2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 18th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center located in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–14 (12–8 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachP.J. Hogan
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 17 3   .850 32 7   .821
Drake 16 4   .800 28 7   .800
Bradley 13 7   .650 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Belmont 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
Southern Illinois 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Illinois State 9 11   .450 15 17   .469
Murray State 9 11   .450 12 20   .375
Missouri State 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
Evansville 6 14   .300 17 18   .486
UIC 4 16   .200 12 21   .364
Valparaiso 3 17   .150 7 25   .219
2024 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 9–11 in MVC play to finish in eighth place.[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the opening round,[2] before losing to Bradley in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nate Heise 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lincoln HS Lake City, Minnesota
F 1 Cole Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Oskaloosa HS Oskaloosa, Iowa
G 2 Ege Peksari 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sisli Terakki İzmir, Turkey
G 3 Landon Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa
G 4 Trey Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa
G 5 Wes Rubin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 10 RJ Taylor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Grand Blanc HS Grand Blanc, Michigan
C 11 Jacob Hutson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Loyola–Chicago Edina, Minnesota
G 12 Charlie Miller (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Lumberton HS Lumberton, North Carolina
G 13 Bowen Born 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Norwalk HS Norwalk, Iowa
G/F 15 Michael Duax 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hempstead HS Dubuque, Iowa
F 20 Chase Courbat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa
F 22 Kyle Pock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bolivar HS Bolivar, Missouri
G 30 Hunter Jacobson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa
G/F 32 Tytan Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr North Scott HS Eldridge, Iowa
G 33 Drew Daniel (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dowling Catholic HS West Des Moines, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coe W 103–65 
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas L 77–83 OT 0–1
The Super Pit (4,415)
Denton, TX
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loras W 90–50  1–1
McLeod Center (2,988)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 19, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida L 65–74  1–2
Yuengling Center (4,534)
Tampa, FL
November 22, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN
vs. No. 14 North Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
L 69–91  1–3
Imperial Arena (1,342)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 23, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN2
vs. Texas Tech
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round
L 70–72  1–4
Imperial Arena (400)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 24, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Stanford
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game
W 73–51  2–4
Imperial Arena (611)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont L 70–90  2–5
(0–1)
McLeod Center (3,243)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 2, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville L 89–91 OT 2–6
(0–2)
Ford Center (5,014)
Evansville, IN
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond W 78–73  3–6
McLeod Center (3,153)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 80–84  3–7
Savage Arena (4,041)
Toledo, OH
December 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Prairie View A&M W 74–55  4–7
McLeod Center (3,117)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 17, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Alcorn State W 100–82  5–7
McLeod Center (3,201)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois W 76–63  6–7
Convocation Center (803)
DeKalb, IL
January 3, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State W 64–62  7–7
(1–2)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,276)
Springfield, MO
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State L 66–77  7–8
(1–3)
McLeod Center (3,891)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC W 67–59  8–8
(2–3)
McLeod Center (2,922)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State W 70–60  9–8
(3–3)
CFSB Center (5,507)
Murray, KY
January 17, 2024
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Belmont W 83–72  10–8
(4–3)
Curb Event Center (1,141)
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Southern Illinois W 61–57  11–8
(5–3)
McLeod Center (3,926)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 70–63  12–8
(6–3)
McLeod Center (3,257)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 27, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake L 63–77  12–9
(6–4)
Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bradley L 69–85  12–10
(6–5)
Carver Arena (4,861)
Peoria, IL
February 3, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Murray State L 43–71  12–11
(6–6)
McLeod Center (3,991)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State W 72–65  13–11
(7–6)
McLeod Center (3,833)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 11, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 65–71  13–12
(7–7)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,426)
Chicago, IL
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 86–67  14–12
(8–7)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,031)
Valparaiso, IN
February 18, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley W 74–63  15–12
(9–7)
McLeod Center (3,780)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State L 73–81  15–13
(9–8)
CEFCU Arena (3,922)
Normal, IL
February 24, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake W 91–77  16–13
(10–8)
McLeod Center (4,674)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso W 68–54  17–13
(11–8)
McLeod Center (3,580)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 82–70  18–13
(12–8)
Banterra Center (5,612)
Carbondale, IL
MVC Tournament
March 8, 2024
2:30 pm, MVC TV
(4) vs. (5) Belmont
Quarterfinals
W 67–62  19–13
Enterprise Center (5,403)
St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2024
2:30 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (1) Indiana State
Semifinals
L 72–94  19–14
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Panthers advance after first round Arch Madness win over Illinois State". UNI Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bowen Born rallies Northern Iowa, but Panthers fall in Missouri Valley Tournament". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Northern Iowa Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.