Northern Iowa Basketball 1979-80 Press Guide - Record Book
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University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics 1979 Northern Iowa Basketball 1979-80 Press Guide - Record Book University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright © 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, "Northern Iowa Basketball 1979-80 Press Guide - Record Book" (1979). Athletics Media Guides. 405. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/405 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]. Northern Iowa Basketball 1979-80 Press Guide - Record Book: Pages 35, 36, and 41-48 are missing/unavailable. 1979-80 Schedule 1978 - 79 Results Day Date Opponent Site Time . Fri. Nov. 30 Wisconsin-LaCrosse UNI-DOME 7:30 Won: 18 Lost: 11 Sat. Dec. 1 Kansas State Manhattan, KS 7:30 Home: 11-2 Road: 7-9 Th. Dec. 6 Iowa Iowa City, IA 7:30 Sat. Dec. 8 Winona State UNI-DOME 7:30 UNI Opponent Site Crowd Tue. Dec. 11 Morningside UNI-DOME 7:30 82 Wisconsin-Platteville . ........ 77 UNI-DOME .................... 750 Th. Dec. 13 Cornell (IA) Mount Vernon, IA 7:30 53 Kansas State .................. 82 Manhattan ..... ......... .... 8,200 Sat. Dec. 15 Western Michigan UNI-DOME 7:30 90 Cornell (IA) ................. 55 UNI-DOME ............... .... 805 Sat. Dec. 29 Loras Dubuque,IA 7:30 84 Northeast Missouri ........... 77 UNI-DOME . ................... 1,507 Th. Jan. 3 New Orleans New Orleans, LA 7:30 110 Elmhurst ................... 71 UNI-DOME . .................. 1,220 Sat. Jan. 5 Centenary Shreveport, LA 7:30 79 Augustana (IL) ............... 76 UNI-DOME . ................... 3,212 Mon. Jan. 7 Arkansas State Jonesboro, AR 7:30 62 South Dakota ........... .. .... 74 Vermillion ........ ....... .... 2,785 Th. Jan. 10 Augustana (IL) Rock Island, IL 7:30 88 Minnesota-Duluth ........... 71 UNI-DOME . .................. 1,198 Sat. Jan. 12 Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN 7:30 93 Savannah State• ............. 81 Savannah .................... 1,883 101 Armstrong State• . ... 107 (ot) Savannah ..... .... ......... 2,785 Th. Jan. 17 Eastern Illinois Charleston, IL 7:30 72 Biscayne ................... 74 (ot) Biscayne . .. ............... 250 Sat. Jan. 19 Western Illinois Macomb,IL 7:30 48 Manhattanville # ............. 40 Lakeland ............. ........ 550 Th. Jan. 24 St.Ambrose UNI-DOME 7:30 85 Aorida Southern # ........... 70 Lakeland ...................... 1,050 Sat. Jan. 26 Youngstown State UNI-DOME 7:30 74 South Dakota ......... ... 76 UNI-DOME . .. .. .. ... 2,294 Th. Jan. 31 Northern Michigan UNI-DOME 7:30 62 Northern Michigan ....... ..... 71 Marquette ... ... .. .... ....... 817 Sat. Feb. 2 Southeastern Louisiana UNI-DOME 7:30 81 Eastern Illinois . ........... .. 72 UNI-DOME . ................... 2,510 Sat. Feb. 9 Northern Michigan Marquette, MI 1:00 71 Western Illinois ............. 63 UNI-DOME . ................... 3,803 Th. Feb. 14 Western Illinois UNI-DOME 7:30 70 Akron ....................... 65 Akron ....................... 1,305 Sat. Feb. 16 Eastern Illinois UNI-DOME 7:30 7 5 Youngstown State ........... 65 Youngstown ................. 2,149 Kirksville . ........ 3,000 Mon. Feb. 18 Illinois State Normal, IL 7:30 68 Northeast Missouri .... ..... 77 UNI-DOME . ................... 4,900 Th. Feb. 21 Youngstown State Youngstown, OH 6:30 90 Northern Michigan ........... 76 Sun. Feb. 24 St. Francis (IL) UNI-DOME 2:00 85 Morningside ................. 63 UNI-DOME . ............ ...... 2,500 67 Western Illinois ........ .... ... 78 Macomb ..... .... ... ...... 3,821 •times listed are Central Standard Time 67 Eastern Illinois ............. ... 71 Charleston ..... ... ............ 5,400 73 St. Louis ... ................. 62 St. Louis ...................... 1,200 61 Youngstown State ............. 63 UNI-DOME ....... ........ 2,200 88 Akron ....................... 70 UNI-DOME .................... 3,143 84 Nebraska-Omaha % .......... 72 Omaha . ....................... 3,000 50 Wisconsin-Green Bay % . ..... 56 Omaha . ...... ....... .. 1,800 2,213 2,055 70,036 • Shriner's Tournament-Savannah, GA # Aorida Southern Festival-Lakeland, fl.. % NCAA Division II Playoffs-Omaha, NE University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 Founded: 1876 Enrollment: 10,400 Colors: Purple and Old Gold Nickname: Panthers Started Basketball: 1900 Conference: Mid-Continent (Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northern Michigan, Western Illi nois, Youngstown State) Arena: UNI-DOME (7,254) TELEPHONE DIRECTORY (Campus: 319-273-2311) Office Home ADMINISTRATION Stan Sheriff 273-2143 266-9260 Athletic Director, Head Football Coach RC. Johnson 273-2143 277-1973 Associate Athletic Director Sandra Williamson 273-6033 277-1633 Associate Athletic Director Ann Hill 273-2470 266-5332 Athletic Business Manager Contents Nancy Justis 273-6354 277-3631 Sports Information Director 2 Season Preview 26 Panther Opponents Quickness, experience and a balanced attack are the Scouting reports on each of UNl 's 1979-80 foes, in elements Jim Berry expects will keynote his sixth Pan cluding Mid -Continent Conference teams as well as BASKETBAll STAFF ther team. the non-conference opponents. Jim Berry 273-6472 233-6875 Dan Breitbach 273-6472 277-6109 TRAINER 4 Radio/lV Roster 34 Records Section Dave Burton 273-6369 277-1955 Get the facts quick while doing your play-by-play or 14 pages of all- time scores, individual and team rec during the game on press row. ords, 1978-79 final stats, a look at the first year in the Mid-Continent Conference. Everything you wanted to PRESS ROOM PHONE 273-6311 6 1979-80 Official Panther Varsity Roster know about UNI basketball is in this section. TICKET OFFICE 273-2470 The way the current Panthers will line up for the season opener. This publication was written and edited by Sports Informa About the Cover tion Director Brad Larsen, assisted by Nancy Justis. 7 Player Profiles Photos by Dan Grevas, UN I Information Services. Publica A look at each of the 15 Panthers on the '79-80 roster, The Panthers are a "team about town" after an 18-11 tions Administrator, Susan Chilcott. complete with background information and statistical season and a trip to the Division II playoffs. Decked out notes. in formal wear, courtesy of Milroy's in Waterloo, the A special thanks to Milroy's Formal Wear of '79-80 Panthers pose aboard a 1928 Model A restored Waterloo for providing the formal attire and to Mr. 22 Panther Basketball Coaches by Cedar Falls resident Glen Martin. The back cover Glen Martin for the use of his 1928 Model A for the Background sketches on UNl's basketball coaching features the team in their new uniforms around the of team picture. staff: Berry, Breitbach, Long and Hogeland. ficial campus sign at the southern end of the University. PANTHERBASKE1BALL/ 1 1979-80 Panthers: Blending Those After guiding the Panthers to their most successful season since 1963, when Norm Stewart took UNI to Breakdown the College Division playoffs and a 23-4 record, Head Personnel Coach Jim Berry looks toward the 1979-80 season Lettermen Lost (3 ) with guarded optimism because of a tough schedule. Ron Lemons F 6-7 16.7 8.5 But he feels this year's team has the talent to face up to Mike Kemp G 6-2 13.5 2.8 the challenge. Mark Long G 5-11 5.6 2.4 "I think we have more talent, top to bottom, than we Lettermen Back (6) had last season," says Berry. "But we are lacking in ex , especially at the guard spots, and this con Steve Peters F 6-7 12.3 3.5 perience Tony Haupert F-C 6 -8 9.5 4.8 cerns me. Most of our returning players have had ex Rod Underwood G 6-2 7.5 2.0 perience coming off the bench, but I don't know how Bill Jones C-F 6-9 7 .2 4.6 they will react in a starter's role where there is more Mike Clark F 6-5 4.2 3.8 pressure on them." Jay Imhoff G 5-9 1.7 0.9 Last year the Panthers finished with an 18-11 record Squadmen (5) in his six years at UNI. The which is Berry's best season 6-7 3.3 2.0 Con Dave Staley C-F Panthers tied for second in the Mid-Continent Greg Johnson F 6-6 1.8 1.0 ference with Northern Michigan, each team having a Randy Richards G 6-2 1.4 1.4 6-4 record. UNI was selected to play in the Division II Mark Webber F 6-5 1.3 0.8 playoffs and in the opening round defeated the host Kevin Seichter G 6-0 0 .3 0.0 school, Nebraska-Omaha, 84-72. UNI lost to eventual Freshmen (3) -up, Wisconsin-Green Bay, in a hard national runner 6-1 at the half in Kevin Bradford G fought 56-50 game after leading 30-19 Dwayne Jackson G-F 6-2 the second contest. Ray Storck C 6 -11 It will be hard for Berry to shrug off his personnel Transfers (1) losses: 6-7 forward Ron Lemons, who ended up as the second all-time leading scorer in UNI history Kevin Jacobson F 6-4 (1,476 points) and who also led the team in both scor ing (16.3) and rebounding (8.5); Mike Kemp, who A group of six lettermen return (three seniors and averaged 13.5 a game and was the Panthers' outside three juniors), giving Berry experience to choose from, weapon on several occasions; and Mark Long, who set with five other players returning off of last year's roster the assist mark for one season (99) during his junior but who did not see much playing time. campaign and who was the floor general. "Our area of greatest concern going into the season All the veterans reported back in good shape for pre will be our defense.