2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by fourth-year head coach Ben Jacobson and played their home games at the McLeod Center . They went 15–3 during the regular conference season to win the regular season championship. The Panthers also won the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . They earned a 9 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated 8 seed UNLV in the first round and upset the overall 1 seed Kansas in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis .
While they lost in their next game to Michigan State , they got a unique parting gift. Because the NCAA has been increasingly using non-traditional basketball venues in recent NCAA tournaments , it has been building new courts for its regional sites and then selling them to schools in need of a court. UNI purchased the court on which the Panthers played in their loss to the Spartans, and installed it at McLeod Center for the 2010–11 season.[ 1]
Roster
#
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Position
Class
Hometown
Previous Team(s)
Players
5
Ali Farokhmanesh
6'0"
190
G
Sr.
Iowa City, IA , U.S.
Iowa City West HS Indian Hills CC Kirkwood CC
10
Brian Haak
6'1"
175
G
Sr.
Spencer, IA , U.S.
Spencer HS
11
Kwadzo Ahelegbe
6'2"
200
G
Jr.
Oakdale, MN , U.S.
Tartan HS
13
Johnny Moran
6'1"
190
G
So.
Algonquin, IL , U.S.
Jacobs HS
15
B. J. Ray
6'3"
205
G
Fr.
Waynesville, MO , U.S.
Waynesville HS
20
Jake Koch
6'9"
255
F
Fr. (RS)
Ashwaubenon, WI , U.S.
Ashwaubenon HS
21
Matt Morrison
6'0"
175
G
Fr.
Solon, IA , U.S.
Solon HS
22
Kerwin Dunham
6'6"
200
G
Jr.
Bondurant, IA , U.S.
Bondurant–Farrar HS
23
Marc Sonnen
6'3"
185
G
Fr.
St. Paul, MN , U.S.
Tartan HS
32
Lucas O'Rear
6'6"
255
F
Jr.
Nashville, IL , U.S.
Nashville HS
33
Austin Pehl
6'10"
245
C
Fr. (RS)
Cedar Falls, IA , U.S.
Cedar Falls HS
34
Adam Koch
6'8"
255
F
Sr.
Ashwaubenon, WI , U.S.
Ashwaubenon HS
40
Tyler Lange
6'6"
210
F
Fr.
Sac City, IA , U.S.
Urbandale HS
43
Adam Rodenberg
6'6"
245
C
Sr.
Garnavillo, IA , U.S.
Clayton Ridge HS Kirkwood CCUC Irvine
52
Anthony James
6'0"
175
G
Fr. (RS)
St. Louis, MO , U.S.
Normandy HS
53
Jordan Eglseder
7'0"
280
C
Sr.
Bellevue, IA , U.S.
Marquette HS
Schedule and results
Source[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2009 12:05pm
Upper Iowa
W 67–39
—
McLeod Center (1,525)Cedar Falls, IA
11/07/2009 12:05pm
UNC Pembroke
W 79–44
—
McLeod Center (1,528)Cedar Falls, IA
Regular Season
11/13/2009 *8:30pm
at Denver
W 71–65
1–0
Magness Arena (2,082)Denver, CO
11/20/2009 *12:05pm
vs. DePaul Paradise Jam
L 52–60
1–1
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2009 *2:30pm
vs. East Carolina Paradise Jam
W 74–68
2–1
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2009 *2:30pm
vs. Boston College Paradise Jam
W 81–69
3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (531)St. Thomas, VI
11/28/2009 7:05pm, KWWL /CFU 15
Northern Illinois
W 52–45
4–1
McLeod Center (4,083)Cedar Falls, IA
12/2/2009 7:05pm, CFU 15
at Iowa State
W 63–60
5–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,376)Ames, IA
12/8/2009 7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Iowa
W 67–50
6–1
McLeod Center (6,480)Cedar Falls, IA
12/12/2009 7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Siena
W 82–65
7–1
McLeod Center (5,096)Cedar Falls, IA
12/19/2009 1:05pm, FCS
at North Dakota
W 64–41
8–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,961)Grand Forks, ND
12/23/2009 7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Wyoming MWC–MVC Challenge
W 72–54
9–1
McLeod Center (3,102)Cedar Falls, IA
12/29/2009 7:05pm
at Creighton
W 60–52
10–1 (1–0)
Qwest Center (17,152)Omaha, NE
1/1/2010 7:05pm
Evansville
W 65–46
11–1 (2–0)
McLeod Center (4,450)Cedar Falls, IA
1/3/2010 1:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Missouri State
W 84–76
12–1 (3–0)
McLeod Center (4,666)Cedar Falls, IA
1/6/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU
at Southern Illinois
W 61–49
13–1 (4–0)
SIU Arena (4,679)Carbondale, IL
1/9/2010 3:00pm, ESPN2
at Illinois State
W 59–44
14–1 (5–0)
Redbird Arena (7,755)Normal, IL
1/12/2010 8:05pm, ESPNU
Bradley
W 52–50
15–1 (6–0)
McLeod Center (4,892)Cedar Falls, IA
1/16/2010 7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Indiana State
W 62–40
16–1 (7–0)
McLeod Center (6,778)Cedar Falls, IA
1/19/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU
No. 20
at Wichita State
L 51–60
16–2 (7–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
1/24/2010 2:05pm, MVC TV
No. 20
at Indiana State
W 67–58
17–2 (8–1)
Hulman Center (3,407)Terre Haute, IN
1/27/2010 7:05pm, KWWL/CFU 15
Drake
W 67–51
18–2 (9–1)
McLeod Center (6,069)Cedar Falls, IA
1/30/2010 2:05pm
at Missouri State
W 55–54
19–2 (10–1)
JQH Arena (9,087)Springfield, MO
2/3/2010 7:05pm, KWWL
No. 24
Wichita State
W 59–56
20–2 (11–1)
McLeod Center (6,723)Cedar Falls, IA
2/6/2010 5:00pm, ESPN2
No. 24
Southern Illinois
W 55–51
21–2 (12–1)
McLeod Center (6,839)Cedar Falls, IA
2/10/2010 7:05pm, CFU 15
No. 19
at Drake
W 57–48
22–2 (13–1)
Knapp Center (7,152)Des Moines, IA
2/13/2010 1:05pm, MVC TV
No. 19
at Bradley
L 59–68
22–3 (13–2)
Carver Arena (9,887)Peoria, IL
2/16/2010 7:05pm, MVC TV
at Creighton
W 70–52
23–3 (14–2)
McLeod Center (5,440)Cedar Falls, IA
2/19/2010 *6:00pm, ESPN2
Old Dominion ESPN BracketBusters
W 71–62
24–3
McLeod Center (7,031)Cedar Falls, IA
2/23/2010 7:05pm
No. 25
at Evansville
L 54–55
24–4 (14–3)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (4,716)Evansville, IN
2/27/2010 7:05pm, ESPN2
No. 25
Illinois State
W 61–55
25–4 (15–3)
McLeod Center (7,366)Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
3/5/2010 12:05pm, MVC TV
(1)
vs. (8) Drake MVC Quarterfinals
W 55–40
26–4
Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
3/6/2010 1:35pm, MVC TV
(1)
vs. (5) Bradley MVC Semifinals
W 57–40
27–4
Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
3/7/2010 1:05pm, CBS
(1)
vs. (2) Wichita State MVC Championship Game
W 67–52
28–4
Scottrade Center (9,297)St. Louis, MO
NCAA tournament
3/18/2010 *6:10pm, CBS
(9 MW)
vs. (8 MW) UNLV NCAA First Round
W 69–66
29–4
Ford Center (13,484)Oklahoma City, OK
3/20/2010 *4:40pm, CBS
(9 MW)
vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kansas NCAA Second Round
W 69–67
30–4
Ford Center (15,587)Oklahoma City, OK
3/26/2010 *8:37pm, CBS
(9 MW)
vs. (5 MW) No. 13 Michigan State NCAA Sweet Sixteen
L 52–59
30–5
Edward Jones Dome (26,377)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=NCAA Midwest Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
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