2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachP.J. Hogan
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 0   1.000
Bradley 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 1   .889
Belmont 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
Murray State 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 2   .750
Indiana State 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 4   .600
Northern Iowa 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 4   .556
Illinois State 0 – 1   .000 5 – 4   .556
Missouri State 0 – 1   .000 5 – 4   .556
UIC 0 – 1   .000 5 – 4   .556
Valparaiso 0 – 1   .000 4 – 4   .500
Southern Illinois 0 – 1   .000 4 – 6   .400
Evansville 0 – 1   .000 3 – 6   .333
† 2025 MVC tournament winner
As of December 8, 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 McLeod Center 
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

  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.