Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
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The Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa
, located in Cedar Falls, Iowa
, in NCAA
Division I basketball
competition. UNI is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference
.
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
, located in Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census...
, in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competition. UNI is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...
.
NCAA Tournament History
Season | Seed | Eliminated Round | Teams Defeated | Lost to |
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1962 (College Division) | N/A | 2nd Round | Hamline | Nebraska Wesleyan |
1964 (College Division) | N/A | 4th Place | Washington University Mankato State Southeast Missouri | Evansville North Carolina A&T |
1979 (College Division) | N/A | 2nd Round | Nebraska-Omaha | Wisconsin-Green Bay |
1990 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado... | (14) | 2nd Round | (3) Missouri | (6) Minnesota |
2004 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,... | (14) | 1st Round | — | (3) Georgia Tech |
2005 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St... | (11) | 1st Round | — | (6) Wisconsin |
2006 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season... | (10) | 1st Round | — | (7) Georgetown |
2009 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT.... | (12) | 1st Round | — | (5) Purdue |
2010 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's... | (9) | Sweet 16 | (8) UNLV (1) Kansas | (5) Michigan State |
Other Tournaments
- NAIANational Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
National TournamentNAIA national men's basketball championshipThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 . The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities...
appearances: 19461946 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1946 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 9th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format...
, 19481948 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1948 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 11th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The championship game featured Louisville beating Indiana State 82-70.The...
, 19491949 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1949 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 12th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The championship game featured Hamline University defeating Regis College...
, and 19531953 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1953 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 16th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The championship game would feature Southwest Missouri State University,...
(2-4 combined tournament record) - Competed in the 2007 World University GamesBasketball at the 2007 Summer UniversiadeThe Basketball competition in the 2007 Summer Universiade were held on different venues in Bangkok, Thailand between 7 - 10 August 2007 and 12–18 August 2007.-Draw:Twenty-four teams participated in the men's competition, drawn to eight groups of three...
as Team USA (finished ninth) - Competed in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament2011 CollegeInsider.com TournamentThe 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 24 NCAA Division I teams. The CIT began with 12 first round games. Four of the teams that won first-round games advanced to the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams played for the right to...
. They defeated Rider in the first round, received a second round bye then lost to SMU in the quarterfinals.
Men's Basketball Coaching History
Coach | Years | Record | Pct. | Titles |
---|---|---|---|---|
No Coach | 1901-1902 | 1-3 | .250 | 0 |
Jones | 1903 | 0-2 | .000 | 0 |
Charles Pell | 1904-1906 | 11-12 | .478 | 0 |
R.F. Seymour | 1907-1909 | 14-15 | .483 | 0 |
Clayton Simmons | 1910 | 4-3 | .571 | 0 |
No Records | 1911 | |||
H. Pasini | 1912-1913 | 8-12 | .400 | 0 |
Allen Berkstresser | 1914-1917 | 10-12 | .455 | 0 |
No Coach | 1918 | 5-5 | .500 | 0 |
Russell Glaesner | 1919 | 2-6 | .250 | 0 |
Ivan Doseff | 1920-1921 | 14-14 | .500 | 0 |
L.L. Mendenhall | 1922-1924 | 27-7 | .794 | 0 |
Arthur D. Dickinson | 1925-1932 1934-1937 |
102-66 | .607 | 0 |
Melvin Fritzel | 1933 | 9-4 | .692 | 0 |
O.M. "Hon" Nordly | 1938-43 1946-1954 |
166-127 | .567 | 5 |
No Basketball | 1944-1945 | |||
Stanley Hall | 1955-1956 | 19-22 | .463 | 0 |
James Witham | 1957-1961 | 63-49 | .563 | 0 |
Norm Stewart Norm Stewart Norman E. "Norm)" Stewart is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Northern Iowa from 1961 to 1967, but is best known for his career with the University of Missouri from 1967 until 1999. He retired with an overall coaching record of 731-375 in 38 seasons... |
1962-1967 | 97-42 | .563 | 2 |
Zeke Hogeland | 1968-1973 | 70-74 | .486 | 1 |
James Berry | 1974-1986 | 144-210 | .407 | 1 |
Eldon Miller Eldon Miller Eldon Miller is a former college men's basketball coach. The Gnadenhutten, Ohio native has led four different programs in 36 years of coaching: Wittenberg University , Western Michigan University , Ohio State University and the University of Northern Iowa... |
1987-1998 | 164-178 | .480 | 0 |
Sam Weaver | 1999-2001 | 30-57 | .345 | 0 |
Greg McDermott Greg McDermott -External links:***... |
2002-2006 | 90-63 | .588 | 1 |
Ben Jacobson Ben Jacobson Ben Jacobson has been the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa since 2006. Previously an assistant at North Dakota, North Dakota State, and was a top assistant at Northern Iowa before taking over as head coach.-Playing career:Jacobson attended Mayville-Portland high school... |
2007-Present | 89-43 | .674 | 2 |
Totals | 1900-2010 | 1106-1031 | .518 | 12 |