2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 13th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC Tournament, they beat Southern Illinois and Drake before losing to Bradley in the championship.

2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record16–18 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • P.J. Hogan
  • Erik Crawford
  • Kyle Green
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Loyola–Chicago126 .667  2014  .588
Drake126 .667  2410  .706
Southern Illinois108 .556  1715  .531
Missouri State108 .556  1616  .500
Bradley99 .500  2015  .571
Northern Iowa99 .500  1618  .471
Illinois State99 .500  1716  .515
Indiana State711 .389  1516  .484
Valparaiso711 .389  1518  .455
Evansville513 .278  1121  .344
2019 MVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC Tournament, they defeated Evansville in the first round before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals.[1][2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Adam McDermott1G6'4"190RS SophomoreCedar Rapids, IAWalk-on; transferred to Coe College
Klint Carlson2F6'7"225RS SeniorWaverly, IAGraduated
Ted Friedman3C6'9"245RS SeniorAnkeny, IAGraduated
Rafael de Souza5G6'1"180SeniorJundiaí, BrazilWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Juwan McCloud13G5'11"173SophomoreGermantown, WIGraduate transferred to Minnesota State
Hunter Rhodes21G6'0"175SeniorCanton, ILGraduated
Tanner Lohaus22F6'7"205RS FreshmanNorth Liberty, IALeft the team due to personal reasons
Bennett Koch25F/C6'10"235RS SeniorAshwaubenon, WIGraduated/signed to play professional in Netherlands with Dutch Windmills

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tray Croft5G6'1"170JuniorAnniston, ALJunior college transferred from Iowa Central Community College
Trae Berhow11G6'5"195SophomoreWatertown, MNTransferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Berhow will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Shandon Goldman20F6'9"220JuniorEvansville, ARJunior college transferred from Panola College

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A.J. Green
#18 PG
Cedar Falls, IA Cedar Falls High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.

    2019 recruiting class

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster

    2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 3 Tywhon Pickford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg) SoMaple Grove Minneapolis, MN
    G 4 AJ Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
    G 5 Tray Croft  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrAnniston
    Iowa Central CC
    Anniston, AL
    G 10 Miles Wentzien (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrFort Madison
    Kirkwood CC
    Fort Madison, IA
    G 11 Trae Berhow  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWatertown Mayer
    Pepperdine
    Watertown, MN
    F 12 Lincoln Conrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS JrWaterloo West Waterloo, IA
    C 15 Justin Dahl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)261 lb (118 kg) RS JrHoly Family Carver, MN
    F 20 Shandon Goldman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrLincoln
    Chipola College
    Evansville, AR
    G 22 Wyatt Lohaus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS SrIowa City West North Liberty, IA
    G 24 Isaiah Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrFlower Mound Flower Mound, TX
    G 30 Spencer Haldeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrWestern Dubuque Peosta, IA
    F 34 Luke McDonnell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS JrDubuque Senior Dubuque, IA
    F 50 Austin Phyfe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoWaverly-Shell Rock Waverly, IA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 28, 2018*
    1:00 pm
    Wartburg W 110–69 
    McLeod Center 
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Nov 1, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Upper Iowa W 82–63 
    McLeod Center (3,054)
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Bemidji State W 97–51  1–0
    McLeod Center (3,233)
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Nov 10, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at UT Arlington L 64–75  1–1
    College Park Center (3,789)
    Arlington, TX
    Nov 16, 2018*
    5:00 pm
    vs. Penn
    Paradise Jam Quarterfinals
    L 71–78  1–2
    Sports and Fitness Center 
    St. Thomas, VI
    Nov 17, 2018
    4:30 pm
    vs. Eastern Kentucky
    Paradise Jam
    W 90–85  2–2
    Sports and Fitness Center (1,253)
    St. Thomas, VI
    Nov 19, 2018*
    2:00pm
    vs. Old Dominion
    Paradise Jam
    W 54–53  3–2
    Sports and Fitness Center (886)
    St. Thomas, VI
    Nov 23, 2018*
    6:00 pm
    at Old Dominion
    Paradise Jam campus game
    L 65–72  3–3
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,529)
    Norfolk, VA
    Nov 28, 2018*
    8:00 pm
    at Utah State
    MW–MVC Challenge
    L 52–71  3–4
    Smith Spectrum (5,134)
    Logan, UT
    Dec 1, 2018*
    8:00 pm
    vs. South Dakota State
    U.S. Bank Basketball Classic
    L 50–82  3–5
    U.S. Bank Stadium (3,184)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 8, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ESPN+
    Dubuque W 75–67  4–5
    McLeod Center (3,314)
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Dec 15, 2018*
    6:00 pm, BTN
    vs. No. 22 Iowa
    Hy-Vee Classic
    L 54–77  4–6
    Wells Fargo Arena (12,236)
    Des Moines, IA
    Dec 19, 2018*
    7:30 pm, ESPN+
    Grand Canyon L 62–73  4–7
    McLeod Center (3,394)
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Dec 22, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ESPN+
    North Dakota W 64–62  5–7
    McLeod Center (3,619)
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Dec 29, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Stony Brook L 63–73  5–8
    McLeod Center (3,262)
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Missouri Valley Conference regular season
    Jan 2, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Bradley W 65–47  6–8
    (1–0)
    Carver Arena (5,252)
    Peoria, IL
    Jan 5, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Southern Illinois L 51–58  6–9
    (1–1)
    McLeod Center (3,783)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Jan 8, 2019
    7:00 pm, NBCSCH
    at Illinois State L 69–70  6–10
    (1–2)
    Redbird Arena (4,107)
    Normal, IL
    Jan 13, 2019
    3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
    Drake W 57–54  7–10
    (2–2)
    McLeod Center (4,141)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Jan 16, 2019
    7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN+
    Indiana State W 69–64  8–10
    (3–2)
    McLeod Center (3,457)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Jan 19, 2019
    3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
    at Valparaiso L 66–75  8–11
    (3–3)
    Athletics–Recreation Center (3,160)
    Valpraiso, IN
    Jan 23, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Southern Illinois L 62–70  8–12
    (3–4)
    SIU Arena (4,419)
    Carbondale, IL
    Jan 26, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Evansville W 81–74  9–12
    (4–4)
    McLeod Center (3,677)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Jan 30, 2019
    6:00 pm, NBCSCH+
    at Loyola–Chicago L 60–61  9–13
    (4–5)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,011)
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 2, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Missouri State W 64–59  10–13
    (5–5)
    McLeod Center (3,882)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Feb 6, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Bradley L 71–79  10–14
    (5–6)
    McLeod Center (3,345)
    Cedar, Falls, IA
    Feb 9, 2019
    5:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
    at Drake L 77–83  10–15
    (5–7)
    Knapp Center (5,632)
    Des Moines, IA
    Feb 13, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Illinois State W 77-64  11–15
    (6–7)
    McLeod Center 
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Feb 17, 2019
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Evansville W 73-58  12–15
    (7–7)
    Ford Center 
    Evansville, IN
    Feb 20, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Missouri State W 63-43  13–15
    (8–7)
    JQH Arena 
    Springfield, MO
    Feb 23, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Valparaiso W 64-53  14–15
    (9–7)
    McLeod Center 
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Feb 27, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Loyola–Chicago L 55–56  14–16
    (9–8)
    McLeod Center 
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Mar 2, 2019
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Indiana State L 54–71  14–17
    (9–9)
    Hulman Center 
    Terre Haute, IN
    Missouri Valley Tournament
    Mar 8, 2019
    9:30 pm, ESPN+
    (6) vs. (3) Southern Illinois
    Quarterfinals
    W 61–58  15–17
    Enterprise Center 
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 9, 2019
    5:05 pm, CBSSN
    (6) vs. (2) Drake
    Semifinals
    W 60–58  16–17
    Enterprise Center 
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 10, 2019
    1:05 pm, CBS
    (6) vs. (5) Bradley
    Championship Game
    W 57–54  16–18
    Enterprise Center 
    St. Louis, MO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[3][4]

    Panther Sports Network (PSN) Cedar Falls Utilities Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBCSC+)

    References

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