2013–14 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2013–14 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2013–14 record 16–15 (10–8 The Valley)
Head coach Ben Jacobson (8th year)
Assistant coach Erik Crawford
Assistant coach Kyle Green
Assistant coach P.J. Hogan
Home arena McLeod Center
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Wichita State 18 0   1.000     35 1   .972
Indiana State 12 6   .667     23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556     16 15   .516
Missouri State 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Illinois State 9 9   .500     18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500     14 19   .424
Bradley 7 11   .389     12 20   .375
Drake 6 12   .333     15 16   .484
Evansville 6 12   .333     14 19   .424
Loyola (IL) 4 14   .222     10 22   .313
2014 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eighth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They last played in the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to the Southern Illinois Salukis in the Quarterfinals

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Deon Mitchell Guard 6–1 194 Junior Pflugerville, Texas
2 Klint Carlson Forward 6–7 220 Freshman Waverly, Iowa
3 Ted Friedman Center 6–9 230 Freshman Ankeny, Iowa
4 Chip Rank Forward 6–6 235 Senior Cedarburg, Wisconsin
5 Matt Bohannon Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore Marion, Iowa
10 Seth Tuttle Forward 6–8 221 Junior Sheffield, Iowa
11 Wes Washpun Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore Cedar Rapids, Iowa
12 Marvin Singleton Forward 6–6 245 Junior Minneapolis, Minnesota
14 Nate Buss Forward 6–9 216 Junior Charles City, Iowa
15 Nate Buchheit Guard 6–4 190 Junior Pella, Iowa
20 Jeremy Morgan Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Coralville, Iowa
21 Matt Morrison Guard 6–0 180 Senior Solon, Iowa
22 Robert Knar Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Mundelein, Illinois
24 Max Martino Guard 6–5 210 Junior Cedar Rapids, Iowa
25 Bennett Koch Forward 6–9 210 Freshman Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
32 Matt MacDougall Guard 6–4 175 RFreshman Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Paul Jesperson Guard 6–6 215 Junior Merrill, Wisconsin
Kasey Semler Guard 6–1 205 Junior Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/25/2013* Bemidji State W 71–48  McLeod Center (3,120)
11/01/2013* Dubuque W 85–66  McLeod Center (3,278)
Regular season
11/09/2013* at Ohio L 64–75  0–1 Convocation Center (11,162)
11/11/2013* Coe W 86–52  1–1 McLeod Center (3,658)
11/16/2013* at George Mason L 70–76  1–2 Patriot Center (4,136)
11/22/2013* vs. Loyola Marymount
(Paradise Jam Tournament)
W 90–81  2–2 Sports and Fitness Center (1,527)
11/24/2013* vs. Maryland
(Paradise Jam Tournament)
L 66–80  2–3 Sports and Fitness Center (1,766)
11/25/2013* vs. La Salle
(Paradise Jam Tournament)
W 65–50  3–3 Sports and Fitness Center (2,655)
12/03/2013* at Milwaukee L 72–83  3–4 Klotsche Center (2,632)
12/07/2013* vs. #17 Iowa State
(Big Four Classic)
L 82–91 OT 3–5 Wells Fargo Arena (14,512)
12/10/2013* Savannah State W 55–50  4–5 McLeod Center (3,145)
12/14/2013* VCU W 77–68  5–5 McLeod Center (5,890)
12/21/2013* at Virginia L 43–57  5–6 John Paul Jones Arena (9,714)
12/28/2013* Iona W 90–78  6–6 McLeod Center (5,218)
01/01/2014 Bradley W 80–46  7–6 (1–0) McLeod Center (4,132)
01/05/2014 at #8 Wichita State L 53–67  7–7 (1–1) Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
01/08/2014 at Evansville W 80–53  8–7 (2–1) Ford Center (3,222)
01/11/2014 Drake W 76–66  9–7 (3–1) McLeod Center (6,072)
01/14/2014 at Southern Illinois L 66–68  9–8 (3–2) SIU Arena (4,278)
01/18/2014 Missouri State W 94–89  10–8 (4–2) McLeod Center (5,232)
01/22/2014 at Bradley L 65–69  10–9 (4–3) Carver Arena (6,585)
01/25/2014 at Loyola–Chicago L 87–93 OT 10–10 (4–4) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,723)
01/29/2014 Evansville W 95–81  11–10 (5–4) McLeod Center (3,670)
02/01/2014 Indiana State L 81–87  11–11 (5–5) McLeod Center (5,127)
02/05/2014 at Illinois State L 65–76  11–12 (5–6) Redbird Arena (4,021)
02/08/2014 #4 Wichita State L 73–82  11–13 (5–7) McLeod Center (7,150)
02/12/2014 Loyola–Chicago W 80–58  12–13 (6–7) McLeod Center (3,532)
02/15/2014 at Missouri State W 60–58  13–13 (7–7) JQH Arena (6,314)
02/18/2014 at Drake L 67–70  13–14 (7–8) Knapp Center (4,285)
02/23/2014 Illinois State W 72–59  14–14 (8–8) McLeod Center (4,385)
02/26/2014 Southern Illinois W 73–54  15–14 (9–8) McLeod Center (3,804)
03/01/2014 at Indiana State W 71–69  16–14 (10–8) Hulman Center (5,717)
2014 Missouri Valley Tournament
03/07/2014 vs. Southern Illinois
(Quarterfinals)
L 58–63  16–15 Scottrade Center (9,037)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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