Mar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	DeLaSalle George Mason	Minneapolis, MN
G	22	Antwan Kimmons	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Tartan	Oakdale, MN
F	23	Derek Krogmann (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	West Delaware	Manchester, IA
F	32	Tytan Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	North Scott	Eldridge, IA
F	33	Drew Daniel (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Dowling Catholic	West Des Moines, IA
F	34	James Betz	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	So	Garner–Hayfield–Ventura	Ventura, IA
F	35	Noah Carter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	So	Dubuque Senior	Dubuque, IA
F	50	Austin Phyfe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Waverly-Shell Rock	Waverly, IA

Head coach

Ben Jacobson (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

P. J. Hogan (Morningside College)
Erik Crawford (Iowa State)
Kyle Green (Hamline)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
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–Chicago	L 57–72	3–9 (2–5)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (0) Chicago, IL
January 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN	at Loyola–Chicago	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			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 12, 2021	Valparaiso			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 13, 2021	Valparaiso			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm	Drake			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 26, 2021 8:00PM, ESPNU	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 27, 2021 CBSSN	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

"NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
"University of Northern Iowa Athletics – 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". unipanthers.com.

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[1] "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

[2] "University of Northern Iowa Athletics – 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". unipanthers.com.

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Culture & lore	2007 Summer Universiade Iowa "Big Four"
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2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Loyola-Chicago	12	–	1	.923	17	–	3	.850
Drake	9	–	1	.900	18	–	1	.947
Missouri State	7	–	5	.583	11	–	5	.688
Indiana State	8	–	6	.571	11	–	8	.579
Evansville	6	–	6	.500	8	–	10	.444
Valparaiso	4	–	6	.400	7	–	12	.368
Bradley	4	–	8	.333	10	–	11	.476
Northern Iowa	4	–	8	.333	6	–	12	.333
Southern Illinois	3	–	7	.300	9	–	7	.563
Illinois State	2	–	11	.154	5	–	14	.263

† 2021 MVC Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll