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2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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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
Record23–11 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2008–09 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 11   .676
Creighton 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
Bradley 10 – 8   .556 21 – 15   .583
Southern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Evansville 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Wichita State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Drake 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Indiana State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Missouri State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
† Missouri Valley Conference tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season edit

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

Regular season edit

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 edit

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 edit

Missouri Valley Conference Standing: T-1st[3]
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Exhibition Games
November 4, 2008 Dubuque Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. W 69–51 1–0 0–0
November 10, 2008 Wayne State Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. W 44–27 2–0 0–0
Regular Season Games
November 15, 2008 Denver Cedar Falls, IA 12:05 p.m. W 61–56 1–0 0–0
November 19, 2008 Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 7:00 p.m. L 84–77 1–1 0–0
November 23, 2008 Texas Southern Cedar Falls, IA 4:05 p.m. W 74–67 2–1 0–0
November 25, 2008 Chicago State Cedar Falls, IA 8:05 p.m. W 81–70 3–1 0–0
November 28, 2008 #15 Marquette Hoffman Estates, IL 7:30 p.m. L 73–43 3–2 0–0
November 29, 2008 Auburn Hoffman Estates, IL 4:30 p.m. W 67–61 4–2 0–0
December 3, 2008 Iowa State Cedar Falls, IA 8:05 p.m. L 71–66 4–3 0–0
December 6, 2008 North Dakota Cedar Falls, IA 3:05 p.m. W 69–49 5–3 0–0
December 9, 2008 Iowa Iowa City, IA 6:05 p.m. L 65–46 5–4 0–0
December 13, 2008 Wyoming Casper, WY 4:30 p.m. L 74–65 5–5 0–0
December 21, 2008 South Dakota State Cedar Falls, IA 1:05 p.m. W 72–55 6–5 0–0
December 28, 2008 Indiana State Cedar Falls, IA 1:05 p.m. L 85–84 6–6 0–1
December 31, 2008 Southern Illinois Carbondale, IL 7:05 p.m. W 59–51 7–6 1–1
January 3, 2009 Wichita State Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. W 78–54 8–6 2–1
January 6, 2009 Creighton Omaha, NE 7:05 p.m. W 69–66 9–6 3–1
January 10, 2009 Missouri State Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. W 78–64 10–6 4–1
January 13, 2009 Evansville Evansville, IN 7:05 p.m. W 58–47 11–6 5–1
January 17, 2009 Drake Des Moines, IA 11:05 a.m. W 81–59 12–6 6–1
January 21, 2009 Bradley Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. W 66–61 13–6 7–1
January 25, 2009 Missouri State Springfield, MO 6:05 p.m. W 78–69 14–6 8–1
January 28, 2009 Illinois State Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. W 59–55 15–6 9–1
January 31, 2009 Indiana State Terre Haute, IN 12:05 p.m. W 61–57 16–6 10–1
February 3, 2009 Bradley Peoria, IL 7:05 p.m. W 61–58 17–6 11–1
February 8, 2009 Creighton Cedar Falls, IA 1:05 p.m. L 77–71 17–7 11–2
February 11, 2009 Southern Illinois Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. W 81–55 18–7 12–2
February 14, 2009 Wichita State Wichita, KS 7:05 p.m. L 69–61 18–8 12–3
February 18, 2009 Drake Cedar Falls, IA 7:05 p.m. L 47–46 18–9 12–4
February 21, 2009 Siena Newtonville, NY 2:00 p.m. L 81–75 18–10 12–4
February 24, 2009 Illinois State Normal, IL 7:05 p.m. W 69–67 19–10 13–4
February 28, 2009 Evansville Cedar Falls, IA 7:30 p.m. W 69–62 20–10 14–4
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
March 6, 2009 Indiana State St. Louis, MO 12:05 p.m. W 73–69 21–10 14–4
March 7, 2009 Bradley St. Louis, MO 1:35 p.m. W 76–62 22–10 14–4
March 8, 2009 Illinois State St. Louis, MO 1:05 p.m. W 60–57 23–10 14–4
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2009 #18 Purdue Portland, OR 1:30 p.m. L 61–56 23–11 14–4
*Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD.

References edit

  1. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Feb. 2)" (Press release). ESPN. February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Mar. 9)" (Press release). ESPN. March 9, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Standings MVC Sports [dead link]
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