2010–11 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2010–11 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Ben Jacobson , played their home games at the McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference .
A Sweet Sixteen finisher in the 2010 NCAA tournament , UNI purchased the court on which the Panthers played in their season-ending tournament loss to the Michigan State Spartans . The floor has been installed at the McLeod Center.[ 1]
The Panthers finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Missouri Valley play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament . They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Rider in the first round and received a second round bye before falling to SMU in the quarterfinals.
Roster
Number
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
3
Jarod Syndergaard
Guard
6–1
180
Freshman
Sutherland, Iowa
4
Chip Rank
Forward
6–6
222
Freshman
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
11
Kwadzo Ahelegbe
Guard
6–2
213
Senior
Oakdale, Minnesota
13
Johnny Moran
Guard
6–1
190
Junior
Algonquin, Illinois
14
Nate Buss
Forward
6–8
195
Freshman
Charles City, Iowa
20
Jake Koch
Forward
6–9
255
Sophomore
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
21
Matt Morrison
Guard
6–0
175
Freshman
Solon, Iowa
22
Kerwin Dunham
Guard
6–6
200
Senior
Bondurant, Iowa
23
Marc Sonnen
Guard
6–3
185
Sophomore
St. Paul, Minnesota
24
Max Martino
Guard
6–5
195
Freshman
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
32
Lucas O'Rear
Forward
6–6
260
Senior
Du Bois, Illinois
33
Austin Pehl
Center
6–10
245
Sophomore
Cedar Falls, Iowa
34
Tyler Lange
Forward
6–6
220
Freshman
Sac City, Iowa
35
James Humpal
Forward
6–5
220
Freshman
Waterloo, Iowa
52
Anthony James
Guard
6–0
175
Sophomore
St. Louis, Missouri
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2010 *7:00 pm
Wartburg W 67–46 —
McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
11/06/2010 *12:00 pm
Mary W 57–38 —
McLeod Center (3,482)Cedar Falls, IA
Regular season
11/12/2010 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 10 Syracuse
L 46–68 0–1
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
11/16/2010 *7:00 pm, KWWL
Coe W 84–45 1–1
McLeod Center (3,889)Cedar Falls, IA
11/20/2010 *7:00 pm
at Milwaukee
L 63–65 1–2
US Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
11/27/2010 *8:00 pm
North Dakota W 65–52 2–2
McLeod Center (4,340)Cedar Falls, IA
12/01/2010 *7:00 pm, KWWL
Iowa State W 60–54 3–2
McLeod Center (6,489)Cedar Falls, IA
12/04/2010 *1:00 pm, The Mtn.
at TCU
W 64–60 4–2
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
12/07/2010 *7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa
L 39–51 4–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/11/2010 *7:00 pm
Morehead State W 69–53 5–3
McLeod Center (3,820)Cedar Falls, IA
12/17/2010 *7:00 pm
South Carolina State Las Vegas Classic W 66–52 6–3
McLeod Center (3,257)Cedar Falls, IA
12/19/2010 *1:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville Las Vegas Classic W 68–47 7–3
McLeod Center (3,253)Cedar Falls, IA
12/22/2010 *4:30 pm, CBSCS
vs. Indiana Las Vegas Classic semi-finals W 67–61 8–3
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
12/23/2010 *9:00 pm, CBSCS
vs. New Mexico Las Vegas Classic finals W 66–60 9–3
Orleans Arena (3,725)Las Vegas, NV
12/29/2010 7:00 pm, MVC TV
Missouri State L 57–58 9–4 (0–1)
McLeod Center (4,890)Cedar Falls, IA
01/01/2011 1:00 pm
at Southern Illinois
L 55–57 9–5 (0–2)
SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
01/04/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL
Evansville W 65–53 10–5 (1–2)
McLeod Center (4,079)Cedar Falls, IA
01/07/2011 7:00 pm
at Indiana State
L 45–70 10–6 (1–3)
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
01/09/2011 6:00 pm, KWWL
Bradley W 83–77 11–6 (2–3)
McLeod Center (3,890)Cedar Falls, IA
01/12/2011 7:00 pm
at Illinois State
W 46–44 12–6 (3–3)
Redbird Arena Normal, IL
01/15/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL
Southern Illinois W 72–52 13–6 (4–3)
McLeod Center (5,062)Cedar Falls, IA
01/19/2011 7:00 pm
at Wichita State
W 77–74 14–6 (5–3)
Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
01/22/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL
Drake W 69–49 15–6 (6–3)
McLeod Center (6,971)Cedar Falls, IA
01/26/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Creighton W 71–66 16–6 (7–3)
McLeod Center (6,415)Cedar Falls, IA
01/30/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Missouri State
W 60–59 17–6 (8–3)
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
02/02/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL
Illinois State W 53–51 18–6 (9–3)
McLeod Center (4,260)Cedar Falls, IA
02/05/2011 12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drake
L 69–72 18–7 (9–4)
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/08/2011 7:00 pm
at Evansville
L 62–70 18–8 (9–5)
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
02/12/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN2
Wichita State L 55–73 18–9 (9–6)
McLeod Center (7,014)Cedar Falls, IA
02/15/2011 7:00 pm, MVC TV
at Bradley
W 80–70 19–9 (10–6)
Carver Arena Peoria, IL
02/19/2011 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
George Mason ESPN BracketBusters L 71–77 19–10
McLeod Center (6,580)Cedar Falls, IA
02/22/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL
Indiana State L 74–76 19–11 (10–7)
McLeod Center (4,419)Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2011 8:00 pm
at Creighton
L 55–62 19–12 (10–8)
Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley tournament
03/04/2011 2:35 pm, MVC TV
(4)
vs. (5) Creighton MVC Quarterfinals L 57–60 19–13
Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
CollegeInsider.com tournament
03/15/2011 *7:00 pm, FCS Broadband
Rider CIT First Round W 84–50 20–13
McLeod Center (3,318)Cedar Falls, IA
03/21/2011 *7:00 pm, FCS Broadband
SMU CIT Quarterfinals L 50–57 20–14
McLeod Center (3,968)Cedar Falls, IA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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