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#UNIFIGHT UNI BASKETBALL /UNImensbasketball @UNImbb UNImbb 5 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES /// 6 CONFERENCE MVPs /// 8 NCAA APPEARANCES /// 1 NCAA SWEET 16 Game 5 1-3 0-0 NA/NA 12/9 • 5 p.m. 3-0 0-0 19/19 2020-21 Record 2020-21 MVC RANKING (AP/Coaches) 2020-21 Record 2020-21 A10 RANKING (AP/Coaches) VS BEN JACOBSON 292-177 CHRIS MOONEY Robins Center 319-261 HEAD COACH Career Record HEAD COACH Career Record Richmond, Virginia SERIES QUICK LOOK 2020-21 SCHEDULE OVERALL 3rd Meeting TV RADIO LIVE STATS Date Opponent Time/Result UNI RECORD 1-1 ESPN+ Panther Sports Network www.unipanthers.com NOVEMBER FIRST MEETING 2014-15 (W, 55-50) 25 Western Kentucky L, 93-87 LAST MEETING 2015-16 (L, 82-67) UNI QUICK NOTES 26 Saint Mary’s L, 66-64 The Series TEAM •UNI vs Richmond: All-Time 1-1, H 1-0, A 0-1, N 0-0 27 Utah State L, 82-71 Last Outing DECEMBER COMPARISON (12/08) • Panthers beat St. Ambrose 98-53 with five Panthers in double digit point totals. Freshman Nate Heise finished with 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 04 St. Ambrose W, 98-53 80 Scoring Offense 78.3 3 steals, and 1 block. 09 @ Richmond 5 PM Home Record 12 UW-Green Bay 11 AM 73.5 Scoring Defense 66.7 • UNI has won 17 consecutive games in the McLeod Cetner. Crossover Classic 16 @ Wisconsin 8 PM 6.5 Scoring Margin 11.7 • Noah Carter set a new UNI single-game three-point record, knocking down 19 @ Marshall 3 PM 9 threes against Western Kentucky. The Panthers finished with 20 made -5.5 Rebound Margin -8.7 threes against Western Kentucky, tying the UNI record for threes in a game 27 Missouir State TBA 13.5 Assists Per Game 14.7 and ranking 3rd in the MVC record book. 28 Missouri State TBA Preseason Polls (11/12/20) JANUARY 1.8 Blocked Shots Per Game 2.7 •The Panthers received 1 vote in the preseason AP poll. •The Panthers received 8 votes in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll. 2 @ Evansville TBA 5.8 Steals Per Game 8.3 Watch List 3 @ Evansville TBA •Junior AJ Green has been named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List. 9 Bradley TBA 1.2 Turnover Margin 7.7 Preseason MVC 10 Bradley TBA 1.02 Assist Turnover Ratio 1.42 •The Panthers were voted 1st in the MVC Preseason Poll, receiving 30 first place votes. 16 @ Loyola TBA 46.1 Field-Goal Percentage 48.9 •AJ Green was voted the Preseason Player of the Year. • AJ Green and Austin Phyfe are named to the preseason All-MVC First 17 @ Loyola TBA 42.7 Field-Goal Percentage Defense 41.1 Team. Trae Berhow is voted to the Preseason All-MVC Third Team. 21 Drake TBA Iowa Mr. Basketball 30 @ Southern Illinois TBA 12.8 Three-Point Field Goals/G 7.3 •Freshman Bowen Born was named Iowa’s top boy’s basketball player in the 2019-20 season. 31 @ Southern Illinois TBA 42.9 Three-Point Field-Goal % 32.8 Streaks FEBRUARY • The Panthers are now 64-7 when scoring 80+ points under Ben Jacobson, 6 Indiana State TBA 75 Free-Throw Percentage 63 including a 12-0 mark in contest scoring over 80 points last season. 25 Won-Lost Percentage 100 • UNI has made at least one 3-Pointer in 660 straight games – the longest 7 Indiana State TBA active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference. 12 Valparaiso TBA 2020-21 MVC STANDINGS (12/7/20) 2019-20 IN REVIEW 13 Valparaiso TBA Awards 17 @ Drake TBA School MVC Overall •Ben Jacobson was awarded his the MVC Coach of the Year Award 26 @ Illinois State TBA • Last year, Green became just the third sophomore to earn the Larry Bird Trophy, presented to the MVC men’s basketball Player of the Year. 27 @ Illinois State TBA Drake 0-0 4-0 • Green and Phyfe -- also a sophomore last year -- became the first pair of MARCH sophomore teammates to earn selection to the league’s first-team unit since 5 Quarter Finals TBD Southern Illinois 0-0 2-0 Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet of Wichita State did it in 2014. •Trae Berhow was named to the MVC Most improved Team 6 Semi Finals TBD Loyola 0-0 1-0 Home Wins 7 Championship TBD •The Panthers were a perfect 16-0 inside the McLeod Center last season. The Panthers have now finished undefeated in the McLeod Center three All Times Central Bradley 0-0 3-2 times, all under Jacobson, (2009-10, 2014-15, 2019-20) * MVC Conference Game Polls (3/9/20) Illinois State 0-0 2-2 •The Panthers recieved votes in both the AP and the USA Today during the 2019-20 season: UNI 0-0 1-3 •AP: RV last 11 weeks, 13 total weeks •USA Today: RV last 9 weeks, 12 total weeks • The Panthers’ highest AP ranking was on March 16, 2015, when they were Valparaiso 0-0 1-3 No. 11 in the poll. UNI was ranked No. 14 in the final ESPN/USA odayT coaches poll that year. Indiana State 0-0 0-0 UNI Top 10s •Scoring 5th 2,330 pts Missouri State 0-0 0-0 •Field Goals 6th 844 UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS •3PT Field Goals 2nd 287 JEREK WOLCOTT NICK HARVEY •3PT Field Goal Attempts 4th 737 Asst. AD for Comm. Asst. Comm. Director Evansville 0-0 0-3 •3PT Field Goal Percentage 6th .389 •Free Throw Percentage 3rd .759 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 406-422-7581 c 515-231-2096 2019-20 UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 TV/RADIO ROSTER UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL #0 Nate Heise #1 Cole Henry #2 Evan Gauger #3 Tywhon Pickford #4 AJ Green #11 Trae Berhow Fr. Guard RS-Fr. Forward RS-Fr. Guard Sr. Guard Jr. Guard Sr. Guard Lake City, MN Oskalooska, IA Indianola, IA Minneapolis, MN Cedar Falls, IA Mayer, MN #13 Bowen Born #14 Goanar Mar #22 Antwan Kimmons #23 Derek Krogmann #32 Tytan Anderson #33 Drew Daniel Fr. Guard Sr. Forward So. Guard RS-Fr. Forward Fr. Forward Fr. Forward Norwalk, Iowa Minniapolis, MN Oakdale, MN West Delaware, IA Eldridge, Iowa W. Des Moines, IA #34 James Betz #35 Noah Carter #50 Austin Phyfe Head Coach So. Forward So. Forward R-Jr. Forward Ben Jacobson Ventura, IA Dubuque, IA Waverly, IA 2 2019-20 UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2020 MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL No. Name 0 Nate Heise G 6-4 191 Fr. Lake City, Minnesota / Lincoln HS 32 Tytan Anderson 1 Cole Henry F 6-9 235 R-Fr. Oskaloosa, Iowa / Oskaloosa HS 11 Trae Berhow 2 Evan Gauger G 6-2 175 R-Fr. Indianola, Iowa / Indianola HS 3 Tywhon Pickford G 6-4 200 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. / Maple Grove HS 34 James Betz 4 AJ Green G 6-4 190 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls HS 13 Bowen Born 11 Trae Berhow G 6-5 198 Sr. Mayer, Minn. / Watertown-Mayer HS 35 Noah Carter 13 Bowen Born G 5-11 170 Fr. Norwalk, Iowa / Norwalk HS 33 Drew Daniel 14 Goanar Mar F 6-7 215 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. / DeLaSalle HS 2 Evan Gauger 22 Antwan Kimmons G 6-0 185 So. Oakdale, Minn / Tartan HS 4 AJ Green 23 Derek Krogmann F 6-7 235 R-Fr. Manchester, Iowa / West Delaware HS 0 Nate Heise 32 Tytan Anderson F 6-6 185 Fr. Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott HS 33 Drew Daniel F 6-6 205 Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic HS 1 Cole Henry 34 James Betz F 6-6 226 So. Ventura, Iowa / Garner-Hayfield-Ventura HS 22 Antwan Kimmons 35 Noah Carter F 6-6 229 So. Dubuque, Iowa / Dubuque Senior HS 23 Derek Krogmann 50 Austin Phyfe F 6-9 250 R-Jr. Waverly, Iowa / Waverly-Shell Rock HS 14 Goanar Mar 50 Austin Phyfe 3 Tywhon Pickford COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Ben Jacobson (North Dakota ’94) Trae Berhow Associate Head Coach: Kyle Green (Hamline ‘92) (BURR-how) Assistant Coaches: P.J. Hogan (Morningside ’99), Erik Crawford (UNI ‘06) Director of Basketball Operations: Ike Hermer (Minnesota ‘ 17) Video Coordinator: Seth Tuttle (UNI ‘15) Evan Gauger Graduate Manager: Marc Sonnen (UNI ‘13) (gAW-guhr) Strength & Conditioning: Jed Smith (Hamline ‘03) Austin Phyfe (FIFE) Tywhon Pickford (TIE-whahn) Nate Heise (HIGH-zee) 2019-20 UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL 3 COACH JAKE UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL MVC, eight earn second team, and eight earn Ben third team or honorable mention in his tenure. He has also seen UNI honored with three of Larry Bird Jacobson MVC Player of the Year honorees in Adam Koch (2010), Seth Tuttle (2015) and AJ Green (2020). Head Coach Jacobson has also seen 23 players earn 15th Season HC Academic All-Conference honors for the Panthers Univ. of North Dakota 94’ in his time at UNI. Adam Koch (2010), Nate @CoachJake_UNI Buss (2015) and AJ Green (2020) each earned MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors for the Panthers. University of Northern Iowa head coach Ben The Panthers have had many make immediate Jacobson personifies class and dignity on and impacts during Jacobson’s tenure with ten players off the floor as the leader of the Panther men’s earning a spot on either the MVC All-Newcomer basketball team. As the UNI men’s basketball or MVC All-Freshmen teams since the 2006-07 program’s all-time wins leader, he boasts season.