2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Panthers wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 23–13 11–7 Ben Jacobson 10th Erik Crawford Kyle Green P.J. Hogan McLeod Center Missouri Valley tournament champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the 23–13, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois, Wichita State, and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated Texas in the first round to advance to the second round, where they lost to the Texas A&M Aggies in double overtime after suffering the greatest collapse in NCAA Tournament history, blowing a 12 point lead with 35 seconds left in regulation.https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2016/3/20/11274222/northern-iowa-texas-a-m-collapse-ncaa-tournament How UNI managed the biggest collapse of all time 20 March 2016https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/northern-iowa-collapse-biggest-comeback-ncaa-tournament-texas-a-m-college-basketball-032016 College Basketball News, Videos, Scores, Teams, Standings, Stats Previous season thumb|left|upright|The Panthers' starting five huddle during their December 5 game vs. Richmond. The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to win the Missouri Valley tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the Tournament, they defeated Wyoming in the second round before losing in the Third Round to Louisville. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Nate Buss 1 14 F 6'9" 212 4 Senior Charles City, IA Graduated Max Martino 1 24 G 6'5" 215 4 Senior Cedar Rapids, IA Graduated Deon Mitchell 1 1 G 6'1" 196 4 Senior Pflugerville, TX Graduated Marvin Singleton 1 12 F 6'6" 237 4 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated Seth Tuttle 10 F 6'8" 220 4 Senior Sheffield, IA Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Aarias Austin 1 G 6'4" 180 Junior Gurnee, IL Junior college transfer from Des Moines Area Community College. Incoming recruits no no 2015 Luke McDonnell PF Dubuque, IA Dubuque Senior High School 6 8 200 September 18, 2013 NR NR NR Spencer Haldeman PG Epworth, IA Western Dubuque High School 6 1 170 May 12, 2014 NR NR NR Justin Dahl C Eden Prairie, MN Holy Family Catholic High School 6 11 225 August 8, 2014 NR NR NR Lincoln Conrey SF Waterloo, IA Waterloo West High School 6 7 230 April 15, 2015 NR NR NR 2015 2015 Northern Iowa Signees 2015 Northern Iowa Signees 2015 Northern Iowa Signees July 25, 2014 yes 2016 recruiting class no yes 2016 Juwan McCloud PG Germantown, WI Germantown High School 5 11 150 May 9, 2015 NR NR NR 2016 2016 Northern Iowa Signees 2016 Northern Iowa Signees 2016 Northern Iowa Signees July 24, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers y yes Aarias Austin 1 G 6 4 180 JR Gurnee, IL Des Moines Area CCWarren Township Klint Carlson 2 F 6 7 225 SO y Waverly, IA Waverly-Shell Rock Ted Friedman 3 C 6 9 245 SO y Ankeny, IA Ankeny Paul Jesperson y 4 G 6 6 206 SR y Merrill, WI VirginiaMerrill Matt Bohannon 5 G 6 4 195 SR Marion, IA Linn-Mar Wes Washpun y 11 G 6 1 175 SR Cedar Rapids, IA Washington Lincoln Conrey 12 F 6 7 230 FR Waterloo, IA Waterloo West Justin Dahl 15 C 6 11 250 FR Carver, MN Holy Family Jeremy Morgan y 20 G 6 5 192 JR Coralville, IA Iowa City West Robert Knar 22 G 6 1 180 SO y Mundelein, IL Mundelein Bennett Koch y 25 F 6 9 232 SO y Ashwaubenon, WI Ashwaubenon Spencer Haldeman 30 G 6 1 170 FR Peosta, IA Western Dubuque Wyatt Lohaus 33 G 6 2 185 SO North Liberty, IA Iowa City West Luke McDonnell 35 F 6 9 210 FR Dubuque, IA Dubuque Senior Ben Jacobson (North Dakota) Erik Crawford (Iowa State) Kyle Green (Hamline) P.J. Hogan (Morningside) http://www.unipanthers.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule http://www.unipanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Exhibition 11/01/2015 4:00 pm yes Truman State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 4,455 70–50 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2015 11:00 am yes Colorado State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA MW–MVC Challenge 4,455 78–84 0–1 11/17/2015 7:00 am yes Stephen F. Austin McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 4,720 ESPN2 70–60 1–1 11/21/2015 1:00 pm yes North Carolina 1 McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 7,018 ESPN3 71–67 2–1 11/25/2015 7:00 pm yes Dubuque McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 4,578 ESPN3 83–63 3–1 11/28/2015 2:00 pm yes yes North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 2,302 MidcoSN 97–51 4–1 11/30/2015 7:00 pm yes North Texas McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA   ESPN3 93–70 5–1 12/05/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 6,323 CSN 67–82 5–2 12/08/2015 6:00 pm yes yes George Mason EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA 4,102 ASN 73–65 6–2 12/12/2015 8:00 pm yes yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM Diamond Head Classic mainland round 13,154 ESPN3 57–76 6–3 12/19/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Iowa State 5 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA Big Four Classic 15,424 ESPNU 81–79 7–3 12/22/2015 12:30 am yes yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals 8,463 ESPN2 52–68 7–4 12/23/2015 10:30 pm yes yes Washington State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic consolation 7,365 ESPNU 63–59 8–4 12/25/2015 2:30 pm yes yes BYU Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic 5th place game 6,172 ESPNU 76–84 8–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Missouri Valley Conference regular season 12/30/2015 7:00 pm Bradley McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 5,230 ESPN3 80–44 9–5 1–0 01/02/2016 7:00 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 6,106 ESPN3 73–75 9–6 1–1 01/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 4,297 ESPN3 58–59 9–7 1–2 01/09/2016 7:00 pm Drake McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 5,105 ESPN3 77–44 10–7 2–2 01/13/2016 6:00 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,544 ESPN3 60–74 10–8 2–3 01/16/2016 3:00 pm Loyola–Chicago McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 6,033 ESPN3 41–51 10–9 2–4 01/20/2016 7:00 pm Wichita State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 5,425 ESPN3 55–74 10–10 2–5 01/23/2016 3:00 pm yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,103 67–76 10–11 2–6 01/27/2016 8:00 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 5,334 ESPN3 68–50 11–11 3–6 01/31/2016 3:00 pm Southern Illinois McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 5,275 ESPN3 67–58 12–11 4–6 02/03/2016 6:00 pm Evansville McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 4,805 ESPN3 57–54 13–11 5–6 02/06/2016 1:00 pm yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 4,724 CBSSN 82–66 14–11 6–6 02/10/2016 7:00 pm Missouri State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 5,755 ESPN3 83–69 15–11 7–6 02/13/2016 11:00 am yes Wichita State 25 Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 10,506 ESPN2 53–50 16–11 8–6 02/17/2016 7:00 pm yes Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 1,690 ESPN3 56–59 16–12 8–7 02/20/2016 3:00 pm Illinois State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 6,145 CBSSN 75–66 17–12 9–7 02/24/2016 7:00 pm Indiana State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 5,911 ESPN3 66–44 18–12 10–7 02/27/2016 1:00 pm yes Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN 6,552 ESPN3 54–52 19–12 11–7 |- ! colspan="9" style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Missouri Valley tournament 03/04/2016 2:30 pm yes 4 Southern Illinois 5 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Quarterfinals 10,560 ESPN3 66–60 20–12 03/05/2016 2:30 pm yes 4 Wichita State 1 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Semifinals 14,299 CBSSN 57–52 OT 21–12 03/06/2016 1:00 pm yes 4 Evansville 2 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Championship 14,299 CBS 56–54 22–12 |- ! colspan="9" style=Northern Iowa Panthers| NCAA tournament 03/18/2016 8:50 pm yes yes 11 W Texas 6 W Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK First Round 15,279 TBS 75–72 23–12 03/20/2016 6:40 pm yes yes 11 W Texas A&M 15 3 W Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK Second Round truTV 88–92 2OT 23–13 15,279 AP Poll Central Time W West Region References Category:Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball seasons Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panth Panth