2010–11 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2010–11 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic Champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–14 (10–8 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Wichita State 14 4   .778 29 8   .784
Indiana State 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Creighton 10 8   .556 23 16   .590
Evansville 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Drake 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Illinois State 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Bradley 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
2011 MVC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

A Sweet Sixteen finisher in the 2010 NCAA tournament, UNI purchased the court on which the Panthers played in their season-ending tournament loss to the Michigan State Spartans. The floor has been installed at the McLeod Center.[1]

The Panthers finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Missouri Valley play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Rider in the first round and received a second round bye before falling to SMU in the quarterfinals.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Jarod Syndergaard Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Sutherland, Iowa
4 Chip Rank Forward 6–6 222 Freshman Cedarburg, Wisconsin
11 Kwadzo Ahelegbe Guard 6–2 213 Senior Oakdale, Minnesota
13 Johnny Moran Guard 6–1 190 Junior Algonquin, Illinois
14 Nate Buss Forward 6–8 195 Freshman Charles City, Iowa
20 Jake Koch Forward 6–9 255 Sophomore Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
21 Matt Morrison Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Solon, Iowa
22 Kerwin Dunham Guard 6–6 200 Senior Bondurant, Iowa
23 Marc Sonnen Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore St. Paul, Minnesota
24 Max Martino Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Cedar Rapids, Iowa
32 Lucas O'Rear Forward 6–6 260 Senior Du Bois, Illinois
33 Austin Pehl Center 6–10 245 Sophomore Cedar Falls, Iowa
34 Tyler Lange Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Sac City, Iowa
35 James Humpal Forward 6–5 220 Freshman Waterloo, Iowa
52 Anthony James Guard 6–0 175 Sophomore St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2010*
7:00 pm
Wartburg W 67–46 
McLeod Center (3,660)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/06/2010*
12:00 pm
Mary W 57–38 
McLeod Center (3,482)
Cedar Falls, IA
Regular season
11/12/2010*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 10 Syracuse L 46–68  0–1
Carrier Dome (22,198)
Syracuse, NY
11/16/2010*
7:00 pm, KWWL
Coe W 84–45  1–1
McLeod Center (3,889)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/20/2010*
7:00 pm
at Milwaukee L 63–65  1–2
US Cellular Arena (3,752)
Milwaukee, WI
11/27/2010*
8:00 pm
North Dakota W 65–52  2–2
McLeod Center (4,340)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/01/2010*
7:00 pm, KWWL
Iowa State W 60–54  3–2
McLeod Center (6,489)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/04/2010*
1:00 pm, The Mtn.
at TCU W 64–60  4–2
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,022)
Fort Worth, TX
12/07/2010*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 39–51  4–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,667)
Iowa City, IA
12/11/2010*
7:00 pm
Morehead State W 69–53  5–3
McLeod Center (3,820)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/17/2010*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State
Las Vegas Classic
W 66–52  6–3
McLeod Center (3,257)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/19/2010*
1:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville
Las Vegas Classic
W 68–47  7–3
McLeod Center (3,253)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/22/2010*
4:30 pm, CBSCS
vs. Indiana
Las Vegas Classic semi-finals
W 67–61  8–3
Orleans Arena (2,867)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2010*
9:00 pm, CBSCS
vs. New Mexico
Las Vegas Classic finals
W 66–60  9–3
Orleans Arena (3,725)
Las Vegas, NV
12/29/2010
7:00 pm, MVC TV
Missouri State L 57–58  9–4 (0–1)
McLeod Center (4,890)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/01/2011
1:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 55–57  9–5 (0–2)
SIU Arena (4,045)
Carbondale, IL
01/04/2011
7:00 pm, KWWL
Evansville W 65–53  10–5 (1–2)
McLeod Center (4,079)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/07/2011
7:00 pm
at Indiana State L 45–70  10–6 (1–3)
Hulman Center (5,164)
Terre Haute, IN
01/09/2011
6:00 pm, KWWL
Bradley W 83–77  11–6 (2–3)
McLeod Center (3,890)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/12/2011
7:00 pm
at Illinois State W 46–44  12–6 (3–3)
Redbird Arena (4,021)
Normal, IL
01/15/2011
7:00 pm, KWWL
Southern Illinois W 72–52  13–6 (4–3)
McLeod Center (5,062)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/19/2011
7:00 pm
at Wichita State W 77–74  14–6 (5–3)
Charles Koch Arena (10,212)
Wichita, KS
01/22/2011
7:00 pm, KWWL
Drake W 69–49  15–6 (6–3)
McLeod Center (6,971)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/26/2011
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Creighton W 71–66  16–6 (7–3)
McLeod Center (6,415)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/30/2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Missouri State W 60–59  17–6 (8–3)
JQH Arena (9,901)
Springfield, MO
02/02/2011
7:00 pm, KWWL
Illinois State W 53–51  18–6 (9–3)
McLeod Center (4,260)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/05/2011
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drake L 69–72  18–7 (9–4)
Knapp Center (6,352)
Des Moines, IA
02/08/2011
7:00 pm
at Evansville L 62–70  18–8 (9–5)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (3,794)
Evansville, IN
02/12/2011
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Wichita State L 55–73  18–9 (9–6)
McLeod Center (7,014)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/15/2011
7:00 pm, MVC TV
at Bradley W 80–70  19–9 (10–6)
Carver Arena (8,490)
Peoria, IL
02/19/2011*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
George Mason
ESPN BracketBusters
L 71–77  19–10
McLeod Center (6,580)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/22/2011
7:00 pm, KWWL
Indiana State L 74–76  19–11 (10–7)
McLeod Center (4,419)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2011
8:00 pm
at Creighton L 55–62  19–12 (10–8)
Qwest Center Omaha (15,593)
Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley tournament
03/04/2011
2:35 pm, MVC TV
(4) vs. (5) Creighton
MVC Quarterfinals
L 57–60  19–13
Scottrade Center (10,608)
St. Louis, MO
CollegeInsider.com tournament
03/15/2011*
7:00 pm, FCS Broadband
Rider
CIT First Round
W 84–50  20–13
McLeod Center (3,318)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/21/2011*
7:00 pm, FCS Broadband
SMU
CIT Quarterfinals
L 50–57  20–14
McLeod Center (3,968)
Cedar Falls, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Brennan, Eamonn (March 27, 2010). "UNI didn't go home empty-handed". College Basketball Nation Blog. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.