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University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics 1978 1978-79 Northern Iowa Basketball University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©1978 Athletics, University of Northern Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Northern Iowa, "1978-79 Northern Iowa Basketball" (1978). Athletics Media Guides. 84. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/84 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Media Guides by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To Cover Northern Iowa Press Row Press Row will be located on the floor on the east side of the UNI Dome. Use northeast or southwest revolving doors. Admittance by press credentials only. Press: Only working press will be seated at pre ss row. Radio: Radio stations will be assigned broadcast space on press row upon request for permission to broadcast. Radio stations should make own arrangements by calling Northwestern Bell Telephone for line . hookup. Photographers: Photographers will be issued press passes upon request. Services Printed programs, starting lineups, press notes will be provided prior to each game. Team and individual statistics plus play-by-play will be provided after each game. Panther interviews and stories during the week should be directed through the Sports Information Department. For Press Credentials - Feature Ideas - Lineups Contact: Jim Ferree, Sports Information Director University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, la. 50613 Phone: Office: AC 319,273-6354 Home: AC 319,266-7112 Press Row: AC 319,273-6311 Telecopier: AC 319,273-6354 Or Contact: Nancy Ross Justis Assistant SID Phone: Office: AC 319,273-6354 Home: AC 319,277-3631 Press Row Phone: AC 319,273-6311 Table of Contents To Cover UNI .......... Inside Alphabetical, Numerical ....18 Front Cover Athletic Director . ..........19 Quick Facts .................. 1 Administrative Officials ... 20 Outlook ................. .. 2-3 Training Staff ....... ..... 21 Head Coach Jim Berry . ...... 4 19n-78 Stats ... ........... 22 The Assistants .............. 5 Game-by-Game Stats ...... 23 Jay Imhoff .................. 6 The Opponents ....... .. 24-38 Ron Hadley .................. 7 This Is UNI ............. 39-40 Mike Kemp . .. ........ .... ... 8 The Mid-Continent .......... 41 Mark Long .... .......... .. 9 Team, Individual Records .. 42 Randy Richards ............10 Panthers vs. Opponents . 43-45 Rod Underwood ....... .. ... 11 All-Time Coaching Records . 46 Ron Lemons ............... 12 Scoring Aces ....... ....... 47 Steve Peters . ............ ..13 Cage Effort . .............48-49 Mike Clark ... ...............14 Year-by-Year Bill Jones . ................. 15 Season-by-Season ...... 50-56 Tony Haupert ....... ......16 Review Mark Weber .. .............17 Team Shot ........... Inside Back Cover Quick Facts about UNI LOCATION: CEDAR FALLS, la. 50613 FOUNDED: 1906 ENROLLMENT: 10,1 43 ORIGINAL FOOTBALL TEAM: 1895 TEAM NICKNAME: Panthers SCHOOL COLORS: Purple and Old Gold STADIUM: UNI-Dome (16,400) CONFERENCE: Mid-Continent NATIONAL AFFILIATION: NCAA Division II PRESIDENT: Dr. John J. Kamerick ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Stan B. Sheriff ASSOCIATE AD: R. C. Johnson ASSOCIATE AD: Sandra Williamson ATHLETIC BUSINESS MANAGER: Ann Hill SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jim Ferree ASSISTANT SID: Nancy Ross Justis HEAD BASKETBALL COACH: Jim Berry (Creighton, 1960) ASSISTANT COACHES: Dan Breitbach Bernie Miller CHAIRMAN, ATHLETIC COUNCIL: Dr. Thomas Hansmeier LETTERMEN RETURNING: 8 LETTERMEN LOST: 2 1977-78RECORD: 15-12 YEAR AT NORTHERN IOWA: Sixth RECORD AT UNl - 43-89 1 PANTHER BASKETBALL '78-'79 When Jim Beny sends his basketball team out on the court for the first time this season, there will be the feeling that this Panther team will be one of the best to ever assemble in recent years. That is a pretty strong statement to make but it can be backed up by some dam good statistics. candidate Ron Lemons. Lemons, who has Beny has eight returning lettermen been a starter ever since his freshman back for the 1978-79 basketball cam year, led the Panthers in both scoring and paign and he isn't afraid to list all eight as rebounding. The former all-stater at Des potential starters. 'We had eight people Moines Lincoln burned the nets for 16.1 who started for us consistently at one points per game last season while pulling time or another last season," said Beny down 7.9 rebounds and has people who heads into his sixth year as the man curious as to how he can improve over to head Panther basketball fortunes. that performance. With the talent of this "Right now, all eight could start for us." 6-7 senior smoothy it shouldn't be tooter Does ttiat pose a problem? Not really. ribly hard. Already being tabbed as one 'We'll go with the best five players we've of the best to ever bounce a ball in Pan got and if they don't produce we'll go to ther Country, Lemons came to the front the bench," said Beny. "This is the first time as the leader and will be looked upon for since I've been here we have excellent the same this season. He was named to depth on the bench and I won't be afraid the North Central Conference All to go to it when I have to." Toumament team at the annual Holiday Last year's Panthers posted a 15-12 Basketball Tournament last December mark which was the first winning season and ranked in All-NCC honors at the end in eight years at the school. It also of the season. He also led the team in marked the first winning season for Beny. slam-dunks with nine. That Panthers will have size and ex The other forward spot is a pleasant perience but will have to shoreup an problem for Beny. Three potential starters area which it has lacked in recent years return in juniors Mike Clark and Steve -speed. Peters and sophomore Tony Haupert. One thing is for sure. Beny will have one Clark, at 6-5 started most of the season of the best forwards back in All-American and would up averaging 6.2 points per 2 game while pulling down an average of meager 5.6 caroms per game. 4.0 rebounds. Quick and able to score The guard position is in excellent shape from either outside or inside, Clark needs with the return of veteran seniors Mark to develop consistency to become a top Long and Mike Kemp and the most ex notch collegiate player. plosive player for the Panthers last season Peters, at 6-7. was a starter at the - sophomore Rod Underwood. beginning of the season until Clark beat Long, like Lemons, has been a starter him out. He missed approximately six since his freshman year and deserves the 1N00ks in the middle of the season title of Mr. Hustle for the Panthers. He because of a bone chip in his toe which averaged 8.0 points for the Panthers last had to be surgically removed. Still, in his year but more importantly handed out a sophomore campaign. Peters came new UNI record of assists with 114. Along back to aid the Panthers down the with Lemons, Long will be looked up to as stretch but still needs to develop pa a leader in the Panther backcourt this tience and the ability to play under con season. trol. He finished the season averaging 5.5 Kemp, at 6-2, average 6.8 points last points and 2.5 rebounds. season but lost his starting job to Un Haupert, a 6-7 forward-center. had a derwood. Kemp is a steady, proven col brilliant freshman year in the nine games lege guard and sports the confidence a he played for the Panthers. He possesses ball club needs. Kangaroo-type leaping ability aided by Underwood is the firecracker in the one of the softest shooting touches on Panther offense. He's an explosive player the team. Haupert, who averaged nine that helped ignite the Panthers to a win points and five rebounds per contest. will ning season. Underwood is quick. an ex make the race for the starting forward cellent leaper and an excellent shooter. spot at interesting one. As a freshman last season, he ranked third in scoring with a 7.9 average while garnering 3.1 rebounds. Underwood is the quickest player on the squad with the ability to make things happen. Non-letterman Jay Imhoff, 5-8 guard. will also see considerable duty in the backcourt with his quick hands and ex cellent shooting ability. The Panthers were able to do something last season they've had dif ficulty doing in the past- winning on the road. UNI was able to win seven of it's 15 road-games while going 8-4 on the UNI Dome home-court. Northern ICMIO will begin competition in the Mid-Continent Conference with games against some of the toughest competition in Division II. Eastern Illinois placed third in the Division II playoffs and would have to be tabbed the early season conference favorite. "The Mid Another freshman to make a big splash Continent Conference is much stronger his first year 'NOS 6-9 Bill Too Tall' Jones. 1N00k-by-week than the North Central Jones will be the No. 1 center for the Pan Conference," said Berry. "It is a tougher thers but will need to become more ag league because they all possess high gressive as the Panthers' big man. He caliber teams." took over the starting job when Mark Throw in one of the toughest schools in Enright chipped a bone in his leg but lost the Big Eight - Kansas State and the the job when Enright came back again Bilikens of St.