2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
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Cancún Challenge champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 11
2014–15 record31–4 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Crawford
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886
Indiana State 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
Evansville 9 – 9   .500 24 – 12   .667
Loyola-Chicago 8 – 10   .444 24 – 13   .649
Drake 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
Missouri State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Southern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
Bradley 3 – 15   .167 9 – 24   .273
† 2015 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to become champions of the Missouri Valley Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Wyoming in the second round before losing in the third round to Louisville.

Previous season[]

The Panthers finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Southern Illinois.

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chip Rank 4 F 6'6" 235 Senior Cedarburg, WI Graduated
Nate Buchheit 15 G 6'4" 190 Junior Pella, IA Graduated
Matt Morrison 21 G 6'0" 180 Senior Solon, IA Graduated

Incoming Transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kasey Semler 13 G 6'2" 190 Junior Cedar Falls, IA Junior college transfer from Kirkwood Community College.

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wyatt Lohaus
PG 		Iowa City, IA West High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 9, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

Class of 2015 recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Luke McDonnell
PF 		Dubuque, IA Dubuque Senior High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 18, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Spencer Haldeman
PG 		Epworth, IA Western Dubuque High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A May 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster[]

2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Deon Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX
F 2 Klint Carlson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Waverly-Shell Rock Waverly, IA
C 3 Ted Friedman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Ankeny Ankeny, IA
G 4 Paul Jesperson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Virginia
Merrill 		Merrill, WI
G 5 Matt Bohannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Linn-Mar Marion, IA
F 10 Seth Tuttle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Sheffield, IA
G 11 Wes Washpun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Washington Cedar Rapids, IA
F 12 Marvin Singleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Hopkins Minneapolis, MN
G 13 Kasey Semler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Kirkwood CC
Marion 		Cedar Rapids, IA
F 14 Nate Buss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Charles City Charles City, IA
G 20 Jeremy Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Iowa City West Coralville, IA
G 22 Robert Knar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Mundelein Mundelein, IL
G 23 Taylor Olson Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Kirkwood CC
Jefferson 		Cedar Rapids, IA
G 24 Max Martino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kennedy Cedar Rapids, IA
F 25 Bennett Koch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Fr Ashwaubenon Ashwaubenon, WI
G 33 Wyatt Lohaus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Iowa City West North Liberty, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-25

Schedule[]

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2014*
7:00 pm 		Upper Iowa W 83–66 
McLeod Center (3,825)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/09/2014*
1:00 pm 		Bemidji State W 64–45 
McLeod Center (2,121)
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-Conference Regular season
11/15/2014*
1:00 pm 		North Dakota W 64–52  1–0
 McLeod Center (3,716)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/18/2014*
8:00 am, ESPN2 		at Stephen F. Austin
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon 		W 79–77 OT 2–0
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,096)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		Morgan State
Cancún Challenge 		W 73–53  3–0
 McLeod Center (3,127)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/22/2014*
1:00 pm 		North Florida
Cancún Challenge 		W 66–49[2]  4–0
 McLeod Center (3,220)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Virginia Tech
Cancún Challenge semifinals 		W 73–54[3]  5–0
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650)
Cancún, MX
11/26/2014*
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Northwestern
Cancún Challenge championship[5] 		W 61–42[4]  6–0
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650)
Cancún, MX
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm 		Richmond W 55–50[6]  7–0
 McLeod Center (3,081)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm 		George Mason W 71–65 OT[7] 8–0
 McLeod Center (4,525)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/10/2014*
8:00 pm 		No. 23 at Denver W 65–55[8]  9–0
 Magness Arena (1,545)
Denver, CO
12/13/2014*
6:00 pm, NBCSN 		No. 23 at VCU L 87–93 2OT 9–1
 Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
12/20/2014*
6:30 pm, BTN 		vs. Iowa
Big Four Classic 		W 56–44  10–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
Des Moines, IA
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm 		No. 23 South Dakota State W 74–63  11–1
 McLeod Center (6,333)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
01/01/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 23 at Evansville L 49–52  11–2 (0–1)
 Ford Center (5,151)
Evansville, IN
01/04/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. 23 Loyola–Chicago W 67–58  12–2 (1–1)
 McLeod Center (5,111)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/07/2015
7:00 pm, KCRG 		Southern Illinois W 55–39  13–2 (2–1)
 McLeod Center (3,910)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/10/2015
3:00 pm, MVC TV 		at Drake W 64–40  14–2 (3–1)
 Knapp Center (4,780)
Des Moines, IA
01/13/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 23 at Bradley W 63–52  15–2 (4–1)
 Carver Arena (5,129)
Peoria, IL
01/18/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 Missouri State W 60–46  16–2 (5–1)
 McLeod Center (4,941)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 20 Indiana State W 66–60  17–2 (6–1)
 McLeod Center (6,205)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/25/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 20 at Illinois State W 54–53  18–2 (7–1)
 Redbird Arena (6,118)
Normal, IL
01/28/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 18 at Southern Illinois W 59–52  19–2 (8–1)
 SIU Arena (5,267)
Carbondale, IL
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 No. 12 Wichita State W 70–54  20–2 (9–1)
 McLeod Center (7,050)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/03/2015
6:00 pm 		No. 14 at Indiana State W 61–51  21–2 (10–1)
 Hulman Center (4,595)
Terre Haute, IN
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, KCRG/CSN Chicago 		No. 14 Drake W 69–53  22–2 (11–1)
 McLeod Center (6,650)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 13 Illinois State W 83–64  23–2 (12–1)
 McLeod Center (6,103)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/15/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 13 at Missouri State W 68–57  24–2 (13–1)
 JQH Arena (5,452)
Springfield, MO
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 11 at Loyola–Chicago W 58–39  25–2 (14–1)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,725)
Chicago, IL
02/21/2015
3:00 pm, MVC TV 		No. 11 Bradley W 56–39  26–2 (15–1)
 McLeod Center (6,650)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/25/2015
8:00 pm, MVC TV 		No. 10 Evansville W 68–57  27–2 (16–1)
 McLeod Center (6,935)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at No. 11 Wichita State
ESPN College GameDay 		L 60–74  27–3 (16–2)
 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/06/2015
6:05 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3 		No. 11 vs. Bradley
Quarterfinals 		W 71–46  28–3
 Scottrade Center (N/A)
St. Louis, MO
03/07/2015
4:05 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3 		No. 11 vs. Loyola–Chicago
Semifinals 		W 63–49  29–3
 Scottrade Center (13,898)
St. Louis, MO
03/08/2015
1:05 pm, CBS 		No. 11 vs. Illinois State
Championship game 		W 69–60  30–3
 Scottrade Center (13,552)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015*
12:40 pm, TBS 		No. 11 (5 E) vs. (12 E) Wyoming
Second round 		W 71–54  31–3
 KeyArena (14,509)
Seattle, WA
03/22/2015*
8:40 pm, TBS 		No. 11 (5 E) vs. No. 17 (4 E) Louisville
Third round 		L 53–66  31–4
 KeyArena (14,901)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

Rankings[]

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██NR = Not Ranked. RV = Receiving Votes.
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Coaches NR NR RV RV 24 RV 24 23 23 22 19 18 15 12 11 10 12 11 9 14
Mid-Major 5[9] 4 4[10] 3[11] 3[12] 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 -

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