2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 18th-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.

2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	19–14 (12–8 MVC)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (18th season)
Associate head coach	P.J. Hogan
Assistant coaches	Seth Tuttle Gameli Ahelegbe
Home arena	McLeod Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana State	17	–	3		.850			28	–	6		.824
Drake †	16	–	4		.800			28	–	6		.824
Bradley	13	–	7		.650			22	–	11		.667
Northern Iowa	12	–	8		.600			19	–	14		.576
Belmont	12	–	8		.600			20	–	13		.606
Southern Illinois	11	–	9		.550			19	–	13		.594
Illinois State	9	–	11		.450			15	–	17		.469
Murray State	9	–	11		.450			12	–	20		.375
Missouri State	8	–	12		.400			17	–	16		.515
Evansville	6	–	14		.300			16	–	17		.485
UIC	4	–	16		.200			12	–	21		.364
Valparaiso	3	–	17		.150			7	–	25		.219
† 2024 MVC tournament winner As of March 10, 2024

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 9–11 in MVC play to finish in eighth place.^[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the opening round,^[2] before losing to Bradley in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nate Heise 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lincoln HS Lake City, Minnesota F 1 Cole Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Oskaloosa HS Oskaloosa, Iowa G 2 Ege Peksari 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sisli Terakki İzmir, Turkey G 3 Landon Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa G 4 Trey Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa G 5 Wes Rubin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois G 10 RJ Taylor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Grand Blanc HS Grand Blanc, Michigan C 11 Jacob Hutson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Loyola–Chicago Edina, Minnesota G 12 Charlie Miller (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Lumberton HS Lumberton, North Carolina G 13 Bowen Born 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Norwalk HS Norwalk, Iowa G/F 15 Michael Duax 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hempstead HS Dubuque, Iowa F 20 Chase Courbat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa F 22 Kyle Pock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bolivar HS Bolivar, Missouri G 30 Hunter Jacobson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Cedar Falls HS Cedar Falls, Iowa G/F 32 Tytan Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr North Scott HS Eldridge, Iowa G 33 Drew Daniel (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dowling Catholic HS West Des Moines, Iowa	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 18, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Coe	W 103–65	–	McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, IA
Regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 77–83 ^OT	0–1	The Super Pit (4,415) Denton, TX
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loras	W 90–50	1–1	McLeod Center (2,988) Cedar Falls, IA
November 19, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	L 65–74	1–2	Yuengling Center (4,534) Tampa, FL
November 22, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN		vs. No. 14 North Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 69–91	1–3	Imperial Arena (1,342) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 23, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN2		vs. Texas Tech Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	L 70–72	1–4	Imperial Arena (400) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game	W 73–51	2–4	Imperial Arena (611) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 70–90	2–5 (0–1)	McLeod Center (3,243) Cedar Falls, IA
December 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 89–91 ^OT	2–6 (0–2)	Ford Center (5,014) Evansville, IN
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	W 78–73	3–6	McLeod Center (3,153) Cedar Falls, IA
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 80–84	3–7	Savage Arena (4,041) Toledo, OH
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Prairie View A&M	W 74–55	4–7	McLeod Center (3,117) Cedar Falls, IA
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 100–82	5–7	McLeod Center (3,201) Cedar Falls, IA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 76–63	6–7	Convocation Center (803) DeKalb, IL
January 3, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 64–62	7–7 (1–2)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,276) Springfield, MO
January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 66–77	7–8 (1–3)	McLeod Center (3,891) Cedar Falls, IA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 67–59	8–8 (2–3)	McLeod Center (2,922) Cedar Falls, IA
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	W 70–60	9–8 (3–3)	CFSB Center (5,507) Murray, KY
January 17, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Belmont	W 83–72	10–8 (4–3)	Curb Event Center (1,141) Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Southern Illinois	W 61–57	11–8 (5–3)	McLeod Center (3,926) Cedar Falls, IA
January 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 70–63	12–8 (6–3)	McLeod Center (3,257) Cedar Falls, IA
January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 63–77	12–9 (6–4)	Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bradley	L 69–85	12–10 (6–5)	Carver Arena (4,861) Peoria, IL
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 43–71	12–11 (6–6)	McLeod Center (3,991) Cedar Falls, IA
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	W 72–65	13–11 (7–6)	McLeod Center (3,833) Cedar Falls, IA
February 11, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 65–71	13–12 (7–7)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,426) Chicago, IL
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 86–67	14–12 (8–7)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,031) Valparaiso, IN
February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley	W 74–63	15–12 (9–7)	McLeod Center (3,780) Cedar Falls, IA
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 73–81	15–13 (9–8)	CEFCU Arena (3,922) Normal, IL
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	W 91–77	16–13 (10–8)	McLeod Center (4,674) Cedar Falls, IA
February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 68–54	17–13 (11–8)	McLeod Center (3,580) Cedar Falls, IA
March 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 82–70	18–13 (12–8)	Banterra Center (5,612) Carbondale, IL
MVC Tournament
March 8, 2024 2:30 pm, MVC TV	(4)	vs. (5) Belmont Quarterfinals	W 67–62	19–13	Enterprise Center (5,403) St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2024 2:30 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (1) Indiana State Semifinals	L 72–94	19–14	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

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
2. "Panthers advance after first round Arch Madness win over Illinois State". UNI Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
3. "Bowen Born rallies Northern Iowa, but Panthers fall in Missouri Valley Tournament". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
5. "Northern Iowa Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.