2013–14 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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

2013–14 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	16–15 (10–8 The Valley)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Erik Crawford Kyle Green 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
No. 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 Chicago	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
† 2014 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/25/2013* 7:00 pm		Bemidji State	W 71–48		McLeod Center (3,120) Cedar Falls, IA
11/01/2013* 7:00 pm		Dubuque	W 85–66		McLeod Center (3,278) Cedar Falls, IA
Regular season
11/09/2013* 1:00 pm		at Ohio	L 64–75	0–1	Convocation Center (11,162) Athens, OH
11/11/2013* 7:00 pm		Coe	W 86–52	1–1	McLeod Center (3,658) Cedar Falls, IA
11/16/2013* 3:00 pm		at George Mason	L 70–76	1–2	Patriot Center (4,136) Fairfax, VA
11/22/2013* 12:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Loyola Marymount Paradise Jam tournament	W 90–81	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (1,527) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/24/2013* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament	L 66–80	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center (1,766) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/25/2013* 6:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. La Salle Paradise Jam Tournament	W 65–50	3–3	Sports and Fitness Center (2,655) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm		at Milwaukee	L 72–83	3–4	Klotsche Center (2,632) Milwaukee, WI
12/07/2013* 5:00 pm		vs. No. 17 Iowa State Big Four Classic	L 82–91 OT	3–5	Wells Fargo Arena (14,512) Des Moines, IA
12/10/2013* 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 55–50	4–5	McLeod Center (3,145) Cedar Falls, IA
12/14/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU		VCU	W 77–68	5–5	McLeod Center (5,890) Cedar Falls, IA
12/21/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Virginia	L 43–57	5–6	John Paul Jones Arena (9,714) Charlottesville, VA
12/28/2013* 7:00 pm		Iona	W 90–78	6–6	McLeod Center (5,218) Cedar Falls, IA
01/01/2014 7:00 pm		Bradley	W 80–46	7–6 (1–0)	McLeod Center (4,132) Cedar Falls, IA
01/05/2014 1:00 pm		at No. 8 Wichita State	L 53–67	7–7 (1–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/08/2014 7:00 pm		at Evansville	W 80–53	8–7 (2–1)	Ford Center (3,222) Evansville, IN
01/11/2014 7:00 pm		Drake	W 76–66	9–7 (3–1)	McLeod Center (6,072) Cedar Falls, IA
01/14/2014 7:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 66–68	9–8 (3–2)	SIU Arena (4,278) Carbondale, IL
01/18/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Missouri State	W 94–89	10–8 (4–2)	McLeod Center (5,232) Cedar Falls, IA
01/22/2014 7:00 pm		at Bradley	L 65–69	10–9 (4–3)	Carver Arena (6,585) Peoria, IL
01/25/2014 3:00 pm		at Loyola–Chicago	L 87–93 OT	10–10 (4–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,723) Chicago, IL
01/29/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Evansville	W 95–81	11–10 (5–4)	McLeod Center (3,670) Cedar Falls, IA
02/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	L 81–87	11–11 (5–5)	McLeod Center (5,127) Cedar Falls, IA
02/05/2014 7:00 pm		at Illinois State	L 65–76	11–12 (5–6)	Redbird Arena (4,021) Normal, IL
02/08/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 4 Wichita State	L 73–82	11–13 (5–7)	McLeod Center (7,150) Cedar Falls, IA
02/12/2014 7:00 pm		Loyola–Chicago	W 80–58	12–13 (6–7)	McLeod Center (3,532) Cedar Falls, IA
02/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Missouri State	W 60–58	13–13 (7–7)	JQH Arena (6,314) Springfield, MO
02/18/2014 8:00 pm		at Drake	L 67–70	13–14 (7–8)	Knapp Center (4,285) Des Moines, IA
02/23/2014 4:00 pm		Illinois State	W 72–59	14–14 (8–8)	McLeod Center (4,385) Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2014 7:00 pm		Southern Illinois	W 73–54	15–14 (9–8)	McLeod Center (3,804) Cedar Falls, IA
03/01/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at Indiana State	W 71–69	16–14 (10–8)	Hulman Center (5,717) Terre Haute, IN
2014 Missouri Valley tournament
03/07/2014 8:35 pm, MVCTV		vs. Southern Illinois Quarterfinals	L 58–63	16–15	Scottrade Center (9,037) St.Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.