2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 MVC Tournament winner ; As of April 11, 2018;

Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (13th season)
Assistant coach	P.J. Hogan
Assistant coach	Erik Crawford
Assistant coach	Kyle Green
Home arena	McLeod Center

The 2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 13th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC Tournament, they defeated Evansville in the first round before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Adam McDermott	1	G	6'4"	190	RS Sophomore	Cedar Rapids, IA	Walk-on; transferred to Coe College
Klint Carlson	2	F	6'7"	225	RS Senior	Waverly, IA	Graduated
Ted Friedman	3	C	6'9"	245	RS Senior	Ankeny, IA	Graduated
Rafael de Souza	5	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Jundiaí, Brazil	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Juwan McCloud	13	G	5'11"	173	Sophomore	Germantown, WI	Graduate transferred to Minnesota State
Hunter Rhodes	21	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Canton, IL	Graduated
Tanner Lohaus	22	F	6'7"	205	RS Freshman	North Liberty, IA	Left the team due to personal reasons
Bennett Koch	25	F/C	6'10"	235	RS Senior	Ashwaubenon, WI	Graduated/signed to play professional in Netherlands with Dutch Windmills

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tray Croft	5	G	6'1"	170	Junior	Anniston, AL	Junior college transferred from Iowa Central Community College
Trae Berhow	11	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Watertown, MN	Transferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Berhow will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Shandon Goldman	20	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Evansville, AR	Junior college transferred from Panola College

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
A.J. Green #18 PG	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 11, 2017
A.J. Green #18 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
James Betz PF	Garner, IA	Garner-Hayfield High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 11, 2017
James Betz PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Cole Henry SG	Oskaloosa, IA	Oskaloosa High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 13, 2018
Cole Henry SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Noah Carter PF	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Senior High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 27, 2018
Noah Carter PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tytan Anderson PG	Eldridge, IA	North Scott Senior High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Aug 14, 2018
Tytan Anderson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Tywhon Pickford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Maple Grove	Minneapolis, MN
G	4	A. J. Green	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls, IA
G	5	Tray Croft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Anniston Iowa Central CC	Anniston, AL
G	10	Miles Wentzien (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Fort Madison Kirkwood CC	Fort Madison, IA
G	11	Trae Berhow	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Watertown Mayer Pepperdine	Watertown, MN
F	12	Lincoln Conrey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	Waterloo West	Waterloo, IA
C	15	Justin Dahl	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Holy Family	Carver, MN
F	20	Shandon Goldman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Lincoln Chipola College	Evansville, AR
G	22	Wyatt Lohaus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS Sr	Iowa City West	North Liberty, IA
G	24	Isaiah Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Flower Mound	Flower Mound, TX
G	30	Spencer Haldeman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Western Dubuque	Peosta, IA
F	34	Luke McDonnell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Jr	Dubuque Senior	Dubuque, IA
F	50	Austin Phyfe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Waverly-Shell Rock	Waverly, IA

Head coach

Ben Jacobson (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

P.J. Hogan (Morningside College)
Erik Crawford (Iowa State)
Kyle Green (Hamline)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018* 1:00 pm	Wartburg	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Upper Iowa	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Bemidji State	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	at UT Arlington	College Park Center Arlington, TX
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm	vs. Penn Paradise Jam Quarterfinals	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
Nov 17/18, 2018* 4:30 pm/7:00 pm	vs. Eastern Kentucky or Kansas State Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
Nov 19, 2018*	vs. Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
Nov 23, 2018* TBA	at Old Dominion Paradise Jam non-bracket game	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 28, 2018* 8:00 pm	at Utah State MW–MVC Challenge	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Dec 1, 2018* 8:00 pm	vs. South Dakota State U.S. Bank Basketball Classic	U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm	Dubuque	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN	vs. Iowa Hy-Vee Classic	Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:30 pm	Grand Canyon	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm	North Dakota	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm	Stony Brook	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	at Bradley	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	Southern Illinois	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 8, 2019 7:00 pm	at Illinois State	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Jan 13, 2019 3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH	Drake	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm	Indiana State	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH	at Valparaiso	Athletics–Recreation Center Valpraiso, IN
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	Evansville	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 pm	at Loyola–Chicago	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Missouri State	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm	Bradley	McLeod Center Cedar, Falls, IA
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH	at Drake	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm	Illinois State	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Evansville	Ford Center Evansville, IN
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm	at Missouri State	JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm	Valparaiso	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	Loyola–Chicago	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 2, 2019 TBA	at Indiana State	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 7–10, 2019	vs.	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

Panther Sports Network (PSN) Cedar Falls Utilities Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, Time Warner CableKC Channel 324, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBCSC+)

References

↑ "University of Northern Iowa Athletics – 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". unipanthers.com.

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[1] "University of Northern Iowa Athletics – 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". unipanthers.com.

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2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola–Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 MVC Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018;