2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents University of Northern Iowa in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), is led by third-year head coach Ben Jacobson. In 2007–08, the Panthers finished 18–14 (9–9 in the MVC).

2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Co-Champions
MVC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2008–09 record23–11 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2008-09 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Standings
 ConferenceOverall
TeamWLPCTWLPCT
Northern Iowa144.7782311.677
Creighton144.778278.771
Illinois State117.6112410.706
Bradley108.5562115.583
Southern Illinois810.4441318.419
Evansville810.4441714.548
Wichita State810.4441717.500
Drake711.3891716.515
Indiana State711.3891121.344
Missouri State315.1671120.344
Rankings from AP Poll
† MVC Tournament winner

Pre-season

Northern Iowa played two games during the preseason. They faced Dubuque and Wayne State at home.

Regular season

On January 31, 2009 the Panthers tied a school record for the most consecutive wins with a 61–57 victory over Indians State. The record tied the 1963–1964 State College of Iowa Panthers team. On February 2, 2008 Northern Iowa received 1 point in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked 45th.[1] On March 9, 2008 Northern Iowa received 3 points in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked T-37th.[2]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
5 G Ali Farokhmanesh
10 G Brian Haak
11 G Kwadzo Ahelegbe
13 G Johnny Moran
15 G Jon Montgomery
20 F Jake Koch
21 G Travis Brown
22 G Kerwin Dunham
No. Position Player
25 G Carlton Reed
32 F Lucas O'Rear
33 C Austin Pehl
34 F Adam Koch
43 F Adam Rodenberg
52 G Anthony James
53 C Jordan Eglseder

Schedule

Missouri Valley Conference Standing: T-1st[3]
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Exhibition Games
November 4, 2008DubuqueCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.W 69–511–00–0
November 10, 2008Wayne StateCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.W 44–272–00–0
Regular Season Games
November 15, 2008DenverCedar Falls, IA12:05 p.m.W 61–561–00–0
November 19, 2008Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL7:00 p.m.L 84–771–10–0
November 23, 2008Texas SouthernCedar Falls, IA4:05 p.m.W 74–672–10–0
November 25, 2008Chicago StateCedar Falls, IA8:05 p.m.W 81–703–10–0
November 28, 2008#15 MarquetteHoffman Estates, IL7:30 p.m.L 73–433–20–0
November 29, 2008AuburnHoffman Estates, IL4:30 p.m.W 67–614–20–0
December 3, 2008Iowa StateCedar Falls, IA8:05 p.m.L 71–664–30–0
December 6, 2008North DakotaCedar Falls, IA3:05 p.m.W 69–495–30–0
December 9, 2008IowaIowa City, IA6:05 p.m.L 65–465–40–0
December 13, 2008WyomingCasper, WY4:30 p.m.L 74–655–50–0
December 21, 2008South Dakota StateCedar Falls, IA1:05 p.m.W 72–556–50–0
December 28, 2008Indiana StateCedar Falls, IA1:05 p.m.L 85–846–60–1
December 31, 2008Southern IllinoisCarbondale, IL7:05 p.m.W 59–517–61–1
January 3, 2009Wichita StateCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.W 78–548–62–1
January 6, 2009CreightonOmaha, NE7:05 p.m.W 69–669–63–1
January 10, 2009Missouri StateCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.W 78–6410–64–1
January 13, 2009EvansvilleEvansville, IN7:05 p.m.W 58–4711–65–1
January 17, 2009DrakeDes Moines, IA11:05 a.m.W 81–5912–66–1
January 21, 2009BradleyCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.W 66–6113–67–1
January 25, 2009Missouri StateSpringfield, MO6:05 p.m.W 78–6914–68–1
January 28, 2009Illinois StateCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.W 59–5515–69–1
January 31, 2009Indiana StateTerre Haute, IN12:05 p.m.W 61–5716–610–1
February 3, 2009BradleyPeoria, IL7:05 p.m.W 61–5817–611–1
February 8, 2009CreightonCedar Falls, IA1:05 p.m.L 77–7117–711–2
February 11, 2009Southern IllinoisCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.W 81–5518–712–2
February 14, 2009Wichita StateWichita, KS7:05 p.m.L 69–6118–812–3
February 18, 2009DrakeCedar Falls, IA7:05 p.m.L 47–4618–912–4
February 21, 2009SienaNewtonville, NY2:00 p.m.L 81–7518–1012–4
February 24, 2009Illinois StateNormal, IL7:05 p.m.W 69–6719–1013–4
February 28, 2009EvansvilleCedar Falls, IA7:30 p.m.W 69–6220–1014–4
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
March 6, 2009Indiana StateSt. Louis, MO12:05 p.m.W 73–6921–1014–4
March 7, 2009BradleySt. Louis, MO1:35 p.m.W 76–6222–1014–4
March 8, 2009Illinois StateSt. Louis, MO1:05 p.m.W 60–5723–1014–4
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2009#18 PurduePortland, OR1:30 p.m.L 61–5623–1114–4
*Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD.

References

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