2016–17 record 14–15 (9–9 MVC) Assistant coach Erik Crawford | Assistant coach P.J. Hogan Assistant coach Kyle Green | |
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Head coach Ben Jacobson (11th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Ben Jacobson, play their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
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They finished the regular season 14–15, 9–9 to finish in a tie for third place in MVC play. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 3 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Previous season
The Panthers finished 2015–16 season with a record of 23–13, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois, Wichita State, and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated Texas in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Texas A&M.
Preseason
The Panthers were picked to finish in third place in the MVC preseason poll. Jeremy Morgan was selected as preseason Missouri Valley Conference player of the year.
Schedule and results
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, Comcast SportsNet Chicago