2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–4 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (19th season);
Associate head coach	P.J. Hogan
Assistant coaches	Seth Tuttle; Gameli Ahelegbe;
Home arena	McLeod Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	0	1.000
Belmont	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Bradley	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
Murray State	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	3	.667
Indiana State	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Northern Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Illinois State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
UIC	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	5	–	4	.556
Missouri State	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Southern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Evansville	0	–	1	.000	3	–	7	.300

† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 15, 2024

The 2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 19th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, play their home games at the McLeod Center located in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 12–8 in MVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They defeated Belmont,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Indiana State in the semifinals of the MVC tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Redek Born	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Norwalk High School	Norwalk, Iowa
G	1	Cael Schmitt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Coe College	Dubuque, Iowa
G	3	Max Weisbrod	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Northern Michigan	DeForest, Wisconsin
G	4	Trey Campbell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cedar Falls High School	Cedar Falls, Iowa
F	5	Wes Rubin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	7	Ben Schwieger	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Loyola Chicago	Aurora, Illinois
G	10	RJ Taylor	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Grand Blanc High School	Grand Blanc, Michigan
C	11	Jacob Hutson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Loyola Chicago	Edina, Minnesota
G	12	Charlie Miller (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS So	Lumberton High School	Lumberton, North Carolina
F	13	Will Hornseth	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	De Pere High School	De Pere, Wisconsin
G	15	Cade Courbat	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Cedar Falls High School	Cedar Falls, Iowa
F	20	Chase Courbat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Cedar Falls High School	Cedar Falls, Iowa
F	22	Kyle Pock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Bolivar High School	Bolivar, Missouri
G	30	Hunter Jacobson (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Cedar Falls High School	Cedar Falls, Iowa
G/F	32	Tytan Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	North Scott High School	Eldridge, Iowa
G/F	35	Leon Bond III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Virginia	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Head coach

Ben Jacobson (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

P. J. Hogan (Morningside)
Seth Tuttle (Northern Iowa)
Gameli Ahelegbe (Minnesota State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Dubuque	W 96–54	1–0	McLeod Center (3,104) Cedar Falls, IA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, CFU 15/Marquee/ESPN+	Milwaukee	W 87–68	2–0	McLeod Center (3,247) Cedar Falls, IA
November 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine	L 60–80	2–1	McLeod Center (3,513) Cedar Falls, IA
November 14, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	L 73–79	2–2	Charles Koch Arena (5,927) Wichita, KS
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, CFU 15/Marquee/ESPN+	Western Illinois	W 82–56	3–2	McLeod Center (3,659) Cedar Falls, IA
November 28, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. North Texas NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal	L 48–68	3–3	State Farm Field House (1,233) Kissimmee, FL
November 29, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. St. Bonaventure NIT Season Tip-Off Third Place	L 56–68	3–4	State Farm Field House (1,154) Kissimmee, FL
December 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC	W 83–56	4–4 (1–0)	Credit Union 1 Arena (732) Chicago, IL
December 7, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois	W 101–57	5–4	McLeod Center (3,742) Cedar Falls, IA
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Omaha	W 78–58	6–4	McLeod Center (3,284) Cedar Falls, IA
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
December 21, 2024* 3:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Washington State Holiday Hoops Classic			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
December 29, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Illinois			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 1, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	Belmont			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	Murray State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, CFU 15/Marquee/ESPN+	Evansville			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2025 TBA	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	at Drake UNI-DU Rivalry			The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 2, 2025 TBA	Bradley			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 8, 2025 TBA	Illinois State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Indiana State			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 16, 2025 TBA	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 23, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN2	Drake UNI-DU Rivalry			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 26, 2025 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	UIC			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
March 2, 2025 TBA	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Conference Tournament
March 6–9, 2025 MVC TV Network/ESPN+/ CBSSN/CBS	vs.			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Anderson's 19 points and 19 rebounds lead Northern Iowa over Belmont in MVC Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Indiana State too much for UNI in MVC men's basketball tournament semifinals". The Gazette. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Northern Iowa Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[2] "Anderson's 19 points and 19 rebounds lead Northern Iowa over Belmont in MVC Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[3] "Indiana State too much for UNI in MVC men's basketball tournament semifinals". The Gazette. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[5] "Northern Iowa Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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