2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers 175 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 13 30–5 15–3 Ben Jacobson 4th Kyle Green P.J. Hogan Ben Johnson McLeod Center MVC Regular Season ChampionsMVC Tournament Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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.https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/9307/uni-didnt-go-home-empty-handed UNI didn't go home empty-handed College Basketball Nation Blog Eamonn Brennan ESPN.com 2010-03-27 2010-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20100401032018/http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/9307/uni-didnt-go-home-empty-handed 1 April 2010 live Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)Players5Ali Farokhmanesh6'0"190GSr.Iowa City, IA, U.S.Iowa City West HSIndian Hills CCKirkwood CC10Brian Haak6'1"175GSr.Spencer, IA, U.S.Spencer HS11Kwadzo Ahelegbe6'2"200GJr.Oakdale, MN, U.S.Tartan HS13Johnny Moran 6'1"190GSo.Algonquin, IL, U.S.Jacobs HS15B. J. Ray6'3"205GFr.Waynesville, MO, U.S.Waynesville HS20Jake Koch6'9"255FFr. (RS)Ashwaubenon, WI, U.S.Ashwaubenon HS21Matt Morrison6'0"175GFr.Solon, IA, U.S.Solon HS22Kerwin Dunham6'6"200GJr.Bondurant, IA, U.S.Bondurant–Farrar HS23Marc Sonnen6'3"185GFr.St. Paul, MN, U.S.Tartan HS32Lucas O'Rear6'6"255FJr.Du Bois, IL, U.S.Nashville HS33Austin Pehl6'10"245CFr. (RS)Cedar Falls, IA, U.S.Cedar Falls HS34Adam Koch6'8"255FSr.Ashwaubenon, WI, U.S.Ashwaubenon HS40Tyler Lange6'6"210FFr.Sac City, IA, U.S.Urbandale HS43Adam Rodenberg6'6"245CSr.Garnavillo, IA, U.S.Clayton Ridge HSKirkwood CCUC Irvine52Anthony James6'0"175GFr. (RS)St. Louis, MO, U.S.Normandy HS53Jordan Eglseder7'0"280CSr.Bellevue, IA, U.S.Marquette HS Schedule and results Source http://www.unipanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/niwa-m-baskbl-sched.html 2009-10 Schedule 2010-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090819091530/http://www.unipanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/niwa-m-baskbl-sched.html 2009-08-19 dead yes |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Exhibition 10/31/2009 12:05pm 2009 Upper Iowa Peacocks Upper Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 67–39 — 1,525 11/07/2009 12:05pm 2009 UNC Pembroke Braves UNC Pembroke McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 79–44 — 1,528 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Regular Season 11/13/2009 8:30pm yes yes 2009 Denver Pioneers Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO 71–65 1–0 2,082 11/20/2009 12:05pm yes yes 2009 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam 52–60 1–1 3,117 11/21/2009 2:30pm yes yes East Carolina Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam 74–68 2–1 1,795 11/23/2009 2:30pm yes yes Boston College Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam 81–69 3–1 531 11/28/2009 7:05pm Northern Illinois McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA KWWL/CFU 15 52–45 4–1 4,083 12/2/2009 7:05pm yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA CFU 15 63–60 5–1 14,376 12/8/2009 7:05pm Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA KWWL/CFU 15 67–50 6–1 6,480 12/12/2009 7:05pm Siena McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA KWWL/CFU 15 82–65 7–1 5,096 12/19/2009 1:05pm yes 2009 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND FCS 64–41 8–1 1,961 12/23/2009 7:05pm Wyoming McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA MWC–MVC Challenge KWWL/CFU 15 72–54 9–1 3,102 12/29/2009 7:05pm yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha, NE 60–52 10–1 (1–0) 17,152 1/1/2010 7:05pm 2009 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 65–46 11–1 (2–0) 4,450 1/3/2010 1:05pm Missouri State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA KWWL/CFU 15 84–76 12–1 (3–0) 4,666 1/6/2010 8:00pm yes 2009 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL ESPNU 61–49 13–1 (4–0) 4,679 1/9/2010 3:00pm yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL ESPN2 59–44 14–1 (5–0) 7,755 1/12/2010 8:05pm 2009 Bradley Braves Bradley McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA ESPNU 52–50 15–1 (6–0) 4,892 1/16/2010 7:05pm Indiana State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA KWWL/CFU 15 62–40 16–1 (7–0) 6,778 1/19/2010 8:00pm yes 20 Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPNU 51–60 16–2 (7–1) 10,506 1/24/2010 2:05pm yes 20 Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN MVC TV 67–58 17–2 (8–1) 3,407 1/27/2010 7:05pm Drake McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA KWWL/CFU 15 67–51 18–2 (9–1) 6,069 1/30/2010 2:05pm yes Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 55–54 19–2 (10–1) 9,087 2/3/2010 7:05pm 24 Wichita State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA KWWL 59–56 20–2 (11–1) 6,723 2/6/2010 5:00pm 24 Southern Illinois McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA ESPN2 55–51 21–2 (12–1) 6,839 2/10/2010 7:05pm yes 19 Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA CFU 15 57–48 22–2 (13–1) 7,152 2/13/2010 1:05pm yes 19 Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL MVC TV 59–68 22–3 (13–2) 9,887 2/16/2010 7:05pm yes Creighton McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA MVC TV 70–52 23–3 (14–2) 5,440 2/19/2010 6:00pm yes Old Dominion McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA ESPN BracketBusters ESPN2 71–62 24–3 7,031 2/23/2010 7:05pm yes 25 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 54–55 24–4 (14–3) 4,716 2/27/2010 7:05pm 25 Illinois State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA ESPN2 61–55 25–4 (15–3) 7,366 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| Missouri Valley tournament 3/5/2010 12:05pm yes 1 Drake 8 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO MVC Quarterfinals MVC TV 55–40 26–4 10,830 3/6/2010 1:35pm yes 1 Bradley 5 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO MVC Semifinals MVC TV 57–40 27–4 13,814 3/7/2010 1:05pm yes 1 Wichita State 2 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO MVC Championship Game CBS 67–52 28–4 9,297 |- !colspan=10 style=Northern Iowa Panthers| NCAA tournament 3/18/2010 6:10pm yes yes 9 MW UNLV 8 MW Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK NCAA First Round CBS 69–66 29–4 13,484 3/20/2010 4:40pm yes yes 9 MW Kansas 1 1 MW Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK NCAA Second Round CBS 69–67 30–4 15,668 3/26/2010 8:37pm yes yes 9 MW Michigan State 13 5 MW Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO NCAA Sweet Sixteen CBS 52–59 30–5 26,377 AP Poll Central Time MW NCAA Midwest Region References Northern Iowa Category:Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball seasons Northern Iowa Panth Panth