2009 University of Northern Iowa Panther Basketball Postseason Media Guide
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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2009 University Of Northern Iowa Panther Basketball Postseason media Gu1dE ,,._ -·- I --_. ry UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Upper NW UNT-D~rne • Cedar Falls, Iowa • 50614-03 14 • http://www:unipantliers.com l!l/lltll Josh Lehman (319-273-3642) • Colin McDonough (3 19-273-5456) • Kara Moran (319-273-5455) I Fax (3 19-273-3602) -~ · '. 2008-09 Schedule/Results (23-10, 14-4 MVC) UNI MEN,S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Nov. 4 Dubuque (Exhib.) W, 69-51 ~- ========================== Nov. 10 Wayne State (Exhib.) W, 44-27 Nov. 15 Denver W, 61-56 Game 34: UNI vs. Purdue Nov. 19 at Illinois-Chicago L, 77-84 Thursday, Mar. 19 -- 11:30 am (PDT) Chicago Invitational Challenge Rose Garden (20,000) -- Portland, Ore. Nov. 23 Texas Southern w, 74-67 TV: CBS 'Nov. 25 Chicago State (CFU) w, 81-70 l: Radio: UNI Sports Network Nov. 28 &vs. #15 Marquette L, 43-73 j, 1 Nov. 29 &vs. Auburn W, 67-61 • The University of Northern Iowa (23-10, 14-4 Missouri Valley Conference), seed- Dec.3 Iowa State (Fox 28) L, 66-71 (ot) ed 12th in the West Regional, will face fifth-seeded Purdue (25-9, 11-7 Big Ten ~ Dec.6 North Dakota (CFU) w, 69-49 '' Conference) in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Dec. 9 at Iowa (ESPNU) L, 46-65 from the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore., is set for 11 :30 am Dec. 13 %vs. Wyoming L, 65-74 t on Thursday. Tipoff Dec. 21 South Dakota State w, 72-55 ~ (Pacific). The winner of that game will face either #4 seed Washington or #13 Dec. 28 *Indiana State (Mediacom) L, 84-85 (2ot) seed Mississippi State in the second round on Saturday. Dec. 31 *at Southern Illinois W, 59-51 , ============================== Jan.3 *Wichita State (CFU) w, 78-54 I JUMP BALLS ... Jan. 6 *at Creighton W, 69-66 • UNI has tied the school record for wins in a season with 23. The Panthers Jan. 10 *Missouri State (FSMW /CSN) w, 78-64 in 2005-06, 1989-90, and 1963-64. In addition, when Jan. 13 *at Evansville W, 58-47 previously won 23 games Jan. 17 *at Drake (ESPN2) W, 81-59 hitting the floor for their first-round NCAA tournament game, the Panthers will Jan. 21 *Bradley w, 66-61 be playing their 34th game of the season, the most in school history. Jan. 25 *at Missouri State (ESPNU) W, 78-69 • This is UNI's fifth trip to the Division I NCAA tournament since joining the Jan. 28 *Illinois State (CFU) w, 59-55 have Jan. 31 *at Indiana State (FSMW / CSN) W, 61-57 Division I ranks in the 1980-81 season. Including this year, the Panthers Feb. 3 *at Bradley W, 61-58 won 20 games in a season five times since becoming a DI program, and each of Feb. 8 *Creighton (CFU/Mediacom) L, 71-77 ii- those seasons has advanced to the NCAA tournament (1990, 2004, 2005, 2006, Feb.11 *Southern Illinois (Fox 28) w, 81-55 ~ 2009). Feb. 14 *at Wichita State L, 61-69 Feb. 18 *Drake (Fox 28) L, 46-47 • UNI finished in a tie for first in the 2008-09 Missouri Valley Conference stand Feb. 21 !at Siena (ESPN2) L, 75-8 1 r ings, its first-ever outright or shared Valley regular-season title. UNI's previous Feb. 24 *at Illinois State ~; 69-67 (2ot) best finish was a tie for second in the 2003-04 season. UNI also claimed this Feb. 28 *Evansville (FSMW /CSN) w, 69-62 year's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title, its second-ever Mar. 6 " vs. Indiana State W, 73-69 Mar. 7 " vs. Bradley W, 76-62 ! MVC tourney crown. The Panthers also won the league tournament in 2004. Mar. 8 " vs. Illinois State W, 60-57 (ot) 1 • The 60-57 overtime win over Illinois State in the championship game of the Mar. 19 $vs. Purdue 11:30 am (PDl) l Missouri Valley Tournament Mar. 8 was UNI's 12th win of the season away from , the McLeod Center. The Panthers are now I 2-6 in road and neutral site games Home games in bold and played in th e McLeod Center * Missouri Valley Conference game ) in 2008-09, including 11-1 away from home versus Missouri Valley Conference & at Sears Centre -- Hoffman Estates, Ill. opposition. UNI is 8-4 in true road games this year and 4-2 on neutral courts. % at Casper, Wyo. Those 12 wins are the most victories away from home in one year for UNI. ! ESPNU BracketBusters , •Asa team, UNI has made 532 free throws this year, the second-most in school " State Farm MVC Tournament -- St. Louis, Mo. 1 $ NCAA Tournament -- Portland, Ore. history, and the most ever since the school turned Division I in 1980-81. The Panthers also are shooting .752 at the free throw line as a team, which is the sec UNI Athletics Media Relations ond-best percentage in UNI history, and the 17th-best percentage in the NCAA Asst. Media Relations Director (MBB Contact) KaraMoran f this season. Office Phone: 319-273-5455 i, Cell Phone: 319-415-0991 PROBABLE UNI STARTERS E-Mail: [email protected] No, Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Fax: 319-273-3602 1 34 Adam Koch F 6-8 245 Jr. Ashwaubenon, Wis. 12 .3 5 .2 Relations: Assistant A.D. / Media Josh Lehman i 53 Jordan Eglseder C 7-1 290 Jr. Bellevue, Iowa JO .I 6.5 Office Phone: 319-273-3642 'f; 5 Ali Farokhmanesh G 6-0 190 Jr. Iowa City, Iowa 9.6 1.8 Cell Phone: 319-415-1703 l II K wadzo Ahelegbe G 6-2 205 So. Oakdale, Minn. 11.8 3.2• Email: [email protected] ~ 13 Johnny Moran G 6-1 185 Fr. Algonquin, Ill . 8.4 3.9 Associate Media Relations Director Colin McDonough Office Phone: 319-273-5456 OFF THE BENCH Media Relations Assistant Laurie Wild 32 Lucas O'Rear F 6-6 255 So . Nashville, Ill . 5.4 5.4 Office Phone: 319-273-3783 21 Travis Brown G 6-3 205 Sr. Richfield, Minn. 5.2 2.4 [ 22 Ke~,i, Dunham G 6-6 205 So. Bondurant, Iowa 3.7 1.5 i.> 43 Adam Rodenberg F 6-6 240 Jr. Garnavill o, Iowa 1.4 I.I [ IO Brian Haak G 6- 1 180 Jr. Spencer, Iowa 0.9 0.7 ,IJl!!!'llllll!l!!"ll!l'fl'!!!'!l'll!!lll!!ll'!!!l!!!l!!'!!!l!l!!~!!'!l!l!!'le!l""'-•!ll'J'll!'!!!l!l~Pflll"ll!l!!'l!-il{?- *Assists per game I • UNI MEN,S BASI<ETBAiL 2008-09 Missouri Valley Conference Standings RADIO/TV INFORMATION " UNI's men's basketball games can be heard on the UNI Sports Radio Network, with Conference Overall KXEL 1540 AM (Waterloo, Iowa) serving as flagship station. Affiliates include School W-L Pct. W-L Pct , KCHA (9 5.9 FM, Charles City), KXNO (1460 AM, Des Moines), KVFD (1400 UNI 14-4 .778 23 -1 0 .697 AM, Fort Dodge), KQCR(98.9 FM, Hampton), KQMG (95.3 FM, Independence), Creighton 14-4 .778 26-7 .788 KRIB (1490 AM, Mason City), KILJ (105.5 FM, Mount Pleasant) and KQWC Illinois State 11-7 .611 24-9 .727 (1570 AM, Webster City). Long-time Panthers announcer Gary Rima handles Bradley 10-8 .556 18-1 4 .562 play-by-play duties, while Kevin Boyle serves as analyst. Rima was named the Evansville 8-10 .444 17- 13 .567 state of Iowa's 2008 Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Wichita State 8- 10 .444 16-16 .500 Sportswriters Association. All games from the NCAA tournament wi ll be tele Southern Ill inois 8-1 0 .444 13-18 .419 vised live by CBS. Drake 7- 11 .389 17- 15 .53 1 Indiana State 7- 11 .389 11-21 .344 UNl'S POSTSEASON HISTORY Missouri State 3- 15 .167 11-20 .355 UNI is making its fifth appearance in the NCAA tournament -- and fo urth in the last six years -- since becoming a Division I program in the 1980-81 season. The 2009 State Farm MVC Tournament Panthers made previous appearances in 1990, 2004, 2005 and 2006. UNI is 1-4 Thu., Mar. 5 -- Opening Round all-time in the tournament. In 1990, the 14th-seeded Panthers defeated #3 seed G 1: #9 Indiana State 62, #8 Drake 55 Missouri, 74-71 , in the first round, before falling to sixth-seeded Minnesota, 81- G2: #7 Wichita State 59, # 10 Missouri State 45 78, in round two. In 2004, #14 seed UNI fell , 65-50, to #3 seed Georgia Tech in first round action.